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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: Steel 

pickling, HCl process facilities and 

hydrochloric acid regeneration plants. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

72. 

Frequency of Response: Initially, 

occasionally and semiannually. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

25,316. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$2,433,399, which includes $2,425,767 

in labor costs, no capital/startup costs, 

and $7,632 in operation and 

maintenance (O&M) costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is no 

change in the labor hours in this ICR 

compared to the previous ICR. This is 

due to two considerations: (1) The 

regulations have not changed over the 

past three years and are not anticipated 

to change over the next three years; and 

(2) the growth rate for the industry is 

very low, negative or non-existent, so 

there is no significant change in the 

overall burden. However, there is an 

increase in the total labor and Agency 

costs as currently identified in the OMB 

Inventory of Approved Burdens. This 

increase is not due to any program 

changes. The change in cost estimates 

reflects updated labors rates available 

from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9900 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2011–0442; FRL 9516–1] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Microbial Rules (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 May 25, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2011–0442, by using one of the 

following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: (our preferred 

method) Follow the on-line instructions 

for submitting comments. 

• Email: OW-Docket@epa.gov. 

• Mail: (1) EPA Docket Center, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Water Docket, MC: 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: 

Matthew Reed, Drinking Water 

Protection Division, Office of Ground 

Water and Drinking Water (4606M), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564– 

4719; email address: 

reed.matthew@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 5, 2011 (76 FR 39092), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no 

comments during the comment period. 

Any 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–2011–0442, 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 www.regulations.gov. 

Title: Microbial Rules (Renewal). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1895.07, 

OMB Control No. 2040–0205. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on April 30, 2012. 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 Code of 

Federal Regulations, 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: The Microbial Rules ICR 

examines Public Water System, primacy 

agency, and EPA burden and costs for 

recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements in support of the microbial 

drinking water regulations. These 

recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements are mandatory for 

compliance with 40 CFR parts 141 and 

142. The following microbial 

regulations are included: Surface Water 

Treatment Rule (SWTR), Total Coliform 

Rule (TCR), Interim Enhanced Surface 

Water Treatment Rule (IESWTR), Filter 

Backwash Recycling Rule (FBRR), Long 

Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water 

Treatment Rule (LT1ESWTR), Long 

Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water 

Treatment Rule (LT2ESWTR), Ground 

Water Rule (GWR), and the Aircraft 

Drinking Water Rule (ADWR). Although 

the Aircraft Drinking Water Rule has a 

stand-alone ICR at this time, it is being 

included into the Microbial ICR due to 

the nature of information collected. The 

information collected for the Aircraft 

Drinking Water Rule is directly 

correlated to information collected 

under the Total Coliform Rule, and 

therefore, is appropriate to be included 

in the Microbial ICR. Future microbialrelated rulemakings will be added to 

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regulations are finalized and the initial, 

rule-specific, ICRs are due to expire. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 0.45 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. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the Agency’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here: 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Owners/operators of public water 

systems, commercial air carriers, state 

primacy agencies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

153,083. 

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: 

12,920,667. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$589,403,000, includes $135,346,345 

operating and maintenance and capital 

costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is an 

increase of 2,250,751 hours in the total 

estimated burden currently identified in 

the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 

Burdens. The changes in burden consist 

of program adjustments for activities 

that were carried forward from existing 

ICRs to this Microbial Rules ICR 

renewal. Changes in calculated burden 

are a result of updating relevant baseline 

information for each rule with the most 

current and accurate information on 

activity compliance. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9897 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0015 and EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2004–0016; FRL 9514–8] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Part 70 State Operating 

Permit Program (Renewal) and Part 71 

Federal Operating Permit Program 

(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 two Information 

Collection Requests (ICRs) have been 

forwarded to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval. This is a request to renew two 

existing approved collections. The ICRs, 

which are abstracted below, describe the 

nature of the two information 

collections and the estimated burdens 

and costs. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before May 25, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2004–0015 (for the Part 70 state 

program) or Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2004–0016 (for the Part 71 federal 

program), to (1) the EPA online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), by email at a-and-rdocket@epa.gov or by mail to: Air and 

Radiation Docket and Information 

Center, Mailcode: 28221T, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460, and (2) the 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: Mr. 

Jeff Herring, Air Quality Policy Division, 

Office of Air Quality Planning and 

Standards, (C504–05), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Research Triangle 

Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone 

number: (919) 541–3195; fax number: 

(919) 541–5509; email address: 

herring.jeff@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA 

has submitted the following ICRs to the 

OMB for review and approval according 

to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 

1320.12. On December 14, 2011 (76 FR 

77820), the EPA sought comments on 

the two ICRs pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.8(d). The EPA received no 

comments. Any additional comments on 

the two ICRs should be submitted to the 

EPA and the OMB within 30 days of this 

notice. 

The EPA has established a public 

docket for the Part 70 ICR renewal 

under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR– 

2004–0015 and a public docket for the 

Part 71 ICR renewal under Docket ID 

No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0016, which 

are available at www.regulations.gov. 

Use the EPA’s electronic docket and 

comment system at 

www.regulations.gov, to submit or view 

public comments. 

Title: Part 70 State Operating Permit 

Program (Renewal) and Part 71 Federal 

Operating Permit Program (Renewal). 

ICR numbers: For the Part 70 

regulations, EPA ICR No. 1587.12 and 

OMB Control No. 2060–0243. For the 

Part 71 regulations, EPA ICR No. 

1713.10 and OMB Control No. 2060– 

0336. 

ICR Status: The two ICRs are both 

scheduled to expire on April 30, 2012. 

Under OMB regulations, the Agency 

may continue to conduct or sponsor the 

collection of information while this 

submission is pending at the 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. 

Abstract: Title V of the Clean Air Act 

(Act) requires states to develop and 

implement a program for issuing 

operating permits to all sources that fall 

under any Act definition of ‘‘major’’ and 

certain other non-major sources that are 

subject to federal air quality regulations. 

The Act further requires the EPA to 

develop regulations that establish the 

minimum requirements for those state 

operating permits programs, to oversee 

implementation of the state programs, 

and to operate a federal operating 

permits program in areas not subject to 

an approved state program. The EPA 

regulations setting forth requirements 

for the state operating permit program 

are at 40 CFR part 70, and the EPA 

regulations setting forth the 

requirements for the federal (EPA) 

operating permit program are at 40 CFR 

part 71. The part 70 program is designed 

to be implemented primarily by state 

and local permitting authorities in all 

areas where they have juridiction. The 

part 71 program is designed to be 

implemented primarily by the EPA in 

all areas where state and local agencies 

do not have jurisdiction, such as Indian 

country and offshore beyond states’ 

seaward boundaries. The EPA may also 

delegate authority to implement the part 

71 program on its behalf to a state, local 

or tribal agency if the agency requests 


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