Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts, Chemical and Radionuclides Rules Renewal Information Collection Request; Microbial Rules Renewal Information Collection Request; Public Water System Supervision Program Renewal Information Collection Request, 17040-17042 [2015-07357]
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Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric corporate
filings:
Docket Numbers: EC15–103–000.
Applicants: Iberdrola, S.A., Iberdrola
USA, Inc., Iberdrola USA Networks,
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Company.
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Power Company submits revisions to
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2015.
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Docket Numbers: ER15–1375–000.
Applicants: McCoy Solar, LLC.
Description: Baseline eTariff Filing
per 35.1: McCoy Solar, LLC Application
for Market-Based Rate Authority to be
effective 5/24/2015.
Filed Date: 3/25/15.
Accession Number: 20150325–5230.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/15/15.
Docket Numbers: ER15–1376–000.
Applicants: Mercuria Commodities
Canada Corporation.
Description: Tariff Withdrawal per
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effective 3/26/2015.
Filed Date: 3/25/15.
Accession Number: 20150325–5246.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 4/15/15.
Docket Numbers: ER15–1377–000
Applicants: Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.
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per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): 2015–03–25_SA
2707 NSP-Odell Wind Farm 1st Rev GIA
(G826) to be effective 3/26/2015.
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Docket Numbers: ER15–1378–000.
Applicants: Mercuria Commodities
Canada Corporation.
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Filing to be effective 3/1/2015.
Filed Date: 3/25/15.
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Any person desiring to intervene or
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Dated: March 25, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OW–2011–0439; EPA–HQ–OW–
2011–0442; EPA–HQ–OW–2011–0443; FRL–
9925–45–OW]
Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request;
Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts,
Chemical and Radionuclides Rules
Renewal Information Collection
Request; Microbial Rules Renewal
Information Collection Request; Public
Water System Supervision Program
Renewal Information Collection
Request
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) will be
submitting renewals of information
collection requests (ICRs) to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA; 44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). The ICRs included
in this renewal notice are the Microbial
Rules Renewal Information Collection
Request, EPA ICR No. 1895.08, OMB
Control No. 2040–0205, which expires
on August 31, 2015; the Public Water
System Supervision Program Renewal
Information Collection Request, EPA
ICR No. 0270.46, OMB Control No.
2040–0090, which expires on October
31, 2015; and the Disinfectants/
Disinfection Byproducts, Chemical and
Radionuclides Rules Renewal
SUMMARY:
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Information Collection Request (ICR),
EPA ICR No. 1896.10, OMB Control No.
2040–0204, which expires on December
31, 2015. EPA is soliciting public
comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collections as
described in this renewal notice. The
Agency may not conduct or sponsor,
and a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before June 1, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing the Docket ID numbers
provided for each ICR listed in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section,
online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to OWDocket@epa.gov or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without modifications including
any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes profanity,
threats, information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin Roland, Drinking Water
Protection Division, Office of Ground
Water and Drinking Water, (4606M),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564–
4588; fax number: 202–564–3755; email
address: roland.kevin@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supporting documents that explain in
detail the information that the EPA will
be collecting are available in the public
dockets for these ICRs. The dockets can
be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the
EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. The telephone number
for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.
For additional information about EPA’s
public docket, visit www.epa.gov/
dockets.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, the EPA is soliciting comments
and information to enable it to: (i)
Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
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information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses. EPA will consider the
comments received and amend the ICRs
as appropriate. The final ICR packages
will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval. At that time, EPA
will issue another Federal Register
notice to announce the submission of
the ICRs to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
EPA ICR No. 1895.08, OW–2011–0442
Microbial Rules Renewal Information
Collection Request
Abstract: The Microbial Rules
Renewal ICR examines public water
system and primacy agency burden and
costs for recordkeeping and reporting
requirements in support of the microbial
drinking water regulations. These
recordkeeping and reporting
requirements are mandatory for
compliance per the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at 40 CFR parts 141
and 142. The following microbial
regulations are included: the Surface
Water Treatment Rule (SWTR), the Total
Coliform Rule (TCR), the Revised Total
Coliform Rule (RTCR), the Interim
Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
(IESWTR), the Filter Backwash
Recycling Rule (FBRR), the Long Term
1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rule (LT1ESWTR), the Long Term 2
Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
(LT2ESWTR), the Ground Water Rule
(GWR) and the Aircraft Drinking Water
Rule (ADWR). Future microbial-related
rulemakings will be added to this
consolidated ICR after the regulations
are promulgated and the initial, rulespecific, ICRs are due to expire.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities
potentially affected by this action are
new and existing public water systems
and primacy agencies.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR
parts 141 and 142.
