Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2002-0047-0004
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2003-03-21T05:00Z

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INFORMATION
COLLECTION
REQUEST
SUPPORTING
STATEMENT
FOR
NATIONAL
HEALTH
PROTECTION
SURVEY
OF
BEACHES
EXTENSION
OF
CURRENT
ICR
OMB
CONTROL
NO.
2040­
0189
{
NON­
REGULATORY}

NOVEMBER
22,
1999
U.
S.
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
OFFICE
OF
WATER
OFFICE
OF
SCIENCE
AND
TECHNOLOGY
STANDARDS
AND
APPLIED
SCIENCE
DIVISION
401
M.
STREET,
S.
W.
WASHINGTON
D.
C.
20460
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TABLE
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TABLE
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1.
Identification
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Information
Collection
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Title
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Collection
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Short
Characterization/
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Need
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Use
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Need/
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Non­
duplication,
Consultations,
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Other
Collection
Criteria
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Public
Notice
Required
Prior
to
ICR
Submission
to
OMB
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Consultations
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Effects
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Less
Frequent
Collection
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General
Guidelines
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Sensitive
Questions
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4.
The
Respondents
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the
Information
Requested
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Respondents/
SIC
Codes
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Information
Requested
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The
Information
Collected
 
Agency
Activities,
Collection
Methodology,
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Information
Management
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Agency
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Collection
Methodology
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Management
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Small
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Flexibility
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Collection
Schedule
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6.
Estimating
the
Burden
and
Cost
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the
Collection
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Estimating
Respondent
Burden
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Estimating
Respondent
Costs
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Estimating
Agency
Burden
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Estimating
the
Respondent
Universe
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Total
Burden
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Costs
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Bottom
Line
Burden
Hours
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Cost
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Reasons
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Change
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Burden
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Response
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OMB'S
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Terms
of
Clearance":
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APPENDIX
A
3
Relevant
Sections
of
Statutes,
Regulations,
or
Judicial/
Administrative
Decrees
Enabling
the
Collection
of
Information
for
the
National
Health
Protection
Survey
of
Beaches
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APPENDIX
B
Report
on
the
National
Health
Protection
Survey
of
Beaches
1998
 
1999
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APPENDIX
C
"
Recent
Accomplishments
of
the
BEACH
Watch
Program:
1998
Update"
(
EPA
823­
F­
98­
012)
and
"
EPA's
BEACH
Watch
Program:
1999
Update"
(
EPA­
823­
F­
99­
04).
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APPENDIX
D
Federal
Register
Notice
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APPENDIX
E
National
Health
Protection
Survey
of
Beaches
Survey
Instrument
for
Year
2000
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4
1.
Identification
of
the
Information
Collection
1(
a)
Title
of
the
Information
Collection
National
Health
Protection
Survey
of
Beaches
1(
b)
Short
Characterization/
Abstract
The
National
Health
Protection
Survey
of
Beaches
is
an
integral
component
of
several
key
environmental
assessment
activities.
This
survey
is
one
of
the
first
key
actions
under
the
Clean
Water
Action
Plan.
In
February
1998,
President
Clinton
announced
the
Clean
Water
Action
Plan
to
protect
public
health
and
restore
the
Nation's
waterways
by
providing
states,
tribes,
and
communities
with
appropriate
tools
and
resources.
Under
the
Clean
Water
Action
Plan,
EPA
began
to
implement
a
series
of
key
actions
to
ensure
that
beaches
are
safe
for
swimming.
In
April
1999
the
Agency
released
a
more
detailed
description
of
activities
EPA's
Action
Plan
for
Beaches
and
Recreational
Waters
to
assist
state,
tribal,
and
local
authorities
in
strengthening
programs
that
protect
users
of
beaches
and
other
recreational
waters.

Water
quality
in
bathing
beach
areas
is
a
critical
concern
to
EPA.
Bacterial
and
other
microbiological
contaminants
continue
to
pose
potentially
serious
human
health
problems
for
the
Nation's
recreational
waters,
including
bathing
beaches.
These
adverse
effects
have
been
one
of
EPA's
long­
standing
concerns.
They
are
directly
related
to
such
Clean
Water
Act
responsibilities
as
water
quality
standards
and
surface
water
quality,
and
to
the
Agency's
efforts
to
ensure
that
the
waters
of
the
United
States
are
"
fishable"
and
"
swimmable."
In
1986,
EPA
formally
issued
a
revision
to
its
recommendations
for
bacteriological
ambient
water
quality
criteria
to
protect
persons
participating
in
body
contact
recreation.
Since
that
time,
few
states
have
adopted
the
revised
criteria
and
the
use
of
the
criteria
has
varied
greatly
from
one
location
to
the
next.
In
addition,
recent
studies
have
confirmed
the
adverse
health
effects
resulting
from
bathing
in
contaminated
waters.
Advisories
and
closings
continue
to
be
posted
at
beaches
to
limit
exposure
to
potential
pathogens.

EPA
believes
there
is
a
need
to
improve
the
overall
quality
and
availability
of
public
information
about
health
protection
activities
at
beaches,
which
include
but
are
not
limited
to
water
quality
standards,
monitoring
and
assessment
activities,
and
beach
closing.
Many
organizations
share
responsibility
for
these
activities.
Consequently,
EPA's
Office
of
Water
began
conducting
a
voluntary
annual
beach
survey
in
1998
(
OMB
Control
No.
2040­
0189).
The
purpose
of
the
survey
is
to
determine
compliance
with
water
quality
standards,
to
assess
public
health
risks,
and
to
determine
what
steps
EPA
should
take
next,
if
any.
A
questionnaire
that
could
be
answered
either
on
paper
or
electronically
via
the
Internet
was
sent
to
environmental
health
officials
from
state,
tribal,
county,
and
city
agencies.
The
questionnaire
was
used
to
obtain
and
verify
information
on
the
location
and
condition
of
swimming
beaches
and
the
agencies
and
persons
responsible
for
maintaining
and
issuing
advisories
or
closings
for
those
beaches
at
freshwater
sites
(
the
Great
Lakes
and
others)
and
saltwater
sites
(
estuarine
and
coastal)
around
the
Nation.
EPA
assembled
the
information
into
an
electronic
database
and
graphic
formats
that
can
be
readily
analyzed
and
shared
with
responsible
parties
(
e.
g.,
EPA
program
and
regional
offices
and
other
federal,
state,
tribal,
county,
and
city
agencies),
as
well
as
the
public.
Survey
5
results
have
been
distributed
in
reports
and
fact
sheets,
and
are
available
on
the
Internet
at
EPA's
"
BEACH
Watch"
Web
site
(
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
OST/
beaches).
Information
from
this
survey
has
stimulated
nationwide
dialogue
on
beach
water
quality
involving
agencies
and
the
public
and
is
being
used
to
identify
and
clarify
issues
that
will
lead
to
the
development
of
national
guidance
on
standards,
monitoring,
and
closures
to
protect
human
health.

The
nationwide
collection
of
information
began
with
a
survey
of
Great
Lakes
and
other
selected
coastal
and
inland
beaches
involving
approximately
300
potential
respondents.
The
survey
will
continue
to
phase
in
additional
beaches
over
the
3­
year
period
of
this
ICR
(
2000­
2002).
EPA
estimates
350
questionnaires
will
be
sent
out
the
first
year,
500
the
second
year,
and
750
the
third
year.
The
actual
cost
for
a
respondent
to
complete
the
questionnaire
is
anticipated
to
decrease
each
year,
since
respondents
will
be
requested
to
provide
only
information
that
has
changed
during
the
year.
When
the
survey
is
fully
implemented,
the
total
annual
respondent
cost
under
this
ICR
is
estimated
to
be
$
47,748
(
1,800
hours
per
year
at
an
average
labor
rate
of
$
25.59
per
hour
per
respondent).

The
average
total
annual
respondent
cost
for
the
three
year
period
of
the
ICR
is
estimated
to
be
$
33,954
(
1,280
hours
per
year
at
an
average
labor
rate
of
$
25.59
per
hour
per
respondent).

