User Guide to the Online Docket for the

NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule (Proposal)

July 2013

DCN 0010

EPA Docket Number EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0274

Available at: http://www.regulations.gov
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1.0 OVERVIEW 

On July 15, 2013, Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe signed the proposed National 

Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Electronic Reporting Rule for publication in 

the Federal Register. EPA is requesting comment on the proposed rule and solicits comments and 

data to inform the final rule. The proposed Clean Water Act (CWA) regulation would require 

permittees and regulators to use existing, available information technology to electronically report 

information and data related to the NPDES permit program in lieu of filing written reports. The 

proposal will also allow better allocation and use of limited program resources and enhance 

transparency and public accountability by providing regulatory agencies and the public with more 

timely, complete, accurate, and nationally-consistent sets of data about the NPDES program and 

potential sources of water pollution. 

This proposed rule would require that NPDES regulated entities electronically submit the 

following permit and compliance monitoring information instead of using paper reports:

Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs);

General Permit reports (e.g., Notices of Intent to discharge); and

Program reports (e.g., Pretreatment Program Annual Reports).

Authorized NPDES programs will also electronically submit NPDES program data to EPA to 

ensure that there is consistent and complete reporting nationwide, and to expedite the collection 

and processing of the data, thereby making it more accurate and timely. Importantly, while the 

proposed rule changes the method by which information is provided (i.e., electronic rather than 

paper‐based), it does not increase the amount of information required from NPDES regulated 

entities facilities under existing regulations.

The benefits of this proposed rulemaking should allow NPDES-authorized programs in 

states, tribes, and territories to shift precious resources from data management activities to those 

more targeted to solving water quality and noncompliance issues. This in turn may contribute to 

increased compliance, improved water quality, and a level playing field for the regulated 

community. EPA anticipates that the proposed rule will save significant resources for states, 

tribes, and territories as well as EPA and NPDES permittees, while resulting in a more complete, 

accurate, and nationally‐consistent set of data about the NPDES program. With full 

implementation, the anticipated savings are:

Authorized State NPDES programs: $28.7 million annually,

NPDES regulated entities: $1.2 million annually, and

EPA: $0.5 million annually.

EPA would also incur incremental costs with full implementation of approximately $0.82 million 

per year.

To promote transparency and accountability, EPA intends to make this more complete set 

of data available to the public, providing communities and citizens with information on facility 
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and government performance that is not currently available. This can serve to elevate the 

importance of permitting and compliance information and environmental performance within 

regulated entities, providing opportunity for them to quickly address any potential environmental 

problems.

The proposed rule will also lighten the reporting burden currently placed on the states. 

Upon successful implementation, the proposed rule would provide states with regulatory relief 

from reporting associated with the Quarterly Non‐Compliance Report (QNCR), the Annual 

Non‐Compliance Report (ANCR), the Semi‐Annual Statistical Summary Report, and the 

biosolids information required to be submitted to EPA annually by states.

2.0 BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE DOCKET

What is the Docket and How Can I Gain Access to It?

EPA Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0274 is the official docket for EPA’s proposed 

NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule. The official docket consists of the documents specifically 

referenced in the Federal Register notices of these actions, any public comments received, and 

other related information. Although it is a part of the official docket, Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute is not included in 

the materials available to the public. 

The official public docket is the collection of electronic and hard copy materials that is 

available for public viewing at the Enforcement and Compliance Docket (OECA Docket) in the 

EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC), located in the EPA Headquarters Library, EPA West, Room 

Number 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. An electronic version of the public 

docket is available through a federal-wide electronic docket management system located at 

www.regulations.gov.

You may use the Regulations.gov web site to view public comments, access a listing of 

the contents of the official docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are 

available electronically. Certain documents are not available in the electronic docket system. 

These documents include but are not limited to copyright-protected material and physical objects 

such as maps, aerial photographs, colored charts, etc. Although not all docket materials may be 

available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available docket materials at the 

EPA Docket Center. 

3.0 ACCESSING INFORMATION IN THE DOCKET 

How do I Find Documents in the Docket?

OECA Docket in the EPA Docket Center

The official public docket is the collection of electronic and hard copy materials that is 

available for public viewing at the OECA Docket in the EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC), located 

in the EPA Headquarters Library, EPA West, Room Number 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, 
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Washington, DC. The 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 Public Reading Room is

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the OECA Docket is (202) 566-1752. You can 

also contact the OECA Docket via e-mail: docket.oeca@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPAHQ-OECA-2009-0274.

Regulations.gov

Regulations.gov provides online access to most of items in the docket for the NPDES 

Electronic Reporting Rule. You can use the Regulations.gov to search for documents using all or 

a portion of the document title or its full Regulations.gov Document ID Number. For example, 

from the main Regulations.gov webpage you can key in “EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0274-0001” in 

main search field on Regulations.gov (see Figure 1) to retrieve the following document: 

“Meetings: Proof of Concept Demonstration for Electronic Reporting of Clean Water Act 

Compliance Monitoring Data.”