Estimated number of respondents:
153,083 (total).
Frequency of response: Varies by
requirement (i.e., on occasion, monthly,
quarterly, semi-annually and annually).
Total estimated burden: 12,930,414
hours (per year). Burden is defined in 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
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Total estimated cost: $590,507,000
(per year), includes $20,386,000
annualized capital and $115,808,000
operation and maintenance costs.
Changes in estimates: There is no
estimated increase or decrease of hours
in the total estimated respondent
burden compared with that identified in
the ICR currently approved by OMB.
EPA ICR No. 0270.46, OW–2011–0443
Public Water System Supervision
Program Renewal Information
Collection Request
Abstract: The Public Water System
Supervision (PWSS) Program Renewal
ICR examines public water system,
primacy agency and tribal operator
certification provider burden and costs
for ‘‘cross-cutting’’ recordkeeping and
reporting requirements (i.e., the burden
and costs for complying with drinking
water information requirements that are
not associated with contaminantspecific rulemakings). The following
activities have recordkeeping and
reporting requirements that are
mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR
parts 141 and 142: The Consumer
Confidence Report Rule (CCR), the
Variance and Exemption Rule (V/E
Rule), General State Primacy Activities,
the Public Notification Rule (PN) and
Proficiency Testing Studies for Drinking
Water Laboratories. The information
collection activities for both the
Operator Certification Program and the
Capacity Development Program are
driven by the grant withholding and
reporting provisions under sections
1419 and 1420, respectively, of the Safe
Drinking Water Act. Although the Tribal
Operator Certification Program is
voluntary, the information collection is
driven by grant eligibility requirements
outlined in the Drinking Water
Infrastructure Grant Tribal Set-Aside
Program Final Guidelines and the Tribal
Drinking Water Operator Certification
Program Guidelines.
Form numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities
potentially affected by this action are
new and existing public water systems
and primacy agencies.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR
parts 141 and 142.
Estimated number of respondents:
154,938 (total).
Frequency of response: Varies by
requirement (i.e., on occasion, monthly,
quarterly, semi-annually and annually).
Total estimated burden: 4,113,408
hours (per year). Burden is defined in 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $227,666,000.
This includes an estimated burden cost
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of $40,019,000 for maintenance and
operational costs.
Changes in estimates: There is no
estimated increase or decrease of hours
in the total estimated respondent
burden compared with that identified in
the ICR currently approved by OMB.
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EPA ICR No. 1896.10, OW–2011–0439
Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts,
Chemical and Radionuclides Rules
Information Collection Request
Abstract: The Disinfectants/
Disinfection Byproducts, Chemical and
Radionuclides Rules ICR examines
public water system and primacy
agency burden and costs for
recordkeeping and reporting
requirements in support of the chemical
drinking water regulations. These
recordkeeping and reporting
requirements are mandatory for
compliance with 40 CFR parts 141 and
142. The following chemical regulations
are included: The Stage 1 Disinfectants
and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage
1 DBPR), the Stage 2 Disinfectants and
Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 2
DBPR), the Chemical Phase Rules
(Phases II/IIB/V), the Radionuclides
Rule, the Total Trihalomethanes
(TTHM) Rule, Disinfectant Residual
Monitoring and Associated Activities
under the Surface Water Treatment Rule
(SWTR), the Arsenic Rule, the Lead and
Copper Rule (LCR) and the Lead and
Copper Rule Short Term Revisions.
Future chemical-related rulemakings
will be added to this consolidated ICR
after the regulations are promulgated
and the initial, rule-specific, ICRs are
due to expire.
Form numbers: None
Respondents/affected entities: Entities
potentially affected by this action are
new and existing public water systems
and primacy agencies.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR
parts 141 and 142.
Estimated number of respondents:
153,036.
Frequency of response: Varies by
requirement (i.e., on occasion, monthly,
quarterly, semi-annually, annually,
biennially and every 3, 6 and 9 years).
