**U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY**

**INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST FOR**

**REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR BEACH ACT GRANTS**

**EPA ICR No. 2048.02**

**OMB Control No.** **2040-0244**

**June 2008**

**Table of Contents**

1\. Identification of the Information Collection

> 1(a) Title Of The Information Collection
>
> 1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract

2\. Need for And Use of the Collection

> 2(a) Need/Authority For The Collection
>
> 2(b) Practical Utility/Users Of The Data

3\. Nonduplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria

> 3(a) Nonduplication
>
> 3(b) Public Notice Required Prior To ICR Submission To OMB
>
> 3(c) Consultations
>
> 3(d) Effects Of Less Frequent Collection
>
> 3(e) General Guidelines
>
> 3(f) Confidentiality
>
> 3(g) Sensitive Questions

4\. The Respondents And The Information Requested

> 4(a) Respondents/SIC Codes
>
> 4(b) Information Requested

5\. The Information Collected-Agency Activities, Collection Methodology,
And Information Management

> 5(a) Agency Activities
>
> 5(b) Collection Methodology And Management
>
> 5(c) Small Entity Flexibility
>
> 5(d) Collection Schedule

6\. Estimating The Burden And Cost Of The Collection

> 6(a) Estimating Respondent Burden
>
> 6(b) Estimating Respondent Cost
>
> Labor Costs
>
> Operation and Maintenance Costs
>
> 6(c) Estimating Agency Burden And Cost
>
> 6(d) Estimating The Respondent Universe And Total Burden And Costs
>
> 6(e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables
>
> 6(f) Reasons For Change In Burden
>
> 6(g) Burden Statement

**List of Tables**

Table 1. BEACH Act Grant Performance Criteria Summary

Table 2. Individual Respondent 3-Year State Burden Hours

Table 3. Total Agency Burden Hours Per Activity over 3 Years

Table 4. Annualized Respondent Burden And Cost

Table 5. Total Annualized Respondent and Agency Burden and Costs

Table 6. Changes in State and Territory Burden Estimates from Original
2002 ICR

**INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST**

**1. Identification of the Information Collection**

**1(a) Title Of The Information Collection**

Reporting Requirements for BEACH Act Grants

**1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract**

The Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH ) Act
amends the Clean Water Act (CWA) in part and authorizes the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to award BEACH Act Program
Development and Implementation Grants to coastal and Great Lakes states,
tribes, and territories for their beach monitoring and notification
programs. The grants will assist states to develop and implement a
consistent approach to monitor recreational water quality; assess,
manage, and communicate health risks from waterborne microbial
contamination; notify the public of pollution occurrences, and post
beach advisories and closures to prevent public exposure to microbial
pathogens. To qualify for a BEACH Act Grant, a state must submit
information to EPA documenting that its beach monitoring and
notification program is consistent with nine performance criteria
outlined in the *National Beach Guidance and Performance Criteria for
Recreation Waters*. For EPA to award a BEACH Implementation Grant, a
state must document that its coastal monitoring and notification program
includes or will include the following:

-   Risk-based beach evaluation and classification

-   Sampling design and monitoring implementation plan

-   Monitoring report submission and delegation

-   Methods and assessment procedures

-   Public notification and risk communication plan

-   Measures to notify EPA and local governments

-   Measures to notify the public

-   Notification report submission and delegation

-   Public evaluation of program

    All beach program information will be collected by the EPA Office of
    Science and Technology, stored in the Beach Database, and displayed
    on EPA's Beaches Website for use by the public, state environmental
    and public health agencies, and EPA.

    The second ICR approval period expires in July of 2008. This
    Supporting Statement is for the renewal ICR being submitted to OMB
    for re-approval of the Reporting Requirements for BEACH Act Grants
    information collection. For the second ICR approval period after
    rule promulgation, EPA estimates that the Annualized Respondent
    Burden and Cost for 40 eligible coastal and Great Lakes states,
    tribes, and territories will be 94,947 hours and \$11,388,919 for
    all 40 states annualized (1 year). This includes annualized
    Operations and Maintenance (O&M) costs of \$3,938,760 for all
    states. There are no start-up costs. Since the Agency does not incur
    any additional O&M costs, the Total Annualized Respondent and Agency
    Burden and Cost estimate is 98,147 hours (respondents and Agency)
    and \$12,256,690.80 (which includes the respondent and Agency burden
    costs and the respondent O&M costs of \$3,938,760). EPA requests
    that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review and approve
    this Information Collection Request (ICR) package proposal for 3
    years.

    **2. Need for and Use of the Collection**

    **2(a) Need/Authority for the Collection**

    The BEACH Act (Public Law 106-284) established a grant program to
    assist states in implementing a uniform monitoring and notification
    program for their coastal recreational waters. As a condition of
    receipt of a BEACH Grant, states must show evidence of meeting the
    nine performance criteria and the conditions under the BEACH Act.
    Therefore, a state applying for a grant must submit information on
    its programs to its EPA Regional Coordinator and EPA Headquarters to
    document that its program is consistent with the performance
    criteria.

