Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Information Collection Request for Contaminant Occurrence Data in Support of EPA's Second Six-Year Review of National Primary Drinking Water Regulations, EPA ICR Number 2231.01., OMB Control No. 2040.New, 32340-32342 [E6-8660]
Download as PDF
32340
Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 107 / Monday, June 5, 2006 / Notices
agency’s comments must also be sent to
the Applicant’s representatives.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6–8669 Filed 6–2–06; 8:45 am]
[OW–2005–0019, FRL–8179–7]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Information
Collection Request for Contaminant
Occurrence Data in Support of EPA’s
Second Six-Year Review of National
Primary Drinking Water Regulations,
EPA ICR Number 2231.01., OMB
Control No. 2040.New
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. AD06–8–000]
Discussions With Utility and Railroad
Representatives on Market and
Reliability Matters; Notice of
Discussions
cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES
May 30, 2006.
The Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) will meet with
utility and railroad representatives to
discuss railroad coal-delivery matters
and their impact on markets and electric
reliability. The meeting is scheduled for
June 15, 2006, in the Commission
Meeting Room (Room 2C) at 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 at or
around 1 p.m. (EDT) and will conclude
in mid-afternoon. (The starting time
may be delayed by the Open
Commission Meeting taking place that
morning.)
All interested persons are invited to
attend. There is no pre-registration and
there is no fee to attend this meeting.
The Commission is inviting utility
and railroad representatives to discuss
market and reliability matters.
Additional information will be issued in
subsequent notices.
A transcript of the meeting will be
available immediately for a fee from Ace
Reporting Company (202–347–3700 or
1–800–336–6646). It will be available
for free on the Commission’s eLibrary
system and on the events calendar
approximately one week after the
meeting.
FERC conferences and meetings are
accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For
accessibility accommodations please
send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov
or call toll free (866) 208–3372 (voice)
or 202–502–8659 (TTY), or send a fax to
202–208–2106 with the required
accommodations.
Questions about the meeting should
be directed to Saida Shaalan at
Saida.Shaalan@ferc.gov or by phone at
202–502–8278.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6–8670 Filed 6–2–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
VerDate Aug<31>2005
15:33 Jun 02, 2006
Jkt 208001
Environmental Protection
Agency.
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 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 August 4, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQOW–2005–0019 by one of the following
methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: Lassovszky.Peter@epa.gov.
• Mail: Water Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 4101T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
• Hand Delivery: Water Docket, EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West,
Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. Such deliveries
are only accepted during the Dockets’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–2005–0019.
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 statue.
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
PO 00000
Frm 00040
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
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:
Peter Lassovszky, Office of Ground
Water and Drinking Water, Standards
and Risk Management Division, Mail
Code 4607M, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 564–4882; e-mail address:
lassovszky.peter@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. EPAHQ-OW–2005–0019, which is available
for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing 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.
E:\FR\FM\05JNN1.SGM
05JNN1
Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 107 / Monday, June 5, 2006 / Notices
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
burden for very small businesses
affected by this collection.
cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES
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 the 56 States
and territories.
VerDate Aug<31>2005
15:33 Jun 02, 2006
Jkt 208001
Title: Information Collection Request
for Contaminant Occurrence Data in
Support of EPA’s Six-Year Review of
National Primary Drinking Water
Regulations.
EPA ICR Numbers: 2231.01, 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, and 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: The Safe Drinking Water Act
(SDWA), as amended in 1996, requires
that the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) review existing National
Primary Drinking Water Regulations
(NPDWRs) no less often than every six
years. This cyclical evaluation is
referred to as the ‘‘Six-Year Review of
National Primary Drinking Water
Regulations’’ or, simply, the ‘‘Six-Year
Review.’’ Through the Six-Year Review
process, EPA reviews and assesses risks
to human health posed by regulated
drinking water contaminants. EPA
completed its first Six-Year Review
cycle (1996–2002), reviewing 68
chemical NPDWRs and the Total
Coliform Rule (TCR), which were
promulgated prior to the 1996
Amendments. The occurrence
assessments conducted for the first SixYear Review were based on compliance
monitoring data from 1993 to 1997,
which were provided by States. The
results of this review were published in
the July 18, 2003, edition of the Federal
Register (68 FR 42907–42929).
EPA’s Office of Water is requesting
from States, on a voluntary basis,
historical compliance monitoring
(contaminant occurrence) data for
community water systems (CWSs) and
non-transient non-community water
systems (NTNCWSs). Contaminant
occurrence data from 1998 to 2005 is
being requested for all regulated
chemical and radiological contaminants,
as well as data from the TCR, to support
the Agency’s future Six-Year Reviews.
The next review cycle is hereafter
referred to as ‘‘Six-Year Review 2. The
compliance monitoring records in this
information collection (including all
results for analytical detections and
PO 00000
Frm 00041
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
32341
non-detections) provide the data needed
to conduct statistical estimates of
national occurrence of each regulated
contaminant. These national occurrence
estimates will support EPA’s decision
whether to revise existing regulations.