Total estimated burden: 5,734,335
hours (per year). Burden is defined in 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $435,706,000
(per year), includes $4,984,000
annualized capital and $225,068,000
operation and maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is no
estimated increase or decrease of hours
in the total estimated respondent
burden compared with that identified in
the ICR currently approved by OMB.
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Dated: March 20, 2015.
Peter Grevatt,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water.
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OW–2009–0090; FRL–9925–25–
OW]
Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request;
Information Collection Request
Renewal for the Unregulated
Contaminant Monitoring Rule
(UCMR 3)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) will be
submitting the ‘‘Information Collection
Request Renewal for the Unregulated
Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR
3)’’ (EPA ICR No. 2192.06, OMB Control
No. 2040–0270) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA; 44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Before doing so,
EPA solicits public comments on
specific aspects of the proposed
information collection as described in
this renewal notice. This is a proposed
extension of the information collection
request (ICR), which is currently
approved through August 31, 2015. An
Agency may not conduct or sponsor and
a person is not required to respond to
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before June 1, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OW–2009–0090, online using
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to OW-Docket@
epa.gov or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460.
EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes profanity, threats,
information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda D. Parris, Technical Support
Center, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water, Environmental
Protection Agency, 26 West Martin
Luther King Drive (MS 140), Cincinnati,
Ohio 45268; telephone (513) 569–7961
or email at parris.brenda@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supporting documents that explain in
detail the information that EPA will be
collecting are available in the public
docket for this ICR. The docket can be
viewed online at www.regulations.gov
or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
WJC West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
DC. The telephone number for the
Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For
additional information about EPA’s
public docket, visit www.epa.gov/
dockets.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, EPA requests comments and
information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(ii) evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses. EPA will consider the
comments received and amend the ICR
as appropriate. The final ICR package
will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval. EPA will issue
another Federal Register notice to
announce the submission of the ICR to
OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: The Safe Drinking Water Act
(SDWA), as amended in 1996, requires
EPA to establish criteria for a program
for public water systems (PWSs) to
monitor not more than 30 unregulated
contaminants every five years.
Information collected under the
program supports Agency decision
making regarding whether or not to
regulate particular contaminants in
drinking water. EPA published the first
group of contaminants in UCMR 1, in
the Federal Register on September 17,
1999 (64 FR 50556), and the second
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0439; EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0442; EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0443; FRL-
9925-45-OW]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request;
Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts, Chemical and Radionuclides Rules
Renewal Information Collection Request; Microbial Rules Renewal
Information Collection Request; Public Water System Supervision Program
Renewal Information Collection Request
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be
submitting renewals of information collection requests (ICRs) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA; 44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.). The ICRs included in this renewal notice are the Microbial Rules
Renewal Information Collection Request, EPA ICR No. 1895.08, OMB
Control No. 2040-0205, which expires on August 31, 2015; the Public
Water System Supervision Program Renewal Information Collection
Request, EPA ICR No. 0270.46, OMB Control No. 2040-0090, which expires
on October 31, 2015; and the Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts,
Chemical and Radionuclides Rules Renewal
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Information Collection Request (ICR), EPA ICR No. 1896.10, OMB Control
No. 2040-0204, which expires on December 31, 2015. EPA is soliciting
public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information
collections as described in this renewal notice. The Agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 1, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing the Docket ID numbers
provided for each ICR listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section,
online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to
OW-Docket@epa.gov or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without modifications including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Roland, Drinking Water
Protection Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water,
(4606M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-4588; fax number: 202-
564-3755; email address: roland.kevin@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents that explain in detail
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the
public dockets for these ICRs. The dockets can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit www.epa.gov/dockets.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, the EPA is soliciting
comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA will consider the
comments received and amend the ICRs as appropriate. The final ICR
packages will then be submitted to OMB for review and approval. At that
time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice to announce the
submission of the ICRs to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional
comments to OMB.
