Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program (Renewal), 40823-40825 [2021-16154]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 143 / Thursday, July 29, 2021 / Notices asked to select the type of filing you are making; first select General’’ and then select ‘‘Protest’’, ‘‘Intervention’’, or ‘‘Comment on a Filing.’’ The Commission’s eFiling staff are available to assist you at (202) 502–8258 or FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. (2) You can file a paper copy of your submission. Your submission must reference the Project docket number CP21–473–000. To mail via USPS, use the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. To mail via any other courier, use the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Protests and motions to intervene must be served on the applicant either by mail or email (with a link to the document) at: david_alonzo@ tcenergy.com, 700 Louisiana Street, Suite 1300, Houston, Texas 77002–2700. Any subsequent submissions by an intervenor must be served on the applicant and all other parties to the proceeding. Contact information for parties can be downloaded from the service list at the eService link on FERC Online. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Tracking the Proceeding Throughout the proceeding, additional information about the project will be available from the Commission’s Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208– FERC, or on the FERC website at www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link as described above. The eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings. In addition, the Commission offers a free service called eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to the documents. For more information and to register, go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ esubscription.asp. Dated: July 23, 2021. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–16165 Filed 7–28–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:19 Jul 28, 2021 Jkt 253001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8756–01–R6] Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petitions for Objection to State Operating Permit for Sandy Creek Services LLC, Sandy Creek Energy Station, Brazoria County, Texas Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of final order on petition for objection to Clean Air Act title V operating permit. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an Order dated June 30, 2021, granting a Petition dated January 16, 2018 from the Environmental Integrity Project and Sierra Club. The Petition requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to Sandy Creek Services LLC (Sandy Creek) for its Sandy Creek Energy Station located in McLennan County, Texas. ADDRESSES: The EPA requests that you contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to view copies of the final Order, the Petition, and other supporting information. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our staff, the EPA Region 6 office is currently closed to the public to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID–19. Please call or email the contact listed below if you need alternative access to the final Order and Petition, which are available electronically at: https:// www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/ title-v-petition-database. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aimee Wilson, EPA Region 6 Office, Air Permits Section, (214) 665–7596, wilson.aimee@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA affords EPA a 45-day period to review and object to, as appropriate, operating permits proposed by state permitting authorities under title V of the CAA. Section 505(b)(2) of the CAA authorizes any person to petition the EPA Administrator to object to a title V operating permit within 60 days after the expiration of the EPA’s 45-day review period if the EPA has not objected on its own initiative. Petitions must be based only on objections to the permit that were raised with reasonable specificity during the public comment period provided by the state, unless the petitioner demonstrates that it was impracticable to raise these issues SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 40823 during the comment period or unless the grounds for the issue arose after this period. The EPA received the Petition from the Environmental Integrity Project and Sierra Club dated January 16, 2018, requesting that the EPA object to the issuance of operating permit no. O3336, issued by TCEQ to the Sandy Creek Energy Station in McLennan County, Texas. The Petition claims the proposed permit failed to incorporate certified permits by rule (PBR) registrations as applicable requirements, and fails to include monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements that assure compliance with incorporated PBRs. On June 30, 2021, the EPA Administrator issued an Order granting the Petition. The Order explains the basis for EPA’s decision. Dated: July 22, 2021. David Garcia, Director, Air and Radiation Division, Region 6. [FR Doc. 2021–16206 Filed 7–28–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OW–2008–0719; FRL–8774–01– OW] Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit the ‘‘Information Collection Request (ICR) Supporting Statement for The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 0229.25, OMB Control No. 2040–0004) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2022. 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 September 27, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\29JYN1.SGM 29JYN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 40824 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 143 / Thursday, July 29, 2021 / Notices OW–2008–0719 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Baehr, National Program Branch, Water Permits Division, OWM Mail Code: 4203M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1201 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564–2277; email address: Baehr.Joshua@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail the information that the 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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets. Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 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 ICR as appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:19 Jul 28, 2021 Jkt 253001 notice to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. Abstract: This consolidated Information Collection Request (ICR) renews the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program ICR. It calculates the information collection burden and costs associated with the NPDES program, identifies the types of activities regulated under the NPDES program, describes the roles and responsibilities of state governments and the Agency, and presents the program areas that address the various types of regulated activities. This ICR renewal (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control no. 2040–0004, EPA ICR no. 0229.24, expiration date 03/31/2022) consolidates the information collection burden and costs associated with activities previously reported in 18 of the NPDES program or NPDES-related ICRs. This renewal documents the addition of the burden and costs for the four existing NPDES ICRs listed below. Once this renewal ICR is approved, the following ICRs will be discontinued (each originally would have been effective for three years). • Public Notification Requirements for Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) in the Great Lakes Basin (OMB control no. 2040–0293, EPA ICR 2562.03, expiration date 04/30/2024) • Effluent Limitation Guidelines and Standards for the Dental Category (OMB control no. 2040–0287, EPA ICR no. 2514.03, expiration 03/31/ 2024) • 2020 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Industrial Stormwater Discharges (OMB control no. 2040–0300, EPA ICR no. 2612.02, expiration 03/31/2024) • NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule— Phase 2 Extension (OMB Control No.: 2020–0037, EPA ICR No. 2617.02, expiration 12/31/2023) The Clean Water Act (CWA) provides that NPDES permits are required for the discharge of pollutants to waters of the United States. The CWA requires EPA to develop and implement the NPDES permit program. CWA section 402(b) allows states to acquire authority to administer the NPDES program, enabling them to issue NPDES permits for discharges within the state. At present, 47 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands are authorized to administer the NPDES permit program. In states that do not have authority for these programs, the Agency administers the program and issues NPDES permits. Because some permit applications are processed by states and some by EPA, this ICR PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 calculates government burden and cost for both authorized states and EPA. See Appendix F.1 for a copy of the authorizing regulation. Form Numbers: EPA Form l3510–1; EPA Form 3510–2A; EPA Form 3510–2B; EPA Form 3510–2C; EPA Form 3510–2D; EPA Form 3510–2E; EPA Form 3510–2F; EPA Form 3510– 2S. Respondents/affected entities: Any point source discharger of pollutants, including but not limited to publicly owned and privately owned treatment works (POTWs and PrOTWs), industrial dischargers to POTWs and PrOTWs, industrial and commercial dischargers to water of the United States, sewage sludge management and disposal operations, large vessels, dischargers of stormwater, construction sites, municipalities, pesticide applicators, local and state governments. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Sections 301, 302, 304, 306, 307, 308, 316(b), 401, 402, 403, 405, and 510 of the CWA; the 1987 Water Quality Act (WQA) revisions to CWA section 402(p); 40 CFR parts 122, 123, 124, and 125 (and parts 501 and 503 for Biosolids); and the Great Lakes Critical Programs Act (CPA). Estimated number of respondents: 829,419 (total). (Includes 637 States/ Tribes/Territories.) Frequency of response: The frequency of response varies depending on the specific response activity and can range from ongoing and monthly to once every five years. Total estimated burden: 31,147,981 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $1,732,564,878 (per year), includes $22,999,181 annualized capital or operation and maintenance costs (O&M). Changes in Estimates: The current OMB-approved burden for the existing NPDES ICR (OMB control no. 2040– 0004, EPA ICR no. 0229.24) is 28,221,350 hours. The current combined OMB-approved burden for the existing NPDES ICR and the four ICRs being consolidated into this ICR is 28,661,318 hours. The combined burden requested in this ICR renewal is 31,147,981 hours. Overall, the burden requested in this ICR is 2,486,663 hours (9 percent) more than the combined previously approved burdens of the component ICRs. The majority of this burden hour increase occurred as a result of an increase in EPA’s estimates of permittee respondents. The increases in EPA’s estimates of the number of permittee respondents is largely attributed to improvements in the current NPDES Integrated Compliance Information E:\FR\FM\29JYN1.SGM 29JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 143 / Thursday, July 29, 2021 / Notices System (ICIS–NPDES) database, implementation of the Electronic Reporting Rule Phase 1, and refined estimates. Other significant changes in estimates of burden hours are the result of the following adjustments: • This ICR eliminates the initial permit application and compliance activities for existing Cooling Water Intake Structure (CWIS) facilities as these activities have been completed by all existing CWIS facilities, resulting in a decrease in estimated burden hours for CWIS facilities. • The collection burden associated with compliance with and administration of small vessels general permit (sVGP) has been removed. Eliminating the sVGP also decreased the number of vessel respondents significantly. • The estimated number of respondents in some of the categories (shown in Appendix D of the ICR Supporting Statement) both increased and decreased per the current NPDES Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS–NPDES) database and based on refined EPA estimates. • This ICR accounts for adjustments to inflation to September 2021 dollars that updated the presumed capital and O&M cost burden. • The burden associated with Electronic Reporting Rule Phase I implementation activities has been removed. This includes the burden associated with Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) mailing by permittees, and all state and federal DMR processing previously included in the ICR. Dated: July 22, 2021. Andrew D. Sawyers, Director, Office of Wastewater Management. [FR Doc. 2021–16154 Filed 7–28–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OGC–2021–0444; FRL–8780–01– OGC] Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of proposed consent decree; request for public comment. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: In accordance with the Clean Air Act, as amended (CAA or the Act), notice is given of a proposed consent decree in State of New York, et al. v. Regan et al., No. 21 Civ. 252 (ALC) (S.D.N.Y.). On January 12, 2021, the SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:19 Jul 28, 2021 Jkt 253001 States of New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, and the City of New York (Plaintiffs) filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Plaintiffs alleged that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) failed to perform certain nondiscretionary duties in accordance with the Act to take final action to approve or disapprove, in whole or in part, certain 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) infrastructure state implementation plan (SIP) submissions addressing the good neighbor provision from the States of Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, and West Virginia. The proposed consent decree would establish deadlines for EPA to act on these six SIP submissions. Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received by August 30, 2021. DATES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OGC–2021–0444, online at https:// www.regulations.gov (EPA’s preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID number for this action. Comments received may be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the ‘‘Additional Information about Commenting on the Proposed Consent Decree’’ heading under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room are closed to the public, with limited exceptions, to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID–19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. We encourage the public to submit comments via https:// www.regulations.gov, as there may be a delay in processing mail and faxes. Hand-deliveries and couriers may be received by scheduled appointment only. For further information on EPA Docket Center services and the current status, please visit us online at https:// www.epa.gov/dockets. EPA continues to carefully and continuously monitor information from the CDC, local area health departments, and our federal partners so that we can ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 40825 respond rapidly as conditions change regarding COVID–19. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosemary E. Hambright, Air and Radiation Law Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone (202) 564–8829; email address hambright.rosemary.e@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining a Copy of the Proposed Consent Decree The official public docket for this action (identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OGC–2021–0444) contains a copy of the proposed consent decree. The electronic version of the public docket for this action contains a copy of the proposed consent decree and is available through https:// www.regulations.gov. You may use https://www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, key in the appropriate docket identification number then select ‘‘search.’’ II. Additional Information About the Proposed Consent Decree The proposed consent decree would establish deadlines for EPA to take action pursuant to CAA section 110(k) on certain SIP submissions addressing the requirements of CAA section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I), 42 U.S.C. 7410(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) (the good neighbor provision), to resolve a lawsuit filed by the States of New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, and the City of New York. Pursuant to CAA section 110(k), 42 U.S.C. 7410(k), SIP submission are deemed complete by operation of law 6 months after receipt by EPA. EPA must approve or disapprove, in whole or in a part, SIP submissions within 12 months of being deemed complete. The proposed consent decree would require the EPA, pursuant to CAA sections 110(k)(2)–(4), 42 U.S.C. 7410(k)(2)–(4), to take final action to approve or disapprove, in whole or in part, the portion of six 2015 ozone NAAQS infrastructure SIP submissions addressing the good neighbor provision from the States of Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, and West Virginia. EPA received the good neighbor SIP submissions at issue on the following dates: Indiana on November 2, 2018, Kentucky on January 9, 2019, Michigan on March 8, 2019, E:\FR\FM\29JYN1.SGM 29JYN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0719; FRL-8774-01-OW]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit the ``Information Collection Request (ICR) Supporting Statement 
for The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program 
(Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 0229.25, OMB Control No. 2040-0004) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is 
soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed 
information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension 
of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2022. 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 September 27, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-

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OW-2008-0719 online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), 
by email to [email protected], 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Baehr, National Program Branch, 
Water Permits Division, OWM Mail Code: 4203M, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1201 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: (202) 564-2277; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail 
the information that the 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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA), 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 ICR as appropriate. 
The final ICR package 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 ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 
submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: This consolidated Information Collection Request (ICR) 
renews the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 
Program ICR. It calculates the information collection burden and costs 
associated with the NPDES program, identifies the types of activities 
regulated under the NPDES program, describes the roles and 
responsibilities of state governments and the Agency, and presents the 
program areas that address the various types of regulated activities. 
This ICR renewal (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control no. 
2040-0004, EPA ICR no. 0229.24, expiration date 03/31/2022) 
consolidates the information collection burden and costs associated 
with activities previously reported in 18 of the NPDES program or 
NPDES-related ICRs. This renewal documents the addition of the burden 
and costs for the four existing NPDES ICRs listed below. Once this 
renewal ICR is approved, the following ICRs will be discontinued (each 
originally would have been effective for three years).