    **2(b) Practical Utility/Users Of The Data**

    Data will be used by EPA, state and local environmental and public
    health agencies, and the public. EPA will use the information
    submitted by a state to determine whether the state's program is
    consistent with the performance criteria and the BEACH Act. State
    and local environmental and public health agencies will use the data
    as an indicator of program performance, and the public will use the
    data as reference to make informed decisions before going to the
    beach. The information provided by each state will also be used to
    report the status of beach monitoring and notification programs
    nationwide. A state must implement measures to notify EPA of the
    results of its water quality sampling. Therefore, these data will be
    used to create a national database of water quality trends,
    advisories, and closings.

    **3. Nonduplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria**

    **3(a) Nonduplication**

    The information requested from the respondents is required for
    receipt of a BEACH Grant and is not available from other sources.
    EPA has made every reasonable attempt to ensure that the beach
    monitoring and notification data and information requested through
    the BEACH Act Grant Program is not currently available through less
    burdensome mechanisms.

    **3(b) Public Notice Required Prior To ICR Submission To OMB**

    \<RESERVED\>

    **3(c) Consultations**

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    **3(d) Effects Of Less Frequent Collection**

    The requirement for a state to submit its monitoring and
    notification data is a statutory requirement under the BEACH Act;
    therefore, EPA is requesting an annual report on a state's program
    as a grant requirement. Monitoring and notification data may be
    submitted more frequently.

    **3(e) General Guidelines**

    The BEACH Act Grant Program will be conducted in accordance with the
    Paperwork Reduction Act (5 CFR 1320.5(d)(2)) and will adhere to
    OMB's general guidelines for information collections.

    **3(f) Confidentiality**

    Measures to ensure the confidentiality of the collected beach
    monitoring and notification data are not necessary because the
    information submitted by the state respondents is public
    information.

    **3(g) Sensitive Questions**

    No information of sensitive nature will be collected as a result of
    this ICR.

    **4. The Respondents And The Information Requested**

    **4(a) Respondents/SIC Codes**

    Information collected by EPA under the BEACH Act will be submitted
    by state environmental and public health agencies in coastal and
    Great Lakes states, territories, and tribes. No private industries
    will be required to submit information and therefore no SIC codes
    are relevant.

    **4(b) Information Requested**

    EPA is requiring states to provide information on how a beach
    monitoring and notification program is consistent with the following
    nine performance criteria, developed from the BEACH Act and
    summarized in Table 1.

    **Table 1. BEACH Act Grant Performance Criteria Summary**

+------------+----------+-----------------------+------------+--------+
| **         | **Per    | **Requirement**       | **BEACH    | **C    |
| Category** | formance |                       | Act        | hapter |
|            | Cr       |                       | Section**  | Discu  |
|            | iteria** |                       |            | ssed** |
+------------+----------+-----------------------+------------+--------+
| **         | 1        | Risk-based Beach      | 406(b)(2)  | 3      |
| Evaluation |          | Evaluation and        | (A)(ii-iv) |        |
| and        |          | Classification        |            |        |
| Classi     |          |                       | 406(c)(1)  |        |
| fication** |          |                       |            |        |
+------------+----------+-----------------------+------------+--------+
| **Mo       | 2        | Sampling Design and   | 406(c)(3)  | 4      |
| nitoring** |          | Monitoring            |            |        |
|            |          | Implementation Plan   |            |        |
+------------+----------+-----------------------+------------+--------+
|            | 3        | Monitoring Report     | 406        | 4      |
|            |          | Submission and        | (b)(3)(A), |        |
|            |          | Delegation            | (B)        |        |
|            |          |                       |            |        |
|            |          |                       | 406(c)(2)  |        |
+------------+----------+-----------------------+------------+--------+
|            | 4        | Methods and           | 406(c)(4)  | 4      |
|            |          | Assessment Procedures |            |        |
+------------+----------+-----------------------+------------+--------+
| **Public   | 5        | Public Notification   | 406(c)(7)  | 5      |
| No         |          | and Risk              |            |        |
| tification |          | Communication Plan    |            |        |
| and Prompt |          |                       |            |        |
| Risk       |          |                       |            |        |
| Commu      |          |                       |            |        |
| nication** |          |                       |            |        |
+------------+----------+-----------------------+------------+--------+
|            | 6        | Measures to Notify    | 406(c)(5)  | 5      |
|            |          | EPA and Local         |            |        |
|            |          | Governments           |            |        |
+------------+----------+-----------------------+------------+--------+
|            | 7        | Measures to Notify    | 406(c)(6)  | 5      |
|            |          | the Public            |            |        |
+------------+----------+-----------------------+------------+--------+
|            | 8        | Notification Report   | 406        | 5      |
|            |          | Submission and        | (b)(3)(A), |        |
|            |          | Delegation            | (B)        |        |
|            |          |                       |            |        |
|            |          |                       | 406(c)(2)  |        |
+------------+----------+-----------------------+------------+--------+
| **Public   | 9        | Public Evaluation of  | 406(b      | 2      |
| Ev         |          | Program               | )(2)(A)(v) |        |
| aluation** |          |                       |            |        |
+------------+----------+-----------------------+------------+--------+

1)  **Risk-based Beach Evaluation and Classification**

    A state must develop a risk-based beach evaluation and
    classification plan and apply it to state coastal recreation waters.
    A state or tribal program must describe the factors used in its
    evaluation and classification process and explain how its beaches
    are ranked as a result of the process. This process must result in
    the identification of a list of coastal recreation waters in the
    state, including coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches or
    similar points of access used by the public.