Figure 1: Screenshot of Regulations.gov Website.
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You can also use “Advanced Search” on Regulations.gov and a Document Control 

Number (DCN) to retrieve a particular document. EPA uses the DCN in the preamble to the rule

and other supporting documents to individually identify documents in the docket. The following 

figures show how you can use the “Advanced Search” on Regulations.gov and a DCN to retrieve 

a particular document from the rulemaking docket.

Figure 2: Location of “Advanced Search” on Regulations.gov Website

Figure 3: DCN Identifier Input Location on Advanced Search
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Figure 4: Input Docket Number in “By Docket ID” Input Field on Advanced Search

Figure 5: Advanced Search Results (Showing the DCN Identifier in the Document Title)
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NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index

This user guide provides the index for all documents in docket EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-

0274 (see Table 1 and Attachment 1). Each document has two document identification numbers. 

One is the Regulations.gov Document ID Number (e.g., EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0274-0001) that 

was assigned when EPA added the document to the public version of the docket at 

Regulations.gov. The second is the document control number (DCN) that was assigned during the 

development of the regulation (e.g., DCN 0001). EPA uses the DCN identifier in the preamble to 

the proposed rule and other supporting documents. The DCN appears at the end of the document 

titles in the Document Title field listed in Regulations.gov (e.g., “Description of the NPDES 

Program [DCN 0005]”).

Public Submissions (comments) that were submitted directly to the docket by the public 

do not have DCNs but do have Regulations.gov Document ID Numbers and are part of the 

official docket. You can use “Advanced Search” on Regulations.gov to find these documents by 

selecting “Public Submission” (see Figure 6) and by inputing the Docket ID (EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274) (see Figure 4).

Figure 6: Selection of “Public Submission” on Advanced Search to View Public

Comments on the Rulemaking (Note: Must also input Docket ID – See Figure 4)
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Table 1: Metadata for NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index

Field Name Description

DCN Unique document control number (DCN) assigned during the development of the 

document. This number is included in the title of the document in this docket.

Title This is the title of document with the DCN number.

Author This is the author of document (Last name, first full name or organization).

Author Date Date of publication, issue, edition, or version. Actual date of meeting or telephone 

call.

Source Citation

For copyright protected documents, this is a bibliographic citation (without title or 

author) that you can use to find the document in a library. For materials retrieved 

from the Internet, “Source Citation” lists the URL.

Preamble This field is marked with “Yes” for materials that are referenced in the preamble. 

Copyrighted ©

This field is marked with “Yes” for materials that are copyright protected (e.g., 

books and other published material). These documents are not available through 

Regulations.gov but are only available in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center 

(EPA Headquarters Library, EPA West, Room Number 3334, 1301 Constitution 

Ave., NW, Washington, DC).

CBI This field is marked with “Yes” for materials that are Confidential Business 

Information. CBI is not available to the public. 

Regulations.gov 

Document ID 

Number 

Unique document number assigned when EPA added the document to the official 

docket. The Document ID Number includes the Docket Number followed by a 

consecutive document number.

How do I use the Docket Index to Find Documents in the Docket?

Locate documents in the index and note their Regulations.gov Document ID Number or 

DCN identifier. Documents available electronically can be accessed through Regulations.gov. 

Other documents can be reviewed at the OECA Docket in the EPA Docket Center in Washington, 

DC. See information on the OECA Docket above. You may also be able to locate copyright 

protected materials (for example, articles from technical publications) at an academic or public 

library.

Confidential Business Information

The official docket for the proposed rule does not contain any confidential business 

information (CBI). Additionally, CBI documents are not available for review by the public, and 

are not filed in the OECA Docket in the EPA Docket Center. Some documents can be classified 

as CBI because companies providing the information specifically claimed certain information 
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(e.g., operating or financial data) as CBI. Other documents can be classified as CBI because 

release of these documents could indirectly reveal information claimed to be confidential. 

Documents Cited in the Federal Register Notice and Other Key Documents

Documents cited in the proposed NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule are listed in 

Attachment 1 with “Yes” under the column header labeled “Preamble?”. 

How Can I Submit Comments to U.S. EPA Regarding this Rulemaking?

Comments on this proposed action must be received on or before 28 October 2013 (90 

days after publication of the proposed rule in the Federal Register). Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0274 by one of the following methods:

Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions 

for submitting comments.

E-mail: docket.oeca@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0274.

Mail: Send the original and three copies of your comments to: U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, Enforcement and Compliance Docket, Mail Code 

28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID 

No. EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0274. In addition, if applicable, please mail a copy of your 

comments on the information collection provisions to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk Officer for 

EPA, 725 17th St. NW, Washington, DC 20503.

