Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Renewal of the Information Collection Request for Contaminant Occurrence Data in Support of EPA's Third Six-Year Review of National Primary Drinking Water Regulations; EPA ICR No. 2231.02, OMB Control No. 2040-01, 46765-46767 [E9-21941]
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acceptance of initial tariff, waivers and
blanket authority FERC Electric Tariff,
Original Volume 1.
Filed Date: 09/02/2009.
Accession Number: 20090902–0125.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Wednesday, September 23, 2009.
Docket Numbers: ER09–1645–000.
Applicants: Devonshire Energy LLC.
Description: Devonshire Energy LLC
submits an application for authorization
to make wholesale sales of energy,
capacity and ancillary services at
negotiated, market-based rates.
Filed Date: 09/01/2009.
Accession Number: 20090902–0152.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, September 22, 2009.
Docket Numbers: ER09–1656–000.
Applicants: Ashtabula Wind II, LLC.
Description: Ashtabula Wind II, LLC
submits authorization to make marketbased sales of energy capacity and
certain ancillary services under a
market-based rate tariff.
Filed Date: 09/01/2009.
Accession Number: 20090902–0153.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, September 22, 2009.
Docket Numbers: ER09–1668–000.
Applicants: MidAmerican Energy
Company.
Description: MidAmerican Energy
Company submits notice of cancellation
of Transmission Service Agreement
with Corn Belt Power Cooperative etc.
Filed Date: 09/01/2009.
Accession Number: 20090902–0127.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, September 22, 2009.
Docket Numbers: ER09–1669–000;
ER09–1670–000.
Applicants: Kansas City Power &
Light Company, enXco Development
Corporation.
Description: Kansas City Power &
Light Company et al. submits an
executed Spearville Interconnection
Facilities Joint Ownership Agreement
with enXco Development Corp.
Filed Date: 09/01/2009.
Accession Number: 20090902–0128.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, September 22, 2009.
Docket Numbers: ER09–1671–000.
Applicants: Xcel Energy Services, Inc.
Description: Xcel Energy Services,
Inc. submits notice of termination of
various service agreements under Public
Service Company of Colorado FERC
Electric Tariff, First Revised Volume 6
etc.
Filed Date: 09/01/2009.
Accession Number: 20090902–0129.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, September 22, 2009.
Docket Numbers: ER09–1672–000.
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Applicants: Pacific Gas and Electric
Company.
Description: Pacific Gas and Electric
Companys submits notice of termination
of PG&E’s Rate Schedule FERC No. 178
et al.
Filed Date: 09/01/2009.
Accession Number: 20090902–0130.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, September 22, 2009.
Docket Numbers: ER09–1673–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
Description: PJM Interconnection
L.L.C. submits revisions to the PJM
Open Access Transmission Tariff and
Reliability Assurance Agreement.
Filed Date: 09/01/2009.
Accession Number: 20090902–0131.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Tuesday, September 22, 2009.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric securities
filings:
Docket Numbers: ES08–46–001.
Applicants: Consumers Energy
Company.
Description: Amendment of Original
Application and Request for Waiver of
Competitive Bid/Negotiated Placement
Requirements of Consumers Energy
Company.
Filed Date: 09/03/2009.
Accession Number: 20090903–5036.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Thursday, September 24, 2009.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211
and 385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date. It
is not necessary to separately intervene
again in a subdocket related to a
compliance filing if you have previously
intervened in the same docket. Protests
will be considered by the Commission
in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make
protestants parties to the proceeding.
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or
protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. In reference
to filings initiating a new proceeding,
interventions or protests submitted on
or before the comment deadline need
not be served on persons other than the
Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the
FERC Online links at https://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
service, persons with Internet access
who will eFile a document and/or be
listed as a contact for an intervenor
must create and validate an
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eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling
link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 14 copies
of the intervention or protest to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First St., NE., Washington, DC
20426.
The filings in the above proceedings
are accessible in the Commission’s
eLibrary system by clicking on the
appropriate link in the above list. They
are also available for review in the
Commission’s Public Reference Room in
Washington, DC. There is an
eSubscription link on the Web site that
enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added
to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance
with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or
call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY,
call (202) 502–8659.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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[EPA–HQ–OW–2005–0019; FRL–8955–8]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Renewal of the
Information Collection Request for
Contaminant Occurrence Data in
Support of EPA’s Third Six-Year
Review of National Primary Drinking
Water Regulations; EPA ICR No.
