## Information Collection Request **Supporting Statement for**  **Information Collection Request for the**  **National Listing of Fish**  **Ad vi**  **sories**

**Renew al ICR** 

**June 1 0**  **, 2014**  **EPA ICR Number 1959.**  **05 O**  **MB Control No.**  **2040 -**  **0226 (Non**  **- Regulatory)** 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Office of W ater Office of Science and Technology 1200 Pennsylvania Ave nue , N W Wa shington, DC 20460Information Collection Request

i **TA BLE OF CONTENTS**  **Section Page**  1. Id entification of the Information Collection ................................ ................................ ............. 1 1(a) Title of the Information Collection ................................ ................................ ................. 1 1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract ................................ ................................ ...................... 1 2. Need for and Use of the Collection ................................ ................................ ........................... 4 2(a) Need/Authority for the Collection ................................ ................................ .................. 4 2(b) Practical Utility

/Users of the Data ................................ ................................ .................. 4 3. Non - duplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria ................................ ................ 5 3(a) Non - duplication ................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 5 3(b) Public Notice Required Prior to I CR Submission to OMB ................................ ............ 6 3(c) Consultations ................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 6 (i) Initial Federal Register Notice ................................ ................................ ............ 6 (ii) Questionnaire Preparation and Consultation ................................ ...................... 6 3(d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection ................................ ................................ ................ 6 3(e) General Guidelines ................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 7 3(f) Confidentiality ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 7 3(g) Sensitive Questions ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 7 4. The Respondents and the Information Requested ................................ ................................ .... 7 4(a) Respondents/SI C Codes ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 7 4(b) In formation Requested ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 7 (i) Data items, including record keeping ................................ ................................ . 7 (ii) Respondent Activities ................................ ................................ ......................... 8 5. The Information Collected

–Agency Activities, Collection Methodology , and Information Management ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 9 5(a) Agency

Activities ................................ ................................ ................................ ............ 9 5(b) Collection Methodology and Management ................................ ................................ ... 10 5(c) Small Entity

Flexibility ................................ ................................ ................................ . 10 5(d) Collection Schedule ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 11 6. E stimating the Burden and the Cost of the Collection ................................ ............................ 11 6(a) Estimating Respondent Burden ................................ ................................ ..................... 11 6(b) Estimating Respondent Costs ................................ ................................ ....................... 14 (i) Estimating Labor Costs ................................ ................................ ..................... 14 (i i) Estimating Capital and Operations and Maintenance Costs ............................. 14 (iii) Capital/Start - up vs. Operating and Maintenance Costs ................................ .... 14 (iv) Annualizing Capital Costs ................................ ................................ ................ 15 6(c) Estimating Agency Burden and Cost ................................ ................................ ............ 17 6(d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs .............................. 21 6(e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables ................................ ................................ 21 (i) Respondent Tally ................................ ................................ .............................. 21 (ii) The Agency

Tall y ................................ ................................ ............................. 21 (iii) Variations in the Annual Bottom Line ................................ .............................. 21 6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden ................................ ................................ ..................... 22 6(g) Burden Statement ................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 22Information Collection Request

ii Appendix A

– Relevant Sections of Statues, Regulations, or Judicial/Administrative Decrees Enabling the Collection of Information for the National Listing of Fish Advisories ........... A - 1 Appendix B

– 2011 Fish Advisory Fact Sheet ................................ ................................ ............ B - 1 Appendix C

– Federal Register Notice for Original and Renewal I CR (2000, 2003 , 2007 , 2010 )

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... C - 1 Appendix D

– Survey

Instrument for 20 12

–20 1 5 NLFA Reporting C ycle s and the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire ................................ ................................ ......................... D - 1Information Collection Request

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### 1. **Identification of the Information Collection 1(a)**  **Title of the Information Collection** In formation Collection Request for the National Listing of Fish Advisories **1(b) Short Characterization/Abstract**  The National Listing of Fish Advisories is an integral component of several key environmental assessment activities. In February 1998, U.S. President Bill Clinton announced the Clean Water Action Plan to protect public health and restore the n ation’s waterway s by providing states, Tribes, and communities with appropriate tools and resources . Under the Clean Water Action Plan, the U.S. Environmental Protecti on Agency ( EPA) implement ed a series of key actions to ensure effective public notice of fish and shellfish consumption risks and reduce chemical contamination to levels that assure that locally caught fish and shellfish are safe to regularl y eat . This sur

vey is one of the key

actions under the Clean Water Action Plan. In April 1999, the A gency sent letters concerning fish consumption advisories to the heads of all state public health, environmental, and natural resource management agencies , as well as to Tribes that operate the N ational W ater P rogram . This letter emphasized the importance of a risk - based fish advisory

program to protect the health of women of child - bearing age, children, and people who eat large amounts of locally caught fish for economic or cultural reasons . A critical concern to EPA is w ater quality in our n ation’s waters . The release of chemical contaminants from industrial production, increasing urbanization, and the introduction of new pesticides in agriculture pose potentially seriou s human health problems for the n ation’s recreational waters . These adverse effects have been one of EPA’s long - standing concerns . They are also directl y related to such Clean Water Act (CWA) responsibilities as water quality standards and surface water qu ality , and to the Agency ’s effort to ensure that U.S. waters are “fishable” and “swimmable . ” In addition, recent studies have confirmed that adverse health effects can result from consumption of fish from chemically contaminated waters . Based on results from the 20 11 National Listing of Fish A dvisories (NLFA) fact sheet , there are currentl y 4,821 advisories in effect in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Territories of American Samoa and Guam , and five Native American Tribes , advising consumers to limit or avoid consumption of certain species of chemically contaminated fish. EPA believes there is a continuing need to maintain the overall quality and availability

of public information concerning fish advisories, which includes, but is not limi ted to , water quality standards, monitoring and assessment activities, and the issuance of advisories and bans . Primary responsibility

for these activities lies with each state; however, several state agencies often share responsibilities for these activities and the advisory results have not alway s been consistentl y reported . In 1993, EPA began compiling information on fish advisories provided by the states in its biannual 305(b) Water Quality Inventory Reports; however, EPA soon determined that som e states did not report up - to - date information about fish advisories in their 305(b) reports. In many states, the water quality

or environmental agencies were responsible for preparing the 305(b) report, while the state health department was generally prim arily responsib le for issuing the advisories . T o obtain the most updated information, EPA’s Office of Water began conducting a voluntary annual F ish A dvisory S urvey in 1994 as part of the data collection activities of the National Water Quality Inventory R eports ( CWA Sections 305[b], 303[d], 314[a], and 106[e]) (EPA I CR No. 1560.04; Office of Management and Budget [ OMB ] Control No. 2040 - 007) toInformation Collection Request

