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or disclose or provide information to or 

for a Federal agency. This includes the 

time needed to review instructions; 

develop, acquire, install, and utilize 

technology and systems for the purposes 

of collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; adjust the 

existing ways to comply with any 

previously applicable instructions and 

requirements which have subsequently 

changed; train personnel to be able to 

respond to a collection of information; 

search data sources; complete and 

review the collection of information; 

and transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Owners/operators of Public Water 

Systems who must report to their 

primacy agency. Primacy agencies, 

which include States. Tribes (if they 

have been authorized to act as primacy 

agencies), and EPA Regions that act as 

primacy agencies in Indian lands and 

States that do not have primacy. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

153,036. 

Frequency of Response: Varies by 

requirement (i.e., on occasion, monthly, 

quarterly, semi-annually, annually, 

biennially, and every 3, 6, and 9 years). 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

5,734,335. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$435,706,000 includes $230,059,000 

annualized capital or O&M costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is a 

decrease of 384,924 hours in the total 

estimated burden currently identified in 

the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 

Burdens. This decrease is a result of 

updating relevant baseline information 

for each rule with the most current and 

accurate information available (e.g., 

Public Water System inventories) and 

updating burden to incorporate the 

results of consultation with 

stakeholders. Where appropriate and 

available, estimated violation, waiver, 

and other associated rates have also 

been updated to reflect current 

information on rule compliance. 

Dated: November 30, 2011. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2011–31402 Filed 12–6–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE ;P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2011–0465; FRL–9500–6] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Water Quality Standards 

Regulations (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.,) this document 

announces that an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) has been 

forwarded to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval. This is a request to renew an 

existing approved collection. The ICR, 

which is abstracted below, describes the 

nature of the information collection and 

its estimated burden and cost. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before January 6, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2011–0465, to (1) EPA online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), by email to owdocket@epa.gov or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Water Docket, 

Mailcode 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and 

(2) OMB by mail to: Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 

725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth 

LeaMond, Standards and Health 

Protection Division, Office of Science 

and Technology (4305T), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: (202) 566–0444; fax 

number: (202) 566–0409; email address: 

leamond.beth@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has 

submitted the following ICR to OMB for 

review and approval according to the 

procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. 

On June 30, 2011 (76 FR 38384), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no 

comments. Any additional comments on 

this ICR should be submitted to EPA 

and OMB within 30 days of this notice. 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OW–2011–0465, which is available 

for online viewing at 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Water Docket in the EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 

Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Reading Room 

is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the Water Docket is (202) 

566–2426. 

Use EPA’s electronic docket and 

comment system at 

www.regulations.gov, to submit or view 

public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the docket, and 

to access those documents in the docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then 

key in the docket ID number identified 

above. Please note that EPA’s policy is 

that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing at www.regulations.gov as EPA 

receives them and without change, 

unless the comment contains 

copyrighted material, confidential 

business information (CBI), or other 

information whose public disclosure is 

restricted by statute. For further 

information about the electronic docket, 

go to http://www.regulations.gov. 

Title: Water Quality Standards 

Regulation (Renewal). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0988.11, 

OMB Control No. 2040–0049. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on December 31, 2011. Under 

OMB regulations, the Agency may 

continue to conduct or sponsor the 

collection of information while this 

submission is pending at OMB. An 

Agency may not conduct or sponsor, 

and a person is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information, unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. The OMB control numbers for 

EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the CFR, 

after appearing in the Federal Register 

when approved, are listed in 40 CFR 

part 9, are displayed either by 

publication in the Federal Register or 

by other appropriate means, such as on 

the related collection instrument or 

form, if applicable. The display of OMB 

control numbers in certain EPA 

regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR 

part 9. 

Abstract: Water quality standards are 

provisions of State, Tribal, and Federal 

law that consist of designated uses for 

waters of the United States, water 

quality criteria to protect the designated 

uses, and an antidegradation policy. 

Section 303(c) of the Clean Water Act 

requires States and authorized Tribes to 

establish water quality standards, and to 

review and, if appropriate, revise their 


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water quality standards once every three 

years. The Act also requires EPA to 

review and either approve or disapprove 

the new or revised standards, and to 

promulgate replacement Federal 

standards if necessary. Section 118(c)(2) 

of the Act specifies additional water 

quality standards requirements for 

waters of the Great Lakes system. 

