[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 142 (Thursday, July 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39838-39839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19548]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Public Water Systems Annual Compliance Report

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) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Public Water Systems Annual 
Compliance Report, EPA ICR# 1812.01. 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 25, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1812.01

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Public Water Systems Annual Compliance Report, EPA ICR No. 
1812.01. This is a new collection.
    Abstract: States and Territories are required to prepare for EPA by 
January 1, 1998, a detailed report with Executive Summary on drinking 
water violations. EPA is to then take the information prepared by the 
States and Territories and prepare a national report that aggregates 
the information collected from the States and Territories as well as 
reports on Indian Tribes information. EPA is to make recommendations to 
remedy problems associated with drinking water violations in the 
States, Territories, and Indian Lands. This activity is required under 
section 1414(c)(3) of the Safe Drinking Water Act to ensure compliance 
and public safety. The information reported by the States and 
Territories is required under the Safe Drinking Water Act. States are 
required to prepare a report that lists violations in the following 
four categories: Maximum Contaminant Levels, Treatment Techniques, 
Variances and Exemptions, and Monitoring violations considered to be 
significant. EPA is to then take this information and prepare the 
national report summarizing the information reported. 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 5/8/97 (62 FR 25189); 1 
comment was received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 208 
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: States and Territories.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 55.
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 11,440 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $682,000.
    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 through the use of 
automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please 
refer to EPA ICR No. 1812.01 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: July 17, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-19548 Filed 7-23-97; 8:45 am]
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