Document ID: EPA-HQ-ORD-2005-0003-0002
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2005-10-19T04:00Z

PAPERWORK
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ACT
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Washington,
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1.
Agency/
Subagency
originating
request
Environmental
Protection
Agency
/
Office
of
Research
and
Development
2.
OMB
control
number
b.
X
None
a
2080
­
NEW
3.
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of
information
collection
(
check
one)
a.
X
New
collection
b.
G
Revision
of
a
currently
approved
collection
c.
G
Extension
of
a
currently
approved
collection
d.
G
Reinstatement,
without
change,
of
a
previously
approved
collection
for
which
approval
has
expired
e.
G
Reinstatement,
with
change,
of
a
previously
approved
collection
for
which
approval
has
expired
f.
G
Existing
collection
in
use
without
an
OMB
control
number
4.
Type
of
review
requested
(
check
one)
a.
X
Regular
b.
G
Emergency
­
Approval
requested
by:
/
/
c.
G
Delegated
5.
Small
entities
Will
this
information
collection
have
a
significant
economic
impact
on
a
substantial
number
of
small
entities?
G
Yes
X
No
For
b­
f,
note
item
A2
of
Supporting
Statement
Instructions
6.
Requested
expiration
date
a.
G
Three
years
from
approval
date
b.
X
Other
Specify:
12
/
31
/
06
7.
Title
Market­
based
Stormwater
Management
in
the
Shepherd
Creek
Watershed
in
Cincinnati,
Ohio
8.
Agency
form
number(
s)
(
If
applicable)
EPA
Control
#
2178.01
9.
Keywords
Market­
based
Incentives,
Best
Management
Practices,
Raingardens,
Stormwater
Runoff
10.
Abstract
The
Sustainable
Technology
Division
(
STD)
of
the
National
Risk
Management
Research
Laboratory
(
NRMRL)
in
the
Office
of
Research
and
Development
(
ORD)
of
the
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
is
proposing
to
conduct
a
survey
of
individual
property
owners
in
the
Shepherd
Creek
watershed
in
Cincinnati,
OH.
The
survey
will
elicit
how
residents
value
the
voluntary
adoption
of
on­
site
best
management
practices
as
part
of
a
comprehensive
stormwater
runoff
control
policy.
The
focus
will
be
on
estimating
the
minimum
payment
required
to
induce
individual
landowners
to
devote
a
portion
of
their
property
to
runoff
reducing
best
management
practices.

This
data
collection
is
motivated
by
the
current
stormwater
related
problems
within
the
United
States
in
general,
and
in
the
greater
Cincinnati
metropolitan
area
in
particular.
Urban
and
suburban
development
changes
the
natural
landscape
making
it
more
impervious
to
rain
and
snow.
The
resulting
stormwater
runoff
is
one
of
the
most
significant
contributors
to
water
quality
degradation
in
the
United
States
through
larger
and
more
frequent
floods,
increased
erosion
of
stream
beds
and
banks,
disruption
of
natural
habitat
in
receiving
waters,
and
increased
pollution
loadings
of
metals,
toxics,
and
nutrients.
Precipitation
falls
over
large
geographic
areas,
and
the
resulting
runoff
will
flow
across
a
myriad
of
parcels
with
varying
land
uses,
which
are,
in
turn,
under
the
control
of
numerous
property
owners.
Perhaps
in
reaction
to
these
conditions,
stormwater
control
policies
have
concentrated
on
solutions
that
build
centralized
capacity
to
direct
and
hold
excess
runoff
within
the
storm
sewer
system.
An
alternative
approach
to
stormwater
control
would
be
to
develop
a
decentralized
approach
that
disperses
runoff
detention
throughout
the
watershed,
thus
reducing
runoff
before
it
reaches
the
sewer
system.
This
approach
promises
both
hydrological
benefits
of
reducing
the
in­
stream
damages
that
will
continue
to
occur
in
a
centralized
system,
as
well
as
potential
cost­
savings
in
terms
of
meeting
environmental
quality
standards.