2.
Need
for
and
Use
of
the
Collection
2(
a)
Need/
Authority
for
the
Collection
EPA
needs
this
information
to
determine
for
swimming
beaches
throughout
the
Nation,
whether
swimmers
are
at
risk
of
contracting
diseases
as
the
result
of
exposure
to
bacterial
and
other
microbiological
contaminants
in
the
water.
The
survey
will
provide
data
on
potential
sources
of
contaminants
at
each
beach,
whether
the
beach
is
monitored
to
identify
such
contaminants,
what
bacterial
standards
or
other
indicators
are
used
to
determine
the
level
of
risk
at
the
beach,
and
whether
the
beach
has
been
closed
to
swimming
due
to
concerns
about
such
contaminants
during
the
past
year.

This
survey
is
one
of
the
first
key
actions
under
the
Clean
Water
Action
Plan.
In
February
1998,
President
Clinton
announced
the
Clean
Water
Action
Plan
to
protect
public
health
and
restore
the
Nation's
waterways
by
providing
states,
tribes,
and
communities
with
appropriate
tools
and
resources.
Under
the
Clean
Water
Action
Plan,
EPA
is
implementing
a
series
of
key
actions
to
ensure
that
beaches
are
safe
for
swimming.
In
April
1999,
the
Agency
released
EPA's
Action
Plan
for
Beaches
and
Recreational
Waters
(
known
as
the
Beach
Action
Plan)
to
assist
state,
tribal,
and
local
authorities
in
strengthening
programs
that
protect
users
of
beaches
and
other
recreational
waters.
The
Beach
Action
Plan
is
a
multiyear
strategy
for
reducing
the
risks
of
infection
to
recreational
water
users
through
improved
water
quality
programs,
risk
communication,
and
scientific
advances.
The
Beach
Action
Plan
outlines
EPA's
activities
to
accomplish
two
primary
objectives:
enabling
consistent
management
of
recreational
water
quality
programs
and
improving
the
science
that
supports
recreational
water
monitoring
programs.
The
national
survey
is
central
to
EPA's
efforts
to
assess
and
improve
existing
programs
nationwide,
and
provide
important
public
health
information.
6
EPA
is
collecting
this
information
under
the
authority
of
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
§
104,
which
provides
for
the
collection
of
information
to
be
used
to
protect
human
health
and
the
environment.

Copies
of
the
relevant
section
of
the
CWA
and
the
Beach
Action
Plan
are
provided
in
Appendix
A.

2(
b)
Practical
Utility/
Users
of
the
Data
EPA
uses
information
collected
in
the
National
Health
Protection
Survey
of
Beaches
to
address
issues
in
four
specific
areas
for
the
Beaches
Environmental
Assessment,
Closure,
and
Health
(
BEACH)
Program:

Enhancing
the
public's
right­
to­
know
about
the
safety
of
the
water
at
local
beaches
by
establishing
and
making
available
a
national
beach
contamination
database.

Improving
the
scientific
and
policy
foundations
in
support
of
state,
tribal,
and
local
actions.

Providing
improved
test
methods
and
indicators
to
better
protect
the
health
of
beachgoers
in
a
more
timely
and
comprehensive
manner.

Developing
better
predictive
models
to
help
notify
the
public
of
potential
risks.

The
information
collected
in
this
survey
will
be
compiled
in
a
database.
The
information
will
be
analyzed
to
determine
the
status
and
nature
of
microbiological
contamination
at
the
Nation's
swimming
beaches,
the
level
of
effort
directed
by
jurisdictions
to
monitor
and
evaluate
bacterial
indicators
of
water
quality
at
those
beaches,
and
the
extent
of
beach
advisories
and
closures
issued
each
year.
EPA
will
use
the
analysis
to
plan
more
effective
research
and
policies
to
reduce
risk
to
the
health
of
beach
users.

The
Office
of
Water
is
and
will
continue
to
use
the
information,
especially
the
state
and
national
summary
data,
to
examine
the
success
of
current
programs,
for
example,
in
water
quality
standards,
risk
analysis,
and
Total
Maximum
Daily
Loads,
pertaining
to
microbiological
contamination
of
recreational
waters.
The
Office
of
Water
will
share
this
information
with
other
program
offices,
such
as
the
Office
of
Research
and
Development
and
the
Office
of
Policy,
Planning
and
Evaluation,
to
evaluate
scientific
research
needs
and
policy
implications.
EPA
Regions
will
use
the
information
to
address
concerns
regarding
beach
closures
and
monitoring
programs.
The
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention
and
other
federal
agencies
will
also
be
able
to
use
this
information.
The
information
compiled
in
this
survey
will
permit
state,
tribal,
and
local
agencies,
such
as
public
health
and
recreation
departments,
to
easily
review
cumulative
information
on
monitoring
programs
and
beach
closures
and
advisories
for
the
purpose
of
developing
public
information
materials
and
prioritizing
resources
to
address
water
quality
concerns.
7
Summary
and
individual
beach
data
will
also
be
made
available
to
nongovernmental
organizations
and
to
the
public.
By
accessing
the
data
through
the
Internet,
beach
goers
will
be
able
to
readily
determine
whether
the
beach
they
wish
to
visit
has
a
monitoring
program
and
whether
the
beach
has
been
closed
or
an
advisory
issued.

The
information
to
be
collected
from
all
respondents
includes
the
name,
address,
and
other
contact
information
for
the
agency
responsible
for
each
beach
and
the
name
of
the
person
or
persons
responsible
for
issuing
advisories
and
answering
public
or
technical
inquiries.
These
references
provide
a
means
for
obtaining
current
beach
information,
as
well
as
professional
networking
resources
and
referrals
for
improving
water
quality
at
our
nation's
beaches.

A
Report
on
the
1998­
1999
survey
implementation
and
results
is
presented
in
Appendix
B.
Copies
of
two
fact
sheets
distributed
to
the
public
are
provided
in
Appendix
C.

3.
Non­
duplication,
Consultations,
and
Other
Collection
Criteria
3(
a)
Non­
duplication
The
comprehensive
nationwide
information
requested
from
respondents
under
this
ICR
is
not
currently
available
from
any
other
sources.
Several
survey
efforts
have
taken
place
in
the
past.
For
example,
a
limited
survey
of
beach
conditions,
monitoring
programs,
and
beach
closings
has
been
performed
annually
since
1980
by
EPA's
Great
Lakes
National
Program
Office
(
GLNPO)
under
a
previously
approved
ICR
(
OMB
Control
No.
2090­
0003,
EPA
ICR
No.
0994.06).
In
1995
EPA's
Gulf
of
Mexico
program
produced
a
one­
time
Gulf­
wide
report
on
state
and
local
recreational
water
quality
monitoring
programs
and
monitoring
practices.
A
nongovernmental
organization,
the
Natural
Resources
Defense
Council
(
NRDC),
has
conducted
an
annual
survey
of
swimming
beaches,
limited
to
beaches
on
the
Atlantic
and
Pacific
Oceans,
the
Gulf
of
Mexico,
and
the
Great
Lakes.
However,
in
the
past
the
federal
government
has
not
reviewed
the
NRDC
survey
for
accuracy
and
comprehensiveness.

EPA
has
examined
the
information
collected
for
each
of
these
surveys
and
determined
that
none
of
them
address
the
Agency's
needs
to
inventory
the
locations
of
the
Nation's
swimming
beaches
and
compile
nationwide
information
on
water
quality
monitoring
and
assessment,
potential
sources
of
microbiological
contaminants,
and
beach
closings
and
advisories
issued
for
each
beach.
To
reduce
respondent
burden
and
eliminate
duplication,
EPA
worked
with
both
GLNPO
and
NRDC
to
develop
the
questionnaire
for
the
national
survey
and
has
cooperated
with
those
organizations
to
share
data
pertaining
to
swimmers'
health
to
support
their
programs.
EPA
anticipates
no
change
in
the
survey's
ability
to
meet
the
needs
of
the
federal
government
and
other
interested
parties,
including
NRDC.
In
addition,
EPA
anticipates
that
it
will
prevent
duplicative
data­
gathering
efforts
in
the
future
by
state
and
regional
programs.

3(
b)
Public
Notice
Required
Prior
to
ICR
Submission
to
OMB
8
The
notice
was
published
in
the
Federal
Register
on
September
10,
1999
and
the
comment
period
closed
on
November
9,
1999
(
Volume
64,
Number
175),
pages
49180­
49181.
A
copy
of
the
notice
is
provided
in
Appendix
D.

