[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12778-12779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4870]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6947-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Establishing No-Discharge Zones Under the 
Clean Water Act Section 312

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: Establishing No-Discharge 
Zones (NDZs) Under the Clean Water Act Section 312, EPA ICR Number 
1791.03, OMB Control Number: 2040-0187 and current expiration date of 
February 28, 2001. 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 March 30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1791.03 and OMB 
Control No. 2040-0187, to the following addresses: Sandy Farmer, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail 
Code 2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; and to 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR, contact Sandy 
Farmer at EPA by phone at (202) 260-2740, by E-mail at 
[email protected], or download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 1791.03. For technical 
questions about the ICR, contact James Woodley at EPA by phone at (202) 
260-1998 in the Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Establishing No-Discharge Zones Under 
Clean Water Act Section 312 (OMB Control Number 2040-0187; EPA ICR 
Number 1791.03) expiring 02/28/2001. This is a request for extension of 
a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: (A) UNDS No-discharge Zones: Under section 312(n) of the 
Clean Water Act (``Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of 
the Armed Forces'' or ``UNDS'') no-discharge zones (``NDZs'') for 
discharges from Armed Forces vessels may be established by either State 
prohibition or EPA prohibition following the procedures in 40 CFR part 
1700. UNDS also provides that the Governor of any State may petition 
EPA and the Secretary of Defense to review any determination or 
standard promulgated under the UNDS program if there is significant new 
information that could reasonably result in a change to the 
determination or standard. This ICR discusses the information that will 
be required from a State if it decides to establish a NDZ by State 
prohibition or apply for a NDZ by EPA prohibition, and the information 
that will be

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required from a State if it decides to submit a petition for review. 
The responses to this collection of information are required to obtain 
the benefit of an UNDS NDZ or a review of an UNDS determination or 
standard (see 33 U.S.C. 1322(n)). The information collection activities 
discussed in this ICR do not require the submission of any confidential 
information.
    (B) Sewage No-discharge Zones: The need for EPA to obtain 
information for the establishment of no-discharge zones (NDZs) for 
vessel sewage in State waters stems from CWA sections 312(f)(3), 
(f)(4)(A), and (f)(4)(B), and subsequent regulations at 40 CFR 140.4(a-
c). No-discharge zones are established to provide State and local 
governments with additional protection of waters from treated or 
untreated vessel sewage. There are 3 ways in which NDZs for vessel 
sewage can be established. This ICR discusses the information 
requirements associated with the establishment of NDZs for vessel 
sewage. The responses to this collection of information are required to 
obtain the benefit of a sewage NDZ (see 33 U.S.C. 1322). The 
information collection activities discussed in this ICR do not require 
the submission of any confidential information.
    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 May 19, 
2000 (65 FR 31894) of the Federal Register and no comments were 
received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and record keeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 144 
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.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 16 per year.
    Frequency of Response: one time collection.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 2207 hours per year.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $2,300.
    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 addresses listed above. Please 
refer to EPA ICR No. 1791.03 and OMB Control No. 2040-0187 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: February 13, 2001.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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