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applicable); (4) the type of request (i.e, 

new, revision, extension, or 

reinstatement); (5) response obligation 

(i.e., mandatory, voluntary, or required 

to obtain or retain benefits); (6) a 

description of the need for and 

proposed use of the information; (7) a 

categorical description of the likely 

respondents; and (8) an estimate of the 

total annual reporting burden (i.e., the 

estimated number of likely respondents 

times the proposed frequency of 

response per year times the average 

hours per response). 

1. EIA–176, EIA–191, EIA–757, EIA– 

857, EIA–895, EIA–910, and EIA–912. 

2. Energy Information Administration. 

3. OMB Number 1905–0175. 

4. Revision and Three-year extension. 

5. All forms are mandatory except 

EIA–895, which is voluntary. 

6. The purpose of the Natural Gas 

Data Collection Program Package is to 

collect basic and detailed data to meet 

EIA’s mandates and energy data users’ 

needs. Adequate evaluation of the 

industry requires production, 

processing, transmission, distribution, 

storage, marketing, consumption, and 

price data. The data collected by EIA on 

these forms are unique. While 

somewhat similar or related data may be 

available from private and/or industry 

sources, as well as from other Federal 

agencies, such data are not reasonable 

alternatives for the data provided by the 

Natural Gas Data Collection Program 

Package survey forms. Data from the 

forms in the Natural Gas Data Collection 

Program Package are published in the 

Annual Energy Outlook, Annual Energy 

Review, Natural Gas Annual, Natural 

Gas Monthly, Natural Gas Weekly 

Market Update Report, Weekly Natural 

Gas Storage Report, Monthly Energy 

Review, Short-Term Energy Outlook, 

State Energy Data Report, and numerous 

other EIA publications. 

7. Business or other for-profit. 

8. 50,749. 

Please refer to the supporting 

statement as well as the proposed forms 

and instructions for more information 

about the purpose, who must report, 

when to report, where to submit, the 

elements to be reported, detailed 

instructions, provisions for 

confidentiality, and uses (including 

possible nonstatistical uses) of the 

information. For instructions on 

obtaining materials, see the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Statutory Authority: Section 3507(h)(1) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. No. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

Issued in Washington, DC, September 23, 

2008. 

Stephanie Brown, 

Director, Statistics and Methods Group, 

Energy Information Administration. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2008–0719, FRL–8722–1] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; NPDES and 

Sewage Sludge Monitoring Reports; 

EPA ICR No. 0229.17; OMB Control No. 

2040–0004. 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.), this notice announces that 

EPA is planning to submit a request to 

renew and consolidate existing 

approved Information Collection 

Requests (ICRs) and to update the 

burden in those estimates to include the 

burden associated with EPA’s upcoming 

Vessels General Permit (VGP) to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). Two of these ICRs (NPDES and 

Sewage Sludge Monitoring Reports ICR, 

OMB 2040–0004 and CSO Control 

Policy, OMB 2040–0170) are scheduled 

to expire on September 30, 2008. All of 

the burden will be consolidated under 

the NPDES and Sewage Sludge 

Monitoring Reports ICR (OMB 2040– 

0004). 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 November 28, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2008–0719, by one of the following 

methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: ow-docket@epa.gov 

(Identify Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW– 

2008–0719 in the subject line). 

• Mail: Water Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mailcode: 4203M, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. Please include a 

total of three copies. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 

EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20460. 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 

identified by the Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OW–2008–0719. 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 

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: 

Amelia Letnes, State and Regional 

Branch, Water Permits Division, OWM 

Mail Code: 4203M, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: (202) 564–5627; email address: letnes.amelia@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–2008–0719, 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, 

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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 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 

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 technical 

information/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: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are most facilities 

required to have NPDES permit 

coverage, including but not limited to 

publicly owned treatment works 

(POTWs), privately owned treatment 

works (PrOTWs), manufacturing and 

commercial dischargers, mining 

operation, Concentrated Animal 

Feeding Operations (CAFOs), 

stormwater dischargers, and vessels. 

Title: NPDES and Sewage Sludge 

Monitoring Reports. 

ICR Number: EPA ICR No. 0229.17, 

OMB Control No. 2040–0004. 

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 purpose of this ICR is to 

consolidate, streamline, and update 

EPA’s NPDES-related ICRs into the 

currently approved ICR for NPDES and 

Sewage Sludge Monitoring Reports 

(OMB Control No.: 2040–0004). EPA 

identified 15 NPDES-related ICRs 

consisting of program-based (i.e., 

Pretreatment Program), activity-based 

(i.e., Applications, Discharge 

Monitoring Reports [DMRs]), and rulebased (i.e., Cooling Water Intake-Phase 

II, Stormwater Program Phase II) ICRs. 

