[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 140 (Friday, July 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34573-34574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15516]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2014-0350; FRL-9980-98-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; National Fish Program (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR)--National Fish Program (formerly 
referred to as the National Listing of Fish Advisories); EPA ICR Number 
1959.06, OMB Control Number 2040-0226--to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is 
currently approved through July 31, 2018. Public comments were 
previously requested via the Federal Register on February 22, 2018 
during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 
days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given 
below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 20, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OW-2014-0350, to (1) EPA 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, and (2) OMB via email to 
[email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for 
EPA.
    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: Samantha Fontenelle, Office of Science 
and Technology, Standards and Health Protection Division, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

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Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-2083; fax 
number: (202) 566-0409; 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, 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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: In 1993, EPA began compiling information on fish 
advisories provided by the states in its biannual 305(b) Water Quality 
Inventory Reports. In 1994, EPA's Office of Water began conducting a 
voluntary annual Fish Program Survey to obtain the most up-to-date 
information on fish advisories. This information is collected under the 
authority of section 104 of the Clean Water Act, which provides for the 
collection of information to be used to protect human health and the 
environment. The advisory information collected identifies the 
waterbody under advisory, the fish or shellfish species and size ranges 
included in the advisory, the chemical contaminants and residue levels 
causing the advisory to be issued, the waterbody type (river, lake, 
estuary, coastal waters), and the target populations to whom the 
advisory is directed. The results of the survey are shared with states, 
territories, tribes, other federal agencies, and the public through an 
online database. The responses to the survey are voluntary and the 
information requested is part of the state/tribal public record 
associated with the advisories. No confidential business information is 
requested.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Administrators of Public Health and 
Environmental Quality Programs in state and tribal governments (NAICS 
92312/SIC 9431 and NAICS 92411/SIC 9511).
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary, (Clean Water Act, 
Section 104).
    Estimated number of respondents: 100 states, territories and 
tribes.
    Frequency of response: Annual.
    Total estimated burden: 2,468 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $110,517.20 (per year), which includes no 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 584 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. The increase is due to revised hourly burden estimates 
based on input from three states and the addition of two new activities 
to increase communication, engagement, information sharing and support 
between the EPA and the states, territories and tribes.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-15516 Filed 7-19-18; 8:45 am]
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