**INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST:**

**APPLICATIONS FOR**

**NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM DISCHARGE PERMITS AND
THE SEWAGE SLUDGE MANAGEMENT PERMITS**

EPA ICR Number: 0226.17

OMB Control Number: 2040-0086

March 2003

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

**[Section]{.underline} [Page]{.underline}**

1\. SHORT CHARACTERIZATION 1

2\. NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION 3

> 2(a) Need/Authority For The Collection 3
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> 2(b) Practical Utility/Users of the Data 5

3\. NONDUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND\
OTHER COLLECTION CRITERIA 7

> 3(a) Nonduplication 7
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> 3(b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB 7
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> 3(c) Consultations 7
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> 3(d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection 9
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> 3(e) General Guidelines 9
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> 3(f) Confidentiality 9
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> 3(g) Sensitive Questions 10

4\. THE RESPONDENTS AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED 11

> 4(a) Respondents/Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes 11
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> 4(b) Information Requested 11
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> 4(c) Respondent Activities 21

5\. THE INFORMATION COLLECTED: AGENCY ACTIVITIES, COLLECTION
METHODOLOGY,\
AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 22

> 5(a) Agency Activities 22
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> 5(b) Collection Methodology And Management 22
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> 5(c) Small Entity Flexibility 22
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> 5(d) Collection Schedule 23

6\. ESTIMATING THE BURDEN AND COST OF THE COLLECTION 25

> 6(a)(i) Estimating Applicant Respondent Burden 25
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> 6(a)(ii) Estimating State Respondent Burden 44
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> 6(a)(iii) Total Respondent Burden 46
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> 6(b)(i) Estimating Applicant Respondent Cost 46
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> 6(b)(ii) Estimating State Respondent Costs 50
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> 6(b)(iii) Total Respondent Costs 52
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> 6(c) Estimating Agency Burden And Cost 52
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> 6(d) Total Burden Hours And Costs, Master Tables 55
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> 6(e) Reasons for Change in Burden 56
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> 6(f) Burden Statement 60

**LIST OF EXHIBITS**

Exhibit 1. Application Forms and Information Requests 12

Exhibit 2. Number of Applicants and Information Respondents 25

Exhibit 3. Applicant Recordkeeping Burden 28

Exhibit 4. Form 2A - Burden per Applicant Respondent by Section 29

Exhibit 5. Form 2A Applicant Respondent Burden 30

Exhibit 6. Annual Municipal Applicant Respondents For Section 308
Requests 31

Exhibit 7. Total Annual Applicant Burden to Municipal Facilities For
Section 308 Requests 31

Exhibit 8. Form 2D Applicant Burden 32

Exhibit 9. Annual Non-municipal Applicant Respondents for Section 308
Requests 33

Exhibit 10. Total Annual Applicant Burden to Non-Municipal Facilities
for Section 308 Requests 34

Exhibit 11. Form 2E Applicant Respondent Burden 34

Exhibit 12. Form 2F Applicant Respondent Burden 35

Exhibit 16. Burden for SWPPP 39

Exhibit 17. Applicant Respondent Burden for Applications for

Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems 40

Exhibit 18. Annual Applicant Respondent Burden 43

Exhibit 19. Annual State Respondent Burden 45

Exhibit 20a. Estimate of Form 2A Facilities That Currently Do Not Test
47

Exhibit 20b. Estimate of Form 2S Facilities That Currently Do Not Test
47

Exhibit 21. Testing/Contractor Costs (O&M Costs) 48

Exhibit 22. Applicant Respondent Costs 49

Exhibit 23. Annual State Respondent Costs 51

Exhibit 24. Annual Agency Burden 53

Exhibit 25. Annual Agency Costs 54

Exhibit 26. Total Annual Burden for Respondents and Agency 56

Exhibit 27. Change in Applicant Respondent Burden 56

Exhibit 28. Change in State Respondent Burden 58

Exhibit 29. Explanations for Substantial Changes in Applicant Respondent
Burden 59

**1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION**

**1(a) TITLE OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION**

Title: Applications for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System Discharge Permit and the Sewage Sludge Management Permit

EPA ICR Number: 0226.17

OMB Control Number: 2040-0086

**1(b) SHORT CHARACTERIZATION/ABSTRACT**

This Information Collection Request (ICR) calculates the burden and
costs associated with permit applications for National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) discharges and sewage sludge
management activities. It is an update of the 2000 Information
Collection Request for Applications for the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System Discharge Permit and the Sewage Sludge Management
Permit (OMB Control No. 2040-0086, ICR No. 0226.15, supporting statement
dated August 1999). The 2000 ICR integrated and updated application
requirements discussed in the amendment ICR approved by OMB entitled
National Pollutant Elimination System Permit Application Requirements
--Form 2A and 2S (Final Rule) (OMB Control No. 2040-0086, ICR No.
0226.14, approved April 11, 2000).

The Clean Water Act (CWA) authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) to issue permits for the discharge of pollutants to waters of the
United States. The Act also authorizes EPA to issue permits for the use
and disposal of sewage sludge. EPA regulates discharges of pollutants to
waters of the United States under its NPDES program. Such discharges
include domestic wastewater, industrial wastewater, and storm water. The
Agency regulates sewage sludge use and disposal activities under its
Sludge Management program. EPA issues permits as a regulatory control
mechanism for both types of activities.

CWA Section 402(b) allows States (defined to include Indian Tribes and
U.S. territories) to acquire authority for the NPDES and Sludge
Management programs. This authority enables them to issue and administer
NPDES permits. As of November 2002, 45 States and the Virgin Islands
have NPDES permit program authority, and 5 States (Oklahoma, Utah,
Texas, South Dakota, and Wisconsin) have an approved sewage sludge
management program. No Indian Tribes have NPDES Authority as yet. In
States that do not have authority for these programs, EPA issues and
administers NPDES permits. Because some permit applications are
processed by States and some by EPA, this ICR calculates government
burden and costs for States and EPA.

For most NPDES permits, EPA has developed standard application forms. In
some cases, such as requests for additional information and storm water
applications from municipal separate sewer systems, standard forms do
not exist either because EPA is currently developing them or because
standard forms are not appropriate for the information collected. For
those application forms that have been developed, each form requests
information necessary for issuing permits to the respective applicants.
Applicants include publicly owned treatment works (POTWs), privately
owned treatment works, new and existing industrial manufacturing and
commercial dischargers, storm water dischargers, treatment works
treating domestic sewage (TWTDS), and others. Depending on the
application form they are using, applicants may be required to supply
information about their facilities, discharges, treatment systems,
sewage sludge use and disposal practices, pollutant sampling data, or
other relevant information.

In addition, Section 308 of the CWA requires EPA to request from
dischargers any information that may be reasonably required to carry out
the objectives and provisions of the Act. Under this authority, EPA
sometimes requests information supplemental to that contained in permit
applications. In its burden and cost calculations, this ICR includes
requests for information supplemental to permit applications.

In addition to Section 308, other parts of the CWA and federal
regulations authorize EPA to collect information that supplements permit
applications. For instance, CWA Section 403(c) requires that facilities
discharging into the oceans provide more information than other NPDES
permit applicants. This ICR calculates the burden and costs for all
information collection activities associated with permit applications
specific to individual permits and Notices of Intent (NOIs) for general
permits.

EPA uses the data contained in applications and supplemental information
requests to set appropriate permit conditions, issue permits, and assess
permit compliance. EPA maintains national applications information in
databases, which assist permit writers in determining permit conditions.

The calculations performed for this ICR cover the burden and costs for
the Agency (EPA), NPDES-authorized States, and owner/operators of
regulated facilities. This ICR estimates a burden of 1,306,704 hours
annually for 291,898 respondents at a cost of \$50,664,584.14. Burden
for the state respondents is 92,033 hours annually at a cost of
\$2,881,439.58. Agency burden is 10,205 hours annually at a cost of
\$330,646.84.

**2. NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION**

**2(a) NEED/AUTHORITY FOR THE COLLECTION**

The purpose of the CWA is \"to restore and maintain the chemical,
physical and biological integrity of the nation\'s waters\" (Section
101(a)). CWA Section 402(a) establishes the NPDES program to regulate
the discharge of any pollutant from point sources[^1] into waters of the
United States. Point source dischargers include POTWs, privately owned
treatment works, industrial manufacturing facilities, concentrated
animal feeding operations, aquatic animal production facilities, mining
operations, and other types of facilities or industries. Section 402(a)
of the CWA, as amended, authorizes the EPA Administrator to issue
permits for the discharge of pollutants if those discharges meet the
following requirements:

all applicable requirements of CWA sections 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, and
403; and

any conditions the Administrator determines are necessary to carry out
the provisions and objectives of the CWA.

The CWA also establishes an administrative framework for this permitting
program. Section 402(b) authorizes "States" (which includes U.S.
territories and Indian Tribes that have been approved in the same manner
as a State) to administer the NPDES program once the Agency has approved
the States' programs and is assured that they meet minimum federal
requirements. As of November 2002, 45 States and one territory (U.S.
Virgin Islands) (referred to as "approved States") had received approval
from EPA to administer the NPDES program. Approved States are considered
permitting authorities and are responsible for issuing, administering,
and enforcing permits for all point source discharges within their
borders. In States without NPDES program approval, EPA is the permitting
authority and undertakes all permitting activities.

Section 405 of the Act requires EPA to regulate the use and disposal of
sewage sludge produced by POTWs and other TWTDS. In 1987, Congress
passed the Water Quality Act (WQA), which amended the CWA sludge
requirements. The WQA directed EPA to develop technical standards for
sewage sludge use and disposal. Section 405(a) authorizes the
Administrator to issue permits for the use and disposal of sewage
sludge. Regulations governing permit requirements for NPDES discharges
and sewage sludge management activities are contained in 40 CFR Parts
122 and 501 and 503, respectively. EPA has developed its NPDES discharge
and sewage sludge application requirements to ensure that it obtains
adequate information about permittees before it issues permits. As of
November 2002 five States (Oklahoma, Utah, Texas, South Dakota, and
Wisconsin) have an approved sewage sludge management program.

CWA Section 402(p) empowers the Administrator to issues permits for
storm water discharges. Under the NPDES program for wastewater
discharges, most POTW and industrial direct sources are issued
individual NPDES permits, following the opportunity for public comment.
In the NPDES program for storm water and in a growing number of
situations including a class or category of similar situated applicants
-- coverage of wastewater/storm water dischargers may be sought under a
NPDES general permit. These applicants usually complete a Notice of
Intent (NOI) and submit their information as directed under the
provisions of the general permit.

Section 308 of the Clean Water Act authorizes the Administrator to
require the owner or operator of any point source to maintain records,
submit reports, conduct monitoring and/or sampling, and provide any
other information reasonably necessary to carry out the objectives of
the Act. Under this authority, the Agency occasionally requests
information that supplements information it obtains from permit
applications; this is called a Section 308 Request, or a request for
supplemental information.

The information collection and reporting activities covered in this ICR
can be divided into two categories:

**Information routinely submitted when facilities apply for new or
reissued permits or submit an NOI.** Applicants typically provide this
information on application forms consistent with EPA regulations. For
some activities, however, such as the application for a Municipal
Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit, EPA does not have standard
forms.

**Information that supplements applications/NOIs.** In some cases,
applicants must submit additional information or develop materials,
e.g., a storm water pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) for an NOI for
discharges associated with industrial activity (NOI-Storm water).

EPA and permitting authorities need the information routinely collected
in the NPDES and sludge application process for the following reasons:

to identify the facilities that require permits (i.e., those that are
operating and discharging into the waters of the United States or using
and disposing of sewage sludge);

to identify new pollutants in existing discharges;

to issue NPDES and sewage sludge permits with appropriate limitations
and conditions that will protect human health and the environment;

to update information in EPA\'s databases which permitting authorities
use to determine permit conditions;

to calculate national permit issuance, backlog, and compliance
statistics;

to evaluate national water quality;

to assist EPA in program management and other activities that ensure
national consistency in permitting;

to assist EPA in prioritizing permit issuance activities;

to assist EPA in policy development and budgeting; and

to assist EPA in responding to Congressional and public inquiries.

EPA and permitting authorities need supplemental information for the
following reasons:

to issue or modify permits;

to assess compliance with permit requirements;

to develop effluent limitations or prohibitions;

to develop pretreatment standards or standards of performance;

to determine violations;

to issue NPDES permits with appropriate permit conditions in special
circumstances (such as discharges into the oceans); and

> to identify measures to control the discharge of pollutants or
> combinations of pollutants to waters of the United States under the
> storm water program (such as for the Multi-Sector General Permit
> (MSGP)).

The collection of information by permittees may also be useful for the
permittees/applicants, e.g., to identify potential pollutant discharges
and commence implementation of the SWPPP control measures.

**2(b) PRACTICAL UTILITY/USERS OF THE DATA**

This ICR includes both information that must be submitted to permitting
authorities and that which must be collected and maintained on-site by
the permittee. Although different applicants submit widely differing
information, information can be categorized into two sets:
identification information and information related to the facility\'s
discharges or practices. Permitting authorities use specific information
in the ways discussed below.

**Identification Information**

Permitting authorities use information such as the name, location, and
description of facilities to identify facilities that apply for NPDES
permits or are requesting coverage under a general permit. EPA and
authorized NPDES States store basic permit information in EPA's Permit
Compliance System (PCS) database. PCS is used to track permit limits,
permit expiration dates, monitoring data, and other data, and provides
EPA with a nationwide inventory of permit holders. EPA and most states
store basic NOI information submitted for coverage under an NPDES
general permit in databases, that provide an inventory of storm water
permit holders.

EPA Headquarters uses the information contained in PCS and the NOI
databases to develop reports on permit issuance, backlog, and compliance
rates. The Agency also uses the information to respond to public and
Congressional inquiries, develop and guide its policies, formulate its
budgets, assist States in acquiring authority for permitting programs,
and manage the NPDES program and sewage sludge use and disposal program
to ensure national consistency in permitting.

**Information Related to Discharges, Uses and Practices**

In the applications and requests for supplemental information,
permitting authorities gather information about treatment systems,
pollutant characteristics, discharge rates and volumes, sewage sludge
use and disposal practices, sewage sludge quality, and other data such
as pollution prevention practices. The information is used to formulate
effluent limitations, compliance schedules, and other routine and
special conditions in permits. Discharge data are also entered into
EPA's [Sto]{.underline}rage and [Ret]{.underline}rieval (STORET)
database for ambient water quality data. EPA may use these data to
re-evaluate testing requirements, or to develop or revise effluent
standards on a national basis. EPA may also use NOI and SWPPP data as
part of a compliance evaluation to ensure that the permittee adheres to
conditions as stated in these documents.

NPDES permits may not exceed a duration of five years. The
re-application process is the primary mechanism for obtaining up-to-date
information on discharges and sewage sludge quality, particularly new
pollutant information. Although existing permittees provide pollutant
data from self-monitoring activities in routine reports, these reports
are usually limited to pollutants listed in existing permits. Permitting
authorities use re-application data to identify new pollutants or other
information that could lead the permit writers to take the following
actions:

specify additional permit limitations;

assess compliance with applicable effluent and sludge guidelines; and

place appropriate special conditions in permits.

Permittees use discharge or sewage sludge quality data to perform
routine operations at their facilities. Regardless of federal regulatory
requirements, many permittees collect discharge and sewage sludge data
as part of their normal operations. In addition, they may need to
collect this information to comply with State-specific program
requirements or to administer pretreatment programs.[^2]

**3. NONDUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND**

**OTHER COLLECTION CRITERIA**

**3(a) NONDUPLICATION**

EPA has examined all other reporting requirements contained in the Clean
Water Act and 40 CFR Parts 122, 123, 124, 125, 403, 501, and 503. The
Agency also has consulted the following sources of information to
determine if similar or duplicate information is available elsewhere:

1.  the EPA Information Systems Inventory;

2.  the EPA Inventory of Information Collection Requests; and

3.  the Federal Information Locator System.

Examination of these databases revealed no duplicate requirements. EPA
has concluded that it has no other way to obtain the information
addressed in this ICR.

Except for Form 1, all of the reporting requirements in the permit
application forms involve original data that facilities are not
required, through other regulations, to submit to EPA or other federal
agencies. Much of Form 1 pertains to basic information regarding the
facility for identification purposes. In cases where similar or
equivalent information has already been collected or prepared by the
applicant, the Agency provided that such information can be
re-submitted, i.e., applicants may photocopy and submit existing
information in lieu of new, equivalent information. For example:

Form 2A requires that certain POTWs list the results of the whole
effluent toxicity tests in Section D. However, respondents may submit
laboratory test results report in lieu of completing Section D, as long
as the reports contain certain information.

The individual industrial storm water application form (Form 2F)
requests information on significant spills. EPA has already collected
this information from some dischargers under a previous request for
supplemental information authorized by OMB (Control No. 2040-0110). EPA
will use the existing information when it is available; in other words,
the Agency will only require this information from those applicants who
have not submitted this information before, unless more detailed
information is necessary. Therefore, there is no duplication associated
with spill information collection.

**3(b) PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIRED PRIOR TO ICR SUBMISSION TO OMB**

In compliance with the 1995 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), any agency
developing a non-rule-related ICR must solicit public comments prior to
submitting the ICR to OMB. These comments, which are used partly to
determine realistic burden estimates for respondents, must be considered
when completing the Supporting Statement that is submitted to OMB.

