Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2004-0009-0003
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2004-04-30T04:00Z

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TABLE
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IDENTIFICATION
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Title
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NEED
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USE
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Need/
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DUPLICATION,
CONSULTATIONS,
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COLLECTION
CRITERIA
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Public
Notice
Required
Prior
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ICR
Submission
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OMB
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Consultations
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Effects
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Less
Frequent
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General
Guidelines
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Confidentiality
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Sensitive
Questions
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RESPONDENTS
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INFORMATION
REQUESTED
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4(
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Respondents
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NAICS/
SIC
Codes
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Information
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Data
Items
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Respondent
Activities
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INFORMATION
COLLECTED
 
AGENCY
ACTIVITIES,
COLLECTION
METHODOLOGY,
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INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
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Agency
Activities
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Collection
Methodology
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Management
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Collection
Schedule
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ESTIMATING
BURDEN
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COSTS
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COLLECTION
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Respondent
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Burden
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Water
Systems
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Burden
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Primacy
Agencies
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Respondent
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Costs
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Costs
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Agencies
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Agency
Burden
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Estimating
Respondent
Universe
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Bottom
Line
Burden
Hours
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Reasons
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6(
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Burden
Statement
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APPENDICES
Appendix
A
1999
Information
Collection
Request:
National
Primary
Drinking
Water
Regulations
for
Lead
and
Copper
Appendix
B
Federal
Register
Notice
Soliciting
Comments
on
the
Lead
and
Copper
Rule
Amendment
to
the
DDBP/
Chem/
Rads
ICR
Appendix
C
Assumptions
Used
to
Estimate
Burden
and
Costs
Appendix
D
Spreadsheets
for
System
Burden
and
Cost
Models
Appendix
E
Spreadsheets
for
Primacy
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
Models
LIST
OF
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
1:
System
Recordkeeping
and
Reporting
Requirements
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Exhibit
2:
Primacy
Agency
Recordkeeping
and
Reporting
Requirements
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Exhibit
3:
Annual
PWS
Burden
and
Costs
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Exhibit
4:
Annual
Primacy
Agency
Burden
and
Costs
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Exhibit
5:
Bottom
Line
Annual
Burden
and
Costs
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Exhibit
6:
Adjustments
to
Burden
Hours
from
the
1999
LCR
ICR
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Exhibit
7:
Adjustments
to
Annual
Hours
for
the
DDBP/
Chem/
Rads
ICR
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ACRONYMS
AL
Action
Level
AMWA
Association
of
Metropolitan
Water
Agencies
AWWA
American
Water
Works
Association
ASDWA
Association
of
State
Drinking
Water
Administrators
BLS
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics
CCT
Corrosion
Control
Treatment
CFR
Code
of
Federal
Regulations
CWS
Community
Water
System
CWSS
Community
Water
System
Survey
DBP
Disinfection
Byproduct
DDBP/
Chem/
Rads
Disinfectants
and
Disinfection
Byproducts,
Chemical,
and
Radionuclides
EPA
Environmental
Protection
Agency
FOIA
Freedom
of
Information
Act
FR
Federal
Register
FTE
Full
Time
Equivalent
FY
Fiscal
Year
ICR
Information
Collection
Request
LCR
Lead
and
Copper
Rule
LCRMR
Lead
and
Copper
Rule
Minor
Revision
LSL
Lead
Service
Line
LSLR
Lead
Service
Line
Replacement
MCL
Maximum
Contaminant
Level
mg/
L
Milligrams
per
Liter
MPL
Maximum
Permissible
Level
NAICS
North
American
Industry
Classification
System
NDWAC
National
Drinking
Water
Advisory
Council
NPDWR
National
Primary
Drinking
Water
Regulation
NTNCWS
Nontransient
Noncommunity
Water
System
OECA
Office
of
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Assurance
OGWDW
Office
of
Ground
Water
and
Drinking
Water
O&
M
Operation
and
Maintenance
OMB
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
PRA
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
PWS
Public
Water
System
PWSS
Public
Water
System
Supervision
RFA
Regulatory
Flexibility
Analysis
SBREFA
Small
Business
Regulatory
Enforcement
Fairness
Act
SDWA
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
SDWIS
Safe
Drinking
Water
Information
System
SIC
Standard
Industrial
Classification
TT
Treatment
Technique
WQP
Water
Quality
Parameter
DDBP/
Chem/
Rads
ICR:
LCR
Amendment
July
18,
2002
1
Hereafter,
the
terms
"
LCR"
and
"
Lead
and
Copper
Rule"
refer
to
requirements
of
both
the
1991
Lead
and
Copper
Rule
and
the
2000
Lead
and
Copper
Rule
Minor
Revisions.

2
Large
systems
(
those
serving
>
50,000
people),
regardless
of
whether
they
exceed
an
action
level,
are
required
to
conduct
WQP
monitoring.
Large
systems
with
minimally
corrosive
water
in
their
distribution
systems
(
i.
e.,
(
b)(
3)
systems)
may
discontinue
WQP
monitoring,
if
permitted
by
the
State.

1
1
IDENTIFICATION
OF
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
1(
a)
Title
and
Number
of
the
Information
Collection
Title:
Disinfectants/
Disinfection
Byproducts,
Chemical,
and
Radionuclides
Rules
Information
Collection
Request:
Lead
and
Copper
Rule
Amendment
OMB
Control
Number:
2040­
0204
EPA
Tracking
Number:
1896.04
This
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR)
amends
the
Disinfectants/
Disinfection
Byproducts,
Chemical,
and
Radionuclides
(
DDBP/
Chem/
Rads)
ICR,
which
was
approved
on
November
29,
2001.
The
Amendment
adds
updated
burden
and
cost
estimates
for
the
Lead
and
Copper
Rule
(
LCR).

1(
b)
Short
Characterization
The
National
Primary
Drinking
Water
Regulations
(
NPDWRs)
for
Lead
and
Copper
(
The
Lead
and
Copper
Rule
or
LCR),
promulgated
by
EPA
on
June
7,
1991,
were
mandated
by
the
Safe
Drinking
Water
Act
(
SDWA).
On
January
12,
2000,
EPA
published
minor
revisions
to
the
1991
LCR.
The
Lead
and
Copper
Rule
Minor
Revisions
(
LCRMR)
were
intended
to
eliminate
unnecessary
requirements,
streamline
and
reduce
monitoring
and
reporting
burdens,
and
promote
consistent
national
implementation.
The
purpose
of
this
ICR
Amendment
is
to
estimate
burden
and
costs
associated
with
the
LCR
and
the
LCRMR.
1
Most
NPDWRs
require
sampling
at
entry
points
to
the
distribution
system.
However,
the
LCR
requires
tap
water
samples
to
be
collected
at
kitchen
or
bathroom
taps
of
residences
and
other
buildings.
This
is
because
lead
and
copper
in
drinking
water
primarily
result
from
the
corrosion
of
distribution
system
and
household
plumbing
materials.

The
LCR
establishes
an
action
level
(
AL)
in
lieu
of
a
maximum
contaminant
level
(
MCL).
The
lead
action
level
is
0.015
milligrams
per
liter
(
mg/
L);
the
copper
action
level
is
1.3
mg/
L.
If
the
lead
or
copper
tap
sample
that
represents
the
90th
percentile
level
is
greater
than
the
lead
or
copper
action
level,
the
system
has
exceeded
the
action
level.
Though
an
exceedance
of
the
action
level
is
not
a
violation,
it
does
trigger
additional
requirements
that
may
include
public
education,
source
water
monitoring
and
treatment,
corrosion
control
treatment
(
CCT),
water
quality
parameter
(
WQP)
monitoring
for
systems
serving
50,000
and
fewer
people2,
and
lead
service
line
(
LSL)
replacement
(
or
LSLR).

Water
system
implementation
of
the
LCR
begins
with
initial
monitoring
for
lead
and
copper
at
the
tap
and,
in
some
cases,
for
WQPs
or
source
water
lead/
copper
concentrations.
Primacy
agencies
deem
some
systems
to
have
optimized
corrosion
control
based
on
the
results
of
this
initial
monitoring.
These
systems
must
continue
to
monitor
periodically
for
lead
and
copper
at
the
tap
and,
in
some
cases,
for
lead
and
copper
in
source
water;
however,
these
systems
are
not
required
to
conduct
routine
WQP
monitoring
or
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Throughout
this
document,
the
terms
"
State"
or
"
States"
are
used
to
refer
to
all
types
of
primacy
agencies.
This
ICR
Amendment
assumes
57
primacy
entities,
including
the
50
States,
the
District
of
Columbia,
U.
S.
Territories
(
Puerto
Rico,
U.
S.
Virgin
Islands,
Guam,
American
Samoa,
and
Northern
Marianas),
and
the
Navajo
Nation.
This
is
a
simplifying
assumption,
since
primacy
activities
for
Wyoming
and
the
District
of
Columbia
are
implemented
by
the
respective
EPA
Regional
offices.