Hand Deliver: Deliver your comments to: EPA Docket Center, EPA West Building, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20004, Attention Docket 

ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0274. Such deliveries are only accepted during the EPA 

Docket Center’s normal hours of operation and special arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information.

EPA’s policy is that all comments received by the deadline will be included in the public 

docket without charge, and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information for which disclosure is restricted by 

statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. 

The www.regulations.gov website is an “anonymous access” system, which means EPA 

will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it within the body of your 

comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through 

www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of 

the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit 

an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact 
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information in the body of your comment, and, if applicable, with any disk or CD-ROM you 

submit. 

If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for 

clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the 

use of special characters and any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For 

additional information about EPA’s public docket, please visit the EPA Docket Center homepage 

at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/.

4.0 FURTHER INFORMATION

For more information on the proposed NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule, please contact:

Mr. John Dombrowksi, Director

U.S. EPA Office of Compliance, Enforcement Targeting and Data Division (2222A)

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20460

(202) 566-0742 (telephone)

dombrowski.john@epa.gov (e-mail)
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DCN Title Author Author 

Date Source Citation Preamble? © CBI Regulations.gov Document ID #

DCN 

0001

Meetings: Proof of Concept Demonstration for Electronic 

Reporting of Clean Water Act Compliance Monitoring Data 

[DCN 0001]

U.S. EPA 06/23/2011

Federal Register, 

76 FR 36919, FRL9322-8

Yes No No

EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0001

[Duplicate is 0005]

DCN 

0002

Advancing E-file Study Phase 1 Report - Achieving the 80% 

E-file Goal Requires Partnering with Stakeholders on New 

Approaches to Motivate Paper Filers [DCN 0002]

U.S. IRS 09/30/2008

Case Number 08-

1062.

Document Number 

0206.0210

Yes Yes No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0100

DCN 

0003

Electronic Filing, Tax Preparers, and Participation In The 

Earned Income Tax Credit [DCN 0003]

Wojciech Kopczuka,

Christian PopEleches03/11/2005

Journal of Public 

Economics, Vol. 91, 

Nr. 7-8 (August 

2007)

Yes Yes No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0101

DCN 

0004

A National Biosolids Regulation, Quality, End Use & 

Disposal Survey-Final Report [DCN 0004]

North East Biosolids 

and Residuals

Association 

(NEBRA)

07/20/2007

http://www.nebiosoli

ds.org/uploads/pdf/Nt

lBiosolidsReport20July07.pdf

No Yes No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0102

DCN 

0005 Description of the NPDES Program [DCN 0005] Carey Johnston,EPA/OECA/OC 11/17/2011 Memorandum to Docket Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0103

DCN 

0006

Description of Existing NPDES Program Reporting 

Requirements and Expectations of the States, Territories, and 

Tribes [DCN 0006]

Carey Johnston,

EPA/OECA/OC 11/17/2011 Memorandum to Docket Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0104

DCN 

0007

ICIS Addendum to the Appendix of the 1985 Permit 

Compliance System [DCN 0007]

Michael M. Stahl, 

Office of Compliance 

James A. Hanlon, 

Office of Wastewater 

Management, U.S. 

EPA

11/17/2011 Memorandum to 

Docket Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0105

DCN 

0008 Description of the PCS and ICIS-NPDES [DCN 0008] Carey Johnston,EPA/OECA/OC 11/17/2011 Memorandum to Docket Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0106

DCN 

0009

U.S. EPA Administrator Jackson Takes New Steps to 

Improve Water Quality [DCN 0009]

Lisa P. Jackson, 

Administrator, U.S. 

EPA

07/02/2009

http://www.epa.gov/c

ompliance/data/result

s/performance/cwa/ja

ckson-ltr-cwaenf.html

Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0107

DCN 

0010

User Guide to the Online Docket for the

NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule (Proposal) [DCN 0010]

U.S. EPA, Office of 

Compliance 07/2013 Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0192

DCN 

0011

Case Study: Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's 

Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) System 

Reaches 90% Adoption [EPA-305-F-10-00] [DCN 0011]

U.S. EPA 04/27/2011

EPA-305-F-10-00,

http://www.epa.gov/c

ompliance/resources/

publications/civil/pro

grams/cwa/ohiocasest

udy.pdf

Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0108
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DCN Title Author Author 

Date Source Citation Preamble? © CBI Regulations.gov Document ID #

DCN 

0012

Penalty Authority and Digitizing More Paper Return Data 

Could Increase Benefit [GAO-12-33] [DCN 0012]

U.S. Government 

Accountability Office 

(GAO)

10/2011

GAO-12-33,

http://www.gao.gov/p

roducts/GAO-12-33

Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0109

DCN 

0013 Calculating Software ROI [DCN 0013] Paul Leavoy 06/01/2011

http://www.pollution

engineering.com/Arti

cles/Feature_Article/

BNP_GUID_9-5-

2006_A_1000000000

0001059137

Yes Yes No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0099

DCN 

0014

White House Forum on Modernizing Government: Overview 

and Next Steps [DCN 0014]