2)  **Sampling Design and Monitoring Plan**

    A state must develop a sampling design and monitoring implementation
    plan. This plan must adequately address the frequency and location
    of monitoring and assessment of coastal recreation waters based on
    the periods of recreational use of the waters, the nature and extent
    of use during certain periods, the proximity of the waters to known
    point sources and nonpoint sources of pollution, and any effect of
    storm events on the waters.

3)  **Monitoring Report Submission and Delegation**

    A state must develop a mechanism to collect relevant information and
    submit timely reports to EPA and document any delegation of
    monitoring responsibilities to local governments.

    *Report Submission*

    A state or tribal recipient of a grant must submit to the EPA
    Administrator timely information and reports that describes the data
    collected as part of the monitoring program, and the actions taken
    to notify the public when water quality standards are exceeded.

    *Delegation*

    If monitoring responsibilities are delegated to local governments,
    the state grant recipient must describe the process by which the
    state may delegate to local governments responsibility for
    implementing the monitoring program.

4)  **Methods and Assessment Procedures**

    A state must develop detailed methods and assessment procedures.
    These procedures must adequately address both the methods to be used
    for detecting levels of pathogens and pathogen indicators that are
    harmful to human health and the assessment procedures for
    identifying short-term increases in pathogens and pathogen
    indicators that are harmful to human health.

5)  **Public Notification and Risk Communication Plan**

    A state must develop an overall public notification and risk
    communication plan. The plan must describe the state's public
    notification efforts and measures to inform the public of the
    potential risks associated with water contact activities in the
    coastal recreation waters that do not meet applicable water quality
    standards.

6)  **Measures to Notify EPA and Local Governments**

    A state must identify measures for promptly communicating to EPA and
    local governments of the occurrence, nature, location, pollutants
    involved, and extent of any exceeding of, or likelihood of
    exceeding, applicable water quality standards for pathogens and
    pathogen indicators. The state must identify how this information
    will be promptly communicated to EPA and to a designated official of
    the local government that has jurisdiction over land adjoining the
    coastal recreation waters for which the failure to meet applicable
    standards has been identified.

7)  **Measures to Notify the Public**

    A state must develop measures to notify the public through the
    posting of signs at beaches or similar points of access or through
    functionally equivalent communication measures that are sufficient
    to give notice to the public that the coastal recreation waters are
    not meeting or are not expected to meet applicable water quality
    standards for pathogens and pathogen indicators.

8)  **Notification Report Submission and Delegations**

    A state must develop a mechanism to collect relevant information and
    submit timely reports to EPA and document any delegation of
    notification responsibilities to local governments.

    *Report Submission*

    A state or tribal recipient of a grant must submit to the
    Administrator timely information and reports that describes data
    collected as part of the notification program and the actions taken
    to notify the public when water quality standards are exceeded.

    *Delegation*

    If notification responsibilities are delegated to local governments,
    the state grant recipient must describe the process by which the
    state may delegate to local governments responsibility for
    implementing the notification program.

9)  **Public Evaluation of Program**

    A state must identify how to provide the public with an opportunity
    to review the program through a process that provides for public
    notice, review, and an opportunity to comment. This can be
    accomplished through a record of public comments, meetings, forums,
    or workshops.

    **5. The Information Collected-Agency Activities, Collection
    Methodology, And Information Management**

    **5(a) Agency Activities**

    The BEACH Act Grant Program will be administered by EPA Headquarters
    and EPA Regional Offices, which have planned for and allocated
    resources for the efficient and effective management of the grant
    program. EPA is conducting the following activities in administering
    the BEACH Act grants:

-   EPA Headquarters to monitor state programs annually to ensure
    compliance with the performance criteria.

-   EPA Regions to monitor state programs annually to ensure compliance
    with the performance criteria.

-   EPA Regions and EPA Headquarters to provide miscellaneous support to
    the states.

-   EPA Regions to revise work plans and update Quality Management Plan.

-   EPA Regions to perform technical review on Quality Assurance Project
    Plan and Grants Management Plan.

-   Regions to ensure that Quality Assurance Project Plan is complete
    prior to implementation.

    **5(b) Collection Methodology And Management**

    The EPA Beach Program encourages states to electronically transmit
    beach monitoring and notification data directly to EPA. Electronic
    reporting is intended to achieve data collection efficiencies and
    reduce the possibility of data input error.

