Appendix A 

Federal Register Notice Soliciting 

Comments on Information Collection 

Requests 

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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: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 161,274. 

Frequency of response: Varies by 

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

quarterly, semi-annually, and annually). 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 72. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

9,151,424 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$118,653,327. This includes an 

estimated burden cost of $14,698,327 

and an estimated cost of $22,793,000 for 

capital investment and $81,162,000 for 

maintenance and operational costs. 

Are There Changes in the Estimates 

From the Last Approval? 

There is an increase of 526,559 hours 

in the total estimated respondent 

burden compared with that identified in 

the ICR currently approved by OMB. 

This increase is primarily due to 

restructuring adjustments (i.e., 

incorporation of the approved burden 

hours from the previously stand-alone 

ICRs for the Long Term 2 Enhanced 

Surface Water Treatment Rule, and 

Ground Water Rule 

What Is the Next Step in the Process for 

This ICR? 

EPA will consider the comments 

received and amend the ICR as 

appropriate. The final ICR package will 

then be submitted to OMB for review 

and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue 

another Federal Register notice 

pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to 

announce the submission of the ICR to 

OMB and the opportunity to submit 

additional comments to OMB. If you 

have any questions about this ICR or the 

approval process, please contact the 

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Dated: June 2, 2008. 

Cynthia C. Dougherty, 

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water. 

[FR Doc. E8–12708 Filed 6–5–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2008–0437; FRL–8576–8] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Public Water 

System Supervision Program 

(Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0270.43, OMB 

Control No. 2040–0090 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

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

announces that EPA is planning to 

submit a request to renew an existing 

approved Information Collection 

Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). This 

ICR is scheduled to expire on September 

30, 2008. Before submitting the ICR to 

OMB for review and approval, EPA is 

soliciting comments on specific aspects 

of the proposed information collection 

as described below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before August 5, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–

OW–2008–0437, by one of the following 

methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method): Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: OW–Docket@epa.gov. 

• Mail: U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center 

(EPA/DC), Water Docket, MC: 2822T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 

Public Reading Room, EPA 

Headquarters West Building, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC. Such deliveries are 

only accepted during the Docket’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2008–

0437. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through http:// 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site is 

an ’’anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through http:// 

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 information in 

the body of your comment and 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, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Naylor, Drinking Water 

Protection Division, Office of Ground 

Water and Drinking Water, (MC: 

4606M), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: 202–564–3847; fax number: 

202–564–3755; e-mail address: 

naylor.richard@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

How Can I Access the Docket and/or 

Submit Comments? 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–

HQ–OW–2008–0437, 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 http://www.regulations.gov to 

obtain a copy of the draft collection of 

information, submit or view public 

comments, access the index listing of 

the contents of the docket, and to access 

those documents in the public docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in 


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the docket ID number identified in this 

document. 

What Information Is EPA Particularly 

Interested in? 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA, EPA specifically solicits 

comments and information to enable it 

to: 

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(ii) evaluate the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(iv) minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. In 

particular, EPA is requesting comments 

from very small businesses (those that 

employ less than 25) on examples of 

specific additional efforts that EPA 

could make to reduce the paperwork 

burden for very small businesses 

affected by this collection. 

What Should I Consider When I 

Prepare My Comments for EPA? 

You may find the following 

suggestions helpful for preparing your 

comments: 

1. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible and provide specific examples. 

2. Describe any assumptions that you 

used. 

3. Provide copies of any technical 

information and/or data you used that 

support your views. 

4. If you estimate potential burden or 

costs, explain how you arrived at the 

estimate that you provide. 

5. Offer alternative ways to improve 

the collection activity. 

6. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the deadline identified 

under DATES. 

7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, 

be sure to identify the docket ID number 

assigned to this action in the subject 

line on the first page of your response. 

You may also provide the name, date, 

and Federal Register citation. 

What Information Collection Activity or 

ICR Does This Apply To? 

Affected entities: New and existing 

public water systems (PWS), primacy 

agencies, and EPA. 

Title: Public Water System 

Supervision Program (Renewal). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0270.43, 

OMB Control No. 2040–0090. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on September 30, 

2008. 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: The Public Water System 

Supervision (PWSS) Program Renewal 

ICR examines public water system, 

primacy agency, EPA and tribal operator 

certification provider burden and costs 

for ‘‘cross-cutting’’ recordkeeping and 

reporting requirements (i.e., the burden 

and costs for complying with drinking 

water information requirements that are 

not associated with contaminantspecific rulemakings). These activities 

which have recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements that are mandatory for 

compliance with 40 CFR parts 141 and 

142 include the following: Consumer 

Confidence Reports (CCRs), Primacy 

Regulation Activities, Variance and 

Exemption Rule (V/E Rule), General 

State Primacy Activities, Public 

Notification (PN) and Proficiency 

Testing Studies for Drinking Water 

Laboratories. The information collection 

activities for both the Operator 

Certification/Expense Reimbursement 

Program and the Capacity Development 

Program are driven by the grant 

withholding and reporting provisions 

under sections 1419 and 1420, 

respectively, of the Safe Drinking Water 

Act. Although the Tribal Operator 

Certification Program is voluntary, the 

information collection is driven by grant 

eligibility requirements outlined in the 

Drinking Water Infrastructure Grant 

Tribal Set-Aside Program Final 

Guidelines and the Tribal Drinking 

Water Operator Certification Program 

Guidelines. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 6.5 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: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 161,682. 

Frequency of response: Varies by 

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

quarterly, semi-annually, and annually). 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 3.1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

3,249,695 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$119,174,000. This includes an 

estimated burden cost of $97,636,000 

and an estimated cost of $21,538,000 for 

capital investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

Are There Changes in the Estimates 

From the Last Approval? 

There is an increase of about 23,668 

hours in the total estimated respondent 

burden compared with that identified in 

the ICR currently approved by OMB. 

This increase is due to restructuring 

adjustments (i.e., incorporation of the 

approved burden hours from the 

previously stand-alone ICR for the 

Proficiency Testing Studies for Drinking 

Water Laboratories). 

What Is the Next Step in the Process for 

This ICR? 

EPA will consider the comments 

received and amend the ICR as 

appropriate. The final ICR package will 

then be submitted to OMB for review 

and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue 

another Federal Register notice 

pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to 

announce the submission of the ICR to 

OMB and the opportunity to submit 

additional comments to OMB. If you 

have any questions about this ICR or the 

approval process, please contact the 


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technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Dated: June 2, 2008. 

Cynthia C. Dougherty, 

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water. 

[FR Doc. E8–12709 Filed 6–5–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2008–0145; FRL–8576–9] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; National-Scale Activity 

Survey (N–SAS); EPA ICR No. 2293.01, 

OMB Control No. 2060–NEW 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

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 for a new 

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 July 7, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–

OAR–2008–0145, to (1) EPA online 

using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by e-mail to a-andr-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environnemental 

Protection Agency, Air and Radiation 

Docket and Information Center, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 

725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Zachary Pekar, Health and 

Environmental Impacts Division, Office 

of Air Quality Planning and Standards, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Mail Code C504–06, Research Triangle 

Park, NC 27711; telephone: 919–541–

3704; fax: 919–541–0237; e-mail: 

pekar.zachary@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 February 28, 2008 (73 FR 10765), 

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\OAR–2008–0145, which is 

available for online viewing at 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Air and Radiation 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 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 Air and 

Radiation Docket is 202–566–1742. 

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: National-Scale Activity Survey 

(N–SAS). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2293.01, 

OMB Control No. 2060–NEW. 

ICR Status: This ICR is for a new 

information collection activity. 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 supports the Air 

Quality Index (AQI), a program that uses 

data from air quality monitors to 

forecast pollution levels and to notify 

the public of health hazards associated 

with air pollution, primarily ozone and 

particulate matter pollution (PM). EPA, 

specifically the Office of Air Quality 

Planning and Standards, which manages 

the AQI program, is interested in 

assessing the public’s awareness, 

knowledge and both stated and actual 

behavioral response to AQI warnings. 

To address this need, OAQPS wishes to 

conduct the National-Scale Activity 

Surveys (N–SAS) to gather information 

on perceptions, awareness, attitudes, 

and stated and actual behaviors in 

response to AQI warnings. 

EPA is requesting permission from 

OMB to conduct a survey of 1,600 

individuals age 35 or older who meet 

minimal activity requirements living in 

Washington, DC; Sacramento (also other 

cities in San Joaquin Valley—San 

Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, 

Fresno), Chicago, Dallas, Houston, 

Atlanta, Philadelphia, or St. Louis. The 

data will be collected through a webbased survey of members from 

Knowledge Network’s web panel. 

The N–SAS consists of a series of nine 

surveys. A screening survey at the 

beginning and a debriefing survey at the 

end will provide information on the 

research participants, their awareness 

and knowledge of air pollution and the 

Air Quality Index (AQI), risk 

perceptions regarding health effects, and 

reported behaviors on high ozone days. 

After the screening survey, research 

participants will be administered a set 

of seven activity diaries administered on 

both high and low ozone days to collect 

information on actual behavior. 

The information obtained from N–

SAS will be used by EPA to assess 

hypotheses for the N–SAS research 

participants regarding: 

• Extent of awareness of and 

knowledge about the AQI; 

• The effects of the AQI-based 

warnings on behavior in eight cities 

with significant pollution problems; 

• The correlation between awareness, 

knowledge, stated behavior on high 

pollution days and data on behavior 

reported in the activity diariesl; 

• Differences in behavior, awareness 

and knowledge among different subsamples of the N–SAS research 

participants. 

In addition to assessing the 

effectiveness of AQI-based ozone 

warnings, the data will also be used to 

supplement the limited data available to 

develop exposure profiles for older 

Americans. 


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Appendix B 

Consumer Confidence Rule Spreadsheets 

Number of Community Water Systems, Population Served, and Service Connections

Community Water Systems (CWSs)

Size Number of Average Service Average

Category Systems Popul Popul/Sys Connections SCon/Sys

500 & under 29,282 4,857,007 166 3,243,179 111

501 to 3,300 13,906 19,848,329 1,427 7,350,429 529

3,301 to 10,000 4,822 27,942,486 5,795 9,826,539 2,038

10,001 to 50,000 3,175 69,307,758 21,829 22,604,410 7,119

50,001 to 99,999 526 35,787,969 68,038 11,656,018 22,160

100,000 & over 399 128,707,655 322,576 35,035,005 87,807

Total 52,110 286,451,204 5,497 89,715,580 1,722

Source: SDWIS/FED Data from October 2007

Exhibit 1

PWSS ICR - Consumer Confidence Reports B-1 July 2008
CWS Size Category

(population served) 

Number of

CWSs

Number of Customers 

(service connections)

500 & under 29,282 3,243,179

501 to 3,300 13,906 7,350,429

3,301 to 10,000 4,822 9,826,539

10,001 to 50,000 3,175 22,604,410

50,001 to 99,999 526 11,656,018

100,000 & over 399 35,035,005

Totals 52,110 89,715,580

Summary of CWSs and Service Connections

Source: SDWIS/FED Data from October 2007

Exhibit 2

PWSS ICR - Consumer Confidence Reports B-2 July 2008
CWS Size Category

(population served) 

Standard O&M 

Cost Per Report [1]

Postage Per 

Report [2]

Total O&M 

Cost Per 

Report

500 & under $0.03 $0.400 $0.425

501 to 3,300 $0.03 $0.400 $0.425

3,301 to 10,000 $0.03 $0.400 $0.425

10,001 to 50,000 $0.03 $0.400 $0.425

50,001 to 99,999 $0.006 $0.400 $0.406

100,000 & over $0.006 $0.400 $0.406

Notes:

Postage per report: U.S. Postal Service website www.usps.gov

Exhibit 3

Standard O&M costs: Based on consultations during development of the CCR Rule (carried 

forward from 1998 ICR and updated for inflation using CPI-U 1998 Annual Avg. to 2007 Annual 

Avg.)

Report Delivery Costs (O&M Costs)

[2] Postage per report based on bulk rates for delivery to customers. All other postage rates 

(e.g., for delivery of reports and certifications from CWSs to their State/Primacy Agency) 

assume the full postage rate for a first class letter, $0.42.

Sources:

[1] Standard O&M cost per report includes the cost of paper, photocopying or printing, folding, 

and affixing labels.

PWSS ICR - Consumer Confidence Reports B-3 July 2008
CWS Size Category

(population served) 

Publishing Cost Per 

Report

Internet Access Cost 

Per System [1]

500 & under N/A N/A

501 to 3,300 $254 N/A

3,301 to 10,000 $763 N/A

10,001 to 50,000 $2,544 N/A

50,001 to 99,999 $2,544 N/A

100,000 & over $2,544 $64

Notes:

Exhibit 4

Internet access cost per system: Based on consultations during development of the 

CCR Rule (carried forward from 1998 ICR and updated for inflation using CPI-U 

1998 Annual Avg. to 2007 Annual Avg.) 

Publication and Internet Access Costs (O&M Costs)

[1] Internet costs apply only to those systems not able to receive free internet 

access.

Sources:

Publishing cost per report: Average cost to publish report in a newspaper typical for 

each size system, based on consultations during development of the CCR Rule 

(carried forward from 1998 ICR and updated for inflation using CPI-U 1998 Annual 

Avg. to 2007 Annual Avg.)

PWSS ICR - Consumer Confidence Reports B-4 July 2008
A B C=A*B D E=C*D F G=B*F 

Hours Per 

System

Number of CWSs

(No. of Activities)

Annual Burden 

(hrs)

Labor

Rate

Annual Labor

Cost

O&M Cost 

Per Activity

Annual O&M 

Cost

Ca

500 & under 4.00 29,282 117,128 $30.72 $3,597,853 $0.00 $0 

501 to 3,300 12.50 13,906 173,825 $30.72 $5,339,430 $0.00 $0 

3,301 to 10,000 18.50 4,822 89,207 $30.72 $2,740,196 $0.00 $0 

10,001 to 50,000 23.00 3,175 73,025 $30.72 $2,243,129 $0.00 $0 50,001 to 99,999 23.00 526 12,098 $30.72 $371,618 $0.00 $0 

100,000 & over 23.00 399 9,177 $30.72 $281,892 $0.00 $0 

500 & under 0.12 29,282 3,514 $30.72 $107,936 $0.45 $13,043 

501 to 3,300 0.12 13,906 1,669 $30.72 $51,259 $0.45 $6,194 

3,301 to 10,000 0.12 4,822 579 $30.72 $17,774 $0.45 $2,148 

10,001 to 50,000 0.12 3,175 381 $30.72 $11,703 $0.45 $1,414 50,001 to 99,999 0.12 526 63 $30.72 $1,939 $0.43 $224 

100,000 & over 0.12 399 48 $30.72 $1,471 $0.43 $170 

500 & under 0.25 29,282 7,321 $30.72 $224,866 $0.00 $0 

501 to 3,300 0.25 13,906 3,477 $30.72 $106,789 $0.00 $0 

3,301 to 10,000 0.25 4,822 1,206 $30.72 $37,030 $0.00 $0 

10,001 to 50,000 0.25 3,175 794 $30.72 $24,382 $0.00 $0 50,001 to 99,999 0.25 526 132 $30.72 $4,039 $0.00 $0 

100,000 & over 0.25 399 100 $30.72 $3,064 $0.00 $0 

Subtotals N/A 156,330 493,741 N/A $15,166,368 N/A $23,194 Sources: Number of CWSs: Exhibit 2O&M Cost Per Activity: Exhibit 3Capital Costs: All capital costs were incurred during the first 3-year ICR period.