3(
c)
Consultations
Prior
to
the
renewal
ICR
for
the
survey,
EPA
described
the
survey
approach
and
contents
at
numerous
public
forums.
These
forums
included
various
water
quality
standards
meetings,
interagency
meetings,
and
conferences.
Examples
of
consultations
with
non­
EPA
representatives
are
provided
below.

1.
Renewal
Federal
Register
Notice
The
renewal
Federal
Register
notice
was
published
on
September
10,
1999,
as
noted
above.
No
inquiries,
objections,
or
comments
were
received.

2.
Questionnaire
Preparation
and
Consultation
To
develop
the
initial
questionnaire,
EPA
reviewed
all
similar
questionnaires
of
which
the
Agency
was
aware.
Specifically,
EPA
reviewed
the
questionnaire
used
by
EPA's
Great
Lakes
National
Program
Office
(
noted
above),
a
recent
beach
survey
of
local
health
departments
conducted
by
the
Massachusetts
Department
of
Health,
and
the
annual
survey
by
NRDC.

To
prepare
the
2000
survey
and
the
ICR
renewal
request,
EPA
reviewed
results
and
respondent
comments
from
EPA's
1998
and
1999
surveys;
the
analysis
was
used
to
refine
the
questionnaire
to
encourage
greater
respondent
participation,
reduce
respondent
burden,
and
improve
data
analysis
and
interpretation.
Discussions
have
been
held
with
state
and
local
representatives
from
California
and
other
states.
EPA
has
consulted
with
GLNPO,
NRDC,
and
others.
The
final
EPA
questionnaire
is
based
on
these
reviews,
detailed
consultation
with
these
parties,
internal
EPA
discussions,
and
other
considerations.

Contacts:

Ms.
Sara
Chassis
Natural
Resources
Defense
Council
212­
727­
4424
Ms.
Elaine
Kruger
Massachusetts
Department
of
Public
Health
617­
624­
5777
Ms.
Robin
McCraw
California
State
Water
Resources
Control
Board
916­
657­
1270
3.
Regional
Conferences
9
At
two
regional
conferences
in
FY
99,
EPA
discussed
the
continuation
of
the
survey
and
its
utility
as
a
means
to
assist
jurisdictions
in
disseminating
information
to
the
public
and
to
identify
issues
of
national
concern.
No
objections
were
raised
to
plans
for
continuing
the
survey.

Specifically,
EPA
sponsored
a
West
Coast
Regional
Beach
Conference
(
August
31
 
September
1,
1999)
in
San
Diego,
California,
and
held
an
East
Coast
Regional
Beach
Conference
in
Tampa,
Florida
October
18
 
19,
1999.
Approximately
200
representatives
attended
each
meeting;
many
different
groups
attended,
including
state,
local,
and
international
public
health
and
environmental
agencies,
beach­
related
industries,
EPA
and
other
federal
agencies,
academia,
environmental
groups,
and
others.
Experts
presented
topic
overviews
and
case
studies.
Separate
breakout
sessions
allowed
attendees
the
opportunity
to
discuss
pertinent
issues
and
identify
needs
for
EPA's
information
collection
and
national
guidance
for
protecting
swimmers'
health.

4.
Great
Lakes
Commission
The
Great
Lakes
Commission
is
an
eight­
state
compact
agency
founded
in
state
and
federal
law
with
a
long­
standing
interest
in
water
quality
and
human
health.
The
commission
is
composed
of
senior
state
agency
officials,
state
legislators,
and
governors'
appointees.
In
a
letter
dated
October
24,
1997,
to
EPA
Assistant
Administrator
Robert
Perciasepe,
the
Executive
Director
of
the
Great
Lakes
Commission,
Dr.
Michael
Donahue,
expressed
an
interest
in
working
collaboratively
with
EPA
on
beach
health
issues.
During
the
1999
survey,
EPA
worked
with
the
Commission
and
GLNPO
to
cooperatively
distribute
the
survey
and
assist
respondents.
The
Commission
continues
to
support
these
efforts.

Contact:

Dr.
Mike
Donahue,
Executive
Director
Great
Lakes
Commission
313­
665­
9135
3(
d)
Effects
of
Less
Frequent
Collection
Less
frequent
or
irregularly
scheduled
reporting
of
monitoring
and
beach
closings
is
not
sufficient
to
obtain
information
for
this
survey.
Extended
lag
times
between
reports,
or
unequal
periods
of
reporting
would
decrease
the
value
of
the
information
obtained.
Furthermore,
respondents
might
have
more
difficulty
completing
the
questionnaire
if
past
yearly
records
were
archived.

The
survey
will
be
sent
to
respondents
once
per
year
in
early
winter.
An
annual
survey
is
needed
to
provide
information
on
monitoring
and
beach
closings
during
the
immediate
past
swimming
season
for
most
temperate
waters.
Jurisdictions
responsible
for
beach
maintenance
and
monitoring
usually
record
this
information
on
a
swimming­
season
basis.
(
EPA
recognizes
that
subtropical
and
tropical
waters
in
the
Nation
have
continuous
water
recreation.)
Because
pollution
sources
and
other
circumstances
change
regularly,
it
is
important
to
document
these
changes
before
the
beginning
of
each
swimming
season.
Regular
annual
collection
of
this
information
over
a
period
of
several
years
will
permit
the
evaluation
of
water
quality
standards
10
compliance
and
pollution
problems
occurring
at
beaches,
so
that
trends
at
each
beach
can
be
identified
and
resources
allocated
to
deal
with
the
problems
of
greatest
concern.

3(
e)
General
Guidelines
This
survey
adheres
to
OMB's
general
guidelines
for
information
collection.

3(
f)
Confidentiality
Information
sought
is
maintained
for
public
record
by
the
county
public
health
agencies
or
other
entities,
and
no
sensitive
material
is
involved.

3(
g)
Sensitive
Questions
No
questions
concerning
sexual
behavior
or
attitudes,
religious
beliefs,
or
other
matters
usually
considered
private
are
included
in
this
information
collection.

4.
The
Respondents
and
the
Information
Requested
4(
a)
Respondents/
SIC
Codes
The
following
categories
of
respondents
will
be
surveyed:

County
(
or
other
entity)
Health
Departments
9431
Administration
of
Public
Health
Programs
(
Administration
of
Public
Health
Programs:
categorical
health
program
administration­
government,
communicable
disease
program
administration­
government,
environmental
health
programsgovernment
public
health
agencies­
nonoperating)

County
(
or
other
entity)
Environmental
Protection
Agencies
9511
Air
and
Water
Resource
and
Solid
Waste
Management
(
Administration
of
Environmental
Quality:
water
control
and
quality
agencies­
government,
environmental
protection
agencies­
government)

County
(
or
other
entity)
Recreation
Departments,
U.
S.
National
Park
Service
9512
Land,
Mineral,
Wildlife,
and
Forest
Conservation
(
Administration
of
Environmental
Quality:
recreational
program
administration­
government)

4(
b)
Information
Requested
(
i)
Data
items,
including
recordkeeping
(
1)
General
Information
on
Beaches
Within
the
Jurisdiction
11

Overall
responsibility
for
the
swimming
beaches
in
jurisdiction

Name,
address,
and
phone
number
of
respondent

Establishment
of
water
quality
standards
for
bacteria

Monitoring
program
implementation
and
costs

Beach
closing
or
advisory
program
implementation
and
costs

Responsibility
for
issuing
advisories
or
closings

Public
notification
procedures
for
advisories
or
closings

Availability
of
Internet
access,
Web
sites,
and
GIS
data
or
coverage
(
expanded
since
last
clearance
to
develop
better
respondent
agency
profiles
and
support
beach
mapping
efforts)

(
2)
Specific
Information
on
Each
Beach
Within
Jurisdiction
(
records
to
be
maintained
by
the
jurisdiction
for
the
public
record
at
least
two
years
following
completion
of
the
questionnaire
each
year
that
the
survey
is
conducted)

Name,
location,
and
type
of
beach
and
water
(
fresh,
estuarine,
salt)

How
many
people
use
the
beach
at
various
times
of
the
year

Known
sources
of
pollution
and
type
of
pollution
that
might
affect
the
beach

Implementation
of
water
quality
monitoring
program
for
pathogens

Advisories
or
closings
issued
for
this
beach
during
the
past
year
and
reasons

Implementation
of
improvements
to
reopen
beaches
closed
during
the
past
year
A
copy
of
the
survey
instrument
is
included
as
Appendix
E.