2 obtain the most up - to - date information on fish advisories . The A gency began surveying the state health departments or other state agencies specifically responsible for the issuance of fish advisories . This information has been archived in EPA’s NLFA database since 1994 . In 2000, a new collection instrument was developed for the state F ish A dvisory P rogram S urvey becau se there were material changes in the proposed collection instrument that required the inclusion of additional questions i n the fish advisory program ’s areas of concern (State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire) , and the number of respondents from which the information was to be collected included additional Tribal groups that have issued advisories, Tribal groups with delegated power with respect to water quality standards, and T ribal groups with delegated power pending. The changes to the 2004 to 2006 s urvey instrument were not substantive material changes from the previousl y approved 2000 survey instrument. The current instrument contains the same number of questions (98) as the 2000 and 2003 OMB - approved survey instrument. The onl y changes made to the 2000 questionnaire for the 2004 to 2006 reporting cycles were as follows: minor grammatical changes or revised wording to clarify the question for the respondent and the addition of checkable boxes to reflect additional choices where respondents previously were required to type in answers under an “Other (please specify)” category . The addition of new answer boxes was made after an anal ys is of the state responses from 2001 to 2003. New boxes were added onl y when five or more states provid ed the same response in the “Other (please specify)” category . The minor rewording of the 2004 to 2006 survey instrument included questions and answers changes. Minor changes to the questions were made in 2003 to provide clarification of the question, and ch anges to the answer categories were made to add selections that could be easil y checked by the respondents, thereb y removing the need for respondents to key in lengthier answers. The current NLFA survey questionnaire is use d to obtain quantitative advisory information on the number of new advisories issued by each state, territory, and Tribal organization annually

using the same basic survey questionnaire that was developed in 2000 (with only

minor rewording), including information on the :  Waterbody

under advisory , including the geographic location and extent of the advisory .  Fish or shellfish species (and size ranges) included in each advisory .  Chemical contaminant(s) identified in the advisory and the chemical residue levels detected in various fish speci es sampled .  Waterbody

type encompassed b y advisory (e.g., lake, river, estuary, coastal waters) .  Target populations ( e.g., general population, pregnant women, nursing mothers, and yo ung children) to which the advisory refers. As in previous years, this in formation will be used to update the 2012 to 2015 NLFA narrative advisory

information, compile and update the geographic information system (GIS) database for all advisories, and enhance and update the electronic fish tissue contaminant residue datafile. In addition, the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire part of the survey will request information on the :Information Collection Request

3  Differences in monitoring procedures used to collect fish and shellfish samples .  Ty pes of advisories issued by the state .  Sample preparation and c hemical anal ys is procedures used to assess chemical residues .  State fish advisory

program funding sources .  Other uses of state fish advisory data .  Risk assessment methodologies used to evaluate chemical residue data and issue fish consumption advisories and bans .  State efforts for targeting fish consumers (e.g., recreational and subsistence fishers) .  Risk management practices and authority for issuing fish advisories within the state .  Risk communication procedures used to communicate the human health ris ks associated with the consumption of chemically contaminated fish and shellfish species. From this information, EPA can determine what steps to take, if any, to provide assistance to state, territorial, and Tribal fish advisory programs to improve consistency in fish advisory programs among entities through the use of consistent sampling and anal ys is procedures and risk assessment, risk management, and risk communication procedures. Note: The current survey

instrument proposed for use in the 2010 through 2012 reporting cycles is the same basic instrument that was developed for the previous 2004 to 2006 and 2007 to 2009 reporting cycle s . EPA assembled the information collected under the previous Information Collection request ( ICR) into an electronic database and graphic formats that can be readily anal yz ed and shared with responsible parties (e.g., EPA program and regional offices and other federal, state, territorial, and Tribal agencies), as well as with the general public . Survey results are distributed in Fish Advisory

Fact Sheets and are available on the Internet at EPA’s “National Listing of Fish Advisories ” Web site at http://water.epa.gov/scitech/swguidance/fishshellfish/fishadvisories/advisories_index.cfm . In formation from these survey s has s timulated nationwide dialogue on fish consumption advisories involving agencies and the public; it is being used to identify and clarify

issues that will lead to the continued development of national guidance for states on sampling and analysis, risk asses sment procedures, risk management practices, and risk communication procedures that will further protect human health. The nationwide collection of fish advisory information began in 1994 with a survey of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories (Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin I slands) and the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission, involving a total of 56 potential respondents. In 2000, the fish advisory survey added 36 T ribal agencies during the first ye ar and will continue to survey these same Tribal agencies , as well as the original 56 respondents over the 3 - ye ar period of this I CR ( 2011 to 2014 ); thus the EPA estimates that up to 92 questionnaires will be sent out the first year and in the two succee ding ye ars . The actual cost for a respondent to complete the questionnaire is anticipated to decrease each ye ar because each person will be requested to provide only information that has changed during the preceding year . When the survey is implemented, th e total annual respondent costInformation Collection Request

4 under this I CR is estimated to be $ 125,697.09 ( 36.26 hours per ye ar at an average labor rate of $ 37.52 per hour per respondent for 92 respondents ). 

### 2. **Need for and Use of the Collection 2(a)**  **Need/Authority for the Collection**  EPA needs this information to determine whether recreational and subsistence fishers are at additional risk of exposure to chemical contaminants through their consumption of locally caught fish and shellfish . The survey will provide data on the ty pes of contaminants that trigger the issuance of advisories, the monitoring designs the states used with respect to the numbers of samples collected and number of stations surveyed, the number of chemical contaminants being anal yz ed in fish tissue, the risk assessment methodology currentl y being used to evaluate the potential health risk to fish consumers, and how advisory information is being communicated to the target fish - consuming population . This survey

is one of the key

actions under the Clean Water Action Plan . In February 1998, the Clean Water Action Plan was initiated to protect public health and restore the n ation’s waters b y providing states, territories, and Tribes with appropriate tools and resources . Under the Clean Water Action Plan, EPA is implementing a series of key actions to ensure that recreational and subsistence caught fish are safe for human consumption . The national survey is central to EPA’s efforts to assess and improve existing fish advisory programs nationwide and to provide imp ortant public health information. EPA is collecting this information under the authority of CWA 104, which provides for the collection of information to be used to protect human health and the environment. Copies of the relevant section of the CWA are prov ided in Appendix A. **2(b) Practical Utility/Users of the Data**  EPA uses information collected in the NLFA to address issues in three specific areas for state fish advisory

programs :  Enhancing the public’s right - to - know about the safety of fish and shellfish harvested from local waters b y making this information available on a NLFA database .  Improving the scientific and policy foundation in support of state, territorial, Tribal, and local actions .  Providing up - to - date sampling and anal ys is methods, risk asses sment, risk management, and risk communication procedures for the states to use to better protect the health of recreational and subsistence fishers in a more timely and comprehensive manner. The information collected in this survey will be used to update the existing NLFA database . This information will be compiled to determine the status and nature of chemical contamination in the n ation’s waters, the level of effort directed b y jurisdictions to monitor and evaluate fish tissue residue data at their monit oring sites, and the location and geographic extent of the fish advisories and bans issued each ye ar . EPA will use the anal ys is to plan more effective research and policies to reduce risks to consumers of locally caught, chemically contaminated fish. The O ffice of Water use s and will continue to use the information, especially the state and national summary

data, to examine the success of current advisory programs . The Office ofInformation Collection Request