This ICR was published in the *Federal Register* on January 10, 2003.
The notice included a request for comments on the content and impact of
the information collection on the respondent universe. No comments were
received.

**3(c) CONSULTATIONS**

EPA finalized all regulations containing the application requirements
addressed in this ICR after receiving comments from the public and the
regulated community. EPA Headquarters staff responsible for program
oversight in the applicable program areas were contacted to provide
revised information and data for this ICR.

**3(d) EFFECTS OF LESS FREQUENT COLLECTION**

Permitted facilities must reapply for NPDES and sewage sludge management
permits before their existing permits expire, generally once every five
years. The CWA prohibits NPDES permits from having terms longer than
five years. Less frequent permit applications would not provide the
permitting authority with sufficiently current data to establish
effective limitations or conditions when reissuing permits. Less
frequent permit issuance would also hinder the ability of EPA and the
regulated community to take advantage of technological improvements as
they occur. Permits must contain conditions that reflect, for example,
the following criteria:

new industrial processes and waste treatment technologies;

new kinds of discharges (such as toxic chemicals);

new detection methods; and

changes in the quality of receiving waters.

**3(e) GENERAL GUIDELINES**

This information collection complies with Paperwork Reduction Act
guidelines (5 CFR § 1320.5(d)(2)). Requests for supplemental information
for the purposes of emergency response or enforcement activities are
exempt from the Paperwork Reduction Act requirements.

**3(f) CONFIDENTIALITY**

Permit applications may contain confidential business information. If
this is the case, the respondent may request that such information be
treated as confidential. All confidential data will be handled in
accordance with 40 CFR Section 122.7, 40 CFR Part 2. However, CWA
Section 308(b) specifically states that effluent data may not be treated
as confidential.

**3(g) SENSITIVE QUESTIONS**

Reporting requirements addressed in this ICR do not include sensitive
questions.

**4. THE RESPONDENTS AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED**

**4(a) RESPONDENTS/STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (SIC) CODES**

NPDES permits are required for discharges of wastewater or storm water
to waters of the United States, regardless of a discharger\'s industrial
sector. A relatively large portion of permitted facilities, including
municipal dischargers, are classified in the sanitary service (SIC 495)
industrial sector. Other permittees include, but are not limited to,
those industries classified in the electric services (SIC 491),
bituminous coal (SIC 121), industrial organic (SIC 286), petroleum
refining (SIC 291), and gold ores (SIC 104) industrial sectors.
Facilities subject to Form 2S reporting requirements, i.e., POTW and
privately owned treatment works, fall under the sanitary service (SIC
495) category.

**4(b) INFORMATION REQUESTED**

Federal regulations at §122.21 detail application requirements for NPDES
permits. EPA has developed standard application forms for most
applicants, references to which are specified in §122.21(a)(2). This ICR
addresses specific application requirements detailed in the following
sections:

1.  §122.21(b) - Who applies?

2.  §122.21(c) - Time to apply

3.  §122.21(d) - Duty to reapply

4.  §122.21(e) - Completeness

5.  §122.21(f) - Information requirements

6.  §122.21(g) - Application requirements for existing manufacturing,
    commercial, mining, and silvicultural dischargers

7.  §122.21(h) - Application requirements for manufacturing, commercial,
    mining, and silvicultural facilities which discharge only
    non-process wastewater

8.  §122.21(i) - Application requirements for new and existing
    concentrated animal feeding operations and aquatic animal production
    facilities

9.  §122.21(j) - Application requirements for new and existing POTWs

10. §122.21(k) - Application requirements for new sources and new
    discharges

11. §122.21(l) - Special provisions for applications from new sources

12. §122.21(p) - Recordkeeping

13. §122.21(q) - Sewage sludge management

Standardized application forms covered under this ICR include: Forms 1,
2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, and 2S; Notice of Intent (NOI) for NPDES General
Permits; Uniform Federal Transportation/Utility System Application Form;
and the storm water Notice of Termination (NOT). This ICR does not
address permit application requirements for either storm water
discharges associated with large construction activity or storm water
discharges covered by the Phase II Storm Water Regulations. Those
activities are addressed in separate ICRs, OMB Control Nos. 2040-0188
and 2040-0211, respectively. This ICR does include application
requirements for medium and large municipal separate storm sewer systems
(MS4s), requirements for industrial storm water dischargers, and Notice
of Termination (NOT) requirements for large construction activities.
This section summarizes the information requested by the forms included
under this ICR (OMB Control No. 2040-0086).

For some permits, EPA has not developed standard application forms.
Whether or not standard forms exist, this ICR calculates the burden to
respondents for supplying the information. No forms exist for the
following information collection activities:

requests for additional information (Section 308 Requests);

applications for MS4 permits from either large or medium
municipalities;[^3]

petitions for individual storm water permits;

permit consolidation requests;

notification of construction prior to wastewater permit issuance; and

requests for ocean discharge information.

Permit requirements for particular facilities vary according to the
following factors:

the type of facility;

the manufacturing process it uses;

the waste treatment it provides;

the pollutants it discharges;

the pollutants contained in its sludge; and

the quality of the waters receiving the discharge.

Applications request information that permit writers need to issue
permits to particular types of permittees. A facility that employs
complex industrial processes and discharges several toxic pollutants,
for example, must provide more information to the permitting authority
than a facility that discharges non-contact cooling waters or storm
water. Similarly, a facility that discharges into waters considered
impaired may have to submit more information than a facility discharging
into waters that do not have water quality problems.

Because discharges vary in complexity and character, and because
discharges and activities from particular industry groups or treatment
works are often similar, EPA has developed several different NPDES
application forms. Exhibit 1 lists the application forms and other
application requirements, the length of each application form (where
applicable), the respondents to the request, and the ICR in which the
burden for the request is currently estimated.

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  **Exhibit 1. Application  
  Forms and Information     
  Requests**                
  ------------------------- ---------------------------------------------
  **FORM/REQUEST**          **RESPONDENT TYPE**

  Form 1                    Non-municipal NPDES applicants, general
                            permit applicants, and applicants in Alaska

  Form 2A                   All POTWs.

  Additional NPDES          Municipal facilities (i.e., POTWs)
  Application Requirements  
  for Municipal Dischargers 
  (Section 308 Request)     

  Form 2B                   Concentrated animal feeding operations and
                            aquatic animal production facilities

  Form 2C                   Existing manufacturing, commercial, mining,
                            and silvicultural operations that discharge
                            process wastewater

  Form 2D                   New manufacturing and commercial facilities
                            that discharge process wastewater

  Additional NPDES          Non-municipal facilities
  Application Requirements  
  for Non-municipal         
  Dischargers (Section 308  
  Requests)                 

  Form 2E                   New or existing Non-municipal facilities that
                            discharge non-process wastewater

  Form 2F                   Industrial storm water dischargers applying
                            for an individual permit

  Form 2S                   POTWs and other TWTDS

  Notice of Intent -        Industrial storm water dischargers applying
  Industrial Activity       for a Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP)
  (NOI-Storm water)         

  Uniform Federal           Builders and operators of transportation and
  Transportation/Utility    utility projects on Alaskan public lands
  Systems Application Form  (substitutes for Forms 1, 2B, and 2C)
  (Alaskan Lands            
  Applications)             

  Application for Large and MS4s
  Medium Municipal Separate 
  Storm Sewer Systems       
  (MS4s)                    

  Petitions for Individual  MS4 operators or any person
  Permit                    

  Notice of Intent (NOI)    Municipal, Non-municipal, and sewage sludge
                            management facilities applying for general
                            permit coverage

  Permit Consolidation      Facilities with multiple permits
  Request                   

  Notification of           Facilities classified as new sources
  Construction              

  Ocean Discharge           Ocean dischargers
  Information               

  Notice of Termination     General permittees (storm water).
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**Form 1**

EPA originally developed Form 1 to be used by any facility applying for
any EPA permit. On Form 1, applicants provide basic information
necessary to all EPA permit programs, including name, address, type of
facility, SIC code, and number of outfalls. Applicants must also submit
topographic maps and lists of all EPA and State permits presently held.
Most facilities applying for a NPDES permit must submit Form 1 along
with a second form (Form 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, or 2F) requesting information
specific to the type of applicant. Facilities with more than one type of
discharge submit Form 1 and several of the other forms.

As EPA developed specific forms, submission of Form 1 was no longer
mandatory since the specific forms requested essentially the same data.
Facilities that submit NOIs for coverage under general permits are
exempt from completing Form 1. They provide similar, but less detailed
information in the NOIs they prepare to request general permit coverage.
Alaskan applicants who submit the Uniform Federal Transportation/Utility
System Application, discussed below, do not complete Form 1. Large and
medium municipal separate storm sewer systems also do not submit this
form.

**Form 2A**

Previously, POTWs were subject to Form 1, Standard Form A or Short Form
A, and/or biological testing reporting requirement[^4]. Form 2A
consolidates the application requirements for POTWs into a 3 part
application: Introductory Application Overview, Basic Application
Information and Supplemental Application Information. The introductory
section directs the applicant to complete the basic section as well as
applicable portions of the supplemental section based on the applicants
responses to specific questions. As suggested by the title, the Basic
Application Information section collects elementary data for drafting a
POTW NPDES permit, e.g., facility name, location, service area data,
receiving stream, WWTP design criteria, etc. The supplemental section
consists of four parts. Applicants are instructed to complete the
section if they meeting the following:

> Expanded Effluent Testing Data: 1 MGD treatment design capacity, has
> or is required to have a pretreatment program, or is instructed by the
> permitting authority that they must.
>
> Toxicity Testing Data: 1 MGD treatment design capacity, has or is
> required to have a pretreatment program, or is instructed by the
> permitting authority that they must.
>
> Industrial User (IU) Discharges and RCRA/CERCLA wastes: accept IU
> process wastewater or receive RCRA or CERCLA wastes.
>
> Combined Sewer Systems: have a combined sewer system.

**Additional NPDES Application Requirements for Municipal Dischargers
(Section 308 Requests)**

As explained above, municipal facilities (i.e., POTWs) must complete
Form 2A to apply for NPDES permits. Often, permit writers require
additional information from municipal facilities in order to establish
permit conditions. Section 308 grants permit authorities the power to
require the owner or operator of any point source to provide
supplemental information reasonably necessary to carry out the
objectives of the Act. Section 308 Requests vary in complexity and
burden depending on such factors as facility size or effluent
characteristics. Because Section 308 Requests can vary substantially,
EPA has not created standard forms for the requests.

**Form 2B**

Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and aquatic animal
production facilities complete Form 2B. EPA revised Form 2B as part of
the CAFO rulemaking (published in February 2003). Burden associated with
CAFO applications are included in the CAFO rule-related ICR and are no
longer included in this ICR. Aquatic animal production facilities are
still included in this ICR and are required to provide data on the flow
rates, the number of ponds, raceways, and similar structures, the
species held at the facility, and the total pounds of production.

**Form 2C**

Existing manufacturing, commercial, mining, and silvicultural operations
that discharge process wastewater complete Form 2C. Usually, privately
owned treatment works also use Form 2C to apply for individual NPDES
permits. The thirteen-page form requests information about a
discharger\'s outfall locations, flow rates, and treatment. Respondents
must also perform the following tasks:

prepare a water flow process line drawing;

identify levels of production, wastewater treatment plant construction
or improvements, and effluent characteristics; and

sample and analyze wastewater for pollutant characteristics.

Form 2C requires comprehensive monitoring data, i.e., all applicants
must test for and report quantitative data for seven listed conventional
and nonconventional pollutants. In addition, all applicants must provide
information on the presence of toxic pollutants in accordance with a
scheme set forth in the regulations. In establishing testing
requirements for toxic pollutants, EPA balances the likelihood of the
presence of the pollutants against the costs and burdens for applicants
to analyze the effluent. In some industries there is no reasonable
expectation that certain pollutants are present. Therefore, mandatory
testing for any toxic pollutants applies only where EPA data have
indicated a likelihood that the pollutant will be present in the
discharge.

Testing requirements for toxic pollutants fall into two groups. First,
all process discharges in primary industrial categories must be tested
for the presence of metals, cyanide, and total phenols. However, testing
is not required for all organic toxic pollutants in all primary
industrial categories. The specific organic pollutants for which an
industry must test are listed by industry type in the regulations \[40
CFR §122.21(g)(7)\]. Second, in addition to the mandatory testing
explained above, all industrial dischargers must report quantitative
data for any toxic pollutant, conventional pollutant, listed
nonconventional pollutant, or radioactivity that they know or have
reason to believe is present in the discharge.

**Form 2D**

New facilities applying for NPDES permits to discharge process
wastewater complete Form 2D. The five-page form requests information
that helps permitting authorities determine if a facility is a new
source of process wastewater.[^5]

Respondents must report the locations of all outfalls and the names of
the receiving waters, describe all operations contributing to the
wastewater and the treatment applied to it, and estimate the
concentration and mass of pollutants to be discharged from each outfall.
The form also stipulates that applicants must submit sampling data no
later than two years after they begin discharging. Permittees must
submit these data to appraise permit authorities of discrepancies
between the estimated data and the actual discharge. Permitting
authorities need this information to evaluate permit conditions and
revise them if necessary.

**Additional NPDES Application Requirements for Non-municipal
Dischargers (Section 308 Requests)**

Permit authorities occasionally request supplemental application
information under the authority of CWA Section 308. Supplemental
information may also be requested under 40 CFR §122.21(g)(13), which
enables the Director to request \"other information as the Director may
reasonably require to assess the discharges of the facility and to
determine whether to issue a NPDES permit.\" CWA Section 308 requires
EPA and approved State NPDES programs to request that the owner or
operator of any point source maintain records, make reports, conduct
monitoring and/or sampling, and provide any other information reasonably
necessary to carry out the objectives of the Act.

Section 308 Requests vary in complexity and burden, and permit
authorities may issue Requests for a variety of reasons. Authorities may
request simple narrative descriptions or existing discharge information,
for example. More burdensome requests include comprehensive sampling and
analyses, biomonitoring, fish tissue analyses, wastewater data and
related ambient water quality data, sewage sludge characterization, or
facility production or process information. In general, requested
information relates to discharges or control of particular pollutants.
EPA may issue Section 308 Requests to formulate permit limitations,
especially limitations necessary to protect the environment from toxic
pollutants or the effects of toxicity. In addition, EPA may request
information necessary to assess national pollutant limitations
standards, assess compliance with permit conditions, evaluate permit
modifications, revise or add permit standards, impose prohibitions or
other special requirements, revoke a permit, issue a permit, or renew a
permit. Because Section 308 Requests vary substantially, EPA has not
created standard forms for the requests.

**Form 2E**

Facilities discharging only non-process wastewater that is not regulated
by effluent limitations guidelines or new source performance standards
submit this two-page form. The primary respondents include dischargers
of nonprocess wastewater, primarily sanitary waste and non-contact
cooling water. On Form 2E, applicants provide outfall locations,
identify receiving waters, specify effluent characteristics, and
describe treatment systems. Form 2E also requires minimal sampling for
conventional pollutants such as BOD.

**Form 2F**

Dischargers of storm water associated with industrial activity wishing
to obtain an individual permit, as opposed to a general permit, submit
Form 2F. This five-page form requests information about outfall
locations, scheduled improvements, flow rates, the history of leaks and
spills at the facility, treatment applied to discharges, the drainage
and surface area associated with discharges, and contractors used by the
facility. It solicits narrative descriptions of pollutant sources,
including the materials present at the site. It requires applicants to
sample discharges for conventional pollutants and other pollutants
regulated in NPDES permits held by the facility. The form also requests
biological toxicity testing data.

**Form 2S**

Form 2S replaces the Interim Sewage Sludge Permit Application Form and
is the mechanism by which POTWs and other treatment works treating
domestic sewage (TWTDS) will apply for permits containing standards for
use and disposal of sewage sludge. Form 2S consists of 2 main sections,
"Limited Background Information" and "Permit Application Information",
and a preliminary information section which directs the applicant to
complete either of the 2 main sections. Facilities that are not
requesting site-specific permit limitations, do not have a currently
effective NPDES permit, and/or have not been directed by the permitting
authority to apply for a permit, complete the first part, i.e., "Limited
Background Information". All other applicants complete Part 2, i.e., the
"Permit Application Information".

**Notice of Intent for Storm Water Discharge Associated with Industrial
Activity (NOI-Storm water)**

Based on fundamental information requested in the NOI for Storm Water
Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity under the NPDES
Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP), it is not necessary for the
applicant to complete Form 1. In addition to basic information, this
form requests applicant data on storm water runoff, storm water
management and Best Management Practices (BMPs), monitoring, spills,
construction, etc.

All new facilities submitting an NOI-Storm water must develop a SWPPP as
part of the MSGP requirements. The two stated objectives of these plans
are: (1) to identify sources of pollution potentially affecting the
quality of storm water discharges associated with industrial activity
from the facility; and (2) to describe and ensure implementation of
practices to minimize and control pollutants in storm water discharges
associated with industrial activity from the facility and to ensure
compliance with the terms and conditions of the permit. While this is
not a new requirement, it is being evaluated for the first time as part
of the ICR process.