    It is the State's responsibility to conduct ongoing data analysis,
    including performing data QA/QC to check for anomalies in the data
    that may be related to data entry or laboratory errors. Data quality
    review and analysis will include: continuous analysis of laboratory
    results, pollution occurrence events, public notification, and
    review of all program data. The beach monitoring and notification
    data will be maintained in the BEACH Database. Historically,
    reporting of beach data to EPA through the National Beach Health
    Survey has been limited to beach program information and
    notification data. The new BEACH Database will maintain monitoring
    and locational data and grants information. The data collected under
    BEACH Act Grant Program will be used for program performance
    evaluation to determine if a state program is consistent with BEACH
    Guidance and Performance Criteria document, to analyze pollution
    occurrences at beaches across Nation, and report to Congress on
    status of Nation's recreation waters.

    **5(c) Small Entity Flexibility**

    Measures to assist small entities are not applicable because the
    respondents for the BEACH Act Grant Program are state government
    agencies. However, EPA may make a grant to a local government for
    implementation of a monitoring and notification program only if,
    after the 1-year period beginning on the date of publication of
    performance criteria, EPA determines that the State is not
    implementing a program that meets the performance criteria.

    **5(d) Collection Schedule**

    A state must show evidence documenting its compliance with the nine
    performance criteria as listed in the *Federal Register* to be
    eligible for a BEACH Grant.

    **6. Estimating The Burden And Cost Of The Collection**

    **6(a) Estimating Respondent Burden**

    The BEACH Act requires states to devote time and resources to
    implement a monitoring and notification program to meet the
    performance criteria outlined in the *National Beach Guidance and
    Performance Criteria for Recreation Waters*. To develop burden
    estimates, EPA estimated the number of hours that will be required
    by states to adhere to the performance criteria.

    The Agency estimated that implementing a monitoring and notification
    program in accordance with the nine performance criteria will take
    94,947 annualized hours and \$3,938,760 O&M for all 40 respondents.

    The following assumptions were made for this ICR based on data
    collected by EPA and consultations with respondents listed in
    Section 3(c):

-   The average beach (monitoring) season was assumed to be 18 weeks.

-   The average number of samples collected per week at each beach
    during the beach season was assumed to be 2 samples.

-   The average cost of sample analysis was assumed to be \$30/sample.

    **6(b) Estimating Respondent Cost**

    The annual cost for a state or territory to implement the
    performance criteria necessary to comply with the BEACH Grant
    Program are attributed to labor costs and operation and maintenance
    (O&M) costs. The total cost burden over 3 years for the 40 states
    and territories are estimated to be \$35,785,082 which consists of
    \$23,968,802 in labor costs, and \$11,816,280 in O&M costs.

    ***Labor Costs***

    To develop labor costs, EPA multiplied the number of hours that will
    be required to implement a monitoring and notification plan by the
    state employee hourly rate to generate a cost estimate. Because
    labor rates vary so widely among the state government personnel
    involved in implementing a state monitoring and notification
    program, EPA used an average loaded hourly rate that is
    representative of the average salary for a managerial and technical
    state employee as listed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for
    full-time state and local government workers in the National
    Compensation Survey (June 2005). The managerial salary of \$122.20
    per hour was calculated using a rate of \$47.00 per hour plus an
    overhead rate of 1.6%. The technical salary of \$81.25 per hour was
    calculated using a rate of \$31.25 per hour plus an overhead rate of
    1.6%. Table 2 presents an estimate of the burden that state
    governments will incur to meet each performance criterion outlined
    in the *National Beach Guidance and Grant Performance Criteria for
    Recreation Waters*. The table identifies the activities to be
    performed by the state, the associated hours required for each
    activity, and the labor cost for each activity. Annualized totals
    are presented at the end of Table 2.