4
EPA
has
classified
some
reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements
of
the
LCR
as
"
general
activities"
of
the
Public
Water
System
Supervision
(
PWSS)
Program.
Burden
and
cost
estimates
for
these
general
activities
are
included
in
the
2001
PWSS
Program
ICR
(
2040­
0090).
This
ICR
Amendment
includes
burden
and
cost
estimates
only
for
those
LCR
activities
detailed
in
Section
6
and
Appendix
C
of
this
document.

2
to
implement
the
LCR's
other
treatment
technique
requirements.
All
other
systems
are
required
to
make
corrosion
control
treatment
and
source
water
treatment
recommendations
to
the
State;
some
of
these
systems
must
first
assess
different
corrosion
control
technologies
prior
to
making
a
corrosion
control
treatment
recommendation.
The
primacy
agency
must
then
specify
the
treatment
that
the
system
must
install.
Systems
exceeding
the
lead
action
level
must
also
conduct
public
education
programs.
Following
installation
of
required
treatment,
systems
must
conduct
follow­
up
monitoring.
The
primacy
agency
then
specifies
the
optimal
WQP
levels
or
ranges
and,
if
appropriate,
maximum
permissible
source
water
levels
within
which
the
system
must
then
operate.
Such
systems
must
continue
periodic
lead/
copper
tap
water
monitoring
and,
in
some
cases,
WQP
and
source
water
monitoring.
Systems
with
lead
service
lines
in
the
distribution
system
must
implement
a
lead
service
line
replacement
program
if
they
continue
to
exceed
the
lead
action
level
after
the
installation
of
corrosion
control
or
source
water
treatment.

States
and
Tribes
that
have
been
granted
primary
enforcement
authority
(
i.
e.,
primacy)
for
the
LCR
are
responsible
for
overseeing
rule
implementation
by
systems
within
their
jurisdictions.
3
In
instances
where
a
State
or
Tribe
does
not
have
primacy,
the
appropriate
EPA
Region
is
the
primacy
agent.

Water
systems
demonstrate
compliance
through
reporting
to
the
primacy
agency
analytical
results
of
collected
samples
and
other
information.
Systems
also
use
these
data
to
assess
treatment
options,
operate
and
maintain
installed
treatment,
and
communicate
water
quality
information
to
consumers
served
by
the
system.
Primacy
agencies
use
the
data
to
determine
compliance,
designate
treatment
to
be
installed,
and
determine
enforceable
operating
parameters.
Primacy
agencies
are
also
required
to
report
a
subset
of
the
data
to
EPA,
which
utilizes
this
information
to
protect
public
health
by
ensuring
compliance
with
the
LCR,
measuring
progress
toward
meeting
the
LCR's
goals,
and
evaluating
the
appropriateness
of
State
implementation
activities.
EPA
stores
the
information
reported
by
States
in
the
Safe
Drinking
Water
Information
System
(
SDWIS).

This
ICR
Amendment
updates
the
burden
and
cost
estimates
provided
in
the
1999
LCR
ICR,
which
expires
on
September
30,
2002
(
see
Appendix
A).
As
explained
in
Section
2(
a),
this
ICR
Amendment
includes
public
water
system
(
PWS)
and
primacy
agency
reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements
of
the
Lead
and
Copper
Rule,
as
amended
by
the
Lead
and
Copper
Rule
Minor
Revisions.
4
Upon
approval,
this
Amendment
will
become
part
of
the
DDBP/
Chem/
Rads
ICR,
which
was
approved
by
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB)
in
November
2001.
This
ICR
estimates
burden
and
costs
associated
with
the
LCR
for
years
2003
and
2004
(
less
than
the
standard
three­
year
ICR
period).
This
non­
traditional
method
of
estimating
burden
will
help
to
simplify
the
ICR
process
by
synchronizing
the
ICR
accounting
periods
for
the
DDBP/
Chem/
Rads
ICR
and
the
LCR
Amendment.
Future
renewals
of
the
DDBP/
Chem/
Rads
ICR
will
include
LCR
burden
for
the
entire
three­
year
ICR
renewal
period.
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Only
a
portion
of
the
167,837
total
existing
PWSs
(
74,530
PWSs)
are
subject
to
the
Lead
and
Copper
Rule.
However,
because
this
is
an
Amendment
to
the
DDBP/
Chem/
Rads
ICR,
the
total
number
of
existing
PWSs
is
listed
in
the
OMB
inventory.

3
The
total
annual
respondent
burden
associated
with
this
ICR
Amendment
is
estimated
to
be
approximately
1.78
million
hours
per
year.
The
total
annual
respondent
cost
associated
with
this
ICR
Amendment
is
estimated
to
be
approximately
$
55.20
million.
The
distribution
of
annual
burden
between
PWSs
and
primacy
agencies
is
approximately
1.58
million
hours
and
0.20
million
hours,
respectively.
The
distribution
of
annual
costs
between
PWSs
and
primacy
agencies
is
approximately
$
49.45
million
and
$
5.74
million,
respectively.
There
are
no
EPA
costs
or
burden
associated
with
this
ICR
Amendment.

Approximately
$
11.45
million
of
the
$
49.45
million
annual
cost
to
PWSs
is
for
operation
and
maintenance
(
O&
M)
activities.
Primacy
agencies
incur
approximately
$
2,105
for
O&
M
costs
associated
with
the
LCR.
A
total
of
approximately
$
11.46
million
in
O&
M
costs
represents
the
"
cost
burden"
as
reported
in
the
OMB
inventory.
Note
that
these
costs
are
for
O&
M
only;
there
are
no
capital
costs
associated
with
the
activities
covered
by
this
ICR
Amendment.

The
total
number
of
respondents
for
this
ICR
Amendment
is
74,587
5;
57
of
these
respondents
are
primacy
agencies
and
the
balance
are
PWSs
(
74,530).
The
total
annual
number
of
responses
for
these
respondents
is
758,212
(
719,194
for
PWSs
and
39,018
for
primacy
agencies).

This
ICR
Amendment
was
completed
in
accordance
with
the
February
1999
version
of
EPA's
Guide
to
Writing
Information
Collection
Requests
Under
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
(
PRA)
of
1995
(
hereafter,
the
"
ICR
Handbook").
The
ICR
Handbook
was
prepared
by
EPA's
Office
of
Environmental
Information,
Office
of
Information
Collection,
Collection
Strategies
Division.
The
ICR
Handbook
provides
the
most
current
instructions
for
ICR
preparation
to
ensure
compliance
with
the
1995
PRA
Amendments
and
OMB's
implementing
guidelines.
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2
NEED
FOR
AND
USE
OF
THE
COLLECTION
2(
a)
Need/
Authority
for
the
Collection
EPA
requires
comprehensive
and
current
information
on
lead
and
copper
contamination
and
associated
enforcement
activities
to
implement
its
program
oversight
and
enforcement
responsibilities
mandated
by
the
SDWA.
EPA
will
use
the
information
collected
as
a
result
of
the
LCR
to
support
these
responsibilities.

Section
1401(
1)(
D)
of
the
SDWA
requires
"
criteria
and
procedures
to
assure
a
supply
of
drinking
water
which
dependably
complies
with
such
maximum
contaminant
levels,
including
quality
control
and
testing
procedures
to
insure
compliance
with
such
levels
and
to
insure
proper
operation
and
maintenance
of
the
system...."
Furthermore,
Section
1445(
a)(
1)
of
the
SDWA
requires
that
"
every
person
who
is
a
supplier
of
water...
shall
establish
and
maintain
such
records,
make
such
reports,
conduct
such
monitoring,
and
provide
such
information
as
the
Administrator
may
reasonably
require
by
regulation
to
assist
him
in
establishing
regulations,
in
determining
whether
such
person
has
acted
or
is
in
compliance
with
this
title...."
In
addition,
Section
1413(
a)(
3)
of
the
SDWA
requires
primacy
agencies
to
"
keep
such
records
and
make
such
reports...
as
the
Administrator
may
require
by
regulation."