5 Water will share this information with other program offices, such as the Offic e of Research and Development and the Office of Policy , Economics and Innovation , to evaluate scientific research needs and policy

implications . EPA Regions will use the information to address concerns regarding fish advisories and monitoring programs . The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal agencies will also be able to use this information . The information compiled in this survey

will permit state, Tribal, and local agencies, such as public health agencies, environmental protectio n agencies, and fish and wildlife departments, to easily review cumulative information on monitoring programs and fish advisories for the purpose of developing public information materials (e.g. , state fish advisory Web sites and/or fishing regulation broc hures) and prioritizing resources to address water quality concerns directly related to chemical contamination of fish. Summary and individual state data will also be made available to non - governmental organizations and to the public . By accessing the data through the Internet, the public will be able to readil y determine whether the waterbody they want to fish has been monitored to assess the level of chemical contamination in the fish and whether an advisory or ban has been issued . This will provide the consumers with information that they can use to make informed decisions concerning the waterbodies they fish in and the amount and ty pes of fish they

consume. The information to be collected from all respondents includes the name, address, and other co ntact information for the agency responsible for issuing the fish advisories and answering public or technical inquiries . These references provide a means for obtaining current fish advisory

information, as well as professional networking resources and ref errals for improving water quality at our nation’s fishable waterbodies. A copy of the most recent fish advisory fact sheet distributed to the public via the Internet is provided in Appendix B 

### 3. **Non -**  **duplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteri a**  **3(a) Non**  **- duplication**  The fish advisory

program information requested from respondents under this renewal ICR has been collected in some form since 1994 and is not currentl y available from any other sources. The survey

of fish advisories has been performe d since 1994 under previousl y approved ICRs for the 305(b) Water Quality Collection Effort (OMB Control No. 2040 - 007; EPA I CR No. 1560.03 and 1560.04); however, T ribal organizations had not been comprehensively targeted by these survey s . EPA examined the i nformation collected from each of the previous survey s and determined that none of them addressed all of its needs to inventory the locations of the nation’s waterbodies under advisories , as well as to compile nationwide information on state, territory , an d Tribal fish advisory

programs. In 2000, because the Office of Water wanted to obtain additional information on fish advisories from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, five U.S. territories, and additional Tribal groups, a new IC R was submitted to O MB for approval to cover additional questions and respondents not covered by the 305(b) Water Quality Collection Effort. Since 2000, the survey of fish advisories has been performed under an approved ICR for the National Listing of Advisories (OMB Control No. 2040 - 0 2 26; EPA ICR No. 1959.0 1 , expiring on 01/31/2004 ; EPA ICR No. 1959.0 2 , expiring on 0 9/30 /200 7 ; EPA I CR No. 1959.03, expiring on 02/28/2011 ; EPA ICR No. 1959.04, expiring on 11/30/2014 ) . A copy of th ese Federal Register n otice s is provided in Appendix C.Information Collection Request

6 EPA developed a new questionnaire in 2000, which was reviewed b y fish advisory contacts from nine states . To reduce respondent burden and eliminate duplication, EPA worked to design concise and comprehensive questions for the 2000 State Fish A dvisory Program Questionnaire . The 2003 questionnaire was modified only slightly fo r the survey

effort to be covered under th e IC R for 2004

–2006 . The questionnaire has not been modified for the survey effort to be covered under the current ICR for 2010

–201 2 reporting cycles . EPA anticipates no change in the survey ’s ability to meet the needs of the federal government and other interested parties. **3(b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB**  This section will be completed after the Federal Register notice is published. **3(c) Consultations**  **(i) Initial Federal Register Notice**  To be completed upon publication of the first Federal Register notice. **(ii) Questionnaire Preparation and Consultation**  To prepare the survey for the collection effort covered under this renewal ICR, EPA reviewed all questionnaires that had previousl y been used to collect information for the 2007

– 2009 NLFA data collection efforts , as well as respondent comments from these survey s. The results were used to refine the ques tionnaire in order to encourage greater respondent participation, and improve data anal ys is and interpretation . The final survey for the 2010

–2012 cycle s is based on these reviews, consultation with the states and Tribes at the 2000, 2001, 2002 , 2004, 2005 , 2007, and 2009 bienn i al EPA Fish Forums attended by state fish advisory

contacts, recent internal EPA discussions with various program offices, and other considerations . **3(d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection**  The survey

will be sent to respondents once per year, in the earl y spring . The information is needed annual ly to provide up - to - date information on monitoring and fish advisories that occurred during the previous 12 - month (calendar year) fishing season. Pollution sources and other circumstances change regularly , so it is important to document the changes in fish advisories as soon as possible after the states’ issue their yearl y fishing regulations , including advisories, ty

pically during spring . Jurisdictions that are responsible for fish monitoring generall y collect fish each year during summer and fall , and then send the fish tissue samples for anal ys is during fall and winter . Risk assessments are conducted when residue anal ys is of the fish tissue samples have been completed , ty pically in late w inter. Regular annual collections of this information over a period of several ye ars have shown that the number of fish advisories continues to increase nationwide . In addition, this information has helped to characterize the pollutants that triggered the se advisories . For example, as of 2008 , mercury was the chemical contaminant responsible for 80 percent of all advisories issued nationwide and five pollutants (mercury , dioxins/furans, pol ychlorinated biphenyls [ PCBs ] , chlordane, and dichlorodiphenyltrich loroethane [ DDT ] ) accounted for 9 7 percent of the advisories issued. Regular annual collection of this information has also permitted the identification of advisory trends within various waterbodies so that trends can be identified and resources allocated to deal with the most pressing problems . Less frequent or irregularly scheduled reporting of advisory information is not sufficient to obtain information for theInformation Collection Request

7 purposes of this survey because longer periods between reports or unequal periods of reporting would decrease the value of the information obtained , and respondents might have more difficulty in completing the survey if past yearl y records were archived . In addition, regular annual collection of this information over several years will permit the evaluation of water quality standards compliance and pollution problems occurring in waterbodies under advisory , so that trends can be identified and resources allocated to deal with the problems of greatest concern . **3(e) General Guidelines**  This survey

adh eres to OMB’s general guidelines for information collection . **3(f) Confidentiality**  In formation sought is maintained for public record by the state public health agency or other state agencies and no sensitive material is involved. **3(g) Sensitive Questions**  No questions concerning sexual behavior or attitudes, religious beliefs, or other matters usually considered private are included in this information collection. 