U.S. Executive 

Office of President 03/2010

http://www.whitehou

se.gov/sites/default/fi

les/omb/assets/moder

nizing_government/

ModernizingGovern

mentOverview.pdf

Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0098

DCN 

0015 U.S. EPA Uses of NPDES information [DCN 0015] Carey Johnston,EPA/OECA/OC 11/01/2011 Memorandum to Docket Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0110

DCN 

0016

2008 Clean Water Act Annual Noncompliance Report 

(ANCR) [DCN 0016] U.S. EPA 04/29/2010

http://www.epaecho.gov/echo/ancr/u

s/

Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0111

DCN 

0017

U.S. EPA Responses to Public Input Received on 

Development of the Clean Water Act Enforcement Action 

Plan [DCN 0017]

U.S. EPA 10/15/2009

http://www.epa.gov/c

ompliance//resources/

policies/civil/cwa/ide

asresponsestable10150

9.pdf

Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0112

DCN 

0018

NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Analysis A: Discharge 

Monitoring Reports [DCN 0018] U.S. EPA 09/23/2010 Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0113

DCN 

0019

Electronic Rule Analysis B: General Permit Reports 

Electronic Reporting [DCN 0019]

Shane Knipschild,

EPA/OECA/OC 08/2010 Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0114

DCN 

0020

NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Analysis C: Electronic 

State NPDES Information Reformatted from Qs & As to 

Heading Statements [DCN 0020]

U.S. EPA 09/13/2010 Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0115

DCN 

0021

NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Analysis E: Annual 

Compliance Certifications [DCN 0021] U.S. EPA 09/13/2010 Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0116

DCN 

0022

NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Analysis F: Program 

Reports [DCN 0022] U.S. EPA 09/15/2010 Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0117

DCN 

0023 1985 PCS Policy Statement [DCN 0023]

Lawrence J. Jensen, 

Assistant 

Administrator, U.S. 

EPA, Office of Water

1985 Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0118
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DCN Title Author Author 

Date Source Citation Preamble? © CBI Regulations.gov Document ID #

DCN 

0024

OMB Control No. 2040-0004 [EPA ICR No. 0229.19] [DCN 

0024] 

Office of 

Management and 

Budget, U.S. 

Executive Office of 

President

http://www.reginfo.g

ov/public/do/PRAO

MBHistory?ombCont

rolNumber=2040-

0004

Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0119

DCN 

0025

2009 Clean Water Act Annual Noncompliance Report [DCN 

0025] U.S. EPA 03/2011

http://www.epaecho.gov/echo/ancr/u

s/

Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0120

DCN 

0026

DMR Data Availability Table from State Review Framework, 

2007 to 2009 [DCN 0026]

Jerry Lappan, 

EPA/OECA/OC 05/24/2012 Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0121

DCN 

0027

Adoption rate of e-reporting by permittees where states have 

the option for e-reporting DMRs [DCN 0027]

Carey Johnston,

EPA/OECA/OC 08/31/2012 Memorandum to Docket Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0122

DCN 

0028

Multimedia Dashboard Helps Water Plant Make Better, 

Faster Decisions [DCN 0028]

Renee Bassett 02/2013

Automation World, 

http://www.automati

onworld.com/print/12

866

No Yes No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0123

DCN 

0029

NPDES Information Collection Rulemaking and CAFOs 

[DCN 0029]

U.S. EPA, Office of 

Water 09/2010 Memorandum to Docket Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0124

DCN 

0030 Broadband Adoption and Use in America [DCN 0030] John B. Horrigan 02/23/ 2010

OBI Working Paper 

Series No. 1, 

http://hraunfoss.fcc.g

ov/edocs_public/attac

hmatch/DOC296442A1.pdf

Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0125

DCN 

0031

1988 Update of PCS Policy Statement/WENDB Data 

Elements [DCN 0031]

William J. Jordan, 

U.S. EPA 03/23/1988 Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0126

DCN 

0032

EPA Needs to Reinforce Its National Pretreatment Program 

[OIG Report No. 2004-P-00030] [DCN 0032]

U.S. EPA, Office of 

Inspector General 09/28/2004 Report No. 2004-P00030 Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0127

DCN 

0033

Data? Why do we need that? - Using data to drive collection 

system maintenance [DCN 0033]

Karen M. Morris 05/2011

Water Environment 

Magazine, Vol. 23, 

No.5, 

http://www.wef.org/p

ublications/page_wet.

aspx?id=10115&page

=feature

No Yes No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0128

DCN 

0034

Biosolids Applied To Land: Advancing Standards And 

Practices [DCN 0034]

National Research 

Council 07/2002

http://www.nap.edu/c

atalog.php?record_id

=10426

Yes Yes No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0129

DCN 

0035

Improvements for the Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule 

[DCN 0035]