The development of a SWPPP is unique to each facility, even to the
extent that the MSGP has sector-specific SWPPP requirements for all 30
sectors. Common requirements of all SWPPPs include:

> \(1\) Identifying the pollution prevention team members responsible
> for developing and implementing the SWPPP.

\(2\) Describing potential pollution sources (i.e., activities,
materials, and physical features) of the facility that may contribute
significant amounts of pollutants to storm water. This should include a
drainage map, an inventory of exposed materials, a list of any
significant spills and leaks, a certification that discharges from the
site have been tested or evaluated for the presence of non-storm water
discharges, any existing sampling data, and a summary of potential
pollutant sources.

\(3\) Considering and implementing measures and controls to prevent or
reduce the discharge of pollutants in storm water runoff. These measures
and controls include good housekeeping, preventative maintenance,
inspections, employee training, recordkeeping and internal reporting
procedures, sediment and erosion control, and management of runoff.

\(4\) Describing the scope and content of the comprehensive site
evaluations that will be conducted to evaluate the adequacy and
effectiveness of the SWPPP, including with respect to compliance with
terms and conditions of the MSGP.

The MSGP regulations include additional special requirements for
facilities that (1) discharge storm water through large and medium
municipal separate storm sewer systems, (2) are subject to Emergency
Planning Commission and Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313
requirements, and (3) discharge from salt storage facilities. However,
information required to address these three areas has negligible impact
on SWPPP development burden and costs. Rather, these requirements
primarily impact SWPPP implementation. As such, the cost and burden to
develop a SWPPP as presented in this ICR is independent of whether or
not the facility meets any of the three special criteria identified
above. The greatest impact on SWPPP development burden and cost will be
the amount of industrial activities associated with storm water
discharges that is actually performed at each facility, based primarily
on facility size and complexity and the extent to which pollution
prevention measures are already employed at the facility.

**Uniform Federal Transportation/Utility System Application Form
(Alaskan Lands Application)**

Persons constructing or operating transportation and utility projects on
Alaskan public lands submit Uniform Federal Transportation/Utility
System Applications instead of application Forms 1, 2B, and 2C. EPA uses
the information on this form to determine whether a permit should be
issued to these dischargers. The form is also used by the Forest
Service, Air Force, Bureau of Land Management, Federal Aviation Agency,
Coast Guard, NASA, and by EPA in its Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act and Underground Injection Control programs.

Respondents must do the following:

gather information demonstrating the need for, and economic feasibility
of, the transportation or utility system;

gather information indicating alternative routes and modes of access;

gather information on social and environmental impacts;

prepare a map covering the project area; and

complete and transmit the application.

**Application for Large and Medium Municipal Separate Storm Sewer
Systems (MS4s)**

Municipal separate storm sewer systems typically consist of many
outfalls. Permitting authorities issue one permit covering all
discharges from a system. To apply for a system-wide permit, MS4
operators submit a two-part application.

Part 1 consists of the following:

general information about the applicant;

a statement of the applicant\'s legal authority to control storm water
discharges and a plan to augment legal authority if necessary;

identification of the industrial facilities that discharge into the
system;

information about the historic use of ordinances or other controls to
prevent non-storm water discharges from entering the system;

information characterizing discharges from the system, including
existing quantitative data and results of field screening analyses to
detect illicit discharges and illegal dumping to the municipal system;

a plan to characterize MS4 discharges by estimating discharge pollutant
levels, and a plan to obtain limited representative sampling data; and

a description of existing structural and non-structural controls to
reduce the discharge of pollutants from the MS4.

> Once permit authorities have received and assessed Part 1 of the
> application, the applicant is required to complete Part 2. Part 2
> includes the following requirements:

a demonstration that the applicant\'s legal authority satisfies the
regulatory criteria;

source identification information augmenting Part 1 and ensuring that
all major outfalls are identified;

additional quantitative data;

a management program to control the discharge of pollutants to the
maximum extent practicable;

an assessment of the performance of proposed controls; and

a financial estimate of the cost of implementing the proposed management
programs. The estimate must identify sources of revenue.

**Petitions for Individual Permit**

EPA may receive a petition requesting that a facility covered under an
NPDES storm water general permit obtain an individual permit. Depending
on the circumstances, these petitions may come from MS4 operators or any
other person. Federal regulations (55 FR 48072) allow MS4 operators to
petition EPA to require industrial facilities discharging through the
MS4 to obtain individual NPDES permits. Ordinarily, dischargers of storm
water associated with industrial activity who discharge through MS4s are
eligible for coverage under general permits provided they meet the
eligibility provisions of the permit. In addition, any person may
petition EPA to require an individual permit for a storm water discharge
that contributes to a water quality standard violation or is a
significant contributor of pollutants to waters of the United States.
The previous ICR included a discussion of petitions submitted by MS4s to
reduce the population served by the separate storm sewer. As this was a
one-time request and is not available to newly designated MS4s, this
element is not included in this ICR.

**Notice of Intent (NOI) to be Covered Under a Non-Storm Water General
Permit**

Permitting authorities issue general permits to cover multiple
permittees requiring similar permit conditions within a designated
geographic area for other types of discharges as well as storm water
associated with industrial or construction activity. General permits may
cover certain NPDES discharges and sewage sludge management facilities.
Rather than submitting an individual application, an applicant seeking
coverage under a general permit must submit a NOI. Federal regulations
require, at a minimum, that applicants provide the following information
in their NOI: the legal name and address of the owner or operator, the
facility name and address, the type of facility or discharges, and the
receiving stream(s). When they issue general permits, permitting
authorities may impose additional information to be submitted with the
NOI that they regard as necessary to ensure that facilities covered
under the permits comply with the objectives and provisions of the CWA.

Although permitting authorities may impose any information requirements
in NOI, they typically use general permits in cases where they wish to
minimize the burden associated with reviewing application information.
Consequently, applicants are usually required to provide simple, easily
obtainable data in their NOI.

**Permit Consolidation Request**

Facilities that are required to obtain permits for more than one EPA
program may request that their permit application processing be
consolidated. This is a voluntary request, made by submitting a letter
to the permit authority.

**Notification of Construction Prior to Wastewater Permit Issuance**

Generally, construction of a new source that requires an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) is prohibited until the permit authority issues a
final NPDES permit that incorporates requirements related to the EIS.
Permit applicants who wish to begin construction before the NPDES permit
has been issued must notify the permit authority.

**NPDES Ocean Discharge Information**

During the first two years of operation, facilities that discharge into
territorial seas, the contiguous zone, and the oceans must provide
information that supplements the data they provide in Form 1. This
supplemental information is site-specific and highly variable. It ranges
from routine water quality and sediment analyses to complex impact
analyses that involve studies of large magnitude and area. Permitting
authorities use the information to modify permit conditions before a
permit expires or when dischargers apply for new permits. The permit
authority reviews all other available sources of information, including
EISs and CWA Section 301(h) variance requests, before requesting
dischargers to submit additional information.

**Notice of Termination (NOT)**

When all storm water discharges associated with construction activity
authorized by a general permit are eliminated, or when the operator of
storm water discharges associated with construction activity at a
facility changes, the operator of the facility must submit a Notice of
Termination (NOT). This is also a requirement for MSGPs. This one page
form requires basic facility information, operator information, permit
number, reason for the termination, and a certification statement. NOTs
are submitted to EPA and authorized states.

**4(c) RESPONDENT ACTIVITIES**

Respondent activities can vary substantially, depending on the type of
applicant and the application used. This ICR explains these activities
in detail for each set of application requirements (see Section 6.1 of
the ICR, \"Estimating Respondent Burden\"). However, any particular
respondent may engage in the following types of activities:

**Preparing basic information.** This includes reading instructions on
application forms or reviewing regulatory application requirements,
gathering general information, typing or filling out forms, drafting
letters, reviewing applications or other materials, and mailing
completed submissions.

**Generating detailed information.** Detailed information may include
topographic maps, water flow process line drawings, data on production
levels, data on effluent characteristics, management programs, financial
estimates, engineering data, or other information required by permitting
authorities, such as developing a SWPPP.

**Sampling and analyzing discharges and sludge.** This may involve
pollutant scans, biological toxicity testing, impact analyses, field
monitoring, or other scientific analyses.

**Maintaining records.** All NPDES and sewage sludge permit applicants
must keep records of the data used to complete their applications for at
least three years. SWPPPs must be maintained on-site for the duration of
the MSGP. First-time applicants may need to develop a recordkeeping
system, enter data, train personnel, and file information. For existing
facilities, recordkeeping entails collecting and filing raw data. The
ICR for Compliance Assessment estimates the recordkeeping burden for
existing facilities in association with monitoring information such as
monitoring data and reports. The present ICR estimates recordkeeping
burden in association with the application process.

**5. THE INFORMATION COLLECTED:**

**AGENCY ACTIVITIES, COLLECTION METHODOLOGY,**

**AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT**

**5(a) AGENCY ACTIVITIES**

When NPDES permitting authorities receive applications, they must review
them for completeness. If an application is incomplete, the authorities
must notify the applicant and request the missing information. Completed
applications must be assigned to permit writers, who review the
applications in more detail as they develop permit conditions.[^6]
Permitting authorities also enter application data into PCS, STORET,
and/or an NOI database.

Other information requests, such as requests for supplemental
information (Section 308 Requests), may demand more extensive or
immediate review.

When a permitting authority issues a general permit, it may notify those
dischargers or facilities eligible for coverage under the permit.
Notification may include newspaper announcements, direct mailings, or
other methods of communication.

When permitting authorities receive applications for general permits,
they must determine which facilities, if any, would be more
appropriately governed by individual permits. As part of these
activities, permitting authorities may notify dischargers or sludge
facilities that they need to apply for individual permits.

Permittees are not required to submit SWPPPs to permitting authorities
for review. These plans are to be maintained on-site at the facility
where the industrial activity is taking place and must be available for
review as requested.

**5(b) COLLECTION METHODOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT**

Because each application or information collection activity contains
some unique information, and because applicants submit applications
infrequently (once every five years), improved information technology
would not significantly reduce respondent burden.

EPA maintains some application data in the Agency\'s databases, PCS,
STORET, and NOI database. This technology reduces the burden to EPA
Headquarters for gathering and analyzing national permit and water
quality data.

**5(c) SMALL ENTITY FLEXIBILITY**

For many reasons, EPA believes the reporting requirements discussed in
this ICR do not place an unreasonable burden on small business. EPA
developed several application forms, and it promulgated different
application requirements to tailor the information collection demands,
considering, among other factors, the size and complexity of the
facility. Generally, as the size of a facility increases, the amount of
required information increases correspondingly.

Several of the applications (e.g., Form 1 and NOIs) request minimal
information, such as the name and location of the facility, or merely
direct the applicant to complete specific sections of the application
(e.g., Forms 2A and 2S). Furthermore, facilities submit applications
infrequently, typically once every five years. The burden represented by
these applications cannot be further reduced for small businesses.
Permitting authorities need certain basic information to make permitting
decisions. This basic information is not dependent on a facility\'s
size.

Over the last few years, EPA has reduced reporting burdens on businesses
of all sizes. The Agency developed general permit procedures to reduce
burdens associated with the application process, especially the burden
associated with storm water discharges. Applicants for storm water
general permits, for instance, do not need to submit any sampling data.

Some facilities that do not have toxic pollutants in their effluent are
not required to provide as much monitoring information on Form 2C as
those with toxic discharges. For example, coal mines with a probable
total annual production less than 100,000 tons per year and other
applicants with gross total annual sales averaging less than \$100,000
per year (in second quarter 1980 dollars) may qualify for reduced
monitoring requirements.[^7]

EPA also developed Form 2E specifically to reduce the reporting burden
for certain small businesses. These businesses are new or existing
manufacturing, commercial, mining, and silvicultural NPDES permit
applicants that do not discharge process wastewater. This form is easier
to complete and requires the submission of existing sampling data (i.e.,
sampling and analysis is not required to be conducted as part of the
application process). The Permit Consolidation Request may also affect
small businesses. Small businesses (like all applicants) will request
consolidated permitting when they determine that the benefits of
consolidation outweigh the additional minimal burden imposed by the
consolidation request.

Minimizing burden to small entities also comes in the form of guidance
materials. For example, to assist facilities of all sizes, but
potentially most useful for small businesses, EPA has developed numerous
guidance manuals, fact sheets, training courses, etc. that describe
procedures for developing SWPPPs.

Finally, many small businesses do not discharge any pollutants. Of the
small businesses that do discharge, many of them discharge pollutants to
a sewage treatment plant. These businesses are not required to have
NPDES permits and thus are not subject to the reporting requirements
contained in this ICR.

**5(d) COLLECTION SCHEDULE**

Federal regulations require permittees to reapply for permits at least
every five years, although the regulations also grant permit writers the
authority to impose more frequent reissuance. Most respondents submit
applications every five years. When calculating burden, this ICR assumes
that all permit applicants follow this schedule.

In addition, this ICR assumes that every five years, permittees will
perform a comprehensive re-evaluation of the existing SWPPP and modify
the plan as appropriate. This re-evaluation is anticipated to require
less cost and burden than the initial cost and burden of developing the
plan.

With regard to sewage sludge, these permit applications were originally
required in three phases. The first phase, those due within 180 days
after promulgation of 40 CFR part 503 (by August 18, 1993), consisted of
applications from TWTDS required to have (or requesting) site-specific
limits. These facilities were primarily sewage sludge incinerators. The
second phase required limited background information from sludge-only
TWTDS that were not addressed in the first phase. This information was
due within one year of Part 503 publication (by February 19, 1994). The
last phase required TWTDS with NPDES permits (that were not addressed in
the first phase) to submit sewage sludge information during the NPDES
permit renewal process (i.e., over the five-year permit cycle).

Since the first year of implementation of the sewage sludge permitting
program (i.e., from March 22, 1993 to March 21, 1994) has passed, EPA
anticipates three groups of respondents: 1) one-fifth of the NPDES
permittees will need to submit applications each year; 2) new
sludge-only facilities will submit limited background information each
year; and 3) some sludge-only facilities that have already submitted the
limited background information will be required by EPA to submit permit
applications each year.

Some information collection activities included in this ICR do not
follow routine schedules. For example, permittees request permit
consolidations and permit authorities request supplemental information
as needed. Please see Section 6 of this ICR for detailed estimates of
collection schedules for these activities.

**6. ESTIMATING THE BURDEN AND COST OF THE COLLECTION**

**6(a) ESTIMATING RESPONDENT BURDEN**

**6(a)(i) Estimating Applicant Respondent Burden**

EPA estimates that the total annual burden to applicant respondents is
approximately 1,398,737 hours.

To calculate the total annual applicant respondent burden, EPA first
calculated the annual burden for each permit application and for each
information request associated with permit applications. The Agency then
added these together. Thus, the total annual burden is the sum of the
annual burdens for all permit applications and associated information
requests. In this section, EPA explains its applicant respondent burden
estimates for each application and information request.

Exhibit 2 estimates the number of respondents that must provide
application information or information associated with applications. EPA
uses these figures to calculate burden and costs. Exhibit 15, at the end
of this section, summarizes burden estimates for all applications and
information requests. It also presents the total annual burden to
applicant respondents.

In accordance with OMB\'s instructions, this ICR calculates burden and
costs to respondents on an annual basis. These calculations are somewhat
complicated because there are two types of respondents discussed in this
ICR: applicants renewing existing permits, and applicants applying for
new permits. Generally, existing permits must be renewed every five
years. For these respondents, the ICR assumes that the number of
applicants renewing per year equals one-fifth the total number of
existing permitted facilities.

For those facilities applying for new permits, this ICR only calculates
burden and cost for a three year period. At the end of that period this
ICR will be revised with new calculations for the following three years.
Therefore, for the burden and cost calculations for respondents applying
for new permits, the estimate of the total number of applicants expected
over the next three years is divided by three to obtain the estimated
number of applicants per annum.

OMB requires agencies to calculate the average burden per response. To
determine the average burden, EPA developed a cumulative total for each
reporting item. The average applicant burden of 4.5 hours is based on
the total annual burden estimate of 1,306,704 hours divided by 291,897,
the total number of applicant respondents. It should be noted, however,
that the burden will vary greatly among applicants. For example, the
applicant burden for a large MS4 is 30 hours, but the applicant burden
for a facility providing a notice of termination equals only 0.5 hour.
It should also be noted that in some cases, applicant respondents may
complete more than one information item.