### 4 **. The Respondents and the Information Requested**  **4(a) Respondents/SIC Codes**  The following cat egories of respondents will be surveyed: State (or other entity) h ealth d epartments 9431 Administration of p ublic h ealth programs (Administration of p ublic h ealth p rograms , including the following : C ategorical health program administration

— government, communicable disease program administration

—government, environmental health programs

—government, and public health agencies

—non operating). State (or other entity) EPAs 9511 Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management (Administration of Environmental Qu ality , including the following : W ater control and quality agencies

—government and environmental protection agencies

—government) . **4(b) Information Requested**  **(i) Data items, including record keeping**  (1) Specific Information on Each Advisory or Ban Within the Jurisdiction (records to be maintained by

the jurisdiction for the public record at least 2 ye ars following completion of the survey each ye ar that the questionnaire is conducted) :  Waterbody

name, location, and narrative description of geographic extent of advisory .  Waterbody

type (lake, river, estuary, coastal marine waters, Great Lakes waters, multi - class, bayou, canal) .Information Collection Request

8  Chemical pollutant(s) detected in fish tissue samples that resulted in issuance of the advisory .  Date advisory

was issued .  Species of fish and size ranges sampled for which the advisory was issued .  Ty pe of advisory

issued and population that is targeted (no consumption for the general population, no consumption for sensitive subpopulations , such as pregnant or nursing women and children, restricted consumption for the general population, restricted consumption for sensitive subpopulation, or commercial fishing ban) .  Tissue data that supports the advisory determination including contaminant, residue concentration, ty

pe(s) of sample (s) (e.g., fillet, whole, plug), and locational coordinates for the data/sample locations (e.g., station IDs, site names, locations, counties, latitude/long itude ). (2) General Information on State Fish Advisory Programs w ithin the Jurisdiction  Name, address, phone number, fax number, and e - mail address of respondent (State fish advisory

contact) .  Agency

or a gencies with overall responsibility for fish advisories or bans in the jurisdiction .  Establishment of risk assessment procedures for issuing adviso ries .  Monitoring and chemical anal ys is program implementation and costs .  Advisory

program implementation and costs .  Agency

responsibility

for risk management and for issuing advisories or bans .  Public notification procedures for communicating information o n advisories and bans. (3) Mapping the Location of Each Fish Consumption Advisory or Ban (latitude/longitude coordinates for the advisory or hard copy

of a marked map that show s the location and extent of the advisory

or electronic shapefile/coverage of advisory locations) A cop y of the proposed survey instrument for the 2010 through 2012 NLFA reporting cycles and the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire is included as Appendix D. **(ii) Respondent Activities**  The following activities are required for a respondent to assemble and submit the above mentioned data items:  Review transmittal email with instructions on what data should be provided .  Gather advisory

data to update the NLFA database (including waterbody name and geographic extent, fish species/s ize class, pollutant, and ty pe of advisory), and fish tissue residue data files .  Gather geographic data by creating shapefiles/GIS coverages, providing latitude/longitude coordinates, and/or b y marking locations of current fish advisories on electronic or hard copy maps .Information Collection Request

9  Review instructions and questions in the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire (approximately

100 questions) .  Gather information needed to complete all questions on the survey .  Complete survey answers electronically by typ ing in information on an electronic questionnaire .  Return marked maps, shapefiles/GIS coverages showing advisory locations, or listing of latitude/longitude coordinates, and fish tissue residue data for new advisories by email or on diskette b y mail to EPA . 

### 5. **The Information Collected –** **Agency Activities, Collection Methodology, and Information Management**  **5(a) Agency Activities**  Agency activities associated with the collection of information by this survey

consist of the following:  Update current mailing l ist of all state, territory , and Tribal organizations, and develop survey

tracking database to track responses .  Develop the transmittal letter, the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire, instructions for completing updates to the NLFA database, procedures for providing mapping/locational information, and recommend ed fish tissue data format .  Modify

/populate the existing NLFA database with new fish advisory information .  Load the electronic questionnaire into a data entry tool .  Record receipt of complete d State Fish Advisory Program Q uestionnaires, advisory revisions, marked map(s) or shapefiles/GI S coverages or latitude/longitude files, and fish tissue residue data; submit reminders to nonrespondents via e - mail and telephone calls ; review State Fish Advi sory Program Q uestionnaires for complet eness and correctness of responses ; review/verify advisory boundary

markings on map(s) ; and review and reformat fish tissue residue data files as appropriate .  Enter appropriate geographic information on location of updated or new advisories into GI S database, and review/verify data entries .  Perform data anal ys is summaries of national and state advisory information .  Prepare an annual update of the Fish Advisory F act Sheet and an annual update of the State Fish Advisory

Program Summary

Report of information obtained from the State Fish Advisory

Program Questionnaire .  Distribute results of the advisory updates in the Fish Advisory Fact Sheet electronically on the Internet and in hard copy reports to up to 92 state and Tribal participants and other interested members of the general public (total of 200 copies) .  Archive the State Fish Advisory Questionnaire responses, fish advisory locational data (maps, shapefile/GIS coverages, or electronic latitude/longitude files), and fish tissue residue data for at least 2 years.Information Collection Request

10 **5(b) Collection Methodology and Management**  To collect and anal yz e the information associated with this I CR, EPA will primarily use an electronic questio nnaire, paper maps, PC s, and applicable database and digitizing software. All potential state, territorial, or Tribal respondents in the mailing list database will receive email requests to provide new advisory information and complete the State Fish Advis ory Program Questionnaire. The transmittal email s will explain the purpose of the NLFA update survey

and the State Fish Advisory Program Q uestionnaire and provide procedures to permit the respondents to complete the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire electronically . Respondents will submit their fish advisory data electronically

to EPA for incorporation into the NLFA database. However , at a minimum , each respondent is requested to return the marked map or a shapefile/GI S coverage or latitude/longitude coordinates of advisory locations and tissue residue data supporting the issued advisories to EPA by email or on a diskette by mail . Email reminder s wi ll be sent to respondents who have not returned their advisory map(s) , electronic shapefile/GIS coverage , electronic file of tissue residue data, and updated fish advisory

data ; or have not completed the electronic State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire within 30 day s. EPA will ensure the accuracy and completeness of collected information by reviewing each submission . Fish advisory data will be submitted electronically to EPA for incorporation into the NLFA and data will not be added to the existing data base until approved b y EPA . The State Fish Advisory

Questionnaire will be available electronically to be completed by respondents. In the event that a state, territory , or Tribal agency cannot access the questionnaire electronically , the survey will be completed manually . Manual data entries will be double checked to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data entry . Data entries of survey answers made electronicall y by

respondents will also be reviewed to ensure that all questions were completed . Tissue residue data will be reviewed and reformatted into a Microsoft A ccess file as necessary to make it compatible in structure with other state fish tissue residue data in the NLFA tissue residue data repository . Data analy ses will be performed through queries and simple compilations of summary statistics (e.g., number of fish advisories reported ; number of advisories issued for a specific chemical contaminant (e.g., mercury); number of advisories issued for the general population as opposed to number of advisories issued to protect pregnant women, nursing mothers , and children ; or number of rivers, lakes, estuaries, or coastal marine waters under advisory) . Maps received from respondents will be checked to determine whether instructions were followed and the map s marked so that the information can be entered into a GIS database . Back - up copies of the data will be made regularly during the survey

and maintained in a separate location for at least 2 years. Summary results of the annual survey s will be posted on EPA ’s NLFA Web page . Individual state reports will be accessible b y the public through querying EPA’s Web page . Annual Fish Advisory

