Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0064-0004
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Posted Date: 2004-02-26T05:00Z

1
SUPPORTING
STATEMENT
Section
1:
Identification
of
the
Information
Collection
1(
a)
Title
of
the
Information
Collection
QUESTIONNAIRE
FOR
NOMINEES
FOR
THE
ANNUAL
NATIONAL
CLEAN
WATER
ACT
RECOGNITION
AWARDS
1(
b)
Short
Characterization/
Abstract
This
questionnaire
is
developed
to
collect
information
for
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency's
(
EPA)
National
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
Recognition
Awards
Program.

In
1985,
the
EPA
established
the
Operations
and
Maintenance
(
O&
M)
awards
program
to
provide
a
positive
incentive
for
compliance
with
the
National
Pollutant
Discharge
Elimination
System
(
NPDES).
Because
of
the
successes
of
the
O&
M
Awards
program,
in
1988
the
EPA
established
the
Biosolids
Management
Excellence
awards
(
formerly
Sludge
awards).
In
1989,
the
Pretreatment
awards
were
added.
In
1990,
the
EPA
established
the
Combined
Sewer
Overflow
(
CSO)
Controls
and
Storm
Water
(
SW)
Management
awards
programs.
The
questionnaire
provides
the
mechanism
for
the
applicant
to
demonstrate
outstanding
and
innovative
wastewater
management
practices.
The
Pretreatment
awards
program
is
covered
by
ICR
(
OMB
Control
No.
2040­
0009,
EPA
ICR
No.
0002.09),
approved
through
November
2006.
A
framework
to
implement
the
awards
recognition
program
is
at
40
CFR
part
105.
A
copy
is
attached.

The
respondent
will
read
the
instructions
for
completing
the
questionnaire.
The
respondent
will
use
existing
files,
planning
and
progress
reports,
and
institutional
memory
to
complete
the
questionnaire.
Based
on
the
instructions
provided
with
the
questionnaire,
the
respondent
will
compile
the
requested
information.
The
requested
design
and
operating
information
should
be
readily
available
from
wastewater
treatment
facility
or
pollution
abatement
program
operating
records.
The
data
collection
will
include
flow,
permit,
operating
and
environmental
data.

The
information
collection
will
be
used
for
the
respective
awards
categories
in
the
Office
of
Wastewater
Management
to
evaluate
and
determine
which
pollution
abatement
achievements
should
be
recognized.
Based
on
the
collection,
national
panels
will
evaluate
the
nominee's
efforts
and
recommend
finalists.
As
currently
structured,
the
O&
M
awards
category
has
nine
subcategories
to
recognize
municipal
achievements
based
on
plant
flows
and
treatment
level.
The
Biosolids
awards
category
has
four
sub­
categories
which
recognize
municipal
biosolids
operations,
technology
and
research
achievements,
and
public
acceptance.
The
CSO
award
category
has
one
sub­
category
which
recognizes
municipal
achievements,
and
the
SW
award
category
has
two
sub­
categories
which
recognize
municipal
and
industrial
achievements.
Regions
and
States
may
also
have
recognition
awards
programs
and
are
included
in
these
2
estimates.
National
second
place
winners
may
also
be
recognized.
Additionally,
nominated
activities
may
sometimes
receive
an
honorable
mention
or
special
award.
The
National
CWA
Recognition
Awards
are
presented
annually
at
an
EPA
Ceremony.

Section
2:
Need
for
and
Use
of
the
Collection
2(
a)
Need/
Authority
for
the
Collection
Section
501(
e)
of
the
CWA,
as
amended
(
copy
attached)
authorizes
a
program
to
recognize
municipalities
and
industries
that
demonstrate
outstanding
technological
achievements,
innovative
processes,
devices
or
other
outstanding
methods
in
their
waste
treatment
and
pollution
abatement
programs.
Recognition
is
made
through
EPA's
National
Clean
Water
Act
awards
program.
The
program
aims
to
heighten
public
awareness
of
the
contributions
wastewater
treatment
facilities
and
programs
make
to
clean
water,
and
encourages
public
support
for
effective
wastewater
management.
The
design,
operating,
and
environmental
compliance
information
of
the
wastewater
treatment
facility
or
pollution
abatement
programs
is
needed
to
complete
the
questionnaire.

