[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52325-52326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21104]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0013, FRL-9193-3; EPA ICR No. 2103.04; OMB No. 2040-
0253]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request: Title IV of the Public Health Security and
Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002: Drinking Water
Security and Safety (Act) Renewal
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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 EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on February 28, 2011. Before submitting the ICR to
OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 25, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2003-0013, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments.
E-mail: [email protected].
Mail: EPA Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2003-
0013. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in
the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail.
The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access''
system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you
send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket
and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact
information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you
submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to
consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special
characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the
EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Edwards, Water Security
Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Mailcode: 4608T,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-3797; fax number: 202-
566-0055; e-mail address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How can I access the docket and/or submit comments?
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0013, 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 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 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 for the Water Docket is 202-566-2426. Use http://www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft collection of
information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing
of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in the
public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system,
select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number identified in this
document.
What information is EPA particularly interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA specifically
solicits comments and information to enable it to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological
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collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses. In particular, EPA is
requesting comments from very small businesses (those that employ less
than 25) on examples of specific additional efforts that EPA could make
to reduce the paperwork burden for very small businesses affected by
this collection.
What should I consider when I prepare my comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under the DATES section.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.
What information collection activity or ICR does this apply to?
Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
community water systems serving more than 3,300 persons.
Title: Title IV of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism
Preparedness and Response Act of 2002: Drinking Water Security and
Safety (Act).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2103.04; OMB Control No. 2040-0253.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on February
28, 2011. 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: Section 1433 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended
by the Bioterrorism Act, requires each community water system serving a
population of more than 3,300 people to conduct a vulnerability
assessment of its water system and to prepare or revise an emergency
response plan that incorporates the results of the vulnerability
assessment. These requirements are mandatory under the statute. EPA
will continue to use the information collected under this ICR to
determine whether community water systems have conducted vulnerability
assessments and prepared or revised emergency response plans in
compliance with Section 1433. EPA is required to protect all
vulnerability assessments and all information derived from them from
disclosure to unauthorized parties and has established an Information
Protection Protocol describing how that will be accomplished.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 237
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 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.
The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency's estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 80.
Frequency of response: Once.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 8,994.
Estimated total annual costs: $77,252. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $1,035/respondent and an estimated cost of $16,849 for
capital and maintenance/operational costs.
Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?
There is no decrease in the total estimated respondent burden
compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB.
This reflects EPA's continued need to collect documents that were
included in the original estimate, but still have not been submitted to
the Agency.
What is the next step in the process for this ICR?
EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will
issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the
technical person listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section.
Dated: August 19, 2010.
Sheila E. Frace,
Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
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