Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0043-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2003-03-20T05:00Z

Information
Collection
Request
for:

2003
Report
to
Congress
on
Impacts
and
Control
of
Combined
Sewer
Overflows
and
Sanitary
Sewer
Overflows
ICR
Number:
2063.01
Prepared
by:
Limno­
Tech,
Inc.
Prepared
for:
Water
Permits
Division,
Office
of
Wastewater
Management
Date
Submitted:
June
18,
2002
Table
of
Contents
1.
IDENTIFICATION
OF
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
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Title
Of
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Information
Collection
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Short
Characterization/
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NEED
FOR
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USE
OF
THE
COLLECTION
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Need/
Authority
for
the
Collection
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Utility/
Users
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Data
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NONDUPLICATION,
CONSULTATION,
AND
OTHER
COLLECTION
CRITERIA
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Nonduplication
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Public
Notice
Required
Prior
to
ICR
Submission
to
OMB
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Effects
Of
Less
Frequent
Collection
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General
Guidelines
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Confidentiality
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Sensitive
Questions
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4.
THE
RESPONDENTS
AND
THE
INFORMATION
REQUESTED
4(
a)
Respondents/
SIC
Codes
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Information
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Data
items,
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recordkeeping
requirements
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Respondent
Activities
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Telephone
Interviews
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File
Reviews
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Site
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5.
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTED
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AGENCY
ACTIVITIES,
COLLECTION
METHODOLOGY,
AND
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
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Agency
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Collection
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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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State
Collection
Schedule
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Municipalities
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6.
ESTIMATING
THE
BURDEN
AND
COST
OF
THE
COLLECTION
6(
a)
Estimating
the
Respondent
Burden
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Estimating
Respondent
Costs
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Estimating
Labor
Costs
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Table
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State
Burden
Hours
and
Costs
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Table
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2:
Municipal
Burden
Hours
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Costs
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Estimating
Capital
and
Operations
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Maintenance
Costs
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6(
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Estimating
Agency
Burden
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Cost
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Table
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Agency
Burden
Hours
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Costs
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6(
d)
Estimating
the
Respondent
Universe
and
Total
Burden
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Costs
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6(
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Bottom
Line
Burden
Hours
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Cost
Tables
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Respondent
Tally
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Table
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Total
Respondent
Burden
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Agency
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Table
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Total
Estimated
Federal
Burden
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6(
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Reasons
For
Change
in
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6(
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Burden
Statement
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Page
1
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12
1.
IDENTIFICATION
OF
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
1(
a)
Title
Of
The
Information
Collection
2003
Report
to
Congress
on
Impacts
and
Control
of
Combined
Sewer
Overflows
and
Sanitary
Sewer
Overflows
1(
b)
Short
Characterization/
Abstract
The
2003
Report
to
Congress
on
Impacts
and
Control
of
Combined
Sewer
Overflows
and
Sanitary
Sewer
Overflows
is
being
developed
to
meet
a
requirement
included
in
the
Consolidated
Appropriations
Act
for
Fiscal
Year
2001,
P.
L.
106­
554.
The
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
Office
of
Wastewater
Management
(
OWM)
will
use
data
from
federal
sources,
state
environmental
agencies,
state
and
local
health
departments,
and
municipalities
to
determine,
summarize,
and
report
the
extent
of
human
health
and
environmental
impacts
caused
by
municipal
combined
sewer
overflows
(
CSOs)
and
sanitary
sewer
overflows
(
SSOs).
This
Report
will
also
include
information
on
resources
spent
to
address
these
impacts
and
an
evaluation
of
the
technologies
used
by
municipalities
to
address
these
impacts.
In
addition,
this
Report
will
support
EPA's
SSO
Notice
of
Proposed
Rulemaking
effort
and
data
integration
efforts
for
the
National
Pollutant
Discharge
Elimination
System
(
NPDES)
program.

OWM's
method
for
collecting
and
analyzing
the
data
for
CSOs
and
SSOs
from
state
environmental
agencies,
state
and
local
health
departments,
and
municipalities
is
as
follows:

°
Site
visits
°
Interviews
°
File
review
°
Phone
calls
to
a
subset
of
publicly
owned
treatment
works
(
POTWs)
and
health
departments
nationwide
The
data
collected
and
analyzed
for
this
Report
will
include
the
frequency,
cause,
and
location
of
permitted
and
unpermitted
wastewater
discharges,
the
volume
of
pollutants
discharged,
and
the
constituents
discharged;
environmental
and
public
health
impacts
of
discharges;
the
resources
spent
to
address
these
impacts;
and
an
evaluation
of
the
technologies
used
to
address
these
impacts.

