[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 61 (Tuesday, March 31, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17040-17042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07357]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0439; EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0442; EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0443; FRL-
9925-45-OW]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts, Chemical and Radionuclides Rules 
Renewal Information Collection Request; Microbial Rules Renewal 
Information Collection Request; Public Water System Supervision Program 
Renewal Information Collection Request

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be 
submitting renewals of information collection requests (ICRs) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA; 44 U.S.C. 3501 et 
seq.). The ICRs included in this renewal notice are the Microbial Rules 
Renewal Information Collection Request, EPA ICR No. 1895.08, OMB 
Control No. 2040-0205, which expires on August 31, 2015; the Public 
Water System Supervision Program Renewal Information Collection 
Request, EPA ICR No. 0270.46, OMB Control No. 2040-0090, which expires 
on October 31, 2015; and the Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts, 
Chemical and Radionuclides Rules Renewal

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Information Collection Request (ICR), EPA ICR No. 1896.10, OMB Control 
No. 2040-0204, which expires on December 31, 2015. EPA is soliciting 
public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information 
collections as described in this renewal notice. The 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 June 1, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing the Docket ID numbers 
provided for each ICR listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section, 
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 modifications 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: Kevin Roland, Drinking Water 
Protection Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, 
(4606M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-4588; fax number: 202-
564-3755; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents that explain in detail 
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the 
public dockets for these ICRs. The dockets can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC 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 www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, the 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 ICRs as appropriate. The final ICR 
packages 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 ICRs to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional 
comments to OMB.

EPA ICR No. 1895.08, OW-2011-0442 Microbial Rules Renewal Information 
Collection Request

    Abstract: The Microbial Rules Renewal ICR examines public water 
system and primacy agency burden and costs for recordkeeping and 
reporting requirements in support of the microbial drinking water 
regulations. These recordkeeping and reporting requirements are 
mandatory for compliance per the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 
40 CFR parts 141 and 142. The following microbial regulations are 
included: the Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR), the Total Coliform 
Rule (TCR), the Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR), the Interim 
Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (IESWTR), the Filter Backwash 
Recycling Rule (FBRR), the Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment 
Rule (LT1ESWTR), the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule 
(LT2ESWTR), the Ground Water Rule (GWR) and the Aircraft Drinking Water 
Rule (ADWR). Future microbial-related rulemakings will be added to this 
consolidated ICR after the regulations are promulgated and the initial, 
rule-specific, ICRs are due to expire.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are new and existing public water systems and primacy 
agencies.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory for compliance with 
40 CFR parts 141 and 142.
    Estimated number of respondents: 153,083 (total).
    Frequency of response: Varies by requirement (i.e., on occasion, 
monthly, quarterly, semi-annually and annually).
    Total estimated burden: 12,930,414 hours (per year). Burden is 
defined in 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $590,507,000 (per year), includes $20,386,000 
annualized capital and $115,808,000 operation and maintenance costs.
    Changes in estimates: There is no estimated increase or decrease of 
hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that 
identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB.

EPA ICR No. 0270.46, OW-2011-0443 Public Water System Supervision 
Program Renewal Information Collection Request

    Abstract: The Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program 
Renewal ICR examines public water system, primacy agency and tribal 
operator certification provider burden and costs for ``cross-cutting'' 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements (i.e., the burden and costs 
for complying with drinking water information requirements that are not 
associated with contaminant-specific rulemakings). The following 
activities have recordkeeping and reporting requirements that are 
mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR parts 141 and 142: The Consumer 
Confidence Report Rule (CCR), the Variance and Exemption Rule (V/E 
Rule), General State Primacy Activities, the Public Notification Rule 
(PN) and Proficiency Testing Studies for Drinking Water Laboratories. 
The information collection activities for both the Operator 
Certification Program and the Capacity Development Program are driven 
by the grant withholding and reporting provisions under sections 1419 
and 1420, respectively, of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Although the 
Tribal Operator Certification Program is voluntary, the information 
collection is driven by grant eligibility requirements outlined in the 
Drinking Water Infrastructure Grant Tribal Set-Aside Program Final 
Guidelines and the Tribal Drinking Water Operator Certification Program 
Guidelines.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are new and existing public water systems and primacy 
agencies.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory for compliance with 
40 CFR parts 141 and 142.
    Estimated number of respondents: 154,938 (total).
    Frequency of response: Varies by requirement (i.e., on occasion, 
monthly, quarterly, semi-annually and annually).
    Total estimated burden: 4,113,408 hours (per year). Burden is 
defined in 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $227,666,000. This includes an estimated 
burden cost

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of $40,019,000 for maintenance and operational costs.
    Changes in estimates: There is no estimated increase or decrease of 
hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that 
identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB.

EPA ICR No. 1896.10, OW-2011-0439 Disinfectants/Disinfection 
Byproducts, Chemical and Radionuclides Rules Information Collection 
Request

    Abstract: The Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts, Chemical and 
Radionuclides Rules ICR examines public water system and primacy agency 
burden and costs for recordkeeping and reporting requirements in 
support of the chemical drinking water regulations. These recordkeeping 
and reporting requirements are mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR 
parts 141 and 142. The following chemical regulations are included: The 
Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 1 DBPR), 
the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 2 
DBPR), the Chemical Phase Rules (Phases II/IIB/V), the Radionuclides 
Rule, the Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Rule, Disinfectant Residual 
Monitoring and Associated Activities under the Surface Water Treatment 
Rule (SWTR), the Arsenic Rule, the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) and the 
Lead and Copper Rule Short Term Revisions. Future chemical-related 
rulemakings will be added to this consolidated ICR after the 
regulations are promulgated and the initial, rule-specific, ICRs are 
due to expire.
    Form numbers: None
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are new and existing public water systems and primacy 
agencies.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory for compliance with 
40 CFR parts 141 and 142.
    Estimated number of respondents: 153,036.
    Frequency of response: Varies by requirement (i.e., on occasion, 
monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, annually, biennially and every 3, 6 
and 9 years).
    Total estimated burden: 5,734,335 hours (per year). Burden is 
defined in 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $435,706,000 (per year), includes $4,984,000 
annualized capital and $225,068,000 operation and maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is no estimated increase or decrease of 
hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that 
identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB.

    Dated: March 20, 2015.
Peter Grevatt,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
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