    **Table 2. Individual Respondent 3-Year State Burden Hours**

+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
| **Perf  | **State     | **3 |        | **3 |       | *   |       |
| ormance | Activity**  | Y   |        | Y   |       | *To |       |
| Crit    |             | ear |        | ear |       | tal |       |
| erion** |             | M   |        | Tec |       | 3   |       |
|         |             | ana |        | hni |       | Y   |       |
|         |             | ger |        | cal |       | ear |       |
|         |             | ial |        | Bu  |       | Bu  |       |
|         |             | Bu  |        | rde |       | rde |       |
|         |             | rde |        | n** |       | n** |       |
|         |             | n** |        |     |       |     |       |
+=========+=============+=====+========+=====+=======+=====+=======+
|         |             | *   | *      | *   | **    | *   | **    |
|         |             | *To | *Total | *To | Total | *To | Total |
|         |             | tal | Labor  | tal | Labor | tal | Labor |
|         |             | Bur | Cost   | Bur | C     | Bur | Cost  |
|         |             | den | \      | den | ost** | den | (     |
|         |             | Per | $122.2 | Per |       | Per | Dolla |
|         |             | Ac  | 0/hour | Ac  | **\$  | Ac  | rs)** |
|         |             | tiv | (Doll  | tiv | 81.25 | tiv |       |
|         |             | ity | ars)** | ity | /hour | ity |       |
|         |             | (Ho |        | (Ho | (     | (Ho |       |
|         |             | urs |        | urs | Dolla | urs |       |
|         |             | )** |        | )** | rs)** | )** |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
| **1 -** | Identify    | 1   | 122.20 | 6   | 4     | 7   | 6     |
|         | coastal     |     |        |     | 87.50 |     | 09.70 |
| **Ris   | recreation  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| k-based | waters.^a^  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Beach   |             |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Eva     |             |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| luation |             |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| and     |             |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Cl      |             |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| assific |             |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| ation** |             |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | Identify    | 1   | 122.20 | 6   | 4     | 7   | 6     |
|         | and submit  |     |        |     | 87.50 |     | 09.70 |
|         | list of     |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | monitored   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | waters.^a^  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | Collect and | 20  | 2,     | 180 | 14,6  | 200 | 17,0  |
|         | submit      |     | 444.00 |     | 25.00 |     | 69.00 |
|         | beach       |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | lat/long    |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | coordinates |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | (g          |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | eoreference |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | beaches     |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | using maps, |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | gps,        |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | etc.).^a^   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | Identify    | 20  | 2,     | 80  | 6,5   | 100 | 8,9   |
|         | bathing     |     | 444.00 |     | 00.00 |     | 44.00 |
|         | beaches and |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | submit      |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | beach       |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | miles.^a^   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | Determine   | 3   | 366.60 | 6   | 4     | 9   | 8     |
|         | legal       |     |        |     | 87.50 |     | 54.10 |
|         | authority   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | for         |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | ad          |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | ministering |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | monitoring  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | and         |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | n           |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | otification |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | p           |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | rograms.^a^ |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | Review      | 5   | 611.00 | 15  | 1,2   | 20  | 1,8   |
|         | available   |     |        |     | 18.75 |     | 29.75 |
|         | i           |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | nformation. |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | Rank        | 3   | 366.60 | 100 | 8,1   | 103 | 8,4   |
|         | beaches.    |     |        |     | 25.00 |     | 91.60 |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | **          | 53  | 6,     | 393 | 31,9  | 446 | 38,4  |
|         | Performance |     | 476.60 |     | 31.25 |     | 07.85 |
|         | Criterion 1 |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | Total**     |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
| **2 -** | Identify    | 3   | 366.60 | 5   | 4     | 8   | 7     |
|         | sampling    |     |        |     | 06.25 |     | 72.85 |
| **S     | plan (when  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| ampling | and where   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Design  | to sample,  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| and     | what depth  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Mon     | to sample,  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| itoring | etc.).      |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Impleme |             |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| ntation |             |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Plan**  |             |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | Ensure data | 12  | 1,     | 100 | 8,1   | 112 | 9,5   |
|         | quality.    |     | 466.40 |     | 25.00 |     | 91.40 |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | Staff       | 4   | 488.80 | 7   | 5     | 11  | 1,0   |
|         | monitoring  |     |        |     | 68.75 |     | 57.55 |
|         | programs.   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | Train       | 16  | 1      | 200 | 16,2  | 216 | 18,2  |
|         | monitoring  |     | 955.20 |     | 50.00 |     | 05.20 |
|         | staff.      |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | Create      | 40  | 4,     | 360 | 29,2  | 400 | 34,1  |
|         | database    |     | 888.00 |     | 50.00 |     | 38.00 |
|         | and data    |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | submission  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | process.^a^ |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | Manage data | 20  | 2,     | 180 | 14,6  | 200 | 17,0  |
|         | for beach   |     | 444.00 |     | 25.00 |     | 69.00 |
|         | season.     |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | Program     | 120 | 14,    | 120 | 9,7   | 240 | 24,4  |
|         | imp         |     | 664.00 |     | 50.00 |     | 14.00 |
|         | lementation |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | and         |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | oversight.  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | **          | 215 | 26,    | 972 | 78,9  | 1,  | 105,2 |
|         | Performance |     | 723.00 |     | 75.00 | 187 | 48.00 |
|         | Criterion 2 |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | Total**     |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
| **3 -** | Submit      | 8   | 977.60 | 30  | 2,4   | 38  | 3,42  |
|         | report that |     |        |     | 37.50 |     | 5.910 |
| **Mon   | describes   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| itoring | data        |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Report  | collected   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Sub     | and public  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| mission | n           |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| and     | otification |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Deleg   | activities. |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| ation** |             |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | Describe    | 6   | 733.20 | 18  | 1,4   | 24  | 2,1   |
|         | process by  |     |        |     | 62.50 |     | 95.70 |
|         | which the   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | state may   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | delegate to |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | local       |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | governments |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | the         |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | res         |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | ponsibility |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | for         |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | i           |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | mplementing |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | a           |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | monitoring  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | program.    |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | **          | 14  | 1,     | 48  | 3,9   | 62  | 5,6   |
|         | Performance |     | 710.80 |     | 00.00 |     | 10.80 |
|         | Criterion 3 |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | Total**     |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
| **4 -** | Identify    | 1   | 122.20 | 12  | 9     | 13  | 1,0   |
|         | l           |     |        |     | 75.00 |     | 97.20 |
| **      | aboratories |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Methods | for         |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| and     | analysis.   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Ass     |             |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| essment |             |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Proce   |             |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| dures** |             |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | Determine   | 0   | 0.00   | 4   | 3     | 4   | 3     |
|         | analytical  |     |        |     | 25.00 |     | 25.00 |
|         | procedures. |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | Identify    | 1   | 122.20 | 6   | 4     | 7   | 6     |
|         | sample      |     |        |     | 87.50 |     | 09.70 |
|         | collection  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | techniques. |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | Collect     | 0   | 0.00   | 1   | 109,6 | 1,  | 109,6 |
|         | water       |     |        | 350 | 87.50 | 350 | 87.50 |
|         | sample      |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | Determine   | 2   | 244.40 | 9   | 7     | 11  | 9     |
|         | data        |     |        |     | 31.25 |     | 75.65 |
|         | validation  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | and         |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | v           |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | erification |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | procedures. |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | State       | 135 | 16,    | 2   | 208,4 | 2,  | 224,9 |
|         | analyze and |     | 497.00 | 565 | 06.25 | 700 | 03.25 |
