Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0026-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; National Water Quality Inventory Reports (Clean Water Act Sections 305(b), 303(d), 314(a), and 106(e)); Notice.
Posted Date: 2003-05-21T04:00Z

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21,
2003
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Notices
which
is
provisional
and
subject
to
evolution,
is
that
no
more
than
6
months
from
the
completion
of
6
×
coverage
of
the
sequence
for
a
singlegenome
project,
the
data
will
be
released
on
the
JGI
web
site
or
to
a
publicly
accessible
database
with
no
use
restrictions.
For
microbial
community
projects,
the
JGI
will
conduct
normal
QA/
QC
assessments
on
the
sequence
output
(
at
approximately
2
×
coverage),
then
discuss
with
the
proposer(
s)
and
with
BER
staff
the
extent
to
which
sequencing
will
be
continued
to
achieve
a
satisfactory
genomic
``
view''
of
the
selected
microbial
community.
From
the
time
of
initiation
of
this
discussion,
not
more
than
6
months
will
be
permitted
to
elapse
before
unconditional
release
of
these
data.
BER
is
fully
aware
that
some
ambiguity
remains
in
the
precise
initiation
of
this
``
embargo''
period
but
stresses
its
intention
and
commitment
to
the
rapid
release,
without
any
use
restrictions,
of
this
data
into
publicly
accessible
databases.
Upon
selection
of
a
nominated
microbial
sequencing
target,
BER
expects
that
Principal
Investigators
will
collaborate
with
the
JGI
by
providing
high
quality,
high
MW
genomic
DNA
for
library
construction
as
well
as
assisting
in
annotating
the
draft
sequence
data
until
a
sufficiently
complete
annotation
is
achieved
(
understanding
that
this
will
be
sensitive
to
hypothetical
gene
predictions
and
the
usual
uncertainties
of
annotation).
Following
data
acquisition
and
annotation,
DOE
expects
that
those
whose
nominations
have
been
sequenced
will
make
good
faith
efforts
to
publish
in
the
open
scientific
literature
the
results
of
their
subsequent
work,
including
both
the
genome
sequences
of
the
organisms
sequenced
under
this
notice
as
well
as
the
annotation.
(
BER
also
expects
the
Principal
Investigator
of
a
selected
effort
to
either
deposit
a
culture
of
the
microbe
or
consortium
into
a
publicly
accessible
collection
or
repository,
or
make
it
available
directly
so
others
can
have
access).
These
parties
are
encouraged
to
create
process­
and
costeffective
partnerships
that
will
maximize
data
production
and
analysis,
data
dissemination,
and
progress
towards
understanding
basic
biological
mechanisms
that
can
further
the
aims
of
this
effort.
Additionally,
it
must
be
explicitly
understood
that
DOE
will
provide
an
assembled
and
computationally
annotated
draft
(
roughly
6
×
;
carried
out
in
a
paired­
end
sequencing
approach)
sequence
of
the
microbe(
s)
selected,
but
that
research
using
that
sequence
data
should
be
funded
from
separate
sources
and/
or
separate
solicitations.
Finally,
there
is
no
commitment
to
finish
a
given
drafted
sequence,
although
this
option
may
be
considered
at
a
later
time.
Submission
Information:
Interested
parties
should
submit
a
brief
white
paper
to
either
of
the
foci
given
above,
consisting
of
not
more
than
5
pages
of
narrative
exclusive
of
attachments
(
which
are
discouraged)
responding
to
each
of
the
specific
criteria
set
forth.
Electronic
submission
(
to
joanne.
corcoran@
science.
doe.
gov
and
daniel.
drell@
science.
doe.
gov)
is
strongly
encouraged.
It
is
expected
that
the
Principal
Investigator
will
serve
as
the
main
point
of
contact
for
additional
information
on
the
nominated
microbe.
Nominations
must
contain
a
very
short
abstract
or
project
summary
and
a
cover
page
with
the
name
of
the
applicant,
mailing
address,
phone,
fax,
and
email.
The
nomination
should
include
2­
page
curriculum
vitae
of
the
key
investigators;
letters
of
intent
from
collaborators
(
suggesting
the
size
of
the
interested
community)
are
permitted.
Nominations
will
be
reviewed
relative
to
the
scope
and
research
needs
of
the
BER
relevant
programs
cited
above.
A
brief
response
to
each
nomination
will
be
provided
electronically
following
merit
and
programmatic
reviews.
Other
useful
Web
sites
include:
DOE
JGI
Microbial
Sequencing
Priorities
for
FY2003
 