All
data
will
be
stored
in
a
data
management
system
developed
by
OWM.
The
data
will
be
used
as
a
cornerstone
of
the
2003
Report
to
Congress,
giving
federal
offices,
states,
municipalities,
and
the
public
full
access
to
the
data
collected
both
in
print
and
through
OWM's
website.

The
burden
for
EPA,
states,
and
municipalities
to
provide,
analyze,
and
review
data
submitted
is
a
total
of
8,245
hours
and
a
cost
of
$
1,331,233.
This
burden
will
occur
once,
and
the
collection
of
information
should
be
completed
one­
year
from
the
effective
date
of
the
ICR.
Of
the
total
Page
2
of
12
portion,
the
municipal
burden
is
2,565
hours
and
$
121,986.
The
states
burden
is
3,735
hours
and
$
185,506.
The
federal
government
burden
is
1,945
hours
and
$
1,023,741.
Included
in
the
total
federal
labor
cost
is
contractor
support.
Contractor
support
is
not
included
in
the
federal
burden
hours.
A
detailed
cost
breakdown
of
federal,
state,
and
municipal
burden,
including
agency
and
respondent
activities,
is
included
in
this
ICR
(
Sections
6b,
Part
i
and
6c).

2.
NEED
FOR
AND
USE
OF
THE
COLLECTION
2(
a)
Need/
Authority
for
the
Collection
OWM
needs
to
obtain
data
from
states
and
municipalities
regarding
the
human
health
and
environmental
impacts
from
CSOs
and
SSOs
as
well
as
the
technologies
used
to
prevent
such
impacts.
As
required
by
the
Consolidated
Appropriations
Act
for
Fiscal
Year
2001,
P.
L.
106­
554,
EPA
is
producing
this
Report
to
be
submitted
to
Congress
no
later
than
December
15,
2003.

Through
the
data
collection
and
analysis,
EPA,
with
the
assistance
of
a
contractor,
will
summarize
and
report
on
the
location
of
discharges
causing
such
impacts,
the
volume
of
pollutants
discharged,
and
the
constituents
discharged;
the
resources
spent
to
address
these
impacts;
and
the
technologies
used
by
municipalities
to
address
these
impacts.
In
addition,
this
Report
will
aid
OWM's
goal
of
developing
better
data
to
support
the
implementation
of
the
NPDES
program.

2(
b)
Practical
Utility/
Users
of
the
Data
Information
collected
during
this
effort
will
be
used
by
EPA,
states,
municipalities,
and
the
general
public.
EPA
program
offices
will
use
the
data
to
characterize
the
extent
of
human
health
and
environmental
impacts
caused
by
sewer
overflows,
the
resources
spent
to
address
these
impacts,
and
to
evaluate
technologies
used
to
control
these
overflows.
EPA
program
offices
will
use
the
data
as
an
indicator
of
program
performance
at
state
and
regional
levels.
States
and
municipalities
will
be
able
to
obtain
information
on
current
technologies
and
costs
associated
with
controlling
CSOs
and
SSOs
and
view
efforts
being
made
around
the
country.
The
public
can
use
the
data
to
become
more
knowledgeable
about
the
challenges
their
communities
are
facing
in
controlling
sewer
overflows
and
the
steps
taken
to
control
overflow
events.

3.
NONDUPLICATION,
CONSULTATION,
AND
OTHER
COLLECTION
CRITERIA
3(
a)
Nonduplication
The
information
requested
from
the
respondents
is
necessary
to
respond
to
Congress
and
is
not
available
from
other
sources.
In
order
to
make
this
determination,
EPA
reviewed
the
existing
ICR
for
the
CSO
program
and
found
that
it
did
not
cover
the
types
of
information
requested
by
Congress
in
P.
L.
106­
554.
There
is
no
current
ICR
for
the
collection
of
information
related
to
SSOs.
EPA
has
also
made
every
reasonable
attempt
to
ensure
that
the
data
and
information
is
not
currently
available
through
less
burdensome
mechanisms.
Page
3
of
12
3(
b)
Public
Notice
Required
Prior
to
ICR
Submission
to
OMB
The
first
notice
for
the
2003
Report
to
Congress
on
Impacts
and
Control
of
Combined
Sewer
Overflows
and
Sanitary
Sewer
Overflows
data
collection
was
published
on
May
2,
2002,
in
Federal
Register
67
pages
22077­
22078
(
see
attached).
In
this
notice,
a
60­
day
public
comment
period
was
solicited.