|         | submit      |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | monitoring  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | data to     |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | EPA.        |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | Identify    | 4   | 488.80 | 20  | 1,6   | 24  | 2,1   |
|         | the use of  |     |        |     | 25.00 |     | 13.80 |
|         | predictive  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | tools in    |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | beach       |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | monitoring. |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | (If         |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | currently   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | using       |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | predictive  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | tools,      |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | identify    |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | what type   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | of tool,    |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | how used,   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | how         |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | applicable, |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | etc.)       |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | **          | 143 | 17,    | 3   | 322,2 | 4,  | 339,7 |
|         | Performance |     | 474.60 | 966 | 37.50 | 109 | 12.10 |
|         | Criterion 4 |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | Total**     |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
| **5 -** | Perform a   | 2   | 244.40 | 22  | 1,7   | 24  | 2,0   |
|         | problem     |     |        |     | 87.50 |     | 31.90 |
| *       | assessment  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| *Public | and         |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Notif   | audience    |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| ication | iden        |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| and     | tification. |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Risk    |             |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Communi |             |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| ca-tion |             |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Plan**  |             |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | Determine   | 4   | 488.80 | 44  | 3,5   | 48  | 4,0   |
|         | and develop |     |        |     | 75.00 |     | 63.80 |
|         | content and |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | procedures  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | for         |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | advisories  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | and         |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | closings.   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | **          | 6   | 733.20 | 66  | 5,3   | 72  | 6,0   |
|         | Performance |     |        |     | 62.50 |     | 95.70 |
|         | Criterion 5 |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | Total**     |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
| **6 -** | Determine   | 3   | 366.60 | 23  | 1,8   | 26  | 2,    |
|         | the         |     |        |     | 68.75 |     | 2     |
| **M     | mechanisms  |     |        |     |       |     | 35.35 |
| easures | for states  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| to      | to notify   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Notify  | local       |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| EPA and | governments |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Local   | of          |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Govern  | advisories  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| ments** | and         |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | closings,   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | and removal |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | of          |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | advisories  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | and         |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | closings    |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | Determine   | 1   | 122.20 | 13  | 1,0   | 14  | 1,1   |
|         | the         |     |        |     | 56.25 |     | 78.45 |
|         | mechanisms  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | for states  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | to notify   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | EPA of      |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | advisories, |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | closings,   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | and removal |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | of          |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | advisories  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | and         |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | closings.   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | Collect and | 1   | 122.20 | 12  | 9     | 13  | 1,0   |
|         | submit      |     |        |     | 75.00 |     | 97.20 |
|         | n           |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | otification |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | data to     |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | EPA.        |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | **          | 5   | 611.00 | 48  | 3,9   | 53  | 4,5   |
|         | Performance |     |        |     | 00.00 |     | 11.00 |
|         | Criterion 6 |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | Total**     |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
| **7 -** | Determine   | 2   | 244.40 | 20  | 1,6   | 22  | 1,8   |
|         | the         |     |        |     | 25.00 |     | 69.40 |
| **M     | mechanisms  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| easures | for states  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| to      | to notify   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Notify  | the public  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| the     | of          |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| P       | advisories, |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| ublic** | closings,   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | and removal |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | of          |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | advisories  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | and         |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | closings.   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | State to    | 45  | 5,     | 855 | 69,4  | 900 | 74,9  |
|         | implement   |     | 499.00 |     | 68.75 |     | 67.75 |
|         | n           |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | otification |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | program.    |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | This may    |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | include the |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | posting of  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | signs or    |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | functional  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | equivalent. |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | **          | 47  | 5,     | 875 | 71,0  | 922 | 76,8  |
|         | Performance |     | 743.40 |     | 93.75 |     | 37.15 |
|         | Criterion 7 |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | Total**     |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
| **8 -** | Submit      | 3   | 366.60 | 35  | 2,8   | 38  | 3,2   |
|         | report that |     |        |     | 43.75 |     | 10.35 |
| **Notif | describes   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| ication | data        |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Report  | collected   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Sub     | and the     |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| mission | public      |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| and     | n           |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Deleg   | otification |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| ation** | activities. |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | Describe    | 2   | 244.40 | 22  | 1,7   | 24  | 2,0   |
|         | process by  |     |        |     | 87.50 |     | 31.90 |
|         | which the   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | state may   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | delegate to |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | local       |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | governments |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | the         |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | res         |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | ponsibility |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | for         |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | i           |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | mplementing |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | a           |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | n           |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | otification |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | program.    |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | **          | 5   | 611.00 | 57  | 4,6   | 62  | 5,2   |
|         | Performance |     |        |     | 31.25 |     | 42.25 |
|         | Criterion 8 |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | Total**     |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
| **9 -** | Ensure the  | 8   | 977.60 | 96  | 7,8   | 104 | 8,7   |
|         | monitoring  |     |        |     | 00.00 |     | 77.60 |
| *       | and         |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| *Public | n           |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Eva     | otification |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| luation | program     |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| of      | meets the   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| Pr      | needs of    |     |        |     |       |     |       |
| ogram** | the         |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | audiences   |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | and the     |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | objectives  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | of the      |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | Agency.     |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | Evaluate    | 8   | 977.60 | 96  | 7,8   | 104 | 8,7   |
|         | the         |     |        |     | 00.00 |     | 77.60 |
|         | monitoring  |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | and         |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | n           |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | otification |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | program.    |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
|         | **          | 16  | 1,     | 192 | 15,6  | 208 | 17,5  |
|         | Performance |     | 955.20 |     | 00.00 |     | 55.20 |
|         | Criterion 9 |     |        |     |       |     |       |
|         | Total**     |     |        |     |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
| **      |             | 504 | 61,    | 6,  | 537,6 | 7,  | 599,2 |
| TOTAL** |             |     | 588.80 | 617 | 31.25 | 121 | 20.05 |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+
| **ANN   |             | 168 | 20,    | 2,  | 179,2 | 2,  | 199,7 |
| UALIZED |             | .00 | 529.60 | 205 | 10.67 | 374 | 40.27 |
| TOTAL** |             |     |        | .67 |       |     |       |
+---------+-------------+-----+--------+-----+-------+-----+-------+

