[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35803-35804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17371]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5852-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Combined Sewer Overflow Control Policy

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) renewal has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Information 
Collection Request for the Combined Sewer Overflow Control Policy (OMB 
Control Number 2040-0170; EPA ICR Number 1680.02; Expiration Date: 
August 31, 1997). The ICR describes the nature of the information 
collection and its expected burden and cost; where appropriate, it 
includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1680.02.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Information Collection Request for the Combined Sewer 
Overflow Control Policy (OMB Control Number 2040-0170; EPA ICR Number 
1680.02). This is a request for an extension of a currently approved 
information collection that expires on June 30, 1997.
    Abstract: The information to be collected under this request is the

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information recommended in the CSO control policy that will be 
developed by municipalities with combined sewer systems that have 
combined sewer overflows (CSOs). Specifically, the information is the 
documentation that the municipalities have implemented the nine minimum 
controls specified in the CSO policy, the long-term control plan that 
the municipalities must develop and implement to achieve compliance 
with the requirements of the Clean Water Act and applicable State water 
quality standards (WQS), and compliance monitoring data for 
demonstrating compliance with applicable WQS and National Pollutant 
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit conditions. The first two 
information submittals are one-time submittals; the last element will 
be submitted semi-annually as part of the municipalities' Discharge 
Monitoring Reports (DMRs). EPA will use this information to determine 
how well the CSO control policy is being implemented at the State and 
local level and to prepare the performance reports required under the 
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Under the GPRA, EPA 
selected the CSO Control Program as a pilot program for FY 1997 and FY 
1998. As such, EPA developed a FY 1997 Performance Plan that includes 
performance goals and associated performance measures for determining 
how well the program is achieving these goals. The information to be 
collected under this information collection is necessary to determine 
the program's achievement of the performance measures. An Agency may 
not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are 
listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The Federal Register 
Notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this 
collection of information was published on February 25, 1997 (62 FR 
8445). No comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 680 
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or 
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This 
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, 
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of 
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; 
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable 
instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to 
a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review 
the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the 
information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Municipalities with combined sewer 
overflow systems that have combined sewer overflows (CSOs).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 980.
    Frequency of Response: One time for selected items and semi-
annually for other items.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 622,777.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $73,900.
    Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the 
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods 
for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated 
collection techniques, to the following addresses. Please refer to EPA 
ICR No. 1680.02 and OMB Control No. 2040-0170 in any correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory 
Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460
    and
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: June 26, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-17371 Filed 7-1-97; 8:45 am]
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