(
ii)
Respondent
activities
The
following
activities
are
required
for
respondents
to
assemble
and
submit
the
above
data
items:

Review
the
instructions
and
questions.

Make
copies
of
"
Section
2:
Beach­
Specific
Information"
of
the
questionnaire
for
each
beach
within
jurisdiction
(
not
needed
for
electronic/
Internet
completion
of
survey).

Gather
information
needed
to
complete
the
questions.
(
information
requested
is
maintained
by
county
public
health
agencies
or
other
entities
for
the
public
record).

Fill
in
the
answers
for
the
questionnaire
(
either
by
writing
on
the
paper
copy
provided
or
by
typing
the
answers
on
the
electronic/
Internet
questionnaire,
if
respondent
can
easily
do
this;
no
respondent
will
be
required
to
develop,
acquire,
install,
or
utilize
technology
and
systems
for
the
purpose
of
disclosing
and
providing
information
for
this
survey).

Return
completed
questionnaire
(
not
needed
for
Internet
version).
12
5.
The
Information
Collected
 
Agency
Activities,
Collection
Methodology,
and
Information
Management
5(
a)
Agency
Activities
Agency
activities
associated
with
the
collection
of
information
by
this
survey
consist
of
the
following:

Prepare
mailing
list
and
survey
tracking
database.

Develop
the
questionnaire,
instructions,
transmittal
letter,
reminder
postcard,
and
thank­
you
postcard.

Set
up
a
database
for
storing
and
analyzing
the
information
collected
and
Internet
option
for
the
questionnaire.

Distribute
the
questionnaire,
instructions,
and
transmittal
letter
to
respondents,
answer
respondent
questions.

Record
receipt
of
completed
questionnaires;
distribute
reminder
postcards
to
respondents,
if
needed,
and
thank­
you
postcards
when
completed
survey
materials
are
received;
review
questionnaires
for
completeness
and
correctness
of
responses;
contact
respondents
to
obtain
or
clarify
information.

Enter
information
from
the
questionnaires
into
the
database
(
not
needed
for
Internet
submissions);
review/
verify
data
entries.

Perform
data
analysis.

Prepare
summary
report
of
information
obtained
from
the
survey.

Distribute
results
of
the
survey
(
paper
and
electronic).

Store
the
questionnaire
data.

5(
b)
Collection
Methodology
and
Management
To
collect
and
analyze
the
information
associated
with
this
ICR,
EPA
will
continue
to
use
a
paper
questionnaire,
an
optional
electronic
questionnaire,
personal
computers,
and
applicable
database
and
digitizing
software.

Each
potential
respondent
in
the
mailing
list
database
will
be
sent
a
uniquely
numbered
copy
of
the
paper
questionnaire.
Previous
survey
participants
will
also
be
sent
a
hard
copy
printout
of
the
past
year's
questionnaire.
They
only
need
to
review
and
update
this
information
and
provide
beach
advisory
and
closing
information
for
the
previous
swimming
season.
The
transmittal
letter
accompanying
the
materials
will
explain
the
purpose
of
the
survey
and
provide
a
13
password
to
permit
those
respondents
having
access
to
the
Internet
to
complete
the
questionnaire
electronically
if
they
wish.
Based
on
limited
comparisons
between
the
two
years
of
the
survey
completed
thus
far,
use
of
the
Internet
version
should
decrease
respondent
burden.
More
respondents
are
choosing
to
use
this
option.
The
respondent
is
requested
to
return
the
completed
paper
questionnaire
to
EPA.
A
single
reminder
postcard
will
be
sent
to
those
respondents
who
have
not
returned
their
surveys
(
by
mail
or
electronically)
within
30
days.

EPA
will
ensure
the
accuracy
and
completeness
of
collected
information
by
reviewing
each
submittal.
Data
received
on
the
Internet
version
of
the
questionnaire
will
be
reviewed
for
completeness.
Completed
paper
copies
of
the
questionnaire
will
be
manually
entered
into
the
Internet
version
and
verified
for
accuracy.
The
data
will
then
be
directly
transferred
from
the
Internet
to
the
database.
A
hard
copy
of
data
from
each
electronic
questionnaire
will
be
printed
and
maintained
with
copies
of
all
correspondence
with
the
respondent.

Data
analyses
will
be
performed
through
queries
and
simple
compilations
of
summary
statistics
(
e.
g.,
number
of
beaches
reported
that
have
monitoring
programs
in
place,
mean
frequency
of
monitoring
sample
collection,
number
of
beaches
closed
during
the
past
year,
and
number
of
beaches
closed
due
to
different
categories
of
pollutants).
The
results
of
the
survey
are
considered
public
information.
In
keeping
with
this
public
right
to
know,
data
will
be
made
available
after
EPA
has
reviewed
the
information
for
completeness
and
accuracy.
Specific
data
will
be
provided
to
GLNPO
regarding
agencies
and
beaches
in
the
Great
Lakes
region
to
avoid
duplicate
surveys.
Backup
copies
of
the
data
will
be
made
regularly
during
the
survey
and
maintained
in
a
separate
location
for
at
least
2
years
following
the
survey.

Summary
results
of
the
survey
will
be
printed,
and
a
copy
will
be
posted
on
EPA's
BEACH
Watch
Web
page
(
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
ost/
beaches).
An
individual
report
for
each
beach
in
the
survey
will
be
accessible
to
the
public
through
this
Web
site.

5(
c)
Small
Entity
Flexibility
No
alternatives
have
been
found
to
be
more
cost­
effective
than
direct
solicitation
of
the
county
public
health
agencies
or
other
entities
responsible
for
each
beach
that
generate
the
data
as
a
matter
of
public
information.
No
additional
gathering
of
information
is
required
by
the
county
public
health
agencies
or
other
entities
responsible
for
each
beach
since
beach
closing
decisions
and
records
are
their
public
health
responsibilities.
"
Small
Governmental
Jurisdictions"
(
defined
for
the
purpose
of
this
information
collection
as
a
government
of
counties,
cities,
towns,
or
tribes
having
a
population
of
less
than
50,000)
may
be
included
in
this
survey.

The
completion
of
the
survey
is
voluntary.
Thus,
smaller
entities
that
cannot
provide
the
staff
and
resources
to
complete
the
survey
are
not
required
to
do
so.
Identification
of
such
smaller
entities
that
do
not
initially
respond
will
permit
the
development
of
options
to
assist
the
smaller
entities
in
completing
the
survey,
such
as
permitting
more
time
for
responding
or
simplifying
the
response
procedures.
These
options
were
implemented
during
the
initial
ICR
and
have
reduced
respondent
burden
and
increased
respondent
participation.
The
option
of
completing
the
questionnaire
electronically
using
the
Internet
will
be
offered,
which
should
14
provide
an
easier
and
more
effective
means
of
transmitting
and
receiving
the
information,
provided
the
entities
have
access
to
the
World
Wide
Web.

5(
d)
Collection
Schedule
The
survey
materials
will
be
sent
to
the
respondent
in
early
winter
to
obtain
information
on
the
previous
year's
beach
conditions,
monitoring
programs,
and
closings
or
advisories.
If
the
completed
survey
materials
have
not
been
returned
within
30
days,
a
reminder
postcard
will
be
mailed
to
the
respondent.
If
the
completed
survey
materials
have
not
been
returned
within
60
days,
the
survey
will
be
considered
to
be
unobtainable;
however,
late
returns
will
be
processed
and
entered
into
the
database.
After
the
data
collected
through
the
end
of
April
have
been
analyzed,
beach­
specific
and
summary
information
will
be
made
available
to
the
public
by
the
end
of
May
each
year.

6.
Estimating
the
Burden
and
Cost
of
the
Collection
6(
a)
Estimating
Respondent
Burden
The
primary
sources
of
EPA's
burden
estimates
were
actual
estimates
of
the
burden
obtained
from
a
sample
of
the
respondents
during
the
1998
and
1999
surveys.
EPA
also
reviewed
burden
estimates
for
the
earlier
GLNPO
surveys.