http://
www.
ornl.
gov/
microbialgenomes/
seq2003.
html
Microbial
Genome
Program
Home
Page
 
http://
www.
sc.
doe.
gov/
ober/
microbial.
html
DOE
Joint
Genome
Institute
Microbial
Web
Page
 
http://
www.
jgi.
doe.
gov/
JGI_
microbial/
html/
GenBank
Home
Page
 
http://
www.
ncbi.
nlm.
nih.
gov/
Human
Genome
Home
Page
 
http://
www.
ornl.
gov/
hgmis
DOE
Genomes
to
Life
 
http://
DOEGenomestoLife.
org
DOE
Natural
and
Accelerated
Bioremediation
Research
(
NABIR)
Program
 
http://
www.
lbl.
gov/
nabir
Biotechnology
Investigations
 
Ocean
Margins
Program
 
http://
www.
sc.
doe.
gov/
ober/
GC/
omp.
html
Issued
in
Washington,
DC,
May
14,
2003.

John
Rodney
Clark,

Associate
Director
of
Science
for
Resource
Management.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
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Filed
5
 
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8:
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am]

BILLING
CODE
6450
 
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ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OW
 
2003
 
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FRL
 
7501
 
4]

Agency
Information
Collection
Activities:
Proposed
Collection;
Comment
Request;
National
Water
Quality
Inventory
Reports
(
Clean
Water
Act
Sections
305(
b),
303(
d),
314(
a),
and
106(
e))

AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
In
compliance
with
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
(
44
U.
S.
C.
3501
et
seq.),
this
document
announces
that
EPA
is
planning
to
submit
the
following
continuing
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR)
to
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB):
National
Water
Quality
Inventory
Reports
(
Clean
Water
Act
Sections
305(
b),
303(
d),
314(
a),
and
106(
e));
EPA
ICR
Number
1560.07,
OMB
Control
Number
2040
 
0071,
expiring
on
July
31,
2003.
Before
submitting
the
ICR
to
OMB
for
review
and
approval,
EPA
is
soliciting
comments
on
specific
aspects
of
the
proposed
information
collection
as
described
below.
DATES:
Comments
must
be
submitted
on
or
before
July
21,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
in
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
John
Wilson,
Assessment
and
Watershed
Protection
Division,
Office
of
Water,
Mail
Code:
4503T,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
202
 
566
 
2385;
fax
number:
202
 
566
 
1331;
e­
mail
address:
Wilson.
John@
epa.
gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
EPA
has
established
a
public
docket
for
this
ICR
under
Docket
ID
number
OW
 
2003
 
0026,
which
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Water
Docket
in
the
EPA
Docket
Center
(
EPA/
DC),
EPA
West,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Public
Reading
Room
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
telephone
number
for
the
Reading
Room
is
(
202)
566
 