U.S. EPA, Office of 

Environmental 

Information

05/09/2013 Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0130
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DCN Title Author Author 

Date Source Citation Preamble? © CBI Regulations.gov Document ID #

DCN 

0036

The Effect of EDGAR on the Market Reaction to 10-K 

Filings [DCN 0036]

Sharad Asthana, 

Steven Balsam 2001

Journal of 

Accounting and 

Public Policy 20: 

349-372

Yes Yes No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0131

DCN 

0037

The Enforcement Management System, National Pollutant 

Discharge Elimination System (Clean Water Act) [DCN 

0037]

U.S. EPA 1989

http://www.epa.gov/c

ompliance/resources/

policies/civil/cwa/em

scwa-jensen-rpt.pdf

Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0132

DCN 

0038

ATTAINS: National Summary: Causes of Impairment in 

Assessed Rivers and Streams [DCN 0038]

U.S. EPA, Office of 

Water 2013

http://ofmpub.epa.go

v/waters10/attains_na

tion_cy.control

Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0133

DCN 

0039

Other Phase-In Options Considered by EPA for Electronic 

Reporting of NPDES Information to EPA [DCN 0039]

Carey Johnston, 

EPA/OECA/OC 11/17/2011 Memorandum to Docket No No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0134

DCN 

0040

Economic Analysis of the National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System (NPDES) Electronic Reporting Proposed 

Rule [DCN 0040]

U.S. EPA, Office of 

Compliance 06/2013 Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0135

DCN 

0041

Meeting Notes from Meeting with IRS on Working with 

Third-party Commercial Software Providers [DCN 0041]

Carey Johnston, 

EPA/OECA/OC 03/11/2011 Memorandum to Docket Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0136

DCN 

0042 Clean Water Act Action Plan [DCN 0042] U.S. EPA 10/15/2009

http://www.epa.gov/c

ompliance/resources/

policies/civil/cwa/acti

onplan101409.pdf

No No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0137

DCN 

0043

Hack, Mash, & Peer: Crowdsourcing Government 

Transparency [DCN 0043]

Jerry Brito 2008

Columbia Science 

and Technology Law 

Review,

http://mercatus.org/si

tes/default/files/publi

cation/Hack_Mash_P

eer.pdf

No Yes No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0138

DCN 

0044

FY 2010 Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance 

(OECA) National Program Manager (NPM) Guidance [DCN 

0044]

U.S. EPA 04/23/2009 http://nepis.epa.gov Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0139

DCN 

0045

Report to Congress: Impacts and Control of CSOs and SSO,

August [EPA 833-R-04-001] [DCN 0045] U.S. EPA 08/2004

EPA 833-R-04-001, 

http://cfpub.epa.gov/

npdes/cso/cpolicy_re

port2004.cfm

Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0140

DCN 

0046

Controlling Fats, Oils, and Grease Discharges from Food 

Service Establishments [EPA-833-F-07-007] [DCN 0046] U.S. EPA 07/2007

EPA-833-F-07-007, 

http://www.epa.gov/n

pdes/pubs/pretreatme

nt_foodservice_fs.pdf

Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0141
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DCN Title Author Author 

Date Source Citation Preamble? © CBI Regulations.gov Document ID #

DCN 

0047

Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and 

Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Sewage Sludge 

Incineration Units. Fact Sheet [DCN 0047]

U.S. EPA 2010

http://www.epa.gov/tt

n/oarpg/t3/fact_sheet

s/ssi_atec_fs_093010

.pdf

Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0142

DCN 

0048 WENDB Data Elements for Sludge [DCN 0048] U.S. EPA 01/25/1994 Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0143

DCN 

0049

New NPDES Non-Municipal Permit Rating Worksheet [DCN 

0049]

James A. Elder, U.S. 

EPA, Office of Water 06/27/1990

http://www.epa.gov/n

pdes/pubs/owm0116.

pdf

Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0144

DCN 

0050

Revision of NPDES Significant Noncompliance (SNC) 

Criteria to Address Violations of Non-Monthly Average 

Limits [DCN 0050]

Steven A. Herman,

U.S. EPA 09/21/1995

www.epa.gov/compli

ance/resources/polici

es/civil/federal/revisn

pdessnc.pdf

Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0145

DCN 

0051

Presidential Memoranda - Regulatory Compliance [DCN 

0051]

U.S. Executive 

Office of President 01/18/2011

http://www.whitehou

se.gov/the-pressoffice/2011/01/18/pre

sidential-memorandaregulatorycompliance

Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0146

DCN 

0052

Information as Environmental Regulation: TRI and 

Performance Benchmarking, Precursor to a New Paradigm? 

[DCN 0052]

Bradley C.

