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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
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Resale Power Group of Iowa, WPPI
Energy v. ITC Midwest LLC, Interstate
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Take notice that on May 18, 2010,
pursuant to Rule 206 of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission’s
(Commission) Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206 (2009), and
section 306 of the Federal Power Act, 16
U.S.C. 825(e) (2006), Resale Power
Group of Iowa and WPPI Energy
(Complainants) filed a formal complaint
against ITC Midwest LLC and Interstate
Power and Light Company
(Respondents), alleging that the
Respondents failed to file changes in
rates, terms, and conditions of
jurisdictional transmission service
under the 1991 Operating and
Transmission Agreement with Central
Iowa Power Cooperative as required by
sections 205(c) and 205(d) of the Federal
Power Act.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Clean Watersheds
Needs Survey (Renewal); ICR No.
0318.12; OMB Control No. 2040–0050
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
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 January
31, 2011. 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 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OW–2003–0019, by one of the following
methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: OW-Docket@epa.gov.
• Fax: (202) 566–9744.
• Mail: Water Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 4104T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
• Hand Delivery: Docket at Public
Reading Room, Room B102, EPA West
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Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue,
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–2003–
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 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:
Michael Plastino, Municipal Support
Division, Office of Wastewater
Management, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; phone number:
202–564–0682; fax number: 202–501–
2397; email address: cwns@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–2003–0019, which is available
for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov,, or in person
viewing at the Water Docket in the EPA
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Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West,
Room 3334, 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
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.
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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 state
governments and publicly owned
wastewater treatment facilities.
Title: Clean Watersheds Needs Survey
(CWNS) 2012 (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0318.12,
OMB Control No. 2040–0050.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on January 31,
2011. 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 Clean Watersheds
Needs Survey (CWNS) is required by
Sections 205(a) and 516(b)(1) of the
Clean Water Act (https://www.epa.gov/
cwns). It is a periodic inventory of
existing and proposed publicly owned
wastewater treatment works (POTWs)
and other water pollution control
facilities in the United States, as well as
an estimate of how many POTWs need
to be built. The CWNS is a joint effort
of EPA and the States and Territories.
The Survey records cost and technical
data associated with POTWs and other
water pollution control facilities,
existing and proposed, in the United
States. The State respondents who
provide this information to EPA are
State agencies responsible for
environmental pollution control. No
confidential information is used, nor is
sensitive information protected from
release under the Public Information
Act. EPA achieves national consistency
in the final results through the
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application of uniform guidelines and
validation techniques.
For CWNS 2012, EPA is offering
States two options for participating: (1)
The Traditional Method and (2) the Gap
Approach Option. The Gap Approach
Option enables a State to
comprehensively assess at the State
level, for various facility size groupings,
wastewater facility revenues and capital
and operation maintenance (O&M)
expenses over 20 years. This
comprehensive facility economic
analysis supports State and EPA
sustainable infrastructure programs. The
Traditional Method enables States to
assess the capital needs for each facility
within the state. This spatially
comprehensive assessment of capital
needs, along with current and projected
populations receiving various levels of
wastewater treatment, supports holistic
watershed management approaches.
Under the ‘‘Traditional Method’’ of
documenting water pollution control
needs, states submit capital needs for all
facilities in the state:
• Wastewater Treatment Plants.
• Separate Sewer Systems.
• Combined Sewer Systems.
• Stormwater Management.
• Decentralized Wastewater
Treatment.
• Nonpoint Source (NPS) Control.
For each need, states submit one or
more supporting documents (Facility
Plan, Engineer’s Estimate, etc.). Revenue
and operation and maintenance (O&M)
needs data are not collected in the
Traditional Method.
Under the ‘‘Gap Approach’’ to
documenting water pollution control
needs, states submit capital & O&M
needs and revenues for a sample of
these facilities:
• Wastewater Treatment Plants.
• Separate Sewer Systems.
• Combined Sewer Systems.
For these sampled facilities, revenues
are submitted and asset condition
analysis data is used to estimate capital
and O&M needs. Results from the
sample set of facilities are extrapolated
to provide State level estimates at ±25%
accuracy. Average sample rates are:
• 10–25% for facilities serving less
than 10,000 people.
• 30–60% for facilities serving
between 10,000 and 100,000 people.
• 100% (census survey) for the largest
3% of facilities in each state.
EPA is interested in comments and
information on an alternate sample
design that would provide state level
estimates at ±10% accuracy. Under this
alternative, average sample rates would
be:
• 15–45% for facilities serving less
than 10,000 people.
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• 35–80% for facilities serving
between 10,000 and 100,000 people.
• 100% (census survey) for the largest
3% of facilities in each state.
Since in CWNS the Gap Approach is
only applicable to Wastewater
Treatment Plants, Separate Sewer
Systems, and Combined Sewer Systems,
States selecting the Gap Approach will
use the Traditional Method for all other
facilities (Stormwater Management,
Decentralized Wastewater Treatment,
NPS Control).
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 1.55 hours per
response. 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:
Frequency of response: Every 4 years.
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 56 States (States, District
of Columbia, U.S. Territories) and 5,122
Local Facilities.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each State respondent:
271.
Estimated total annual State burden
hours: 7,053.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each Local Facility
respondent: 5,122.
Estimated total annual Local Facility
burden hours: 2,031.
Estimated total annual costs:
$284,372 for States and $85,666 for
Local Facilities. These costs are all
capital costs, there are no maintenance
and operational costs.
Are there changes in the estimates from
the last approval?