Based
on
this
information,
EPA
makes
the
following
assumptions
in
determining
respondent
burden.
The
burden
table
presented
reflects
the
liberal
estimates
of
the
average
annual
labor
hours
and
costs
that
might
occur
during
the
3­
year
OMB­
approved
period
of
this
ICR.

Labor
hours
are
based
on
initial
assumptions
that
350
potential
respondents
nationwide
will
be
asked
to
participate
in
the
survey
during
the
first
year,
500
the
second
year,
and
750
the
third
year.
The
total
number
of
surveys
that
might
be
processed
during
this
ICR
is
1,600
over
the
3­
year
approval
period.
The
average
number
of
surveys
per
year
is
533.

Senior­
level
managers
(
e.
g.,
director,
chief)
are
most
likely
to
receive
the
survey
materials;
however,
it
is
anticipated
that
a
lower­
level
technical
staff
member
would
actually
fill
out
the
questionnaire.
Thus,
it
is
estimated
that
both
the
manager
and
the
technical
staff
person
could
spend
0.25
hour
each
year
reviewing
the
instructions
and
questions.

(
0.25
manager
hour
+
0.25
technician
hour)
=
0.5
respondent
hour/
year

The
number
of
swimming
beaches
present
in
a
jurisdiction
is
likely
to
affect
the
amount
of
time
needed
to
fill
in
the
questionnaire.
Respondents
completing
the
paper
version
of
the
questionnaire
need
to
make
copies
of
"
Section
2:
Beach­
Specific
Information"
of
the
questionnaire
for
each
beach
within
their
jurisdiction,
which
is
estimated
to
require
0.25
clerical
hour
per
year.
Respondents
who
choose
to
15
complete
the
Internet
version
of
the
survey
will
not
incur
this
burden.
EPA
estimates
that
25
percent
of
respondents
will
use
the
Internet
version
each
year,
although
this
is
probably
a
conservative
assumption.
For
the
purpose
of
the
calculation,
the
estimated
time
was
reduced
to
0.20
clerical
hours
for
the
total
number
of
respondents.

All
information
requested
should
already
be
compiled
and
readily
available
to
the
jurisdiction
as
part
of
the
public
record.
EPA
estimates
that
0.5
hour
will
be
needed
each
year
to
gather
this
information.

The
first
year
a
jurisdiction
participates
in
the
survey,
respondents
need
to
complete
the
entire
questionnaire.
In
subsequent
years,
respondents
will
receive
a
copy
of
the
information
previously
submitted
and
will
need
to
report
only
information
that
has
changed.
The
amount
of
time
needed
to
complete
subsequent
questionnaires
should
therefore
be
reduced.
Based
on
the
estimated
time
spent
completing
and
returning
the
questionnaire
provided
by
a
sample
of
respondents
during
the
first
2
years
of
the
survey,
EPA
estimates
the
average
time
to
fill
in
the
questionnaire
is
approximately
one
technician
hour
per
year.

The
paper
questionnaires
will
need
to
be
mailed
back
to
EPA
each
year.
EPA
estimates
that
0.20
clerical
hour
will
be
needed
to
complete
this
task.
Respondents
who
choose
to
complete
the
Internet
version
of
the
survey
will
not
incur
this
burden.

6(
b)
Estimating
Respondent
Costs
The
following
resources
were
assumed
and
other
assumptions
were
made
to
estimate
respondent
costs
for
this
information
collection:

(
i)
Estimating
Labor
Costs

Labor
rates
for
state
and
local
government
workers
were
obtained
from
the
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics,
Employment
Cost
Trends
(
Internet
address
http://
stats.
bls.
gov/
news.
release/
ecec.
t04.
htm).

Manager
(
white
collar:
executive,
administrative,
and
managerial)
$
24.58
per
hour
Technical
(
white
collar)
$
15.70
per
hour
Clerical
(
administrative
support,
including
clerical)
$
11.91
per
hour
A
benefits/
overhead
multiplication
factor
of
1.6
was
used
to
obtain
the
total
labor
cost
for
county
(
or
other
entity)
respondents.

(
ii)
Estimating
Capital
and
Operations
and
Maintenance
Costs

No
capital/
start­
up
costs
are
anticipated
for
the
jurisdictions
participating
in
the
survey
since
they
already
collect
the
information
requested
for
the
public
record.
Internet
access
is
not
required
for
participating
in
the
survey.
16

The
only
operations
and
maintenance
(
O&
M)
cost
required
for
this
information
collection
by
the
respondent
is
the
preparation
of
copies
of
Section
2
of
the
questionnaire
for
each
beach.
Return
postage
for
the
survey
will
be
provided
by
EPA.

EPA
used
an
estimate
of
10
beaches
per
respondent
and
$
0.10
per
page
for
three
pages
(
Section
2)
to
obtain
an
estimate
of
$
3.00
per
year
for
photocopying
charges.
Respondents
who
choose
to
complete
the
Internet
version
of
the
survey
will
not
incur
this
burden.

°
EPA
estimates
that
25
percent
of
respondents
will
use
the
Internet
version
each
year,
although
this
is
probably
a
conservative
assumption.
For
the
purpose
of
calculating
O&
M
cost
the
total
number
of
respondents
was
multiplied
by
25
percent
and
then
multiplied
by
$
3.00
per
year
photocopying
charges.

(
iii)
Capital/
Start­
up
vs.
Operating
and
Maintenance
(
O&
M)
Costs

It
is
believed
that
the
capital/
start­
up
and
O&
M
costs
have
been
appropriately
derived
for
this
information
collection.

(
iv)
Annualizing
Capital
Costs

No
capital
costs
are
anticipated
for
this
information
collection.
The
Internet
version
of
the
questionnaire
is
offered
as
an
option,
not
a
requirement.
Completion
of
either
the
paper
or
Internet
version
is
voluntary.
17
Annual
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
Information
Collection
Activity
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Respondent
(
Years
1­
3)
Total
Hours
and
Costs
(
Year
1)
Total
Hours
and
Costs
(
Year
2)
Total
Hours
and
Costs
(
Year
3)

Mgr.

Hours
at
$
24.58/

Hour
Tech.

Hours
at
$
15.70/

Hour
Cler.

Hours
at
$
11.91/

Hour
Resp.
Hours
Labor
Cost1
Capital
Start­
up
Cost
O&
M
Cost
Number
of
Respon.
Total
Respond.

Hours
Total
Respond.

Cost3
Number
of
Respon.
Total
Respond.

Hours
Total
Respond.

Cost3
Number
of
Respon.
Total
Respond.

Hours
Total
Respond.

Cost3
Review
instructions
and
the
questions
0.25
0.25
0.00
0.50
$
16.11
$
0.00
$
0.00
350
175.00
$
5,639.20
500
250.00
$
8,056.00
750
375.00
$
12,084.00
Make
copies
of
"
Section
2:

Beach­
Specific
Information"
for
each
beach
within
jurisdiction2
0.00
0.00
0.20
0.20
$
3.81
$
0.00
­­­

$
3.00
350
263
70.00
$
2,122.50
500
375
100.00
$
3,030.00
750
563
150.00
$
4,546.50
Gather
information
needed
to
complete
the
questions
0.00
0.5
0.00
0.5
$
12.56
$
0.00
$
0.00
350
175.00
$
4,396.00
500
250.00
$
6,280.00
750
375.00
$
9,420.00
Fill
in
the
answers
for
the
questionnaire
either
by
writing
on
the
paper
copy
provided
or
by
typing
the
answers
on
the
electronic/
Interne
t
questionnaire
(
optional)
0.00
1.00
0.00
1.00
$
25.12
$
0.00
$
0.00
350
350.00
$
8,792.00
500
500.00
$
12,560.00
750
750.00
$
18,840.00
Return
completed
questionnaire2
0.00
0.00
0.20
0.20
$
3.81
$
0.00
$
0.00
350
70.00
$
1,333.50
500
100.00
$
1,905.00
750
150.00
$
2,857.50
Subtotals
0.25
1.75
0.40
2.40
$
61.41
$
0.00
$
3.00
varies
840.00
$
22,283.20
varies
1,200.00
$
31,831.00
varies
1,800.00
$
47,748.00
1
Labor
cost
includes
a
benefits/
overhead
multiplication
factor
of
1.6.