A
second
notice
will
be
published
in
the
Federal
Register
no
sooner
than
July
1,
2002.
A
30­
day
public
comment
period
will
be
solicited
in
the
second
notice.

3(
c)
Consultations
EPA
conducted
meetings
with
representatives
of
several
organizations
knowledgeable
about
the
issues
being
explored
in
the
2003
Report
to
Congress.
The
Association
of
Metropolitan
Sewerage
Agencies
(
AMSA),
Water
Environment
Foundation
(
WEF),
Natural
Resources
Defense
Council
(
NRDC),
and
CSO
Partnership
have
all
made
substantial
contributions
to
the
focus
and
scope
of
this
project.
Meetings
with
these
organizations
have
contributed
to
EPA's
determination
that
the
necessary
data
does
exist,
and
assisted
in
developing
the
methodology
that
will
be
used
to
collect
this
information.
Contact
persons
from
the
organizations
mentioned
are
as
follows:

AMSA
Greg
Schaner,
Manager
of
Government
Affairs
1816
Jefferson
Place,
NW
Washington,
DC
20036
Phone:
(
202)
296­
9836;
Fax:
(
202)
833­
4657
WEF
Nancy
Wheatley,
Government
Affairs
Committee
Chair
George
Martin,
Collection
Systems
Committee
Chair
601
Wythe
Street
Alexandria,
VA
22314
Phone:
(
703)
684­
2400;
Fax:
(
703)
684­
2492
NRDC
Nancy
Stoner,
Senior
Attorney
1200
New
York
Avenue,
NW
Suite
400
Washington,
DC
20005
Phone:
(
202)
289­
2394;
Fax
(
202)
289­
1060
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4
of
12
CSO
Partnership
Mark
Poland
P.
O.
Box
51
Richmond,
VA
23218
Phone:
(
804)
775­
7736
Other
organizations
will
be
invited
to
submit
comments
via
publication
of
notices
in
the
Federal
Register.

3(
d)
Effects
Of
Less
Frequent
Collection
EPA
is
requesting
the
information
only
once
during
the
data
collection
period
effort
to
support
the
development
of
the
Report.

3(
e)
General
Guidelines
Data
collection
for
the
2003
Report
to
Congress
on
Impacts
and
Control
of
Combined
Sewer
Overflows
and
Sanitary
Sewer
Overflows
will
be
in
accordance
to
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
(
5
CFR
1320.5
(
d)(
2))
and
adhere
to
OMB
guidelines
for
data
collection.

3(
f)
Confidentiality
Measures
to
ensure
confidentiality
of
the
data
collected
(
including
human
health
and
environmental
impacts,
locations
of
discharges,
volume
of
pollutants
discharged,
and
resources
spent)
are
unnecessary.
The
information
submitted
voluntarily
by
regional,
state,
and
municipal
respondents
is
public
information.

3(
g)
Sensitive
Questions
Respondents
will
not
be
subjected
to
any
sensitive
questions
(
i.
e.,
race,
sex,
and/
or
religion)
as
a
result
of
this
ICR.

4.
THE
RESPONDENTS
AND
THE
INFORMATION
REQUESTED
4(
a)
Respondents/
SIC
Codes
Private
industries
will
not
be
contacted
to
obtain
data
for
the
Report;
therefore,
SIC
codes
will
not
be
needed.
All
information
will
be
provided
voluntarily
by
states
and
municipalities.
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5
of
12
4(
b)
Information
Requested
(
i)
Data
items,
including
recordkeeping
requirements
EPA
plans
to
collect
data
from
state
environmental
agencies,
state
and
local
health
departments,
and
municipalities
to
support
the
development
of
the
2003
Report
to
Congress.
Entities
will
be
requested
to
report
previously
collected
public
data
on:

°
Frequency,
cause,
and
locations
of
sewer
overflows
°
Volume
and
constituents
of
pollutants
discharged
°
Resources
spent
to
address
impacts
°
Technologies
used
to
address
impacts
°
Documented
human
health
and
environmental
impacts
from
sewer
overflows
The
data
being
requested
may
be
found
in
documents
which
are
over
three
years
old,
yet
all
information
is
expected
to
be
readily
available,
if
previously
collected.