 Public Notification Requirements for Combined Sewer Overflows 
(CSOs) in the Great Lakes Basin (OMB control no. 2040-0293, EPA ICR 
2562.03, expiration date 04/30/2024)
 Effluent Limitation Guidelines and Standards for the Dental 
Category (OMB control no. 2040-0287, EPA ICR no. 2514.03, expiration 
03/31/2024)
 2020 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Multi-
Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Industrial Stormwater Discharges (OMB 
control no. 2040-0300, EPA ICR no. 2612.02, expiration 03/31/2024)
 NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule--Phase 2 Extension (OMB 
Control No.: 2020-0037, EPA ICR No. 2617.02, expiration 12/31/2023)

    The Clean Water Act (CWA) provides that NPDES permits are required 
for the discharge of pollutants to waters of the United States. The CWA 
requires EPA to develop and implement the NPDES permit program. CWA 
section 402(b) allows states to acquire authority to administer the 
NPDES program, enabling them to issue NPDES permits for discharges 
within the state. At present, 47 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands are 
authorized to administer the NPDES permit program. In states that do 
not have authority for these programs, the Agency administers the 
program and issues NPDES permits. Because some permit applications are 
processed by states and some by EPA, this ICR calculates government 
burden and cost for both authorized states and EPA. See Appendix F.1 
for a copy of the authorizing regulation.
    Form Numbers: EPA Form l3510-1; EPA Form 3510-2A; EPA Form 3510-2B; 
EPA Form 3510-2C; EPA Form 3510-2D; EPA Form 3510-2E; EPA Form 3510-2F; 
EPA Form 3510-2S.
    Respondents/affected entities: Any point source discharger of 
pollutants, including but not limited to publicly owned and privately 
owned treatment works (POTWs and PrOTWs), industrial dischargers to 
POTWs and PrOTWs, industrial and commercial dischargers to water of the 
United States, sewage sludge management and disposal operations, large 
vessels, dischargers of stormwater, construction sites, municipalities, 
pesticide applicators, local and state governments.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Sections 301, 302, 304, 306, 
307, 308, 316(b), 401, 402, 403, 405, and 510 of the CWA; the 1987 
Water Quality Act (WQA) revisions to CWA section 402(p); 40 CFR parts 
122, 123, 124, and 125 (and parts 501 and 503 for Biosolids); and the 
Great Lakes Critical Programs Act (CPA).
    Estimated number of respondents: 829,419 (total). (Includes 637 
States/Tribes/Territories.)
    Frequency of response: The frequency of response varies depending 
on the specific response activity and can range from ongoing and 
monthly to once every five years.
    Total estimated burden: 31,147,981 hours (per year). Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,732,564,878 (per year), includes 
$22,999,181 annualized capital or operation and maintenance costs 
(O&M).
    Changes in Estimates: The current OMB-approved burden for the 
existing NPDES ICR (OMB control no. 2040-0004, EPA ICR no. 0229.24) is 
28,221,350 hours. The current combined OMB-approved burden for the 
existing NPDES ICR and the four ICRs being consolidated into this ICR 
is 28,661,318 hours. The combined burden requested in this ICR renewal 
is 31,147,981 hours. Overall, the burden requested in this ICR is 
2,486,663 hours (9 percent) more than the combined previously approved 
burdens of the component ICRs. The majority of this burden hour 
increase occurred as a result of an increase in EPA's estimates of 
permittee respondents. The increases in EPA's estimates of the number 
of permittee respondents is largely attributed to improvements in the 
current NPDES Integrated Compliance Information

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System (ICIS-NPDES) database, implementation of the Electronic 
Reporting Rule Phase 1, and refined estimates. Other significant 
changes in estimates of burden hours are the result of the following 
adjustments:
     This ICR eliminates the initial permit application and 
compliance activities for existing Cooling Water Intake Structure 
(CWIS) facilities as these activities have been completed by all 
existing CWIS facilities, resulting in a decrease in estimated burden 
hours for CWIS facilities.
     The collection burden associated with compliance with and 
administration of small vessels general permit (sVGP) has been removed. 
Eliminating the sVGP also decreased the number of vessel respondents 
significantly.
     The estimated number of respondents in some of the 
categories (shown in Appendix D of the ICR Supporting Statement) both 
increased and decreased per the current NPDES Integrated Compliance 
Information System (ICIS-NPDES) database and based on refined EPA 
estimates.
     This ICR accounts for adjustments to inflation to 
September 2021 dollars that updated the presumed capital and O&M cost 
burden.
     The burden associated with Electronic Reporting Rule Phase 
I implementation activities has been removed. This includes the burden 
associated with Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) mailing by 
permittees, and all state and federal DMR processing previously 
included in the ICR.

    Dated: July 22, 2021.
Andrew D. Sawyers,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management.
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