Labor Rates: $2006 labor rate of $17.87 was obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and inflated to $2007 using the Employee Cost Index (E

percent was applied, resulting in an hourly rate of $30.72.Hours per system: Based on consultations during development of the CCR Rule (carried forward from 1998 ICR). No new burden estimates were receive

consultation with water industry representatives.

Exhibit 5

Storing and making available one copy of the report.

Annual Estimated Respondent Burden and Cost - Development of Consumer Confidence Repo

Information Collection Activity

Prepare reportSubmit report, certify that report was distributed to customers, and certify that information is correct to the State/Primacy Agency.

PWSS ICR - Consumer Confidence Reports B-5 
A B C D E=B*D F=A*E G H=F*G I=C*D or B*D J K=I

Hours 

Per 

System

Total 

Number 

of CWSs

Total Number 

of Service 

Connections

% CWSs 

Performing 

Activity

Number of 

CWS 

Activities

Annual 

Burden 

(hrs)

Labor

Rate

Annual Labor

Cost

Number of 

O&M 

Activities [1]

O&M 

Cost Per 

Activity

Annua

Co

Deliver as bill stuffer 1.00 29,282 3,243,179 50% 14,641 14,641 $30.72 $449,732 1,621,590 $0.03 $41,Post report 0.12 29,282 3,243,179 50% 14,641 1,757 $30.72 $53,968 14,641 $0.03 $37Deliver as bill stuffer 1.00 13,906 7,350,429 25% 3,477 3,477 $30.72 $106,789 1,837,607 $0.03 $46,Mail as separate item 1.00 13,906 7,350,429 25% 3,477 3,477 $30.72 $106,789 1,837,607 $0.43 $781Publish notice of how to obtain CCR 0.25 13,906 7,350,429 50% 6,953 1,738 $30.72 $53,394 6,953 $254 $1,768Deliver as bill stuffer 1.00 4,822 9,826,539 25% 1,206 1,206 $30.72 $37,030 2,456,635 $0.03 $62,Mail as separate item 1.00 4,822 9,826,539 25% 1,206 1,206 $30.72 $37,030 2,456,635 $0.43 $1,045Publish notice of how to obtain CCR 0.25 4,822 9,826,539 50% 2,411 603 $30.72 $18,515 2,411 $763 $1,839Deliver as bill stuffer 1.00 3,175 22,604,410 100% 3,175 3,175 $30.72 $97,527 22,604,410 $0.03 $574Publish notice of how to obtain CCR 0.25 3,175 22,604,410 100% 3,175 794 $30.72 $24,382 3,175 $2,544 $8,075Deliver as bill stuffer 1.00 526 11,656,018 100% 526 526 $30.72 $16,157 11,656,018 $0.006 $74,Publish notice of how to obtain CCR 0.25 526 11,656,018 100% 526 132 $30.72 $4,039 526 $2,544 $1,337Deliver as bill stuffer 1.00 399 35,035,005 100% 399 399 $30.72 $12,256 35,035,005 $0.006 $222Publish notice of how to obtain CCR 0.25 399 35,035,005 100% 399 100 $30.72 $3,064 399 $2,544 $1,014Post on Public Internet SiteSystems with Free Internet Service 0.50 399 35,035,005 90% 359 180 $30.72 $5,515 359 $0.00 $0 

Post on Public Internet SiteSystems Paying for Internet Service 0.50 399 35,035,005 10% 40 20 $30.72 $613 40 $64 $2,5Subtotals N/A N/A N/A N/A 56,609 33,427 N/A $1,026,799 79,534,011 N/A $16,88Notes:[1] Number of O&M activities for delivery of report as bill stuffer or separate item based on the number of service connections, all other O&M activity numbers based on the number Sources: Number of CWSs and Service Connections: Exhibit 2% CWSs Performing Activity: Based on consultations during development of the CCR Rule (carried forward from 1998 ICR).

O&M Cost Per Activity: Exhibits 3 and 4Capital Costs: All capital costs were incurred during the first 3-year ICR period.

Report Delivery - Systems Serving 3,301 to 10,000 PeopleHours per system: Based on consultations during development of the CCR Rule (carried forward from 1998 ICR). No new burden estimates were received during the February 200

industry representatives.Labor Rates: $2006 labor rate of $17.87 was obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and inflated to $2007 using the Employee Cost Index (ECI). 

An overhead rate of 60 percent was applied, resulting in an hourly rate of $30.72.

Exhibit 6

Report Delivery - Systems Serving 50,001 to 99,999 PeopleReport Delivery - Systems Serving 100,000 or More PeopleReport Delivery - Systems Serving 10,001 to 50,000 People

Annual Estimated Respondent Burden and Cost - Delivery of Consumer Confidence Report

Information Collection Activity

Report Delivery - Systems Serving 500 or Fewer PeopleReport Delivery - Systems Serving 501 to 3,300 People

PWSS ICR - Consumer Confidence Reports B-6 
A B C D E=D*C F=A*E G H=F*G 

Hours Per 

System

Number of 

Respondents

Total 

Number of 

CWSs

% CWSs 

Needing 

Assistance

Number of 

Activities

Annual 

Burden 

(hrs)

Labor

Rate

Annual 

Labor

Cost

Systems serving 500 or fewer 4.00 57 29,282 50% 14,641 58,564 $42.80 $2,506,487 Systems serving 501 - 3,300 4.00 57 13,906 50% 6,953 27,812 $42.80 $1,190,329 Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 4.00 57 4,822 25% 1,206 4,822 $42.80 $206,377 Receive and review CWS reports 0.20 57 52,110 100% 52,110 10,422 $42.80 $446,052 File reports 0.10 57 52,110 100% 52,110 5,211 $42.80 $223,026 Totals N/A N/A N/A N/A 127,020 106,831 N/A $4,572,272 Sources: Number of CWSs: Exhibit 2% CWSs Needing Assistance: Based on consultations during development of the CCR Rule (carried forward from 1998 ICR).

O&M Cost: States/Primacy Agencies are assumed to incur negligable O&M costs.

Capital Costs: All capital costs were incurred during the first 3-year ICR period.

Labor Rates: $2006 labor rate of $24.92 was obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and inflated to $2007 using the Employee Cost Index (ECI). 

was applied, resulting in an hourly rate of $42.80.Hours per system: Based on consultations during development of the CCR Rule (carried forward from 1998 ICR). No new burden estimates were received d

consultation with water industry representatives.State Recordkeeping

Exhibit 7

Annual Estimated Respondent Burden and Cost - States/Primacy Agencies

Information Collection Activity

Assist in Preparation of Reports for Small CWSs

PWSS ICR - Consumer Confidence Reports B-7 
A B C=B/A D E F G=D+E+F H=G/A 

Annual 

Respondents

Annual 

Burden 

(hrs)

Average Burden 

(hrs/respondent)

Annual 

Labor Cost

Annual O&M 

Cost

Annual Capital/ 

Startup Cost

Total Annual 

Cost

Average 

Annual Cost 

Per 

Respondent

CWSs 52,110 527,168 10 $16,193,167 $16,912,240 $0 $33,105,407 $635 

States/Primacy Agencies 57 106,831 1,874 $4,572,272 $0 $0 $4,572,272 $80,215 Sources: Derived from Exhibits 1-7.

Respondent

Exhibit 8

Summary of CCR Burden and Costs

PWSS ICR - Consumer Confidence Reports B-8 
Consumer Confidence Reports - Summary of Original and Revised Burden Estimates

No consultation comments were received on Consumer Confidence Reports burden estimates.

Exhibit 9 

PWSS ICR - Consumer Confidence Reports B - 9 

Appendix C 

Variances and Exemptions Spreadsheets 

Task

Number of 

Systems Applying

Burden per 

Application 

(hours)

Labor 

Rate ($/hr)

Total 

Burden 

(hours) Total Costs ($)

A B C D=A*B E=C*D

Complete variance application with help 18 3 $30.72 54 $1,658.73

Notify persons served of variance application 45 2 $30.72 90 $2,764.55

Complete financial analysis without help 25 10 $30.72 250 $7,679.32

Complete variance application without help 25 24 $30.72 600 $18,430.36

Complete exemption application with help 134 3 $30.72 402 $12,348.34

Complete application to extend exemption with help 100 1.5 $30.72 150 $4,607.59

Notify persons served of exemption application 286 2 $30.72 572 $17,570.28

Complete financial analysis of exemption without help 152 10 $30.72 1,520 $46,690.25

Complete exemption application without help 152 24 $30.72 3,648 $112,056.61

Complete financial analysis to extend exemption without help 134 5 $30.72 670 $20,580.57

Complete application to extend exemption without help 88 12 $30.72 1,056 $32,437.44

Notify persons served of exemption application (for systems >3,300) 27 2 $30.72 54 $1,658.73

Totals 286 9,066 $276,824.06

[A] Number of systems applying for variances carried forward from 1998 ICR for the V&E rule. Data for exemptions derived from April 2008 EPA 

data on total number of actual exemptions applied for under the Arsenic Rule (286 systems). Number of systems completing each task was 

based on percentages of systems completing each task in 1998 ICR (assuming a total of 411 systems in 1998).

[B] Burden for both variances and exemptions carried forward from 1998 ICR for the V&E rule.

[C] From 2006 BLS SOC Code 51-8031, "Local Government - Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators" updated to 

2007$ using the ECI.

Exhibit 1

Variances and Exemptions PWS Burden & Costs

PWSS ICR - Variances and Exemptions C-1 July 2008
Task

Number of 

Systems 

Applying

Burden per 

Application 

(hours)

Labor 

Rate ($/hr)

Total 

Burden 

(hours) Total Costs ($)

A B C D = A*B E = C*D

Regulation adoption 6.22 2080 $42.80 12,938 $553,717.78

Evaluate variance application 45.45 40 $42.80 1,818 $77,808.78

Evaluate ensuing exemption applications 286 20 $42.80 5,720 $244,810.92

Complete financial analysis of variance for systems 21 10 $42.80 210 $8,987.81

Assist systems to complete variance application 21 18 $42.80 378 $16,178.06

Construct a compliance schedule for variance for which compliance alternative found 30 24 $42.80 720 $30,815.36

Write terms of small system variance to ensure enforceability 13 24 $42.80 312 $13,353.32

Notify administrator of proposed variances 18 1 $42.80 18 $770.38

Respond to administrator's objections 5.25 24 $42.80 126 $5,392.69

Provide public notice and public hearing 13.5 24 $42.80 324 $13,866.91

Enforce compliance schedule and report progress 108 6 $42.80 648 $27,733.82

File management for variances 108 0.5 $42.80 54 $2,311.15

Five year review 24 12 $42.80 288 $12,326.14

Complete financial analysis of exemption for system 134 10 $42.80 1,340 $57,350.81

Assist systems to complete exemption application 134 18 $42.80 2,412 $103,231.46

Create compliance schedule for exemption for which compliance alternative is found 132 24 $42.80 3,168 $135,587.58

Create compliance schedule for each exemption granted 154 24 $42.80 3,696 $158,185.51

Notify administrator of proposed exemptions 154 1 $42.80 154 $6,591.06

Respond to administrator's objections 19 24 $42.80 456 $19,516.39

Provide public notice and public hearing 154 24 $42.80 3,696 $158,185.51

Enforce compliance schedule and report progress 286 6 $42.80 1,716 $73,443.27

File management for exemptions 286 0.5 $42.80 143 $6,120.27

Quarterly variances and exemptions report (number of states) 57 208 $42.80 11,856 $507,426.26

Rule training (staff per year receiving training) 18.4 80 $42.80 1,472 $63,000.29

Management (number of states) 57 208 $42.80 11,856 $507,426.26

Supervision (number of states) 57 208 $42.80 11,856 $507,426.26

Clerical support (number of states) 57 208 $42.80 11,856 $507,426.26

Total 89,231 $3,818,990.36

Exhibit 2

[A] Number of systems applying for variances carried forward from 1998 ICR for the V&E rule. Data for exemptions derived from April 2008 EPA data on total 

number of actual exemptions applied for under the Arsenic Rule (286 systems) and number of approved exemptions (154). Number of systems completing each 

task was based on percentages of systems completing each task in 1998 ICR (assuming a total of 411 systems in 1998).

[B] Data from variances carried forward from 1998 ICR. Data for exemptions based on EPA data on actual exemptions applied for and granted for the arsenic 

rule. Percentage of systems requiring state help was maintained from the 1998 ICR.

[C] From 2006 BLS SOC Code 19-2041, "State Government - Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health" updated to 2007$ using the ECI.

Variances and Exemptions Primacy Burden and Costs

PWSS ICR - Variances and Exemptions C-2 July 2008
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Totals Average

Burden (hrs) 9,066 9,066 9,066 27,198 9066

Respondents 519 519 519 1,557 519

Responses 286 286 286 858 286

Costs (2007$) $276,824 $276,824 $276,824 $830,472 $276,824

Burden (hrs) 89,231 89,231 89,231 267,692 89,231

Respondents 57 57 57 57 57

Responses 2,399 2,399 2,399 7,196 2,399

Costs (2007$) $3,818,990 $3,818,990 $3,818,990 $11,456,971 $3,818,990

Primacy Agency

PWS

Exhibit 3

Variances and Exemptions - Summary of Original and Revised Burden 

Estimates

PWSS ICR - Variances and Exemptions C-3 July 2008

Appendix D 

Capacity Development Spreadsheets 

Time per System FTEs per System

Number of Systems per 

Year

Total FTEs

per Year

1 Applying for approval 40 0.019 456 8.8

2 Improving capacity for approval 20 0.010 91 0.9

3 Cooperation with State strategy 8 0.004 13,859 53.3

8

20%

20%

2.5%

7%

 41,578

$63,892

2,080

Exhibit 1

Cost of one system FTE:

Number of hours/year/FTE:

Number of new systems per State per year:

Percentage of New Systems that are denied initial approval and therefore must submit supplemental materials:

Percentage of all CWSs that will participate in State strategy each year:

Percentage of all TNCWSs that will participate in State strategy each year:

Percentage of all NTNCWSs that will participate in State strategy each year:

Other Assumptions

Total Number of Systems affected during October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2011:

Assumptions for Capacity Development Burden Per System

Additional Stategy for Existing Systems Assumptions

Additional Program for New Systems Assumptions

Program for New Systems

Strategy for Existing Systems

PWSS ICR - Capacity Development D-1 July 2008
Activity

Time per 

system

FTEs per 

system

Number of 

systems

Percent of 

States Time in FTEs

Percent of 

States Time in FTEs Total FTEs FTEs per State

1 Approval of systems 100 0.0481 456 21.9231 0.3846

2 Improving capacity for 

approval 8 0.0038 91 0.3508 0.0062

Subtotal 22.2738 0.3908

3 Implementing strategy 4 0.0019 13,859 26.6526 0.4676

Subtotal 26.6526 0.4676

4 SNC list with reasons (2003) 100% 8 0.0038 0.2192 0.0038

5 Submittal of report to the 

Governor on the progress 

and success of strategy 100% 40 0.0192 1.0962 0.0192

Subtotal 1.3154 0.0231

6 Documentation of program 

performance to EPA 100% 40 0.0192 1.0962 0.0192

Subtotal 1.0962 0.0192

8

20%

20%

2.5%

7%

$89,022

2080

 Exhibit 2

Assumptions for Capacity Development Burden Per State

Program for New Systems

Strategy for Existing Systems

Annual Burden

Annual Burden

Percentage of all CWSs that will participate in State strategy each year:

Percentage of all NTNCWSs that will participate in State strategy each year:

Additional Stategy for Existing Systems Assumptions

Percentage of all TNCWSs that will participate in State strategy each year:

All Programs

Number of hours/year/FTE:

Additional Program for New Systems Assumptions

Other Assumptions

Number of new systems per State per year:

Percentage of New Systems that are denied initial approval and therefore must submit supplemental materials:

Annual cost of State FTE:

PWSS ICR - Capacity Development D-2 July 2008
Annual

FTEs

Annual

Hours Cost

PWS

New Systems: Applying for Approval 8.8 18,240 $560,283

New Systems: Improving Capacity for Approval 0.9 1,824 $56,028

Existing Systems: Cooperation with State Strategy 53.3 110,875 $3,405,767

TOTAL 130,939 $4,022,078

State

New System Capacity: Approval of Systems 21.9 45,600 $1,951,639

New System Capacity: Improving Capacity for Approval 0.4 730 $31,226

Existing Systems: Implementing Strategy 26.7 55,437 $2,372,668

Existing Systems: SNC List with Reasons 0.2 456 $19,516

Other State Burden: Documentation of Program Performance to EPA 1.1 2,280 $97,582

TOTAL 104,503 $4,472,632

Exhibit 3

Capacity Development Burden Estimate

PWSS ICR - Capacity Development D-3 July 2008
2004 Burden (Hours) Task Revised Burden

128 Approval of systems 800 hrs

Capacity Development Burden Per State

Capacity Development Program - Summary of Original 

and Revised Burden Estimates

Exhibit 4

PWSS ICR - Capacity Development D-4 July 2008
Appendix E 

General Primacy Spreadsheets 

PWS Workload Estimates

Line Item FTE Activities Oct. 2008-Sept. 2009 Oct. 2009-Sept. 2010 Oct. 2010-Sept. 2011 Total 

I. MANAGEMENT, ADMINSTRATIVE, & STAFF A. Grant Submittals 2,537,131.31 $ 2,537,131.31 $ 2,537,131.31 $ 7,611,393.92 $  B. File Management 2,537,131.31 $ 2,537,131.31 $ 2,537,131.31 $ 7,611,393.92 $ II. DATA MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT A. Maintain Data System 2,537,131.31 $ 2,537,131.31 $ 2,537,131.31 $ 7,611,393.92 $  B. Prepare and Submit Monthly Violation Reports 2,537,131.31 $ 2,537,131.31 $ 2,537,131.31 $ 7,611,393.92 $  C. Laboratory Certification 1,775,991.91 $ 1,775,991.91 $ 1,775,991.91 $ 5,327,975.74 $ III. PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION A. Technical Activity 1. Review Plans for Major Projects a. Systems >10,000 761,139.39 $ 761,139.39 $ 761,139.39 $ 2,283,418.18 $  b. Systems 3,301 - 10,000 1,014,852.52 $ 1,014,852.52 $ 1,014,852.52 $ 3,044,557.57 $  c. Systems ≤3,300 $ 12,685,656.53 12,685,656.53 $ 12,685,656.53 $ 38,056,969.60 $ 

 2. Review Plans for Minor Projects a. Systems >500 2,537,131.31 $ 2,537,131.31 $ 2,537,131.31 $ 7,611,393.92 $ 

 b. Systems ≤500 $ 6,342,828.27 6,342,828.27 $ 6,342,828.27 $ 19,028,484.80 $  3. Routine Inspections 2,029,705.05 $ 2,029,705.05 $ 2,029,705.05 $ 6,089,115.14 $  B. Compliance/Monitoring 1. Violations Response a. Issuing Notices of Violation/Ensuring Public Notification 5,632,431.50 $ 5,632,431.50 $ 5,632,431.50 $ 16,897,294.50 $ Subtotal Cost For State Workload 42,928,262 42,928,262 42,928,262 128,784,785  Supervision (10 staff : 1 supervisor) 4,292,826 4,292,826 4,292,826 12,878,479 

 Rule Training (5 days per FTE) 8,586 8,586 8,586 25,757 

 Clerical (10 staff : 1 clerical) 4,292,826 4,292,826 4,292,826 12,878,479 

 Ongoing Training (5 days per FTE)1 8,586 8,586 8,586 25,757 

Total Cost For State Workload 51,531,085 51,531,085 51,531,085 154,593,256 

Total Cost For Purchases of ServicesTotal Cost For State (including Purchases of Services) 51,531,085 51,531,085 51,531,085 154,593,256 

1 Ongoing Training includes attending professional conferences, attending classes for skills such as public speaking and computers, and particip

 in seminars such as employee health and well being and stress management.

Exhibit 1

Costs for General Primacy Activities

PWSS ICR - General Primacy Activities E-1 
General Modeling Assumptions Values

Total number of systems 155,693 systemsNumber of systems ≤ 3,300 systems 146,508

Number of systems > 3,300 9,185 systemsNumber of entities (includes States, territories, or Tribes) 57 entitiesAvg Annual Salary (including benefits & overhead) 89,022 per yearAvg hours worked (1 FTE) 2,080 hours per year

PWS Workload Estimates

Line Item FTE Activities Oct. 2008- Sept. 2009 Oct. 2009- Sept. 2010 Oct. 2010- Sept. 2011 Total Average

I. MANAGEMENT, ADMINSTRATIVE, & STAFF A. Grant Submittals 28.5 28.5 28.5 85.5 28. B. File Management 28.5 28.5 28.5 85.5 28.II. DATA MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT A. Maintain Data System 28.5 28.5 28.5 85.5 28. B. Prepare and Submit Monthly Violation Reports 28.5 28.5 28.5 85.5 28. C. Laboratory Certification 20.0 20.0 20.0 59.9 20.III. PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION A. Technical Activity 1. Review Plans for Major Projects a. Systems >10,000 8.6 8.6 8.6 25.7 8. b. Systems 3,301 - 10,000 11.4 11.4 11.4 34.2 11. c. Systems ≤3,300 142.5 142.5 142.5 427.5 142.

 2. Review Plans for Minor Projects a. Systems >500 28.5 28.5 28.5 85.5 28. b. Systems ≤500 71.3 71.3 71.3 213.8 71.

 3. Routine Inspections 22.8 22.8 22.8 68.4 22. B. Compliance/Monitoring

 1. Violations Response a. Issuing Notices of Violation/Ensuring Public Notification 63.3 63.3 63.3 189.8 63.

FTE Subtotal 482.2 482.2 482.2 1,446.7 482.2 Supervision (10 staff : 1 supervisor) 48.2 48.2 48.2 144.7 48.2 Rule Training (5 days per FTE) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 Clerical (10 staff : 1 clerical) 48.2 48.2 48.2 144.7 48.2 Ongoing Training (5 days per FTE)1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1

FTE Total 578.9 578.9 578.9 1,736.6 578.9Total Cost For State Workload $ 51,531,085 51,531,085 $ 51,531,085 $ 154,593,256 $ 51,531,08

$ 

Total Cost For Purchases of Services $ - - $ 

Total Cost For State (including Purchases of Services) $ 51,531,085 51,531,085 $ 51,531,085 $ 154,593,256 $ 51,531,08

$ 

Total Labor Hours for State Workload 1,204,022 1,204,022 1,204,022 3,612,067 1,204,02

Exhibit 2

FTEs for General Primacy Activities

1 Ongoing Training includes attending professional conferences, attending classes for skills such as public speaking and computers, and participatin

in seminars such as employee health and well being and stress management.

PWSS ICR - General Primacy Activities E-2 
General Modeling Assumptions Values

Total number of systems 155,693 systemsNumber of systems ≤ 3,300 systems 146,508Number of systems > 3,300 9,185 systemsNumber of entities (includes States, territories, or Tribes) 57 entitiesAvg Annual Salary (including benefits & overhead) 89,022 $ per yearAvg hours worked (1 FTE) 2,080 hours per year

PWS Workload Estimates

Line Item FTE Activities Oct. 2008- Sept. 2009 Oct. 2009- Sept. 2010 Oct. 2010- Sept. 2011 Total 

I. MANAGEMENT, ADMINSTRATIVE, & STAFF A. Grant Submittals 59,280 59,280 59,280 177,840 

 B. File Management 59,280 59,280 59,280 177,840 

II. DATA MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT A. Maintain Data System 59,280 59,280 59,280 177,840 

 B. Prepare and Submit Monthly Violation Reports 59,280 59,280 59,280 177,840 

 C. Laboratory Certification 41,496 41,496 41,496 124,488 

III. PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION A. Technical Activity 1. Review Plans for Major Projects a. Systems >10,000 17,784 17,784 17,784 53,352 

 b. Systems 3,301 - 10,000 23,712 23,712 23,712 71,136 

 c. Systems ≤3,300 296,400 296,400 296,400 889,200 

 2. Review Plans for Minor Projects a. Systems >500 59,280 59,280 59,280 177,840 

 b. Systems ≤500 148,200 148,200 148,200 444,600 

 3. Routine Inspections 47,424 47,424 47,424 142,272 

 B. Compliance/Monitoring 1. Violations Response a. Issuing Notices of Violation/Ensuring Public Notification 131,602 131,602 131,602 394,805 

Hours Subtotal 1,003,018 1,003,018 1,003,018 3,009,053 

 Supervision (10 staff : 1 supervisor) 100,302 100,302 100,302 300,905 

 Rule Training (5 days per FTE) 201 201 201 602 

 Clerical (10 staff : 1 clerical) 100,302 100,302 100,302 300,905 

 Ongoing Training (5 days per FTE)1 201 201 201 602 

Hours Total 1,204,022 1,204,022 1,204,022 3,612,067 

Exhibit 3

Hours for General Primacy Activities

1 Ongoing Training includes attending professional conferences, attending classes for skills such as public speaking and computers, and in seminars such as employee health and well being and stress management.

PWSS ICR - General Primacy Activities E-3 
Task Revised Burden

0.09 FTE A. Grant Submittals 0.500.84 FTE B. File Management 0.500.20 FTE A. Maintain Data System 0.500.10 FTE B. Prepare and Submit Monthly Violation Reports 0.50

0.00 FTE C. Laboratory Certification 0.35

A. Technical Activity

1. Review Plans for Major Projects

0.15 FTE a. Systems > 10,000 0.150.12 FTE b. System 3,301-10,000 0.22.32 FTE c. ≤3,300 2.5

2. Review Plans for Minor Projects

0.45 FTE a. Systems >500 0.51.08 FTE c. Systems ≤500 1.250.34 FTE 3.Routine Inspections 0.4

II. Data Management and SupportIII. Program Implementation

Exhibit 4 

General Primacy Activities (States only) - Summary of Original and 

Revised Burden Estimates

2004 Burden

I. Management, Administrative, & Staff

PWSS ICR - General Primacy Activities E-4 
Appendix F 

Public Notification Rule Spreadsheets 

System

Category

Population

Served

Number of

Systems

Average Service

Connections/System

<500 29,282 111

501-3,300 13,906 529

3,301-10,000 4,822 2,038

10,001-100,000 3,702 9,258

>100,000 398 87,991

 52,110 1,722

<500 16,034 8

501-3,300 2,662 20

3,301-10,000 120 109

10,001-100,000 22 149

>100,000 1 2,181

 18,839 11

<500 81,873 8

501-3,300 2,751 34

3,301-10,000 102 47

10,001-100,000 15 538

>100,000 3 2

 84,744 9

Exhibit 1

CWS

NTNCWS

Total 

Public Water System Inventory

Source: SDWIS/FED Data from October 2007.

Total 

Total 

TNCWS

PWSS ICR - Public Notification Rule F-1 July 2008
System

Category

Population

Served

Acute TCR

MCL

A

TCR Confirmation 

Sample

B=(A)*1%

Nitrates, 

Nitrites, 

N+N

MCL

C

Nitrate Special

Notices (NCWSs)

D=(C)*10%

Nitrate/Nitrite

Conf. Sample

E

Tier 1

SWTR TT

F

IESWTR & LT1 

Elevated Single

Exceedances

G

Outbreaks/

Emergencies

H

Stage 1 

Chlorine

Dioxide

I

GWR Triggered 

Monitoring 

Sample is 

Positive 

(Estimate)

J

Total Tier 1

Violations

K=Sum (A:J)

<500 236 329 2 N/A 29 5 1.75 4.25 - 2,779 3,387

501-3,300 36 88 0 N/A - 16 1.90 0.50 - 1,303 1,446

3,301-10k 8 0 6 N/A - 3 1.40 0.13 - 650 668

10,001-100k 13 0 6 N/A - 3 0.50 0.25 - 941 964

>100k 5 - 0 N/A - 0 0.20 0.13 - 153 159

298 429 3 - 52 5 6 5.26 - 5,826 6,624

<500 86 121 1 12 3 3 0.40 0.13 - 1,171 1,397

501-3,300 13 18 0 2 - 1 0.20 0.13 - 229 263

3,301-10k 1 - 0 - - 0 - - 14 15

10,001-100k - - - - - - 0.05 - - 2 2

>100k - - - - - - - - - - -

100 139 1 14 3 4 1 0.26 - 1,416 1,677

<500 510 416 5 42 55 17 0.30 5.38 - 8,589 9,640

501-3,300 20 11 0 1 1 1 - - - 294 328

3,301-10k 4 - 0 - - 0 - - - 13 17

10,001-100k - - - - - - - - - 2 2

>100k - - - - - - - - - 0 0

534 427 5 43 56 18 0 5.38 - 8,898 9,987

932 995 9 57 64 74 7 10.90 - 16,140 18,288

Sources:

Notes: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.

Total for All Systems 

(H) Estimate of waterborne disease outbreaks/emergencies from biennial "Surveillance for Waterborne Disease Outbreaks – United States" reports prepared by the Center for 

 Disease Control (CDC).

(B) Rate of failure to take TCR confirmation samples (1%) based on EPA estimate (carried forward from previous ICR).

(D) Number of nitrate special notices for NCWSs (10% of nitrate MCL violations) based on EPA estimate (carried forward from previous ICR).

(G) IESWTR <1 elevated single exceedance is equal to 5% of violations for 'Treatment Technique Exceeds Turb 1 NTU.' 

(J) From GWR model, the number of entry points estimated to test positive for fecal indicators.

(A, C, E, I) SDWIS FY2007 October.

Subtotal 

TNCWS

(F) Assumes 5 % of all SWTR TT single exceedance violations are elevated to Tier 1 based on EPA estimate (carried forward from previous ICR). Because data are not available for SWTR single exceedance, 

EPA assumes 5% of all SWTR violations are elevated to Tier 1.