Fact Sheets summarizing the most current information on fish advisories will also be available on the same Web site. **5(c) Small Entity Flexibility**  No alternatives have been found to be more cost effective than direct solicitation of the state health departments or other state, territorial, or Tribal entities responsible for issuing fishInformation Collection Request

11 advisories and that generate this infor mation as a matter of public information for distribution to their residents . No additional gathering of information is required by the state health departments or other entities responsible for each fis h advisory because advisories and records are their public health responsibilities . “Sm all Governmental Jurisdictions” (defined for the purpose of this information collection as a government or territories or Tribes having a population of less than 50,000) may

be included in this survey . The completion of th e survey (including the addition of updated advisory information, marking maps, providing fish tissue residue data, and completing the State Fish Advisory Program Q uestionnaire) is v oluntary . Thus, smaller entities that cannot provide the staff and resourc es to complete the survey are not required to do so . Id entification of such smaller entities that do not initially

respond will permit the development of options to assist the smaller entities in completing the survey , such as permitting more time for resp onding, simplifying the response procedures, or providing contractor assistance in completing the survey . The option of completing the fish advisory survey and State Fish Advisory

Program Questionnaire electronically

will be encouraged, which should provid e an easier and more effective means for transmitting and receiving the information, provided the entities have email or Internet access . Based on past experience with state health departments and other state, territorial, and Tribal entities involved in i ssuing fish advisories, the vast majority have email or Internet access . **5(d) Collection Schedule**  The survey

materials will be available to the respondents in earl y spring to obtain information on the previous year’s fish advisories, sampling , and anal ys is programs , and risk assessment, risk management, and risk communication procedures . If the completed survey materials have not been returned within 30 day s, then an e - mail reminder will be sent to all nonrespondents . In addition, follow - up telephone call s will be made to the nonrespondents to determine what, if any, assistance they need to complete th e questionnaire . If the completed survey materials have not been returned within 60 day s, the survey will be considered to be unobtainable . Data will be anal yz ed , and summary advisory information will be made available to the public by

September each year. 

### 6. **Estimating the Burden and the**  **Cost of the Collection 6(a** **) Estimating Respondent Burden**  EPA reviewed burden estimates generated b y an e - mailed inquiry of nine state health departments in 2000 and made the following assumptions in determining respondent burden based on responses obtained from four states . ( The annual respondent burden and cost presented in Table 1 reflects the estimated average annual labor hours and costs, calculated to occur during the 3 - ye ar OMB - approved period of this I CR) .  Labor hours are based on initial assumptions that up to 92 potential respondents will be asked to participate in the survey annually . Thus, the total number of survey s that might be processed during this ICR is 276 (3 - year approval period).  Senior - level managers (e.g., director, chief) are most likely to receive the survey materials and review instructions; however, it is anticipated that a lower - level technical staff m ember would provide the new advisory data electronicall y , copy fish residue data onto a diskette for mailing to EPA, fill out the State Fish AdvisoryInformation Collection Request

12 Program Questionnaire el ectronicall y, and mark the fish advisory locations on the maps, provide shapefiles /GI S coverages or latitude/longitude coordinates . T herefore, the average annualized respondent hour burden to review instructions for the NLFA is 0.7 5 hours, as shown below . (0.25 h our

–manager/year + 0.5 h our –technician/year) = 0.75 h ours  The amount of time needed to gather advisory data to update the NLFA varies considerabl y, depending on how many new fish advisories have been issued within the jurisdiction during the past year and/or how many revisions there are to previously

issued advisories. For example, during the 2003 cycl e, 25 states reported no new advisories for the year, while the 31 remaining states repo rted from 1 to 73 new advisories. However, approximately 20 states also made revisions to existing advisory files. Similar differences amon g the states in the number of new and revised advisories reported have been observed over the past several ye ars . Because the amount of time needed to complete the new advisory information or update existing information will vary

depending on the number of advisories within the respondent’s jurisdiction, a respondent with one fish advisory might require 0.25 hours while a respondent with 20 advisories might require 5 hours . The number of respondents with “low” and “high” fish advisory reporting burdens is unknown at this time . For the purposes of this I CR, EPA estimates (based on the responses from four states), on the average, that it will require 9.25 hours to complete the new advisory information and revise existing data. Information requested is compiled by each jurisdiction for the public record; hence little, if any , additional time will be needed to gather the information . We estimate that 9.25 hours will be needed each ye ar to gather the advisory information as shown below . (1.0 h our –manager/year + 6. 25 h our –technician/year + 2.0 h our –clerical/year) = 9.25 h ours  The amount of time needed to gather geographic data , develop shapefiles/GIS coverages, determine latitude/longitude coordinates, or manuall y mark locations of the advisories on a map also varie s considerably , depending on how many new fish advisories have been issued within the jurisdiction during the past year. For example, during the 2003 cycle, 25 states reported no new advisories for the ye ar while the remaining states reported from 1 to 73 new advisories . Similar differences among the states in the number of new advisories reported have been observed over the past several ye ars . In formation requested is compiled by each jurisdiction for the public record; hence little, if any , additional tim e will be needed to gather the information . We estimate (based on the responses from four states) that 7 hours will be needed each ye ar to gather the geographic data, create a shapefile/GIS coverage, determine latitude/longitude coordinates, or mark adviso ry locations on a map as shown below . (0.5 h our –manager/year + 4.5 h our –technician/year + 2.0 h our – clerical/year) = 7.0 h ours.  Respondents submitting their fish advisory data electronicall y will require less clerical time than in the past for preparing and copyingadvisory information. We estimate that 2 .25 hours will be needed each ye ar to update advisory data as shown below .Information Collection Request