There is an increase of 277 hours in
the total estimated respondent burden
compared with that identified in the ICR
currently approved by OMB. The 277
hour increase is the net result of a
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decrease of 182 State burden hours
combined with an increase of 459 hours
in Local Facility burden hours. These
changes are estimated impacts of 10
States selecting the Gap Approach
Option. In this option, total state effort
is projected to decrease slightly due to
the sampling design (the greater State
effort per facility is slightly more than
offset by entering data for a sampled
portion of facilities rather than for all
facilities). For Local Facilities, the
projected increased burden results from
the extra per facility effort being slightly
more than the burden saved by
switching from a census to a sampling
approach.
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 20, 2010.
Sheila E. Frace,
Acting Director, Office of Wastewater
Management.
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ACTION: Notice of Charter Renewal.
Notice is hereby given that the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
has determined that, in accordance with
the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App.2,
the National Advisory Council for
Environmental Policy and Technology
(NACEPT) is a necessary committee
which is in the public interest.
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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 to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on January 31, 2011. 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 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2003-0019, by one of the following methods:
https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments.
E-mail: OW-Docket@epa.gov.
Fax: (202) 566-9744.
Mail: Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 4104T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: Docket at Public Reading Room, Room B102,
EPA West
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Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, 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-2003-
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 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: Michael Plastino, Municipal Support
Division, Office of Wastewater Management, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; phone
number: 202-564-0682; fax number: 202-501-2397; email address:
cwns@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-2003-0019, 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 3334, 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
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
state governments and publicly owned wastewater treatment facilities.
Title: Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (CWNS) 2012 (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0318.12, OMB Control No. 2040-0050.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on January
31, 2011. 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 Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (CWNS) is required by
Sections 205(a) and 516(b)(1) of the Clean Water Act (https://www.epa.gov/cwns). It is a periodic inventory of existing and proposed
publicly owned wastewater treatment works (POTWs) and other water
pollution control facilities in the United States, as well as an
estimate of how many POTWs need to be built. The CWNS is a joint effort
of EPA and the States and Territories. The Survey records cost and
technical data associated with POTWs and other water pollution control
facilities, existing and proposed, in the United States. The State
respondents who provide this information to EPA are State agencies
responsible for environmental pollution control. No confidential
information is used, nor is sensitive information protected from
release under the Public Information Act. EPA achieves national
consistency in the final results through the
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application of uniform guidelines and validation techniques.
For CWNS 2012, EPA is offering States two options for
participating: (1) The Traditional Method and (2) the Gap Approach
Option. The Gap Approach Option enables a State to comprehensively
assess at the State level, for various facility size groupings,
wastewater facility revenues and capital and operation maintenance
(O&M) expenses over 20 years. This comprehensive facility economic
analysis supports State and EPA sustainable infrastructure programs.
The Traditional Method enables States to assess the capital needs for
each facility within the state. This spatially comprehensive assessment
of capital needs, along with current and projected populations
receiving various levels of wastewater treatment, supports holistic
watershed management approaches.
Under the ``Traditional Method'' of documenting water pollution
control needs, states submit capital needs for all facilities in the
state:
Wastewater Treatment Plants.
Separate Sewer Systems.
Combined Sewer Systems.
Stormwater Management.
Decentralized Wastewater Treatment.
Nonpoint Source (NPS) Control.
For each need, states submit one or more supporting documents
(Facility Plan, Engineer's Estimate, etc.). Revenue and operation and
maintenance (O&M) needs data are not collected in the Traditional
Method.
Under the ``Gap Approach'' to documenting water pollution control
needs, states submit capital & O&M needs and revenues for a sample of
these facilities:
Wastewater Treatment Plants.
Separate Sewer Systems.
Combined Sewer Systems.
For these sampled facilities, revenues are submitted and asset
condition analysis data is used to estimate capital and O&M needs.
Results from the sample set of facilities are extrapolated to provide
State level estimates at 25% accuracy. Average sample rates
are:
10-25% for facilities serving less than 10,000 people.
30-60% for facilities serving between 10,000 and 100,000
people.
100% (census survey) for the largest 3% of facilities in
each state.
EPA is interested in comments and information on an alternate
sample design that would provide state level estimates at 10% accuracy. Under this alternative, average sample rates would
be:
15-45% for facilities serving less than 10,000 people.
35-80% for facilities serving between 10,000 and 100,000
people.
100% (census survey) for the largest 3% of facilities in
each state.
Since in CWNS the Gap Approach is only applicable to Wastewater
Treatment Plants, Separate Sewer Systems, and Combined Sewer Systems,
States selecting the Gap Approach will use the Traditional Method for
all other facilities (Stormwater Management, Decentralized Wastewater
Treatment, NPS Control).
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.55
hours per response. 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:
Frequency of response: Every 4 years.
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 56 States (States,
District of Columbia, U.S. Territories) and 5,122 Local Facilities.
Estimated total average number of responses for each State
respondent: 271.
Estimated total annual State burden hours: 7,053.
Estimated total average number of responses for each Local Facility
respondent: 5,122.
Estimated total annual Local Facility burden hours: 2,031.
Estimated total annual costs: $284,372 for States and $85,666 for
Local Facilities. These costs are all capital costs, there are no
maintenance and operational costs.
Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?
There is an increase of 277 hours in the total estimated respondent
burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by
OMB. The 277 hour increase is the net result of a decrease of 182 State
burden hours combined with an increase of 459 hours in Local Facility
burden hours. These changes are estimated impacts of 10 States
selecting the Gap Approach Option. In this option, total state effort
is projected to decrease slightly due to the sampling design (the
greater State effort per facility is slightly more than offset by
entering data for a sampled portion of facilities rather than for all
facilities). For Local Facilities, the projected increased burden
results from the extra per facility effort being slightly more than the
burden saved by switching from a census to a sampling approach.
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 20, 2010.
Sheila E. Frace,
Acting Director, Office of Wastewater Management.
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