2231.02, OMB Control No. 2040–01
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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 February
28, 2010. 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 November 10, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
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OW–2005–0019 by one of the following
methods:
• www.regulations.gov: Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: Water Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center
Public Reading Room, EPA
Headquarters West, Room 3334, 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–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
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 www.regulations.gov
or e-mail. Please contact EPA prior to
submitting CBI. The
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
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:
Shari Bauman, Office of Ground Water
and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk
Management Division, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
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Ave., NW. (MC 4607M), Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564–0293.
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
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Water Docket in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW, Washington, DC. The EPA/DC
Public Reading Room is open from 8:30
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 EPA Docket Center is
202–566–2426.
Use 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.
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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
primacy agencies (i.e., States and
territories) subject to federal drinking
water regulations.
Title: Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Renewal of the
Information Collection Request for
Contaminant Occurrence Data in
Support of EPA’s Third Six-Year Review
of National Primary Drinking Water
Regulations
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2231.02,
OMB Control No. 2040–01.
ICR status: This current ICR is
scheduled to expire on February 21,
2010. 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: 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
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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, the EPA reviews and assesses
risks to human health posed by
regulated drinking water contaminants.
EPA completed and published review
results for the first Six-Year Review
cycle (1996–2002) on July 18, 2003 (68
FR 42908). 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.
EPA expects to complete and publish
the review results for the second SixYear Review cycle (2003–2009) in the
near future. The occurrence assessments
conducted for the second Six-Year
Review are based on data collected
between 1998 and 2005 and voluntarily
submitted by States and other primacy
agencies under the current Information
Collection Request (ICR No. 2231.01, 71
FR 32340).
EPA’s Office of Water is renewing the
current ICR and requesting that States
and other primacy agencies voluntarily
provide historical compliance
monitoring (contaminant occurrence)
data for community water systems
(CWSs) and non-transient noncommunity water systems (NTNCWSs)
to the Agency. The Agency is requesting
contaminant occurrence data and
treatment technique data collected from
2006 to 2012 for all regulated chemical,
radiological and microbial contaminants
to support the Agency’s future Six-Year
Reviews. This collection request is the
same as the current ICR (ICR No.
2231.01, 71 FR 32340) regarding data
type and duration (i.e., same number of
years). However, the Agency will be
increasing the scope to request data
collected for several additional rules
(e.g., the Surface Water Treatment
Rules, the Disinfectants and
Disinfection By Product Rules, the
Ground Water Rule) that are not
reflected in the current ICR.
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 for regulated
contaminants and evaluate the
treatment technique information
associated with control of pathogens,
disinfectants, and disinfection
byproducts. These national occurrence
estimates and treatment technique
information will support the SDWA
section 1412(b)(9) mandate that requires
the Agency to review the existing
NPDWRs and determine whether
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revisions are appropriate. In addition,
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.
It is in the interest of the Agency to
minimize the burden on States (and
other primacy agencies) by allowing
submission of data in virtually any
electronic format, and to provide States
that use the Safe Drinking Water
Information System State Versions
(SDWIS/State) with extraction scripts if
wanted.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 12.2 hours per
State. 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:
681 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $30,608.
This includes an estimated burden cost
of $30,608 and an estimated cost of $0
for capital investment or maintenance
and operational costs.
It should be additionally noted that
the values above should be considered
estimated values and are from the
current ICR approved by OMB. These
values may change in part due to the
scope modification; however, it is not
expected to be significant.
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Are There Changes in the Estimates
From the Last Approval?
There is a potential for the estimated
total cost to change compared with that
identified in the ICR currently approved
by OMB. The change will reflect the
slight modification of the scope, revised
burden hours, and updated labor costs.
While the increase in the scope may
increase the annual burden hour, the
data extraction tool that assists States
using SDWIS/State and the increased
number of States utilizing this database
(from those in the previous ICR) may
likely minimize the increased annual
burden hours. The anticipated burden
hours could also decrease from that in
the currently approved ICR based on
feedback from the States about the
actual number of hours utilized when
States or primacy agencies chose to use
the data extraction tool or load the data
onto a secure website. The increase in
labor costs, since the previous ICR, may
increase the annual burden; however, it
is anticipated that it will not be
significant. Therefore, with the scope
modification, revised burden hours, and
updated labor costs, the change in the
estimated annual costs may not be
significant.