13 (0.5 h our –manager/year + 1 . 25 h our –technician/year + 0 . 5 h our –clerical/year) = 2 .25 h ours  Senior - level managers (e.g., director, chief) are most likely to receive the survey materials relating to the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire; however, it is anticipated that a lower- level technical staff memb er would actually complete the questi onnaire electronically . Thus, it is estimated that both the manager and the technical person could spend 3.13 hours each ye ar reviewing the instructions and questions on the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire ; therefore, the average annualized respo ndent hour burden to review instructions and answer questions is 3.13 hours, as shown below . ( 0.5 h our - manager/ye ar + 2.63 h our - technician/year) = 3.13 hours  The amount of time needed to gather all information to update the State Fish Advisory Program Qu estionnaire should be relatively comparabl e across jurisdictions depending on how many state agencies are involved in the fish advisory activities. All states are requested to complete every question to their best knowledge . In formation requested is compil ed b y each jurisdiction for the public record, hence little, if any , additional time will be needed to gather the information . We estimate that 7.25 hours will be needed each ye ar to gather the advisory information needed to complete the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire as shown below . (1.5 h our –manager/year + 5.75 h our –technician/year) = 7.25 hrs.  For the 2010 through 2012 survey reporting cycles, each state fish contact will receive an electronic copy of the questionnaire with the previous year’s answers filled in. In this way , respondents will only need to report information that has changed during the previous reporting period, based on a review of their questionnaire responses submitted for the 2009 cycle. We estimate that 5.0 hours will be needed each ye ar to complete the answers to the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire electronically

as shown below . (4.25 h our

–technician/year + 0.75 h our – clerical/year) = 5.0 h ours  A ll respondents will likely have to mail back some ty pes of information to EPA each ye ar even if they

report the fish advisory

data and complete the State Fish Advisory Program Q uestionnaire electronicall y. Products that may need to be mailed back to EPA include hard copies of new advisory information (if a respondent cannot enter data electronicall y), hard cop ies of maps with advisories marked, or electronic shapefiles/GIS coverages, or hard cop y listings or electronic listin gs of latitude/longitude coordinates (all respondents with new advisories), a diskette containing fish tissue residue data that supports new advisories (all respondents with new advisories), and/or the hard cop y of the State Fish Advisory Program Q uestionn aire (if a respon dent cannot enter data electronicall y) . Based on the responses from four states, we estimate 1.63 hours will be needed to complete this activity as shown below: (1.38 h our

–technician/year + 0.25 h our – clerical/year) = 1.63 h oursInformation Collection Request

14 **6(b) Est** **imating Respondent Costs** The following resources and assumptions were made to estimate respondent costs for this information collection: **(i) Estimating Labor Costs**   Labor rates were obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics ’ Employ ment Cost Trends at htt

p://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf , and the following categories were used: Manager (White collar: E xecutive, administrative, and managerial) $ 33.09 /hour Technical (White collar) $ 23.24 /hour Clerical (Administrative support, including clerical) $ 17.03 /hour A benefits/overhead multiplication factor of 1.6 was used to obtain the total cost of employ ment for state (or other entity) respondents. **(ii) Estimating Capital and Operations and Maintenance Costs**   No capital/start - up costs are anticipated for the jurisdictions participating in the survey because they

already collect the information requested for the public record . Ninety percent of all respondents who were surveyed in 2002 (during the 2003 reporting cycle) have Internet access ; however, it is not required for participating in the survey .  The only

operations and maintenance (O&M) cost required for this information collection by

the respondent is the purchase of a state map (estimated to cost $5.00), which will be used to mark the advisori es, and a compact disk ( estimated to cost $0. 6 0), which will be used to download his or her latitude/longitude coordinate data, shapefiles/GIS coverages, or fish tissue residue data . Jurisdictions already maintain the information requested in this collecti on for the public record . EPA will provide return postage for the map, the tissue residue data diskette, fish advisory information (as applicable), and the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire (as applicable). Currently , most jurisdictions provide these data electronicall y via email.  EPA estimates that all respondents would submit the fish advisory survey and the State Fish Advisory

Program Questionnaire electronically , but anticipates all states, at a m inimum , will be returning the marked up state map showing advisory locations and one diskette containing shapefile/GIS coverage, latitude/longitude coordinates , or tissue residue data . We assume an average of five fish advisories per jurisdiction and a 20 - page questionnaire at $0.10 per page copying charge ($2.50) . This is based on the average number of new advisories issued nationwide during the 2000

–2002 reporting years. **(iii) Capital/Start** 

**- up vs. Operating and Maintenance Costs**   It is believed that the capital/start - up and O&M costs have been appropriately derived for this information collection.Information Collection Request

15 **(iv) Annualizing Capital Costs**   No capital costs are anticipated for this information collection . The electronic version of the NLFA survey

and the State Fish Advisory Program Q uestionnaire is offered as an option, not as a requirement . Completion of either the electronic version or a paper version is voluntary .Information Collection Request

16 **Table 1. Annual Respondent Burden and Cost** 

**Information Collection A** 

**ctivity Hours and Costs Per Respondent**  **(Years 1 -**  **3) Total Hours and Costs**  **(Year 1) Total Hours and Costs**  **(Year 2) Total Hours and Costs**  **(Year 3) Mgr.**  **Hours at**  **$3 3**  **. 09**  **/ hour**  **Tech. Hours**  **at $23**  **.24 /**  **Hour Cler.** 

**Hours at**  **$1 7**  **.0 3**  **/ Hour**  **Resp. Hours**  **Labor**

**Cost Capital** 

**Start**   ** Up** **Cost O&M**  **Cost No. of**  **Resp. Total** 

**Resp. Hours**  **Total Resp.**

**Cost No. of** 

**Resp. Total** 

**Resp. Hours**  **Total Resp.**

**Cost No. of** 

**Resp. Total** 

**Resp. Hours**  **Total**

**Respond. Cost**  Review instructions for new advisories 0.25 0.5 0.00 0.75 $ 31.83 $0.00 $0.00 92 69 $ 2,928.18 92 69 $ 2,928.18 92 69 $ 2,928.18 Gather advisory data including fish tissue data 1.00 6.25 2.00 9.25 $ 339.84 $0.00 $0.60 92 851 $ 31,320.48 92 851 $ 31,320.48 92 851 $ 31,320.48 Gather geographic information and mark maps 0.50 4.50 2.00 7.00 $ 248.30 $0.00 $5.00 92 644 $ 23,303.23 92 644 $ 23,303.23 92 644 $ 23,303.23 Enter advisory data electronically or via paper copy 0.50 1.25 0.5 2 .25 $ 86.58 $0.00 $0.00 92 207 $ 7,969.49 92 207 $ 9,969.49 92 207 $ 7,969.49 9 9 Review instructions and questionnaire questions 0.50 2.63 0.00 3.13 $ 124.27 $0.00 $0.00 92 287.96 $ 11,432.46 92 287.96 $ 11,432.46 92 287.96 $ 11,432.46 Gather information for questionnaire 1.50 5.75 0.00 7.25 $ 293.22 $0.00 $0.00 92 667 $ 26,976.61 92 667 $ 26,976.61 92 667 $ 26,976.61 Enter answers to questionnaire electronically or on paper 0.00 4.25 0.75 5.00 $ 178.47 $0.00 $0.00 92 460 $ 16, 419.06 92 460 $ 16, 419 .06 92 460 $ 16, 419 .06

Return maps, residue data, diskette, advisory information and questionnaire by ma il 0.00 1.38 0.25 1.63 $ 58.13 $0.00 $0.00 92 149.96 $ 5,347.58 92 149.96 $ 5,347.58 92 149.96 $ 5,347.58

Subtotals 4.25 2 6 .51 5.50 3 6 . 2 6 $ 1, 360 .62 $0.00 $ 5.6 0 varies 3, 335 .92 $ 125,697.09 varies 3, 335 .92 $ 1 25,697.09 varies 3, 335 .92 $ 1 25,697.09 1 Labor cost includes a benefits/overhead multiplication factor of 1.6.Information Collection Request