**Exhibit 2. Number of Applicants and Information Respondents**

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  **Information                                                     **Respondents (Per
  Collection                                                        Year)**
  Activity**                                                        
  -------------------- -------------------------------------------- -------------------
  **Recordkeeping:**                                                

                       Existing POTWs                               2,946

                       Existing Facilities (Non-Municipal)          7,566

                       Major New Non-Municipal Facilities           40

                       MS4s                                         212

                       Minor New Non-Municipal Facilities and       520
                       Individual SW Permits                        

                       Sludge Only Facilities (Municipal)           910

                       Sludge Only Facilities (Non-municipal)       128

  []{.mark}            NOI-IA's SWPPP                               18,426

  **Applicant                                                       **30,748**
  Recordkeeping                                                     
  Subtotal**                                                        

  **Form 1:**                                                       

                       New Facilities                               520

                       Existing Facilities                          7,566

  **Form 2A:**                                                      

                       POTWs 1.0 MGD                                821

                       POTWs 0.1 - 1.0 MGD                          1,953

                       POTWs 0.1 MGD                                1,582

  **Sec. 308                                                        
  Requests - Major                                                  
  Municipals:**                                                     

                       Routine                                      79

                       Medium                                       14

                       Complex                                      7

  **Sec. 308                                                        
  Requests - Minor                                                  
  Municipals:**                                                     

                       Routine                                      70

  **Form 2B:**                                                      26

  **Form 2C:**                                                      4,813

  **Form 2D:**                                                      

                       Major New Facilities                         40

  []{.mark}            Minor New Facilities                         322

  **Sec. 308                                                        []{.mark}
  Requests - Major                                                  
  Non-Municipal:**                                                  

  []{.mark}            Routine                                      46

                       Medium                                       24

  **Sec. 308                                                        
  Requests - Minor                                                  
  Non-Municipal:**                                                  

                       Routine                                      141

  **Form 2E:**                                                      

                       New Facilities                               138

                       Existing Facilities                          2,592

  **Form 2F:**                                                      60

  **Form 2S:**                                                      

                       NPDES-POTWs (public)                         2,945

                       NPDES-PrOTWs (private)                       496

  []{.mark}            Sludge Only-POTWs (new)                      910

  []{.mark}            Sludge Only-POTWs (required to submit)       128

  **NOI-Storm water:**                                              

  NOI Storm water Form                                              18,426

  SWPPP                                                             520

  **Alaskan Lands:**                                                3

  **MS4s:**                                                         

                       Large                                        106

                       Medium                                       106

  **NOI: (non storm                                                 8,469
  water)**                                                          

  **Petition for                                                    24
  Individual Permit:**                                              

  **Permit                                                          100
  Consolidation:**                                                  

  **Notice of                                                       3
  Construction:**                                                   

  **Ocean Discharge:**                                              30

  **Notice of                                                       
  Termination (NOT)**                                               

                       Construction                                 201,213

  []{.mark}            MSGP (Industrial - Storm water)              6,857

  **Applicant                                                       291,897
  Respondent                                                        
  Subtotal**                                                        
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\* Totals may not add exactly due to rounding errors (the data were
developed using spreadsheets).

> \*\* Some double counting of respondents may occur, e.g., a MSGP
> facility filing an NOI and an NOT during the life of this ICR.

**Recordkeeping**

All permit applicants must maintain, for at least three years, records
of all data used to complete their permit applications. The burden
associated with recordkeeping depends on the type of permit, the size of
the facility, and whether the facility already has a recordkeeping
system. EPA estimates the burden for this activity as follows:

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  **Exhibit 3. Applicant                                    
  Recordkeeping Burden**                                    
  --------------------------- ----------------------------- -------------
  **Type of Permittee**       **Activity**                  **Burden**
                                                            (hours)

  Existing Facility           Collect and file raw data     1
                              provided on application       

                                                            

  Major New Facility; Large   Develop recordkeeping system; 5
  or Medium MS4               enter data; train personnel;  
                              and file information          

                                                            

  Minor New Facility;         Develop recordkeeping system; 1.5
  Individual Storm Water      enter data; train personnel;  
  Permit Applicant;           and file information          
  Sludge-Only Facility;                                     
  NOI-Storm water SWPPP                                     
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimates from EPA and the Permit Compliance System (PCS) lists a total
of 52,559 existing facilities. These include 37,830 non-municipal
facilities (2,445 major and 35,385 minor) filing individual permits and
14,729 municipal facilities. Assuming that one-fifth of all permittees
file applications each year, the annual number of existing facilities
with recordkeeping burden is 10,512.

EPA estimates that 40 major new non-municipal facilities will apply for
permits each year and 106 large and 106 medium MS4s will apply for
separate storm sewer system permits. The Agency predicts 460 minor new
non-municipal facilities will apply for permits and 60 facilities will
apply for individual storm water permits each year. Finally, EPA
estimates that 5,192 sludge-only facilities (4,552 municipal and 640
non-municipal) will apply for sludge permits. This equals 1,016 sludge
only facilities (910 municipal and 106 non-municipal) filing
applications per year. Most of the SWPPPs required as part of the
NOI-Storm water application have been filed and EPA estimates that 520
SWPPPs will be filed a year along with the new non-municipal facility
permits.

Each of the 10,512 existing facilities applying for an NPDES permit are
expected to spend one (1) hour maintaining records each year, thus the
annual burden will be 10,512 hours. The 40 major new facilities and 212
MS4s are expected to spend 5 hours each, resulting in an annual burden
of 1260 hours. The 460 new non-municipal minor facilities, 60 individual
storm water permit applicants, 1,016 sludge-only facilities, and 18,426
NOI-Storm water facilities are expected to spend 1.5 hours each,
resulting in an annual burden of 29,997 hours.

Taken together, the total annual burden to respondents for
**recordkeeping** is estimated to be **41,748 hours**.

Except for SWPPPs required by the NOI-Storm water, this ICR does not
include the recordkeeping burden associated with NOIs and NOTs. Most
applicants need only provide the name and address of the owner or
operator and of the facility, the type of facility or discharge, and the
receiving water. As such, applicants will not need to maintain any
records for this basic information.

**Form 1**

EPA estimates that Form 1 requires three (3) hours to complete for the
first time. New respondents must read and fill out the form, prepare a
topographic map, and review and mail the completed application.
Applicants renewing existing permits will spend one (1) hour completing
Form 1 because these applicants need only send a duplicate of the
previously submitted form, updating material if necessary. This applies
to NPDES applicants who have permits in other EPA programs; these
applicants also submit copies of existing forms.

PCS identifies 37,830 existing non-municipal facilities that must submit
Form 1. If one-fifth of these file applications each year, the annual
number of respondents in this group is 7,566. If each respondent spends
1 hour submitting the form, the annual burden will be 7,566 hours.

EPA estimates that 460 new non-municipal facilities and will submit Form
1 each year. In addition, the Agency estimates that 60 facilities will
submit Form 1 each year with their applications for individual storm
water permits. If each of these respondents needs 3 hours to complete
the form, their annual burden will be 1,560 hours.

Altogether, the estimated annual burden to respondents of **Form 1** is
**9,126 hours**.

**Form 2A**

EPA estimates that POTWs will spend the following amount of time
completing the various sections of Form 2A (see Exhibit 4).

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Exhibit 4. Form 2A -                                                              
  Burden per Applicant                                                                
  Respondent by Section**\*                                                           
  ---------------------------- ------------------------ --------- --------- --------- ---------
  **[Activity]{.smallcaps}**   **[Burden                                              
                               (Hours)]{.smallcaps}**                                 

                               Basic                    A         B         C         D

                                                                                      

  Major POTWS                                                                         

                                                                                      

  Review Form                  1.5                      0.5       0.5       0.5       0.5

                                                                                      

  Gather Information           2.5                      4.0       2.5       4.0       7.5

                                                                                      

  Record Information           2.5                      1.5       1.5       0.5       1.0

                                                                                      

  Subtotal                     6.5                      6.0       4.5       5.0       9.0

                                                                                      

  Minor POTWS (0.1 - 1.0 MGD)                                                         

                                                                                      

  Review Form                  1.5                      0.5       0.5       0.5       0.5

  Gather Information           1.5                      2.0       2.5       1.0       5.5

  Record Information           2.0                      1.0       1.5       0.5       1.0

  Subtotal                     5.0                      3.5       4.5       2.0       7.0

                                                                                      

  Minor POTWS (0.1 MGD)                                                               

  Review Form                  1.5                      0.5       0.5       0.5       0.5

  Gather Information           1.0                      2.0       2.5       1.0       5.5

  Record Information           1.5                      1.0       1.5       0.5       1.0

  Subtotal                     4.0                      3.5       4.5       2.0       7.0

                                                                                      

  \* Most applicants do not                                                           
  complete every section.                                                             
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Of the possible 4,356 Form 2A annual respondents, all majors and minors
will complete the basic application information section. All major POTWS
and all minor POTWS with pretreatment programs will complete Sections a.
and B. EPA assumes 90% of major POTWS, 15% of large minors, and 1% of
small minors have SIUs and therefore, will complete Section C. With
regard to Section D, EPA assumes 20% of the major POTWS and 3.6% of
minor POTWS have CSOs. Exhibit 5 below details Form 2A annual respondent
burden based on these assumptions and the burden per respondent by
section estimates.

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<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="10"><strong>Exhibit 5. Form 2A Applicant Respondent
Burden</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td rowspan="2"><strong>Section</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Major POTWS</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Minor POTWS (0.1-1.0 MGD)</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Minor POTWS (0.1 MGD)</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><p>(a)</p>
<p>Respondents per year</p></td>
<td><p>(B)</p>
<p>Burden/ respondent</p>
<p>(hours)</p></td>
<td><p>(C)</p>
<p>Annual Burden</p>
<p>(hours)</p></td>
<td><p>(D)</p>
<p>Respondents per year</p></td>
<td><p>(E)</p>
<p>Burden/ respondent</p>
<p>(hours)</p></td>
<td><p>(F)</p>
<p>Annual Burden</p>
<p>(hours)</p></td>
<td><p>(G)</p>
<p>Respondents per year</p></td>
<td><p>(H)</p>
<p>Burden/ respondent</p>
<p>(hours)</p></td>
<td><p>(I)</p>
<p>Annual Burden</p>
<p>(hours)</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Basic</td>
<td>821</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>5,337</td>
<td>1,953</td>
<td>5.0</td>
<td>9,765</td>
<td>1,582</td>
<td>4.0</td>
<td>6,328</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>A</td>
<td>821</td>
<td>6.0</td>
<td>4,926</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>3.5</td>
<td>116</td>
<td>70</td>
<td>3.5</td>
<td>245</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>B</td>
<td>821</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>3,695</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>70</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>315</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>C</td>
<td>739</td>
<td>5.0</td>
<td>3,695</td>
<td>293</td>
<td>2.0</td>
<td>586</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>2.0</td>
<td>32</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>D</td>
<td>164</td>
<td>9.0</td>
<td>1,478</td>
<td>70</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>492</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>399</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Total*</td>
<td>821</td>
<td></td>
<td>19,130</td>
<td>1,953</td>
<td></td>
<td>11,105</td>
<td>1,582</td>
<td></td>
<td>9,070</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

\* Note, the total respondents per year are based on the entire
application, not the respondent per application section.

The estimated burden for the 4,356 respondents filing a **Form 2A**
application each year is **39,305 hours**.

> **Additional NPDES Application Requirements for Municipal Dischargers
> (Section 308 Request)**

Because requests for supplemental information vary in complexity, this
ICR calculates burden according to the complexity of the request. EPA
estimates that facilities spend 5 hours responding to routine requests.
This includes 1 hour to read and understand the request, 2 hours to
obtain information, and 2 hours to write a response. Requests of medium
complexity require, on average, 50 hours. EPA estimates that complex
requests demand 1,000 hours.

EPA may request additional information from a facility at any time.
Generally, facilities are more likely to receive Section 308 Requests
when they apply or re-apply for permits than at other times. Therefore,
this ICR divides municipal respondents into two categories: those that
are applying for permits in a particular year, and those that are not.
Since permits typically last 5 years, one-fifth of all facilities apply
for permits each year.

Based on the newly developed Form 2A, EPA estimates a 90 percent
reduction in the number of 308 requests made during the application
process. Previously EPA estimated that 75% of the major municipal and
10% of the minor facilities receive Section 308 Requests in the year
they apply for permits. Therefore, EPA currently estimates 7.5% major
facilities and 1% of minors will receive a 308 request as part of the
application process.

With regard to 308 requests not made during the application process, EPA
previously estimated 5% of the remaining major facilities will receive
such a request. This assumption remains unchanged. For minor municipals,
EPA previously assumed 1% of the remaining minor facilities receive them
each year. This assumption too remains unchanged. The following exhibit
summarizes the number of respondents for these requests.

+---------------------+----------+-----------+------------+----------+
| **Exhibit 6. Annual |          |           |            |          |
| Municipal Applicant |          |           |            |          |
| Respondents For     |          |           |            |          |
| Section 308         |          |           |            |          |
| Requests**          |          |           |            |          |
+---------------------+----------+-----------+------------+----------+
| **Respondent Type** | **Total  | **(a)**   | **(B)**    | **(a) +  |
|                     | Ex       |           |            | (B)**    |
|                     | isting** | *         | **Not**    |          |
|                     |          | *Applying |            | **Total  |
|                     |          | A         | **         | Annual** |
|                     |          | nnually** | Applying** |          |
|                     |          |           |            |          |
|                     |          |           | **         |          |
|                     |          |           | (Annual)** |          |
+---------------------+----------+-----------+------------+----------+
|                     |          |           |            |          |
+---------------------+----------+-----------+------------+----------+
| Major Facility      | 4,105    | 62        | 38         | 100      |
+---------------------+----------+-----------+------------+----------+
| Minor Facility      | 17,675   | 35        | 35         | 70       |
+---------------------+----------+-----------+------------+----------+
|                     |          |           |            |          |
+---------------------+----------+-----------+------------+----------+
| **[Total            | **       |           |            | **170**  |
| Responde            | 21,780** |           |            |          |
| nts:]{.smallcaps}** |          |           |            |          |
+---------------------+----------+-----------+------------+----------+
|                     |          |           |            |          |
+---------------------+----------+-----------+------------+----------+

The following table calculates the burden for municipal respondents
based on the complexity of the request, and it calculates the total
annual burden. It also estimates the number of facilities responding to
routine, medium, and complex requests.

+-----------------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+
| **Exhibit 7. Total    |              |             |               |
| Annual Applicant      |              |             |               |
| Burden**              |              |             |               |
|                       |              |             |               |
| **to Municipal        |              |             |               |
| Facilities For        |              |             |               |
| Section 308           |              |             |               |
| Requests**            |              |             |               |
+-----------------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+
| *                     | **(a)**      | **(B)**     | **(a) \*      |
| *Respondent/Request** |              |             | (B)**         |
|                       | *            | **Burden    |               |
|                       | *Respondents | (Hrs.) Per  | **Total       |
|                       | Per Year**   | R           | Annual**      |
|                       |              | espondent** |               |
|                       |              |             | **Burden      |
|                       |              |             | (Hrs.)**      |
+-----------------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+
|                       |              |             |               |
+-----------------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+
| Major Facilities      |              |             |               |
+-----------------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+
| Routine requests      | 79           | 5           | 395           |
+-----------------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+
| Medium requests       | 14           | 50          | 700           |
+-----------------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+
| Complex requests      | 7            | 1,000       | 7,000         |
+-----------------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+
| Subtotal              | **100**      |             | **8,095**     |
+-----------------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+
| Minor Facilities      |              |             |               |
+-----------------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+
| Routine requests      | 70           | 5           | 350           |
+-----------------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+
| **[T                  | **170**      |             | **8,445**     |
| otals:]{.smallcaps}** |              |             |               |
+-----------------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+
|                       |              |             |               |
+-----------------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+

Based on the calculations above, EPA estimates that the total annual
burden to **municipal facilities** for **Section 308 Requests** is
**8,445 hours**. In addition, 50% of POTWS that receive complex requests
pay contract laboratories to conduct the tests.

**Form 2B**

EPA estimates that respondents will spend six (6) hours reading the
instructions, gathering the necessary information, and completing and
mailing Form 2B. The Agency estimates that there are 16,100 CAFO or
aquatic animal production facilities. Ninety-five percent (0.95) of
these facilities file for general permits. Of the remaining respondents
(i.e., 805), approximately 675 of these are CAFOs and are covered under
the January 2003 rule-related ICR. Of the remaining 130 aquatic animal
production facilities, on average one-fifth of these facilities will
file an application annually (i.e., 26). At 6 hours per respondent, the
estimated annual burden for **Form 2B** is **156 hours**.

**Form 2C**

Form 2C requires approximately 33 hours to complete, EPA estimates.

PCS reports 37,830 existing non-municipal facilities. Of these, 805 are
animal feeding and aquatic production facilities, which must complete
Form 2B. Therefore, 37,025 facilities must submit either Form 2C or Form
2E. Those that discharge process wastewater use Form 2C, and those that
discharge nonprocess wastewater use Form 2E. EPA assumes that 65 percent
of these facilities discharge process wastewater, yielding 24,066
facilities subject to the requirements of Form 2C. If one-fifth (0.2) of
all permittees file applications each year, the annual number of
respondents is 4,813. Assuming that each respondent spends 33 hours
preparing the form, EPA estimates the annual burden for **Form 2C** to
be **158,829 hours**.

This ICR does not separate the burden for major and minor facilities.
The burden will probably be lower for minor facilities because
facilities monitor only for pollutants believed to be present. Minor
facilities typically discharge fewer pollutants than majors.

**Form 2D**

EPA estimates that major new facilities will spend 46 hours completing
Form 2D, and minor facilities will spend 32 hours. The following table
summarizes burden estimates for particular activities associated with
Form 2D.