Karkkainen 01/2001 Georgetown Law Journal 89: 257 Yes Yes No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0147

DCN 

0053

The Impacts of the “Right to Know” Information Disclosure 

and the Violation of Drinking Water Standards, [DCN 0053]

Lori S. Bennear and 

Sheila M. Olmstead 2008 JEEM Vol. 50, Iss. 2; pp. 117-130 Yes Yes No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0148

DCN 

0054

Effects of Red-Light Camera Enforcement on Fatal Crashes 

in Large U.S. Cities (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety 

[DCN 0054]

Wen Hu,

Anne T. McCartt,

Eric R. Teoh

02/2011

http://www.northfield

il.org/documents/poli

ce/IIHS_Study_2-1-

11.pdf

Yes Yes No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0149

DCN 

0055

Fundamentals of Successful Monitoring, Reporting, and 

Verification under a Cap-and-Trade Program [DCN 0055]

John Schakenbach, 

Robert Vollaro, 

Reynaldo Forte

11/2006

J. Air & Waste 

Manage.. Assoc., 

56:1576–1583 2006

http://www.epa.gov/a

irmarkt/captrade/docs/fundament

als.pdf

Yes Yes No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0150

DCN 

0056 ICIS-NPDES Policy Statement [DCN 0056] U.S. EPA 04/30/2007 Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0151
Attachment 1: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index

Page A-6

DCN Title Author Author 

Date Source Citation Preamble? © CBI Regulations.gov Document ID #

DCN 

0057

Public Disclosure of Private Information as a Tool for 

Regulating Environmental Emissions: Firm-Level Responses 

by Petroleum Refineries to the Toxics Release Inventory 

[DCN 0057]

Linda T. M. Bui 06/2005

Brandeis Univ. 

Working Paper 

Series, 

http://ideas.repec.org/

p/cen/wpaper/05-

13.html

Yes Yes No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0152

DCN 

0058

Centralize & Streamline: New Management

Platform Helps Louisville Utility With Environmental

Data Integration [DCN 0058]

Justin Gray,

Patrick Fitzgerald, 

Chase Dabney

05/2012

Water & Wastes 

Digest,,

http://www.wwdmag.

com/monitoringsystems/centralizestreamline

No Yes No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0153

DCN 

0059

Information Technology: The Unsung Hero of Market-Based 

Environmental Policies [DCN 0059]

Blas Pérez Henríquez 2004

Resources, 

http://www.rff.org/Pu

blications/Pages/Publ

icationDetails.aspx?P

ublicationID=11294

No Yes No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0154

DCN 

0060 Sample Data Checks Effluent Quality [DCN 0060] Denise Kearns 09/1993 Environmental Protection No Yes No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0155

DCN 

0061

Environmental Information Exchange Network: Exchange 

Network – Return On Investment And Business Process 

Analysis Final Report [DCN 0061]

U.S. EPA 09/05/2006

http://www.exchange

network.net/benefits/

ROIReport_v1.0.pdf

Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0156

DCN 

0062

State of Michigan Department Of Environmental Quality: 

Electronic Reporting for Wastewater Facilities: Questions 

And Answers [DCN 0062]

Michigan 

Department Of 

Environmental 

Quality

https://secure1.state.

mi.us/e2rs/config/hel

pdoc/e2rs_faq.pdf

Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0157

DCN 

0063

New Enhanced Version – Electronic Discharge Monitoring 

Report (eDMR) [DCN 0063]

Florida Department 

of Environmental 

Protection

http://www.dep.state.

fl.us/water/wastewate

r/wce/edmr/

Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0158

DCN 

0064

Economic Analysis of Federal Regulations Under Executive 

Order 12866, Office of Management and Budget [DCN 0064]

Office of 

Management and 

Budget, U.S. 

Executive Office of 

President

01/11/1996

http://www.whitehou

se.gov/omb/inforeg_r

iaguide

Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0159

DCN 

0065

Economic Analysis of the Final Revisions to the NPDES and 

Effluent Guidelines for CAFOs [EPA-821-R-03-002] [DCN 

0065]

U.S. EPA 2003

EPA-821-R-03-002, 

http://cfpub.epa.gov/

npdes/docs.cfm?view

=allprog&program_i

d=7&sort=name#cafo

finalruleandelg

No No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0160
Attachment 1: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index

Page A-7

DCN Title Author Author 

Date Source Citation Preamble? © CBI Regulations.gov Document ID #

DCN 

0066 States vote yes to online registration [DCN 0066] Kevin Robillard 04/01/2013

http://www.politico.c

om/story/2013/04/onl

ine-voting-states89503.html

No Yes No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0161

DCN0

067

Processing of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

Exemption Determinations Pursuant to 10 USC §130e and 10 

USC §2254a [DCN 0067]

Michael L. Rhodes, 

Director, Office of 

Secretary of Defense, 

Administration and 

Management

08/03/2012

http://www.dod.mil/p

ubs/foi/dfoipo/docs/8

-3-

2012_Guidance.pdf

Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0162

DCN 

0068

Executive Order -- Making Open and Machine Readable the 

New Default for Government Information [DCN 0068]