2
EPA
estimates
that
25
percent
of
respondents
will
use
the
Internet
version
of
the
questionnaire
and
will
not
have
to
perform
this
step.
For
the
purpose
of
this
calculation,
the
number
of
18
6(
c)
Estimating
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
Agency
burden
is
estimated
based
on
the
assumption
that
approximately
10
percent
of
the
labor
hours
per
year
for
each
activity
will
be
work
done
by
EPA
and
approximately
90
percent
of
the
labor
hours
per
year
will
be
work
done
by
a
contractor.
In
addition,
management
oversight
of
work
performed
by
technical
and
clerical
staff
is
estimated
to
require
20
percent
of
the
labor
hours
for
each
activity.

Federal
employee
rates
were
obtained
from
the
1999
OPM
General
Schedule
salary
table
for
the
Washington,
DC,
area
(
Internet
address
http://
www.
opm.
gov/
oca/
99tables/
GShrly/
html/
99SALHR.
TXT),
and
the
following
categories
were
used:

Manager
(
GS
15)
$
38.65
Technical
(
GS
13)
$
27.80
Clerical
(
GS
7)
$
13.18
A
benefits/
overhead
multiplication
factor
of
1.6
was
used
to
obtain
the
total
labor
cost
for
EPA.

No
capital/
start­
up
costs
are
anticipated
for
the
Agency.

Operations
and
maintenance
(
O&
M)
costs
include
the
costs
of
contractor
services
(
including
printing
survey
materials
and
computer
time)
and
outgoing
and
return
postage
for
each
survey
each
year.

Three
tables
are
presented
in
this
section,
and
the
following
resources
and
assumptions
were
used
to
prepare
the
burden
estimate
for
each
activity:

Preparation
of
the
mailing
list
and
survey
tracking
database
is
estimated
based
on
initial
assumptions
that
the
number
of
potential
respondents
nationwide
will
be
350
the
first
year,
500
the
second
year,
and
750
the
third
year.
Agency
labor
includes
identifying
potential
respondents
and
sources
for
contact
information
(
name,
agency,
address)
and
is
estimated
to
take
0.03
hour
per
respondent,
O&
M
costs
include
contractor
services
to
develop
the
database
and
enter
and
verify
contact
information,
based
on
approximately
0.15
hour
per
respondent,
with
an
estimated
rate
of
$
70.00/
hour
(
labor,
overhead,
and
other
direct
costs).
Agency
labor
and
contractor
services
estimates
are
based
on
an
estimated
100
edits
to
respondent
contact
names
and/
or
addresses
each
year.
An
additional
150
and
250
respondents
will
be
added
to
the
database
for
the
second
and
third
years,
respectively.

To
revise
the
existing
questionnaire,
instructions,
transmittal
letter,
reminder
postcard,
and
thank­
you
postcard
requires
an
estimated
0.02
hour
of
Agency
time
per
19
respondent.
Fixed
O&
M
costs
include
40
contractor
hours
per
year
to
modify
survey
materials.

EPA
estimates
that
0.02
hour
per
respondent
will
be
needed
for
revisions
to
the
existing
database
for
storing
and
analyzing
the
information
collected
and
the
Internet
forms
for
data
collection.
Fixed
O&
M
costs
include
40
contractor
hours
per
year
to
modify
the
database
and
Internet
option.

Each
year,
the
Agency
will
submit
the
survey
materials
to
respondents.
(
The
materials
to
be
submitted
will
likely
change
from
a
blank
questionnaire
to
the
previous
completed
questionnaire
with
the
request
that
only
information
that
has
changed
be
recorded.)
EPA
oversight
of
this
activity
is
estimated
to
be
0.02
hour
per
respondent.
Contractor
services
required
to
conduct
this
activity
included
0.1
hour
per
respondent
per
year
to
prepare
the
materials
and
answer
respondents'
questions
about
the
survey.
O&
M
costs
also
include
outgoing
and
return
postage
paid
by
the
Agency
($
2.00
per
survey
x
2).

Survey
operations
include
recording
receipt
of
completed
questionnaires;
submitting
reminder
postcards
to
each
nonrespondent,
if
needed,
and
thank
you
postcards
when
completed
survey
materials
are
received;
and
reviewing
survey
materials
for
completeness
and
correctness
of
responses.
EPA
estimates
that
the
Agency
will
not
be
involved
in
these
operations
except
for
minor
oversight
(
0.01
hour
per
respondent
per
year).
Contractor
services
to
perform
these
operations
are
based
on
0.5
hour
per
respondent
per
year.

Information
from
the
questionnaires
needs
to
be
entered
into
the
database
and
all
data
entries
reviewed
and
verified
(
including
Internet
submissions).
EPA
estimates
that
the
Agency
will
not
be
involved
in
these
operations
except
for
minor
oversight
(
0.01
hour
per
respondent
per
year).
Contractor
services
to
perform
these
operations
are
based
on
1.0
hour
per
respondent
per
year.
Information
for
respondents
who
use
the
Internet
option
does
not
need
to
be
manually
entered
into
the
database
and
therefore
Internet
submissions
are
not
reflected
in
the
data
entry
cost
for
this
task.

Data
analyses
will
be
performed
to
obtain
summary
statistics
for
inclusion
in
the
Beach
Health
Report.
The
Agency
will
provide
technical
direction
to
a
contractor
to
perform
the
analyses
and
discuss
and
review
the
results,
estimated
at
0.02
hour
per
respondent
per
year.
Contractor
services
will
require
0.03
hour
per
respondent
per
year
for
the
analyses.

EPA
will
prepare
a
summary
report
of
information
obtained
from
the
survey
(
the
Beach
Health
Report).
The
Agency
will
provide
technical
direction
to
a
contractor
to
prepare
the
report
and
review
drafts
and
the
final
report,
estimated
at
0.02
hour
per
respondent
per
year.
It
is
anticipated
that
the
contractor
will
require
0.03
hour
per
20
respondent
per
year
to
produce
the
report,
including
a
hard
copy
and
an
electronic
version
suitable
for
posting
on
the
BEACH
Watch
Web
site.

EPA
will
distribute
the
summary
results
of
the
survey
(
Beach
Health
Report)
in
a
paper
version,
and
an
electronic
version
will
be
posted
on
the
BEACH
Watch
Web
site.
The
Agency
will
provide
technical
oversight
of
the
publication
process,
estimated
at
0.01
hour
per
respondent
per
year.
Fixed
O&
M
costs
here
include
estimated
Government
Printing
Office
costs
of
$
3.00
per
paper
report
x
10,000
copies
and
postage
of
$
1.00
per
copy
(
total
=
$
40,000).
The
Internet
version
of
the
questionnaire
and
database
will
be
designed
so
that
the
public
can
automatically
view
the
questionnaire
information
pertaining
to
particular
beach(
es)
of
interest.
O&
M
costs
also
include
funds
for
contractor
services
to
maintain
the
database
and
perform
troubleshooting,
if
needed,
estimated
at
$
500
per
year.

Data
obtained
from
the
survey
questionnaire
will
be
stored
in
appropriate
media.
The
Agency
will
provide
technical
oversight
to
ensure
that
data
storage
meets
EPA
requirements
and
program
objectives.
Labor
is
estimated
at
.02
hour
per
respondent
per
year.
Fixed
O&
M
costs
include
an
estimate
for
computer
equipment
maintenance
for
this
task
of
$
500
per
year.
21
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
(
Year
1)

Information
Collection
Activity
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Respondent
Total
Hours
and
Costs
Mgr.

Hours
at
$
38.65/

Hour
Tech.

Hours
at
$
27.80/

Hour
Cler.

