80932 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 248 / Tuesday, December 27, 2011 / Notices 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2004–0013; FRL 9509–2] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; EPA Strategic Plan 

Information on Source Water 

Protection (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 26, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2004–0013, to (1) EPA online using 

http://www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by email to OW– 

Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Water Docket, 

Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), 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 

Hall, Drinking Water Protection 

Division—Prevention Branch, Office of 

Ground Water and Drinking Water (MC 

4606M), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 564–3883; fax number: 

(202) 564–3756; email address: 

hall.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 August 16, 2011 (76 FR 50726), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received two 

(2) comments during the comment 

period, which are addressed in the ICR. 

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–2004–0013, which is available 

for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Water Docket 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 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: EPA Strategic Plan Information 

on Source Water Protection (Renewal). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1816.05, 

OMB Control No. 2040–0197. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

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: EPA is collecting, on a 

voluntary basis, data from the States on 

their progress toward substantial 

implementation of prevention strategies 

for all community water systems 

(CWSs). The information to be collected 

will help states and EPA understand the 

progress toward the Agency’s goal of 

increasing the number of CWSs (and the 

populations they serve) with minimized 

risk to public health through 

development and implementation of 

source water protection strategies for 

source water areas. The Safe Drinking 

Water Act, while authorizing the 

generation of this data, does not require 

the implementation of source water 

protection programs by States. Section 

1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act 

allows the use of Drinking Water State 

Revolving Fund monies for support 

efforts in the information collection. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 27.6 hours per 

response. 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 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: State 

environmental and health agencies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

51. 

Frequency of Response: Annual. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

1,408. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$58,325; all of this cost is associated 

with labor; there are no capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs associated with this 

ICR. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is a 

decrease of 308 hours in the total 

estimated annual respondent burden 

compared with that identified in the ICR 

currently approved by OMB. This 

decrease results from reduced labor 

burden associated with automated 

reporting of progress toward developing 

and implementing prevention strategies 

for all community water systems via the 

Safe Drinking Water Information System 

(SDWIS). EPA estimates that at least 11 

states will incur reduced burden by 

using the capabilities of SDWIS to 


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report to EPA on the status of 

contamination prevention efforts in 

their states. 

Dated: December 16, 2011. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2011–33125 Filed 12–23–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2003–0026, FRL 9509–1] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; National Water Quality 

Inventory Reports (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 26, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2003–0026, to (1) EPA online using 

http://www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by email to OW– 

Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Water Docket 

(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: 

Alice Mayio, Assessment and 

Watershed Protection Division, Office of 

Water, Mail Code: 4503T, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 

566–1184; fax number: (202) 566–1437; 

email address: mayio.alice@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 July 13, 2011 (76 FR 41243), 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–2003–0026, which is available 

for online viewing at http:// 

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 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: National Water Quality 

Inventory Reports (Renewal). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1560.10, 

OMB Control No. 2040–0071. 

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: Section 303(d) of the Clean 

Water Act requires States to identify and 

rank waters which cannot meet water 

quality standards (WQS) following the 

implementation of technology-based 

controls. Under Section 303(d), States 

are also required to establish total 

maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for 

listed waters not meeting standards as a 

result of pollutant discharges. In 

developing the Section 303(d) lists, 

States are required to consider various 

sources of water-quality related data and 

information, including the Section 

305(b) State water quality reports. The 

State Section 305(b) reports contain 

information on the extent of water 

quality degradation, the pollutants and 

sources affecting water quality, and 

State progress in controlling water 

pollution. 

EPA’s Assessment and Watershed 

Protection Division (AWPD) works with 

its Regional counterparts to review and 

approve or disapprove State Section 

303(d) lists and TMDLs from 56 

respondents (the 50 States, the District 

of Columbia, and the five Territories). 

Section 303(d) specifically requires 

States to develop lists and TMDLs ‘‘from 

time to time’’ and EPA to review and 

approve or disapprove the lists and the 

TMDLs. EPA also collects State 305(b) 

reports from 59 respondents (the 50 

States, the District of Columbia, five 

Territories, and 3 River Basin 

commissions). 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 66,590 hours per 

year per respondent for the 56 

respondents with both 305(b) and 

303(d) responsibilities and TMDL 

development activities. The average 

reporting burden for the 3 respondents 

with only 305(b) responsibilities is 

estimated at 3,659 hours per year. 

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 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. 


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