+-----------------------------------+-----------------+----------------+
| **Exhibit 8. Form 2D Applicant    |                 |                |
| Burden**                          |                 |                |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------+----------------+
| **Activity**                      | **Burden (Hrs.) | **Burden       |
|                                   | for**           | (Hrs.) for**   |
|                                   |                 |                |
|                                   | **Major New     | **Minor New    |
|                                   | Facility**      | Facility**     |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------+----------------+
| Read Form and Instructions        | 8               | 2              |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------+----------------+
| Gather General File Information   | 2               | 4              |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------+----------------+
| Prepare Graphics Materials        | 2               | 2              |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------+----------------+
| Obtain Engineering Data           | 2               | 4              |
| (estimates)                       |                 |                |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------+----------------+
| Type the Information              | 13              | 3              |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------+----------------+
| Review by Management              | 5               | 6              |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------+----------------+
| Transmit the Application          | 2               | 3              |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------+----------------+
| Sample and Analyze Discharge      | 12              | 8              |
| After Operation Begins            |                 |                |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------+----------------+
| **Total Burden per Respondent:**  | **46**          | **32**         |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------+----------------+
|                                   |                 |                |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------+----------------+

The Agency estimates that 40 new major non-municipal facilities and 460
new minor facilities will apply for permits each year. Of the minor
facilities, EPA estimates that 70 percent will discharge process
wastewater. This yields an estimated 40 respondents filing Form 2D as
new major facilities and 322 completing Form 2D as new minor facilities.
(The remaining 138 minor new facilities use Form 2E.) The estimated
annual burden for **Form 2D** is 1,840 hours for major new facilities
and 10,304 hours for minor new facilities, or **12,144 hours**
altogether.

**Additional NPDES Application Requirements for Non-municipal
Dischargers (Section 308 Request)**

Because requests for supplemental information vary in complexity, this
ICR calculates burden according to the complexity of the request. EPA
estimates that facilities spend 5 hours responding to routine requests.
This includes 1 hour to read and understand the request, 2 hours to
obtain information, and 2 hours to write a response. Requests of medium
complexity require, on average, 50 hours.

EPA may request supplemental information from a facility at any time.
Generally, facilities are more likely to receive Section 308 Requests
when they apply or re-apply for permits than at other times. Therefore,
this ICR divides non-municipal respondents into two categories: those
that are applying for permits in a particular year, and those that are
not. Since permits typically last 5 years, one-fifth of all facilities
apply for permits each year.

The Agency assumes that 5 percent of the major non-municipals receive
requests when they apply for permits, and 10 percent of the remaining
receive requests at other times. Of the minor non-municipals, 1 percent
receive requests when they apply for permits and 1 percent of the
remaining receive requests at other times. The following table
summarizes the number of non-municipal respondents for these requests.

+---------------------+-----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| **Exhibit 9. Annual |           |            |           |           |
| Non-municipal       |           |            |           |           |
| Applicant           |           |            |           |           |
| Respondents**       |           |            |           |           |
|                     |           |            |           |           |
| **for Section 308   |           |            |           |           |
| Requests**          |           |            |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| **Respondent Type** | **Total   | **(a)**    | **(B)**   | **(a) +   |
|                     | E         |            |           | (B)**     |
|                     | xisting** | **Applying | **Not**   |           |
|                     |           | Annually** |           | **Total   |
|                     |           |            | **A       | Annual**  |
|                     |           |            | pplying** |           |
|                     |           |            |           |           |
|                     |           |            | **(       |           |
|                     |           |            | Annual)** |           |
+---------------------+-----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
|                     |           |            |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| Major Facility      | 2,445     | 24         | 46        | 71        |
+---------------------+-----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| Minor Facility      | 35,385    | 71         | 70        | 141       |
+---------------------+-----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
|                     |           |            |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| **Total             | *         |            |           | **212**   |
| Respondents:**      | *37,830** |            |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+------------+-----------+-----------+
|                     |           |            |           |           |
+---------------------+-----------+------------+-----------+-----------+

The following table calculates the burden for each group of respondents
based on the complexity of the request, and it calculates the total
annual burden. It also estimates the number of facilities responding to
routine and medium requests.

+-----------------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+
| **Exhibit 10. Total   |              |             |               |
| Annual Applicant      |              |             |               |
| Burden**              |              |             |               |
|                       |              |             |               |
| **to Non-Municipal    |              |             |               |
| Facilities for        |              |             |               |
| Section 308           |              |             |               |
| Requests**            |              |             |               |
+-----------------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+
| *                     | **(a)**      | **(B)**     | **(a) \*      |
| *Respondent/Request** |              |             | (B)**         |
|                       | *            | **Burden    |               |
|                       | *Respondents | (Hrs.) Per  | **Total       |
|                       | Per Year**   | R           | Annual**      |
|                       |              | espondent** |               |
|                       |              |             | **Burden      |
|                       |              |             | (Hrs.)**      |
+-----------------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+
|                       |              |             |               |
+-----------------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+
| Major Facilities      |              |             |               |
+-----------------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+
| Routine requests      | 46           | 5           | 230           |
+-----------------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+
| Medium requests       | 24           | 50          | 1,200         |
+-----------------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+
| Subtotal              | **71**       |             | **1,430**     |
+-----------------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+
| Minor Facilities      |              |             |               |
+-----------------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+
| Routine requests      | 141          | 5           | 705           |
+-----------------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+
| **Total:**            | **212**      |             | **2,135**     |
+-----------------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+
|                       |              |             |               |
+-----------------------+--------------+-------------+---------------+

Based on the calculations above, EPA estimates that the total annual
burden to **non-municipal facilities** for **Section 308** requests is
**2,135 hours**. In addition, 25% percent of major non-municipal
facilities that receive medium requests pay contract laboratories to
conduct the tests.

**Form 2E**

EPA estimates that applicants\--non-municipal facilities that discharge
nonprocess wastewater\--will spend 14 hours completing Form 2E. The
table below estimates the burden for specific activities associated with
Form 2E.

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Exhibit 11. Form 2E Applicant Respondent 
  Burden**                                   
  ------------------------------------------ ----------------------------
  **Activity**                               **Burden** **(Hrs.)**

  Read Form and Instructions                 1

  Gather General Information                 2

  Obtain or Estimate Engineering Data        2

  Sample and Analyze or Estimate Pollutants  4
  in Discharge                               

  Type Information                           1

  Review by Management                       2

  Transmit Application                       2

  **[Total Burden per                        14
  Respondent:]{.smallcaps}**                 

                                             
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

EPA and PCS reports 37,830 existing non-municipal facilities. Of these,
805 are animal feeding and aquatic production facilities, which must
complete Form 2B. Therefore, 37,025 facilities must submit either Form
2C or Form 2E. Those that discharge process wastewater use Form 2C, and
those that discharge nonprocess wastewater use Form 2E. EPA assumes that
35 percent of these facilities discharge nonprocess wastewater, creating
12,959 existing facilities subject to the requirements of Form 2E. If
one-fifth of all existing permittees file applications each year, the
annual number of respondents is 2,592. Assuming that each of these
respondents spends 14 hours preparing the form, EPA estimates the annual
burden to existing facilities to be 36,288 hours.

To this figure, the Agency adds new non-municipal facilities that
discharge nonprocess wastewater. EPA estimates that 138 new
non-municipal facilities will file Form 2E each year. The total annual
burden to these facilities will be 1,932 hours.

Adding the burden for existing facilities and new facilities, EPA
calculates that the total annual burden to **Form 2E** respondents will
be **38,220 hours**.

> **Form 2F**

On average, respondents will spend 28.6 hours completing Form 2F. The
following table estimates the burden for specific activities required by
Form 2F.

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Exhibit 12. Form 2F Applicant Respondent     
  Burden**                                       
  ---------------------------------------------- ------------------------
  **Activity**                                   **Burden** **(Hrs.)**

                                                 

  Prepare Site Map                               1

  Describe Significant Materials                 1

  Certify That All Outfalls Have Been Tested for 5.6
  Non-Storm Water Discharges                     

  Gather Existing Information on Spills and      1
  Leaks                                          

  Sample and Analyze Wastewater for Pollutants   20

  **[Total Burden per Respondent:]{.smallcaps}** 28.6

                                                 
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

EPA estimates that 122,000 facilities have storm water discharges
associated with industrial activities and must apply for NPDES permits.
The Agency bases its estimate on the number of NOIs received for storm
water general permits by EPA and the States, number of group applicants,
and the total number of 2Fs received.

Of these 122,000 dischargers, very few have or will apply for individual
storm water permits due to the availability of less burdensome options
(i.e., general permits). PCS indicates that only 298 facilities have
submitted a Form 2F since the beginning of the storm water program in
1990. Dividing this number by the five permit years, gives approximately
60 individual applicants per year. The estimated annual burden for
**Form 2F** facilities is **1,716 hours**.

> **Form 2S**

EPA estimates that respondents will spend 8.7 hours completing Form 2S
based on the analysis conducted in the 1999 ICR. The annual number of
4,479 respondents consists of publically owned treatment works (POTWS)
and privately owned treatment works (PrOTWs) renewing their NPDES
permits, new sludge-only facilities submitting limited background
information (Part 1 of Form 2S), and sludge-only facilities requested by
the permitting authority to submit a permit application (Part 2). This
ICR assumes that permits issued to these respondents will be up for
renewal and that on average, one-fifth of these total respondents will
respond annually. EPA assumes that one-fifth of all other existing
facilities will reapply annually.

Utilizing the burden estimate of 8.7 hours per respondent and the
estimated annual number of respondents, EPA anticipates 4,479 annual
respondents with a total annual burden for **Form 2S** of **38,967
hours**.

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|   |   | Existing                  | 3,  | 254 | 4,  | 76  | 5   | 81  |
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|   |   | Existing                  | 8,  | 578 | 9,  | 1   | 11  | 1   |
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+---+---+---------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
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|   |   | Existing - Part 1 only    | 1,  | 105 | 1,  | 32  | 2   | 34  |
|   |   |                           | 605 |     | 710 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
+---+---+---------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|   |   | Existing - Part 2         | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
+---+---+---------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|   |   | New - Part 1 only         | 74  | 6   | 80  | 2   | 2.0 | 2   |
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+---+---+---------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
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|   | ) |                           |     |     |     |     |     |     |
+---+---+---------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|   |   | Existing - Part 1 only    | 369 | 23  | 392 | 7   | 4.6 | 7   |
|   |   |                           |     |     |     | 3.8 |     | 8.4 |
+---+---+---------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|   |   | Existing - Part 2         | 41  | 3   | 44  | 8.2 | 0.6 | 8.8 |
+---+---+---------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|   |   | New - Part 1 only         | 13  | 1   | 14  | 4.3 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
+---+---+---------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|   |   | New - Part 2              | 6   | 0   | 6   | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
+---+---+---------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|   | I |                           |     |     |     |     |     |     |
|   | n |                           |     |     |     |     |     |     |
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|   | l |                           |     |     |     |     |     |     |
|   | y |                           |     |     |     |     |     |     |
+---+---+---------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|   |   | Existing                  | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
+---+---+---------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|   |   | New                       | 0   | 0   | 0   | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
+---+---+---------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
| * |   |                           | 18, | 1,  | 19, | 3,  | 250 | 3,  |
| * |   |                           | 237 | 234 | 471 | 660 |     | 910 |
| T |   |                           |     |     |     |     |     |     |
| o |   |                           |     |     |     |     |     |     |
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| * |   |                           |     |     |     |     |     |     |
| * |   |                           |     |     |     |     |     |     |
+---+---+---------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+

  -------------------------- ----------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
  **Exhibit 14. Form 2S                                                      
  Applicant Burden per                                                       
  Respondent by Section                                                      
  (Hours)**                                                                  

  **Activity**               **Section                                       
                             Burden**                                        

                             **Part 1**  **Part   **Part   **Part   **Part   **Part
                                         2, a**   2, B**   2, C**   2, D**   2, E**

  Review Form                1.0         0.5      1.0      1.5      1.5      1.5

  Gather Information         1.0         1.1      1.3      2.0      2.5      2.5

  Record Information on Form 0.5         0.7      1.0      1.5      1.5      1.5

  Total                      2.5         2.3      3.3      5.0      5.5      5.5
  -------------------------- ----------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------

<table style="width:100%;">
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 3%" />
<col style="width: 2%" />
<col style="width: 25%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 10%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
</colgroup>
<thead>
<tr class="header">
<th colspan="10"><strong>Exhibit 15. Form 2S Annual Applicant Respondent
Burden (Hours)</strong></th>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<th colspan="3" rowspan="2"><strong>Type of Applicant</strong></th>
<th colspan="2"><strong>Annual Respondent</strong></th>
<th rowspan="2"><p><strong>Required Infor-</strong></p>
<p><strong>mation</strong></p></th>
<th rowspan="2"><p><strong>Burden/</strong></p>
<p><strong>Response</strong></p></th>
<th colspan="3"><strong>Total Annual Burden</strong></th>
</tr>
<tr class="header">
<th><strong>POTWS</strong></th>
<th><strong>PrOTWS</strong></th>
<th><strong>POTWS</strong></th>
<th><strong>PrOTWS</strong></th>
<th><strong>Subtotal</strong></th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td rowspan="15"><p>N</p>
<p>P</p>
<p>D</p>
<p>E</p>
<p>S</p>
<p>P</p>
<p>E</p>
<p>R</p>
<p>M</p>
<p>I</p>
<p>T</p>
<p>T</p>
<p>E</p>
<p>E</p>
<p>S</p></td>
<td colspan="2">Generate Only</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td>Existing</td>
<td>766.0</td>
<td>50.8</td>
<td>AB</td>
<td>5.6</td>
<td>4,290<a href="#fn1" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref1"
role="doc-noteref"><sup>1</sup></a></td>
<td>284<a href="#fn2" class="footnote-ref" id="fnref2"
role="doc-noteref"><sup>2</sup></a></td>
<td>4,574</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td>New</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>1.7</td>
<td>AB</td>
<td>5.6</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>9</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2">Generate &amp; Land Apply</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td>Existing</td>
<td>1,694.0</td>
<td>115.6</td>
<td>ABC</td>
<td>10.6</td>
<td>17,956</td>
<td>1,225</td>
<td>19,182</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td>New</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>3.3</td>
<td>ABC</td>
<td>10.6</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>35</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2">Generate &amp; Surface Disposal (site specific)</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td>Existing</td>
<td>0.4</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>ABD</td>
<td>11.1</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>4</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td>New</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>ABD</td>
<td>11.1</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2">Generate &amp; Surface Disposal (not site specific)</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td>Existing</td>
<td>731.0</td>
<td>48.6</td>
<td>ABD</td>
<td>11.1</td>
<td>8,114</td>
<td>539</td>
<td>8,654</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td>New</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>1.3</td>
<td>ABD</td>
<td>11.1</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>15</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2">Generate &amp; Incinerate</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td>Existing</td>
<td>34.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>ABE</td>
<td>11.1</td>
<td>377</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>377</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td>New</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>ABE</td>
<td>11.1</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td rowspan="16"><p>S</p>
<p>L</p>
<p>U</p>
<p>D</p>
<p>G</p>
<p>E</p>
<p>O</p>
<p>N</p>
<p>L</p>
<p>Y</p></td>
<td colspan="2">Generate Only</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td>Existing - Part 1 only</td>
<td>321.0</td>
<td>21.0</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2.5</td>
<td>803</td>
<td>53</td>
<td>855</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td>Existing - Part 2</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>AB</td>
<td>5.6</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td>New - Part 1 only</td>
<td>24.7</td>
<td>2.0</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2.5</td>
<td>62</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>67</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td>New - Part 2</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>AB</td>
<td>5.6</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2">Surface Disposal Only (site specific)</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td>Existing</td>
<td>0.4</td>
<td>0.4</td>
<td>AD</td>
<td>7.8</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>6</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td>New</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>AD</td>
<td>7.8</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2">Surface Disposal Only (not site specific)</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td>Existing - Part 1 only</td>
<td>73.8</td>
<td>4.6</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2.5</td>
<td>185</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>196</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td>Existing - Part 2</td>
<td>8.2</td>
<td>0.6</td>
<td>AD</td>
<td>7.8</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>69</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td>New - Part 1 only</td>
<td>4.3</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>2.5</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>11</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td>New - Part 2</td>
<td>2.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>AD</td>
<td>7.8</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>16</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2">Incinerate Only</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td>Existing</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>AE</td>
<td>7.8</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td>New</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>0.0</td>
<td>AE</td>
<td>7.8</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="3">Total</td>
<td>3,660</td>
<td>250</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td>31,884</td>
<td>2,186</td>
<td>34,070</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<aside id="footnotes" class="footnotes footnotes-end-of-document"
role="doc-endnotes">
<hr />
<ol>
<li id="fn1"><p>766.0 (POTWs Annual Respondent) * 5.6
(Burden/Response)<a href="#fnref1" class="footnote-back"
role="doc-backlink">↩︎</a></p></li>
<li id="fn2"><p>50.8 (PrOTWs Annual Respondent) * 5.6
(Burden/Response)<a href="#fnref2" class="footnote-back"
role="doc-backlink">↩︎</a></p></li>
</ol>
</aside>

**NOI-Storm water** **(MSGP Applicants)**

EPA estimates that respondents will spend approximately 0.5 hours
completing the NOI-Storm water form. EPA estimated the number of
industrial facilities (16,350) that would re-apply for coverage under
the modified MSGP per year based on 1990 U.S. Census Bureau estimates
(1990 US population 252,510,216). Scaling that number up based on 2000
U.S. Census data (2000 US population 284,796,887) provides an estimate
of 18,426 respondents per year. Respondent burden is therefore 9,213
hours to fill out the form.