Section
1412(
b)
of
the
1986
SDWA,
as
amended
in
1996,
requires
the
Agency
to
publish
MCL
goals
and
promulgate
NPDWRs
for
contaminants
that
may
have
an
adverse
effect
on
public
health,
are
known
to
or
anticipated
to
occur
in
PWSs,
or,
in
the
opinion
of
the
Administrator,
present
an
opportunity
for
health
risk
reduction.
The
NPDWRs
specify
MCLs
or
treatment
techniques
(
TTs)
for
drinking
water
contaminants
(
42
USC
300g­
1).
Promulgation
of
the
LCR
complies
with
the
aforementioned
statutory
requirements.

2(
b)
Use/
Users
of
the
Data
Water
systems
must
maintain
records
of
the
results
of
analytical
monitoring
and
use
these
data
to:

Evaluate
system­
specific
needs,
including
examining
treatment
effectiveness.

Adjust
monitoring
frequencies
and
schedules,
to
address
possible
public
health
concerns.

Assess
compliance
and
determine
when
to
alert
the
public
of
possible
health
risks
resulting
from
noncompliance
with
federal
or
State
regulations.

State­
level
recordkeeping
consists
of
maintaining
the
following
records
for
each
system:

Monitoring
requirements.

Analytical
results.

Decisions
regarding
the
designation
of
WQP
levels
in
the
distribution
system.

Decisions
regarding
maximum
permissible
levels
(
MPLs)
of
lead
and
copper
in
source
water.

Decisions
on
which
systems
must
conduct
corrosion
control
studies.
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Decisions
on
treatment(
s)
to
be
installed.

The
need
for
an
accelerated
LSLR
schedule.

These
records
assist
managers
in
evaluating
system
compliance
and
in
identifying
system
needs
and
problem
areas.
The
data
are
also
used
to
construct
enforcement
targets
and
identify
systems
requiring
remedial
action.

Information
provided
to
EPA
by
the
primacy
agencies
is
stored
in
SDWIS.
This
centralized
storage
allows
EPA
to
conduct
various
program
analyses.
For
example,
SDWIS
can
characterize
compliance
trends
at
the
system,
State,
and
national
program
levels.
SDWIS
supports
the
critical
Agency
function
of
maintaining
program
oversight,
including
ensuring
consistent
implementation
of
the
LCR's
requirements
and
related
State
and
federal
enforcement
actions.

EPA
often
receives
requests
for
PWS
monitoring
data
under
the
Freedom
of
Information
Act
(
FOIA).
Many
FOIA
requests
require
extracting
information
from
SDWIS
to
determine
the
number
of
PWSs
in
violation
of
drinking
water
standards
in
a
particular
geographic
area
and
those
PWSs
that
have
exceeded
the
lead
or
copper
action
level.

Primary
users
of
the
information
collected
under
this
ICR
Amendment
include
the
EPA
Office
of
Ground
Water
and
Drinking
Water
(
OGWDW)
staff,
PWS
managers,
and
primacy
agencies,
which
include
State
regulators,
Indian
Tribes,
and,
in
some
instances,
EPA
Regional
Administrators.
Persons
served
by
PWSs
also
use
this
information.
Additional
occasional
users
of
LCR
information
include
the
following:

Staff
from
other
EPA
programs
(
such
as
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation,
and
Liability
Act,
the
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act,
and
the
Office
of
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Assurance)

Federal
Emergency
Management
Administration

Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention

Military
bases

Rural
Development
Administration/
Farmers
Home
Administration

Department
of
Interior

Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development

U.
S.
Army
Corps
of
Engineers

White
House
task
forces

American
Water
Works
Association
(
AWWA)

Association
of
Metropolitan
Water
Agencies
(
AMWA)

National
Rural
Water
Association

National
Association
of
Water
Companies

Association
of
State
Drinking
Water
Administrators
(
ASDWA)

Natural
Resources
Defense
Council

Consumers
Federation
of
America

Small
Business
Administration

Other
environmental
and
industry
groups

News
organizations

Private
industries

Individuals
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NON­
DUPLICATION,
CONSULTATIONS,
AND
OTHER
COLLECTION
CRITERIA
The
following
sections
verify
and
affirm
that
this
information
collection
satisfies
OMB's
collection
guidelines,
has
public
support,
and
does
not
duplicate
another
collection.

3(
a)
Non­
duplication
EPA
has
made
an
effort
to
ensure
that
data
collection
activities
associated
with
this
ICR
Amendment
are
not
duplicated.
To
ensure
non­
duplication
of
this
information
collection,
EPA
has
consulted
with
other
federal
agencies,
State
environmental
programs,
industry
organizations,
water
systems,
trade
organizations,
and
tribal
leadership.
To
the
best
of
the
Agency's
knowledge,
data
required
by
the
SDWA
(
and
its
implementing
regulations
codified
at
40
CFR
Parts
141
and
142)
are
not
available
from
any
other
source.

3(
b)
Public
Notice
Required
Prior
to
ICR
Submission
to
OMB
To
comply
with
the
1995
Amendments
to
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act,
EPA
solicited
public
comment
on
this
ICR
Amendment
for
a
60­
day
period
before
it
was
submitted
to
OMB.
Specifically,
EPA
published
a
notice
in
the
Federal
Register
requesting
comment
on
the
estimated
respondent
burden
and
other
aspects
of
this
ICR
Amendment
(
67
FR
17070­
17071,
April
9,
2002)
(
See
Appendix
B).
No
comments
were
received
in
response
to
this
Federal
Register
notice.

An
additional
Federal
Register
notice
will
be
published
prior
the
submission
of
this
ICR
Amendment
to
OMB.
The
public
comment
period
for
this
additional
notice
is
30
days.

3(
c)
Consultations
As
a
standard
regulatory
development
practice
to
promote
public
involvement,
EPA
formally
solicits
public
comment
on
proposed
drinking
water
rules.
Before
any
rule
is
finalized,
EPA
logs
and
evaluates
all
written
comments
on
proposed
rules.
Additionally,
EPA
usually
holds
public
meetings
during
which
any
interested
party
may
provide
oral
testimony
for
Agency
consideration.
Such
meetings
are
typically
announced
in
the
Federal
Register
notice
accompanying
the
proposed
rule.

In
the
initial
phases
of
program
development,
or
to
confirm
assumptions
on
which
rules
or
guidelines
are
based,
EPA
often
holds
meetings
or
workshops
to
gather
information.
Throughout
the
development
and
implementation
of
the
lead
and
copper
regulations,
OGWDW
held
numerous
meetings
with
interested
stakeholders,
including
State,
EPA
Regional,
and
water
system
representatives.
These
meetings
helped
to
identify
the
value
and
ease
of
collecting
information
needed
to
fulfill
SDWA
obligations.

In
developing
the
final
version
of
the
1991
LCR,
EPA
consulted
with
the
National
Drinking
Water
Advisory
Council
and
requested
comments
from
its
Science
Advisory
Board.
The
monitoring
requirements
of
the
LCR
reflect
comments
made
by
the
drinking
water
industry.
In
addition,
during
the
comment
period
for
the
1991
LCR,
approximately
28,000
comments
were
received
from
approximately
3,000
individuals
and
organizations.
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Most
recently,
EPA
developed
the
LCRMR
(
promulgated
in
January
2000)
and
held
the
following
meetings,
consultations,
and
work
group
discussions
to
address
these
modifications:

The
LCRMR
workgroup
(
comprised
of
EPA
Headquarters
and
Regional
staff
as
well
as
State
drinking
water
officials)
was
established
in
1993
and
held
several
discussions
throughout
development
of
the
LCRMR.

Several
EPA­
sponsored
stakeholder
meetings
were
held
to
discuss
burden
reduction
efforts
and
development
of
the
LCRMR.

OGWDW
'
s
Data
Sharing
Committee
worked
with
several
States
and
ASDWA
to
revise
primacy
agency
reporting
requirements
based
on
comments
received
on
the
April
1996
proposed
changes.

In
1998,
prior
to
publishing
additional
notices
for
comment,
EPA
provided
national,
local,
and
tribal
organizations
with
brief
articles
for
inclusion
in
their
newsletters.
These
articles
announced
EPA's
plans
to
publish
the
notices
and
encouraged
readers
to
provide
comment
on
the
additional
regulatory
options,
which
would
be
described
in
those
notices.

EPA
coordinated
closely
with
States
and
several
national
organizations
to
provide
copies
of
the
August
18,
1998,
notice
directly
to
water
systems
most
likely
to
be
affected
by
the
regulatory
options
discussed
in
the
notice.
This
included
all
water
systems
serving
more
than
50,000
people
and
any
smaller
water
system
likely
to
continue
to
exceed
an
action
level
after
the
installation
of
corrosion
control
treatment.