No
recordkeeping
items
will
be
requested
for
this
Report.

(
ii)
Respondent
Activities
The
state
and
municipal
role
in
assisting
this
effort
will
request
them
to
participate
in
the
following:

°
Telephone
interviews
°
File
reviews
°
Site
visits
All
information
that
is
being
requested
is
voluntary.
Details
of
their
involvement
is
summarized
below.

1)
Telephone
Interviews
A
contractor
will
contact
selected
agencies
and
request
to
schedule
a
telephone
interview.
Interviews
typically
last
from
five
to
thirty
minutes.
During
this
time,
the
respondent
may
be
asked
to
provide
certain
documents
or
additional
information
at
a
later
date.
Information
being
requested
is
readily
available
and
requires
a
minimal
effort
on
the
part
of
the
respondent.
After
the
interview,
the
respondent
may
be
asked
to
review
or
verify
a
summary
of
the
data
collected.

2)
File
Reviews
A
team
of
contractors
will
visit
selected
states
and
municipalities
nationwide
to
gather
information
requiring
a
more
extensive
amount
of
research
or
study
than
possible
during
a
phone
interview.
The
respondent
would
be
asked
to
arrange
access
to
the
documents
of
interest
and
assist
with
any
questions
that
might
arise.
A
minimal
amount
of
effort
is
required
on
the
part
of
the
respondent.
After
the
review,
the
respondent
may
be
asked
to
review
or
verify
an
abbreviated
summary
of
the
Page
6
of
12
data
collected.

3)
Site
Visits
A
general
site
visit
will
consist
of
several
interviews/
discussions
between
EPA
staff,
a
contractor
team,
and
selected
respondents
at
the
site
as
well
as
file
reviews.
The
interviews
are
longer
than
a
telephone
interview,
possibly
lasting
several
hours,
and
file
reviews
will
be
the
same
as
described
above.
A
time
commitment
of
several
hours
may
be
required
by
one
or
more
of
the
respondents.
After
the
interview,
a
designated
contact
may
be
asked
to
review
or
verify
a
summary
of
the
data
collected.

5.
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTED
­
AGENCY
ACTIVITIES,
COLLECTION
METHODOLOGY,
AND
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
5(
a)
Agency
Activities
EPA
will
develop
the
2003
Report
to
Congress
on
Impacts
and
Control
of
Combined
Sewer
Overflows
and
Sanitary
Sewer
Overflows
based
on
the
data
obtained
from
states
and
municipalities.
As
part
of
this
effort,
EPA
will
undertake
the
following
activities:

°
Set
up
a
data
management
system
°
Answer
respondent
questions
°
Compile
and
analyze
data
°
Reformat
and
distribute
the
data
°
Store
the
data
5(
b)
Collection
Methodology
and
Management
OWM
plans
to
collect
data
from
state
environmental
agencies,
state
and
local
health
departments,
and
municipalities
to
support
the
development
of
this
Report.
Information
collection
activities
will
include:
telephone
interviews,
file
review,
and
site
visits,
as
well
as
telephone
calls
to
a
sample
of
POTWs
and
health
departments
nationwide.
Responses
to
the
collection
of
information
is
voluntary.

OWM
will
develop
a
master
data
management
system
populated
with
information
collected
from
telephone
interviews,
file
reviews,
and
site
visits
to
selected
entities.
Information
from
interviews
and
file
reviews
will
be
initially
recorded
on
paper
and
stored
in
files
for
each
state.
The
data
will
then
be
entered
and
checked
for
quality
assurance
by
contractor
staff,
which
includes
reviewing
original
documents
for
clarity
and
consistency
and
developing
automated
database
queries
to
expose
inconsistent/
questionable
data.
A
crucial
step
of
the
QA/
QC
process
includes
providing
data
summaries
to
the
state
or
municipality
from
which
information
was
collected
for
review
and
comment.
The
data
management
system
will
be
maintained
in
Microsoft
ACCESS,
but
selections
will
be
queried
and
re­
formatted
as
necessary
for
each
state's
review.
Once
the
2003
Report
to
Congress
is
published,
a
queriable
version
of
the
data
management
system
will
be
posted
on
Page
7
of
12
OWM's
website
(
www.
epa.
gov/
npdes)
for
public
access.