Historically, EPA identified the five 

activity-based ICRs as representing the 

base NPDES program. Those ICRs 

include: (1) Applications ICR (OMB 

Control No. 2040–0086); (2) DMR ICR 

(OMB Control No. 2040–0004); (3) 

Modification/Variance ICR (OMB 

Control No. 2040–0068); (4) Compliance 

Assessment/Certification ICR (OMB 

Control No. 2040–0110); and (5) State 

Program ICR (OMB Control No. 2040– 

0057). Several additional ICRs include 

activities that contain similar activities 

to those identified in the five base 

NPDES program ICRs and as such, are 

being consolidated into this ICR. Those 

four ICRs include: (1) Stormwater 

Program Phase II (OMB Control No. 

2040–0211); (2) Stormwater discharges 

associated with construction activities 

(OMB Control No. 2040–0188); (3) CSO 

Control Policy (OMB Control No. 2040– 

0170); and (4) NPDES Great Lakes Water 

Quality Guidance (OMB Control No. 

2040–0180). In addition, the revised ICR 

will account for the burden related to 

EPA’s upcoming Eligible Commercial 

and Other Non-recreational Vessels 

General Permit. 

Burden Statement: The individual 

ICRs provide a detailed explanation of 

the Agency’s estimate, which is briefly 

summarized here on Tables 1 and 2. The 

frequency of response for these ICRs 

varies from once to daily. 

TABLE 1—ICRS RESPONSES, BURDEN, AND COST SUMMARY

OMB ICR No. EPA ICR No. Title 

Annual 

number of 

responses 

Annual burden 

(hours) 

Annual cost 

burden 

(dollars) 

2040–0004 ..................... 0229.16 NPDES and Sewage Sludge Monitoring Reports 

(DMR).

583,987 14,193,543 11,816,288 

2040–0057 ..................... 0168.08 NPDES and Sewage Sludge Management State 

Programs.

19,405 1,013,802 0 

2040–0068 ..................... 0029.08 NPDES Modification and Variance Requests ..... 23,610 280,224 0 

2040–0086 ..................... 0226.17 Applications for the NPDES Discharge Permits 

and the Sewage Sludge Management Permits 

249,494 1,359,497 5,380,000 

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TABLE 1—ICRS RESPONSES, BURDEN, AND COST SUMMARY—Continued 

OMB ICR No. EPA ICR No. Title 

Annual 

number of 

responses 

Annual burden 

(hours) 

Annual cost 

burden 

(dollars) 

2040–0110 ..................... 1427.07 NPDES Compliance Assessment/Certification 

Information.

507,585 2,066,677 0 

2040–0170 ..................... 1680.04 CSO Control Policy ............................................. 1,286 400,542 156,000 

2040–0180 ..................... 1639.05 NPDES Great Lakes Water Quality Guidance .... 1,257 84,537 0 

2040–0188 ..................... 1842.04 Notice of Intent (NOI) for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Construction Activity 

under an NPDES General Permit 

157,546 8,247,638 0 

2040–0211 ..................... 1820.03 NPDES Stormwater Program Phase II ............... 135,908 3,696,276 0 

N/A ................................. N/A Eligible Commercial and Other Non-recreational 

Vessels General Permit 

209,019 126,706 0 

TABLE 2—ICRS RESPONDENTS AND AVERAGES SUMMARY

OMB ICR No. EPA ICR No. Title 

Number of potential respondents 

Average number of responses for 

each respondent 

Average hours 

per response 

2040–0004 ................. 0229.16 ..................... NPDES and Sewage Sludge Monitoring Reports (DMR).81,988 7.1 24.3 

2040–0057 ................. 0168.08 ..................... NPDES and Sewage Sludge Management 

State Programs.

618 31.4 52.2 

2040–0068 ................. 0029.08 ..................... NPDES Modification and Variance Requests.11,831 2.0 11.9 

2040–0086 ................. 0226.17 ..................... Applications for the NPDES Discharge Permits and the Sewage Sludge Management Permits 249,494 1.0 5.4 

2040–0110 ................. 1427.07 ..................... NPDES Compliance Assessment/Certification Information.450,471 1.1 4.1 

2040–0170 ................. 1680.04 ..................... CSO Control Policy ...................................... 776 1.7 311.5 

2040–0180 ................. 1639.05 ..................... NPDES Great Lakes Water Quality Guidance.3,795 0.3 67.3 

2040–0188 ................. 1842.04 ..................... Notice of Intent (NOI) for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Construction Activity under an NPDES General Permit 157,546 1.0 52.4 

2040–0211 ................. 1820.03 ..................... NPDES Stormwater Program Phase II ........ 135,908 1.0 27.2 

N/A ............................. N/A ............................ Eligible Commercial and Other Non-recreational Vessels General Permit 65,625 3.2 0.6 

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. 

Change in Burden: The current 

burden approved by OMB for the ICRs 

being consolidated is 31,342,736 hours. 

Apart from the additional burden 

related to EPA’s upcoming Eligible 

Commercial and Other Non-recreational 

Vessels General Permit, EPA does not 

anticipate that the resulting burden for 

the consolidated ICR will be 

significantly different than the sum of 

the individual ICRs. Any changes are 

expected to be the result of fluctuations 

in the permitted universe. 

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: September 17, 2008. 

James A. Hanlon, 

Director, Office of Wastewater Management. 

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