EPA ICR No. 1895.08, OW-2011-0442 Microbial Rules Renewal Information
Collection Request
Abstract: The Microbial Rules Renewal ICR examines public water
system and primacy agency burden and costs for recordkeeping and
reporting requirements in support of the microbial drinking water
regulations. These recordkeeping and reporting requirements are
mandatory for compliance per the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at
40 CFR parts 141 and 142. The following microbial regulations are
included: the Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR), the Total Coliform
Rule (TCR), the Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR), the Interim
Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (IESWTR), the Filter Backwash
Recycling Rule (FBRR), the Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment
Rule (LT1ESWTR), the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
(LT2ESWTR), the Ground Water Rule (GWR) and the Aircraft Drinking Water
Rule (ADWR). Future microbial-related rulemakings will be added to this
consolidated ICR after the regulations are promulgated and the initial,
rule-specific, ICRs are due to expire.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are new and existing public water systems and primacy
agencies.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory for compliance with
40 CFR parts 141 and 142.
Estimated number of respondents: 153,083 (total).
Frequency of response: Varies by requirement (i.e., on occasion,
monthly, quarterly, semi-annually and annually).
Total estimated burden: 12,930,414 hours (per year). Burden is
defined in 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $590,507,000 (per year), includes $20,386,000
annualized capital and $115,808,000 operation and maintenance costs.
Changes in estimates: There is no estimated increase or decrease of
hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that
identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB.
EPA ICR No. 0270.46, OW-2011-0443 Public Water System Supervision
Program Renewal Information Collection Request
Abstract: The Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program
Renewal ICR examines public water system, primacy agency and tribal
operator certification provider burden and costs for ``cross-cutting''
recordkeeping and reporting requirements (i.e., the burden and costs
for complying with drinking water information requirements that are not
associated with contaminant-specific rulemakings). The following
activities have recordkeeping and reporting requirements that are
mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR parts 141 and 142: The Consumer
Confidence Report Rule (CCR), the Variance and Exemption Rule (V/E
Rule), General State Primacy Activities, the Public Notification Rule
(PN) and Proficiency Testing Studies for Drinking Water Laboratories.
The information collection activities for both the Operator
Certification Program and the Capacity Development Program are driven
by the grant withholding and reporting provisions under sections 1419
and 1420, respectively, of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Although the
Tribal Operator Certification Program is voluntary, the information
collection is driven by grant eligibility requirements outlined in the
Drinking Water Infrastructure Grant Tribal Set-Aside Program Final
Guidelines and the Tribal Drinking Water Operator Certification Program
Guidelines.
Form numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are new and existing public water systems and primacy
agencies.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory for compliance with
40 CFR parts 141 and 142.
Estimated number of respondents: 154,938 (total).
Frequency of response: Varies by requirement (i.e., on occasion,
monthly, quarterly, semi-annually and annually).
Total estimated burden: 4,113,408 hours (per year). Burden is
defined in 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $227,666,000. This includes an estimated
burden cost
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of $40,019,000 for maintenance and operational costs.
Changes in estimates: There is no estimated increase or decrease of
hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that
identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB.
EPA ICR No. 1896.10, OW-2011-0439 Disinfectants/Disinfection
Byproducts, Chemical and Radionuclides Rules Information Collection
Request
Abstract: The Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts, Chemical and
Radionuclides Rules ICR examines public water system and primacy agency
burden and costs for recordkeeping and reporting requirements in
support of the chemical drinking water regulations. These recordkeeping
and reporting requirements are mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR
parts 141 and 142. The following chemical regulations are included: The
Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 1 DBPR),
the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 2
DBPR), the Chemical Phase Rules (Phases II/IIB/V), the Radionuclides
Rule, the Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Rule, Disinfectant Residual
Monitoring and Associated Activities under the Surface Water Treatment
Rule (SWTR), the Arsenic Rule, the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) and the
Lead and Copper Rule Short Term Revisions. Future chemical-related
rulemakings will be added to this consolidated ICR after the
regulations are promulgated and the initial, rule-specific, ICRs are
due to expire.
Form numbers: None
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are new and existing public water systems and primacy
agencies.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory for compliance with
40 CFR parts 141 and 142.
Estimated number of respondents: 153,036.
Frequency of response: Varies by requirement (i.e., on occasion,
monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, annually, biennially and every 3, 6
and 9 years).
Total estimated burden: 5,734,335 hours (per year). Burden is
defined in 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $435,706,000 (per year), includes $4,984,000
annualized capital and $225,068,000 operation and maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is no estimated increase or decrease of
hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that
identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB.
Dated: March 20, 2015.
Peter Grevatt,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water.
[FR Doc. 2015-07357 Filed 3-30-15; 8:45 am]
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