1744,
and
the
telephone
number
for
the
Water
Docket
is
(
202)
566
 
2426.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA
Dockets
(
EDOCKET)
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Use
EDOCKET
to
obtain
a
copy
of
the
draft
collection
of
information,
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
public
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docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
docket
ID
number
identified
above.
Any
comments
related
to
this
ICR
should
be
submitted
to
EPA
and
OMB
within
60
days
of
this
notice,
and
according
to
the
following
detailed
instructions:
Submit
your
comments
to
EPA
online
using
EDOCKET
(
our
preferred
method),
by
e­
mail
to
owdocket
epa.
gov,
or
by
mail
to:
EPA
Docket
Center,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water
Docket,
Mail
Code
4101T,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460.
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
in
paper,
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
in
EDOCKET
as
EPA
receives
them
and
without
change,
unless
the
comment
contains
copyrighted
material,
CBI,
or
other
information
whose
public
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
When
EPA
identifies
a
comment
containing
copyrighted
material,
EPA
will
provide
a
reference
to
that
material
in
the
version
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
EDOCKET.
The
entire
printed
comment,
including
the
copyrighted
material,
will
be
available
in
the
public
docket.
Although
identified
as
an
item
in
the
official
docket,
information
claimed
as
CBI,
or
whose
disclosure
is
otherwise
restricted
by
statute,
is
not
included
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
will
not
be
available
for
public
viewing
in
EDOCKET.
For
further
information
about
the
electronic
docket,
see
EPA's
Federal
Register
notice
describing
the
electronic
docket
at
67
FR
38102
(
May
31,
2002),
or
go
to
http://
www.
epa.
gov./
edocket.
Affected
entities:
Entities
potentially
affected
by
this
action
are
States,
Territories
and
Tribes
with
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
responsibilities.
Title:
National
Water
Quality
Inventory
Reports
(
Clean
Water
Act
Sections
305(
b),
303(
d),
314(
a),
and
106(
e)).
(
OMB
Control
Number
2040
 