Facilities completing an NOI with regard to industrial activity must
develop a SWPPP. The SWPPP is a one-time development activity and
existing facilities have already developed them. Therefore, in this ICR
EPA assumes that the 520 new non-municipal applicants a year will be
required to develop SWPPPs Despite the fact that components of a SWPPP
are similar, facility design, size and function, as well as the level of
effort involved, will vary for each facility. As such, EPA identified a
"typical" respondent and then estimated the burden for that respondent
to prepare a SWPPP. Respondent burden estimates for SWPPP preparation
activities are provided in the exhibit below. EPA estimates the average
time for a respondent to develop a SWPPP is 80 hours.

  ------------------------------------------------------ ----------------
  **Exhibit 16. Burden for SWPPP**                       

  Read regulations                                       8.00

  Select Team                                            2.00

  Describe Sources                                       

  a\. drainage map                                       8.00

  b\. inventory of exposed materials                     4.00

  c\. list of significant spills/leaks                   1.00

  d\. certification of non-storm water                   2.00

  e\. sampling data summary                              2.00

  f\. summary of potential sources                       3.00

  Measures and Controls                                  

  a\. good housekeeping                                  6.00

  b\. preventative maintenance                           8.00

  c\. inspections                                        6.00

  d\. employee training                                  6.00

  e\. sediment and erosion control                       8.00

  f\. runoff management                                  8.00

  Comprehensive Site Evaluation                          

  a\. determine scope and content                        8.00

  SWPPP SUBTOTAL                                         **80.00**
  ------------------------------------------------------ ----------------

At 80 hours per respondent and an estimated 520 respondents, the
estimated annualized burden for SWPPP is 41,600 hours. Altogether, the
estimated annual burden for the **NOI-Storm water** and **SWPPP** is
**50,813** hours.

**Uniform Federal Transportation/Utility System Application (Alaskan
Lands Application)**

EPA estimates that the average respondent can complete the Alaskan Lands
Application is 30 hours. When preparing this estimate, EPA considered
the potential variation among applicants; depending on the nature and
location of the proposed facility, a respondent may spend much longer
preparing the form.

The Agency further estimates that three (3) respondents will file this
application each year, yielding **90 hours** expected annual burden.

**Application for Large and Medium Municipal Separate Storm Sewer
Systems (MS4s)**

There are a total of 1,064 large and medium municipal separate storm
sewer systems (MS4s). It is assumed that one-fifth of them will be
submitting applications per year (212). As in the 1999 ICR it is assumed
that 50% of the MS4s that are responding in any given year will be large
MS4s and 50% will be medium MS4s (106 large, 106 medium).

Large MS4s will spend more time preparing applications for their storm
water discharges than medium MS4s. EPA estimates that an average large
system will spend 4,432.4 hours completing an application. a medium
system will spend 2,812.9 hours completing one. The following table
estimates the burden for particular activities associated with the
application.

Based on these figures, EPA calculates that the total annual burden for
large MS4s is 469,834 hours and for medium MS4s is 298,167 hours, for an
altogether **MS4** total annual burden of **768,001 hours**.

+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| **Exhibit 17. Applicant Respondent     |              |              |
| Burden for Applications for**          |              |              |
|                                        |              |              |
| **Municipal Separate Storm Sewer       |              |              |
| Systems**                              |              |              |
+========================================+==============+==============+
| **Activity**                           | **Burden     | **Burden     |
|                                        | (Hrs.) for** | (Hrs.) for** |
|                                        |              |              |
|                                        | **Large      | **Medium     |
|                                        | System**     | System**     |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| **Part 1**                             |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| Provide General Information            | 0.5          | 0.5          |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| Describe Legal Authority               | 0.5          | 0.5          |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| Identify Sources                       | 40           | 40           |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| Characterize Discharges                | 40           | 40           |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| Perform Field Screening Analysis (dry  | 430          | 215          |
| weather sampling)                      |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| Develop Characterization Plan          | 2.2          | 2.2          |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| Describe Existing Management Programs  | 2.2          | 2.2          |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| Part 1 Subtotal                        | **515.4**    | **300.4**    |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| **Part 2**                             |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| Demonstrate Adequate Legal Authority   | 40           | 40           |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| Supplement Source Identification       | 80           | 50           |
| Information                            |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| Analyze Representative Storm Sample    | 1,749        | 874.5        |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| Estimate Collective Annual Pollutant   | 40           | 40           |
| Load from All Outfalls                 |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| Propose a Schedule to Update           | 8            | 8            |
| Topographic Map to Include Seasonal    |              |              |
| Pollutant Load for Each Major Outfall  |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| Develop a Management Program           | 2,000        | 1,500        |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| Part 2 Subtotal                        | **3,917**    | **2,512.5**  |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
|                                        |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
| **[Total Burden per                    | **4,432.4**  | **2,812.9**  |
| Respondent:]{.smallcaps}**             |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+
|                                        |              |              |
+----------------------------------------+--------------+--------------+

**Notice of Intent (NOI)**

EPA estimates that respondents will spend, on average, one (1) hour to
file a Notice of Intent for general permit.

PCS data indicate that 42,345 general permittees exist. EPA assumes that
none of these general permits apply to storm water discharges. One-fifth
of the existing permittees, or 8,469 respondents, will file NOIs each
year. Each of these respondents will spend 1 hour filing the **NOI**, so
the estimated annual burden to these respondents is **8,469 hours**.

When calculating the burden to respondents for NOIs, this ICR does not
include sludge management facilities seeking coverage under general
permits. Although general permits may be used to control sludge use or
disposal, general permits of this kind are rare. Consequently, EPA does
not yet have sufficient information to determine the burden to sludge
management facilities. When EPA is better able to estimate the number of
facilities potentially covered by general permits, it may revise this
ICR accordingly.

**Petitions for Individual Permit**

Based on information supplied by contractors, EPA estimates that an
average petition requires 40 hours to prepare.

There are two types of petitions. Both types may be submitted by MS4s,
and one may be submitted by anyone. Municipal sewer systems may petition
permitting authorities to require dischargers using their systems to
obtain individual permits. Anyone may petition authorities to require an
individual permit for a storm water discharge that contributes to water
quality violations or is a significant contributor of pollutants. For
purposes of simplicity, this ICR assumes that all petitions are
submitted by MS4s.

EPA anticipates that it will receive 24 petitions each year over the
next three years. The Agency estimates that 10 of these petitions will
come from large MS4s each year, and the remaining 14 will come from
medium MS4s.

Thus, the total annual burden is 400 hours for large MS4s and 560 hours
for medium MS4s. The estimated total annual burden to all respondents
**petitioning for an individual permit** is **960 hours**.

**Permit Consolidation Request**

Facilities that must obtain permits for more than one EPA program may
request that their permit application processes be consolidated. EPA
estimates that a facility will spend two (2)hours writing, typing,
editing, and mailing a request. Based on past experience, the Agency
anticipates that 100 facilities will file **Permit Consolidation
Requests** each year; hence, the total estimated annual burden for this
information collection is **200 hours**.

**Notification of Construction**

EPA estimates that an average respondent will spend one (1) hour reading
regulations and preparing a letter notifying EPA of unauthorized
construction. The Agency also estimates that three (3) facilities will
report construction violations each year. Thus, the total estimated
annual burden is **3 hours**.

**Ocean Discharge Information**

Permittees generally hire environmental consultants to conduct ocean
discharge studies. These studies may include site surveys, effluent
monitoring, field monitoring, and data analysis. Field monitoring may
require scuba diving and the help of a marine biologist. This ICR
includes consultant labor hours in its estimates of respondent burden.
The Agency estimates that a respondent will spend 778 hours supplying
Ocean Discharge information. Burden estimates are based on EPA\'s
experience with field monitoring programs in ocean dumping and NPDES
permit monitoring. The following table calculates the average amount of
time a respondent will spend preparing ocean discharge information.

Based on permit issuance estimates, EPA believes that approximately 30
permittees will be require to submit ocean discharge information each
year. Assuming 30 respondents spend an average of 778 hours supplying
this information each year, the estimated total annual burden for this
information request is **23,340 hours**.

**Notice of Termination (NOT)**

EPA estimates that on average, general permittees will spend 0.5 hours
filling out a notice of termination (NOT). Based on the Economic
Analysis for Phase II Storm Water Regulations 201,213 large construction
start ups occur annually. It is assumed that they will all submit an
NOT. Based on the previous ICR EPA estimates that 6,857 MSGP NOTs will
be filed annually.

With an estimated filing burden of 0.5 hours, EPA estimates that
**100,607 hours** will be incurred by construction general permittees
filing NOTs annually while **3,429 hours** will be incurred by MSGP
permittees filing NOTs annually.

**Exhibit 18. Annual Applicant Respondent Burden**

+---+-----------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
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|   | Existing POTWs              | 2,946      | 1.0        | 2,946      |
+---+-----------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
|   | Existing Facilities         | 7,566      | 1.0        | 7,566      |
|   | (Non-Municipal)             |            |            |            |
+---+-----------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
|   | Major New Non-Municipal     | 40         | 5.0        | 200        |
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+---+-----------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
|   | MS4s                        | 212        | 5.0        | 1,060      |
+---+-----------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
|   | Minor New Non-Municipal     | 520        | 1.5        | 780        |
|   | Facilities and Individual   |            |            |            |
|   | SW Permits                  |            |            |            |
+---+-----------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
|   | Sludge Only Facilities      | 910        | 1.5        | 1,365      |
|   | (Municipal)                 |            |            |            |
+---+-----------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
|   | Sludge Only Facilities      | 128        | 1.5        | 192        |
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+---+-----------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
|   | NOI-Storm water's SWPPP     | 18,426     | 1.5        | 27,639     |
+---+-----------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
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|   | New Facilities              | 520        | 3.0        | 1,560      |
+---+-----------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
|   | Existing Facilities         | 7,566      | 1.0        | 7,566      |
+---+-----------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
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|   | POTWs 1.0 MGD               | 821        | 23.3       | 19,130     |
+---+-----------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
|   | POTWs 0.1 - 1.0 MGD         | 1,953      | 5.7        | 11,105     |
+---+-----------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
|   | POTWs 0.1 MGD               | 1,582      | 5.7        | 9,070      |
+---+-----------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
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|   | Routine                     | 79         | 5.0        | 395        |
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|   | Medium                      | 14         | 50.0       | 700        |
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|   | Routine                     | 70         | 5.0        | 350        |
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|   | Major New Facilities        | 40         | 46.0       | 1,840      |
+---+-----------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
|   | Minor New Facilities        | 322        | 32.0       | 10,304     |
+---+-----------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
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|   | Routine                     | 46         | 5.0        | 230        |
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|   | Routine                     | 141        | 5.0        | 705        |
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|   | New Facilities              | 138        | 14.0       | 1,932      |
+---+-----------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
|   | Existing Facilities         | 2,592      | 14.0       | 36,288     |
+---+-----------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
| * |                             | 60         | 28.6       | 1,716      |
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|   | NPDES-POTWs                 | 2,945      | 8.7        | 25,622     |
+---+-----------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
|   | NPDES-PrOTWs                | 496        | 8.7        | 4,315      |
+---+-----------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
|   | Sludge Only-POTWs           | 910        | 8.7        | 7,917      |
+---+-----------------------------+------------+------------+------------+
|   | Sludge Only-PrOTWs          | 128        | 8.7        | 1,114      |
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|   | Large                       | 106        | 4,432.4    | 469,834    |
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|   | Medium                      | 106        | 2,812.9    | 298,167    |
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**6(a)(ii) Estimating State Respondent Burden**

EPA estimates that the state government will spend approximately
**92,033 hours** reviewing application information each year.

Exhibit 16 calculates the estimated burden to State governments for
handling and reviewing application information discussed in this ICR.
Because most State governments have authority for the NPDES programs,
State governments will incur the majority of the burden and costs. There
are, however, some exceptions to this rule: the federal government will
always process Form 2D, Alaskan Lands Applications, and construction
notifications. As a result, the burden and costs for these activities
will belong to the federal government exclusively.

Estimates of the burden do not include analysis of the data, since this
activity is associated with preparation and issuance of the permit. As
Exhibit 16 indicates, the burden ranges from 60 hours (for NOI) to 0.5
hours (for Ocean Discharge Information).

**Exhibit 19. Annual State Respondent Burden**[^8]

+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
| *   |                         | **R    | *      | **     | **      |
| *In |                         | espond | *Respo | Burden | Total** |
| for |                         | ents** | ndents | Per    |         |
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+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
|     | New Facilities          | 520    | 498    | 0.5    | 249     |
+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
|     | Existing Facilities     | 7,566  | 7,247  | 0.5    | 3,624   |
+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
| **F |                         |        |        |        |         |
| orm |                         |        |        |        |         |
| 2A  |                         |        |        |        |         |
| :** |                         |        |        |        |         |
+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
|     | POTWs 1.0 MGD           | 821    | 786    | 2      | 1,572   |
+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
|     | POTWs 0.1 - 1.0 MGD     | 1,953  | 1,871  | 2      | 3,742   |
+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
|     | POTWs 0.1 MGD           | 1,582  | 1,515  | 2      | 3,030   |
+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
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|     | Routine                 | 79     | 75     | 1      | 75      |
+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
|     | Medium                  | 14     | 13     | 10     | 130     |
+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
|     | Complex                 | 7      | 7      | 20     | 140     |
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+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
|     | Routine                 | 70     | 67     | 1      | 67      |
+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
| **F |                         | 26     | 25     | 0.5    | 13      |
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+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
| **F |                         | 4,813  | 4,610  | 2      | 9,220   |
| orm |                         |        |        |        |         |
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|     | Major New Facilities    | 40     | 0      | 0.5    | 0       |
+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
|     | Minor New Facilities    | 322    | 0      | 0.5    | 0       |
+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
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|     | Routine                 | 46     | 44     | 1      | 44      |
+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
|     | Medium                  | 24     | 23     | 10     | 230     |
+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
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+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
|     | Routine                 | 141    | 135    | 1      | 135     |
+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
| **F |                         |        |        |        |         |
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| :** |                         |        |        |        |         |
+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
|     | New Facilities          | 138    | 132    | 0.5    | 66      |
+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
|     | Existing Facilities     | 2,592  | 2,483  | 0.5    | 1,242   |
+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
| **F |                         | 60     | 57     | 2.2    | 125     |
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|     | Part 1 only             | 424    | 49     | 0.67   | 33      |
+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
|     | Full application        | 3,236  | 377    | 1.42   | 535     |
+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
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| NOI |                         | 18,426 | 17,650 | 0.25   | 4,413   |
| St  |                         |        |        |        |         |
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+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
| SW  |                         | 520    | 498    | 0.25   | 125     |
| PPP |                         |        |        |        |         |
+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
| **A |                         | 3      | 0      | 0.6    | 0       |
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| :** |                         |        |        |        |         |
+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
|     | Large                   | 106    | 102    | 60     | 6,120   |
+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
|     | Medium                  | 106    | 102    | 40     | 4,080   |
+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
| **  |                         | 8,469  | 8,122  | 0.25   | 2,031   |
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| *   |                         | 24     | 23     | 8      | 184     |
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| **  |                         | 100    | 96     | 0.5    | 48      |
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| *   |                         | 30     | 29     | 88     | 2,552   |
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+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
|     | Construction            | 2      | 1      | 0.25   | 46,581  |
|     |                         | 01,213 | 86,323 |        |         |
+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
| []{ | MSGP (Industrial -      | 6,857  | 6,518  | 0.25   | 1,630   |
| .ma | storm water             |        |        |        |         |
| rk} |                         |        |        |        |         |
+-----+-------------------------+--------+--------+--------+---------+
| *   |                         | **291  | **239  | []{    | **9     |
| *To |                         | ,897** | ,477** | .mark} | 2,033** |
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**6(a)(iii) Total Respondent Burden**

As detailed in Exhibits 18 and 19, EPA estimates the **total respondent
burden** to be **1,398,737 hours**.

**6(b)(i) Estimating Applicant Respondent Cost**

Applicant respondent costs are a function of labor costs and
testing/contractor costs. The testing/contractor costs are summarized in
Exhibit 21. Exhibit 22 shows the estimated cost to applicant respondents
for providing all information discussed in this ICR. Based on the
calculations in Exhibit 22, EPA estimates that the **total annual cost
to applicant respondents** is approximately **\$50,664,584**.

Most calculations in the ICR account for labor costs only. Respondents
will not be required to pay for capital equipment to respond to the
information requests. The ICR does, however, account for
testing/contractor costs incurred by respondents that must collect
additional data. Note, respondents who already have the required
effluent testing information on hand, either because they monitored for
the compounds during the term of their permits or because they are
already required by the permitting authority to provide the information,
are not required to retest. Therefore, this ICR does not reflect costs
for respondents with existing data. Assumptions and estimates for these
O&M costs (i.e., testing/contractor costs) are detailed in Exhibits 20
and 21.