2(
b)
Practical
Utility/
Users
of
the
Data
The
program
is
primarily
directed
at
wastewater
treatment
facilities.
The
recipients
of
the
awards
will
be
municipal
officials
or
their
representatives.
Also
participating
in
the
process
are
State
officials
who
have
regular
contact
with
the
facility
and
will
inform
the
communities
of
the
awards
program
and
assist
them
in
completing
the
questionnaire.
Municipal
respondents
who
wish
to
be
considered
will
voluntarily
complete
a
questionnaire
that
asks
for
readily
available
information
about
their
facility,
which
the
respondents
should
have
on
file
for
their
own
routine
use.
The
questionnaire
will
be
used
to
inform
the
selection
panel
and
enable
it
to
select
those
facilities
and
municipalities
that
exhibit
outstanding
water
quality
achievements.

The
completed
questionnaires
are
reviewed
by
officials
of
participating
State
representatives
prior
to
being
forwarded
to
the
EPA
regional
offices.
The
regional
offices
then
review
the
nominees
for
consideration
for
a
Regional
award
and/
or
recommendation
for
a
national
award.
The
regional
awards
program
will
resemble
the
national
awards
program
as
much
as
possible.
Awards
are
made
to
first
and
second
place
winners
in
five
program
categories
and
subcategories
based
on
the
type
of
treatment
level
and
plant
size.
Prior
to
making
regional
and
national
awards
all
nominees
are
screened
for
regulatory
compliance
based
on
EPA
and
State
files.
If
problems
are
found,
the
nominee
is
dropped
from
further
consideration.

All
completed
questionnaires
for
award
nominees
that
are
sent
to
headquarters
will
be
provided
to
panels
of
expert
judges
from
EPA
and
other
professional
organizations
in
the
wastewater
treatment
industry
for
review
and
final
selection.
EPA
will
return
the
questionnaires
and
related
information
to
the
applicants.
3
The
format
and
content
of
the
questionnaire
are
structured
so
that
key
issues
are
covered
yet
the
respondents
have
some
flexibility
to
elaborate
on
areas
that
they
wish
to
feature.
A
few
of
the
questions
in
the
questionnaire
merely
identify
the
applicant
and
enable
EPA
to
place
it
in
the
appropriate
awards
category.
The
remaining
questions
asks
for
information
and
brief
descriptions
pertaining
to
the
operations
of
the
wastewater
project,
program
or
device
submitted
for
consideration
of
an
award.
The
questions
are
structured
to
elicit
short
concise
responses.
The
responses
will
enable
the
selection
panel
to
evaluate
the
nominees
based
on
documented
performance
and
make
recommendations
for
a
national
award.

Section
3:
Non­
duplication,
Consultations,
and
Other
Collection
Criteria
3(
a)
Non­
duplication
The
design,
operating,
and
environmental
compliance
information
needed
to
complete
the
questionnaire
is
not
immediately
available
in
the
data
base
or
files
of
a
State
or
Federal
office.
If
such
data
is
available,
it
may
exist
in
an
outdated
report
or
data
base
which
cannot
be
timely
or
readily
cross­
referenced
to
the
requested
data.
Outstanding
and
innovative
program
accomplishments
must
be
provided
from
the
wastewater
management
facilities
and
programs
as
it
is
not
available
from
any
other
source.

3(
b)
Public
Notice
Required
Prior
to
ICR
Submission
to
OMB
A
Federal
Register
notice
announcing
the
Agency's
intent
to
seek
the
renewal
of
this
ICR
and
the
60­
day
public
comment
opportunity,
requesting
comments
on
the
request
and
the
contents
of
the
ICR
was
issued
on
August
14,
2003
(
68
FR
48606).
A
copy
is
attached.
No
comments
were
received.

3(
c)
Consultations
The
program
is
in
its
eighteenth
year
of
making
awards.
EPA
strives
to
minimize
the
burden
on
all
respondents,
especially
small
communities/
businesses.
Each
year
comments
are
provided
by
the
award
recipients,
selection
panel,
and
State
and
regional
EPA
personnel.
EPA
asks
the
regional
and
State
personnel
to
assist
the
respondents
where
necessary
in
completing
the
questionnaire.
Regions
also
ensure
that
the
nominees'
environmental
compliance
records
are
reviewed
and
approved
before
they
complete
the
questionnaire.

