Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0046-0002
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2003-03-21T05:00Z

Please
read
the
instructions
before
completing
this
form.
For
additional
forms
or
assistance
in
completing
this
form,
contact
your
agency's
Paperwork
Clearance
Officer.
Send
two
copies
of
this
form,
the
collection
instrument
to
be
reviewed,
the
Supporting
Statement
and
any
additional
documentation
to:
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
Docket
Library,
Room
10102,
725
17th
Street
NW
Washington,
DC
20503.

1.
Agency/
Subagency
originating
request
US
EPA,
Office
of
Water,
Office
of
Ground
Water
and
Drinking
Water
2.
OMB
control
number
b.

None
a__
__
__
__
­
__
__
__
__
2040
3.
Type
of
information
collection
(
check
one)

a.

New
collection
b.

Revision
of
a
currently
approved
collection
c.
Q
Extension
of
a
currently
approved
collection
d.
Q
Reinstatement,
without
change,
of
a
previously
approved
collection
for
which
approval
has
expired
e.
Q
Reinstatement,
with
change,
of
a
previously
approved
collection
for
which
approval
has
expired
f.
Q
Existing
collection
in
use
without
an
OMB
control
number
4.
Type
of
review
requested
(
check
one)

a.

Regular
b.
Q
Emergency
­
Approval
requested
by:
/
/

c.
Q
Delegated
5.
Small
entities
Will
this
information
collection
have
a
significant
economic
impact
on
a
substantial
number
of
small
entities?

Yes
Q
No
For
b­
f,
note
item
A2
of
Supporting
Statement
Instructions
6.
Requested
expiration
date
a.

Three
years
from
approval
date
b.
Other
Specify:
/
/___

7.
Title:
National
Primary
Drinking
Water
Regulations:
Arsenic
and
Clarifications
to
Compliance
and
New
Source
Contaminants
Monitoring
8.
Agency
form
number(
s)
(
If
applicable)
EPA
ICR
1948.02
9.
Keywords:
safe
drinking
water
act,
arsenic,
MCL,
maximum
contaminant
level,
Environmental
Protection,
Administrative
practice
and
procedure,
Indian
lands,
Reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements,
water
supply,
chemicals
10.
Abstract
The
US
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
US
EPA)
requires
the
information
to
be
collected
to
ensure
the
protection
of
human
health
and
the
environment.
EPA
will
promulgate
a
revised
National
Primary
Drinking
Water
Regulation
(
NPDW)
to
reduce
the
risks
of
arsenic
in
drinking
water.
EPA
has
determined
that
a
revised
NPDWR
is
warranted
based
on
a
National
Academy
of
Science/
National
Research
Council
report
mandated
by
the
1996
Amendments
to
the
Safe
Drinking
Water
Water
Act
(
SDWA).
This
report
concluded
that
the
current
standard
for
arsenic
was
too
high
and
needed
to
be
revised
downwards.
EPA
will
use
the
collected
information
to
ensure
that
the
amount
of
arsenic
found
in
drinking
water
is
below
the
MCL.
The
regulation
for
arsenic
in
drinking
water
will
apply
to
all
community
public
water
systems
and
nontransient
non­
community
water
systems.
The
net
burden
for
the
ICR
approval
is
based
on
start­
up
activity.

11.
Affected
public
(
Mark
primary
with
"
P"
and
all
others
that
apply
with
"
X")
a.
Individuals
or
households
d.
Farms
b.
p
Business
or
other
for­
profit
e.
Federal
Government
c.

Not­
for­
profit
institutions
f.
p
State,
Local
or
Tribal
Government
12.
Obligation
to
respond
(
Mark
primary
with
"
P"
and
all
others
that
apply
with
"
X")

a.
Q
Voluntary
b.
Q
Required
to
obtain
or
retain
benefits
c.
p
Mandatory
13.
Annual
reporting
and
recordkeeping
hour
burden
a.
Number
of
respondents
74,663
b.
Total
annual
responses
49,813
1.
Percentage
of
these
responses
collected
electronically
<
1
%
c.
Total
hours
requested
667,179
d.
Current
OMB
inventory
0
e.
Difference
667,179
f.
Explanation
of
difference
1.
Program
Change
X
2.
Adjustment
667,179
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.
__
Research
c.
__
General
purpose
statistics
g.
_
P_
Regulatory
or
compliance
d.
__
Audit
16.
Frequency
of
recordkeeping
or
reporting
(
check
all
that
apply)

a.

Recordkeeping
b.

Third
party
disclosure
c.
Reporting
1.
Q
On
occasion
2.
Q
Weekly
3.
Q
Monthly
4.

Quarterly
5.
Q
Semi­
annually
6.
Q
Annually
7.
Q
Biennially
8.
Q
Other
(
describe)

17.
Statistical
methods
Does
this
information
collection
employ
statistical
methods?

Q
Yes

No
18.
Agency
contact
(
person
who
can
best
answer
questions
regarding
the
content
of
this
submission)
Name:
Wynne
Miller
Phone:
(
202)
260­
0259
19.
Certification
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
Ephraim
King,
Director
Standards
and
Risk
Management
Division/
Office
of
Ground
Water
And
Drinking
Water/
OW
Date
Signature
of
Senior
Official
or
designee
Oscar
Morales,
Director
Collections
Strategies
Division
Office
of
Information
Collection
Office
of
Enivronmental
Information
Date