5(
c)
Small
Entity
Flexibility
In
an
effort
to
minimize
the
data
that
will
need
to
be
collected
from
small
entities,
EPA
is
requesting
that
states
provide
any
information
that
has
already
been
entered
into
a
data
management
system
or
can
be
reviewed
during
contractor
site
visits.
EPA
will
also
provide
contractor
support
to
small
entities
in
compiling
and
analyzing
any
data.

5(
d)
Collection
Schedule
The
collection
schedule
for
the
2003
Report
to
Congress
on
Impacts
and
Control
of
Combined
Sewer
Overflows
and
Sanitary
Sewer
Overflows
will
be
from
May
2002
through
one­
year
from
the
effective
date
of
this
ICR.
During
this
time,
EPA
and
its
contractor
will
conduct
site
visits
to
states
and
municipalities
as
well
as
meetings
of
experts
and
stakeholders.
Throughout
the
data
collection,
the
contractor
will
utilize
EPA,
state,
and
municipal
officials
to
review
the
information
written
for
this
Report
including
case
studies.
Following
is
an
in­
depth
collection
schedule
for
this
Report:

State
Collection
Schedule
Beginning
in
May
2002
and
concluding
one­
year
from
the
effective
date
of
this
ICR,
state
site
visits
will
be
conducted.
Each
site
visit
will
be
approximately
three
days
in
length.
Permit
information
from
the
state's
will
be
collected
during
the
site
visits
as
well
as
any
existing
reports
or
studies
detailing
the
occurrence
of
CSOs
and
SSOs
and
their
impacts.

Municipalities
Collection
Schedule
To
collect
data
from
municipalities
for
the
Report,
site
visits
will
be
conducted
beginning
in
May
2002
and
are
scheduled
to
be
completed
one­
year
from
the
effective
date
of
this
ICR.
Each
municipal
site
visit
will
be
approximately
two
days
in
length.
Municipal
data
collection
will
also
include
interviews
with
local
health
department
officials
that
have
collected
data
related
to
the
human
health
impacts
that
are
attributable
to
SSOs
and
CSOs.

The
data
collection
on
the
resources
municipalities
have
spent
and
available
plans
for
future
spending
will
also
be
completed
one­
year
from
the
effective
date
of
this
ICR.
During
the
telephone
interviews
and
site
visits
with
states
and
municipalities,
the
contractor
will
collect
information
on
the
resources
involved
in
controlling
CSOs
and
SSOs.
The
data
collection
will
seek
only
information
on
resources
spent
or
documented
plans
for
future
expenditure.

The
collected
data
will
be
presented
in
the
2003
Report
to
Congress
on
Impacts
and
Control
of
Combined
Sewer
Overflows
and
Sanitary
Sewer
Overflows.
The
public
will
have
access
to
the
Report
after
it
has
been
delivered
to
Congress.
In
addition,
this
Report
will
also
be
accessible
via
the
Internet
at
www.
epa.
gov/
npdes
in
the
winter/
spring
of
2004.
Page
8
of
12
6.
ESTIMATING
THE
BURDEN
AND
COST
OF
THE
COLLECTION
6(
a)
Estimating
the
Respondent
Burden
The
estimated
respondent
burden
associated
with
documenting
the
impacts
of
sewer
overflows
has
been
itemized
into
the
following
categories:
federal,
state,
and
municipal.

The
total
estimated
burden
for
the
information
collection
is
6,300
hours
and
a
total
labor
cost
of
$
307,492.
This
cost
will
only
be
incurred
once
by
all
entities
and
information
obtained
will
be
reported
by
December
15,
2003.
The
total
burden
for
municipalities
is
2,565
hours
and
$
121,986.
State
burden
is
3,725
hours
and
$
185,506.
Agency
burden
is
1,945
hours
and
$
1,023,741.
The
federal
labor
costs
associated
with
this
Report
includes
substantial
contractor
support.
Contractor
burden
hours
are
not
included
in
this
ICR.

Municipal
burden
include
telephone
interviews
and
site
visits
to
collect
data
on
the
human
health
and
environmental
impacts
associated
with
CSOs
and
SSOs,
along
with
information
related
to
cost
and
effectiveness
of
various
controls
technologies.
Burden
incurred
by
state
governments
and
the
Agency
also
includes
telephone
interviews
and
site
visits
with
officials
to
support
the
data
collection
effort,
and
time
spent
reviewing
draft
case
studies
and
the
Report
sections
prepared
by
contractor.