^a^ Indicates that most of the burden for this activity incurred during
the initial ICR period.

***Operation and Maintenance Costs***

In addition to labor costs, the states and territories incur O&M costs
associated with the analytical fees and shipping for the water quality
samples. Non-labor costs for the 40 states and territories are solely
attributed to the laboratory fees that will be charged for analysis and
to shipping charges for sending the sample bottles to the appropriate
laboratory.

The O&M costs were calculated as an average based on the 3,647 coastal
and Great Lakes beaches identified in EPA's 2007 National List of
Beaches (the most recent version currently available) for the 40 states
and territories eligible to participate in the BEACH Act Grant Program.
EPA obtained laboratory fees and shipping costs from testing labs and
estimated the cost to be \$30 per sample. The cost for each state was
calculated using the equation below:

[3,647 beaches X 36 samples (twice per week for 18 week season) X \$30
per sample]{.underline} = \$98,469/state

40 states

EPA estimated an annualized O&M cost of \$98,469 per state, an
Annualized Total O&M cost of \$3,938,760 for all 40 states, and a Total
O&M cost of \$11,816,280 for 40 states over 3 years.

**6(c) Estimating Agency Burden And Cost**

The BEACH Act requires EPA to devote time and resources to manage the
grant program. To develop burden estimates, EPA estimated the number of
hours that will be required to administer this program. The Agency
estimated that it will take 80 hours per respondent to review and
process the applications. When multiplied by 40 respondents, the
Annualized Agency Burden is 3,200 hours to administer the program and a
Total Agency Burden of 9,600 hours over 3 years. The Agency used an
average hourly salary for Agency employees of \$102.60, which was
calculated using a rate of \$39.46 plus an overhead rate of 1.6 percent.
The labor rate was obtained using 2008 salary tables provided by the
Office of Personnel Management.

Table 3 presents an estimate of the burden that EPA will incur to manage
the BEACH Act Grant Program for Years 1 through 3 of this ICR. The
annualized totals are presented at the bottom of the table.

**Table 3. Total Agency Burden Hours Per Activity over 3 Years**

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Activities**                             **Agency      **Agency Burden
                                             Burden        Dollars (\$)**
                                             Hours**       
  ------------------------------------------ ------------- ---------------
  EPA Headquarters to monitor state programs 1371          \$104,664.60
  annually to ensure compliance with the                   
  performance criteria                                     

  EPA Regions to monitor state programs      2057          \$211,048.40
  annually to ensure compliance with the                   
  performance criteria                                     

  EPA Headquarters and EPA Regions to        1371          \$140,64.60
  provide miscellaneous support to states.                 

