[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 202 (Thursday, October 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61766-61767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17446]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0454; FRL-8232-8]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Community Water System Survey 
2006; EPA ICR No. 2232.01; OMB Control No. 2040--New

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (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 for a new 
collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of 
the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 20, 
2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2006-0454, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by e-mail to [email protected], or by mail to 
Water Docket, EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail 
Code 4101T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) 
OMB by mail 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: Brian Rourke, Standards and Risk 
Management Division (Mailcode 4607M), Office of Ground Water and 
Drinking Water, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-5241; fax number 
202-564-3760; 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 June 1, 2006 71 FR 31176-31177), EPA sought comments on 
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received 2 comments during 
the comment period, which are addressed in the ICR. 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-2006-0454, which is available for online viewing at 
http://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/DC Public Reading Room is open from 
8 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 202-566-2422.

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    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the 
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 
documents 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 http://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 http://www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Community Water System Survey 2006.
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2232.01, OMB Control No. 2040--new.
    ICR Status: This ICR is for a new information collection activity. 
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: Last conducted in 2001, the Community Water System Survey 
is conducted about every 5 years to gather information on the operating 
and financial characteristics of a nationally representative sample of 
community water systems. The agency uses the data provided by this 
survey to meet its Regulatory Impact Analysis obligations under EO 
12866 and its obligations to assess and mitigate regulatory impacts on 
small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act and the Small 
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. Also, under Section 
1412(b)(3)(C) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Agency must prepare a 
Health Risk Reduction and Cost Analysis for any proposed National 
Primary Drinking Water Regulation. Through this survey EPA seeks to 
gather information on community drinking water system finances, as well 
as infrastructure characteristics that bear on both present costs and 
future cost impacts, including current treatment, storage and 
distribution system configurations, to help inform the Agency's 
determination of baseline conditions for effective economic analysis. 
In addition, the survey will provide a limited amount of information to 
help the agency better conduct its outreach efforts to assist the 
regulated community and gauge the effectiveness of current program 
initiatives in the area of water security. This is a one-time 
collection effort. Responses are voluntary and are not required in 
order to obtain or retain any benefit. The Agency does not intend to 
share or make public the names or identities of survey participants.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average one 
to five hours per response, depending on the size of the water system 
sampled. 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 
which have subsequently changed; 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: Investor-owned water systems (SIC 
4941) and publicly owned water systems (SIC 9511).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,692.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 6,060 (respondents); 300 
(States).
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $191,693 (respondents); $10,830 
(States), includes $0 annualized capital or O&M costs.

    Dated: October 11, 2006.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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