EPA
distributed
a
draft
of
the
proposed
modifications
to
ASDWA
and
major
water
utility
trade
associations.
These
groups,
in
turn,
circulated
the
draft
to
their
members
and
requested
written
comment.

Written
comments
were
received
from
numerous
Regional
offices
and
State
agencies.

PWS
input
was
gathered
through
State
comments,
as
well
as
comments
submitted
by
AMWA
and
AWWA.

During
February
1999,
EPA
consulted
with
a
State
Unfunded
Mandates
Reform
Act
panel
regarding
the
revised
ICR
burden
and
cost
estimates
for
the
LCR
and
LCRMR
and
assumptions
used
to
derive
these
estimates.

Many
of
the
suggestions
received
through
written
comments,
at
Stakeholder
meetings,
from
work
group
discussions,
and
through
other
consultations
were
incorporated
into
the
final
rule.

Since
the
regulations
covered
by
this
ICR
are
not
new,
the
typical
consultations,
workshops,
and
meetings
were
not
held
immediately
prior
to
the
development
of
this
document.

3(
d)
Effects
of
Less
Frequent
Collection
The
LCR
and
LCRMR
require
collection
and
reporting
of
various
data
at
different
intervals
(
biweekly
quarterly,
annually,
semi­
annually,
triennially,
and
every
nine
years).
In
developing
lead
and
copper
regulations,
EPA
considered
a
wide
range
of
alternatives
for
frequency
of
data
collection.
For
these
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information
collection
activities,
EPA
has
chosen
to
require
the
least
frequent
collection
that
remains
consistent
with
overall
public
health
preservation
objectives.
If
data
are
collected
less
frequently,
the
State
may
not
identify
in
a
timely
fashion
significant
contaminant
concentrations
which
might
threaten
the
health
and
safety
of
drinking
water
consumers.
Specifically,
less
frequent
collection
could
fail
to
capture
the
variability
in
lead
and
copper
levels
within
systems
or
within
homes,
which
would
increase
the
possibility
of
not
detecting
the
presence
of
high
lead
and
copper
concentrations.
Moreover,
EPA
requires
up­
to­
date
information
in
SDWIS
to
provide
oversight
and
to
answer
basic
questions.

3(
e)
General
Guidelines
This
ICR
was
prepared
in
accordance
with
the
February
1999
version
of
the
ICR
Handbook
prepared
by
EPA's
Office
of
Environmental
Information,
Office
of
Information
Collection,
Collection
Strategies
Division.
The
ICR
Handbook
provides
the
most
current
instructions
for
ICR
preparation
to
ensure
compliance
with
the
1995
PRA
amendments
and
OMB's
implementing
guidelines.

The
LCR
complies
with
the
guidelines
published
under
the
PRA,
with
one
exception;
records
are
required
to
be
retained
for
a
period
greater
than
three
years.
In
particular,
the
LCR
requires
all
PWSs
to
retain
on
their
premises
original
records
of
all
sampling
data
and
analyses,
reports,
surveys,
letters,
evaluations,
schedules,
and
any
other
information
required
by
the
primacy
agency
for
no
fewer
than
12
years.
Primacy
agencies
are
subject
to
the
same
record
retention
period,
except
that
they
are
required
to
retain
information
relating
to
the
decisions
specified
in
§
142.14(
d)(
8)
until
a
new
decision,
determination,
or
designation
has
been
issued,
if
no
change
is
made
to
the
decision
during
the
12­
year
retention
period.
EPA
justified
these
record
retention
periods
and
received
approval
for
them
under
the
original
1991
LCR
ICR.

3(
f)
Confidentiality
No
confidential
information
will
be
collected
as
a
result
of
this
ICR
Amendment.

3(
g)
Sensitive
Questions
No
questions
of
a
sensitive
nature
are
included
in
any
of
the
information
collection
requirements.
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4
RESPONDENTS
AND
INFORMATION
REQUESTED
4(
a)
Respondents
and
NAICS/
SIC
Codes
Data
associated
with
this
ICR
Amendment
are
collected
and
maintained
at
the
PWS
and
State
levels.
Respondents
include
the
following:

Owners/
operators
of
PWSs
that
must
report
to
the
primacy
agency.
These
PWSs
include
community
water
systems
(
CWSs)
and
nontransient
noncommunity
water
systems
(
NTNCWSs).

Primacy
agencies
that
must
provide
oversight,
report
to
EPA
Headquarters,
and
retain
federally­
required
records.

The
Standard
Industrial
Classification
(
SIC)
code
for
investor­
owned
water
systems
is
4941.
The
SIC
code
for
both
publicly­
owned
water
systems
and
State
agencies
is
9511.
The
North
American
Industry
Classification
System
(
NAICS)
code
for
PWSs
is
22131.
State
agencies
that
include
drinking
water
programs
are
classified
as
NAICS
code
92411
(
Administration
of
Air
and
Water
Resources
and
Solid
Waste
Management
Programs)
or
923312
(
Administration
of
Public
Health
Programs).
Ancillary
systems
(
i.
e.,
those
that
supplement
the
function
of
other
establishments
like
factories,
power
plants,
mobile
home
parks,
etc.)
cannot
be
categorized
in
a
single
NAICS
or
SIC
code.
For
ancillary
systems,
the
NAICS
or
SIC
code
is
that
of
the
primary
establishment
or
industry.

4(
b)
Information
Requested
This
ICR
Amendment
covers
requirements
set
forth
in
Section
1414(
c)(
1)
and
(
c)(
2)
of
the
1996
SDWA
amendments.
Regulations
under
40
CFR
Part
141,
Subpart
I
contain
Lead
and
Copper
Rule
requirements;
40
CFR
Part
142,
Subpart
B
outlines
primary
enforcement
responsibilities
(
including
reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements)
for
primacy
agencies.
This
ICR
Amendment
summarizes
the
information
collection
requirements
and
associated
data
items
and
respondent
activities
that
are
contained
in
the
LCR.
Exhibits
1
and
2
summarize
the
respondent
information
collection
requirements
of
the
LCR.

4(
b)(
i)
Data
Items
Public
Water
Systems
The
LCR
requires
water
systems
to
collect,
report,
and
retain
a
variety
of
information
as
detailed
in
Exhibit
1.
In
general,
systems
must
report
information
at
the
end
of
specified
monitoring
periods
and
maintain
records
for
a
minimum
of
12
years.
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Exhibit
1
System
Recordkeeping
and
Reporting
Requirements
Requirement
Regulatory
Citation
Frequency/
Retention
General
Requirements
Reporting
Submit
the
following
to
the
State:

Results
of
any
required
test
measurement
or
analysis.

Failure
to
comply
with
any
NPDWR.

Copies
of
records
required
to
be
maintained
under
§
141.33
and/
or
copies
of
documents
that
the
State
is
entitled
to
under
Section
1445
of
SDWA
or
State
law.
40
CFR
141.31(
a)
&
(
c)

40
CFR
141.31(
b)

40
CFR
141.31(
e)
At
the
end
of
the
required
monitoring
period,
unless
a
State
lab
performs
analysis
and
reports
results
As
necessary,
within
48
hours
of
failure
to
comply
As
requested
Recordkeeping
Retain
the
following
information
on
or
near
the
PWS:

Records
of
chemical
analyses
and
related
information.

Records
of
actions
taken
by
the
PWS
to
correct
NPDWR
violations.
40
CFR
141.33(
a)

40
CFR
141.33(
b)
10
years
3
years
after
last
action
taken
related
to
the
violation
LCR­
specific
Reporting
Report
to
the
State
any
information
required
by
the
treatment
provisions
in
Subpart
I
(
especially
40
CFR
141.90).
40
CFR
141.80(
i)
As
required
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and
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Requirements
Requirement
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Citation
Frequency/
Retention
11
Tap
water
and
WQP
monitoring
requirements
Report
the
specified
information
for
all
tap
water
samples
and
all
WQP
samples.

Provide
written
documentation
to
the
State
identifying
standing
times
and
locations
for
enough
non­
first­
draw
samples
to
make
up
its
sampling
pool
under
§
141.86(
b)(
5).

If
the
State
has
waived
prior
approval
of
non­
first­
draw
sample
sites
selected
by
the
system,
identify,
in
writing,
each
site
that
did
not
meet
the
six­
hour
minimum
standing
time
and
the
length
of
standing
time
for
that
particular
substitute
sample.

For
a
water
system
deemed
to
have
optimized
corrosion
control,
a
water
system
subject
to
reduced
monitoring,
or
a
water
system
subject
to
a
monitoring
waiver,
send
written
documentation
to
the
State
describing
any
addition
of
a
new
source
or
any
change
in
water
treatment.