Hours
at
$
13.18/

Hour
Agency
Hours/

Resp.
Labor
Cost/
Resp.
Capital/

Start­
up
Cost
Fixed
O&
M
Cost
Non­
Fixed
O&
M
Cost1
Number
of
Respon.
Total
O&
M
(
Fixed
and
Non­
Fixed)
Total
Agency
Hours
Total
Agency
Cost
Prepare
mailing
list
and
survey
tracking
database
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.03
$
1.27
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
10.50
100
$
1,050.00
3.00
$
1,177.41
Develop
survey
materials
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.02
$
1.01
$
0.00
$
2,800.00
$
0.00
350
$
2,800.00
7.00
$
3,151.87
Set
up
database
for
storing
and
analyzing
the
information
collected
and
Internet
option
for
the
questionnaire
0.02
0.00
0.00
0.02
$
1.24
$
0.00
$
2,800.00
$
0.00
350
$
2,800.00
7.00
$
3,232.88
Submit
survey
materials
to
respondents;
answer
respondents'
questions
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.02
$
1.06
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
10.00
350
$
3,500.00
7.00
$
3,872.12
Record
receipt
of
completed
survey
materials;
perform
follow­
up
and
quality
control
activities
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.01
$
0.62
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
35.00
350
$
12,250.00
3.50
$
12,466.40
Enter
information
from
survey
materials
into
the
database,
if
needed;
review/
verify
data
entries2
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.01
$
0.44
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
70.00
263
$
18,410.00
2.63
$
18,526.90
Perform
data
analysis
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.02
$
1.06
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
2.10
350
$
735.00
7.00
$
1,107.12
Prepare
summary
report
of
information
obtained
from
the
survey
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.02
$
1.06
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
2.10
350
$
735.00
7.00
$
1,107.12
Distribute
results
of
the
survey
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.01
$
0.44
$
0.00
$
40,500.00
$
0.00
350
$
40,500.00
3.50
$
40,655.68
Store
the
questionnaire
and
beach
location
data
0.00
0.01
0.01
0.02
$
0.66
$
0.00
$
500.00
$
0.00
350
$
500.00
7.00
$
729.49
Subtotals
0.08
0.08
0.02
0.18
$
8.87
$
0.00
$
46,600.00
$
129.70
varies
$
83,280.00
54.63
$
86,027.11
1
Includes
costs
of
contractor
services
and
postage
2
EPA
estimates
that
25
percent
of
respondents
will
use
the
Internet
version
of
the
questionnaire.
The
number
of
respondents
was
therefore
reduced
by
25
percent
for
this
step.
22
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
(
Year
2)

Information
Collection
Activity
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Respondent
Total
Hours
and
Costs
Mgr.

Hours
at
$
38.65/

Hour
Tech.

Hours
at
$
27.80/

Hour
Cler.

Hours
at
$
13.18/

Hour
Agency
Hours/

Resp.
Labor
Cost/
Resp.
Capital/

Start­
up
Cost
Fixed
O&
M
Cost
Non­
Fixed
O&
M
Cost1
Number
of
Respon.
Total
O&
M
(
Fixed
and
Non­
Fixed)
Total
Agency
Hours
Total
Agency
Cost
Prepare
mailing
list
and
survey
tracking
database
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.03
$
1.27
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
10.50
250
$
2,625.00
7.50
$
2,943.52
Develop
survey
materials
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.02
$
1.01
$
0.00
$
2,800.00
$
0.00
500
$
2,800.00
10.00
$
3,302.67
Set
up
database
for
storing
and
analyzing
the
information
collected
and
Internet
option
for
the
questionnaire
0.02
0.00
0.00
0.02
$
1.24
$
0.00
$
2,800.00
$
0.00
500
$
2,800.00
10.00
$
3,418.40
Submit
survey
materials
to
respondents;
answer
respondents'
questions
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.02
$
1.06
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
10.00
500
$
5,000.00
10.00
$
5,531.60
Record
receipt
of
completed
survey
materials;
perform
follow­
up
and
quality
control
activities
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.01
$
0.62
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
35.00
500
$
17,500.00
5.00
$
17,809.20
Enter
information
from
survey
materials
into
the
database,
if
needed;
review/
verify
data
entries2
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.01
$
0.44
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
70.00
375
$
26,250.00
3.75
$
26,416.80
Perform
data
analysis
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.02
$
1.06
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
2.10
500
$
1,050.00
10.00
$
1,581.60
Prepare
summary
report
of
information
obtained
from
the
survey
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.02
$
1.06
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
2.10
500
$
1,050.00
10.00
$
1,581.60
Distribute
results
of
the
survey
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.01
$
0.44
$
0.00
$
40,500.00
$
0.00
500
$
40,500.00
5.00
$
40,722.40
Store
the
questionnaire
and
beach
location
data
0.00
0.01
0.01
0.02
$
0.66
$
0.00
$
500.00
$
0.00
500
$
500.00
10.00
$
827.84
Subtotals
0.08
0.08
0.02
0.18
$
8.87
$
0.00
$
46,600.00
$
129.70
varies
$
100,075.00
81.25
$
104,135.63
1
Includes
costs
of
contractor
services
and
postage
2
EPA
estimates
that
25
percent
of
respondents
will
use
the
Internet
version
of
the
questionnaire.
The
number
of
respondents
was
therefore
reduced
by
25
percent
for
this
step.
23
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
(
Year
3)

Information
Collection
Activity
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Respondent
Total
Hours
and
Costs
Mgr.

Hours
at
$
38.65/

Hour
Tech.

Hours
at
$
27.80/

Hour
Cler.

Hours
at
$
13.18/

Hour
Agency
Hours/

Resp.
Labor
Cost/
Resp.
Capital/

Start­
up
Cost
Fixed
O&
M
Cost
Non­
Fixed
O&
M
Cost1
Number
of
Respon.
Total
O&
M
(
Fixed
and
Non­
Fixed)
Total
Agency
Hours
Total
Agency
Cost
Prepare
mailing
list
and
survey
tracking
database
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.03
$
1.27
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
10.50
350
$
3,675.00
10.50
$
4,120.93
Develop
survey
materials
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.02
$
1.01
$
0.00
$
2,800.00
$
0.00
750
$
2,800.00
15.00
$
3,554.00
Set
up
database
for
storing
and
analyzing
the
information
collected
and
Internet
option
for
the
questionnaire
0.02
0.00
0.00
0.02
$
1.24
$
0.00
$
2,800.00
$
0.00
750
$
2,800.00
15.00
$
3,727.60
Submit
survey
materials
to
respondents;
answer
respondents'
questions
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.02
$
1.06
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
10.00
750
$
7,500.00
15.00
$
8,297.40
Record
receipt
of
completed
survey
materials;
perform
follow­
up
and
quality
control
activities
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.01
$
0.62
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
35.00
750
$
26,250.00
7.50
$
26,713.80
Enter
information
from
survey
materials
into
the
database,
if
needed;
review/
verify
data
entries2
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.01
$
0.44
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
70.00
563
$
39,410.00
5.63
$
39,660.42
Perform
data
analysis
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.02
$
1.06
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
2.10
750
$
1,575.00
15.00
$
2,372.40
Prepare
summary
report
of
information
obtained
from
the
survey
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.02
$
1.06
$
0.00
$
0.00
$
2.10
750
$
1,575.00
15.00
$
2,372.40
Distribute
results
of
the
survey
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.01
$
0.44
$
0.00
$
40,500.00
$
0.00
750
$
40,500.00
7.50
$
40,833.60
Store
the
questionnaire
and
beach
location
data
0.00
0.01
0.01
0.02
$
0.66
$
0.00
$
500.00
$
0.00
750
$
500.00
15.00
$
991.76
Subtotals
0.08
0.08
0.02
0.18
$
8.87
$
0.00
$
46,600.00
$
129.70
varies
$
126,585.00
121.13
$
132,644.31
1
Includes
costs
of
contractor
services
and
postage
24
6(
d)
Estimating
the
Respondent
Universe
and
Total
Burden
and
Costs
The
respondent
universe
for
this
ICR
is
calculated
based
on
initial
assumptions
that
350
potential
respondents
nationwide
will
be
asked
to
participate
in
the
survey
during
the
first
year,
500
the
second
year,
and
750
the
third
year.
The
total
number
of
questionnaires
that
might
be
processed
during
this
ICR
is
1,600
over
the
3­
year
approval
period.
The
number
of
respondents
involved
in
each
activity
varies
because
some
respondents
will
elect
to
use
the
Internet
option
to
complete
the
questionnaire,
thereby
eliminating
the
need
to
complete
certain
steps.
EPA
estimates
that
25
percent
of
potential
respondents
will
use
this
option.

6(
e)
Bottom
Line
Burden
Hours
and
Cost
Tables
(
i)
Respondent
Tally
Only
one
respondent
table
was
prepared
for
this
ICR.