0071;
EPA
ICR
Number
1560.07
expiring
07/
31/
2003.
Abstract:
Section
303(
d)
of
the
Clean
Water
Act
requires
States
to
identify
and
rank
waters
which
cannot
meet
water
quality
standards
(
WQS)
following
the
implementation
of
technology­
based
controls.
Under
section
303(
d),
States
are
also
required
to
establish
total
maximum
daily
loads
(
TMDLs)
for
listed
waters
not
meeting
standards
as
a
result
of
pollutant
discharges.
In
developing
the
section
303(
d)
lists,
States
are
required
to
consider
various
sources
of
water
quality
related
data
and
information,
including
the
section
305(
b)
State
water
quality
reports.
The
section
305(
b)
reports
contain
information
on
the
extent
of
water
quality
degradation,
the
pollutants
and
sources
affecting
water
quality,
and
State
progress
in
controlling
water
pollution.
EPA's
Assessment
and
Watershed
Protection
Division
(
AWPD)
works
with
its
Regional
counterparts
to
review
and
approve
or
disapprove
State
section
303(
d)
lists
and
TMDLs
from
56
respondents
(
the
50
States,
the
District
of
Columbia,
and
the
five
Territories).
Section
303(
d)
specifically
requires
States
to
develop
lists
and
TMDLs
``
from
time
to
time''
and
EPA
to
review
and
approve
or
disapprove
the
lists
and
the
TMDLs.
EPA
also
collects
State
305(
b)
reports
from
59
respondents
(
the
50
States,
the
District
of
Columbia,
five
Territories,
and
3
River
Basin
commissions).
This
announcement
includes
the
reapproval
of
current,
ongoing
activities
related
to
305(
b)
and
303(
d)
reporting
and
TMDL
development
for
the
period
of
August
1,
2003
through
July
31,
2006.
During
the
period
covered
by
this
ICR
renewal,
respondents
will:
complete
their
2004
305(
b)
reports
and
2004
303(
d)
lists;
complete
their
2006
305(
b)
reports
and
2006
303(
d)
lists;
transmit
annual
electronic
updates
of
their
305(
b)
databases
in
2003
through
2006;
and
continue
to
develop
TMDLs
according
to
their
established
schedules.
EPA
will
prepare
two
biennial
Reports
to
Congress:
one
in
2003
and
one
in
2005,
and
EPA
will
review
TMDL
submissions
from
respondents.
The
respondent
community
for
305(
b)
reporting
consists
of
50
States,
the
District
of
Columbia,
5
Territories
(
Puerto
Rico,
the
Virgin
Islands,
Guam,
American
Samoa,
and
the
Northern
Mariana
Islands),
and
3
River
Basin
Commissions.
The
Ohio
River
Valley
Sanitation
Commission,
the
Delaware
River
Basin
Commission,
and
the
Interstate
Sanitation
Commission
have
jurisdiction
over
basins
that
lie
in
multiple
States.
Indian
Tribes
are
exempt
from
the
305(
b)
reporting
requirement,
but
some
Tribes
choose
to
participate
as
a
way
of
presenting
assessments
and
water
quality
issues
to
the
public
and
Congress.
One
Tribe
or
Tribal
Group
prepared
305(
b)
reports
in
1996
and
1997.
However,
since
Tribal
305(
b)
reporting
is
a
voluntary
effort,
it
is
not
included
in
the
burden
estimates
for
this
ICR.
The
respondent
community
for
303(
d)
activities
consists
of
50
States,
the
District
of
Columbia,
and
5
Territories
(
Puerto
Rico,
the
Virgin
Islands,
Guam,
American
Samoa,
and
the
Northern
Mariana
Islands).
Although
Indian
Tribes
are
not
exempt
from
303(
d)
requirements,
there
is
not
a
process
currently
in
place
to
designate
them
for
this
purpose.
Further,
very
few
Tribes
have
established
water
quality
standards,
and
EPA
is
currently
in
the
process
of
preparing
standards
where
they
are
needed.
Therefore,
we
assume
that
there
would
be
no
burden
to
Indian
Tribes
over
the
period
covered
by
this
ICR
for
303(
d)
activities.
The
burden
of
specific
activities
that
States
undertake
as
part
of
their
305(
b)
and
303(
d)
programs
are
derived
from
an
ongoing
project
among
EPA,
States
and
other
interested
stakeholders
to
develop
a
tool
for
estimating
the
States'
resource
needs
for
State
water
quality
management
programs.
This
project
has
developed
the
State
Water
Quality
Management
Workload
Model
(
SWQMWM),
which
estimates
and
sums
the
workload
involved
in
more
than
one
hundred
activities
or
tasks
comprising
a
State
water
quality
management
program.
Over
twenty
States
have
contributed
information
about
their
activities
that
became
the
basis
for
the
model.
According
to
the
SWQMWM,
the
States
will
carry
out
the
following
activities
or
tasks
to
meet
the
305(
b)
and
303(
d)
reporting
requirements:
watershed
characterization;
modeling
and
analysis;
development
of
a
TMDL
document
for
public
review;
public
outreach;
formal
public
participation;
tracking;
planning;
legal
support;
etc.
In
general,
respondents
have
conducted
each
of
these
reporting
and
record
keeping
activities
for
past
305(
b)
and
303(
d)
reporting
cycles
and
thus
have
staff
and
procedures
in
place
to
continue
their
305(
b)
and
303(
d)
reporting
programs.
The
burden
associated
with
these
tasks
is
estimated
in
this
ICR
to
include
the
total
number
of
TMDLs
that
may
be
submitted
during
the
period
covered
by
this
ICR.
The
biennial
frequency
of
the
collection
is
mandated
by
section
305(
b)(
1)
of
the
CWA.
Section
305(
b)
originally
required
respondents
to
submit
water
quality
reports
on
an
annual
basis.
In
1977,
the
annual
requirement
was
amended
to
a
biennial
requirement
in
the
CWA.
EPA
has
determined
that
abbreviated
reporting
for
hard­
copy
305(
b)
reports,
combined
with
annual
electronic
reporting
using
respondent
databases,
will
meet
the
CWA
reporting
requirements
while
reducing
burden
to
respondents.
The
biennial
period
with
annual
electronic
reporting
ensures
that
information
needed
for
analysis
and
water
program
decisions
is
reasonably
current,
yet
abbreviated
reporting
requirements
provides
respondents
with
sufficient
time
to
prepare
the
reports.