For
any
small
water
system
applying
for
a
monitoring
waiver,
provide
documentation
to
the
State
demonstrating
that
it
meets
the
waiver
criteria.

For
each
small
system
desiring
to
maintain
its
monitoring
waiver,
provide
written
information
to
the
State.

For
each
small
system
with
a
monitoring
waiver,
provide
written
notification
to
the
State
if
the
system
is
no
longer
free
of
lead­
containing
or
copper­
containing
materials.

For
each
ground
water
system
that
limits
WQP
monitoring
to
a
subset
of
entry
points,
provide
written
correspondence
to
the
State
that
identifies
selected
entry
points
and
includes
information
sufficient
to
demonstrate
that
the
sites
are
representative
of
water
quality
and
treatment
conditions
throughout
the
system.

Provide
the
specified
information
to
the
State
if
the
State
calculates
the
90th
percentile
concentrations.
40
CFR
141.90(
a)(
1)

40
CFR
141.90(
a)(
2)(
i)

40
CFR
141.90(
a)(
2)(
ii)

40
CFR
141.90(
a)(
3)

40
CFR
141.90(
a)(
4)(
i)

40
CFR
141.90(
a)(
4)(
ii)

40
CFR
141.90(
a)(
4)(
iii)

40
CFR
141.90(
a)(
5)

40
CFR
141.90(
h)(
2)
End
of
the
applicable
monitoring
period
As
necessary
As
necessary
As
necessary
As
necessary
Every
9
years
As
necessary,
within
60
days
after
becoming
aware
of
change
One
time,
as
necessary
End
of
monitoring
period
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Retention
12
Source
water
monitoring
reporting
requirements
Report
the
sampling
results
for
all
source
water
samples
collected
in
accordance
with
§
141.88.

Specify
any
site
which
was
not
sampled
during
the
previous
monitoring
period
and
explain
why
the
sampling
point
has
changed.
40
CFR
141.90(
b)(
1)

40
CFR
141.90(
b)(
2)
End
of
monitoring
period
As
necessary,
end
of
monitoring
period
Corrosion
control
treatment
reporting
requirements
For
systems
demonstrating
optimized
corrosion
control,
provide
the
State
information
demonstrating
that
the
PWS
has
conducted
activities
equivalent
to
the
applicable
corrosion
control
steps.

For
systems
demonstrating
optimized
corrosion
control,
submit
results
of
tap
water
monitoring
and
source
water
monitoring.

For
systems
deemed
to
have
optimized
corrosion
control,
notify
the
State
in
writing
of
any
change
in
treatment
or
of
the
addition
of
a
new
source.

Submit
monitoring
results
that
show
two
consecutive
monitoring
periods
that
meet
both
lead
and
copper
action
levels.

For
systems
exceeding
the
lead
or
copper
action
levels,
recommend
optimal
CCT.

Request
in
writing
a
modification
of
optimal
CCT.

For
systems
required
to
evaluate
the
effectiveness
of
CCTs,
report
the
information
required
by
§
141.82(
c).

For
systems
required
to
install
optimal
corrosion
control,
submit
a
letter
certifying
that
the
system
has
completed
installation.
40
CFR
141.81(
b)(
2),
141.90(
c)(
1)

40
CFR
141.81(
b)(
3)

40
CFR
141.81(
b)(
3)(
iii)

40
CFR
141.81(
c)

40
CFR
141.81(
e)(
1),
141.82(
a),
141.82(
c)(
4)
&
(
6),
141.90(
c)(
2)

40
CFR
141.82(
h)

40
CFR
141.90(
c)(
3)

40
CFR
141.90(
c)(
4)
One
time,
as
necessary
As
necessary
As
necessary
As
necessary
As
necessary,
within
6
months
of
exceedance
As
necessary
As
necessary
As
necessary
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Retention
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Source
water
treatment
reporting
requirements
Provide
to
the
State
a
recommendation
regarding
source
water
treatment.

Request
in
writing
a
modification
of
source
water
treatment
or
maximum
permissible
lead
and
copper
concentrations.

For
systems
required
to
install
source
water
treatment,
submit
a
letter
certifying
that
the
system
has
completed
installation
of
the
designated
treatment.
40
CFR
141.83(
a)(
1),
40
CFR
141.83(
b)(
1),
40
CFR
141.90(
d)(
1)

40
CFR
141.83(
b)(
6)

40
CFR
141.90(
d)(
2)
As
necessary,
within
6
months
of
exceeding
action
level
As
necessary
As
necessary,
within
24
months
after
State
designates
treatment
Public
education
program
reporting
requirements
Deliver
written
public
education
materials
if
a
water
system
exceeds
the
lead
action
level
based
on
tap
water
samples.

Broadcast
public
service
announcements
if
a
CWS
exceeds
the
lead
action
level
based
on
tap
water
samples.

Apply
to
the
State
in
writing
to
alter
specified
public
education
language
(
CWSs
only).

For
any
water
system
that
is
subject
to
public
education
requirements,
send
written
documentation
to
the
State
that
contains
specified
information.
40
CFR
141.85(
a)
&
(
c)

40
CFR
141.85(
b)
&
(
c)

40
CFR
141.85(
c)(
7)

40
CFR
141.90(
f)(
1)
As
necessary,
timing
varies
by
type
of
system
As
necessary
As
necessary
As
necessary;
end
of
each
public
education
period
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Reporting
Requirements
Requirement
Regulatory
Citation
Frequency/
Retention
14
Lead
service
line
replacement
reporting
requirements
Notify
the
owner
of
a
LSL
if
the
system
will
replace
the
portion
of
the
service
line
that
it
owns.
Offer
to
replace
the
owner's
portion.

When
replacing
(
or
partially
replacing)
a
LSL,
notify
resident(
s)
of
the
building
served
by
that
line
that
they
may
experience
a
temporary
increase
of
lead
levels
in
drinking
water;
provide
guidance
for
minimizing
exposure
to
lead;
inform
resident(
s)
that
samples
will
be
drawn
from
each
replaced
LSL.

Report
to
the
owner
and
resident(
s)
the
analytical
results
of
samples
drawn
from
partially­
replaced
LSLs.

For
systems
that
want
to
cease
replacing
LSLs,
submit
monitoring
results
that
meet
the
lead
action
level
for
two
consecutive
monitoring
periods.

Demonstrate
in
writing
to
the
State
that
a
system
has
conducted
a
material
evaluation
to
identify
the
initial
number
of
LSLs
in
its
distribution
system,
and
provide
the
schedule
for
replacing
LSLs
in
the
distribution
system.

Demonstrate
to
the
State
in
writing
that
the
system
has:
1)
In
the
past
12
months
replaced
at
least
7%
of
initial
LSLs
specified
by
the
State;
or
2)
Conducted
sampling
to
demonstrate
that
lead
concentration
in
all
service
line
samples
from
an
individual
line
is

0.015
mg/
L.

For
any
system
that
collects
LSL
samples
following
partial
LSL
replacement,
report
the
results
to
the
State.
40
CFR
141.84(
d)

40
CFR
141.84(
d)(
1)

40
CFR
141.84(
d)(
1)
&
(
2)

40
CFR
141.84(
f)

40
CFR
141.84(
g),
141.90(
e)(
1)

40
CFR
141.84(
g),
141.90(
e)(
2)
&
(
3)

40
CFR
141.84(
g),
141.90(
e)(
4)
As
necessary
As
necessary,
45
days
prior
to
commencing
LSL
replacement
As
necessary,
within
3
business
days
of
receiving
results
As
necessary
As
necessary,
within
12
months
after
exceeding
the
lead
action
level
Annually
for
as
long
as
system
exceeds
action
level
Within
the
first
10
days
of
the
month
following
receipt
of
results
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System
Recordkeeping
and
Reporting
Requirements
Requirement
Regulatory
Citation
Frequency/
Retention
15
Monitoring
data
reporting
requirements
Apply
to
the
State
in
writing
to
substitute
non­
first­
draw
samples.

Submit
to
the
State
monitoring,
treatment,
and
other
information
to
justify
reduced
monitoring.

For
a
system
with
a
waiver,
notify
the
State
in
writing
if
it
adds
a
new
source
or
changes
any
water
treatment.

Report
to
the
State
the
results
of
all
samples
and
supporting
documentation
for
samples
that
the
system
believes
should
be
invalidated.

Apply
to
the
State
to
reduce
the
frequency
of
monitoring
to
once
every
9
years.

Provide
certification
and
supporting
documentation
to
the
State
that
the
system
is
free
of
all
lead­
containing
materials.