Burden
hour
estimates
are
based
on
trends
observed
during
previous
meetings
and
file
reviews
that
EPA
has
conducted
for
similar
reports.
States
and
municipalities
will
be
asked
to
participate
in
interviews,
facilitate
file
review
by
a
contractor
team,
and
review
summary
documents.
The
agency
estimates
that
a
state
or
municipal
representative
would
spend
an
average
of
two
to
ten
hours
in
meetings/
interviews,
one
to
three
hours
facilitating
on­
site
file
reviews,
and
approximately
two
hours
reviewing
summary
documents
or
case
studies.
Tables
6­
1
through
Table
6­
3,
located
on
page
9
and
10
of
this
ICR,
provide
a
complete
breakdown
of
burden
hours
and
costs
estimates
for
the
states,
municipalities
and
the
Agency.

6(
b)
Estimating
Respondent
Costs
The
total
labor
cost
to
collect
and
provide
information
for
the
2003
Report
to
Congress
on
Impacts
and
Control
of
Combined
Sewer
Overflows
and
Sanitary
Sewer
Overflows
over
one
year
is
$
307,492.

(
i)
Estimating
Labor
Costs
To
develop
estimated
labor
costs,
EPA
used
information
from
the
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics
on
the
average
annual
salaries
for
state
and
municipal
personnel
involved
in
"
air,
water
or
waste
management."
The
annual
salaries
were
divided
by
2,080
hours
to
obtain
an
average
hourly
wage.
An
overhead
rate
of
1.6%
was
applied
to
both
managerial
and
administrative
salaries
to
obtain
loaded
hourly
rates.
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9
of
12
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Respondent
Total
State
Hours
and
Cost
Technical
Hours
Clerical
Hours
Respondent
Hours
Per
Year
Labor
Cost
Per
Year
Number
of
Respondent
Total
Hours
Per
Year
Total
Cost
Per
Year
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
ACTIVITY
54.52
$
37.58
$

History
&
Background
on
Issues
Related
to
the
Control
of
CSOs
and
SSOs
4.0
0.0
4.0
218.08
$
10
40.0
2,180.80
$
Characterization
of
the
SSO
Problem
25.0
14.0
39.0
1,889.12
$
75
2,925
141,684.00
$
Characterization
of
the
CSO
Problem
1.0
0.0
1.0
54.52
$
100
100.0
5,452.00
$
Evaluation
of
Human
Health
Impacts
Attributable
to
SSOs
and
CSOs
8.0
0.0
8.0
436.16
$
20
160.0
8,723.20
$
Evaluation
of
Environmental
Impact
Attributable
to
SSOs
and
CSOs
8.0
0.0
8.0
436.16
$
20
160.0
8,723.20
$
Evaluation
of
Actions
to
Control
CSOs
4.0
1.0
5.0
255.66
$
10
50.0
2,556.60
$
Assessment
of
Resources
Spent
and
Planned
for
CSO
Control
8.0
0.0
8.0
436.16
$
10
80.0
4,361.60
$
Evaluation
of
Actions
to
Control
SSOs
4.0
1.0
5.0
255.66
$
10
50.0
2,556.60
$
Assessment
of
Resources
Spent
and
Planned
for
SSO
Control
8.0
0.0
8.0
436.16
$
20
160.0
8,723.20
$
Assessment
of
Benefits
for
Wet
Weather
Control
Technologies
2.0
0.0
2.0
109.04
$
5
10.0
545.20
$

SUBTOTAL
Varies
Varies
Varies
4,526.72
$
280
3,735
185,506.40
$

Hours
and
Costs
Per
Respondent
Total
Municipal
Hours
and
Cost
Technical
Hours
Clerical
Hours
Respondent
Hours
Per
Year
Labor
Cost
Per
Year
Number
of
Respondent
Total
Hours
Per
Year
Total
Cost
Per
Year
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
ACTIVITY
50.95
$
35.13
$