Total
Estimated
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
Summary
Technical
and
Financial
Requirements
Number
of
Respondents
Number
of
Activities
Total
Hours
Total
Labor
Cost
Total
Capital
Costs
Total
O&
M
Costs
Total
Costs
Year
1
350
5
840.00
$
21,494.20
$
0.00
$
789.00
$
22,283.20
Year
2
500
5
1,200.00
$
30,706.00
$
0.00
$
1,125.00
$
31,831.00
Year
3
750
5
1,800.00
$
46,059.00
$
0.00
$
1,689.00
$
47,748.00
TOTAL
1,600
5
3,840.00
$
98,259.20
$
0.00
$
3,603.00
$
101,862.20
AVERAGE
533
5
1,280.00
$
32,753.07
$
0.00
$
1,201.00
$
33,954.07
(
ii)
Agency
Tally
The
Agency
and
contractor
burdens
and
costs
are
summarized
in
the
following
table.

Total
Estimated
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
Summary
Technical
and
Financial
Requirements
Number
of
Respondents
Number
of
Activities
Total
Agency
Hours
Total
Labor
Cost
Total
Capital
Costs
Total
O&
M
Costs
Total
Costs
Year
1
350
10
54.63
$
2,747.11
$
0.00
$
83,280.00
$
86,027.11
Year
2
500
10
81.25
$
4,060.63
$
0.00
$
100,075.00
$
104,135.63
Year
3
750
10
121.13
$
6,059.31
$
0.00
$
126,585.00
$
132,644.31
TOTAL
1600
10
257.01
$
12,867.04
$
0.00
$
309,940.00
$
322,807.04
AVERAGE
533
10
85.67
$
4,289.01
$
0.00
$
103,313.33
$
107,602.34
25
(
iii)
Variations
in
the
Annual
Bottom
Line
No
change
in
collection
activities
or
burden
and
costs
per
respondent
is
anticipated
during
the
course
of
this
ICR.

6(
f)
Reasons
for
Change
in
Burden
The
new
calculated
burden
estimate
(
Section
6
)
of
2.4
hours
(
2.33
hours
in
the
initial
ICR)
reflects
eliminating
one
task
and
very
minor
modifications
to
the
time
estimates
for
completing
two
of
the
remaining
five
tasks.
The
actual
burden
may
be
somewhat
lower
as
indicated
by
measured
burdens
from
a
sample
of
respondents
after
the
1998
and
1999
surveys.
These
measurements
indicated
that
the
average
reported
time
to
complete
the
questionnaire
had
decreased
from
1.6
hours
in
1998
to
1.3
hours
in
1999.
More
detail
is
provided
in
the
Report
on
the
National
Health
Protection
Survey
of
Beaches
(
Appendix
B).
These
actual
findings
support
the
use
of
the
new
calculated
burden
estimate
of
2.4
hours.
EPA
anticipates
that
the
actual
respondent
burden
will
continue
to
decrease
as
more
respondents
use
the
electronic
format.

6(
g)
Burden
Statement
The
public
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
2.4
hours
per
response
annually.
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.
For
this
survey,
the
burden
includes
the
time
needed
to
review
instructions,
make
copies
of
the
beach­
specific
questions
and
Answer
Table
for
each
beach,
gather
the
information
needed
to
complete
the
questionnaire,
fill
in
the
answers
to
the
survey
questions,
and
mail
the
questionnaire
back
to
EPA.
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.

Send
comments
on
the
Agency's
need
for
this
information,
the
accuracy
of
the
provided
burden
estimates,
and
any
suggested
methods
for
minimizing
respondent
burden,
including
through
the
use
of
automated
collection
techniques,
to
the
Director,
Collection
Strategies
Division,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
2822),
401
M
Street,
SW,
Washington,
DC
20460;
and
to
the
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
725
17th
Street,
NW,
Washington,
DC
20503,
Attention:
Desk
Officer
for
EPA.
Include
the
EPA
ICR
number
and
OMB
control
number
in
any
correspondence.
26
7.
Response
to
OMB'S
"
Terms
of
Clearance":

OMB
COMMENT:
EPA
should
prepare
a
report
presenting
basic
information
on
response
rate,
summary
statistics,
and
any
conclusions
based
on
the
survey.

EPA
Response:
For
each
of
the
two
years
that
the
National
Health
Protection
Survey
of
Beaches
was
conducted,
approximately
320
surveys
were
sent
to
state
and
county
environmental
and
public
health
officials.
The
response
rate
in
1999
was
60
percent,
up
from
46
percent
in
1998.
The
surveys
displayed
a
wide
variety
of
water
quality
parameters
used
across
the
states
and
counties,
and
showed
high
variability
in
beach
monitoring
(
ranging
from
no
monitoring
to
frequent
monitoring)
and
inconsistent
approaches
to
beach
notification
(
i.
e.,
when
to
post
an
advisory
or
closing).
More
detail
is
provided
in
the
Report
on
the
National
Health
Protection
Survey
of
Beaches
(
Appendix
B)
and
in
the
fact
sheet
"
EPA's
BEACH
Watch
Program:
1999
Update"
(
Appendix
C).

OMB
COMMENT:
EPA
should
reevaluate
the
burden
estimate
and
present
its
findings
in
the
report.

EPA
Response:
EPA's
new
calculated
burden
estimate
(
Section
6)
of
2.4
hours
(
revised
from
2.33
hours
in
the
initial
ICR)
reflects
the
elimination
of
one
task
and
very
minor
modifications
to
the
time
estimates
for
completing
two
of
the
remaining
five
tasks.
To
help
verify
whether
this
calculated
burden
was
reasonable
and
to
improve
the
initial
burden
estimate,
EPA
requested
that
some
of
the
respondents
estimate
how
long
it
actually
took
them
to
complete
the
questionnaire
for
the
1998
and
1999
surveys.

The
average
reported
time
to
complete
the
questionnaire
decreased
from
1.6
hours
in
1998
to
1.3
hours
in
1999.
In
1999,
70
percent
of
this
sample
of
respondents
took
1
hour
or
less
to
complete
the
questionnaire.
As
would
be
expected,
particularly
for
a
new
survey,
there
was
significant
variability
in
the
time
needed
to
complete
it.
For
the
1998
survey,
79
respondents
took
between
15
minutes
and
10
hours
to
complete
all
of
the
tasks.
In
1999,
24
respondents
reported
estimates
of
15
minutes
to
4
hours.
The
high
variability
is
due
to
several
factors,
including
the
number
of
beaches
in
the
jurisdiction
and
the
ability
of
the
respondent
to
efficiently
locate
the
necessary
data.

Given
these
estimates,
we
conclude
that
our
calculated
burden
is
reasonable
and
may
slightly
overestimate
the
burden
for
many
participants.

More
detail
is
provided
in
the
Report
on
the
National
Health
Protection
Survey
of
Beaches
(
Appendix
B).
These
actual
findings
support
the
use
of
the
new
calculated
burden
estimate
of
2.4
hours.
EPA
anticipates
that
the
actual
respondent
burden
will
continue
to
decrease
as
more
respondents
use
the
electronic
format
instead
of
the
paper
survey.
27
APPENDIX
A
Relevant
Sections
of
Statutes,
Regulations,
or
Judicial/
Administrative
Decrees
Enabling
the
Collection
of
Information
for
the
National
Health
Protection
Survey
of
Beaches
Clean
Water
Act
§
104,
as
printed
in
U.
S.
Environmental
Laws,
1991
edition.,
W.
E.
McClain,
Jr.
(
ed.),
The
Bureau
of
National
Affairs,
Inc.,
Washington,
DC.

EPA's
Action
Plan
for
Beaches
and
Recreational
Waters
(
the
Beach
Action
Plan)

28
29
APPENDIX
B
Report
on
the
National
Health
Protection
Survey
of
Beaches
1998
 
1999
30
APPENDIX
C
"
Recent
Accomplishments
of
the
BEACH
Watch
Program:
1998
Update"
(
EPA
823­
F­
98­
012)
and
"
EPA's
BEACH
Watch
Program:
1999
Update"
(
EPA­
823­
F­
99­
04).
31
APPENDIX
D
Federal
Register
Notice
Agency
Information
Collection
Activities:
Continuing
Collection;
Comment
Request;
National
Health
Protection
Survey
of
Beaches
Statement
of
Comments
Received
and
Actions
Taken:
No
inquiries,
objections,
or
comments
were
received.
32
APPENDIX
E
National
Health
Protection
Survey
of
Beaches
Survey
Instrument
for
Year
2000