[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16850-16851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08158]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2016-0178; FRL-9992-55-OW]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; EPA 
Application Materials for the Water Infrastructure Finance and 
Innovation Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``EPA Application 
Materials for the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act'' 
(EPA ICR No. 2549.02, OMB Control No. 2040-0292) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public 
comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as 
described below. This is a

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request for approval of a renewal. 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 June 24, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2016-0178, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), 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: Arielle Gerstein, Water Infrastructure 
Division, Office of Wastewater Management, 4201-T, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: 202-566-1868; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail 
the information 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.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), 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.
    Abstract: The collection of information is necessary in order to 
receive applications for credit assistance pursuant to section 5024 of 
the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) of 2014, 33 
U.S.C. 3903. The purpose of the WIFIA program is to provide Federal 
credit assistance in the form of direct loans and loan guarantees to 
eligible clean water and drinking water projects.
    WIFIA requires that an eligible entity submit to the EPA 
Administrator an application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information, as the EPA Administrator may require to 
receive assistance under WIFIA. In order to satisfy these requirements, 
EPA must collect an application from prospective borrowers seeking 
funding. The Letters of Interest and Applications collected from 
prospective borrowers through this solicitation will be used by the 
EPA, WIFIA program staff, and reviewers to evaluate applications for 
credit assistance under the WIFIA eligibility requirements and 
selection criteria.
    Form Numbers:

SWIFIA Application--6100-030
SWIFIA Letter of Interest--6100-031
WIFIA Application--6100-032
WIFIA Letter of Interest--6100-033

    Respondents/affected entities: The respondents affected by this 
collection activity include: corporations, partnerships, joint 
ventures, trusts, federal, state, or local government entities, tribal 
governments or a consortium of tribal governments, and state 
infrastructure finance authorities. The Letters of Interest and 
Applications collected from prospective borrowers through this 
solicitation will be used by EPA to evaluate requests for credit 
assistance under the WIFIA eligibility requirements and selection 
criteria.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: The collection is required to 
obtain credit assistance pursuant to section 5024 of WIFIA, 33 U.S.C. 
3903.
    Estimated number of respondents: 100 per year (total).
    Frequency of response: one per funding round.
    Total estimated burden: 8,700 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $15,109,113.40 (per year), includes no 
annualized capital or operation and maintenance costs.

    Dated: April 12, 2019.
Andrew D. Sawyers,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management.
[FR Doc. 2019-08158 Filed 4-22-19; 8:45 am]
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