History
&
Background
on
Issues
Related
to
the
Control
of
CSOs
and
SSOs
2.0
0.0
2.0
101.90
$
10
20.0
1,019.00
$
Characterization
of
the
SSO
Problem
9.0
6.0
15.0
669.33
$
50
750.0
33,466.50
$
Characterization
of
the
CSO
Problem
8.0
2.0
10.0
477.86
$
100
1,000
47,786.00
$
Evaluation
of
Human
Health
Impacts
Attributable
to
SSOs
and
CSOs
8.0
0.0
8.0
407.60
$
20
160.0
8,152.00
$
Evaluation
of
Environmental
Impact
Attributable
to
SSOs
and
CSOs
8.0
0.0
8.0
407.60
$
20
160.0
8,152.00
$
Evaluation
of
Actions
to
Control
CSOs
8.0
2.0
10.0
477.86
$
10
100.0
4,778.60
$
Assessment
of
Resources
Spent
and
Planned
for
CSO
Control
8.0
0.0
8.0
407.60
$
10
80.0
4,076.00
$
Evaluation
of
Actions
to
Control
SSOs
8.0
2.0
10.0
477.86
$
10
100.0
4,778.60
$
Assessment
of
Resources
Spent
and
Planned
for
SSO
Control
8.0
0.0
8.0
407.60
$
20
160.0
8,152.00
$
Assessment
of
Benefits
for
Wet
Weather
Control
Technologies
5.0
2.0
7.0
325.01
$
5
35.0
1,625.05
$

SUBTOTAL
Varies
Varies
Varies
4,160.22
$
255
2,565
121,985.75
$
Tables
6­
1
and
6­
2
show
the
total
labor
hours
and
costs
associated
with
administrative
and
management
burden
for
states
and
municipalities
in
gathering
CSO
and
SSO
information
for
the
one
time
collection.

TABLE
6­
1:
STATE
BURDEN
HOURS
AND
COSTS
TABLE
6­
2:
MUNICIPAL
BURDEN
HOURS
AND
COSTS
Page
10
of
12
Hours
and
Costs
Per
Respondent
Other
Costs
Total
Costs
Technical
Hours
Clerical
Hours
Total
Hours
Per
Year
Labor
Cost
Per
Year
Contractor
Cost
Per
Year
Total
Cost
Per
Year
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
ACTIVITY
78.91
$
54.41
$

History
&
Background
on
Issues
Related
to
the
Control
of
CSOs
and
SSOs
10.0
0.0
10.0
789.10
$
16,351.40
$
17,140.50
$
Characterization
of
the
SSO
Problem
675.0
150.0
825.0
61,425.75
$
286,313.65
$
347,739.40
$
Characterization
of
the
CSO
Problem
300.0
0.0
300.0
23,673.00
$
198,497.20
$
222,170.20
$
Evaluation
of
Human
Health
Impacts
Attributable
to
SSOs
and
CSOs
255.0
112.5
337.5
26,243.18
$
79,315.20
$
105,558.38
$
Evaluation
of
Environmental
Impact
Attributable
to
SSOs
and
CSOs
180.0
90.0
270.0
19,100.70
$
69,046.00
$
88,146.70
$
Evaluation
of
Actions
to
Control
CSOs
40.0
40.0
80.0
5,332.80
$
54,802.80
$
60,135.60
$
Assessment
of
Resources
Spent
and
Planned
for
CSO
Control
10.0
5.0
15.0
1,061.15
$
25,305.80
$
26,366.95
$
Evaluation
of
Actions
to
Control
SSOs
40.0
40.0
80.0
5,332.80
$
82,201.60
$
87,534.40
$
Assessment
of
Resources
Spent
and
Planned
for
SSO
Control
5.0
2.5
7.5
530.58
$
41,849.60
$
42,380.18
$
Assessment
of
Benefits
for
Wet
Weather
Control
Technologies
20.0
0.0
20.0
1,578.20
$
24,990.80
$
26,569.00
$

SUBTOTAL
Varies
Varies
Varies
145,067.25
$
878,674.05
$
1,023,741.30
$
(
ii)
Estimating
Capital
and
Operations
and
Maintenance
Costs
Non­
labor
costs
are
not
associated
with
this
data
collection;
therefore,
EPA
estimates
that
operations
and
maintenance
costs
for
this
ICR
to
be
zero.

6(
c)
Estimating
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
The
development
of
the
Report
will
require
EPA
to
devote
time
and
resources
to
data
collection
and
the
review
of
materials
prepared
by
the
contractor.
The
total
estimated
Agency
burden
for
this
effort
is
1,945
hours
and
labor
cost
is
$
1,023,741.
The
Agency
labor
cost
associated
with
this
Report
includes
substantial
contractor
support.
Contractor
burden
hours
are
not
included
in
this
ICR.