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May
21,
2003
/
Notices
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.
The
EPA
would
like
to
solicit
comments
to:
(
i)
Evaluate
whether
the
proposed
collection
of
information
is
necessary
for
the
proper
performance
of
the
functions
of
the
agency,
including
whether
the
information
will
have
practical
utility;
(
ii)
Evaluate
the
accuracy
of
the
agency's
estimate
of
the
burden
of
the
proposed
collection
of
information,
including
the
validity
of
the
methodology
and
assumptions
used;
(
iii)
Enhance
the
quality,
utility,
and
clarity
of
the
information
to
be
collected;
and
(
iv)
Minimize
the
burden
of
the
collection
of
information
on
those
who
are
to
respond,
including
through
the
use
of
appropriate
automated
electronic,
mechanical,
or
other
technological
collection
techniques
or
other
forms
of
information
technology,
e.
g.,
permitting
electronic
submission
of
responses.
Burden
Statement:
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
current
305(
b)
and
303(
d)
reporting
activities,
the
primary
source
we
use
in
estimating
burden
for
tasks
to
be
performed
by
States
is
the
State
Water
Quality
Management
Workload
Model
(
SWQMWM),
which
estimates
and
sums
the
workload
involved
in
more
than
one
hundred
activities
or
tasks
comprising
a
State
water
quality
management
program.
The
average
annual
burden
per
respondent
for
current
305(
b)
(
59
respondents)
and
303(
d)(
56
respondents)
reporting
activities
is
6,491
hours
and
the
total
annual
burden
to
all
respondents
is
372,403
hours.
The
table
below
displays
a
summary
of
the
burden
estimates.

AVERAGE
OF
ANNUAL
BURDEN
FOR
305(
B)
AND
303(
D)
REPORTING
ACTIVITIES
Activity
Number
of
respondents
Total
annual
burden
1.
Review
regs
and
guidance
for
305(
b)
&
303(
d)
..................................................................................................
59
7,434
2.
Plan
and
coordinate
data
acquisition
and
compile
and
screen
data
for
assessments
......................................
59
65,490
3.
Development
and
submission
of
complete
305(
b)
report
and
response
to
EPA
comments
.............................
59
83,013
4.
Develop,
review
and
update
303(
d)
listing
and
de­
listing
methodology
.............................................................
56
46,536
5.
Prepare
303(
d)
list
(
includes
identifying
waters,
setting
priorities,
and
schedules)
............................................
56
123,648
6.
Required
public
outreach
for
303(
d)
list
..............................................................................................................
56
14,840
7.
Submission
of
303(
d)
list
to
EPA
and
response
to
EPA
comments
...................................................................
56
12,208
8.
Prepare
annual
electronic
updates
.....................................................................................................................
59
19,234
9.
Implement
enhanced
benefit
cost
of
WQS
.........................................................................................................
59
40,710
Total
..............................................................................................................................................................
413,113
The
additional
burden
for
States
to
assess
the
costs
and
benefits
of
achieving
water
quality
standards
depends
on
the
level
of
detail
and
sophistication
that
the
States
choose
to
provide
as
well
as
factors
such
as
the
number
of
impaired
waters
in
the
State,
the
State's
diversity
of
water
resources,
and
the
intensity
of
use
of
those
resources.
The
estimate
of
the
burden
associated
with
the
enhanced
benefit
cost
analysis,
resulting
in
an
average
increase
in
State
burden
of
690
hours
annually.
We
use
a
separate
analysis
to
estimate
the
burden
associated
with
current
TMDL
development.
Based
on
estimates
of
the
number
of
TMDLs
per
year
(
4,000),
the
total
average
current
burden
associated
with
developing
TMDLs
under
the
current
303(
d)
program
is
estimated
to
be
59,409
hours
per
respondent,
and
the
total
annual
burden
for
all
56
respondents
is
estimated
to
be
3,326,904
hours.
To
estimate
respondent
costs,
we
applied
an
average
fully
loaded
cost
per
hour
to
the
burden
estimates.
This
fully
loaded
hourly
labor
rate
represents
the
total
cost
for
obtaining
an
hour's
worth
of
work,
and
includes:
direct
salary
paid,
paid
or
accrued
vacation,
paid
or
accrued
sick
leave,
cost
of
other
fringe
benefits
(
e.
g.,
health,
pension,
etc.),
general
training,
indirect
expenses
such
as
professional
support
(
e.
g.,
clerical,
accounting,
supervisory,
etc.),
office
space,
utilities,
telephone
service,
equipment
(
e.
g.,
fax
machines,
basic
computing
needs
such
as
hardware
and
software,
etc.),
etc.
The
average
annual
cost
to
each
respondent
for
current
305(
b)
and
303(
d)
reporting
(
including
the
enhanced
benefit
cost
activities)
is
estimated
to
be
$
298,227.
The
total
annual
costs
imposed
on
all
59
respondents
is
estimated
to
be
$
17,156,583.
Average
annual
respondent
costs
for
current
TMDL
development
is
estimated
at
$
2,467,256
per
respondent
and
$
138,166,323
for
all
56
respondents.
Agency
burden
estimates
are
based
on
EPA's
prior
experience
in
developing
305(
b)
and
303(
d)
guidance,
preparing
the
Report
to
Congress,
providing
technical
support
to
respondents,
and
reviewing
and
approving/
disapproving
303(
d)
lists
and
TMDL
submissions.
The
hourly
cost
estimates
were
calculated
for
a
technical
federal
position,
Grade
10
Step
7
effective
as
of
January
2003
($
22.49
per
hour).
The
total
costs
are
based
upon
an
overhead
rate
of
110
percent.
The
average
annual
Agency
burden
for
305(
b)
and
303(
d)
reporting
activities
is
estimated
at
9,089
hours
at
a
cost
of
$
456,774.
The
cost
of
the
Agency's
additional
burden
to
develop
new
guidance
required
by
States
to
improve
their
estimates
of
the
benefits
and
costs
of
achieving
WQS
is
estimated
at
approximately
$
300,000
which
would
be
incurred
during
2004
and
2005.
Over
the
3­
year
period
of
this
ICR,
the
annual
cost
would
be
$
100,000
which
translates
into
a
burden
of
2,117
hours
annually.
The
annual
average
Agency
burden
and
costs
for
TMDL
review
is
11,200
hours
and
$
528,976.

