**NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Supplemental Notice**

On July 30, 2013, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule that would require electronic reporting instead of current paper-based NPDES reports. This action would modernize NPDES reporting, save time and resources for regulated entities and regulatory agencies, better protect the Nation’s waters by improving compliance, and provide the public with access to information that affects their communities. The proposal would enhance transparency and accountability by providing regulatory agencies and the public with more timely, complete, accurate, and nationally-consistent data about the NPDES program and potential sources of water pollution. The benefits of this proposed rulemaking should allow NPDES-authorized This spreadsheet provides an example of the data EPA uses for its Economic Analysis supporting this rulemaking. Stakeholders that wish to provide comments and information to EPA as part of the notice and comment**Facility Data Permit Data**  **Compliance Monitoring Data** 

****Description of Data Families** Facility Data Permit Data Compliance Monitoring Data
DMR Data Violation Data Program Report Data Enforcement Action Data Documents compliance monitoring activities at permitted facilities. This family of data generally includes information associated with inspections such as inspection type, and dates associated with the inspection. Includes effluent monitoring data provided by NPDES facilities. DMR information includes data elements regarding pollutant concentrations, wastewater flow, and other data about the effluent discharge. Includes data associated with violations such as single event, effluent, and compliance schedule violations. Includes program reports submitted for NPDES subprograms including: CAFOs, pretreatment, biosolids, sewer overflows, and MS4). Sewer overflows include sanitary sewer overflows, combine sewer overflows, and bypass events. Includes data regarding the enforcement action itself (e.g., documenting reason for deleting an action) as well as associated compliance schedules and penalties. Includes data such as name, street and mailing address of the regulated entity and a contact name. Includes basic permit information, tracking of a permit’s issuance, narrative permit conditions such as permit schedules, and permitted features (outfalls). **Number of Minutes to Enter a Single Data Element Electronically  ** User Type (Batch,** **Hybrid, Direct) State**  Enter the average number of minutes it currently takes to enter a data element electronically. Estimates can be for a single data element or total time divided by the number of data elements for each data family (see descriptions below).

Please provide detailed basis for the above estimates. For example, if the estimates are based on dividing the total amount of time for electronic data entry by the number of data elements entered, specify the total time and number of data elements. Also provide any assumptions. Include only the time it takes to enter the data elements including time to research and locate the data; exclude time associated with data collection or other activities not directly associated with data entry. Enter inputs into blue shaded cells.**DMR Data Violation Data**  **Program Report Data**  **Enforcement**

**Action Data**

Documents compliance monitoring activities at permitted facilities. This family of data generally includes information associated with inspections such as Includes effluent monitoring data provided by NPDES facilities. DMR information includes data elements regarding pollutant concentrations, wastewater flow, Includes data associated with violations such as single event, effluent, and compliance schedule violations. Includes program reports submitted for NPDES subprograms including: CAFOs, pretreatment, biosolids, sewer overflows, and MS4). Sewer overflows include Includes data regarding the enforcement action itself (e.g., documenting reason for deleting an action) as well as associated compliance schedules and Includes data such as name, street and mailing address of the regulated entity and a contact name. Includes basic permit information, tracking of a permit’s issuance, narrative permit conditions such as permit schedules, and permitted features (outfalls). **Number of Minutes to Enter a Single Data Element Electronically  Estimates can be for a single data element or total time divided by the number of data elements for each data family (see descriptions below).

Please provide detailed basis for the above estimates. For example, if the estimates are based on dividing the total amount of time for electronic data entry by the number of data Include only the time it takes to enter the data elements including time to research and locate the data; exclude time associated with data collection or other activities not directlyDo you have an e-DMR system? (Y/N)

Do you have an e-NOI system? (Y/N) Enter data in blue shaded cells regarding current/existing use of electronic reporting systems for NPDES permittees.

Percent of major individual permittees: Percent of non-major individual permittees: Percent of major general permittees: Percent of non-major general permittees: If yes, what percent of permittees use the system? State: User type (batch, hybrid, direct):

If yes, what percent of permittees use the system? Percent of major individual permittees: Percent of non-major individual permittees: Percent of major general permittees: Percent of non-major general permittees:Enter data in blue shaded cells regarding current/existing use of electronic reporting systems for NPDES permittees.Please provide detailed basis for the above estimates, including any assumptions.

Enter data in blue shaded cells regarding the time it takes to compile and submit compliance reports. State: User type (batch, hybrid, direct): Number of hours to compile and submit Annual Non-Compliance Report (ANCR): Number of hours to compile and submit the Quarterly Non-Compliance Report (QNCR): Number of hours to compile and submit the Semi-Annual Statistical Summary Report (SASS):Costs or burden should represent those needed to expand batch system databases to store all Appendix A data and update the user interface screens for

data entry. Please indicate the additional number of data elements that your state will need to incorporate. Enter data in blue shaded cells regarding the cost or burden (IT labor) needed to upgrade existing batch systems under the rule.

Please provide detailed basis for the above estimates, including any assumptions. State: User type (should be batch only): Additional costs: Additional burden: Number of data elements:Costs or burden should represent those needed to expand batch system databases to store all Appendix A data and update the user interface screens for Enter data in blue shaded cells regarding the cost or burden (IT labor) needed to upgrade existing batch systems under the rule.** Labor Category** **Burden (hours)**

Please provide detailed basis for the above estimates, including any assumptions. Enter data in blue shaded cells regarding the cost or burden needed for CROMERR approval for use of EPA's electronic reporting system. Costs or burden should represent those needed to expand batch system databases to store all Appendix A data and update the user interface screens for data entry. Please indicate the additional number of data elements that your state will need to incorporate. State: User type (batch, hybrid, direct):Enter data in blue shaded cells regarding the cost or burden needed for CROMERR approval for use of EPA's electronic reporting system. Costs or burden should represent those needed to expand batch system databases to store all Appendix A data and update the user interface screens for data entry.