To
develop
labor
costs,
EPA
multiplied
the
number
of
hours
that
will
be
required
to
assist
in
the
compilation
and
collection
of
data
by
specific
GS
rates
to
generate
a
cost
estimate.
Since
labor
rates
vary,
EPA
used
an
average
hourly
rate
of
$
30.35
(
GS­
12,
step
5)
for
managerial
and
an
average
hourly
rate
of
$
20.93
(
GS­
9,
step
5)
for
administrative
staff.
Cost
estimates
for
the
Agency
were
based
on
the
GS
pay
level
for
2001.
An
overhead
rate
of
1.6%
was
applied
to
both
the
managerial
and
administrative
salaries
to
obtain
loaded
rates
of
$
78.91
and
$
54.41
respectively.

Table
6­
3
provides
a
description
of
the
various
activities
the
Agency
is
expected
to
perform
as
part
of
the
data
collection.
The
table
includes
the
Agency's
hours
and
labor
cost
per
activity.

TABLE
6­
3:
AGENCY
BURDEN
HOURS
AND
COSTS
Page
11
of
12
6(
d)
Estimating
the
Respondent
Universe
and
Total
Burden
and
Costs
EPA
estimates
that
535
respondents
will
be
needed
nationwide
to
collect
the
necessary
data
to
develop
the
2003
Report
to
Congress.
This
estimate
includes
280
state
respondents
and
255
municipal
respondents.
EPA
expects
that
the
total
burden
to
states
will
be
3,735
hours
and
total
labor
cost
is
$
185,506.
Further,
EPA
expects
that
the
total
burden
to
municipalities
will
be
2,565
hours
at
a
labor
cost
of
$
121,986.

6(
e)
Bottom
Line
Burden
Hours
and
Cost
Tables
(
i)
Respondent
Tally
Respondent
labor
hours
will
vary
according
to
task;
however,
EPA
is
relying
on
each
respondent
to
support
the
data
collection
gathering
both
administratively
and
managerially
as
outlined
in
Table
6­
4.
In
summary,
the
breakdown
of
the
state
and
municipal
total
labor
hours,
which
is
6,300
is
as
follows:
3,735
for
states
and
2,565
for
municipalities.
The
estimated
total
labor
cost
for
states
and
municipalities
is
$
307,492
with
states
incurring
$
185,506
and
municipalities
incurring
$
121,986.

TABLE
6­
4:
TOTAL
RESPONDENT
BURDEN
Number
of
Respondents
Total
Hours
Per
Year
Total
Labor
Cost
Per
Year
State
280
3,735
$
185,506.40
Municipal
255
2,565
$
121,985.75
TOTAL
535
6,300
$
307,492.15
(
ii)
Agency
Tally
The
total
administrative
and
managerial
labor
burden
that
the
Agency
will
incur
is
1,945.
The
estimated
total
Agency
labor
cost
is
$
1,023,741.
Included
in
the
total
labor
cost
is
contractor
support.
Contractor
support
is
not
included
in
the
Agency
burden
hours.
The
total
Agency
burden
is
summarized
in
Table
6­
5.

TABLE
6­
5:
TOTAL
ESTIMATED
AGENCY
BURDEN
Total
Agency
Hours
Per
Year
Total
Agency
Labor
Cost
Per
Year
Total
Contractor
Labor
Cost
Per
Year
Total
Labor
Cost
To
Agency
Per
Year
TOTAL
1,945
$
145,067.25
$
878,674.05
$
1,023,741.30
Page
12
of
12
6(
f)
Reasons
For
Change
in
Burden
There
is
no
reason
for
change
in
burden
at
this
time.

6(
g)
Burden
Statement
The
total
cost
for
EPA
to
obtain
data
for
the
2003
Report
to
Congress
on
Impacts
and
Control
of
Combined
Sewer
Overflows
and
Sanitary
Sewer
Overflows
is
estimated
to
be
6,300
labor
hours
and
an
estimated
cost
is
$
307,492.
The
estimate
includes
labor
costs
to
the
state
and
municipalities.
The
states
and
municipalities
should
not
incur
any
operations
and
maintenance
costs
for
the
data
being
requested.
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.
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
(
2822T),
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW,
Washington,
D.
C.
20460;
and
to
the
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
725
17th
Street,
NW,
Washington,
D.
C.
20503,
Attention:
Desk
Officer
for
EPA.
Include
the
EPA
ICR
number
2063.01
in
any
correspondence.