Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2002-0059-0022
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Safe Drinking Water Act State Revolving Fund Program
Posted Date: 2019-04-29T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 82 (Monday, April 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18021-18022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08578]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2002-0059; FRL-9990-20-OEI]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Safe Drinking Water Act State Revolving Fund 
Program (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Safe Drinking Water Act State 
Revolving Fund Program (EPA ICR Number 1803.08, OMB Control Number 
2040-0185) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is 
a proposed renewal of the ICR, which is currently approved through 
April 30, 2019. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on August 13, 2018, during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A 
fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated 
burden and cost to the public. 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.

DATES: Additional comments must be submitted on or before May 29, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-2002-
0059, to (1) the EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), by email to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA Docket 
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via email to 
[email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for 
EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Howard Rubin, Drinking Water 
Protection Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, 4606M, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-2051; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in 
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available 
in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Amendments of 1996 
(Pub. L. 104-182) authorized the creation of the Drinking Water State 
Revolving Fund (DWSRF; the Fund) program in each state and Puerto Rico, 
to assist public water systems in financing the costs of infrastructure 
needed to achieve or maintain compliance with the SDWA requirements and 
to protect public health. The SDWA, section 1452, authorizes the 
Administrator of the EPA to award capitalization grants to the states 
and Puerto Rico which, in turn, provide low-cost loans and other types 
of assistance to eligible drinking water systems. States can also 
reserve a portion of their grants to conduct various set-aside 
activities. The information collection activities will occur primarily 
at the program level through the (1) Capitalization Grant Application 
and Agreement/State Intended Use Plan; (2) Biennial Report; (3) Annual 
Audit; (4) Assistance Application Review; and (5) DWSRF National 
Information Management

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System and the Projects and Benefits Reporting System.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities affected by this action are 
states and local governments.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a 
benefit per the Safe Drinking Water Act Section 1452(g)(1).
    Estimated number of respondents: 379 state and local respondents 
(total).
    Frequency of response: Varies by requirement (i.e., quarterly, 
semi-annually, and annually).
    Total estimated burden: 88,793 hours (per year) for state and local 
respondents. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $3,355,516 (per year) for state and local 
respondents.
    Changes in estimates: There is a net decrease in total respondent 
burden hours from the previous ICR. This is due to burden calculated 
with alternating 25 states and 26 states each year producing biennial 
reports. Since ICR's capture 3-year timeframes, some ICRs will have 
more years of 26 state reports then other. There is also a correction 
to the calculation of EPA burden hours. These have been increased to 
more accurately align EPA review of audits with State burden of audits, 
with both tables assuming each state will audit every year.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-08578 Filed 4-26-19; 8:45 am]
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