EPA
managers
solicit
feedback
on
its
questionnaire
from
non­
Federal
panelists
and
from
past
municipal
winners
in
a
very
informal
manner.
EPA
managers
also
receive
indirect
comments
from
regional
EPA
employees,
who
also
are
in
contact
with
municipal
and
industrial
entities
and
State
officials.
Positive
and
negative
feedbacks
are
both
evaluated.
Feedback
from
the
States'
facility
operators
is
that
the
national
application
form
for
awards
is
complex
and
is
a
significant
burden
for
the
plant
staff.
In
order
to
improve
participation,
some
regions
use
a
short
form
to
get
the
facilities
into
the
award
process
for
local,
State
and
regional
competition.
Once
the
facilities
4
have
been
selected
for
nomination
to
the
national
competition,
they
complete
the
questionnaire
to
compete
for
the
national
award.
The
questionnaire
is
revised
if
the
burden
on
the
respondent
is
determined
to
unnecessarily
outweigh
the
information
being
requested
to
evaluate
achievement.

3(
d)
Effects
of
Less
Frequent
Collection
If
the
collection
is
conducted
on
a
less
frequent
basis
the
merits
and
goals
of
the
program
would
be
seriously
impacted.
Recognition
awards
are
held
annually.
The
information
collection
schedule
is
contained
in
the
respondent's
questionnaire
instructions.
The
questionnaire
and
instructions
for
the
awards
program
are
distributed
by
mail,
e­
mail
and
are
available
through
the
internet
by
December/
January
of
each
year.
The
completed
questionnaire
is
received
by
headquarters
in
May/
June,
and
the
panel
reviews
the
questionnaires
in
June/
July.

3(
e)
General
Guidelines
This
information
collection
request
is
consistent
with
guidelines
contained
in
5
CFR
1320.5(
d)(
2).

3(
f)
Confidentiality
No
confidential
information
is
involved
for
this
collection
activity.

3(
g)
Sensitive
Questions
The
questionnaire
does
not
request
any
information
that
would
be
of
a
sensitive
nature.

Section
4:
The
Respondents
and
the
Information
Requested
4(
a)
Respondents/
SIC
Codes
The
Standard
Industrial
Classifications
(
SIC)
for
the
respondents
effected
by
this
information
collection
activity
are
as
follows:

4952
­
Sewerage
Systems
4953
­
Refuse
Systems
8221
­
Colleges,
Universities,
Professional
Schools
8711
­
Engineering
Services
8734
­
Testing
Laboratories
9199
­
Executive,
Legislative,
and
General
Government,
Except
Finance
9511
­
Air
and
Water
Resource
and
Solid
Waste
Management
(
Administration
of
Environmental
Quality)

4(
b)
Information
Requested
5
i)
Data
items,
including
record
keeping
requirements
The
requested
design
and
operating
information
should
be
readily
available
from
facility
operating
records.
The
information
collection
will
include
flow,
permit,
operating,
and
environmental
compliance
data.

ii)
Respondent
Activities
To
be
considered
for
National
Clean
Water
Act
Recognition
Awards
the
respondent
will
voluntarily
complete
the
questionnaire
and
provide
design,
operating
and
environmental
information
about
their
facility,
project
or
program.
The
respondents
will
read
the
instructions
for
completing
the
questionnaire.
The
respondent
will
use
existing
files
when
possible,
planning
and
progress
reports,
and
institutional
memory
to
complete
the
questionnaire.
A
copy
of
the
current
questionnaire
is
attached.

Section
5:
The
Information
Collected
 
Agency
Activities,
Collection
Methodology,
and
Information
Management
5(
a)
Agency
Activities
The
completed
questionnaire
is
reviewed
by
State/
regional
officials,
as
appropriate,
prior
to
forwarding
them
to
headquarters.
Not
all
States
have
awards
programs.
Participation
for
regional
awards
may
vary
each
year
for
each
awards
program
category.
After
the
questionnaire
is
received
in
headquarters,
they
are
provided
to
the
respective
selection
panel
consisting
of
representatives
of
EPA's
headquarters
and
regions,
State
water
pollution
control
agencies
or
affiliated
associations
for
consideration
of
a
national
award.
The
panels
make
recommendations
to
EPA.
All
nominees
complete
a
series
of
compliance
screenings.
National
nominees
are
invited
to
an
EPA
awards
ceremony
for
presentation
of
an
engraved
plaque
in
recognition
of
their
outstanding
and
innovative
technological
achievements.
First
place
winners
also
receive
a
flag
or
pennant.

