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collection instrument or form, if 

applicable. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to range between 0.725 hours 

and 508 hours per response, depending 

upon the type of response. Burden is 

defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b). 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Entities potentially affected by this 

action are manufacturers, processors or 

importers of chemical substances. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Estimated Average Number of 

Responses for Each Respondent: 4.8. 

Estimated No. of Respondents: 443. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 117,162 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Costs: 

$34,417,821. 

Changes in Burden Estimates: This 

request reflects a decrease of 350 hours 

(from 117,512 hours to 117,162 hours) 

in the total estimated respondent 

burden from that currently in the OMB 

inventory. This decrease represents a reestimate in the number of annual 

submissions to reflect EPA’s 

experiences since the most recent ICR. 

The decrease in the number of annual 

submissions is largely associated with 

the finalization of the e-PMN rule in 

2010. The change is an adjustment. 

Dated: November 30, 2011. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2011–31405 Filed 12–6–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2011–0439; FRL–9500–7] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Disinfectants/Disinfection 

Byproducts, Chemical and 

Radionuclides (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

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

announces that an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) has been 

forwarded to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval. This is a request to renew an 

existing approved collection. The ICR, 

which is abstracted below, describes the 

nature of the information collection and 

its estimated burden and cost. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before January 6, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2011–0439, to (1) EPA online using 

http://www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by email to OW– 

Docket@epa.gov or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by 

mail to: Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), 

Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 

17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew Reed, Drinking Water 

Protection Division, Office of Ground 

Water and Drinking Water, (4606M), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 

564–4719; fax number: (202) 564–3755; 

email address: reed.matthew@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has 

submitted the following ICR to OMB for 

review and approval according to the 

procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. 

On July 5, 2011 (76 FR 39092), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no 

comments during the comment period. 

Any additional comments on this ICR 

should be submitted to EPA and OMB 

within 30 days of this notice. 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OW–2011–0439 Notice 2, which is 

available for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Water Docket in the EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., 

NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 

Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 

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

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Reading Room 

is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the Water Docket is (202) 

566–2426. 

Use EPA’s electronic docket and 

comment system at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, to submit or view 

public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the docket, and 

to access those documents in the docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

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

key in the docket ID number identified 

above. Please note that EPA’s policy is 

that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing at http://www.regulations.gov 

as EPA receives them and without 

change, unless the comment contains 

copyrighted material, confidential 

business information (CBI), or other 

information whose public disclosure is 

restricted by statute. For further 

information about the electronic docket, 

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

Title: Disinfectants/Disinfection 

Byproducts, Chemical and 

Radionuclides (Renewal). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1896.09, 

OMB Control No. 2040–0204. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on December 31, 2011. Under 

OMB regulations, the Agency may 

continue to conduct or sponsor the 

collection of information while this 

submission is pending at OMB. An 

Agency may not conduct or sponsor, 

and a person is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information, unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. The OMB control numbers for 

EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations (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 Disinfectants/ 

Disinfection Byproducts, Chemical and 

Radionuclides ICR examines Public 

Water System, primacy agency and EPA 

burden and costs for recordkeeping and 

reporting requirements in support of the 

chemical drinking water regulations. 

These recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements are mandatory for 

compliance with 40 CFR parts 141 and 

142. The following chemical regulations 

are included: Stage 1 Disinfectants and 

Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 1 

DBPR), Stage 2 Disinfectants and 

Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 2 

DBPR), Chemical Phase Rules (Phases 

II/IIB/V), 1976 Radionuclides Rule and 

2000 Radionuclides Rule, Total 

Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Rule, 

Disinfectant Residual Monitoring and 

Associated Activities under the Surface 

Water Treatment Rule, Arsenic Rule, 

Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) and 

revisions. Future chemical-related 

rulemakings will be added to this 

consolidated ICR after the regulations 

are finalized and the initial, rulespecific, ICRs are due to expire. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average .45 hours per 

response. Burden means the total time, 

effort, or financial resources expended 

by persons to generate, maintain, retain, 


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or disclose or provide information to or 

for a Federal agency. This includes the 

time needed to review instructions; 

develop, acquire, install, and utilize 

technology and systems for the purposes 

of collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; adjust the 

existing ways to comply with any 

previously applicable instructions and 

requirements which have subsequently 

changed; train personnel to be able to 

respond to a collection of information; 

search data sources; complete and 

review the collection of information; 

and transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Owners/operators of Public Water 