In addition, the 1996 SDWA section
1445(g) requires the Agency to maintain
a national drinking water contaminant
occurrence database (i.e., the National
Contaminant Occurrence Data (NCOD))
using occurrence data for both regulated
and unregulated contaminants in public
water systems (PWSs). This data
collection will provide new occurrence
data on regulated contaminants to
maintain the NCOD.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information over the 3year ICR period of 2007–2009, is
estimated to average 12.2 hours per
State annually. 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: 56.
Frequency of response: One time only.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours
per response: 12.2.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
681 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $30,608.
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
E:\FR\FM\05JNN1.SGM
05JNN1
32342
Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 107 / Monday, June 5, 2006 / Notices
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 26, 2006.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water.
[FR Doc. E6–8660 Filed 6–2–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OW–2002–0059; FRL–8180–1]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Safe Drinking
Water Act State Revolving Fund
Program; EPA ICR No. 1803.05, OMB
Control No. 2040–0185
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES
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 to renew an existing
approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This
ICR is scheduled to expire on November
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.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before August 4, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OW–2002–0059 by one of the following
methods: https://www.regulations.gov:
Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
E-mail: OW–Docket@epa.gov.
Mail: Water Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 4101T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: Water Docket, EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West,
Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., EPA West Building, Room B102,
Washington, DC 20004. 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–2002–
0059. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
VerDate Aug<31>2005
15:33 Jun 02, 2006
Jkt 208001
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:
Howard Rubin, Mail Code 4606M,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564–2051; fax number: (202) 564–3757;
e-mail address:
Rubin.HowardE@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–2002–0059, which is available
for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing 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.
PO 00000
Frm 00042
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
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
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
E:\FR\FM\05JNN1.SGM
05JNN1
Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 107 (Monday, June 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32340-32342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8660]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OW-2005-0019, FRL-8179-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Information Collection Request for Contaminant
Occurrence Data in Support of EPA's Second Six-Year Review of National
Primary Drinking Water Regulations, EPA ICR Number 2231.01., OMB
Control No. 2040.New
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 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 August 4, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2005-0019 by one of the following methods:
https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: Lassovszky.Peter@epa.gov.
Mail: Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 4101T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: Water Docket, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the Dockets'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-2005-
0019. 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 statue. 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: Peter Lassovszky, Office of Ground
Water and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division, Mail
Code 4607M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4882; e-mail
address: lassovszky.peter@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-2005-0019, which is available for online viewing at
https://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing 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.
[[Page 32341]]
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
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
the 56 States and territories.
Title: Information Collection Request for Contaminant Occurrence
Data in Support of EPA's Six-Year Review of National Primary Drinking
Water Regulations.
EPA ICR Numbers: 2231.01, 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, and 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: The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), as amended in 1996,
requires that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) review
existing National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs) no less
often than every six years. This cyclical evaluation is referred to as
the ``Six-Year Review of National Primary Drinking Water Regulations''
or, simply, the ``Six-Year Review.'' Through the Six-Year Review
process, EPA reviews and assesses risks to human health posed by
regulated drinking water contaminants. EPA completed its first Six-Year
Review cycle (1996-2002), reviewing 68 chemical NPDWRs and the Total
Coliform Rule (TCR), which were promulgated prior to the 1996
Amendments. The occurrence assessments conducted for the first Six-Year
Review were based on compliance monitoring data from 1993 to 1997,
which were provided by States. The results of this review were
published in the July 18, 2003, edition of the Federal Register (68 FR
42907-42929).
EPA's Office of Water is requesting from States, on a voluntary
basis, historical compliance monitoring (contaminant occurrence) data
for community water systems (CWSs) and non-transient non-community
water systems (NTNCWSs). Contaminant occurrence data from 1998 to 2005
is being requested for all regulated chemical and radiological
contaminants, as well as data from the TCR, to support the Agency's
future Six-Year Reviews. The next review cycle is hereafter referred to
as ``Six-Year Review 2. The compliance monitoring records in this
information collection (including all results for analytical detections
and non-detections) provide the data needed to conduct statistical
estimates of national occurrence of each regulated contaminant. These
national occurrence estimates will support EPA's decision whether to
revise existing regulations. In addition, the 1996 SDWA section 1445(g)
requires the Agency to maintain a national drinking water contaminant
occurrence database (i.e., the National Contaminant Occurrence Data
(NCOD)) using occurrence data for both regulated and unregulated
contaminants in public water systems (PWSs). This data collection will
provide new occurrence data on regulated contaminants to maintain the
NCOD.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information over the 3-year ICR period of
2007-2009, is estimated to average 12.2 hours per State annually.
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: 56.
Frequency of response: One time only.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours per response: 12.2.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 681 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $30,608.
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
[[Page 32342]]
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 26, 2006.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. E6-8660 Filed 6-2-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P