Although
the
installation,
operation,
and
maintenance
costs
for
best
management
practices
are
relatively
well
known,
these
are
only
a
portion
of
the
total
costs
of
adoption.
The
opportunity
costs
(
e.
g.:
the
costs
of
partial
loss
of
use
of
property)
associated
with
BMP
adoption
are
privately
held
by
individual
landowners,
and
can
potentially
comprise
the
largest
share
of
total
abatement
adoption
costs.
To
better
understand
the
economic
potential
of
a
voluntary
and
decentralized
runoff
control
program,
it
is
necessary
to
assess
the
opportunity
costs
associated
with
best
management
practice
adoption.
The
proposed
survey
provides
a
means
of
gathering
this
information.

The
survey
will
be
conducted
using
six
(
6)
groups
of
ten
(
10)
residential
landowners
from
the
Shepherd
Creek
watershed.
Participation
will
be
completely
voluntary.
Residents
who
wish
to
participate
in
the
study
will
be
identified
and
recruited
through
a
liaison
from
the
Hamilton
County
Soil
and
Water
Conservation
District,
who
is
familiar
with
the
community.
The
survey
will
be
conducted
using
a
computer
simulated
non
uniform­
price,
sequential
auction
for
the
procurement
of
best
management
practices.
Participants
will
be
presented
with
a
selection
of
best
management
practices
that
are
feasible
for
use
on
their
actual
parcel.
Information
regarding
how
each
BMP
will
perform
on
their
specific
parcel,
as
well
as
the
installation,
operation,
and
maintenance
costs
will
be
provided.
The
auction
is
designed
to
compensate
residents
for
their
costs
of
adopting
best
management
practices
on
their
property.
Participants
who
wish
to
adopt
BMPs
will
submit
bids
that
consist
of
the
size
and
type
of
the
BMPs
and
the
minimum
compensation
that
they
require.
The
goal
is
to
pay
those
landowners
who
adopt
the
most
effective
best
management
practices
at
the
lowest
price.
A
uniform­
price
auction
is
employed
because
of
its
theoretical
"
truth­
revelation"
properties.
The
optimal
bidding
strategy
in
a
uniform­
price
auction
is
to
bid
the
actual
cost
of
BMP
adoption.
Survey
results
will
then
be
used
to
estimate
the
minimum
payments
required
to
achieve
control
stormwater
runoff
through
on­
site
best
management
practices.

The
total
number
of
participants
is
60.
The
cost
to
participants
will
be
their
time,
at
a
total
of
120
hours.
Participants
will
be
compensated
for
their
participation
at
a
minimum
rate
of
$
24.95
per
hour.
An
additional
bonus
amount
of
compensation
will
vary
with
their
performance
in
the
auction.
This
is
a
commonly
accepted
practice
used
in
experimental
economics,
in
order
to
overcome
hypothetical
survey
bias.
Data
will
be
stored
on
US
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
computer
files
that
protect
respondent
confidentiality.
Summary
results
will
be
made
available
to
the
public.
11.
Affected
public
(
Mark
primary
with
"
P"
and
all
others
that
apply
with
"
X")

a.
P
Individuals
or
households
d.
Farms
b.
Business
or
other
for­
profit
e.
Federal
Government
c.
Not­
for­
profit
institutions
f.
State,
Local
or
Tribal
Government
12.
Obligation
to
respond
(
Mark
primary
with
"
P"
and
all
others
that
apply
with
"
X")
a.
P
Voluntary
b.
G
Required
to
obtain
or
retain
benefits
c.
G
Mandatory
13.
Annual
reporting
and
recordkeeping
hour
burden
a.
Number
of
respondents
60
b.
Total
annual
responses
60
1.
Percentage
of
these
responses
collected
electronically
100
%
c.
Total
hours
requested
120
d.
Current
OMB
inventory
0
e.
Difference
120
f.
Explanation
of
difference
1.
Program
Change
120
2.
Adjustment
0
14.
Annual
reporting
and
recordkeeping
cost
burden
(
in
thousands
of
dollars)