Exhibit 2

Derivation of Annual Tier 1 Violation Estimates for Existing Rules

CWS

Subtotal 

NTNCWS

Subtotal 

PWSS ICR - Public Notification Rule F-2 July 2008
M/R Violations Other

 Rads

B

Monthly TCR

C

Stage 1

D

Arsenic

E

All Others 

(SOCs, VOCs, 

and other 

IOCs)

F

SWTR

Total

G

SWTR

Tier 2

H=(G)*95%

IESWTR & 

LT1

I

Stage 1

J

LCR

K

GWR 

Estimate

L

Total Tier 2

M=(Tier 3 M/R)*5%

Stage 1 

MRDL

N

<500 22,030 661 1,950 880 717 301 588 559 135 218 666 430 2,169 4 8,690

501-3,300 12,971 239 586 1,485 244 68 322 306 174 209 196 171 520 - 4,198

3,301-10k 4,432 103 232 453 75 10 50 48 90 85 50 50 184 - 1,379

10,001-100k 3,480 288 205 131 17 17 63 60 140 28 19 28 186 - 1,119

>100k 360 8 6 - 1 1 9 9 13 - 1 2 17 1 58

 43,274 1,299 2,979 2,949 1,054 397 1,032 980 552 540 932 681 3,076 5 15,444

<500 6,570 12 974 200 448 61 59 56 32 45 528 255 1,230 - 3,841

501-3,300 1,142 - 105 30 48 5 14 13 10 3 92 41 197 - 544

3,301-10k 51 - 13 - 3 - 4 4 - - 4 2 6 - 32

10,001-100k 9 - 1 1 - - - - 1 - 2 0 1 - 6

>100k 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 7,774 - 1,093 231 499 66 77 73 43 48 626 298 1,434 - 4,423

<500 N/A 25,771 N/A 4,394 N/A N/A 336 319 N/A 27 N/A 1,313 N/A 1,343 7,397

501-3,300 N/A 1,066 N/A 188 N/A N/A 23 22 N/A 3 N/A 43 N/A 45 300

3,301-10k N/A 49 N/A 4 N/A N/A 2 2 N/A 3 N/A 1 N/A 1 12

10,001-100k N/A 16 N/A - N/A N/A - - - N/A N/A 0 N/A 0 0

>100k N/A 3 N/A - N/A N/A - - - N/A N/A 0 N/A 0 0

 26,906 - 4,586 - - - 361 343 33 - - 1,358 1,389 - 7,709

 77,954.07 1,299 8,658 3,180 1,553 463 1,470 1,397 628 588 1,558 2,336 5,899 5 27,576

Sources:

Notes:

Exhibit 3

Derivation of Annual Tier 2 Violation Estimates for Existing Rules

Total

Systems

A

System

Category

TT Violations

Total Tier 2

(All Types)

O=Sum(B:F, H:N)

 (M) Tier 3 violations elevated to Tier 2 (5% of all M/R violations) based on EPA estimate (carried forward from previous ICR). 

 Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. 

Population

Served

 (H) Assumes 5% of SWTR TT violations are elevated to Tier 1, based on EPA estimate. 

TNCWS

Total for All Systems 

Subtotal 

Subtotal 

(B-G, I-K, N)) SDWIS FY 2007 October.

 (L) Includes failure to take corrective action and failure to maintain 4-log inactivation when required to do so. From the GWR ICR. 

MCL Violations

NTNCWS

Subtotal 

CWS

PWSS ICR - Public Notification Rule F-3 July 2008
Exhibit 4

Derivation of Annual Tier 3 Violation Estimates for Existing Rules

PWSS ICR - Public Notification Rule F-4 July 2008

Population

Served Total Systems

TCR M/R

A

SWTR M/R

B

IESWTR & 

LT1 M/R

C

Stage 1 M/R

D

Nitrates M/R

E

Arsenic M/R

F

 Rads

G 

 LCR M/R

H 

SOCs, VOCs, 

and other 

IOCs

I

GWR Estimate

J

 Total M/R 

Violations

K=SUM(A:J) 

 Total Tier 3

L=K*.95 

 SDWIS

Total Number of 

Systems w/Tier 

3 M/R

M 

 GWR 

Estimate

N 

 M/R Total

O 

<500 22,030 8,354 623 3 3,236 1,497 262 940 6,229 21,741 491 43,376 41,207 12,659 14 12,673

501-3,300 12,971 1,985 265 2 1,491 462 61 212 1,596 4,141 195 10,410 9,889 3,923 6 3,929

3,301-10k 4,432 380 74 1 494 205 27 71 377 1,987 57 3,673 3,489 1,127 2 1,129

10,001-100k 3,480 247 32 6 279 190 38 47 251 2,598 32 3,720 3,534 801 1 802

>100k 360 17 10 4 38 54 32 - 37 141 2 335 318 92 0 92

 43,274 10,983 1,004 16 5,538 2,408 420 1,270 8,490 30,608 777 61,514 58,438 18,602 23 18,625

System

Category

Violation Data System Data

CWS

Subtotal 

<500 6,570 2,377 55 - 690 668 234 8 3,390 16,890 291 24,603 23,372 5,849 9 5,858

501-3,300 1,142 419 6 - 276 96 28 1 501 2,566 47 3,940 3,743 926 1 927

3,301-10k 51 36 1 - 14 3 1 - 20 45 2 122 116 48 0 48

10,001-100k 9 8 - - 5 6 1 - 1 - 0 21 20 13 0 13

>100k 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 7,774 2,840 62 - 985 773 264 9 3,912 19,501 340 28,686 27,251 6,836 10 6,846

<500 19,662 25,771 206 - N/A 5,496 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,499 26,863 25,520 18,927 44 18,971 

501-3,300 1,066 648 18 N/A - N/A 176 N/A N/A N/A 49 891 846 622 1 623

3,301-10k 49 19 4 N/A - N/A 4 N/A N/A N/A 1 28 27 22 0 22

10,001-100k 16 1 - N/A - N/A - N/A N/A N/A 0 1 1 1 0 1

NTNCWS

Subtotal 

TNCWS

>100k 3 - - N/A - N/A - N/A N/A N/A 0 0 0 - 0 0

 26,906 20,330 228 - - 5,676 - - - - 1,550 27,784 26,394 19,572 46 19,618

 77,954 34,153 1,294 16 6,523 8,857 684 1,279 12,402 50,109 2,666 117,983 112,084 45,010 79 45,089

Sources:

Notes: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. 

 (M) Burden for Tier 3 violations is calculated on a per-system basis since multiple violations at one system are likely to be reported in a single report. 

 (L) Tier 3 violations elevated to Tier 2 (5% of all M/R violations) based on EPA estimate (carried forward from previous ICR). 

 (N) From GWR ICR. Includes source water monitoring and compliance monitoring violations. 

 (J) Estimated number of GWR monitoring violations, based on GWR ICR. 

 No data were available on systems with fluoride SMCL exceedances or systems required to report availability of unregulated contaminant monitoring results. These systems are assumed to be included in systems with Tier 3 violations. 

 (A-I, M) SDWIS FY 2007 October. 

Subtotal 

Total for All Systems 

PWSS ICR - Public Notification Rule F-4 July 2008
Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3

<500 3,387 8,690 41,207 3,387 8,690 41,207 3,387 8,690 41,207 3,387 8,690 41,207 

501-3,300 1,446 4,198 9,889 1,446 4,198 9,889 1,446 4,198 9,889 1,446 4,198 9,889 

3,301-10k 668 1,379 3,489 668 1,379 3,489 668 1,379 3,489 668 1,379 3,489 

10,001-100k 964 1,119 3,534 964 1,119 3,534 964 1,119 3,534 964 1,119 3,534 

>100k 159 58 318 159 58 318 159 58 318 159 58 318 

6,624 15,444 58,438 6,624 15,444 58,438 6,624 15,444 58,438 6,624 15,444 58,438 

<500 1,397 3,841 23,372 1,397 3,841 23,372 1,397 3,841 23,372 1,397 3,841 23,372 

501-3,300 263 544 3,743 263 544 3,743 263 544 3,743 263 544 3,743 

3,301-10k 15 32 116 15 32 116 15 32 116 15 32 116 

10,001-100k 2 6 20 2 6 20 2 6 20 2 6 20 

>100k - - - - - - - - - - - - 

1,677 4,423 27,251 1,677 4,423 27,251 1,677 4,423 27,251 1,677 4,423 27,251 

<500 9,640 7,397 25,520 9,640 7,397 25,520 9,640 7,397 25,520 9,640 7,397 25,520 

501-3,300 328 300 846 328 300 846 328 300 846 328 300 846 

3,301-10k 17 12 27 17 12 27 17 12 27 17 12 27 

10,001-100k 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 

>100k 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

9,987 7,709 26,394 9,987 7,709 26,394 9,987 7,709 26,394 9,987 7,709 26,394 

18,288 27,576 112,084 18,288 27,576 112,084 18,288 27,576 112,084 18,288 27,576 112,084 

Sources:

Notes:

System 

Category

Population 

Served

Total Violations - Year 2

(Oct. 1, 2009 - Sept. 30, 

2010)

NTNCWS

Exhibit 5

Annual Average 

Violations

CWS

Subtotal 

Total Violations - Year 1

(Oct. 1, 2008 - Sept. 30, 

2009)

Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.

Summary of Annual Violation Estimates for Existing Rules

Total Violations - Year 3

(Oct. 1, 2010 - Sept. 30, 

2011)

Annual average violations represent total from all years divided by the period covered by this ICR (i.e., sum of violations for years 1 to 3/3 years).

Subtotal 

TNCWS

Subtotal 

Total for All Systems

Existing Violations Tables (Exhibits E.2, E.3, and E.4).

PWSS ICR - Public Notification Rule F-5 July 2008
Tier 1

Triggered Source Water 

Monitoring Sample is 

Positive

B

Failure to 

Take 

Corrective 

Action

C

Failure to 

Maintain 4-

Log 

Treatment of 

Viruses

D

Triggered Source 

Water Monitoring

E

Monitoring to 

Demonstrate 

Compliance with 4-

Log Treatment 

Requirement

F

<500 26,254 2,779 6 424 167 324 14

501-3,300 10,426 1,303 2 168 66 129 6

3,301-10k 3,039 650 1 49 19 37 2

10,001-100k 1,712 941 0 28 11 21 1

>100k 119 153 0 2 1 1 0

 41,549 5,826 10 671 264 513 23

<500 15,539 1,171 4 251 99 192 9

501-3,300 2,506 229 1 40 16 31 1

3,301-10k 100 14 0 2 1 1 0

10,001-100k 15 2 0 0 0 0 0

>100k - - 0 0 - - -

 18,160 1,416 4 293 116 224 10

<500 80,160 8,589 19 1,294 510 989 44

501-3,300 2,613 294 1 42 17 32 1

3,301-10k 80 13 0 1 1 1 0

10,001-100k 12 2 0 0 0 0 0

>100k 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

 82,866 8,898 20 1,338 527 1,022 46

 142,575 16,140 34 2,302 907 1,759 79

Sources:

Exhibit 6

(F) Assumes 1 percent monitoring violation rate. Based on Exhibit G.11 of the Microbial Rules ICR (Ground Water Rule ICR model), which assumes 175,873 

compliance monitoring samples per year.

Subtotal 

Derivation of GWR Violation Estimates

System

Category

Population

Served

Subtotal 

NTNCWS

(B) Microbial Rules ICR, Exhibit G.3 (Ground Water Rule ICR model) (entry points).

TNCWS

Subtotal 

(A) Ground water system inventories for CWSs, NTNCWSs, and TNCWSs: SDWIS FY 2007 October. 

Total

Systems

A

CWS

(G) Assumes 1 percent of systems will have monitoring violations. Based on Exhibit G.12 of the Microbial Rules ICR (Ground Water Rule ICR model), which 

assumes an average of 7,860 systems conducting monitoring per year.

Number of 

Systems with 

Tier 3 

Violations

G

(C) Assumes 2 percent of systems required to conduct corrective action (because of significant deficiencies or positive source water samples) will fail to do 

so. Based on Exhibit G.12 of the Microbial Rules ICR (Ground Water Rule ICR model), which assumes 1,702 systems will take corrective action per year.

(D) Based on Exhibit G.12 of the Microbial Rule ICR (Ground Water Rule ICR model), which assumes an average of 2,302 systems will have a disinfection 

failure during years 4-6 following promulgation.

(E) Assumes 1 percent monitoring violation rate. Based on Exhibit G.11 of the Microbial Rules ICR (Ground Water Rule ICR model), which assumes 90,747 

source water monitoring samples per year.

Tier 2 Tier 3

Total for All Systems 

PWSS ICR - Public Notification Rule F-6 July 2008
Labor Capital/ O&M Number of Total Labor Capital/SU/

Hours @ Startup Costs Responses Hours Costs O&M Costs

INFORMATION COLLECTION $30.72 Costs per per or per per per

ACTIVITY per hour Activity Activity Activities Year Year Year

Preparation of Notice

TIER 1 - Preparation

A B C D E=A*D F=$30.72*E G

CWS

Systems serving <500 8.5 -$ -$ 3,387 28,787 $ 884,263 -$ 

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 8.5 -$ -$ 1,446 12,292 $ 377,566 -$ 

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 8.5 -$ -$ 668 5,682 $ 174,525 -$ 

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 10.0 -$ -$ 964 9,638 $ 296,058 -$ 

Systems serving over 100,000 10.0 -$ -$ 159 1,589 $ 48,819 -$ 

NTNCWS

Systems serving <500 8.5 -$ -$ 1,397 11,875 $ 364,778 -$ 

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 8.5 -$ -$ 263 2,236 $ 68,673 -$ 

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 8.5 -$ -$ 15 127 $ 3,895 -$ 

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 10.0 -$ -$ 2 24 $ 750 -$ 

Systems serving over 100,000 10.0 -$ -$ - - $ - -$ 

TNCWS

Systems serving <500 8.5 -$ -$ 9,640 81,936 $ 2,516,850 -$ 

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 8.5 -$ -$ 328 2,789 $ 85,679 -$ 

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 8.5 $ - -$ 17 142 $ 4,352 -$ 

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 10.0 -$ -$ 2 21 $ 658 -$ 

Systems serving over 100,000 10.0 -$ -$ 0 2 $ 55 -$ 

TIER 2 - Preparation

CWS 

Systems serving <500 3.5 -$ -$ 8,690 30,413 $ 934,218 -$ 

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 3.5 -$ -$ 4,198 14,694 $ 451,353 -$ 

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 3.5 -$ -$ 1,379 4,826 $ 148,249 -$ 

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 3.5 -$ -$ 1,119 3,916 $ 120,294 -$ 

Systems serving over 100,000 3.5 -$ -$ 58 204 $ 6,263 -$ 

NTNCWS

Systems serving <500 3.5 -$ -$ 3,841 13,443 $ 412,924 -$ 

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 3.5 -$ -$ 544 1,905 $ 58,524 -$ 

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 3.5 -$ -$ 32 110 $ 3,390 -$ 

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 3.5 -$ -$ 6 22 $ 678 -$ 

Systems serving over 100,000 3.5 -$ -$ - - $ - -$ 

TNCWS

Systems serving <500 3.5 -$ -$ 7,397 25,889 $ 795,227 -$ 

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 3.5 -$ -$ 300 1,051 $ 32,275 -$ 

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 3.5 -$ -$ 12 41 $ 1,251 -$ 

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 3.5 -$ -$ 0 1 $ 28 -$ 

Systems serving over 100,000 3.5 -$ -$ 0 0 $ 2 -$ 

TIER 3 - Preparation

CWS

Systems serving <500 1.0 -$ -$ 12,673 12,673 $ 389,295 -$ 

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 1.0 -$ -$ 3,929 3,929 $ 120,680 -$ 

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 1.0 -$ -$ 1,129 1,129 $ 34,670 -$ 

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 1.0 -$ -$ 802 802 $ 24,634 -$ 

Systems serving over 100,000 1.0 -$ -$ 92 92 $ 2,828 -$ 

NTNCWS

Systems serving <500 3.5 -$ -$ 5,858 20,501 $ 629,750 -$ 

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 3.5 -$ -$ 927 3,246 $ 99,703 $ -

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 3.5 -$ -$ 48 168 $ 5,166 -$ 

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 3.5 -$ -$ 13 46 $ 1,399 -$ 

Systems serving over 100,000 3.5 -$ -$ - - $ - -$ 

TNCWS

Systems serving <500 3.5 -$ -$ 18,971 66,399 $ 2,039,601 -$ 

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 3.5 -$ -$ 623 2,182 $ 67,026 -$ 

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 3.5 -$ -$ 22 77 $ 2,370 -$ 

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 3.5 -$ -$ 1 4 $ 108 -$ 

Systems serving over 100,000 3.5 -$ -$ 0 0 $ 0 -$ 

TOTAL - Preparation

Total CWS

Systems serving <500 24,750 71,874 $ 2,207,775 -$ 

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 9,573 30,914 $ 949,599 -$ 

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 3,176 11,637 $ 357,444 -$ 

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 2,885 14,356 $ 440,986 -$ 

Systems serving over 100,000 309 1,885 $ 57,910 -$ 

TOTAL 40,693 130,666 $ 4,013,714 -$ 

Total NTNCWS

Systems serving <500 11,095 45,820 $ 1,407,452 -$ 

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 1,735 7,387 $ 226,900 -$ 

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 95 405 $ 12,452 -$ 

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 22 92 $ 2,827 -$ 

Systems serving over 100,000 - - $ - -$ 

TOTAL 12,946 53,704 $ 1,649,630 -$ 

Total TNCWS

Systems serving <500 36,007 174,224 $ 5,351,678 -$ 

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 1,252 6,022 $ 184,980 -$ 

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 50 260 $ 7,973 -$ 

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 3 26 $ 794 -$ 

Systems serving over 100,000 0 2 $ 57 -$ 

TOTAL 37,313 180,533 $ 5,545,482 -$ 

TOTAL 90,952 364,903 $ 11,208,827 -$ 

Exhibit 7

PN RULE ANNUAL ESTIMATED RESPONDENT BURDEN & COST (PWS BURDEN) - PREPARATION OF NOTICES

Tier 3 response rate uses number of systems in violation.