The
EPA
headquarters
releases
the
names
of
the
municipalities
and
industries
to
be
recognized,
and
summaries
of
awards
justifications
may
be
published
in
reports,
news
articles,
journals,
and
Federal
Register
Notice.

5(
b)
Collection
Methodology
and
Management
The
regions
may
use
electronic
mail
and
computer
disks
as
much
as
possible
to
transmit
completed
questionnaires
and
other
information
to
headquarters.
All
nominees
are
screened
for
environmental
compliance
by
the
State
and
EPA.
Data
quality
information
will
be
retrieved
from
the
Agency's
Permit
Compliance
System
(
PCS),
other
environmental
reports,
and
professional
knowledge
of
the
facility
or
program.
6
5(
c)
Small
Entity
Flexibility
This
information
collection
activity
does
not
concern
a
rulemaking.
A
framework
to
implement
the
awards
recognition
program
is
40
CFR,
part
105.
EPA
strives
to
minimize
the
burden
on
all
respondents,
especially
small
communities/
businesses.
EPA
regions
and
States
review
the
nominee's
environmental
compliance
records
before
the
nominee
is
asked
to
complete
the
questionnaire.
Depending
on
the
respective
program,
regions
and
States
may
be
available
to
assist
respondents
to
answer
the
questionnaire
to
compete
for
the
national
award.
The
questionnaire
is
shortened
or
revised
if
the
burden
on
the
respondent
appears
to
unnecessarily
outweigh
the
information
requested.

5(
d)
Collection
Schedule
The
information
collection
schedule
is
contained
in
the
respondents'
questionnaire.
The
questionnaire
and
instructions
for
the
awards
recognition
program
is
distributed
by
mail,
e­
mail
and
is
accessible
through
the
internet
by
January/
February
of
each
year.
The
completed
questionnaire
is
received
by
headquarters
in
June,
and
the
panel
reviews
the
questionnaire
in
July.
Recognition
awards
are
held
annually
by
October
at
an
EPA
awards
ceremony.

Section
6:
Estimating
the
Burden
and
Cost
of
the
Collection
6(
a)
Estimating
Respondent
Burden
A
link
from
EPA's
ICR
page
to
"
http://
stats.
bls.
gov/
news.
release/
ecec.
t02.
htm"
provided
hourly
rates
for
Civilian
workers,
by
occupational
and
industry
group,
September
2003,
Salary
plus
110%
overhead
and
benefits
burden.

6(
a)(
i)
Estimating
Respondent
Cost
The
total
number
of
respondents
is
estimated
to
be
195,
including
100
for
the
O&
M
program,
25
for
the
Biosolids
program,
10
for
the
CSO
program,
10
for
the
SW
program,
and
50
for
the
assumption
that
all
states
have
participation
in
the
awards
programs.
The
responses
are
collected
once
annually.
The
respondents
reporting
burden
of
8
person
hours
per
response
is
estimated
to
be
1160
hours
and
a
cost
of
$
55,245.
The
States'
review
burden
of
6
person
hours
per
response
is
870
hours
and
a
cost
of
$
39,730.
Total
estimated
burden
for
this
collection
is
2030
hours
and
$
94,975.
7
6(
a)(
ii)
Estimating
Respondent
Labor
Cost
Activity
No.
of
Responses
No.
Person
Hours
Cost
Per
Hour
Total
Annual
Labor
Cost
Manager
reads
instructions
and
search
existing
data
sources:
Hourly
wage
+
110%
overhead
and
benefits
burden
($
29.15
+
$
32.06
=
$
61.21)
145
2
$
61
$
17,690
Staff
gathers
information
and
complete
the
questionnaire:
Hourly
wage
+
110%
overhead
and
benefits
burden
($
21.76
+
$
23.94
=
$
45.70)
145
5
$
46
$
33,350
Administrative
support
prepares
forms:
Hourly
wage
+
110%
overhead
and
benefits
($
13.68
+
$
15.05
=
$
28.73
145
1
$
29
$
4,205
TOTAL
8
­­­
$
55,245
Estimated
Burden
of
States
Review
Activity
No.
of
Responses
No.
Person
Hours
Cost
Per
Hour
Total
Annual
Labor
Cost
Management
review:
Hourly
wage
+
110%
overhead
and
benefits
burden
($
29.15
+
$
32.06
=
$
61.21)
145
1
$
61
$
8,845
Staff
review/
verify
data
and
make
nominations
for
awards:
Hourly
wage
+
110%
overhead
and
benefits
burden
($
21.76
+
$
23.94
=
$
45.70)
145
4
$
46
$
26,680
Administrative
Support:
Hourly
wage
+
110%
overhead
and
benefits
($
13.68
+
$
15.05
=
$
28.73
145
1
$
29
$
4,205
TOTAL
6
­­­
$
39.730
6(
a)(
ii)
Estimating
Capital
and
Operations
and
Maintenance
Costs
None.