a.
Total
annualized
capital/
startup
costs
0
b.
Total
annual
costs
(
O&
M)
0
c.
Total
annualized
cost
requested
0
d.
Current
OMB
inventory
0
e.
Difference
0
f.
Explanation
of
difference
1.
Program
change
0
2.
Adjustment
0
15.
Purpose
of
information
collection
(
Mark
Primary
With
"
P"
and
all
others
that
apply
with
"
X")
a.
__
Application
for
benefits
e.
__
Program
planning
or
management
b.
__
Program
evaluation
f.
P
Research
c.
__
General
purpose
statistics
g.
__
Regulatory
or
compliance
d.
__
Audit
16.
Frequency
of
recordkeeping
or
reporting
(
check
all
that
apply)
a.
Q
Recordkeeping
b.
Q
Third
party
disclosure
c.
X
Reporting
1.
X
On
occasion
2.
Q
Weekly
3.
Q
Monthly
4.
Q
Quarterly
5.
Q
Semi­
annually
6.
Q
Annually
7.
Q
Biannually
8.
Q
Other
(
describe)

17.
Statistical
methods
Does
this
information
collection
employ
statistical
methods?
X
Yes
Q
No
18.
Agency
contact
(
person
who
can
best
answer
questions
regarding
the
content
of
this
submission)
Name:
Hale
W.
Thurston
Phone:
513.569.7627
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19.
Certification
for
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
Submissions
On
behalf
of
this
Federal
agency,
1
certify
that
the
collection
of
information
encompassed
by
this
request
complies
with'
5
CFR
1320.9.

NOTE:
The
text
of
5
CFR
1320.9,
and
the
related
provisions
of
5
CFR
1320.8(
b)(
3),
appear
at
the
end
of
the
instructions.
The
certification
is
to
be
made
with
reference
to
those
regulatory
provisions
as
set
forth
in
the
instructions.

The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
topics,
regarding
the
proposed
collection
of
information,
that
the
certification
covers:

(
a)
It
is
necessary
for
the
proper
performance
of
agency
functions;

(
b)
It
avoids
unnecessary
duplication;

(
c)
It
reduces
burden
on
small
entities;

(
d)
It
uses
plain,
coherent,
and
unambiguous
terminology
that
is
understandable
to
respondents;

(
e)
Its
implementation
will
be
consistent
and
compatible
with
current
reporting
and
recordkeeping
practices;

(
f)
It
indicates
the
retention
periods
for
recordkeeping
requirements;

(
g)
It
informs
respondents
of
the
information
called
for
under
5
CFR
1320.8(
b)(
3):
(
I)
Why
the
information
is
being
collected'
(
ii)
Use
of
information;
(
iii)
Burden
estimate;
(
iv)
Nature
of
response
(
voluntary,
required
for
a
benefit,
or
mandatory);
(
v)
Nature
and
extent
of
confidentiality;
and
(
vi)
Need
to
display
currently
valid
OMB
control
number;

(
h)
It
was
developed
by
an
office
that
has
planned
and
allocated
resources
for
the
efficient
and
effective
management
and
use
of
the
information
to
be
collected
(
see
note
in
Item
19
of
the
instructions);

(
I)
It
uses
effective
and
efficient
statistical
survey
methodology;
and
(
j)
It
makes
appropriate
use
of
information
technology.

If
you
are
unable
to
certify
compliance
with
any
of
these
provisions,
identify
the
item
below
and
explain
the
reason
in
Item
18
of
the
Supporting
Statement.