Provide
certification
and
supporting
documentation
to
the
State
that
the
system
contains
no
copper
pipes
or
copper
service
lines.

Provide
to
the
State
materials
certification
and
monitoring
results.

For
a
system
with
a
waiver,
notify
the
State
in
writing
if
it
becomes
aware
that
it
is
no
longer
free
of
lead­
containing
or
copper­
containing
material.

For
groundwater
systems,
provide
written
information
to
the
State
regarding
entry
points
selected
for
monitoring.

Report
to
the
State
the
results
of
any
additional
sampling
data.
40
CFR
141.86(
b)(
5)

40
CFR
141.86(
d)(
4)(
ii)
&
(
iii)

40CFR141.86(
d)(
4)(
vii),
141.86(
g)(
4)(
iii)

40
CFR141.86(
f)(
2)

40
CFR
141.86(
g)

40
CFR
141.86(
g)(
1)(
i)

40
CFR
141.86(
g)(
1)(
ii)

40
CFR
141.86(
g)(
4)

40
CFR
141.86(
g)(
4)(
iv)

40
CFR
141.87(
c)(
3)

40
CFR
141.90(
g)
As
necessary
As
necessary
As
necessary
As
necessary
As
appropriate
As
appropriate
As
appropriate
Every
9
years
As
necessary,
within
60
days
after
becoming
aware
of
change
As
necessary,
prior
to
monitoring
End
of
monitoring
period
LCR­
specific
Recordkeeping
Retain
original
records
of
all
sampling
data
and
analyses,
reports,
surveys,
letters,
evaluations,
schedules,
State
determinations,
and
any
other
information
required
by
§
§
141.81
through
141.88.
40
CFR
141.91
12
years
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2002
6
Exhibit
2
includes
all
reporting,
recordkeeping,
and
oversight
requirements
of
the
Lead
and
Copper
Regulations
for
primacy
agencies.
EPA
has
classified
some
of
these
requirements
as
"
general
activities"
and
included
burden
and
cost
estimates
in
the
2001
PWSS
Program
ICR
(
2040­
0090).
This
ICR
Amendment
includes
burden
and
cost
estimates
for
only
those
LCR
activities
detailed
in
Section
6
and
Appendix
C
of
this
document.

16
Primacy
Agencies
The
LCR
requires
primacy
agencies
to
retain
records
regarding
the
currently
applicable
or
most
recent
determinations
for
no
fewer
than
12
years.
Primacy
agencies
are
required
to
retain
information
relating
to
the
decisions
until
a
new
decision,
determination,
or
designation
has
been
issued
(
if
no
change
is
made
to
the
primacy
agency
decision
during
the
12­
year
retention
period).
Primacy
agencies
must
maintain
the
system­
level
records
of
the
currently
applicable
or
most
recent
primacy
agency
determinations
pertaining
to
the
control
of
lead
and
copper,
including
all
supporting
information
and
an
explanation
of
the
technical
basis
for
each
decision.
The
specific
records
are
detailed
in
Exhibit
2.

In
addition,
primacy
agencies
are
required
to
report
quarterly
to
EPA
information
on
each
system's
compliance
with
monitoring,
reporting,
and
treatment
technique
requirements.
Primacy
agencies
must
also
report
certain
milestone
events
as
required
under
40
CFR
142.15.
More
detail
on
these
reporting
requirements
is
provided
in
Exhibit
2.6
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Exhibit
2
Primacy
Agency
Recordkeeping
and
Reporting
Requirements
Requirement
Regulatory
Citation
Minimum
Frequency/
Retention
Period
General
Requirements
Reporting
Submit
to
the
Administrator
reports
containing
new
PWS
violations
occurring
during
the
previous
quarter.

Submit
to
the
Administrator
reports
containing
new
State
enforcement
actions
taken
during
the
previous
quarter.
40
CFR
142.15(
a)(
1)

40
CFR
142.15(
2)
Quarterly
Quarterly
Recordkeeping
Maintain
records
of
tests,
measurements,
analyses,
decisions,
and
determinations
performed
on
each
PWS
to
determine
compliance
with
State
primary
drinking
water
regulations.

For
each
PWS
in
the
State,
retain
records
of
any
State
approvals
and
enforcement
actions.

Retain
records
of
current
monitoring
requirements
and
the
most
recent
monitoring
frequency
decisions
for
each
PWS
in
the
State.

Maintain
specified
records
for
public
inspection
or
for
review
by
the
Regional
Administrator
upon
request.
40
CFR
142.14(
a)

40
CFR
142.14(
d)(
2)
&
(
3)

40
CFR
142.14(
d)(
5)

40
CFR
142.14(
g),
142.15(
d)
Varies
12
years
In
perpetuity
or
until
a
more
recent
monitoring
frequency
decision
is
issued
As
requested
LCR­
specific
Reporting
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Exhibit
2
Primacy
Agency
Recordkeeping
and
Reporting
Requirements
Requirement
Regulatory
Citation
Minimum
Frequency/
Retention
Period
18
Provide
written
notice
to
PWSs
explaining
the
basis
for
determining
if
the
PWS
has
optimized
corrosion
control
and
specifying
the
water
quality
control
parameters
that
represent
optimal
corrosion
control.

Notify
a
system
in
writing
of
any
determination
requiring
a
system
to
repeat
treatment
steps
previously
completed.

Specify
corrosion
control
studies
or
optimal
CCT
(
after
a
small
or
medium
system
exceeds
the
lead
or
copper
action
level).

Designate
optimal
CCT
(
if
a
small
or
medium
system
has
performed
corrosion
control
studies).
40
CFR
141.81(
b)(
2)

40
CFR
141.81(
c)

40
CFR
141.81(
e)(
2)

40
CFR
141.81(
e)(
4)
As
necessary
As
necessary
Within
18
months
(
medium
systems)
or
24
months
(
small
systems)
of
exceedance
As
necessary,
within
6
months
of
system
completing
studies
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Exhibit
2
Primacy
Agency
Recordkeeping
and
Reporting
Requirements
Requirement
Regulatory
Citation
Minimum
Frequency/
Retention
Period
19
LCR­
specific
Reporting
(
continued)

For
small
and
medium
systems,
designate
optimal
water
quality
parameters.

Notify
PWSs
in
writing
of
decisions
on
optimal
CCT.

Designate
applicable
water
quality
control
parameters
that
reflect
optimal
CCT;
notify
the
PWS
in
writing
of
the
determinations.

Modify
determinations
of
optimal
CCT
in
writing.

Notify
the
system
in
writing
of
determinations
regarding
necessary
source
water
treatment.

Notify
the
system
in
writing
of
designations
for
maximum
permissible
source
water
levels.

Provide
in
writing
revised
source
water
treatment
or
maximum
permissible
lead
and
copper
concentrations
along
with
a
basis
for
the
decision
and
an
implementation
schedule.

Notify
a
system
in
writing
if
a
shorter
LSLR
schedule
is
required.

Notify
the
system
of
approval
of
non­
first­
draw
sample
sites.

Specify
sampling
locations
when
a
systems
is
conducting
reduced
monitoring.

Notify
the
system
in
writing
when
the
State
determines
that
a
system
is
eligible
to
commence
reduced
monitoring.

Notify
system
of
alternate
period
for
collecting
reduced
lead
and
copper
tap
samples.
40
CFR
141.81(
e)(
7)

40
CFR
141.82(
d)(
2)

40
CFR
141.82(
f)

40
CFR
141.82(
h)

40
CFR
141.83(
a)(
2),
141.83(
b)(
2)

40
CFR
141.83(
a)(
5),
141.83(
b)(
4)

40
CFR
141.83(
b)(
6)

40
CFR
141.84(
e)

40
CFR
141.86(
b)(
5)

40
CFR
141.86(
c)

40
CFR
141.86(
d)(
4)(
ii)
&
(
iii)

40
CFR
141.86(
d)(
4)(
iv)(
B)
As
necessary,
within
6
months
of
system
completing
follow­
up
sampling
As
necessary
As
necessary
As
necessary
or
as
requested
As
necessary,
within
6
months
of
submission
of
monitoring
results
As
necessary,
within
6
months
of
completing
tap
and
source
water
monitoring
As
necessary
or
as
requested
As
necessary,
within
6
months
after
system
triggered
into
LSLR
As
necessary
As
necessary
As
necessary
As
necessary
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Exhibit
2
Primacy
Agency
Recordkeeping
and
Reporting
Requirements
Requirement
Regulatory
Citation
Minimum
Frequency/
Retention
Period
20
LCR­
specific
Reporting
(
continued)

Provide
written
approval
for
a
system
to
resume
reduced
monitoring.