<table>
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 14%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
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</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="10"><strong>Exhibit 20a. Estimate of Form 2A Facilities
That Currently Do Not Test</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Annual</strong></p>
<p><strong># of Respon-</strong></p>
<p><strong>dents</strong></p></td>
<td colspan="2"><p><strong>Basic Conventional</strong></p>
<p><strong>And Nonconventional</strong></p></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>Additional Conventional and
Nonconventional</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>Priority Pollutants and State WQS</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>Multiple Species Biomonitoring</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><strong>Facility Type</strong></td>
<td>% currently testing</td>
<td><p># not</p>
<p>testing</p></td>
<td>% currently testing</td>
<td><p># not</p>
<p>testing</p></td>
<td>% currently testing</td>
<td><p># not</p>
<p>testing</p></td>
<td>% currently testing</td>
<td><p># not</p>
<p>testing</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>0.1 MGD, no priority pollutants.</td>
<td>1,512</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>605</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>0.1-1.0 MGD, no priority pollutants.</td>
<td>1,953</td>
<td>80</td>
<td>391</td>
<td>80</td>
<td>391</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Minors, with priority pollutants.</td>
<td>70</td>
<td>85</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>85</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>85</td>
<td>11</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Majors, no priority pollutants.</td>
<td>814</td>
<td>85</td>
<td>122</td>
<td>85</td>
<td>122</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>733</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>204</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Majors, with priority pollutants.</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>90</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>90</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>70</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>85</td>
<td>1</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Total minors</td>
<td>3,535</td>
<td></td>
<td>1,006</td>
<td></td>
<td>401</td>
<td></td>
<td>35</td>
<td></td>
<td>11</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Total majors</td>
<td>821</td>
<td></td>
<td>123</td>
<td></td>
<td>123</td>
<td></td>
<td>735</td>
<td></td>
<td>205</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

  ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
  **Exhibit 20b.                                        
  Estimate of Form                                      
  2S Facilities                                         
  That Currently Do                                     
  Not Test**                                            

  **Type**          **Annual \# of    **Round 1         
                    Respondents**     Metals**          

                                      \% currently      \# not testing
                                      testing           

  NPDES POTWs       2,945             95                147

  NPDES PrOTWs      496               95                25

  Sludge Only POTWs 910               50                455

  Sludge Only       128               50                64
  PrOTWs                                                
  ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------

**Exhibit 21. Testing/Contractor Costs (O&M Costs)**

  ------------ --------------------- ------------------------------- --------------------- --------------------- --------------------
                                     **[Respondents]{.smallcaps}**   **[Tests/             **[Cost Per Test      **[Total
                                                                     Year]{.smallcaps}**   (\$)]{.smallcaps}**   \$]{.smallcaps}**

  **Form 2A**                                                                                                    

               Basic conventional    1,129                           3                     \$100.00              \$338,610.00
               and nonconventional                                                                               

               Additional            524                             3                     \$200.00              \$314,340.00
               conventional and                                                                                  
               nonconventional                                                                                   

               Priority              770                             3                     \$1,150.00            \$2,655,465.00
               Pollutants/state WQS                                                                              

               Multiple Species      215                             1                     \$8,000.00            \$1,720,400.00
               Biomonitoring                                                                                     

  **Form 2S**                                                                                                    

               NPDES and sludge-only 691                             1                     \$200.00              \$138,210.00
               facilities                                                                                        

  **Section                                                                                                      
  308                                                                                                            
  Requests**                                                                                                     

               Municipal             4                               1                     \$1,150.00            \$4,025.00
               (complex)[^10]                                                                                    

               Non-municipal         6                               1                     \$1,000.00            \$6,112.50
               (medium)[^11]                                                                                     

  **Total**                                                                                                      **\$5,177,162.50**
  ------------ --------------------- ------------------------------- --------------------- --------------------- --------------------

When calculating applicant respondent costs, EPA makes the following
assumptions:

> ! The average hourly rate for municipal employees as determined by the
> U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics is \$24.76.
> Updated rates are derived from *Employer Costs for Employee
> Compensation, Table 4 - Employer costs per hour worked for employee
> compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: State and
> local government, by occupational and industry group, June 2002.*
>
> ! The average annual salary in the private sector is assumed to be 14
> percent higher than the average of the federal, State and municipal
> rates, creating an average hourly cost of \$56.76.

**Exhibit 22. Applicant Respondent Costs**

  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Information                                      **Burden (Total **Respondent   **Respondent Costs**
  Collection                                         Hours/Yr.)**    Labor Rate**   
  Activity**                                                                        
  -------------------- ----------------------------- --------------- -------------- ---------------------
  **Recordkeeping:**                                                                

                       Existing POTWS                2,946           24.76          \$72,942.96

                       Existing Facilities           7,566           54.76          \$414,314.16
                       (Non-Municipal)                                              

                       Major New Non-Municipal       200             54.76          \$10,952.00
                       Facilities                                                   

                       MS4s                          1,060           24.76          \$26,245.60

                       Minor New Non-Municipal       780             54.76          \$42,712.80
                       Facilities and Individual SW                                 
                       Permits                                                      

                       Sludge Only Facilities        1,365           31.20          \$42,588.00
                       (Municipal)                                                  

                       Sludge Only Facilities        192             54.76          \$10,513.92
                       (Non-Municipal)                                              

                       NOI-Storm water's SWPPP       27,639          54.76          \$1,513,511.64

  **Recordkeeping                                    41,748          []{.mark}      **\$2,133,781.08**
  Subtotal**                                                                        

  **Form 1:**                                                                       

                       New Facilities                1,560           24.76          \$38,625.60

                       Existing Facilities           7,566           24.76          \$187,334.16

  **Form 2A:**                                                                      

                       POTWs 1.0 MGD                 19,130          24.76          \$473,658.80

                       POTWs 0.1 - 1.0 MGD           11,105          24.76          \$274,959.80

                       POTWs 0.1 MGD                 9,070           24.76          \$224,573.20

                       Testing/Contract Costs                                       \$5,028,815.00

  **Sec. 308                                                                        
  Requests - Major                                                                  
  Municipals:**                                                                     

                       Routine                       395             24.76          \$9,780.20

                       Medium                        700             24.76          \$17,332.00

                       Complex                       7,000           24.76          \$173,320.00

                       Testing/Contractor Costs                                     \$4,025.00

  **Sec. 308                                                                        
  Requests - Minor                                                                  
  Municipals:**                                                                     

                       Routine                       350             24.76          \$8,666.00

  **Form 2B:**                                       156             54.76          \$8,542.56

  **Form 2C:**                                       158,829         54.76          \$8,697,476.04

  **Form 2D:**                                                                      

                       Major New Facilities          1,840           54.76          \$100,758.40

                       Minor New Facilities          10,304          54.76          \$564,247.04

  **Sec. 308                                                                        
  Requests - Major                                                                  
  Non-Municipal:**                                                                  

                       Routine                       230             54.76          \$12,594.80

                       Medium                        1,200           54.76          \$65,712.00

                       Testing/Contractor Costs                                     \$6,112.50

  **Sec. 308                                                                        
  Requests - Minor                                                                  
  Non-Municipal:**                                                                  

                       Routine                       705             54.76          \$38,605.80

  **Form 2E:**                                                                      

                       New Facilities                1,932           54.76          \$105,796.32

                       Existing Facilities           36,288          54.76          \$1,987,130.88

  **Form 2F:**                                       1,716           54.76          \$93,968.16

  **Form 2S:**                                                                      

                       NPDES-POTWs                   25,622          24.76          \$634,400.72

                       NPDES-PrOTWs                  4,315           24.76          \$106,839.40

                       Sludge Only-POTWs             7,917           24.76          \$196,024.92

                       Sludge Only-PrOTWs            1,114           24.76          \$27,582.64

                       Testing/Contractor Costs                                     \$138,210.00

  **NOI-Storm water:**                                                              

  NOI- Storm water                                   9,213           54.76          \$504,503.88
  Form                                                                              

  SWPPP                                              41,600          54.76          \$2,278,016.00

  **Alaskan Lands:**                                 90              54.76          \$4,928.40

  **MS4s:**                                                                         

                       Large                         469,834         24.76          \$11,633,089.84

                       Medium                        298,167         24.76          \$7,382,614.92

  **NOI:**                                           8,469           54.76          \$463,762.44

  **Petition for                                     960             54.76          \$52,569.60
  Individual Permit:**                                                              

  **Permit                                           200             54.76          \$10,952.00
  Consolidation:**                                                                  

  **Notice of                                        3               54.76          \$164.28
  Construction:**                                                                   

  **Ocean Discharge:**                               23,340          54.76          \$1,278,098.40

  **NOT:**                                                                          

                       Construction                  100,607         54.76          \$5,509,239.32

                       MSGP (Industrial - storm      3,429           54.76          \$187,772.04
                       water)                                                       

  **Respondent                                       1,264,956                      \$48,530,803.06
  Subtotal**                                                                        

  **Total**                                          **1,306,704**                  **\$50,664,584.14**
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

**6(b)(ii) Estimating State Respondent Costs**

State respondent costs are a function of labor costs. When calculating
State respondent costs, EPA assumes the average hourly rate for State
employees as determined by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics is \$31.20. Updated rates are derived from *Employer Costs
for Employee Compensation, Table 3 - Employer costs per hour worked for
employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation:
State and local government, by selected characteristics, June 2002.*

Cost for each information collection activity are detailed in Exhibit
23. This Exhibit utilizes the burden hours as detailed in Exhibit 19 and
hourly rate of \$31.20.

**Exhibit 23. Annual State Respondent Costs**

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Information                                                **State Cost**
  Collection                                                   
  Activity**                                                   
  ------------------ ----------------------------------------- -------------------------
  **Form 1:**                                                  

                     New Facilities                            \$7,768.80

                     Existing Facilities                       \$113,053.20

  **Form 2A:**                                                 

                     POTWs 1.0 MGD                             \$49,046.40

                     POTWs 0.1 - 1.0 MGD                       \$116,750.40

                     POTWs 0.1 MGD                             \$94,536.00

  **Sec. 308                                                   
  Requests - Major                                             
  Municipals:**                                                

                     Routine                                   \$2,340.00

                     Medium                                    \$4,056.00

                     Complex                                   \$4,368.00

  **Sec. 308                                                   
  Requests - Minor                                             
  Municipals:**                                                

                     Routine                                   \$2,090.40

  **Form 2B:**                                                 \$390.00

  **Form 2C:**                                                 \$287,664.00

  **Form 2D:**                                                 

                     Major New Facilities                      \$0.00

                     Minor New Facilities                      \$0.00

  **Sec. 308                                                   
  Requests - Major                                             
  Non-Municipal:**                                             

                     Routine                                   \$1,372.80

                     Medium                                    \$7,176.00

  **Sec. 308                                                   
  Requests - Minor                                             
  Non-Municipal:**                                             

                     Routine                                   \$4,212.00

  **Form 2E:**                                                 

                     New Facilities                            \$2,059.20

                     Existing Facilities                       \$38,734.80

  **Form 2F:**                                                 \$3,912.48

  **Form 2S:**                                                 

                     Part 1 only                               \$1,024.30

                     Full application                          \$16,702.61

  **NOI-Storm                                                  \$141,554.40
  water:**                                                     

  **Alaskan Lands:**                                           \$0.00

  **MS4s:**                                                    

                     Large                                     \$190,944.00

                     Medium                                    \$127,296.00

  **NOI:**                                                     \$63,367.20

  **Petition for                                               \$15,740.80
  Individual                                                   
  Permit:**                                                    

  **Permit                                                     \$1,497.60
  Consolidation:**                                             

  **Notice of                                                  \$0.00
  Construction:**                                              

  **Ocean                                                      \$79,622.40
  Discharge:**                                                 

  **NOT:**                                                     

                     Construction                              \$1,453,319.40

                     MSGP (Industrial - storm water)           \$50,840.40

  **Total**                                                    **\$2,881,439.58**
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

**6(b)(iii) Total Respondent Costs**

As detailed in Exhibits 22 and 23, EPA estimates the **total respondent
cost** to be **\$54,546,024**.

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

EPA estimates that the **federal government** will spend approximately
**10,205 hours** reviewing application information each year at a cost
of **\$330,646.84**.

Exhibit 24 calculates the estimated burden to federal governments for
handling and reviewing application information discussed in this ICR.
Because most State governments have authority for the NPDES programs,
governments will incur the minority of the burden and costs. There are,
however, some exceptions to this rule: the federal government will
always process Form 2D, Part 1 of Group Applications, Alaskan Lands
Applications, and construction notifications. As a result, the burden
and costs for these activities will belong to the federal government
exclusively.

The hourly employment cost of Federal employees was determined using the
methodology established in previous ICRs. According to the U.S. Office
of Personnel Management, 2002 General Schedule (Table 2002-GS), the
average annual salary of a government employee at the GS-9, Step 10
level is \$44,783. At 2,080 hours per year, the hourly wage is \$21.53.
Assuming overhead costs of 50 percent, or \$10.76 per hour, the fully
loaded cost of employment for a federal employee is \$32.39.

Exhibit 25 uses the burden estimates in Exhibit 24 to calculate annual
costs to federal governments. Estimates of the burden and costs do not
include analysis of the data, since this activity is associated with
preparation and issuance of the permit. As Exhibit 24 indicates, the
burden ranges from 0.25 hours (for Notices of Intent) to 88 hours (for
Ocean Discharge Information).