6(
a)(
iii)
Capital/
Start­
up
Operating
and
Maintenance
(
O&
M)
Costs
None.

6(
a)(
iv)
Annualizing
Capital
Costs
8
None.

6(
c)
Estimating
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
A
link
from
OPM's
2004
General
Schedule
salary
table
"
http://
www.
opm.
gov/
oca/
payrates/
index.
asp"
provided
hourly
rates
for
Civilian
workers,
January
2004,
Salary
plus
60%
overhead
and
benefits
burden.
Calculations
do
not
include
the
Pretreatment
Awards.

EPA
Headquarters'
Estimated
Burden
and
Cost
Questionnaire
Activity
Person
Hours
Estimated
Cost
Per
Hour
Total
Annual
Cost
Branch
Chiefs:
(
Average
hourly
rate
of
GS­
15,
Step
10
+
60%
overhead
and
benefits
burden)
$
53.83/
hr
+
$
32.30
=
$
86.13.
8
$
86
$
688
Awards
Program
Mgrs.
(
Avg.
hourly
rate
of
GS­
13,
Step
5
+
60%
overhead
and
benefits
burden)
$
33.76
+
$
20.26
=
$
54.02.
192
$
54
$
10,368
TOTAL
200
$
140
$
11,056
Branch
Chiefs:
2
person
hours
x
4
categories
=
8
person
hours
x
$
86
per
hour
=
$
688.
Awards
Program
Managers:
48
person
hours
(
6/
8hr
days)
x
4
categories
=
192
person
hours
x
$
54
per
hour
=
$
10,368.

EPA
Regions'
Estimated
Burden
and
Cost
Questionnaire
Activity
Person
Hours
Estimated
Cost
Per
Hour
Total
Annual
Cost
Awards
Program
Mgrs.
(
Avg.
hourly
rate
of
GS­
13,
Step
5
+
60%
overhead
and
benefits
burden
)
$
33.76
+
$
20.26
=
$
54.02
1,920
$
54
$
103,680
Administrative
Support
and
Typing
(
Average
hourly
rate
of
GS­
8,
step
5+
60%
overhead
burden)
$
17.72
+
$
10.63
=
$
28.35
80
$
28
$
2,240
TOTAL
2000
$
82
$
105,920
Awards
Program
Managers:
48
person
hours
(
6/
8
hr
days)
x
10
regions
x
4
categories
=
1,920
person
hours
x
$
54
per
hour
=
$
103,680.
9
Administrative
support/
typing:
2
person
hours
x
10
regions
x
4
categories
=
80
person
hours
x
$
28
per
hour
=
$
2,240.

Agency's
Estimated
Travel
Cost
to
the
National
Awards
Conference
Activity
No
of
Travelers
Estimated
Cost
Per
Traveler
Total
Annual
Cost
EPA
Awards
Presenters
2
$
1,000
$
2,000
O&
M
Awards
1
$
1,000
$
1,000
Biosolids
Awards
1
$
1,000
$
1,000
Storm
Water
Awards
1
$
1,000
$
1,000
Combined
Sewer
Overflow
Awards
1
$
1,000
$
1,000
TOTAL
6
$
5,000
$
6,000
Agency's
Estimated
Cost
for
Awards
Material
Activity
(
Includes
Pretreatment)
No.
of
Items
Cost
Per
Item
Total
Annual
Cost
Regional
O&
M
Award
Plaques
(
2
per
region)
20
$
45
$
900
National
awards
plaques
(
18
O&
M,
10
biosolids,
6
Pretreatment,
4
SW,
4
CSO)
42
$
45
$
1,890
National
awards
certificates
(
18
O&
M,
10
biosolids,
6
Pretreatment,
4
SW,
4
CSO)
42
$
25
$
1,050
National
first
place
awards
flags
(
9
O&
M,
4
biosolids,
3
Pretreatment
,
2
SW,
2
CSO)
20
$
500
$
10,000
TOTAL
124
$
615
$
13,840
6(
d)
Estimating
the
Respondent's
Universe
and
Total
Burden
and
Costs
The
total
number
of
respondents
is
estimated
to
be
195.
Total
estimated
burden
for
this
collection
is
2030
hours
and
$
94,975
per
year
for
three
years.
The
cost
to
the
Federal
government
is
$
136,816
per
year
for
three
years.

