Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2014-0350-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: National Listing of Fish Advisories
Posted Date: 2014-06-10T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 111 (Tuesday, June 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33188-33189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13500]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2014-0350, FRL-9912-02-OW]

Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
National Listing of Fish Advisories (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an 
information collection request (ICR), National Listing of Fish 
Advisories, (EPA ICR Number 1959.05, OMB Control Number 2040-0226) to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 
Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects 
of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a 
proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through 
November 30, 2014. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is 
not required to respond to a collection of information unless it

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displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 11, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2014-0350, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by 
email to OW-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Water Docket, Mailcode 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LCDR Samantha Fontenelle, Office of 
Science and Technology, Standards and Health Protection Division, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-2083; fax number: 
(202) 566-0409; email address: fontenelle.samantha@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail 
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the 
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting 
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. 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. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice 
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 
submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: The National Listing of Fish Advisories (NLFA) database 
contains information on the number of advisories issued by each state, 
territory, or tribe annually. The advisory information collected 
identifies the waterbody under advisory, the fish or shellfish species 
and size ranges included in the advisory, the chemical contaminants and 
residue levels causing the advisory to be issued, the waterbody type 
(river, lake, estuary, coastal waters), and the target populations to 
whom the advisory is directed. This information is collected under the 
authority of section 104 of the Clean Water Act, which provides for the 
collection of information to be used to protect human health and the 
environment. The results of the survey are shared with states, 
territories, tribes, other federal agencies, and the general public 
through the NLFA database and the distribution of biennial fish 
advisory fact sheets. The responses to the survey are voluntary and the 
information requested is part of the state public record associated 
with the advisories. No confidential business information is requested.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are Administrators of Public Health and Environmental 
Quality Programs in state and tribal governments (NAICS 92312/SIC 9431 
and NAICS 92411/SIC 9511).
    Respondent's Obligation To Respond: Voluntary (Clean Water Act, 
Section 104).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 92 total.
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Total Estimated Burden: 3,336 labor hours (per year). Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total Estimated Cost: $125,697.09 (per year), includes $520 
annualized operation & maintenance costs. No capital or startup costs 
are required.
    Changes in Estimates: There is no change in the total estimated 
respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB.

     June 3, 2014.
Elizabeth Southerland,
Director, Office of Science and Technology.
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