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.

PWSS ICR - Public Notification Rule F-7 July 2008
Labor Capital/ Avg. O&M Service Number of Total Labor Capital/SU/

Hours @ Startup Costs Connections Responses Hours Costs O&M Costs

INFORMATION COLLECTION $30.72 Costs per per per or per per per

ACTIVITY per hour Activity Activity System Activities Year Year Year

Distribution of Notice

TIER 1 - Distribution

A B C D E F=A*E G=$30.72*F H=C*D*E

CWS

Systems serving <500 (Posting and hand delivery) 12 -$ $ 0.05 111 3,387 40,641 1,248,371 $ $ 20,324

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 (Mass Media) 12 -$ -$ 529 1,446 17,353 533,034 $ $ -

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 (Mass Media) 12 -$ -$ 2,038 668 8,021 246,388 $ $ -

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 (Mass Media) 12 -$ -$ 9,258 964 11,566 355,270 $ $ -

Systems serving over 100,000 (Mass Media) 12 -$ -$ 87,991 159 1,907 58,582 $ $ -

NTNCWS

Systems serving <500 (Posting and hand delivery) 12 -$ $ 0.05 1,397 16,765 514,981 8 $ $ 599

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 (Posting and mass media) 12 -$ -$ 20 263 3,156 96,950 $ $ -

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 (Posting and mass media) 12 -$ -$ 109 15 179 $ 5,499 $ -

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 (Posting and mass media) 12 -$ -$ 149 2 29 $ 900 $ -

Systems serving over 100,000 (Posting and mass media) 12 -$ -$ 2,181 0 0 $ - $ -

TNCWS

Systems serving <500 (Posting and hand delivery) 12 -$ $ 0.05 9,640 115,674 3,553,200 8 $ $ 4,094

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 (Posting and mass media) 12 -$ -$ 34 328 3,938 120,958 $ $ -

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 (Posting and mass media) 12 -$ -$ 47 17 200 $ 6,144 $ -

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 (Posting and mass media) 12 -$ -$ 538 2 26 $ 790 $ -

Systems serving over 100,000 (Posting and mass media) 12 -$ -$ 2 0 2 $ 66 $ -

TIER 2 - Distribution

CWS

Systems serving <500 (Posting and hand delivery) 9 -$ $ 0.05 111 8,690 78,206 2,402,274 $ $ 52,148

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 (Mail or Bill Stuffer) 30 -$ $ 0.26 529 4,198 125,947 3,868,737 $ $ 565,869

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 (Mail or Bill Stuffer) 30 -$ $ 0.26 2,038 1,379 41,368 1,270,709 $ $ 742,371

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 (Mail or Bill Stuffer) 30 -$ $ 0.23 9,258 1,119 33,567 1,031,095 $ $ 2,424,944

Systems serving over 100,000 (Mail or Bill Stuffer) 30 -$ $ 0.23 87,991 58 1,748 53,686 $ $ 1,199,953

NTNCWS

Systems serving <500 (Posting and hand delivery) 9 -$ $ 0.05 3,841 34,567 1,061,804 8 $ $ 1,646

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 (Posting and hand delivery) 9 -$ $ 0.05 20 544 4,899 150,489 $ $ 601

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 (Posting and hand delivery) 9 -$ $ 0.05 109 32 284 $ 8,717 $ 187

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 (Posting and hand delivery) 9 -$ $ 0.02 149 6 57 $ 1,744 $ 23

Systems serving over 100,000 (Posting and hand delivery) 9 -$ $ 0.02 2,181 0 0 $ - $ -

TNCWS

Systems serving <500 (Posting and hand delivery) 9 -$ $ 0.05 7,397 66,571 2,044,869 8 $ $ 3,141

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 (Posting and hand delivery) 9 -$ $ 0.05 34 300 2,702 82,994 $ $ 551

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 (Posting and hand delivery) 9 -$ $ 0.05 47 12 105 $ 3,217 $ 30

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 (Posting and hand delivery) 9 -$ $ 0.02 538 0 2 $ 71 $ 3

Systems serving over 100,000 (Posting and hand delivery) 9 -$ $ 0.02 2 0 0 $ 5 $ 0

TIER 3 - Distribution

CWS

Systems serving <500 (Posting and Hand delivery) 9 -$ $ 0.05 12,673 114,061 3,503,651 111 $ $ 76,056

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 (CCR and mail) 5 -$ $ 0.13 529 3,929 19,644 603,402 $ $ 274,309

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 (CCR and mail) 5 -$ $ 0.13 2,038 1,129 5,643 173,349 $ $ 303,821

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 (CCR) 0 -$ -$ 9,258 802 0 $ - $ -

Systems serving over 100,000 (CCR) 0 -$ -$ 87,991 92 0 $ - $ -

NTNCWS

Systems serving <500 (Posting and hand delivery) 9 -$ $ 0.05 5,858 52,718 1,619,356 8 $ $ 2,511

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 (Posting and hand delivery) 9 -$ $ 0.05 20 927 8,346 256,380 $ $ 1,023

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 (Posting and hand delivery) 9 -$ $ 0.05 109 48 432 13,285 $ $ 285

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 (Posting and hand delivery) 9 -$ $ 0.02 149 13 117 $ 3,596 $ 47

Systems serving over 100,000 (Posting and hand delivery) 9 -$ $ 0.02 2,181 0 0 $ - $ -

TNCWS

Systems serving <500 (Posting and hand delivery) 9 -$ $ 0.05 18,971 170,741 5,244,689 8 $ $ 8,057

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 (Posting and hand delivery) 9 -$ $ 0.05 34 623 5,611 172,354 $ $ 1,144

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 (Posting and hand delivery) 9 -$ $ 0.05 47 22 198 $ 6,094 $ 56

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 (Posting and hand delivery) 9 -$ $ 0.02 538 1 9 $ 278 $ 13

Systems serving over 100,000 (Posting and hand delivery) 9 -$ $ 0.02 2 0 0 $ 0 $ 0

TOTAL - Distribution

Total CWS

Systems serving <500 24,750 232,908 7,154,296 $ $ 148,528

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 9,573 162,943 5,005,173 $ $ 840,178

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 3,176 55,032 1,690,446 $ $ 1,046,192

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 2,885 45,133 1,386,365 $ $ 2,424,944

Systems serving over 100,000 309 3,655 112,268 $ $ 1,199,953

TOTAL 40,693 499,672 15,348,548 $ $ 5,659,795

Total NTNCWS

Systems serving <500 11,095 104,050 3,196,141 $ $ 4,756

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 1,735 16,402 503,820 $ $ 1,624

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 95 895 27,502 $ $ 472

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 22 203 $ 6,240 $ 70

Systems serving over 100,000 00 - $ $ -

TOTAL 12,946 121,551 3,733,703 $ $ 6,921

Total TNCWS

Systems serving <500 36,007 352,986 10,842,758 $ $ 15,292

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 1,252 12,251 376,305 $ $ 1,695

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 50 503 15,455 $ $ 85

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 3 37 $ 1,139 $ 16

Systems serving over 100,000 02 7 $ 1 $ -

TOTAL 37,313 365,779 11,235,728 $ $ 17,088

TOTAL 90,952 987,001 30,317,979 $ $ 5,683,805

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.

Exhibit 8

PN RULE ANNUAL ESTIMATED RESPONDENT BURDEN & COST (PWS BURDEN) - DISTRIBUTION OF NOTICES

Tier 3 response rate uses number of systems in violation.

PWSS ICR - Public Notification Rule F-8 July 2008
Labor Capital/ Avg. O&M Service Number of Total Labor Capital/SU/

Hours @ Startup Costs Connections Responses Hours Costs O&M Costs

INFORMATION COLLECTION $30.72 Costs per per per or per per per

ACTIVITY per hour Activity Activity System Activities Year Year Year

DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF REPEAT PUBLIC NOTIFICATION

Preparation of Repeat Notice

TIER 1 - Preparation

A B C D E F=A*E G=$30.72*F H

CWS - Nitrates

Systems serving <500 0.33 -$ -$ N/A 866 289 8,867 $ -$ 

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 0.33 -$ -$ N/A 117 39 1,198 $ -$ 

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 0.33 -$ -$ N/A 6 2 $ 61 -$ 

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 0.33 -$ -$ N/A 6 2 $ 61 -$ 

Systems serving over 100,000 0.33 -$ -$ N/A 0 0 $ - -$ 

TIER 2 - Preparation

CWS - Coliform

Systems serving <500 0.33 -$ -$ N/A 732 244 $ 7,493 -$ 

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 0.33 -$ -$ N/A - - $ - -$ 

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 0.33 -$ -$ N/A - - $ - -$ 

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 0.33 -$ -$ N/A - - $ - -$ 

Systems serving over 100,000 0.33 -$ -$ N/A - - $ - -$ 

CWS - MCL, not NO3 or Coliform

Systems serving <500 0.33 -$ -$ N/A 1,312 437 $ 13,434 -$ 

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 0.33 -$ -$ N/A 848 283 $ 8,679 -$ 

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 0.33 -$ -$ N/A 258 86 $ 2,638 -$ 

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 0.33 -$ -$ N/A 182 61 $ 1,859 -$ 

Systems serving over 100,000 0.33 -$ -$ N/A 4 1 $ 41 -$ 

TOTAL - Preparation of Repeat Notice

Total CWS

Systems serving <500 2,910 970 29,794 $ -$ 

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 965 322 9,877 $ -$ 

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 264 88 2,699 $ -$ 

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 188 63 1,921 $ -$ 

Systems serving over 100,000 41 4 $ 1 -$ 

TOTAL 4,330 1,443 44,331 $ -$ 

Distribution of Repeat Notice

TIER 1 - Distribution

CWS - Nitrate

Systems serving <500 (Posting and hand delivery) 12 -$ $ 0.05 111 866 10,392 319,214 $ $ 5,197

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 (Mass Media) 12 -$ -$ 529 117 1,404 43,127 $ -$ 

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 (Mass Media) 12 -$ -$ 2,038 6 72 2,212 $ -$ 

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 (Mass Media) 12 -$ -$ 9,258 6 72 2,212 $ -$ 

Systems serving over 100,000 (Mass Media) 12 -$ -$ 87,991 0 0 $ - -$ 

TIER 2 - Distribution

CWS - Coliform

Systems serving <500 (Posting and hand delivery) 9 -$ $ 0.05 111 732 6,586 202,310 $ $ 4,392

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 (Mail or Bill Stuffer) 30 -$ $ 0.26 529 - - $ - -$ 

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 (Mail or Bill Stuffer) 30 -$ $ 0.26 2,038 - - $ - -$ 

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 (Mail or Bill Stuffer) 30 -$ $ 0.23 9,258 - - $ - -$ 

Systems serving over 100,000 (Mail or Bill Stuffer) 30 -$ $ 87,991 0.23 - - $ - -$ 

CWS - MCL, not Coliform

Systems serving <500 (Posting and hand delivery) 9 -$ $ 0.05 111 1,312 11,808 362,710 $ $ 7,874

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 (Mail or Bill Stuffer) 30 -$ $ 0.26 529 848 25,428 781,079 $ $ 114,246

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 (Mail or Bill Stuffer) 30 -$ $ 0.26 2,038 258 7,728 237,383 $ $ 138,684

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 (Mail or Bill Stuffer) 30 -$ $ 0.23 9,258 182 5,448 167,348 $ $ 393,571

Systems serving over 100,000 (Mail or Bill Stuffer) 30 -$ $ 87,991 0.23 4 120 3,686 $ $ 82,389

TOTAL - Distribution of Repeat Notice

Total CWS

Systems serving <500 2,910 28,786 884,234 $ $ 17,462

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 965 26,832 824,206 $ $ 114,246

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 264 7,800 239,595 $ $ 138,684

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 188 5,520 169,559 $ $ 393,571

Systems serving over 100,000 4 120 3,686 $ $ 82,389

TOTAL 4,330 69,058 2,121,280 $ $ 746,351

Preparation and Distribution of Repeat Notice

Total CWS

Systems serving <500 5,820 29,756 914,027 $ $ 17,462

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 1,929 27,154 834,082 $ $ 114,246

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 527 7,888 242,294 $ $ 138,684

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 375 5,583 171,480 $ $ 393,571

Systems serving over 100,000 8 121 3,727 $ $ 82,389

TOTAL 8,659 70,501 2,165,611 $ $ 746,351

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.

