[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62192-62193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29895]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6475-2]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Clean Water Needs Survey

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 document announces that the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Clean Water Needs Survey, EPA 
ICR No. 0318.08, OMB Control No. 2040-0050, expiration date January 31, 
2000. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and 
its

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expected burden and cost; where appropriate, it includes the actual 
data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 16, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone at (202) 
260-2740, by email at [email protected], or download a copy of the 
ICR off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 
0318.08.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Clean Water Needs Survey (OMB) Control No. 2040-0050; EPA 
ICR No. 318.08; expiring 1/31/2000. This is an extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Abstract: The Needs Survey is required by sections 205(a) and 
516(b)(1) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). It is a biennial inventory of 
publicly owned wastewater treatment works (POTWs) in the United States 
as well as an estimate of how many POTWs are needed to be built. The 
Survey is a joint effort of the States, EPA Headquarters (Office of 
Wastewater Management (OWM)) and EPA Regions. The Survey records costs 
associated with a broad range of water quality and public health 
problems eligible for funding from the State Revolving Fund program 
under Title VI of the CWA. This includes the collection and treatment 
of municipal wastewater, the control of combined sewer overflows, storm 
water management, and control of non point source runoff. The States 
provide this information to EPA. EPA achieves national consistency in 
the final results through the application of uniform guidelines and 
validation techniques. No confidential information is used, nor is 
sensitive information protected from release under the Public 
Information Act used.
    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 document required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on 7/8/99 (64 
FR 36866); two comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual reporting burden for this collection 
of information is estimated to average 1.47 hours per response. Burden 
means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by person 
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, District of Columbia, Puerto 
Rico, Virgin Islands, and Pacific Territories.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 56.
    Frequency of Response: Biennial.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 21,000 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Non-Labor Cost Burden: $6,000.
    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. 0318.08 and OMB Control No. 2040-0050 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Policy, 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: November 9, 1999.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 99-29895 Filed 11-15-99; 8:45 am]
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