Document
in
writing
the
decision
and
rationale
for
invalidating
a
sample.

Notify
the
system
in
writing
of
its
waiver
determination
and
the
conditions
of
the
waiver.

Notify
a
system
if
its
waiver
has
been
revoked.
40
CFR
141.86(
d)(
4)(
vi)(
B)

40
CFR
141.86(
f)(
3)

40
CFR
141.86(
g)(
3)

40
CFR
141.86(
g)(
5)(
iii)
As
necessary
As
necessary
As
necessary
As
necessary
Report
to
EPA
the
following
information
related
to
each
system's
compliance
with
lead
and
copper
requirements:

For
each
large
and
medium
PWS,
all
90th
percentile
lead
levels
calculated
during
each
monitoring
period,
and
the
first
and
last
day
of
the
monitoring
period
for
which
the
90th
percentile
lead
level
was
calculated.

For
each
small
PWS,
the
90th
percentile
lead
level
calculated
during
each
monitoring
period
in
which
the
systems
exceeds
the
lead
action
level,
and
the
first
and
last
day
of
each
monitoring
period
in
which
an
exceedance
occurred.

For
each
PWS,
the
90th
percentile
copper
level
calculated
during
each
monitoring
period
in
which
the
system
exceeds
the
copper
action
level,
and
the
first
and
last
day
of
each
monitoring
period
in
which
an
exceedance
occurred.

For
each
PWS
for
which
the
State
has
designated
optimal
water
quality
parameters
or
which
the
State
has
deemed
to
have
optimized
corrosion
control,
the
date
of
the
determination
and
the
paragraph(
s)
under
which
the
State
made
its
determination.

For
each
PWS
required
to
begin
replacing
LSLs,
the
date
each
system
must
begin
replacement.

For
each
PWS
that
has
implemented
optimal
corrosion
control,
completed
applicable
source
water
treatment
requirements
or
completed
LSLR
requirements
and
the
date
of
the
State's
determination
that
these
requirements
have
been
met.
40
CFR
142.15(
c)(
4)(
iii)(
A)

40
CFR
142.15(
c)(
4)(
iii)(
B)

40
CFR
142.15(
c)(
4)(
iii)(
C)

40
CFR
142.15(
c)(
4)(
iii)(
D)

40
CFR
142.15(
c)(
4)(
iii)(
E)

40
CFR
142.15(
c)(
4)(
iii)(
F)
Quarterly
Quarterly
Quarterly
Quarterly
Quarterly
Quarterly
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Exhibit
2
Primacy
Agency
Recordkeeping
and
Reporting
Requirements
Requirement
Regulatory
Citation
Minimum
Frequency/
Retention
Period
21
LCR­
specific
Recordkeeping
Maintain
records
of
currently
applicable
or
most
recent
State
determinations,
including
all
supporting
information
and
explanation
of
technical
basis
for
each
decision.

For
any
system
deemed
to
be
optimized,
maintain
records
of
any
conditions
imposed
by
the
State
to
ensure
the
continued
operation
and
maintenance
of
CCT
in
place.

Maintain
records
of
decisions
to
require
a
system
to
conduct
CCT
studies.

Maintain
records
of
designations
of
optimal
CCT.

Maintain
records
of
designations
of
optimal
WQPs.

Maintain
records
of
decisions
to
modify
a
PWS's
optimal
CCT
or
WQPs.

Maintain
records
of
determinations
of
source
water
treatment.

Maintain
records
of
designations
of
maximum
permissible
concentrations
of
lead
and
copper
in
source
water.

Maintain
records
of
determinations
establishing
shorter
LSLR
schedules.

Maintain
records
of
determinations
of
additional
monitoring
requirements
and/
or
other
actions
required
to
maintain
optimal
corrosion
control
by
systems
monitoring
for
lead
and
copper
at
the
tap
less
frequently
than
once
every
six
months
that
change
treatment
or
add
a
new
source
of
water.

Maintain
records
of
system­
specific
decisions
regarding
the
content
of
written
public
education
materials
and/
or
the
distribution
of
these
materials.

Maintain
records
of
system­
specific
determinations
regarding
use
of
non­
first­
draw
samples
at
NTNCWSs
and
CWSs
that
operate
24
hours
a
day.
40
CFR
142.14(
d)(
8)

40
CFR
142.14(
d)(
8)(
i)

40
CFR
142.14(
d)(
8)(
ii)

40
CFR
142.14(
d)(
8)(
iii)

40
CFR
142.14(
d)(
8)(
iv)

40
CFR
142.14(
d)(
8)(
v)

40
CFR
142.14(
d)(
8)(
vi)

40
CFR
142.14(
d)(
8)(
vii)

40
CFR
142.14(
d)(
8)(
viii)

40
CFR
142.14(
d)(
8)(
ix)

40
CFR
142.14(
d)(
8)(
x)

40
CFR
142.14(
d)(
8)(
xi)
12
years
12
years
12
years
12
years
12
years
12
years
12
years
12
years
12
years
12
years
12
years
12
years
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Exhibit
2
Primacy
Agency
Recordkeeping
and
Reporting
Requirements
Requirement
Regulatory
Citation
Minimum
Frequency/
Retention
Period
22
LCR­
specific
Recordkeeping
(
continued)

Maintain
records
of
system­
specific
designations
of
sampling
locations
for
systems
subject
to
reduced
monitoring.

Maintain
records
of
system­
specific
determinations
pertaining
to
alternative
sample
collection
periods
for
systems
subject
to
reduced
monitoring.

Maintain
records
of
determinations
of
small
system
monitoring
waivers,
waiver
recertifications,
and
waiver
revocations.

Maintain
records
of
determinations
regarding
representative
entry
point
locations
at
ground
water
systems.

Maintain
records
of
system­
specific
determinations
regarding
the
submission
of
information
to
demonstrate
compliance
with
partial
LSLR
requirements.

Maintain
records
of
system­
specific
decisions
regarding
the
resubmission
of
detailed
documentation
demonstrating
completion
of
public
education
requirements.
40
CFR
142.14(
d)(
8)(
xii)

40
CFR
142.14(
d)(
8)(
xiii)

40
CFR
142.14(
d)(
8)(
xiv)

40
CFR
142.14(
d)(
8)(
xv)

40
CFR
142.14(
d)(
8)(
xvi)

40
CFR
142.14(
d)(
8)(
xvii)
12
years
12
years
12
years
12
years
12
years
12
years
Maintain
records
of
reports
and
any
other
information
submitted
by
PWSs.
40
CFR
142.14(
d)(
9)
12
years
Maintain
records
of
State
activities
to
verify
compliance
with
State
determinations.

Maintain
records
of
State
activities
to
verify
compliance
with
the
requirements
related
to
partial
LSLR
and
compliance
with
LSLR
schedules.

Maintain
records
of
State
activities
to
invalidate
tap
water
lead
and
copper
samples.

Maintain
records
of
each
system's
currently
applicable
or
most
recently
designated
monitoring
requirements.
40
CFR
142.14(
d)(
10)(
i)

40
CFR
142.14(
d)(
10)(
ii)

40
CFR
142.14(
d)(
10)(
iii)

40
CFR
142.14(
d)(
11)
12
years
12
years
12
years
12
years
or
until
a
new
decision,
determination,
or
designation
has
been
issued
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For
existing
systems,
some
of
these
requirements
may
not
fall
within
the
collection
period
for
this
ICR
Amendment.
See
Appendices
C
and
D
for
detail
related
to
assumptions
and
burden
calculations
for
these
activities.

8
EPA
has
classified
some
of
these
as
"
general
activities"
and
included
burden
and
cost
estimates
in
the
2001
PWSS
Program
ICR
(
2040­
0090).
This
ICR
Amendment
includes
burden
and
cost
estimates
for
only
those
primacy
activities
detailed
in
Section
6
and
Appendix
C
of
this
document.

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4(
b)(
ii)
Respondent
Activities
Respondents
include
both
primacy
agencies
and
water
systems.

Public
Water
Systems
CWS
and
NTNCWS
owners
and
operators
are
required
to
comply
with
the
LCR.
In
general,
the
LCR
requires
each
of
these
water
systems
to
undertake
the
following
activities:
7

Plan
monitoring
and
other
activities.

Provide
training
to
appropriate
staff
and
to
residents
collecting
samples.

Identify
appropriate
sampling
sites
and
collect
samples.

Review
sample
data,
including
the
calculation
of
lead
and
copper
90th
percentile
levels.

Submit
to
the
State
monitoring
data
and
any
other
documents
or
reports.