  EPA Regions to revise work plans and       1371          \$140,64.60
  update beach monitoring and notification                 
  program procedures.                                      

  EPA Regions to perform technical review on 3429          \$351,815.40
  Quality Assurance Project Plan and Grants                
  Management Plan, DQOs and SOPs prior to                  
  implementation.                                          

  **Total over 3 years**                     9600          \$984,960

  **Annualized total**                       3200          \$328,320
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------

**6(d) Estimating The Respondent Universe And Total Burden And Costs**

Table 4 presents an estimate of the total respondent burden and costs
expected for the BEACH Act Grant Program. The Total Annualized
Respondent Burden is expected to be 94,947 hours and \$3,938,760 O&M
Costs. There are no start-up costs, and the burden estimate does not
include labor costs.

**Table 4. Annualized Respondent Burden And Cost**

  --------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- ------------------ ---------- ----------------
  **Performance   **Respondent   **Respondent   **O&M         **Number of        **Total    **Total
  criteria**      hrs/yr**       labor          cost/yr**     Respondents/yr**   Hrs/yr**   cost/yr**
                                 cost/yr**                                                  

  **1**           149            \$12,802.62    []{.mark}     40                 5,947      \$512,104.67

  **2**           396            \$35,082.67                  40                 15,827     \$1,403,306.67

  **3**           21             \$1,870.26                   40                 827        \$74,810.67

  **4**           1,370          \$113,237.37                 40                 54,787     \$4,529,494.67

  **5**           24             \$2,031.90                   40                 960        \$81,276.00

  **6**           18             \$1,503.67                   40                 707        \$60, 146.67

  **7**           307            \$25,612.38                  40                 12,293     \$1,024,495.33

  **8**           21             \$1,747.42                   40                 827        \$69,896.67

  **9**           69             \$5,851.73                   40                 2,773      \$234,069.33

  **Total**       2,374          \$199,740.27   \$3,938,760   40                 94,947     \$7,989,610.80
  --------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- ------------------ ---------- ----------------

**6(e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables**

Table 5 presents an estimate of the Total Annualized State and Agency
Burden and Costs expected for the BEACH Act Grant Program. As shown in
Table 5, the Annualized Burden for the Agency and 40 states, tribes, and
territories with coastal recreation waters is 98,147 hours and
\$12,256,690.80 including O&M costs.

**Table 5. Total Annualized Respondent and Agency Burden and Costs**

  ------------ ------------- ---------------- ----------------- -----------------
               **Burden      **Burden Cost**  **O&M Cost        **Total Cost**
               (Hours)**                      (Dollars)**       

  **40         94,947        \$7,989,610.80   \$3,938,760       \$11,928,370.80
  States**                                                      

  **Agency**   3,200         \$328,320        \$0               \$328,320

  **Total**    98,147        \$8,317,930.80   \$3,938,760       \$12,256,690.80
  ------------ ------------- ---------------- ----------------- -----------------

**6(f) Reasons For Change In Burden**

The respondent average annual burden remains at the 2005 level of 7,121
hours for the total average annual number of 40 respondents, with the
Agency annual burden also remaining at the corresponding 3,200 hours.
EPA used the higher number of respondents because the Agency expects
several tribes to apply for BEACH Act Grants that had not done so during
the original ICR period. The annual operation and maintenance costs for
all respondents also increased from \$3,749,760 to \$ 3,938,760 for all
states. This is because the estimated number of beaches monitored by
grant recipients increased from 3,472 (estimated from EPA's 2003
National List of Beaches) to 3,647 (estimated from the 2007 National
Beaches Survey), a 5.0% increase. Relative to the 2005 ICR, EPA
maintained its estimate of two samples collected each week per beach
monitored with a beach season length of 18 weeks based on data that EPA
collected and comments received from several state Beach Program
contacts.

EPA also revised the labor rates, which increased from \$42.96 to 47.00
for a Managerial employee and from \$30.03 to \$31.25 for a Technical
employee based on the average Bureau of Labor Statistics salaries for
managerial and technical employees in state and local governments as
shown in their June 2005 National Compensation Survey Tables.

Burden estimates for specific tasks under the performance criteria
listed in Table 2 remain consistent with changes made under the 2005 ICR
update based on respondent consultations. The original estimates for
these tasks were significantly lower than the actual burden reported by
these respondents.

**6(g) Burden Statement**

The Annualized Respondent Burden and Cost Estimate for 40 states for the
BEACH Grant Program is estimated to be 94,947 hours and \$11,928,370.80.
There are no start-up costs. Since the Agency does not incur any
additional O&M costs, the Total Annualized Respondent and Agency Burden
and Cost estimate is 98,147 hours and \$8,317,930.80 (includes
respondent burden costs, O&M costs, and Agency burden costs). 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; 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. 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 are listed in 40 CFR part 9
and 48 CFR chapter 15.

To comment on the Agency\'s need for this information, the accuracy of
the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing
respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques,
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0357, which is available for public viewing at the Water
Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center 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 Water Docket is
(202) 566-2426. An electronic version of the public docket is available
through Regulations.gov at http://www.regulations.gov/. Use
Regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the public 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 above. Also, you can send comments to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Office for EPA.
Please include the EPA Docket ID No. (EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0357) and OMB
control number (2040-0244) in any correspondence.