17 **6(c) Estimating**  **Agency Burden and Cost** Agency burden is estimated based on the assumption that 10 percent of the labor hours per year for each activity will be work done b y EP A and 90 percent of the labor hours per year will be work done b y a contractor . In addition, management oversight of work performed b y technical and clerical staff is estimated to require 20 percent of the labor hours for each activity .  Federal emplo ye e rates were obtained from the 2010 OPM General Schedule (GS) Salary Table for the Washington, DC , area for the midpoint of each salary grade (Available at the Web site http://www.opm.gov/oca/10tables/pdf/dcb_h.pdf ), and the following categories were used: Manager (GS 15) $ 67.21 /hour Technical (GS 14) $ 57.13 /hour Clerical (GS 7) $ 22.92 /hour A benefits/overhead multiplication factor of 1.6 was used to obtain the total labor cost for EPA.  No capital/startup costs are anticipated for the Agency .  O& M costs include costs of contractor services (including printing survey materials and computer time) and outgoing and return postage for each survey to return map(s) and/or survey

and/or State Fish Advisory Program Q uestionnaires each ye ar. T able 2 include s the estimated costs for each ye ar of the I CR period . The following resources and assumptions were used to prepare the burden estimate for each activity :  Preparation of the mailing list and survey tracking database is estimated based on initial assumption s that up to 92 potential respondents nationwide will be sent the survey each ye ar . Agency labor includes identifying potential respondents and sources for contact information (name, agency , address, phone number, fax number, and e - mail address) and is estimated to take 0.04 hours per respondent . O&M costs include contractor services to revise the mailing list and the survey and questionnaire tracking database, and enter and verify contact information, based on approximately 0.2 hours per respondent, with an estimated rate of $ 95 .00/hour (labor, overhead, and other direct costs) . Agency labor and contractor service estimates are based on an estimated 100 edits to the respondent contact names and addresses annuall y . Itis not likely that the number of respond ents will change significantl y after the first year because all state, territorial, and Tribal organizations will be identified and contacted for the first mailing . Because the contact information will likely onl y need to be entered once, the Agency labor and contractor services are divided by three to provide an annu alized estimate for the I CR.  To revise the existing 200 9 survey package including the transmittal email , survey , instructions, and mapping procedures requires an estimated number of Agency hours of 0.11 hours per respondent . Fixed O&M costs include 40 contractor hours per ye ar to modify survey materials .Information Collection Request

18  The NLFA database for storing and anal yz ing the fish advisory information is already in place . Agency

labor for this activity

is estimated at 0.02 hours per respondent. Fixed O&M costs include 80 contractor hours per year to modify th is database.  Each ye ar, the Agency will submit the survey materials to respondents . (The materials to be submitted will include a request for information on adv isories that have been issued or revised during the preceding 12 months, map(s) and fish tissue residue data only need to be submitted for the new advisories issued during the previous year, and the previous year’s State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire with the request that responses be updated to reflect information that has changed during the preceding calendar year . EPA ’s oversight of this activity is estimated to be 0.02 hours per respondent . Contractor services required to conduct this activity inc lude 0.25 hours per respondent per ye ar to prepare the materials and answer respondents’ questions about the survey . O&M costs also include outgoing and return postage paid by the Agency ($2. 00 per survey x 2 = $4.00 per year).  Survey

operations includ e re cording receipt of completed questionnaires and marked map(s), electronic shape files/GI S coverages, and electronic fish tissue residue files; sending e - mail reminders to nonrespondents and making telephone contacts with nonrespondents and respondents in s ituations where additional information is required for clarification, if needed ; e - mailing acknowledgment of materials that are received ; and reviewing survey materials for completeness and accuracy of responses . EPA estimates that it will not be involved in these operations except for minor oversight (0.02 hours per respondent per year) . Contractor services to perform these operations are based on 1 hour per respondent per year.  EPA expects that the new fish advisory data and State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaires will be provided electronically by respondents . F ish tissue residue data from all states will have to be reviewed and reformatted for uploading to the fish tissue database, and all data entries (fish advisory , mapping, fish tissue residue data, and State Fish Advisory

Program Questionnaire responses) wil l have to be entered into the database and reviewed and verified . EPA estimates that it will not be involved in these operations except for minor oversight (0.03 hours per respondent per year) . Contractor services to enter data for those respondent s are expected to be 3 hours per respondent per year. Contractor services to reformat fish tissue data files for all respondents are expected to be 6 hours per respondent per ye ar and contractor servi ces for reviewing/revising all fish advisory data, mapping data, State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaires, and fish tissue data are estimated to be 2 hours per respondent.  Data analy sis of new and updated advisory information and state fish advisory program information will be performed to obtain summary statistics for inclusion in the Fish Advisory

Fact Sheet and the annual State Fish Advisory Program Summary Report, respectively . The Agency will provide technical direction to a contractor to perform the anal ys es and discuss and review the results, estimated at 0.06 hours per respondent per year . Contractor services will require 0.5 hours per respondent per ye ar for anal ys is.Information Collection Request

19  EPA will prepare a summary report of fish advisory

information (Fish Advisory Fa ct Sheet) and a summary

report of information obtained from the survey (State Fish Advisory Program Summary

Report) . EPA will provide technical direction to a contractor to prepare both the fact sheet and the summary report , including reviewing drafts and the final fact sheet and report, which is estimated at 0.55 hours per respondent per year. It is anticipated that the contractor will require 2 hours per respondent per year to produce the fact sheet and summary report, including a hard copy and an electro nic version of each suitable for posting on the NLFA Web site .  EPA will distribute the summary results of the NLFA database (Fish Advisory Fact Sheet) in an electronic version that will be posted on the NLFA Web site. EPA also will provide technical oversi ght of the publication process, estimated at 0.05 hours per respondent per ye ar . Fixed O&M costs include estimated Government Printing Office costs of $50 per paper report (approximately 500 pages) x 200 copies plus postage of $4.30 per copy x 200 copies (total = $10,860) . The Internet version of the NLFA database containing the Fish Advisory Fact Sheet and the updated fish advisory data will be designed so that the states, territories, Tribes, and the general public can automaticall y view the fish advisory information pertaining to the waterbody of interest. O&M costs also include funds for contractor services to maintain the database and perform troubleshooting, if needed, estimated at $5,000 per ye ar.Information Collection Request