Respondent
Total
Annual
Burden:
3,740,017
hours
per
year.

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Annual
Costs:
$
155,322,906
per
year.

Agency
Total
Annual
Burden:
22,406
hours
per
year.
Annual
Costs:
$
1,085,750
per
year.

Dated:
May
15,
2003.
Diane
C.
Regas,
Director,
Office
of
Wetlands,
Oceans
and
Watersheds.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
12759
Filed
5
 
20
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OAR
 
2003
 
0070,
FRL
 
7501
 
7]

Agency
Information
Collection
Activities:
Proposed
Collection;
Comment
Request;
The
SunWise
School
Program
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
In
compliance
with
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
(
44
U.
S.
C.
3501
et
seq.),
this
document
announces
that
EPA
is
planning
to
submit
the
following
continuing
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR)
to
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB):
The
SunWise
School
Program,
Global
Programs
Division,
EPA
ICR
No.
1904.01,
expiration
date:
11/
30/
03.
Before
submitting
the
ICR
to
OMB
for
review
and
approval,
EPA
is
soliciting
comments
on
specific
aspects
of
the
continuing
information
collection
as
described
below.
DATES:
Comments
must
be
submitted
on
or
before
July
21,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
in
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Kristin
Kenausis,
Office
of
Atmospheric
Programs,
Global
Programs
Division,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.
(
6205J),
Washington,
DC
20460,
(
202)
564
 
2289,
kenausis.
kristin@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
EPA
has
established
a
public
docket
for
this
ICR
under
Docket
ID
number
OAR
 
2003
 
0070,
which
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Air
and
Radiation
Docket
in
the
EPA
Docket
Center
(
EPA/
DC),
EPA
West,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Public
Reading
Room
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
telephone
number
for
the
Reading
Room
is
(
202)
566
 