PN RULE ANNUAL ESTIMATED RESPONDENT BURDEN & COST (PWS BURDEN) - PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF REPEAT NOTICES

Exhibit 9

PWSS ICR - Public Notification Rule F-9 July 2008
Number of Total Labor Capital/SU/

Responses Hours Costs O&M Costs

INFORMATION COLLECTION or per per per

ACTIVITY Activities Year Year Year

TOTAL BURDEN SUMMARY

Total CWS

Systems serving <500 55,319 334,538 10,276,098 $ $ 165,990

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 20,111 221,011 6,788,855 $ $ 954,424

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 6,616 74,557 2,290,183 $ $ 1,184,876

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 5,957 65,072 1,998,831 $ $ 2,818,514

Systems serving over 100,000 623 5,661 173,906 $ $ 1,282,342

TOTAL 88,625 700,839 21,527,873 $ $ 6,406,146

Systems serving <500 22,191 149,870 4,603,593 $ $ 4,756

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 3,470 23,789 730,720 $ $ 1,624

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 189 1,301 $ 39,953 $ 472

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 44 295 $ 9,067 $ 70

Systems serving over 100,000 0 0 $ - $ -

TOTAL 25,893 175,254 5,383,333 $ $ 6,921

Systems serving <500 72,015 527,209 16,194,435 $ $ 15,292

Systems serving 501 - 3,300 2,504 18,273 561,286 $ $ 1,695

Systems serving 3,301 - 10,000 101 763 $ 23,429 $ 85

Systems serving 10,001 - 100,000 7 63 $ 1,933 $ 16

Systems serving over 100,000 0 4 $ 128 $ -

TOTAL 74,626 546,312 16,781,211 $ $ 17,088

TOTAL 189,144 1,422,405 43,692,417 $ $ 6,430,156

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.

Exhibit 10

PN RULE ANNUAL ESTIMATED RESPONDENT BURDEN & COST (PWS BURDEN) - TOTAL BURDEN SUMMARY

Total NTNCWS

Total TNCWS

PWSS ICR - Public Notification Rule F-10 July 2008
Exhibit 11

Labor Capital/ Avg. O&M Number of Total Labor Capital/SU/

Hours @ Startup Costs Responses Hours Costs O&M Costs

INFORMATION COLLECTION $42.80 Costs per per or per per per

ACTIVITY per hour Activity Activity Activities Year Year Year

TOTAL BURDEN SUMMARY

Total Primacy Agencies

PN RULE ANNUAL ESTIMATED PRIMACY AGENCY BURDEN & COST - TOTAL BURDEN SUMMARY

y g

Consultation: Tier 1 3.0 -$ $ - 18,288 54,864 2,348,146 $ $ -

Consultation: Tier 2 1.1 -$ $ - 27,576 30,333 1,298,237 $ $ -

Consultation: Tier 3 0.1 -$ $ - 112,084 11,208 479,710 $ -$ 

Receive/Review PN Certification 0.2 -$ $ - 157,948 31,590 1,352,006 $ $ -

File Reports 0.1 -$ $ - 157,948 15,795 676,003 $ -$ 

TOTAL 473,844 143,790 6,154,101 $ $ -

Source: Burden estimate carried forward from previous ICR.

Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.

PWSS ICR - Public Notification Rule F-11 July 2008
Exhibit 12 

Public Notification Rule - Summary of Original and Revised Burden Estimates

No consultation comments were received on Public Notification burden estimates

PWSS ICR - Public Notification Rule F-12 July 2008
Appendix G 

Operator Certification Spreadsheets 

Exhibit 1

Number of Public Water Systems by System Type and Size Category

[Source: SDWIS/FED Data from October 2007]

Community Water Systems (CWSs) Nontransient Noncommunity Water Systems (NTNCWSs) Transient Noncomm

500 & 501- 3,301- 10,001- Over 500 & 501- 3,301- 10,001- Over 500 & 501- 3,3

Under 3,300 10,000 50,000 50,000 Total Under 3,300 10,000 50,000 50,000 Total Under 3,300 10

 National

Total 29,282 13,906 4,822 3,175 925 52,110 16,034 2,662 120 21 2 18,839 81,873 2,751 

PWSS ICR - Operator Certification G-1 
Operator Certification Program

Percent of 

States in hours in FTEs* Total FTEs

F

Annual Burden

Submittal to EPA 100% 16 0.008 0.44 

Report on status of implementation 100% 16 0.008 0.44 

Document any changes to the program 0% 0 0.000 0.00 AGs certification 0% 0 0.000 0.00 

Expense Reimbursement Grants Program

in hours in FTEs* Total FTEs

F

Annual Burden

Submittal to EPA (i.e., progress report) 560 0.269 10.25 

Amend workplan/describe proposed uses of next allotment (A) 20% 32 0.015 0.18 

Document actual uses of previous FY's allotment (B) 46% 8 0.004 0.10 Administer grant (C) 70% 520 0.250 9.98

*Number of hours in 1 FTE 2,080 hours per year(B) Assumes 26 of 57 states will have exhausted their grant allotments by the end of the first year of this ICR period.(C) 17 of 57 states have completed administering grants as of September 2008.

Time per State

Exhibit 2

STATE WORKLOAD ASSUMPTIONS FOR OPERATOR CERTIFICATION

(A) 17 of 57 states have used their grant allotments, and most other states already have grants in place. Assumes 20% of states may changes or extensions to their existing grants. Percentages of states completing tasks was revised based on "Operator Certification Expense Reimbursement Grants Program: Compendium of State Activities" May 2008.

Time per State

Percent of 

States

PWSS ICR - Operator Certification G-2 
System Activities

Time per 

Operator

(hours)

Number of 

Operators Total FTEs

Other Costs

(per operator) Total Cost

Time per 

System

(hours)

Number of 

Operators Total FTEs

Other Costs

(per operator) Total Cost Total F

Annual burden

Maintain/renew certificationPaid 4.00 8,082 15.54 $25 $992,979.37 4.00 6,043 11.62 $100 $742,539 

Unpaid 4.00 5,796 11.15 n/a $0.00 

Subtotal n/a 13,877 26.69 $25 $992,979 4.00 6,043 11.62 $100 $742,539 

Roundtrip Travel (@ $0.51/mile) n/a 0 n/a $204 $0 n/a 0 n/a $255 $0 

Lodging & Meals (paid only) n/a 0 n/a $400 $0 n/a 0 n/a $500 $0 

Fees (renewal) n/a 3,469 n/a $100 $346,932 n/a 6,043 n/a $100 $604,333 Cost of Course n/a 0 n/a $600 $0 n/a 0 n/a $600 $0 

$346,932 $604,333 

Subtotal for all 2 activities 26.69 $1,339,912 11.62 $1,346,872 

Circuit Rider 0.00 562 0.00 n/a $0 

Annual Burden Subtotal 26.69 $1,339,912 11.62 $1,346,872 

Exhibit 3

ASSUMPTIONS FOR OPERATOR CERTIFICATION BURDEN PER SYSTEM

Systems Serving <3,300 Systems Serving >3,301 

PWSS ICR - Operator Certification G-3 
General Modeling Assumptions

Total number of PWS 155,693 systemsNumber of PWS < 3,300 146,508 systems

Number of PWS > 3,300 9,185 systemsTotal number of CWS/NTNCWS 70,949 systemsNumber of CWS/NTNCWS < 3,300 61,884 systems

Number of CWS/NTNCWS > 3,300 9,065 systemsAvg hourly rate < 3,300 (including benefits & overhead) $30.72 per hour

Avg hourly rate > 3,300 (including benefits & overhead) $30.72 per hourAvg annual salary < 3,300 (including benefits & overhead) $63,892 per year

Avg annual salary > 3,300 (including benefits & overhead) $63,892 per yearAvg hourly rate State employee (including benefits & overhead) $42.80 per hourAvg annual salary State employee (including benefits & overhead) $89,022 per yearNumber of hours in 1 FTE 2,080 hours per yearNumber of FTE hours/day 8 hours per dayNumber of systems per circuit rider 9 systemsNumber of hours per system per year (circuit riders) 225 hours

Values

Exhibit 4

Inputs for Operator Certification and Expense Reimbursement Grants Program

PWSS ICR - Operator Certification G-4 
Annual FTE Estimates

October 2008 - 

September 2009

October 2009 - 

September 2010

October 2010 - 

September 2011 FTEs Hours Dollars FTE

Operator CertificationAnnual Burden

11 Submittal to EPA 0.44 0.44 0.44 1.32 2,736 $117,098 

Annual Burden Subtotal 0.44 0.44 0.44 1.32 2,736 $117,098 

Operator Certification Subtotal 0.44 0.44 0.44 1.32 2,736 $117,098 

Expense Reimbursement Grants Program

Annual Burden

17 Submittal to EPA (i.e., work plan) 10.25 10.25 10.25 30.75 63,962 $2,737,526 

Annual Burden Subtotal 10.25 10.25 10.25 30.75 63,962 $2,737,526 

Expense Reimbursement Grants Program Subtotal 10.25 10.25 10.25 30.75 63,962 $2,737,526 

Total Estimated Burden 10.69 10.69 10.69 32.07 66,698 $2,854,624 

Total Estimated Burden 

Line Item FTE Activities

Exhibit 5

Average Annual Burden and Cost to States for the Operator Certification and Expense Reimbursement Grants Pr

PWSS ICR - Operator Certification G-5 
System Activities

Annual 

Net 

Burden

(FTEs) Other Costs

Annual Net 

Cost

Annual 

Net 

Burden

(FTEs) Other Costs

Annual Net 

Cost*

Annual 

Net 

Burden

(FTEs) Other Costs

Annual Net 

Cost* Hours

Net 

Burden

(FTEs)

Net Other 

Costs Net Cost* 

Annual burden2 Maintain/renew certification4 38.31 $951,266 $2,686,784 38.31 $951,266 $2,686,784 38.31 $951,266 $2,686,784 239047 114.93 $2,853,797 $8,060,351 

Annual Burden Subtotal 38.31 $951,266 $2,686,784 38.31 $951,266 $2,686,784 38.31 $951,266 $2,686,784 239047 114.93 $2,853,797 $8,060,351 

 

Total Burden 38.31 $951,266 $2,686,784 38.31 $951,266 $2,686,784 38.31 $951,266 $2,686,784 239047 114.93 $2,853,797 $8,060,351 

Exhibit 6

October 2008 - September 2009 October 2009 - September 2010 October 2010 - September 2011 Total Estimated Burden 

Average Annual Burden and Cost to Systems for the Operator Certification Program 

PWSS ICR - Operator Certification G-6 
2004 Burden Task

Revised Burden

Expense Reimbursement Grants Program

Administer grant* 520 hrs

Exhibit 7

State Workload Assumptions for Operator Certification

Operator Certification Program - Summary of Original and 

Revised Burden Estimates

*New task incorporated into model based on consultation results. Percentages of states completing tasks was revised based on "Operator Certification Expense Reimbursement Grants Program: Compendium of State Activities" May 2008.

PWSS ICR - Operator Certification G-7 

Appendix H 

Tribal Operator Certification Spreadsheets 

Tribal System Assumption

No. of 

Systems

Total number of systems (1) 983 

Systems that currently have a certified operator (2) 569 

 - Systems that will renew with the state or other provider (3) 426 

 - Systems that will renew with an EPA-approved tribal provider (3) 142 

Systems without certified operator (2) 414 

 - Systems that will seek grandparent status or new certification (3) 207 

 - Systems that will seek grandparent status (3) 135 

 - Systems that will seek new certification (3) 72 

(1) Total tribal systems based October 2007 SDWIS data.

(2) Based on November 2001 GPRA goal status estimates.

(3) EPA estimate.

Exhibit 1

ASSUMPTIONS FOR TRIBAL RESPONDENTS

PWSS ICR - Tribal Certification H-1 July 2008
Hrs per 

Response

Labor Cost

(per Hour)

Labor Cost

(per Response)

Unit O&M 

Cost

Start-up/One-time Activities

Grandparent Status Applications 2 30.72 $ 61.43 $ 0.42 $ 

Ongoing Activities

Training - New Certifications

 - Level 1 (85%) 30.72 40 $ 1,228.69 $ (1)

 - Level 2 (10%) 30.72 26 $ 798.65 $ (1)

 - Level 3 (5%) 30.72 26 $ 798.65 $ (1)

Training - Certification Renewals 40 30.72 $ 1,228.69 $ (1)

Process Reimbursements - New Certifications 30.72 0.5 $ 15.36 $ 0.42 $ 

Process Reimbursements - Certification Renewals 30.72 0.5 $ 15.36 $ 0.42 $ 

Activities

(1) All travel and lodging costs to be reimbursed by EPA.

Tribal Systems

Exhibit 2

ASSUMPTIONS FOR TRIBAL SYSTEM BURDEN AND COSTS

PWSS ICR - Tribal Certification H-2 July 2008
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Start-up/One-time Activities

Grandparent Status Applications 68 67 - - - - - - - 

SubTotal 68 67 - - - - - - - 

Ongoing Activities

Training - New Certifications

 - Level 1 (85%) 31 31 - 58 57 5 15 15 5 

 - Level 2 (10%) 4 4 - 7 7 - - - - 

 - Level 3 (5%) 2 2 - 3 3 - - - - 

Training - Certification Renewals 47 47 46 84 84 41 137 136 41 

Process Reimbursements - New Certifications 37 37 - 68 67 5 15 15 5 

Process Reimbursements - Certification Renewals 47 47 46 84 84 41 137 136 41 

SubTotal 168 168 92 304 302 92 304 302 92 

Total - All Activities 235 236 92 304 302 92 304 302 92 

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Start-up/One-time Activities

Grandparent Status Applications 136 134 - - - - - - - 

SubTotal 136 134 - - - - - - - 

Ongoing Activities

Training - New Certifications

 - Level 1 (85%) 1,240 1,240 - 2,320 2,280 184 608 604 184 

 - Level 2 (10%) 104 104 - 182 182 - - - - 

 - Level 3 (5%) 52 52 - 78 78 - - - - 

Training - Certification Renewals 1,880 1,880 1,840 3,360 3,360 1,656 5,472 5,436 1,656 

Process Reimbursements - New Certifications 19 19 - 34 34 2 8 8 2 

Process Reimbursements - Certification Renewals 24 24 23 42 42 21 68 68 21 

SubTotal 3,318 3,318 1,863 6,016 5,976 1,863 6,156 6,116 1,863 

Total - All Activities 3,452 3,454 1,863 6,016 5,976 1,863 6,156 6,116 1,863 

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Start-up/One-time Activities

Grandparent Status Applications 4,178 $ 4,116 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

SubTotal 4,178 $ 4,116 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Ongoing Activities

Training - New Certifications

 - Level 1 (85%) $ 38,089 38,089 $ - $ 71,264 $ 70,035 $ 5,652 $ 18,676 $ 18,553 $ 5,652 $ 

 - Level 2 (10%) $ 3,195 3,195 $ - $ 5,591 $ 5,591 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

 - Level 3 (5%) $ 1,597 1,597 $ - $ 2,396 $ 2,396 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Training - Certification Renewals 57,748 $ 57,748 $ 56,520 $ 103,210 $ 103,210 $ 50,868 $ 168,085 $ 166,979 $ 50,868 $ 

Process Reimbursements - New Certifications $ 568 568 $ - $ 1,044 $ 1,029 $ 71 $ 233 $ 232 $ 71 $ 

Process Reimbursements - Certification Renewals $ 722 722 $ 706 $ 1,290 $ 1,290 $ 636 $ 2,101 $ 2,087 $ 636 $ 

SubTotal 101,920 $ 101,920 $ 57,226 $ 184,795 $ 183,551 $ 57,226 $ 189,096 $ 187,851 $ 57,226 $ 

Total - All Activities $ 106,036 106,097 $ 57,226 $ 184,795 $ 183,551 $ 57,226 $ 189,096 $ 187,851 $ 57,226 $ 

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Start-up/One-time Activities

Grandparent Status Applications 29 $ 28 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

SubTotal 29 $ 28 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Ongoing Activities

Training - New Certifications

 - Level 1 (85%) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

 - Level 2 (10%) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

 - Level 3 (5%) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Training - Certification Renewals (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Process Reimbursements - New Certifications $ 16 16 $ - $ 29 $ 28 $ 2 $ 6 $ 6 $ 2 $ 

Process Reimbursements - Certification Renewals $ 20 20 $ 19 $ 35 $ 35 $ 17 $ 57 $ 57 $ 17 $ 

SubTotal 35 $ 35 $ 19 $ 64 $ 63 $ 19 $ 64 $ 63 $ 19 $ 

Total - All Activities $ 63 64 $ 19 $ 64 $ 63 $ 19 $ 64 $ 63 $ 19 $ 

(1) All Course fees and travel and lodging costs to be reimbursed by EPA.

