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element(s), and the methods of
collection.
As a Potential User of the Information
To Be Collected
A. What actions could be taken to
help ensure and maximize the quality,
objectivity, utility, and integrity of the
information disseminated?
B. Is the information useful at the
levels of detail to be collected?
C. For what purpose(s) would the
information be used? Be specific.
D. Are there alternate sources for the
information and are they useful? If so,
what are their weaknesses and/or
strengths?
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of the form. They also will
become a matter of public record.
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the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
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Issued in Washington, DC, May 24, 2006.
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Administration.
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Information Collection; EPA ICR No.
2232.01; OMB Control No. 2006–2040.
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AGENCY:
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 for a new Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). 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 July 31, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OW–2006–0454 by one of the following
methods:
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• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: Rourke.brian@epa.gov.
• Fax: 202–564–3760.
• Mail: Water Docket, EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mailcode: 4101T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460.
• Hand Delivery: Water Docket in the
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA
West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket’s normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made
for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2006–
0454. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available online at https://
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 https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The
https://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 https://
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 https://
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Rourke, Standards and Risk
Management Division (Mailcode
4607M), Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
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Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 202–564–5241; fax
number: 202–564–3760; e-mail address:
rourke.brian@epa.gov.
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–2006–0454 which is available
for viewing on line at https://
www.regulations.gov, or viewing in
person at the Water Docket in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West,
Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC
Public Reading Room is open from 8
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
number for the Water Docket is 202–
566–2426.
Use https://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
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
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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 DATES.
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.
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What Information Collection Activity or
ICR Does This Apply to?
Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this action are those that
own or operate community water
systems.
Title: Community Water System
Survey 2006.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2232.01;
OMB Control No. 2040–New.
ICR status: This ICR is for a new
information collection activity. 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: Last conducted in 2001, the
Community Water System Survey is
conducted about every five years to
gather information on the operating and
financial characteristics of a nationally
representative sample of community
water systems. Specifically, the Agency
uses the data provided by this survey to
meet its Regulatory Impact Analysis
(RIA) obligations under executive Order
12866 and its obligations to assess and
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mitigate regulatory impacts on small
entities under the Regulatory Flexibility
Act and the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act. Also, under
section 1412(b)(3)(C) of the Safe
Drinking Water Act, the Agency must
prepare a Health Risk Reduction and
Cost Analysis for any proposed National
Primary Drinking Water Regulation.
Through this survey, EPA seeks to
gather information on community
drinking water system finances, as well
as infrastructure characteristics that bear
on both present costs and future cost
impacts, including current treatment,
storage and distribution system
configurations, to help inform the
Agency’s determination of baseline
conditions for effective economic
analysis. In addition, the survey will
provide a limited amount of information
designed to help the Agency better
conduct its outreach efforts to assist the
regulated community and gauge the
effectiveness of current program
initiatives in the area of water security.
This is a one-time collection effort.
Responses are voluntary and are not
required in order to obtain or retain any
benefit. The Agency does not intend to
share or make public the names or
identities of survey participants.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average five (5) hours per
response for large systems serving more
than 3,300 people and one-half (1⁄2) hour
for small systems serving fewer than
3,300 people. The smaller systems will
experience reduced burden because
their questionnaires will be completed
for them by EPA contractors on site.
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: 1,500.
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Frequency of response: One time.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours
per response: One-half (1/2) hour for
small systems; five (5) hours for large
systems.
Estimated total annual costs for all
respondents: $176,678. This includes an
estimated burden cost of $176,678 and
an estimated cost of $0 for capital
investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
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 FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: May 25, 2006.
Cynthia Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water.
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Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Reporting
Requirements Under EPA’s Climate
Leaders Partnership—EPA ICR No.
2100.02; OMB Control No. 2060–0532
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (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 September 30, 2006. 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.
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Community Water System Survey 2006 Agency Information
Collection; EPA ICR No. 2232.01; OMB Control No. 2006-2040. New
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 for a new Information Collection Request (ICR) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 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 July 31, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2006-0454 by one of the following methods:
https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: Rourke.brian@epa.gov.
Fax: 202-564-3760.
Mail: Water Docket, EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 4101T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: Water Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2006-
0454. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in
the public docket without change and may be made available online at
https://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 https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The https://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 https://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 https://www.epa.gov/
epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Rourke, Standards and Risk
Management Division (Mailcode 4607M), Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-5241; fax
number: 202-564-3760; e-mail address: rourke.brian@epa.gov.
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-2006-0454 which is available for viewing on line at https://
www.regulations.gov, or viewing in person at the Water Docket in the
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from
8 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 number for the Water Docket is 202-566-2426.
Use https://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 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
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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 DATES.
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
those that own or operate community water systems.
Title: Community Water System Survey 2006.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2232.01; OMB Control No. 2040-New.
ICR status: This ICR is for a new information collection activity.
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: Last conducted in 2001, the Community Water System Survey
is conducted about every five years to gather information on the
operating and financial characteristics of a nationally representative
sample of community water systems. Specifically, the Agency uses the
data provided by this survey to meet its Regulatory Impact Analysis
(RIA) obligations under executive Order 12866 and its obligations to
assess and mitigate regulatory impacts on small entities under the
Regulatory Flexibility Act and the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act. Also, under section 1412(b)(3)(C) of the Safe
Drinking Water Act, the Agency must prepare a Health Risk Reduction and
Cost Analysis for any proposed National Primary Drinking Water
Regulation. Through this survey, EPA seeks to gather information on
community drinking water system finances, as well as infrastructure
characteristics that bear on both present costs and future cost
impacts, including current treatment, storage and distribution system
configurations, to help inform the Agency's determination of baseline
conditions for effective economic analysis. In addition, the survey
will provide a limited amount of information designed to help the
Agency better conduct its outreach efforts to assist the regulated
community and gauge the effectiveness of current program initiatives in
the area of water security. This is a one-time collection effort.
Responses are voluntary and are not required in order to obtain or
retain any benefit. The Agency does not intend to share or make public
the names or identities of survey participants.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average five
(5) hours per response for large systems serving more than 3,300 people
and one-half (\1/2\) hour for small systems serving fewer than 3,300
people. The smaller systems will experience reduced burden because
their questionnaires will be completed for them by EPA contractors on
site. 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: 1,500.
Frequency of response: One time.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours per response: One-half (1/2)
hour for small systems; five (5) hours for large systems.
Estimated total annual costs for all respondents: $176,678. This
includes an estimated burden cost of $176,678 and an estimated cost of
$0 for capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
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 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: May 25, 2006.
Cynthia Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
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