The Water Quality Standards 

Regulation (40 CFR part 131 and 

portions of part 132) governs national 

implementation of the water quality 

standards program. The Regulation 

describes requirements and procedures 

for States and authorized Tribes to 

develop, review, and revise their water 

quality standards, and EPA procedures 

for reviewing and approving the water 

quality standards. 

The Regulation establishes specific 

additional requirements for water 

quality standards and their 

implementation in the waters of the 

Great Lakes system, contained in the 

Water Quality Guidance for the Great 

Lakes System (40 CFR part 132). 

Burden Statement: The public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 1,099 hours per 

response annually. Burden means the 

total time, effort, or financial resources 

expended by persons to generate, 

maintain, retain, or disclose or provide 

information to or for a Federal agency. 

This includes the time needed to review 

instructions; develop, acquire, install, 

and utilize technology and systems for 

the purposes of collecting, validating, 

and verifying information, processing 

and maintaining information, and 

disclosing and providing information; 

adjust the existing ways to comply with 

any previously applicable instructions 

and requirements; train personnel to be 

able to respond to a collection of 

information; search data sources; 

complete and review the collection of 

information; and transmit or otherwise 

disclose the information. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: States, 

Territories and certain authorized 

Indian tribes that adopt water quality 

standards under the Clean Water Act; 

and water dischargers subject to certain 

requirements related to water quality 

standards in the Great Lakes system. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,415 (56 States and Territories, 36 

Tribes; 2,323 Great Lakes dischargers). 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

276,981 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$12,614,040 with no annualized capital 

or O&M cost. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is a 

decrease of 16,233 hours in the total 

estimated burden currently identified in 

the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 

Burdens. This decrease is due to 

adjustments in EPA’s estimates of 

burden hours to reflect a change in the 

number of tribes with EPA-approved 

water quality standards, a change in the 

estimated number of tribes applying 

annually to administer standards 

programs, a revised estimate of the 

number of Great Lakes dischargers, and 

updated burden estimates for certain 

activities required by the Water Quality 

Guidance for the Great Lakes System. 

Dated: November 30, 2011. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2011–31401 Filed 12–6–11; 8:45 a.m.] 

BILLING CODE –P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OECA–2011–0217; FRL–9500–8] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; NSPS for Sulfuric Acid Plants 

(Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.), this document announces 

that an Information Collection Request 

(ICR) has been forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. This is a request 

to renew an existing approved 

collection. The ICR which is abstracted 

below describes the nature of the 

collection and the estimated burden and 

cost. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before January 6, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ– 

OECA–2011–0217, to: (1) EPA online 

using http://www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), or by email to 

docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Enforcement and 

Compliance Docket and Information 

Center, mail code 2822IT, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; and (2) OMB at: Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 

725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Learia Williams, Monitoring, 

Assistance, and Media Programs 

Division, Office of Compliance, Mail 

Code 2223A, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 564–4113; fax number: 

(202) 564–0050; email address: 

williams.learia@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has 

submitted the following ICR to OMB for 

review and approval according to the 

procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. 

On May 9, 2011 (76 FR 26900), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no 

comments. Any additional comments on 

this ICR should be submitted to both 

EPA and OMB within 30 days of this 

notice. 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under docket ID number 

EPA–HQ–OECA–2011–0217, which is 

available for public viewing online at 

http://www.regulations.gov, in person 

viewing at the Enforcement and 

Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 

Center Public Reading Room is open 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and 

the telephone number for the 

Enforcement and Compliance Docket is 

(202) 566–1752. 

Use EPA’s electronic docket and 

comment system at http:// 

www.regulations.gov to submit or view 

public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the docket, and 

to access those documents in the docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then 

key in the docket ID number identified 

above. Please note that EPA’s policy is 

that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing at http://www.regulations.gov 

as EPA receives them and without 

change, unless the comment contains 

copyrighted material, Confidential 

Business Information (CBI), or other 

information whose public disclosure is 

restricted by statute. For further 

information about the electronic docket, 

go to http://www.regulations.gov. 

Title: NSPS for Sulfuric Acid Plants 

(Renewal). 

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 

1057.12, OMB Control Number 2060– 

0041. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on December 31, 2011. Under 

OMB regulations, the Agency may 

continue to conduct or sponsor the 


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