[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57378-57379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22746]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2013-0667; FRL-9901-14-OECA]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Annual 
Public Water System Compliance Report

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Annual Public Water System 
Compliance Report'' (EPA ICR No. 1812.05, OMB Control No. 2020-2020) to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 
Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects 
of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a 
proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through 
March 31, 2014. 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 18, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-
2013-0667, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by 
email to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Chandler, Monitoring, Assistance 
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, MC-2227A, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-7073; fax number: 
(202) 564-0050; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail 
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the 
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting 
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 collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. 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. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice 
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 
submit additional comments to OMB.
    Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OECA-2013-0667; Title: Annual Public Water 
Systems Compliance Report; ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1812.05, OMB 
Control Number 2020-2020; ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire 
on March 31, 2014.
    Abstract: Section 1414(c)(3)(A) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(SDWA)

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requires that each state (a term that includes states, commonwealths, 
tribes and territories) that has primary enforcement authority under 
the SDWA 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. These Annual 
State Public Water System Compliance 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. To minimize a 
state's burden in preparing its annual statutorily-required report, EPA 
issued guidance that explains what Section 1414(c)(3)(A) requires and 
provides model language and reporting templates. EPA also annually 
makes available to the states a computer query that generates for each 
state (from information states are already separately required to 
submit to EPA's national database on a quarterly basis) the required 
violations information in a table consistent with the reporting 
template in EPA's guidance.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are States that have primacy enforcement authority and meet 
the definition of ``state'' under the SDWA.
    Respondent's Obligation To Respond: mandatory (Section 1414 
1414(c)(3)(A) of the SDWA)
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 55 (total).
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Total Estimated Burden: 4,400 hours hours (per year). Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total Estimated Cost: $232,303 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is no change of hours in the total 
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB. The universe of respondents remains the same.

    Dated: September 10, 2013.
Sherry Sterling,
Acting Director, Office of Compliance.
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