20 **Table 2. Agency Burden and Cost**

**Information Collection**  **Ac tivity**  **Hours Burden and Cost (Year 1) Total Hours and Costs** 

**Mgr. Hours at**  **$ 67.21**  **/ Hour**  **Tech**

**Hours at $**  **57.13 /**  **Hour Clerical** 

**Hours at $**  **22.92 /**  **Hour Ag**  **ency**

**Hours/ Resp.**  **Labor**

**Cost/Resp. Capital/** 

**Start -**  **Up Cost**  **Fixed O&M**

**Cost Non_Fixed** 

**O&M Cost 1**  **Number**

**of Resp. Total O&M** 

**(fixed and non**  **- fixed)**  **Total**

**Ag ency**  **Hours Total A** **gency**

**Cost** Prepare mailing list and survey tracking database 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.04 $ 3.27 $0.00 $0.00 $1 9 .00 92 $1, 748 .00 3.68 $ 2,048.86 Revise survey materials 0.01 0.1 0 0.11 $ 10.22 $0.00 $3, 8 00.00 $0.00 92 $3, 8 00.00 10.12 $ 4,739.89 Set up database for storing and tracking questionnaire responses and electronic options for answering the questionnaire 0.02 0 0 0.02 $ 2.15 $0.00 $ 7,6 00.00 $0.00 92 $ 7,600 .00 1.84 $ 7,797.87 Submit survey materials to respondents; answer respondents’ questions 0.01 0.01 0 0.02 $ 1.99 $0.00 $0.00 $2 7.75 92 $2, 553 .00 1.84 $ 2,736.03 Record receipt of completed survey materials; perform follow- up and quality control activities 0.01 0.01 0 0.02 $ 1.99 $0.00 $0.00 $ 95 .00 92 $ 8,740 .00 1.84 $ 8,923.03 Enter information from survey materials into database, if needed, reformat tissue data and review/verify data entries 0 0.03 0 0.03 $ 2.74 $0.00 $0.00 $ 2 85 .00 9 2 $2 6,220.00 2.76 $ 92 , 392 . 29

$ 570 .00 92 $ 52,440 .00 $ 190 .00 92 $ 17,480 .00 Perform data analysis 0.01 0.05 0 0.06 $ 5.65 $0.00 $0.00 $ 47.50 92 $ 4,370 .00 5.52 $ 4,889.41 Prepare fact sheet and summary report of information obtained from the survey 0.05 0.5 0 0.55 $ 51.08 $0.00 $0.00 $1 9 0.00 92 $ 17,480 .00 50.60 $ 22,179.43 Distribute results of the survey 0 0.05 0 0.05 $ 4.57 $0.00 $15,860.00 $0.00 92 $15,860.00 4.60 $16,2 80.48 Store the advisory data, questionnaire responses and advisory location data 0 0.03 0.03 0.06 $ 3.84 $0.00 $1,000.00 $0.00 92 $1,000.00 5.52 $1,3 53.50 Subtotals 0.12 0.8 0.04 0.96 $ 87.50 $0.00 $2 8 , 26 0.00 $1, 424.25 Varies $ 159,291 88.32 $167,230.57 1 Includes costs of contractor services and postage.Information Collection Request

21  Data obtained from the NLFA survey , including mapping and fish tissue residue data, and State Fish Advisory

Progr am Q uestionnaire, will be stored in appropriate media . EPA will provide technical oversight to ensure that data storage meets its requirements and program objectives . Labor is estimated at 0.06 hours per respondent per year . Fixed O&M costs include an estimate for computer equipment maintenance for this program of $1,000 per year. **6(d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs**  The respondent universe for this I CR is calculated based on a total number of 276 survey s to be completed during the 3 - year ICR period for an average of up to 92 respondents (representing fish advisory contacts from 50 states, District of Columbia, five U.S. t erritories and 36 Native American Tribes ) . The number of respondents involved in each activity varies . Itis anticipated that 90 percent of respondents will exercise that option. **6(e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables**  **(i) Respondent Tally**  Only one respondent table was prepared for this ICR. **Total Estimated Respondent Burden and Cost Summary Technical and**  **Financial Requirements**  **Number of**

**Respondents Number** 

**of Act**  **ivities Total** 

**Hours Total Labor** 

**Cost Total** 

**Capital Costs**  **Total**

**O&M Costs**  **Total Costs** Year 1 92 8 3, 33 5 .92 $ 1 25,177.39 $0.00 $ 5 19 .70 $1 25,697.09 Year 2 92 8 3, 33 5 .92 $1 25,177.39 $0.00 $5 19 .70 $1 25,697.09 Year 3 92 8 3, 33 5 .92 $1 25,177.39 $0.00 $5 19 .70 $1 25,697.09 **TOTAL 276**  **24 10,**  **00 7**  **.76 $375,**  **5 3**  **2.17 $0.00**  **$ 1,**  **559 .10**  **$ 377,091.28**  AVERAGE 92 8 3, 335 .92 $1 25,177.39 $0.00 $5 19 .70 $1 25,697.09 **(ii) The Agency Tally**  The Agency

and contractor tables are summarized in the following table. **Total Estimated Agency Burden and Cost Summary**  **Technical and Financial**  **Requirements Number of** 

**Respondents Number** 

**of Activities**  **Total**

**Hours Total** 

**Labor Cost**  **Total**

**Capital Costs**  **Total O&M**

**Costs Total Costs**  Year 1 92 10 88.32 $8,049.78 $0.00 $ 159,291.00 $ 167,340.78 Year 2 92 10 88.32 $8,049.78 $0.00 $ 159,291.00 $ 167,340.78 Year 3 92 10 88.32 $8,049.78 $0.00 $ 159,291.00 $ 167,340.78 **TOTAL 276**  **30 264.96**  **$ 24,149.34**  **$0.00 $4**  **77 ,**  **873 .00**  **$ 502,022.34**  AVERAGE 92 10 88.32 $8,049.78 $0.00 $ 159,291.00 $ 167,340.78 **(iii) Variations**  **i**

**n t**  **he Annual Bottom Line**  No change in collection activities or burden and costs per respondent is anticipated during the course of this ICR.Information Collection Request

22 **6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden**  There are no changes to the burden from the currently approved ICR. **6(g) Burden**  **Statement** The annual public reporting and record keeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 3 6 . 2 6 hours per respondent . Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, re tain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Tribal or f ederal agency . This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and s ys tems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying inf ormation, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing way s to compl y with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of informatio n requirement; 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 display s a currently valid OMB control number . These numbers for EPA ’ s regulations are listed in 40 CFR P art 9 and 48 CFR C hapter 15. To comment on EPA ’ s need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates and any suggested methods fo r minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques , EPA has established a public docket for this I CR under Docket ID No. EPA - HQ - OW - 20 14 - 0350 , which is available for public viewing at the Water Docket in the EPA Docket Cent er (EPA/DC) , WJC West, Room 3334 , 1301 Constitution Avenue , NW, Washington, DC 20460 . 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 and is (202) 566 - 2426 . An electronic version of the public docket is available online for viewing at http://www.regulations.gov . Use http://www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronicall y . Once in the s ys tem, select “search,” then ty pe in the docket ID number identified above . Also, you can send comments to the Office of In formation and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17 th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Office for EPA . Please include EPA Docket ID (EPA HQ - O W - 20 14 - 0 350 ) and OMB Control Number (2040 - 0226) in any correspondence.