[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 136 (Monday, July 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40507-40508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11251]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0011; FRL-8197-7]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Notice of Intent for Stormwater 
Discharges Associated With Construction Activity Under a NPDES General 
Permit, EPA ICR No. 1842.05, OMB Control No. 2040-0188

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

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 an Information Collection 
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing 
approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on September 30, 
2006. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or 
sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending 
at OMB. This ICR describes the nature of the information collection and 
its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 16, 
2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OW-2003-0011, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by e-mail to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA 
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Docket, Mail Code 
4101T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB 
at: 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: Lynn Stabenfeldt, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: 202-564-0602; fax number: 202-501-2399; e-mail 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On March 7, 2006 (71 FR 11401-11411), EPA sought comments on 
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one set of comments 
on the draft ICR. EPA's response to those comments is reflected in the 
ICR supporting statement. Any additional comments on this ICR should be 
submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0011, which is available for online viewing at 
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Water Docket in the 
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is 
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-
1744, and the telephone number for the Water Docket is (202) 566-2426.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at 
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the 
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 
comments in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number 
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public 
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made 
available for public viewing at www.regulations.gov as EPA receives 
them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted 
material, CBI, or other information whose public disclosure is 
restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic 
docket, go to www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Notice of Intent for Stormwater Discharges Associated with 
Construction Activity Under a NPDES General Permit.
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1842.05, OMB Control No. 2040-0188.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2006. 
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor 
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 
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 
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when 
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by 
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such 
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The 
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is 
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: EPA's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 
(NPDES) Permitting Program, as authorized by the Clean Water Act (CWA), 
establishes regulations for the discharge of pollutants or combinations 
of pollutants to waters of the United States, including discharges of 
stormwater from construction activities disturbing five acres or more. 
The primary permitting mechanism for construction site operators is the 
Construction General Permit (CGP), issued by EPA or a state authorized 
to administer the NPDES Program. To obtain coverage under the CGP, a 
construction site operator must

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submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) to the permitting authority and develop 
a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP). The information 
collection and reporting activities covered in this ICR include only 
those activities related to completing and submitting an NOI form, 
developing a SWPPP, and conducting routine inspections. This ICR only 
covers the burden on construction sites of five or more acres, as small 
construction activities are addressed in the Stormwater Phase II ICR 
(OMB Control Number 2040-0188, EPA ICR Number 1842.05).
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 51.3 
hours per respondent in NPDES-authorized states and 53.5 hours per 
respondent in states and territories where EPA is the permitting 
authority. 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: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are those which have storm water discharges associated with 
large construction activity (40 CFR 122.25(b)(14)(x)) to waters of the 
U.S.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 157,546.
    Frequency of Response: Once initially, prior to commencement of 
construction.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 8,247,638 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $375,329,979, includes $0 annualized 
capital or O&M costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: The estimated increase in burden is 
327,393 hours compared to the total estimated burden hours currently 
identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burden. The increase in 
applicant respondent and NPDES-authorized state burden is primarily the 
result of one change, that being the addition of routine site 
inspection burden for existing large construction sites (previously not 
addressed in any ICR). A portion of the burden is reduced based on 
EPA's estimate of the number of entities affected by this information 
collection.

    Dated: July 8, 2006.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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