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: September 2, 2009.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2005-0019; FRL-8955-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Renewal of the Information Collection Request for
Contaminant Occurrence Data in Support of EPA's Third Six-Year Review
of National Primary Drinking Water Regulations; EPA ICR No. 2231.02,
OMB Control No. 2040-01
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
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 to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on February 28, 2010. 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 November 10, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
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OW-2005-0019 by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
Mail: Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room, EPA
Headquarters West, Room 3334, 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-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
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 www.regulations.gov or e-mail.
Please contact EPA prior to submitting CBI. The 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 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: Shari Bauman, Office of Ground Water
and Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. (MC
4607M), Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-0293.
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
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Water Docket in the
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from
8:30 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 EPA Docket Center is 202-566-2426.
Use 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 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 primacy agencies (i.e., States and territories) subject to
federal drinking water regulations.
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Renewal of the Information Collection
Request for Contaminant Occurrence Data in Support of EPA's Third Six-
Year Review of National Primary Drinking Water Regulations
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2231.02, OMB Control No. 2040-01.
ICR status: This current ICR is scheduled to expire on February 21,
2010. 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: 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
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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, the EPA reviews and
assesses risks to human health posed by regulated drinking water
contaminants.
EPA completed and published review results for the first Six-Year
Review cycle (1996-2002) on July 18, 2003 (68 FR 42908). 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.
EPA expects to complete and publish the review results for the
second Six-Year Review cycle (2003-2009) in the near future. The
occurrence assessments conducted for the second Six-Year Review are
based on data collected between 1998 and 2005 and voluntarily submitted
by States and other primacy agencies under the current Information
Collection Request (ICR No. 2231.01, 71 FR 32340).
EPA's Office of Water is renewing the current ICR and requesting
that States and other primacy agencies voluntarily provide historical
compliance monitoring (contaminant occurrence) data for community water
systems (CWSs) and non-transient non-community water systems (NTNCWSs)
to the Agency. The Agency is requesting contaminant occurrence data and
treatment technique data collected from 2006 to 2012 for all regulated
chemical, radiological and microbial contaminants to support the
Agency's future Six-Year Reviews. This collection request is the same
as the current ICR (ICR No. 2231.01, 71 FR 32340) regarding data type
and duration (i.e., same number of years). However, the Agency will be
increasing the scope to request data collected for several additional
rules (e.g., the Surface Water Treatment Rules, the Disinfectants and
Disinfection By Product Rules, the Ground Water Rule) that are not
reflected in the current ICR.
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 for regulated contaminants and evaluate the treatment
technique information associated with control of pathogens,
disinfectants, and disinfection byproducts. These national occurrence
estimates and treatment technique information will support the SDWA
section 1412(b)(9) mandate that requires the Agency to review the
existing NPDWRs and determine whether revisions are appropriate. In
addition, 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.
It is in the interest of the Agency to minimize the burden on
States (and other primacy agencies) by allowing submission of data in
virtually any electronic format, and to provide States that use the
Safe Drinking Water Information System State Versions (SDWIS/State)
with extraction scripts if wanted.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 12.2
hours per State. 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: 681 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $30,608. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $30,608 and an estimated cost of $0 for capital
investment or maintenance and operational costs.
It should be additionally noted that the values above should be
considered estimated values and are from the current ICR approved by
OMB. These values may change in part due to the scope modification;
however, it is not expected to be significant.
Are There Changes in the Estimates From the Last Approval?
There is a potential for the estimated total cost to change
compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. The
change will reflect the slight modification of the scope, revised
burden hours, and updated labor costs. While the increase in the scope
may increase the annual burden hour, the data extraction tool that
assists States using SDWIS/State and the increased number of States
utilizing this database (from those in the previous ICR) may likely
minimize the increased annual burden hours. The anticipated burden
hours could also decrease from that in the currently approved ICR based
on feedback from the States about the actual number of hours utilized
when States or primacy agencies chose to use the data extraction tool
or load the data onto a secure website. The increase in labor costs,
since the previous ICR, may increase the annual burden; however, it is
anticipated that it will not be significant. Therefore, with the scope
modification, revised burden hours, and updated labor costs, the change
in the estimated annual costs may not be significant.
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: September 2, 2009.
Cynthia C. Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
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