1744,
and
the
telephone
number
for
Air
and
Radiation
Docket
is
(
202)
566
 
1744.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA
Dockets
(
EDOCKET)
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Use
EDOCKET
to
obtain
a
copy
of
the
draft
collection
of
information,
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
public
docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
docket
ID
number
identified
above.
Any
comments
related
to
this
ICR
should
be
submitted
to
EPA
within
60
days
of
this
notice,
and
according
to
the
following
detailed
instructions:
Submit
your
comments
to
EPA
online
using
EDOCKET
(
our
preferred
method),
by
email
to
a­
and­
r­
Docket@
epa.
gov,
or
by
mail
to:
EPA
Docket
Center,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Air
and
Radiation
Docket,
Mailcode
6102T,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460.
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
in
paper,
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
in
EDOCKET
as
EPA
receives
them
and
without
change,
unless
the
comment
contains
copyrighted
material,
CBI,
or
other
information
whose
public
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
When
EPA
identifies
a
comment
containing
copyrighted
material,
EPA
will
provide
a
reference
to
that
material
in
the
version
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
EDOCKET.
The
entire
printed
comment,
including
the
copyrighted
material,
will
be
available
in
the
public
docket.
Although
identified
as
an
item
in
the
official
docket,
information
claimed
as
CBI,
or
whose
disclosure
is
otherwise
restricted
by
statute,
is
not
included
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
will
not
be
available
for
public
viewing
in
EDOCKET.
For
further
information
about
the
electronic
docket,
see
EPA's
Federal
Register
notice
describing
the
electronic
docket
at
67
FR
38102
(
May
31,
2002),
or
go
to
www.
epa.
gov./
edocket.
Affected
entities:
Entities
potentially
affected
by
this
action
are
elementary
and
middle
school
students,
parents,
and
teachers
(
SIC
Div.
I:
Group
8211).
Title:
SunWise
School
Program;
(
OMB
Control
Number
2060
 
0439;
EPA
ICR
No.
1904.01,
expiring
on
11/
30/
03).
Abstract:
The
goal
of
the
SunWise
School
Program
is
to
teach
children
and
their
care
givers
how
to
protect
themselves
from
overexposure
to
the
sun.
The
SunWise
School
Program
recognizes
the
challenge
of
measuring
the
progress
and
evaluating
the
effectiveness
of
an
environmental
and
public
health
education
program
where
the
ultimate
goal
is
to
reduce
risk
and
improve
public
health.
Therefore,
the
continual
and
careful
evaluation
of
program
effectiveness
through
a
variety
of
means,
including
data
from
pre­
and
post­
intervention
surveys,
tracking
and
monitoring
of
classroom
activities
and
school
policies,
and
advisory
board
meetings,
is
necessary
to
monitor
progress
and
refine
the
program.
Surveys
to
be
developed
and
administered
include:
(
1)
Student
survey
to
identify
current
sun
safety
knowledge
and
behaviors
among
students;
(
2)
Parent
survey
to
compare
findings
with
those
of
their
children
as
well
as
to
draw
comparisons
with
the
benchmarks
established
in
other
national
surveys;
and
(
3)
Teacher
questionnaire
for
measuring
their
receptivity
to
the
educational
component
of
the
Program.
The
data
will
be
analyzed
and
results
will
indicate
the
Program's
effect
on
participants'
sun­
protection
attitudes
and
behaviors.
Responses
to
the
collection
of
information
are
voluntary.
All
responses
to
the
collection
of
information
remain
anonymous
and
confidential.
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.
Burden
Statement:
The
annual
public
reporting
and
record
keeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
.5
hours
per
response.

Number
to
be
surveyed
annually
Total
Hours
Burden
Rate
per
hour
($)
Total
Cost
(
D=
B*
C)

(
A)
(
B)
(
C)
(
D)

3,000
Students
.............................................................................................................................
3,000
........................
........................
1,000
Teachers
............................................................................................................................
500
$
36.88
$
18,440.00
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