Systems who must report to their 

primacy agency. Primacy agencies, 

which include States. Tribes (if they 

have been authorized to act as primacy 

agencies), and EPA Regions that act as 

primacy agencies in Indian lands and 

States that do not have primacy. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

153,036. 

Frequency of Response: Varies by 

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

quarterly, semi-annually, annually, 

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

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

5,734,335. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

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

annualized capital or O&M costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is a 

decrease of 384,924 hours in the total 

estimated burden currently identified in 

the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 

Burdens. This decrease is a result of 

updating relevant baseline information 

for each rule with the most current and 

accurate information available (e.g., 

Public Water System inventories) and 

updating burden to incorporate the 

results of consultation with 

stakeholders. Where appropriate and 

available, estimated violation, waiver, 

and other associated rates have also 

been updated to reflect current 

information on rule compliance. 

Dated: November 30, 2011. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

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

BILLING CODE ;P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2011–0465; FRL–9500–6] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Water Quality Standards 

Regulations (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

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

announces that an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) has been 

forwarded to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval. This is a request to renew an 

existing approved collection. The ICR, 

which is abstracted below, describes the 

nature of the information collection and 

its estimated burden and cost. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before January 6, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

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

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

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

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Water Docket, 

Mailcode 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and 

(2) OMB by mail to: Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 

725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth 

LeaMond, Standards and Health 

Protection Division, Office of Science 

and Technology (4305T), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: (202) 566–0444; fax 

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

leamond.beth@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has 

submitted the following ICR to OMB for 

review and approval according to the 

procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. 

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

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no 

comments. Any additional comments on 

this ICR should be submitted to EPA 

and OMB within 30 days of this notice. 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OW–2011–0465, which is available 

for online viewing at 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Water Docket in the EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 

Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 

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

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Reading Room 

is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the Water Docket is (202) 

566–2426. 

Use EPA’s electronic docket and 

comment system at 

www.regulations.gov, to submit or view 

public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the docket, and 

to access those documents in the docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

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

key in the docket ID number identified 

above. Please note that EPA’s policy is 

that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing at www.regulations.gov as EPA 

receives them and without change, 

unless the comment contains 

copyrighted material, confidential 

business information (CBI), or other 

information whose public disclosure is 

restricted by statute. For further 

information about the electronic docket, 

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

Title: Water Quality Standards 

Regulation (Renewal). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0988.11, 

OMB Control No. 2040–0049. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on December 31, 2011. Under 

OMB regulations, the Agency may 

continue to conduct or sponsor the 

collection of information while this 

submission is pending at OMB. An 

Agency may not conduct or sponsor, 

and a person is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information, unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. The OMB control numbers for 

EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the CFR, 

after appearing in the Federal Register 

when approved, are listed in 40 CFR 

part 9, are displayed either by 

publication in the Federal Register or 

by other appropriate means, such as on 

the related collection instrument or 

form, if applicable. The display of OMB 

control numbers in certain EPA 

regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR 

part 9. 

Abstract: Water quality standards are 

provisions of State, Tribal, and Federal 

law that consist of designated uses for 

waters of the United States, water 

quality criteria to protect the designated 

uses, and an antidegradation policy. 

Section 303(c) of the Clean Water Act 

requires States and authorized Tribes to 

establish water quality standards, and to 

review and, if appropriate, revise their 


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