6(
e)
Bottom
Line
Burden
Hours
and
Cost
Tables
6(
e)(
i)
Respondent
Tally
10
Costs
Estimated
Respondent
Labor
Costs
$
55,245
Estimated
States
Review
and
Record
keeping
Burden
$
13.700
Total
Annual
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
$
94,975
Hours
Estimated
Respondents
Burden
Hours
1160
hours
Estimated
Burden
of
States'
Participation
870
hours
Total
Respondents'
Burden
2030
hours
6(
e)(
ii)
The
Agency
Tally
Costs
EPA
Headquarters
Burden
$
11,056
EPA
Regions
Burden
$
105,920
EPA
Estimated
Travel
Costs
$
6,000
Estimated
Cost
for
Awards
Material
$
13,840
Total
Annual
Cost
to
the
Federal
Government
$
136,816
Burden
Hours
EPA
Headquarters
Burden
200
hours
EPA
Regions
Burden
2000
hours
Total
Annual
Burden
Hours
to
the
Federal
Government
2200
hours
6(
e)(
iii)
Variations
in
the
Annual
Bottom
Line
None.
11
6(
f)
Reasons
for
change
in
burden
Information
collection
activity
for
the
National
Clean
Water
Act
Recognition
Awards
Program
currently
has
OMB
approval
for
2800
burden
hours
for
200
respondents.
The
respondent's
burden
in
the
previous
ICR
was
estimated
to
be
$
79,200.
We
predict
that
the
estimated
respondent's
burden
for
the
next
three
years
is
2030
hours
for
195
respondents
at
an
estimated
cost
of
$
94,975.
The
change
reflects
adjustments
to
the
estimated
number
of
respondents
and
the
personnel
costs.

6(
g)
Burden
Statement
Section
501
(
e)
of
the
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA),
as
amended
authorizes
a
program
to
recognize
municipalities
and
industries
that
demonstrate
outstanding
technological
achievements,
innovative
processes,
devices
or
other
outstanding
methods
in
their
waste
treatment
and
pollution
abatement
programs.
Recognition
is
made
through
EPA's
National
Clean
Water
Act
recognition
awards
program.
The
program
aims
to
heighten
public
awareness
of
the
contributions
wastewater
treatment
facilities
and
programs
make
to
clean
water,
and
encourages
public
support
for
effective
wastewater
management.
The
design,
operating
and
environmental
compliance
information
of
the
wastewater
treatment
facility
or
pollution
abatement
programs
is
needed
to
complete
the
questionnaire.
Participation
in
the
awards
recognition
program
is
voluntary.
No
confidential
information
is
involved
for
this
collection
activity.

The
public
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
14
hours
per
response
annually,
(
8
hours
per
public
response
and
6
hours
for
states
reporting
burden).
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.

To
comment
on
the
Agency's
need
for
this
information,
the
accuracy
of
the
provided
burden
estimates,
and
any
suggested
methods
for
minimizing
respondent
burden,
including
the
use
of
automated
collection
techniques,
EPA
has
established
a
public
docket
for
this
ICR
under
Docket
ID
No.
OW­
2003­
0064,
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
12
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Use
EDOCKET
to
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.
Also,
you
can
send
comments
to
the
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
725
17th
Street,
NW,
Washington,
DC
20503,
Attention:
Desk
Office
for
EPA.
Please
include
the
EPA
Docket
ID
No.
(
OW­
2003­
0064)
and
OMB
control
number
(
2040­
0101)
in
any
correspondence.
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