**Exhibit 24. Annual Agency Burden**[^12]

+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| *   |                     | *       | **Fe    | *       | **Total |
| *In |                     | *Respon | deral** | *Burden | Federal |
| for |                     | dents** |         | Per     | B       |
| mat |                     |         | **B     | Res     | urden** |
| ion |                     | **per   | urden** | ponse** |         |
| C   |                     | year**  |         |         |         |
| oll |                     |         |         |         |         |
| ect |                     |         |         |         |         |
| ion |                     |         |         |         |         |
| A   |                     |         |         |         |         |
| cti |                     |         |         |         |         |
| vit |                     |         |         |         |         |
| y** |                     |         |         |         |         |
+=====+=====================+=========+=========+=========+=========+
| **F |                     |         |         |         |         |
| orm |                     |         |         |         |         |
| 1   |                     |         |         |         |         |
| :** |                     |         |         |         |         |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|     | New Facilities      | 520     | 22      | 0.5     | 11      |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|     | Existing Facilities | 7,566   | 319     | 0.5     | 160     |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **F |                     |         |         |         |         |
| orm |                     |         |         |         |         |
| 2A  |                     |         |         |         |         |
| :** |                     |         |         |         |         |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|     | POTWs 1.0 MGD       | 821     | 35      | 2       | 70      |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|     | POTWs 0.1 - 1.0 MGD | 1,953   | 82      | 2       | 164     |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|     | POTWs 0.1 MGD       | 1,582   | 67      | 2       | 134     |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **S |                     |         |         |         |         |
| ec. |                     |         |         |         |         |
| 308 |                     |         |         |         |         |
| R   |                     |         |         |         |         |
| equ |                     |         |         |         |         |
| est |                     |         |         |         |         |
| s - |                     |         |         |         |         |
| Ma  |                     |         |         |         |         |
| jor |                     |         |         |         |         |
| M   |                     |         |         |         |         |
| uni |                     |         |         |         |         |
| cip |                     |         |         |         |         |
| als |                     |         |         |         |         |
| :** |                     |         |         |         |         |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|     | Routine             | 79      | 4       | 1       | 4       |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|     | Medium              | 14      | 1       | 10      | 10      |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|     | Complex             | 7       | 0       | 20      | 0       |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **S |                     |         |         |         |         |
| ec. |                     |         |         |         |         |
| 308 |                     |         |         |         |         |
| R   |                     |         |         |         |         |
| equ |                     |         |         |         |         |
| est |                     |         |         |         |         |
| s - |                     |         |         |         |         |
| Mi  |                     |         |         |         |         |
| nor |                     |         |         |         |         |
| M   |                     |         |         |         |         |
| uni |                     |         |         |         |         |
| cip |                     |         |         |         |         |
| als |                     |         |         |         |         |
| :** |                     |         |         |         |         |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|     | Routine             | 70      | 3       | 1       | 3       |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **F |                     | 26      | 1       | 0.5     | 1       |
| orm |                     |         |         |         |         |
| 2B  |                     |         |         |         |         |
| :** |                     |         |         |         |         |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **F |                     | 4,813   | 203     | 2       | 406     |
| orm |                     |         |         |         |         |
| 2C  |                     |         |         |         |         |
| :** |                     |         |         |         |         |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **F |                     |         |         |         |         |
| orm |                     |         |         |         |         |
| 2D  |                     |         |         |         |         |
| :** |                     |         |         |         |         |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|     | Major New           | 40      | 40      | 0.5     | 20      |
|     | Facilities          |         |         |         |         |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|     | Minor New           | 322     | 322     | 0.5     | 161     |
|     | Facilities          |         |         |         |         |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **S |                     |         |         |         |         |
| ec. |                     |         |         |         |         |
| 308 |                     |         |         |         |         |
| R   |                     |         |         |         |         |
| equ |                     |         |         |         |         |
| est |                     |         |         |         |         |
| s - |                     |         |         |         |         |
| Ma  |                     |         |         |         |         |
| jor |                     |         |         |         |         |
| N   |                     |         |         |         |         |
| on- |                     |         |         |         |         |
| Mun |                     |         |         |         |         |
| ici |                     |         |         |         |         |
| pal |                     |         |         |         |         |
| :** |                     |         |         |         |         |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|     | Routine             | 46      | 2       | 1       | 2       |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|     | Medium              | 24      | 1       | 10      | 10      |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **S |                     |         |         |         |         |
| ec. |                     |         |         |         |         |
| 308 |                     |         |         |         |         |
| R   |                     |         |         |         |         |
| equ |                     |         |         |         |         |
| est |                     |         |         |         |         |
| s - |                     |         |         |         |         |
| Mi  |                     |         |         |         |         |
| nor |                     |         |         |         |         |
| N   |                     |         |         |         |         |
| on- |                     |         |         |         |         |
| Mun |                     |         |         |         |         |
| ici |                     |         |         |         |         |
| pal |                     |         |         |         |         |
| :** |                     |         |         |         |         |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|     | Routine             | 141     | 6       | 1       | 6       |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **F |                     |         |         |         |         |
| orm |                     |         |         |         |         |
| 2E  |                     |         |         |         |         |
| :** |                     |         |         |         |         |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|     | New Facilities      | 138     | 6       | 0.5     | 3       |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|     | Existing Facilities | 2,592   | 109     | 0.5     | 54      |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **F |                     | 60      | 3       | 2.2     | 6       |
| orm |                     |         |         |         |         |
| 2F  |                     |         |         |         |         |
| :** |                     |         |         |         |         |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **F |                     |         |         |         |         |
| orm |                     |         |         |         |         |
| 2S  |                     |         |         |         |         |
| :** |                     |         |         |         |         |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|     | Part 1 only         | 424     | 375     | 0.67    | 251     |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|     | Full application    | 3,236   | 2,859   | 1.42    | 4,060   |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **  |                     | 18,946  | 776     | 0.25    | 194     |
| NOI |                     |         |         |         |         |
| -St |                     |         |         |         |         |
| orm |                     |         |         |         |         |
| wa  |                     |         |         |         |         |
| ter |                     |         |         |         |         |
| :** |                     |         |         |         |         |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **A |                     | 3       | 3       | 0.6     | 2       |
| las |                     |         |         |         |         |
| kan |                     |         |         |         |         |
| La  |                     |         |         |         |         |
| nds |                     |         |         |         |         |
| :** |                     |         |         |         |         |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **M |                     |         |         |         |         |
| S4s |                     |         |         |         |         |
| :** |                     |         |         |         |         |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|     | Large               | 106     | 4       | 60      | 240     |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|     | Medium              | 106     | 4       | 40      | 240     |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **  |                     | 8,469   | 347     | 0.25    | 87      |
| NOI |                     |         |         |         |         |
| :** |                     |         |         |         |         |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| *   |                     | 24      | 1       | 8       | 8       |
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| Per |                     |         |         |         |         |
| mit |                     |         |         |         |         |
| :** |                     |         |         |         |         |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **  |                     | 100     | 4       | 0.5     | 2       |
| Per |                     |         |         |         |         |
| mit |                     |         |         |         |         |
| C   |                     |         |         |         |         |
| ons |                     |         |         |         |         |
| oli |                     |         |         |         |         |
| dat |                     |         |         |         |         |
| ion |                     |         |         |         |         |
| :** |                     |         |         |         |         |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **  |                     | 3       | 3       | 0.6     | 2       |
| Not |                     |         |         |         |         |
| ice |                     |         |         |         |         |
| of  |                     |         |         |         |         |
| Con |                     |         |         |         |         |
| str |                     |         |         |         |         |
| uct |                     |         |         |         |         |
| ion |                     |         |         |         |         |
| :** |                     |         |         |         |         |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| *   |                     | 30      | 1       | 88      | 88      |
| *Oc |                     |         |         |         |         |
| ean |                     |         |         |         |         |
| Dis |                     |         |         |         |         |
| cha |                     |         |         |         |         |
| rge |                     |         |         |         |         |
| :** |                     |         |         |         |         |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **  |                     |         |         |         |         |
| NOI |                     |         |         |         |         |
| :** |                     |         |         |         |         |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|     | Construction        | 201,213 | 14,890  | 0.25    | 3,723   |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|     | MSGP (Industrial -  | 6,857   | 339     | 0.25    | 85      |
|     | storm water)        |         |         |         |         |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| **T |                     | **26    | **2     |         | **1     |
| ota |                     | 0,330** | 0,831** |         | 0,205** |
| l** |                     |         |         |         |         |
+-----+---------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+

**Exhibit 25. Annual Agency Costs**

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **[Information Collection                                     **[Federal
  Activity]{.smallcaps}**                                       Cost]{.smallcaps}**
  ------------------------- ----------------------------------- ----------------------------
  **Form 1:**                                                   

                            New Facilities                      \$349.81

                            Existing Facilities                 \$5,166.21

  **Form 2A:**                                                  

                            POTWs 1.0 MGD                       \$2,267.30

                            POTWs 0.1 - 1.0 MGD                 \$5,311.96

                            POTWs 0.1 MGD                       \$4,340.26

  **Sec. 308 Requests -                                         
  Major Municipals:**                                           

                            Routine                             \$129.56

                            Medium                              \$323.90

                            Complex                             \$0.00

  **Sec. 308 Requests -                                         
  Minor Municipals:**                                           

                            Routine                             \$97.17

  **Form 2B:**                                                  \$129.56

  **Form 2C:**                                                  \$13,150.34

  **Form 2D:**                                                  

                            Major New Facilities                \$647.80

                            Minor New Facilities                \$5,214.79

  **Sec. 308 Requests -                                         
  Major Non-Municipal:**                                        

                            Routine                             \$64.78

                            Medium                              \$323.90

  **Sec. 308 Requests -                                         
  Minor Non-Municipal:**                                        

                            Routine                             \$194.34

  **Form 2E:**                                                  

                                                                

                                                                

                                                                New Facilities\$97.17

                            Existing Facilities                 \$1,749.06

  **Form 2F:**                                                  \$194.34

  **Form 2S:**                                                  

                            Part 1 only                         \$8,129.89

                            Full application                    \$131,503.40

  **NOI-Storm water:**                                          \$6,283.66

  **Alaskan Lands:**                                            \$64.78

  **MS4s:**                                                     

                            Large                               \$7,773.60

                            Medium                              \$7,773.60

  **NOI:**                                                      \$2,809.83

  **Petition for Individual                                     \$259.12
  Permit:**                                                     

  **Permit Consolidation:**                                     \$64.78

  **Notice of                                                   \$64.78
  Construction:**                                               

  **Ocean Discharge:**                                          \$2,850.32

  **NOI:**                                                      

                            Construction                        \$120,571.78

                            MSGP (Industrial - storm water)     \$2,745.05

  **Total**                                                     **\$330,646.84**
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

**6(d) Total Burden Hours And Costs, Master Tables**

Exhibit 26 presents the figures for total annual burden and costs to
respondents and Agency. It summarizes burden and cost calculations in
Exhibits 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, and 25.

EPA does not anticipate the annual respondent burden and cost will not
vary significantly (more than 25 percent) over the next three years.
Therefore, this ICR does not include a separate master table for any of
the years in particular.

**Exhibit 26. Total Annual Burden for Respondents and Agency**

  --------------------------- --------------------- ---------------------
                              **Annual Burden       **Annual Costs**\*
                              (Hours)**             

  Applicant Respondents       1,306,704             \$50,664,584.14

  State Government            92,033                \$2,881,439.58
  Respondents                                       

  Federal Agency              10,205                \$330,646.84

  **Totals**                  **1,408,941**         **\$53,876,670.56**
  --------------------------- --------------------- ---------------------

**6(e) Reasons for Change in Burden**

Exhibits 27 and 28 present the change in the respondent burden for each
information item covered by this ICR. (Note - Previous burden estimates
are drawn from the previous applications ICR (OMB Control No. 2040-0086,
ICR No. 0226.15, approved April 11, 2000)). As shown in the following
tables, this ICR estimates a decrease in applicant respondent burden
from 1,990,775 to 1,306,704 which represents a (34.4)% decrease in
applicant respondent burden. Alternatively, the state respondent burden
has increased from 47,918 to 92,033 which represents a 92.1% increase in
state respondent burden.

**Exhibit 27. Change in Applicant Respondent Burden**

+---+----------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
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|   | Existing Facilities        | 10,512  | 16,984  | (6,472) | Adj     |
|   |                            |         |         |         | ustment |
+---+----------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|   | Major New Non-Municipal    | 200     | 200     | 0       | \-      |
|   | Facilities                 |         |         |         |         |
+---+----------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|   | MS4s                       | 1,060   | 190     | 870     | Adj     |
|   |                            |         |         |         | ustment |
+---+----------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|   | Minor New Non-Municipal    | 780     | 779     | 1       | Adj     |
|   | Facilities and Individual  |         |         |         | ustment |
|   | SW Permits                 |         |         |         |         |
+---+----------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|   | Sludge Only Facilities     | 1,365   | 652     | 713     | Adj     |
|   | (Municipal)                |         |         |         | ustment |
+---+----------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|   | Sludge Only Facilities     | 192     | 43      | 149     | Adj     |
|   | (Non-Municipal)            |         |         |         | ustment |
+---+----------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|   | NOI-Storm water SWPPP      | 27,639  | 24,524  | 3,115   | Adj     |
|   |                            |         |         |         | ustment |
+---+----------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
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+---+----------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|   | POTWs 1.0 MGD              | 19,130  | 22,863  | (3,733) | Adj     |
|   |                            |         |         |         | ustment |
+---+----------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|   | POTWs 0.1 - 1.0 MGD        | 11,105  | 9,549   | 1,556   | Adj     |
|   |                            |         |         |         | ustment |
+---+----------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|   | POTWS 0.1 MGD              | 9,070   | 7,098   | 1,972   | Adj     |
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+---+----------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
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+---+----------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|   | Major New Facilities       | 1,840   | 1,840   | 0       | \-      |
+---+----------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|   | Minor New Facilities       | 10,304  | 10,304  | 0       | \-      |
+---+----------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
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|   | POTWs                      | 33,539  | 31,884  | 1,655   | Adj     |
|   |                            |         |         |         | ustment |
+---+----------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|   | PrOTWs                     | 5,429   | 2,186   | 3,243   | Adj     |
|   |                            |         |         |         | ustment |
+---+----------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
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+---+----------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|   | Medium                     | 298,167 | 53,445  | 244,722 | Adj     |
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|   | Construction               | 100,607 | 12,674  | 87,933  | Program |
+---+----------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|   | MSGP (Industrial - storm   | 3,429   | 3,428   | 1       | Program |
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+---+----------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
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**Exhibit 28. Change in State Respondent Burden**

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+---+-------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
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+---+-------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|   | Construction            | 46,581  | 5,097   | 41,484  | Program |
+---+-------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|   | MSGP (Industrial -      | 1,630   | 1,379   | 1,630   | Program |
|   | storm water)            |         |         |         |         |
+---+-------------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| * |                         | 92,033  | 47,918  | 45,497  |         |
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+--------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+
| **Exhibit 29.            |                |                          |
| Explanations for         |                |                          |
| Substantial Changes in   |                |                          |
| Applicant Respondent     |                |                          |
| Burden**                 |                |                          |
+==========================+================+==========================+
| **Item/Type of Applicant | **Source**     | **Explanation**          |
| Respondent**             |                |                          |
+--------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+
| Recordkeeping            |                |                          |
+--------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+
| > Existing Facilities    | Applications   | PCS cleanup shows a      |
|                          | ICR            | decrease in the number   |
|                          |                | of respondents           |
|                          |                | reapplying               |
+--------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+
| Form 1                   | Applications   | The previous ICR         |
|                          | ICR/PCS        | over-estimated the       |
|                          |                | number of facilities     |
|                          |                | requesting an individual |
|                          |                | storm water permit.      |
+--------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+
| Form 2A                  | Applications   | PCS cleanup shows a      |
|                          | ICR/PCS        | decrease in the number   |
|                          |                | of respondents (POTWs \> |
|                          |                | 1 MGD).                  |
+--------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+
| Form 2B                  | Applications   | There has been an        |
|                          | ICR/PCS        | estimated decrease in    |
|                          |                | the number of            |
|                          |                | respondents.             |
+--------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+
|                          |                |                          |
+--------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+
| Form 2C                  | Applications   | There has been an        |
|                          | ICR/PCS        | estimated decrease in    |
|                          |                | the number of            |
|                          |                | respondents.             |
+--------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+
| Additional NPDES         | Applications   | There has been a         |
| Application Requirements | ICR            | estimated decrease in    |
| for Non-Municipal        |                | the number of            |
| Dischargers (Section 308 |                | respondents.             |
| Requests)                |                |                          |
+--------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+
| Form 2E                  | Applications   | There has been an        |
|                          | ICR/PCS        | estimated decrease in    |
|                          |                | number of respondents.   |
+--------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+
| Form 2S                  | Applications   | The estimate of the      |
|                          | ICR/Form 2A/2S | number of respondents is |
|                          | ICR            | now more accurate.       |
+--------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+
| NOI-Storm water and NOI  | Applications   | The large decrease is    |
|                          | ICR            | due to estimating the    |
|                          |                | burden associated with   |
|                          |                | developing a SWPPP. The  |
|                          |                | SWPPP is a one-time      |
|                          |                | development requirement  |
|                          |                | and most existing        |
|                          |                | facilities have          |
|                          |                | submitted their SWPPP.   |
+--------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+
| Application for Large    | Applications   | An increase in the       |
| and Medium MS4s          | ICR            | number of respondents    |
|                          |                | reapplying are           |
|                          |                | anticipated during the   |
|                          |                | life of this ICR.        |
+--------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+
| NOT - Construction       | Applications   | Anticipated construction |
|                          | ICR            | projects have been       |
|                          |                | adjusted upwards.        |
+--------------------------+----------------+--------------------------+

**6(f) Burden Statement**

The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average about 5 hours per response.

Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose, 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.
OW-2002-0065, which is available for public viewing at the Water Docket
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 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 Reading Room is
(202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Water Docket is (202)
566-2426. An electronic version of the public docket is available
through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at http://www.epa.gov/edocket. Use EDOCKET
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. (OW-2002-0065 and OMB control number (2040-0086) in
any correspondence.

[^1]:
    > EPA defines a point source as \"any discernible, confined, and
    > discrete conveyance, including but not limited to, any pipe,
    > ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, discrete fissure,
    > container, rolling stock, concentrated animal feeding operation,
    > landfill leachate collection system, vessel or other floating
    > craft from which pollutants are or may be discharged. This term
    > does not include return flows from irrigated agriculture or
    > agricultural storm water runoff\" (40 CFR §122.2).

[^2]:
    > POTWs\--especially larger POTWs\--often accept wastewater from
    > industries. To meet their NPDES pollutant discharge limitations
    > and satisfy the sludge conditions in their permits, some of these
    > POTWs administer pretreatment programs, in which they regulate
    > industrial wastewater entering their facilities. POTWs impose
    > pollutant discharge limitations on industries as part of their
    > pretreatment programs. Information requirements associated with
    > the Pretreatment program are included in a separate ICR (OMB
    > Control No. 2040-0009, ICR No. 0002.08).

[^3]:
    > Large municipal separate storm sewer systems serve 250,000 people
    > or more. Medium storm sewer systems serve 100,000 to 250,000
    > people.

[^4]: As required under 40 CFR §122.21(j), all POTWs meeting any of the
    following criteria must provide the results of valid whole effluent
    biological toxicity testing to the Director: those with design
    influent flows equal or greater than one million gallons per day,
    those with an approved pretreatment program, those required to
    develop a pretreatment program, or those designated by the Director.

[^5]:
    > EPA classifies new facilities into two groups: new sources and new
    > dischargers. Generally, a facility is considered a new source, as
    > opposed to a new discharger, if EPA has developed a New Source
    > Performance Standard (NSPS) applicable to the new facility. If not
    > classified as a new source, an applicant is classified as a new
    > discharger. The distinction is important because new sources must
    > prepare Environmental Impact Statements under the National
    > Environmental Policy Act in States where EPA is the permitting
    > authority.

[^6]:
    > This ICR does not calculate the burden and costs associated with
    > issuing permits. It does, however, estimate the burden and costs
    > associated with reviewing applications for permits.

[^7]:
    > ^?^See Editorial Notes, 40 CFR §122.21.

[^8]: Utilizing 2000 US Census data, 95.79% (i.e.,
    272,801,536/284,796,887) of the population resides in NPDES states,
    i.e., NPDES delegated states. An estimated 11.66% (i.e.,
    33,213,410/284,796,887) of the population resides in sludge states,
    i.e., sludge delegated states. An estimated 95.70% (i.e.,
    272,801,536/284,796,887 ) of the population resides in general
    permit states, i.e., general permit delegated states. (Note: The
    same states that do not have NPDES authorization also do not have
    general permit program authorization.) These population percentages
    have been applied to the respondent values to estimate those that
    report directly to States.

[^9]: Estimates are based on assumptions made in 1999 ICR for number of
    respondents per year. Adjusted per 2000 Census data.

[^10]: Assumes priority pollutant scan testing would be required.

[^11]: Assumes a relatively simple biomonitoring test would be required.

[^12]: 2000 US Census data population percentages have been applied to
    the respondent values to estimate those that report directly to EPA.