Signature
of
Program
Official
Date
Signature
of
Senior
Official
or
designee
Oscar
Morales,
Director
Collection
Strategies
Division
Office
of
Environmental
Information
Date
OMB
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Certification
Requirement
for
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
Submissions
5
CFR
1320.9
reads
"
As
part
of
the
agency
submission
to
OMB
of
a
proposed
collection
of
information,
the
agency
(
through
the
head
of
the
agency,
the
Senior
Official
or
their
designee)
shall
certify
(
and
provide
a
record
supporting
such
certification)
that
the
proposed
collection
of
information
­­

"(
a)
is
necessary
for
the
proper
performance
of
the
functions
of
the
agency,
including
that
the
information
to
be
collected
will
have
practical
utility;

"(
b)
is
not
unnecessarily
duplicative
of
information
otherwise
reasonably
accessible
to
the
agency;

"(
c)
reduces
to
the
extent
practicable
and
appropriate
the
burden
on
persons
who
shall
provide
information
to
or
for
the
agency,
including
with
respect
to
small
entities,
as
defined
in
the
Regulatory
Flexibility
Act
5
U.
S.
C
§
601(
6)),
the
use
of
such
techniques
as:

"(
1)
establishing
differing
compliance
or
reporting
requirements
or
timetables
that
take
into
account
the
resources
available
to
those
who
are
to
respond;
"(
2)
the
clarification,
consolidation,
or
simplification
of
compliance
and
reporting
requirements;
or
collection
of
information
,
or
any
part
thereof;
"(
3)
an
exemption
from
coverage
of
the
collection
of
information,
or
any
part
thereof;

"(
d)
is
written
using
plain,
coherent,
and
unambiguous
terminology
and
is
understandable
to
those
who
are
to
respond;

"(
e)
is
to
be
implemented
in
ways
consistent
and
compatible,
to
the
maximum
extent
practicable,
with
the
existing
reporting
and
recordkeeping
practices
of
those
who
are
to
respond;

"(
f)
indicates
for
each
recordkeeping
requirement
the
length
of
time
persons
are
required
to
maintain
the
records
specified;

"(
g)
informs
potential
respondents
of
the
information
called
for
under
§
1320.8(
b)(
3);
[
see
below]

"(
h)
has
been
developed
by
an
office
that
has
planned
and
allocated
resources
for
the
efficient
and
effective
management
and
use
of
the
information
to
be
collected,
including
the
processing
of
the
information
in
a
manner
which
shall
enhance,
where
appropriate,
the
utility
of
the
information
to
agencies
and
the
public;

"(
I)
uses
effective
and
efficient
statistical
survey
methodology
appropriate
to
the
purpose
for
which
the
information
is
to
be
collected;
and
"(
j)
to
the
maximum
extent
practicable,
uses
appropriate
information
technology
to
reduce
burden
and
improve
data
quality,
agency
efficiency
and
responsiveness
to
the
public."

NOTE:
5
CFR
1320.8(
b)(
3)
requires
that
each
collection
of
information:

"(
3)
informs
and
provides
reasonable
notice
to
the
potential
persons
to
whom
the
collection
of
information
is
addressed
of:
"(
I)
the
reasons
the
information
is
planned
to
be
and/
or
has
been
used
to
further
the
proper
performance
of
the
functions
of
the
agency;
"(
ii)
the
way
such
information
is
planned
to
be
and/
or
has
been
used
to
further
the
proper
performance
of
the
functions
of
the
agency;
"(
iii)
an
estimate,
to
the
extent
practicable,
of
the
average
burden
of
the
collection
(
together
with
a
request
that
the
public
direct
to
the
agency
any
comments
concerning
the
accuracy
of
this
burden
estimate
and
any
suggestions
for
reducing
this
burden);
"(
iv)
whether
responses
to
the
collection
of
information
are
voluntary,
required
to
obtain
or
retain
a
benefit
(
citing
authority),
or
mandatory
(
citing
authority);
"(
v)
the
nature
and
extent
of
confidentiality
to
be
provided,
if
any
(
citing
authority);
and
"(
vi)
the
fact
that
any
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."

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