Activities

Tribal Systems Labor Cost by Year

Activities

Tribal Systems O&M Cost by Year

Exhibit 3

TRIBAL SYSTEMS YEARLY RESPONSES, BURDEN, AND COSTS

Activities

Tribal Systems Burden by Year

Tribal Systems Responses by Year

Activities

PWSS ICR - Tribal Certification H-3 July 2008
Number of

Providers

Hrs per 

Response

Labor Cost

(per Hour)

Labor Cost

(per Response)

Unit O&M 

Cost

Start-up/One-time Activities

Grant Submission 10 56 44.67 $ 2,502 $ 10 $ 

Program Establishment/Approval - New Providers 10 (1) (1) (1) (1)

Program Establishment/Approval - Existing Providers 5 44 44.67 $ 1,966 $ 10 $ 

Exhibit 4

ASSUMPTIONS FOR CERTIFICATION PROVIDER BURDEN AND COSTS

Note: Providers do not incur burden for annual activities such as running training courses because they are reimbursed for these activities 

by EPA grants.

Activities

(1) Burden and costs for new programs covered by EPA grants.

Certification Training Providers

PWSS ICR - Tribal Certification H-4 July 2008
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Start-up/One-time Activities

Grant Submission 10 - - - - - - - - 

Program Establishment/Approval - New Providers (1) - - - - - - - - 

Program Establishment/Approval - Existing Providers 5 - - - - - - - - 

Total - All Activities 15 - - - - - - - - 

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Start-up/One-time Activities

Grant Submission 560 - - - - - - - - 

Program Establishment/Approval - New Providers (1) - - - - - - - - 

Program Establishment/Approval - Existing Providers 220 - - - - - - - - 

Total - All Activities 780 - - - - - - - - 

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Start-up/One-time Activities

Grant Submission 25,016 $ - - - - - - - - 

Program Establishment/Approval - New Providers (1) - - - - - - - - 

Program Establishment/Approval - Existing Providers 9,828 $ - - - - - - - - 

Total - All Activities 34,844 $ - - - - - - - - 

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Start-up/One-time Activities

Grant Submission 100 $ - - - - - - - - 

Program Establishment/Approval - New Providers (1) - - - - - - - - 

Program Establishment/Approval - Existing Providers 50 $ - - - - - - - - 

Total - All Activities 150 $ - - - - - - - - 

Note: Providers do not incur burden for annual activities such as running training courses because they are reimbursed for these activities by EPA grants.

Exhibit 5

PROVIDER YEARLY RESPONSES, BURDEN, AND COSTS

(1) Costs for new programs covered by EPA grants.

Activities

Provider Burden by Year

Provider Responses by Year

Activities

Activities

Provider Labor Cost by Year

Activities

Provider O&M Cost by Year

PWSS ICR - Tribal Certification H-5 July 2008
Hrs per 

Response

Labor Cost

(per Hour)

Labor Cost

(per Response)

Unit O&M 

Cost

Hrs per 

Response

Labor Cost

(per Hour)

Labor Cost

(per Response)

Unit O&M 

Cost

Start-up/One-time Activities

Initial Assessments 80 41.98 $ 3,358 $ - $ 80 59.83 $ 4,786 $ - $ 

Grant Funding/Approval - 41.98 $ - $ - $ 40 59.83 $ 2,393 $ 50,000 $ 

Program Review/Certification 40 41.98 $ 1,679 $ - $ 40 59.83 $ 2,393 $ - $ 

Develop Tracking System - 41.98 $ - $ - $ 80 59.83 $ 4,786 $ - $ 

Conduct Peer Review 20 41.98 $ 840 $ - $ 40 59.83 $ 2,393 $ - $ 

Review Grandparent Status Applications 8 41.98 $ 336 $ 0.42 $ 8 59.83 $ 479 $ 0.42 $ 

Ongoing Activities

Compliance Tracking - 41.98 $ - $ - $ 0.25 59.83 $ 15 $ - $ 

System Reimbursements - New Certifications

 - Level 1 41.98 0.5 $ 21 $ 733 $ 0.5 59.83 $ 30 $ 733 $ 

 - Level 2 41.98 0.5 $ 21 $ 733 $ 0.5 59.83 $ 30 $ 733 $ 

 - Level 3 41.98 0.5 $ 21 $ 733 $ 0.5 59.83 $ 30 $ 733 $ 

System Reimbursements - Certification Renewals 0.5 41.98 $ 21 $ 733 $ 0.5 59.83 $ 30 $ 733 $ 

Provider Reimbursements - New Certifications

 - Level 1 41.98 0.5 $ 21 $ 789 $ 0.5 59.83 $ 30 $ 789 $ 

 - Level 2 41.98 0.5 $ 21 $ 564 $ 0.5 59.83 $ 30 $ 564 $ 

 - Level 3 41.98 0.5 $ 21 $ 564 $ 0.5 59.83 $ 30 $ 564 $ 

Provider Reimbursements - Certification Renewals 0.5 41.98 $ 21 $ 564 $ 0.5 59.83 $ 30 $ 564 $ 

Enforcement 41.98 8 $ 336 $ - $ 8 59.83 $ 479 $ - $ 

(1) Burden and costs assumed for the 9 EPA Regions with recognized tribal entities.

Exhibit 6

ASSUMPTIONS FOR AGENCY BURDEN AND COSTS

Note: EPA burden and labor costs associated with Tribal operator certification are not included in the totals for the Tribal operator certification program (O&M costs, however are included). 

EPA burden and labor costs for the PWSS ICR as a whole are calculated using a separate method; the EPA Tribal operator certification burden is not added to that total to avoid double 

counting.

Activities

EPA Regions (1) EPA Headquarters

PWSS ICR - Tribal Certification H-6 July 2008
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Start-up/One-time Activities

Initial Assessments 14 - - - - - - - - 

Grant Funding/Approval - - - - - - - - - 

Program Review/Certification 14 - - - - - - - - 

Develop Tracking System - - - - - - - - - 

Conduct Peer Review 9 - - - - - - - - 

Review Grandparent Status Applications 63 63 - - - - - - - 

SubTotal 100 63 - - - - - - - 

Ongoing Activities

Compliance Tracking - - - - - - - - - 

System Reimbursements - New Certifications

 - Level 1 29 29 - 54 53 4 14 14 4 

 - Level 2 4 4 - 7 7 - - - - 

 - Level 3 2 2 - 3 3 - - - - 

System Reimbursements - Certification Renewals 44 44 43 78 78 39 128 127 39 

Provider Reimbursements - New Certifications

 - Level 1 29 29 - 54 53 4 14 14 4 

 - Level 2 4 4 - 7 7 - - - - 

 - Level 3 2 2 - 3 3 - - - - 

Provider Reimbursements - Certification Renewals 44 44 43 78 78 39 128 127 39 

Enforcement 3 3 2 6 6 2 6 6 2 

SubTotal 161 161 88 290 288 88 290 288 88 

Total - All Activities 261 224 88 290 288 88 290 288 88 

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Start-up/One-time Activities

Initial Assessments 1,120 - - - - - - - - 

Grant Funding/Approval - - - - - - - - - 

Program Review/Certification 560 - - - - - - - - 

Develop Tracking System - - - - - - - - - 

Conduct Peer Review 180 - - - - - - - - 

Review Grandparent Status Applications 504 504 - - - - - - - 

SubTotal 2,364 504 - - - - - - - 

Ongoing Activities

Compliance Tracking - - - - - - - - - 

System Reimbursements - New Certifications

 - Level 1 15 15 - 27 27 2 7 7 2 

 - Level 2 2 2 - 4 4 - - - - 

 - Level 3 1 1 - 2 2 - - - - 

System Reimbursements - Certification Renewals 22 22 22 39 39 20 64 64 20 

Provider Reimbursements - New Certifications

 - Level 1 15 15 - 27 27 2 7 7 2 

 - Level 2 2 2 - 4 4 - - - - 

 - Level 3 1 1 - 2 2 - - - - 

Provider Reimbursements - Certification Renewals 22 22 22 39 39 20 64 64 20 

Enforcement 24 24 16 48 48 16 48 48 16 

SubTotal 103 103 59 190 189 59 190 189 59 

Total - All Activities 2,467 607 59 190 189 59 190 189 59 

AGENCY REGIONAL YEARLY RESPONSES, BURDEN, AND COSTS (Continued)

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Start-up/One-time Activities

Initial Assessments 47,012 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Grant Funding/Approval - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Program Review/Certification 23,506 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Develop Tracking System - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Conduct Peer Review 7,556 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Review Grandparent Status Applications 21,156 $ 21,156 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

SubTotal 99,230 $ 21,156 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Ongoing Activities

Compliance Tracking - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

System Reimbursements - New Certifications

 - Level 1 609 $ 609 $ - $ 1,133 $ 1,112 $ 84 $ 294 $ 294 $ 84 $ 

 - Level 2 84 $ 84 $ - $ 147 $ 147 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

 - Level 3 42 $ 42 $ - $ 63 $ 63 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

System Reimbursements - Certification Renewals 923 $ 923 $ 902 $ 1,637 $ 1,637 $ 819 $ 2,686 $ 2,665 $ 819 $ 

Provider Reimbursements - New Certifications

 - Level 1 609 $ 609 $ - $ 1,133 $ 1,112 $ 84 $ 294 $ 294 $ 84 $ 

 - Level 2 84 $ 84 $ - $ 147 $ 147 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

 - Level 3 42 $ 42 $ - $ 63 $ 63 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Provider Reimbursements - Certification Renewals 923 $ 923 $ 902 $ 1,637 $ 1,637 $ 819 $ 2,686 $ 2,665 $ 819 $ 

Enforcement 1,007 $ 1,007 $ 672 $ 2,015 $ 2,015 $ 672 $ 2,015 $ 2,015 $ 672 $ 

SubTotal 4,323 $ 4,323 $ 2,477 $ 7,975 $ 7,933 $ 2,477 $ 7,975 $ 7,933 $ 2,477 $ 

Total - All Activities 103,553 $ 25,479 $ 2,477 $ 7,975 $ 7,933 $ 2,477 $ 7,975 $ 7,933 $ 2,477 $ 

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Start-up/One-time Activities

Initial Assessments - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Grant Funding/Approval - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Program Review/Certification - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Develop Tracking System - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Conduct Peer Review - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Review Grandparent Status Applications 26 $ 26 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

SubTotal 26 $ 26 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Ongoing Activities

Compliance Tracking - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

System Reimbursements - New Certifications

 - Level 1 21,253 $ 21,253 $ - $ 39,575 $ 38,843 $ 2,932 $ 10,260 $ 10,260 $ 2,932 $ 

 - Level 2 2,932 $ 2,932 $ - $ 5,130 $ 5,130 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

 - Level 3 1,466 $ 1,466 $ - $ 2,199 $ 2,199 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

System Reimbursements - Certification Renewals 32,247 $ 32,247 $ 31,514 $ 57,164 $ 57,164 $ 28,582 $ 93,808 $ 93,076 $ 28,582 $ 

Provider Reimbursements - New Certifications

 - Level 1 22,887 $ 22,887 $ - $ 42,618 $ 41,829 $ 3,157 $ 11,049 $ 11,049 $ 3,157 $ 

 - Level 2 2,255 $ 2,255 $ - $ 3,947 $ 3,947 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

 - Level 3 1,128 $ 1,128 $ - $ 1,692 $ 1,692 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Provider Reimbursements - Certification Renewals 24,809 $ 24,809 $ 24,246 $ 43,980 $ 43,980 $ 21,990 $ 72,173 $ 71,609 $ 21,990 $ 

Enforcement - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

SubTotal 108,977 $ 108,977 $ 55,759 $ 196,305 $ 194,783 $ 56,661 $ 187,291 $ 185,994 $ 56,661 $ 

Total - All Activities 109,004 $ 109,004 $ 55,759 $ 196,305 $ 194,783 $ 56,661 $ 187,291 $ 185,994 $ 56,661 $ 

Activities

EPA Regional Labor Cost by Year

Activities

EPA Regional O&M Cost by Year

Note: EPA burden and labor costs associated with Tribal operator certification are not included in the totals for the Tribal operator certification program (O&M costs, however are included). EPA burden and labor 

costs for the PWSS ICR as a whole are calculated using a separate method; the EPA Tribal operator certification burden is not added to that total to avoid double counting.

Activities

Exhibt 7

AGENCY REGIONAL YEARLY RESPONSES, BURDEN, AND COSTS

EPA Regional Responses by Year

Activities

EPA Regional Burden by Year

PWSS ICR - Tribal Certification H-7 July 2008
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Start-up/One-time Activities

Initial Assessments 1 - - - - - - - - 

Grant Funding/Approval 10 - - - - - - - - 

Program Review/Certification 1 - - - - - - - - 

Develop Tracking System 1 - - - - - - - - 

Conduct Peer Review 1 - - - - - - - - 

Review Grandparent Status Applications 5 5 - - - - - - - 

SubTotal 19 5 - - - - - - - 

Ongoing Activities

Compliance Tracking 983 983 983 983 983 983 983 983 983 

System Reimbursements - New Certifications

 - Level 1 2 2 - 4 4 - 1 1 - 

 - Level 2 - - - - - - - - - 

 - Level 3 - - - - - - - - - 

System Reimbursements - Certification Renewals 3 3 3 6 6 3 9 9 3 

Provider Reimbursements - New Certifications

 - Level 1 2 2 - 4 4 - 1 1 - 

 - Level 2 - - - - - - - - - 

 - Level 3 - - - - - - - - - 

Provider Reimbursements - Certification Renewals 3 3 3 6 6 3 9 9 3 

Enforcement - - - - - - - - - 

SubTotal 993 993 989 1,003 1,003 989 1,003 1,003 989 

Total - All Activities 1,012 998 989 1,003 1,003 989 1,003 1,003 989 

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Start-up/One-time Activities

Initial Assessments 80 - - - - - - - - 

Grant Funding/Approval 400 - - - - - - - - 

Program Review/Certification 40 - - - - - - - - 

Develop Tracking System 80 - - - - - - - - 

Conduct Peer Review 40 - - - - - - - - 

Review Grandparent Status Applications 40 40 - - - - - - - 

SubTotal 680 40 - - - - - - - 

Ongoing Activities

Compliance Tracking 246 246 246 246 246 246 246 246 246 

System Reimbursements - New Certifications

 - Level 1 1 1 - 2 2 - 1 1 - 

 - Level 2 - - - - - - - - - 

 - Level 3 - - - - - - - - - 

System Reimbursements - Certification Renewals 2 2 2 3 3 2 5 5 2 

Provider Reimbursements - New Certifications

 - Level 1 1 1 - 2 2 - 1 1 - 

 - Level 2 - - - - - - - - - 

 - Level 3 - - - - - - - - - 

Provider Reimbursements - Certification Renewals 2 2 2 3 3 2 5 5 2 

Enforcement - - - - - - - - - 

SubTotal 251 251 249 256 256 249 256 256 249 

Total - All Activities 931 291 249 256 256 249 256 256 249 

AGENCY HEADQUARTERS YEARLY RESPONSES, BURDEN, AND COSTS (Continued)