U.S. Executive 

Office of President 05/09/2013

http://www.whitehou

se.gov/the-pressoffice/2013/05/09/ex

ecutive-ordermaking-open-andmachine-readablenew-defaultgovernmentNo No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0163

DCN 

0069

Benefits of NPDES Electronic Reporting Tools for the EPA 

Region 6 Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil & Gas Permit [DCN 

0069]

U.S. EPA, Office of 

Compliance 07/2013 No No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0188

DCN 

0070

Environmental Impact and Benefits Assessment for Final 

Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Construction and 

Development Category [EPA-821-R-09-012] [DCN 0070]

U.S. EPA, Office of 

Water 11/2009

http://water.epa.gov/s

citech/wastetech/guid

e/construction/upload

/2008_12_8_guide_c

onstruction_files_env

ironment.pdf

Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0164

DCN 

0071

Urban Stormwater Management in the United States [DCN 

0071]

National Academy of 

Sciences 2009

http://nap.edu/catalog

.php?record_id=1246

5

Yes Yes No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0165

DCN 

0072

Environmental and Economic Benefit Analysis of Proposed 

Revisions to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination 

System Regulation and the Effluent Guidelines for 

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations [EPA-821-R-01-

002] [DCN 0072]

U.S. EPA, Office of 

Water 01/2001

http://water.epa.gov/s

citech/wastetech/guid

e/cafo/upload/2001_0

2_13_guide_cafo_C

AFO_Benefits.pdf

Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0166

DCN 

0073

EPA’s National Hardrock Mining Framework: Appendix B 

(Potential Environmental Impacts of Hardrock Mining) [DCN 

0073]

U.S. EPA, Office of 

Water 09/1997

http://cfpub.epa.gov/

npdes/indpermitting/

mining.cfm

Yes No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0167
Attachment 1: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index

Page A-8

DCN Title Author Author 

Date Source Citation Preamble? © CBI Regulations.gov Document ID #

DCN 

0074

Downstream effects of mountaintop coal mining: comparing 

biological conditions using family- and genus-level 

macroinvertebrate bioassessment tools [DCN 0074]

Gregory J. Pond, 

Margaret E. 

Passmore, Frank A. 

Borsuk, Lou 

Reynolds, and Carole 

J. Rose

07/2008

J. N. Am. Benthol. 

Soc., 2008, 

27(3):717–737

Yes Yes No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0168

DCN 

0075

Memorandum Documenting Changes to the Proposed 

NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Made During E.O. 12866 

Review [DCN 0075]

Carey Johnston, 

EPA/OECA/OC 07/2013 No No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0169

DCN 

0076

Enabling Lean Water Operations: Transforming Data Into 

Information is Critical for Driving Efficiency for Renewable 

Water Resources [DCN 0076]

Randy Boyette, 

Chuck Scholpp, Gabi 

Miles

01/31/2012

AWWA/WEF Utility 

Management 

Conference

No No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0170

DCN 

0077

Example DMR Instructions: NPDES Permit Program 

Instructions for the Discharge Monitoring Report Forms 

(DMRs) Report Year 2010 [DCN 0077]

U.S. EPA, Region 1 2010

http://www.epa.gov/r

egion1/enforcement/

water/pdfs/2010-

DMRInstructions.pdf

No No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0171

DCN 

0078 The Advantages of Proper Data Management [DCN 0078] Graham Holtom 04/2011

Pollution 

Engineering,

http://www.ehsdata.c

om/media/pdf/press/p

e_article_published.p

df

No Yes No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0172

DCN 

0079

Automation Masterplan: SCADA evolves into the operations 

and information hub of the future. [DCN 0079]

Ed Ritchie 05/2012

Water Efficiency,

www.waterefficiency

.net/WE/Articles/166

91.aspx?format=2

No Yes No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0173

DCN 

0080

Data Centered: Large Colorado WWTP Reduces Operating 

Costs With Automated Data Control Systems [DCN 0080]

Gabi Miles 05/2011

Water & Wastes 

Digest,

http://www.wwdmag.

com/data-centered

No Yes No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0174

DCN 

0081

Presentation Materials for Proof of Concept Demonstration 

for Electronic Reporting of Clean Water Act Compliance 

Monitoring Data [DCN 0081]

U.S. EPA, Office of 

Compliance 07/13/2011 No No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0006

DCN 

0082 Tribal Consultation Letter [DCN 0082]

Lisa Lund, U.S. EPA, 

Office of Compliance 11/30/2010 No No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0175

DCN 

0083

Environmental Compliance And Enforcement: EPA's Effort 

to Improve and Make More Consistent Its Compliance and 

Enforcement Activities [GAO-06-840T ] [DCN 0083]

U.S. Government 

Accountability Office 

(GAO)

