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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 are listed in 40 CFR

part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.

The EPA would like to solicit

comments 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.

Burden Statement: 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; 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. In the EPA ICR

No. 1832.02, OMB No. 2040–0201 for

1998–2001, the total burden was

estimated to be approximately: 459,674

hours at an annual cost of $20,807,555.

The estimated number of respondents

was 47,040 community water systems.

We expect that the burden for the

continuing ICR for 2002–2004 will

remain the same. Any recommendations

from the drinking water community and

the general public on this issue will be

given consideration by the Agency.

Dated: April 25, 2001.

Phil Oshida,

Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and

Drinking Water.

[FR Doc. 01–10992 Filed 5–1–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6972–2]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Public Water

System Supervision Program Primacy

Regulation

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this document announces

that EPA is planning to submit the

following continuing Information

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB):

Information Collection Request for the

Public Water System Supervision

Primacy Regulation, ICR Number

1836.01, OMB Control Number 2040–

0195. The current ICR approval expires

on September 30, 2001. 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 July 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the

currently approved Information

Collection Request for the Primacy

Regulation without charge, please

contact the Safe Drinking Water Hotline

(800–426–4791). Hours of operation are

9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (ET), Monday-Friday,

excluding Federal holidays. Copies are

also available from the Office of Water

Resource Center (RC 4100), US EPA

Headquarters, 401 M Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. People

interested in getting information or

making comments about this ICR should

direct inquiries or comments to the

Office of Ground Water and Drinking

Water, Drinking Water Protection

Division, Mail Code 4606, 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jennifer Melch; Protection Branch;

Office of Ground Water and Drinking

Water; EPA (4606), Ariel Rios Building,

1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW.,

Washington, DC 20460; telephone (202)

260–7035, or melch.jennifer@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are those which

have primary enforcement authority for

the PWSS program.

Title: Information Collection Request

for the Public Water System Supervision

Program Primacy Regulation, (ICR

Number 1836.01, OMB Control Number

2040–0195), expiring on September 30,

2001.

Abstract: This information collection

is necessary because the Safe Drinking

Water Act (SDWA) Amendments of

1996 added a new element to the

requirements for states to obtain and/or

retain primacy for the Public Water

System Supervision (PWSS) program. In

order for EPA to determine whether

states meet the new administrative

penalty authority requirement, states

must submit a copy of their legislation

authorizing the penalty authority and a

description of their authority for

administrative penalties that will ensure

adequate compliance of systems serving

a population of 10,000 individuals or

less. In accordance with the procedures

outlined in section 142.11(7)(i) and

section 142.12 (c)(iii), the State Attorney

General must certify that the laws and

regulations were duly adopted and are

enforceable. Alternatively, if a state

constitution prohibits assessing

administrative penalties, the state must

submit a copy of the relevant provision

of the constitution as well as an

Attorney General’s statement confirming

that interpretation. Furthermore, as

provided in section 142.11(a)(7)(ii) and

section 142.12(c), EPA may additionally

require supplemental statements from

the State Attorney General, (such as an

interpretation of the statutory language),

when the above supplied information is

deemed insufficient for a decision. 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 are listed in 40 CFR

part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.

The EPA would like to solicit

comments 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

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information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: In the EPA ICR No.

Number 1836.01, OMB Control Number

2040–0195, for 1998–2001, the total

burden was estimated to be

approximately 696.20 hours at a cost of

$37,954.63. These figures were based on

the one time effort of approximately 12

hours and 26 minutes by each of the 56

states who wish to adopt the

administrative penalty authority

necessary in order to obtain or retain

primacy. This estimate includes the

time for gathering, analyzing, writing,

and reporting information. There will be

no capital, start-up, or operation and

maintenance costs. This data collection

does not involve periodic reporting or

recordkeeping. Since approximately one

half of the states have already submitted

revision applications, we estimate the

burden for the continuing ICR to be

$18,977.32. 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; 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.

Dated: April 25, 2001.

Phil Oshida,

Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and

Drinking Water.

[FR Doc. 01–10993 Filed 5–1–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6972–4]

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Public Water

Systems Supervision Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this document announces

that EPA is planning to submit the

following continuing Information

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB): Public

Water Systems Supervision Program

(PWSSP), EPA ICR No. 0270.40; OMB

No. 2040–0090. The current ICR

approval expires on 9/30/01. 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 July 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: People interested in getting

information or making comments about

the draft PWSSP ICR should direct

inquiries or comments to the Office of

Ground Water and Drinking Water,

Drinking Water Protection Branch, Mail

Code 4606, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Naylor, (202) 260–5135, fax

(202) 401–2345, e-mail:

naylor.richard@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Affected

entities: Entities potentially affected by

this action are public water systems,

primacy agents including regulators in

the States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Trust

Territories; Indian Tribes and Alaska

Native Villages, and in some instances,

U.S. EPA Regional Administrators and

staff.

Title: Information Collection Request

for Public Water Systems Supervision

Program, OMB Control No. 2040–0090;

EPA ICR No. 0270.40; expires 09/30/

2001.

Abstract: This ICR contains record

keeping and reporting requirements that

are mandatory for compliance with 40

CFR parts 141 and 142. Sections 1401

and 1412 of the Safe Drinking Water Act

(SDWA), as amended, require EPA to

establish National Primary Drinking

Water Regulations (NPDWRs) that

ensure the safety of drinking water.

These regulations, contained in 40 CFR

parts 141 and 142, are designed to

reduce any exposure to contaminants—

microbial, organic and inorganic

chemicals, and radionuclides in

finished drinking water to safe levels.

The Act further requires EPA to ensure

compliance with and enforce these

regulations. Section 1445 of SDWA

stipulates that every supplier of water

shall conduct monitoring, maintain

records, and provide such information

as is needed for the Agency to carry out

its compliance and enforcement

responsibilities with respect to SDWA.

Ensuring implementation of these

requirements by public water systems is

principally a responsibility of the States,

particularly the 49 States that have

assumed primary enforcement

responsibility (primacy) for public water

systems under SDWA section 1413. As

part of the Public Water Systems

Supervision Program, the Office of

Ground Water and Drinking Water’s

Safe Drinking Water Information System

(SDWIS) collects data from the States on

public water systems regulated by EPA.

Without comprehensive, up-to-date

information on drinking water

contamination, States and EPA would

not be able to ensure ‘‘a supply of

drinking water which dependably

complies with such maximum

contaminant levels’’ (SDWA section

1401 (1) (d)).

An Agency may not conduct or

sponsor and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

if it does not display a currently valid

OMB control number. The OMB control

numbers for EPA’s regulations are listed

in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.

The EPA would like to solicit

comments 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).

Burden Statement: The OMB

currently approved burden associated

with this ICR is: 9,531,172 burden hours

per year; and $180,567 burden costs.

Since the publication of the ICR for the

Public Water Systems Supervision

Program in December 1993, EPA has

developed rule specific ICRs for each

new or revised drinking water rule.

Most of the rules addressed in the 1993

PWSSP ICR (e.g., Radionuclides Rule,

Public Notification Rule, Lead and

Copper Rule, Total Trihalomethanes

Rule, Surface Water Treatment Rule and

the Unregulated Contaminant

Monitoring Rule) have been revised to

varying degrees. Accordingly, in the

revision of the PWSSP ICR, EPA will

ensure that there is no double counting

of burden with the individual ICRs for

the revised rules.

Burden means the total time, effort, or

financial resources expended by persons