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Start-up/One-time Activities

Initial Assessments 4,786 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Grant Funding/Approval 23,931 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Program Review/Certification 2,393 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Develop Tracking System 4,786 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Conduct Peer Review 2,393 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Review Grandparent Status Applications 2,393 $ 2,393 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

SubTotal 40,683 $ 2,393 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Ongoing Activities

Compliance Tracking 14,703 $ 14,703 $ 14,703 $ 14,703 $ 14,703 $ 14,703 $ 14,703 $ 14,703 $ 14,703 $ 

System Reimbursements - New Certifications

 - Level 1 60 $ 60 $ - $ 120 $ 120 $ - $ 30 $ 30 $ - $ 

 - Level 2 - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

 - Level 3 - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

System Reimbursements - Certification Renewals 90 $ 90 $ 90 $ 179 $ 179 $ 90 $ 269 $ 269 $ 90 $ 

Provider Reimbursements - New Certifications

 - Level 1 60 $ 60 $ - $ 120 $ 120 $ - $ 30 $ 30 $ - $ 

 - Level 2 - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

 - Level 3 - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Provider Reimbursements - Certification Renewals 90 $ 90 $ 90 $ 179 $ 179 $ 90 $ 269 $ 269 $ 90 $ 

Enforcement - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

SubTotal 15,002 $ 15,002 $ 14,882 $ 15,301 $ 15,301 $ 14,882 $ 15,301 $ 15,301 $ 14,882 $ 

Total - All Activities 55,685 $ 17,395 $ 14,882 $ 15,301 $ 15,301 $ 14,882 $ 15,301 $ 15,301 $ 14,882 $ 

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Start-up/One-time Activities

Initial Assessments - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Grant Funding/Approval 500,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Program Review/Certification - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Develop Tracking System - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Conduct Peer Review - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Review Grandparent Status Applications 2 $ 2 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

SubTotal 500,002 $ 2 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Ongoing Activities

Compliance Tracking - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

System Reimbursements - New Certifications

 - Level 1 1,466 $ 1,466 $ - $ 2,932 $ 2,932 $ - $ 733 $ 733 $ - $ 

 - Level 2 - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

 - Level 3 - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

System Reimbursements - Certification Renewals 2,199 $ 2,199 $ 2,199 $ 4,397 $ 4,397 $ 2,199 $ 6,596 $ 6,596 $ 2,199 $ 

Provider Reimbursements - New Certifications

 - Level 1 1,578 $ 1,578 $ - $ 3,157 $ 3,157 $ - $ 789 $ 789 $ - $ 

 - Level 2 - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

 - Level 3 - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

Provider Reimbursements - Certification Renewals 1,692 $ 1,692 $ 1,692 $ 3,383 $ 3,383 $ 1,692 $ 5,075 $ 5,075 $ 1,692 $ 

Enforcement - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 

SubTotal 6,934 $ 6,934 $ 3,890 $ 13,869 $ 13,869 $ 3,890 $ 13,193 $ 13,193 $ 3,890 $ 

Total - All Activities 506,936 $ 6,936 $ 3,890 $ 13,869 $ 13,869 $ 3,890 $ 13,193 $ 13,193 $ 3,890 $ 

Activities

EPA Headquarters Labor Cost by Year

Note: EPA burden and labor costs associated with Tribal operator certification are not included in the totals for the Tribal operator certification program (O&M costs, however are included). 

EPA burden and labor costs for the PWSS ICR as a whole are calculated using a separate method; the EPA Tribal operator certification burden is not added to that total to avoid double 

counting.

Exhbit 8

AGENCY HEADQUARTERS YEARLY RESPONSES, BURDEN, AND COSTS

EPA Headquarters Responses by Year

Activities

Activities

EPA Headquarters O&M Cost by Year

EPA Headquarters Burden by Year

Activities

PWSS ICR - Tribal Certification H-8 July 2008
October 1, 2008 - 

September 30, 2009

October 1, 2009 - 

September 30, 2010

October 1, 2010 - 

September 30, 2011

October 1, 2008 - 

September 30, 2009

October 1, 2009 - 

September 30, 2010

October 1, 2010 - 

September 30, 2011

October 1, 2008 - 

September 30, 2009

October 1, 2009 - 

September 30, 2010

October 1, 2010 - 

September 30, 2011

EPA Headquarters 1 1,000 1,003 993 998.3 254 256 251 253.4 $ 10,867 $ 13,193 $ 6,216 $ 10,092

EPA Regions 9 240 289 138 222.0 157 189 146.0 92 $ 154,633 $ 186,318 $ 88,994 $ 143,315

EPA Total 10 1,239 1,292 1,131 1,220.3 411 445 342 399.4 $ 165,500 $ 199,511 $ 95,210 $ 153,407

Tribal Systems 349 251 303 145 232.7 5,083 6,126 2,926 4,711.5 $ 53 $ 64 $ 30 $ 49

Certification Providers 15 - - - - - - - - $ - $ - $ - $ -

Other Measures

October 1, 2008 - 

September 30, 2009

October 1, 2009 - 

September 30, 2010

October 1, 2010 - 

September 30, 2011

October 1, 2008 - 

September 30, 2009

October 1, 2009 - 

September 30, 2010

October 1, 2010 - 

September 30, 2011

EPA Headquarters 1 1,000 1,003 993 998.3 $ 15,196 $ 15,301 $ 14,987 $ 15,162

EPA Regions 9 27 32 15 24.7 $ 6,601 $ 7,944 $ 3,841 $ 6,128

EPA Total 10 124 129 113 122.0 $ 21,797 $ 23,245 $ 18,828 $ 21,290

Tribal Systems 349 0.7 0.9 0.4 0.7 $ 156,128 $ 188,162 $ 89,883 $ 144,724

Certification Providers 15 - - - - $ - $ - $ - -$ 

Exhibit 9

BURDEN AND COST SUMMARY 

Annual Labor Cost

Average

Annual

Labor

Respondent Respondents Cost

Annual Responses per Respondent

Average

Annual

Responses/

Respondent

Average

Annual O&M

Respondent Respondents (Cost Burden)

Annual Burden Estimates

Annual O&M (Cost Burden)

Annual Response Estimates Average Estimates

Annual

Responses

Average

Annual

Burden

Note: EPA burden and labor costs associated with Tribal operator certification are not included in the totals for the Tribal operator certification program (O&M costs, however are included). EPA burden and labor costs for the 

PWSS ICR as a whole are calculated using a separate method; the EPA Tribal operator certification burden is not added to that total to avoid double counting.

PWSS ICR - Tribal Certification H-9 July 2008
Exhibit 10

Tribal Certification - Summary of Original and Revised Burden Estimates

No consultation comments were received on Tribal Certification burden estimates.

PWSS ICR - Tribal Certification H-10 July 2008
Appendix I 

Constructed Conveyances Spreadsheets 

Activity

Number of 

PWSs per Year

Annual Burden 

per PWS (hrs)

Total Annual 

Burden (hrs)

Hourly 

Labor Cost

Total Annual 

Labor Cost

O&M Cost 

Per PWS

Total An

O&M Co

Surveys and Data Collection 114 20 2,280 30.72 $ 70,035 $ - $ 

$ 

Application for Other Residential Uses Exclusion 28.5 10 285 30.72 $ 8,754 $ - $ 

$ 

Application for Alternative Water Exclusion 28.5 10 285 30.72 $ 8,754 $ - $ 

$ 

Application for Treatment Exclusion 28.5 10 285 30.72 $ 8,754 $ - $ 

$ 

Application for Certain Piped Irrigation Districts Exclusion 28.5 10 285 30.72 $ 8,754 $ - $ 

$ 

Communication with Primacy Agency 370.5 10 3,705 30.72 $ 113,807 $ - $ 

$ 

Recordkeeping 370.5 1 371 30.72 $ 11,381 $ - $ 

$ 

Source: Estimates based on discussions with EPA Regional personnel.

Exhibit 1 - Identification of PWSs Under the Revised PWS Definition - Use of Constructed C

(Annual PWS Burden Assumptions)

PWSS ICR - Constructed Conveyances I-1 
Activity

Number of 

PWSs per Year 

per Primacy 

Agency

Annual Burden 

per PWS (hrs)

No. of Primacy 

Agencies

Total Annual 

Burden (hrs)

Hourly 

Labor Cost

Total Annual 

Labor Cost

O&M Cost 

Per PWS

Tota

O&

Review Surveys and Data Collection/Make Determinations 2 150 57 17,100 42.80 $ 731,865 $ - $ 

$ 

Review Applications for Other Residential Uses Exclusion/Make Determinations 0.5 10 57 285 42.80 $ 12,198 $ - $ 

$ 

Review Applications for Alternative Water Exclusion/Make Determinations 0.5 10 57 285 42.80 $ 12,198 $ - $ 

$ 

Review Applications for Treatment Exclusion/Make Determinations 0.5 10 57 285 42.80 $ 12,198 $ - $ 

$ 

Review Applications for Certain Piped Irrigation Districts Exclusion/Make Determinations 0.5 10 57 285 42.80 $ 12,198 $ - $ 

$ 

Communication with PWSs 6.5 10 57 3,705 42.80 $ 158,571 $ - $ 

$ 

Recordkeeping 6.5 60 57 22,230 42.80 $ 951,424 $ - $ 

$ 

Source: Estimates based on discussions with EPA Regional personnel.

Exhibit 2 - Identification of PWSs Under the Revised PWS Definition - Use of Constructed Conv

(Annual Primacy Agency Burden Assumptions)

PWSS ICR - Constructed Conveyances I-2 
Requirement

Annual 

Respondents

Avg. Annual 

Responses Annual Burden

Annual Burden 

(Labor) Cost

A

Surveys and Data Collection 114 114 2,280 $ 70,035 $ 

Application for Other Residential Uses Exclusion 28.5 28.5 285 $ 8,754 $ 

Application for Alternative Water Exclusion 28.5 28.5 285 $ 8,754 $ 

Application for Treatment Exclusion 28.5 28.5 285 $ 8,754 $ 

Application for Certain Piped Irrigation Districts Exclusion 28.5 28.5 285 $ 8,754 $ 

Communication with Primacy Agency 370.5 370.5 3,705 $ 113,807 $ 

Recordkeeping 370.5 370.5 371 $ 11,381 $ 

Total 371 969 7,496 230,241 $ 

$ 

Requirement

Annual 

Respondents

Avg. Annual 

Responses Annual Burden

Annual Burden 

(Labor) Cost

A

Review Surveys and Data Collection/Make Determinations 57 114 17,100 $ 731,865 $ 

Review Applications for Other Residential Uses Exclusion/Make Determinations 57 28.5 285 $ 12,198 $ 

Review Applications for Alternative Water Exclusion/Make Determinations 57 28.5 285 $ 12,198 $ 

Review Applications for Treatment Exclusion/Make Determinations 57 28.5 285 $ 12,198 $ 

Review Applications for Certain Piped Irrigation Districts Exclusion/Make Determinations 57 28.5 285 $ 12,198 $ 

Communication with PWSs 57 370.5 3,705 $ 158,571 $ 

Recordkeeping 57 370.5 22,230 $ 951,424 $ 

Total 57 969 44,175 1,890,651 $ 

$ 

Exhibit 3a - Identification of PWSs Under the Revised PWS Definition - Use of Constructed Con

(PWS Burden and Cost Summary)

Exhibit 3b - Identification of PWSs Under the Revised PWS Definition - Use of Constructed Con

(State Burden and Cost Summary)

PWSS ICR - Constructed Conveyances I-3 
Constructed Conveyance - Summary of Original and Revised Burden Estimates

Exhibit 4

No consultation comments were received on Constructed Conveyances burden estimates.

PWSS ICR - Constructed Conveyances I-4 
Appendix J 

Proficiency Testing Spreadsheets 

Total A

Bu

(all 

Read Instructions 0.5 0.5 0 1.0 2,363 Plan Activities 0.2 0 0 0.2 2,363 Analyze Inorganics 0 3.3 0 3.3 1,082 

Analyze DBPs 0 2.0 0 2.0 871 

Analyze Organics 0 16.0 0 16.0 410 

Report Results 0.5 0 0.5 1.0 2,363 

Maintain Records 0 0 0.1 0.1 2,363 

1 Data from Registry of Laboratories Certified for Testing Drinking Water Parameters, February 1995.

Annual Average per Respondent Burden

(D) = (A) + (B) + (C)

Collection 

Activities

Manager 

hours/year

Chemist 

hours/year

Records 

Clerk 

hours/year Total Hours per Lab # of Labs 1

(A) (B)

Annual Average Burden

(C) (E)

Exhibit 1. Estimated Laboratory Burden for Proficiency Testing

(F

PWSS ICR ‐ Proficiency Testing J‐1 
O&M Costs 

Manager at $89.13/hr Chemist at $53.96/hr Records Clerk at $26.45/hr Labor Costs per Activity # of Labs Labor Costs/Year Standards at $15.63/a

(A) (B) (C)

Read Instructions $44.15 $26.73 $0.00 $70.88 2,363 $167,483 

Plan Activities $17.66 $0.00 $0.00 $17.66 2,363 $41,730 Analyze Inorganics $0.00 $175.60 $0.00 $175.60 1,082 $190,003 Analyze Disinfection Byproducts $0.00 $106.91 $0.00 $106.91 871 $93,121 

Analyze Organic Chemicals $0.00 $855.30 $0.00 $855.30 410 $350,673 Report Results $44.15 $0.00 $13.10 $57.25 2,363 $135,290 

Maintain Records $0.00 $0.00 $2.62 $2.62 2,363 $6,193 

$984,493 

$417 

1 Salaries from U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, May 2007, National Industry Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates. Loaded by factor of 1.6 to account for benefits.2U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, Natural Science Manager 11-9121.3U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, Chemist 19-2031. 4U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, Information and Record Clerk 43-4199.

(D) = (A) + (B) + (C) (E)

Exhibit 2. Estimated Laboratory Cost for Proficiency Testing

(F) = (D) * (E)

Average Annual Costs per Laboratory Respondent

Collection Activities hourly rates * labor hours from Exhibit 6-1, columns (a)-(c) (G) = (E) * $15.63 * # o

Labor Costs

Average Annual Costs for All Laboratory Respondents

PWSS ICR ‐ Proficiency Testing J‐2 
Cost/Burden

Total Across 3 ICR Years (October 

2008-September 2011)

Average Per Year over IC

(October 2008-Septembe

Number of Respondents (Laboratories) 2,363 Total Responses 7,089 Number of Responses per Lab 3 Burden Hours per Lab 21.95 Total Burden Hours (all 2,363 labs) 51,874 Hours per Response (Total hours from above/Total responses from above) 21.95 Per Laboratory Labor Costs $1,250 

Total Labor Costs (all 2,363 labs) $2,953,479 

Per Laboratory O&M Costs $1,165 

Total O&M Costs (all 2,363 labs) $2,751,929 

Total Lab Costs (Labor plus O&M costs for all 2,363 labs) $5,705,407 

Exhibit 3. Bottom Line Burden and Costs (for ICR period of October 2008-September 2011)

PWSS ICR ‐ Proficiency Testing J‐3