06/28/2006

GAO-06-840T, 

http://www.gao.gov/p

roducts/GAO-06-

840T

No No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0190
Attachment 1: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index

Page A-9

DCN Title Author Author 

Date Source Citation Preamble? © CBI Regulations.gov Document ID #

DCN 

0084

Water Enforcement Policy, Guidance and Publications [DCN 

0084]

U.S. EPA

http://www.epa.gov/e

nforcement/water/doc

uments/

No No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0176

DCN 

0085

Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination 

System Compliance Monitoring Strategy for the Core 

Program and Wet Weather Sources [DCN 0085]

Granta Y. Nakayama,

U.S. EPA 10/17/2007

http://www.epa.gov/c

ompliance/resources/

policies/monitoring/c

wa/npdescms.pdf

No No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0177

DCN 

0086

Stormwater Phase II Final Rule Permitting and Reporting:

The Process and Requirements [DCN 0086]

U.S. EPA, Office of 

Water 01/2000

EPA 833-F-011, 

http://www.epa.gov/n

pdes/pubs/fact2-9.pdf

No No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0178

DCN 

0087

Office of Wastewater Management - Water Permitting

Factsheet [DCN 0087]

U.S. EPA, Office of 

Water

http://www.epa.gov/n

pdes/pubs/101pape.p

df

No No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0179

DCN 

0088

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations: EPA Needs More

Information and a Clearly Defined Strategy to Protect Air and 

Water Quality from Pollutants of Concern [GAO-08-944] 

[DCN 0088]

U.S. Government 

Accountability Office 

(GAO)

09/2008

GAO-08-944, 

http://www.gao.gov/p

roducts/GAO-08-944

No No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0180

DCN 

0089

Environmental Protection: EPA-State Enforcement

Partnership Has Improved, but EPA’s Oversight Needs

Further Enhancement [GAO-07-883] [DCN 0089]

U.S. Government 

Accountability Office 

(GAO)

07/2007

GAO-07-883,

http://www.gao.gov/p

roducts/GAO-07-883

No No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0181

DCN 

0090

Clean Water Act: Longstanding Issues Impact EPA’s and 

States’ Enforcement Efforts [GAO-10-165T] [DCN 0090]

U.S. Government 

Accountability Office 

(GAO)

10/15/2009

GAO-10-165T, 

http://www.gao.gov/p

roducts/GAO-10-

165T

No No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0182

DCN 

0091

The Effect of Electronic Reporting of Discharge Monitoring 

Reports on Clean Water Act Compliance In Ohio [DCN 

0091]

Gregory B. 

Siedschlag 04/11/2011

Georgetown 

University Masters 

Thesis 

https://repository.libr

ary.georgetown.edu/h

andle/10822/553916

No No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0183

DCN 

0092

Environmental Compliance And Enforcement: EPA's Effort 

to Improve and Make More Consistent Its Compliance and 

Enforcement Activities [GAO-06-840T] [DCN 0092]

U.S. Government 

Accountability Office 

(GAO)

06/28/2006

GAO-06-840T, 

http://www.gao.gov/p

roducts/GAO-06-

840T

No No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0184

DCN 

0093

Setting Priorities for Addressing Discharges from Separate 

Sanitary Sewers -1996 (part of the Enforcement Management 

System) [DCN 0093]

U.S. EPA 1996

http://www.epa.gov/e

nforcement/water/doc

uments/policies/ssod

oc.pdf

No No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0185

DCN 

0094

Transmittal Memorandum for the CWA Action Plan 

Implementation Priorities: Changes to Improve Water 

Quality, Increase Compliance and Expand Transparency

[DCN 0094]

U.S. EPA 05/11/2011

http://www.epa.gov/o

ecaerth/civil/cwa/cwa

enfplan.html

No No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0187
Attachment 1: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index

Page A-10

DCN Title Author Author 

Date Source Citation Preamble? © CBI Regulations.gov Document ID #

DCN 

0095

CWA Action Plan Implementation Priorities: Changes to 

Improve Water Quality, Increase Compliance and Expand 

Transparency [DCN 0095]

U.S. EPA 05/11/2011

http://www.epa.gov/o

ecaerth/civil/cwa/cwa

enfplan.html

No No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0186

DCN 

0096

Fact Sheet: Proposed NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule

[DCN 0096]

U.S. EPA 07/2013 No No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0189

DCN 

0097

Information Collection Request (ICR) for the Electronic 

Reporting of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination 

System (NPDES) Program Data (Proposed Rule)

(EPA No. 2468.01, OMB No. 2020-NEW) [DCN 0097]

Appendix A - Regulated Entity Burden and Cost

Appendix B - State Permitting Authority Burden and 

Cost

Appendix C - EPA Headquarters and EPA Region 

Burden and Cost

U.S. EPA 07/2013 No No No EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274-0191