[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 82 (Friday, April 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21135-21136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10513]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6970-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
review; Comment Request; Annual Public Water Systems 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: Annual Public Water Systems 
Compliance Report, EPA ICR number 1812.02, OMB Control Number 2020-
0020. The current ICR expires April 30, 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 May 29, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1812.02 and OMB 
Control No. 2020-0020, 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

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for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR, call Sandy 
Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740, or download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm and refer to EPA ICR No. 1812.02. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact Kenneth Harmon on (202) 564-7049.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Annual Public Water Systems Compliance Report, EPA ICR 
number 1812.02, OMB Control Number 2020-0020, expiring April 30, 2001. 
This is a request for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Section 1414 (c)(3)(A) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
requires that each state that has primary enforcement authority under 
the Act shall prepare, make readily available to the public, and submit 
to the Administrator of EPA, an annual report of violations of national 
primary drinking water regulations in the state. The states' reports 
are to include violations of maximum contaminant levels, treatment 
requirements, variances and exemptions, and monitoring requirements 
determined to be significant by the Administrator after consultation 
with the states. Section 1414(c)(3)(B) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
requires EPA to prepare and make available to the public an annual 
report that summarizes and evaluates the reports submitted by the 
states pursuant to section 1414(c)(3)(A). EPA's annual national report 
must also provide specified information about implementation of the 
public water system supervision system on Indian reservations and make 
recommendations concerning the resources necessary to improve 
compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act. The States have already 
prepared and published three annual reports. EPA has prepared three 
national reports and published two. The third annual national report 
has been prepared and its publication is pending.
    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 5, 
2001 (66 FR 8960); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 80 
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, Tribes, and territories that 
have primary enforcement authority and meet the definition of ``state'' 
under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 54.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 4,300 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, Operating/Maintenance Cost 
Burden: 0.
    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. 1812.02 and OMB Control No. 2020-0020 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: April 16, 2001.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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