Record
and
maintain
information.

In
addition,
some
systems
must
submit
corrosion
control
studies,
recommend
and
submit
information
regarding
the
completion
of
CCT
or
source
water
treatment
installation,
conduct
public
education,
or
conduct
LSL
monitoring
and
notification.

Primacy
Agencies
Primacy
agencies
serve
in
the
role
of
respondents
when
reporting
compliance
data
to
EPA.
Primacy
agencies
are
currently
required
to
maintain
records
of
each
determination
made
and
to
report
to
EPA
(
through
SDWIS)
in
accordance
with
State
reporting
requirements
(
40
CFR
142.14
and
142.15).
Currently,
PWSs
are
required
to
report
monitoring
data
to
the
States
within
specified
time
frames.

Primacy
agencies
undertake
the
following
activities
to
ensure
proper
implementation
of
the
LCR:
8

Coordinate
with
EPA.

Notify
systems
of
requirements.

Make
compliance
determinations.

Provide
technical
assistance
to
PWSs.
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Maintain
data
management
systems.

Establish
monitoring
requirements.

Determine
optimal
corrosion
control
and
source
water
treatment.

Determining
maximum
permissible
lead
and
copper
concentrations
in
source
water.

Determine
WQPs
that
demonstrate
CCT
has
been
optimized.

Review
sampling
plans.

Determine
eligibility
for
reduced
monitoring.

Enter
monitoring
and
enforcement
data.

Maintain
records
and
supporting
information,
including
State
determinations
and
explanations
for
technical
decisions
regarding
rule
implementation.
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These
definitions
were
taken
from
Section
601
of
the
Regulatory
Flexibility
Act.

25
5
INFORMATION
COLLECTED
 
AGENCY
ACTIVITIES,
COLLECTION
METHODOLOGY,
AND
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
The
following
section
discusses
how
EPA
or
the
primacy
agency
will
collect
and
manage
the
information
received
from
respondents.
This
section
also
includes
a
discussion
of
how
EPA
has
taken
steps
to
ensure
that
the
information
collections
are
not
overly
burdensome
to
small
entities.

5(
a)
Agency
Activities
The
Agency
is
responsible
for
promulgating
and
overseeing
the
implementation
of
the
LCR
and
its
revisions.
The
Agency
is
involved
in
the
following
activities:

Respond
to
questions
about
the
regulations
or
guidance
materials.

Review
and
analyze
data
submissions
from
primacy
agencies
to
ensure
consistent
and
appropriate
implementation
of
the
requirements.

Process
and
maintain
the
SDWIS
data
associated
with
primacy
agency
submissions.

These
are
all
general
activities
that
are
covered
by
the
PWSS
Program
ICR;
therefore,
this
ICR
Amendment
does
not
include
estimates
for
EPA
burden
and
costs.

5(
b)
Collection
Methodology
and
Management
The
LCR
provides
EPA
with
the
authority
to
specify
the
format
in
which
primacy
agencies
must
report
information
to
EPA.
The
Agency
has
specified
in
guidance,
that
this
information
be
provided
in
an
electronic
format.
OGWDW
has
established
procedures
and
allocated
resources
for
primacy
agencies
to
submit
information
in
electronic
format
to
SDWIS.

The
data
generated
as
a
result
of
the
LCR
and
its
modifications
are
integrated
in
the
existing
quarterly
SDWIS
reporting
cycle.
Having
these
data
in
a
national
automated
data
base
allows
the
Agency
to
access
needed
information
and
provides
sorting
capabilities
to
compile
and
analyze
data
for
Agency
use
and
response
to
the
public
and
outside
agencies.

5(
c)
Small
Entity
Flexibility
In
developing
the
LCR
and
its
modifications,
EPA
considered
the
requirement
of
the
Small
Business
Regulatory
Enforcement
Fairness
Act
(
SBREFA)
to
minimize
the
burden
of
information
collections
on
small
entities.
Small
entities
include
"
small
businesses,"
"
small
organizations"
and
"
small
government
jurisdictions."
These
terms
are
defined
below:
9

A
small
business
is
any
business
that
is
independently
owned
and
operated
and
not
dominant
in
its
field,
as
defined
by
the
Small
Business
Administration
regulations
under
Section
3
of
the
Small
Business
Act.
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A
small
organization
is
any
non­
profit
enterprise
that
is
independently
owned
and
operated
and
not
dominant
in
its
field.

A
small
governmental
jurisdiction
is
the
government
of
a
city,
county,
town,
township,
village,
school
district,
or
special
district
that
has
a
population
of
fewer
than
50,000.
This
definition
may
also
include
Indian
Tribes.

The
major
requirement
under
SBREFA
is
a
regulatory
flexibility
analysis
(
RFA)
of
all
rules
that
have
a
"
significant
economic
impact
on
a
substantial
number
of
small
entities."
This
ICR
Amendment
is
not
associated
with
new
rules
and,
therefore,
is
not
subject
to
the
SBREFA.
However,
while
preparing
the
LCRMR,
EPA
determined
that
the
LCRMR
would
not
have
a
significant
impact
on
a
substantial
number
of
small
entities.

EPA
recognizes
that
some
water
systems
are
small
entities;
therefore,
the
LCRMR
reduced
to
the
extent
practicable
and
appropriate
the
burden
on
PWSs,
especially
smaller
systems.
The
regulations
include
the
following
examples
of
reduced
burden
for
small
systems:

Different
compliance
or
reporting
requirements
or
schedules
that
take
into
account
the
resources
available
to
smaller
water
systems.

Consolidated
or
simplified
compliance
and
reporting
requirements.

No
unnecessary
or
redundant
requirements.

5(
d)
Collection
Schedule
For
both
the
LCR
and
LCRMR,
the
Agency
considered
a
wide
range
of
alternatives
for
frequency
of
data
collection
and
chose
the
option
requiring
the
least
frequent
collection
possible
while
remaining
consistent
with
the
overall
objective
of
protecting
public
health.
Where
possible,
primacy
agency
discretion
in
adjusting
these
frequencies
has
been
allowed.
Monitoring
frequencies
for
PWSs
have
been
carefully
devised
based
on
the
following
factors:
system
size,
source
type,
system
construction,
and
contaminant
history.

The
consequences
of
less
frequent
data
collection
include
the
possibility
of
failing
to
identify
in
a
timely
fashion
significant
contaminant
concentrations
which
might
threaten
public
health
and
safety.
Although
the
modifications
allow
accelerated
reduced
monitoring
frequencies
and
monitoring
waivers,
a
system
must
first
meet
stringent
criteria
that
the
Agency
believes
are
protective
of
public
health.
The
LCRMR
added
a
provision
requiring
systems
that
monitor
annually
or
less
frequently
to
notify
the
primacy
agency
within
60
days
of
changes
in
their
treatment(
s)
or
an
addition
of
a
new
source
of
water.
This
allows
the
primacy
agency
to
detect
in
a
timely
fashion
whether
the
corrosivity
of
the
water
has
increased
due
to
these
changes.
Otherwise,
a
primacy
agency
would
be
unaware
of
changes
in
lead
and
copper
levels
until
the
next
monitoring
results
were
submitted,
which
could
be
as
long
as
nine
years
for
systems
operating
under
a
waiver.
The
provision
also
would
allow
a
primacy
agency
to
require
a
system
to
monitor
more
frequently
or
to
take
other
appropriate
actions
if
deemed
necessary.
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ESTIMATING
BURDEN
AND
COSTS
OF
COLLECTION
This
ICR
Amendment
includes
all
information
collection
requirements
of
the
LCR
and
will
become
part
of
the
DDBP/
Chem/
Rads
ICR,
which
was
approved
by
OMB
on
November
29,
2001.
Since
the
DDBP/
Chem/
Rads
ICR
expires
on
December
31,
2004,
this
ICR
Amendment
estimates
burden
and
costs
for
years
2003
and
2004
only.
This
has
been
done
to
synchronize
the
ICR
accounting
periods
for
the
DDBP/
Chem/
Rads
ICR
and
this
LCR
Amendment.

6(
a)
Respondent
Burden
6(
a)(
i)
Burden
to
Public
Water
Systems
The
average
annual
respondent
burden
(
in
labor
hours)
per
PWS
is
summarized
in
Exhibit
3.
Appendices
C
and
D
provide
detail
of
the
annual
estimated
respondent
burden
for
PWSs.
EPA
estimates
that
the
total
annual
respondent
burden
to
PWSs
is
1,581,363
hours
for
reporting,
recordkeeping,
and
public
educations
activities
of
the
LCR.

Only
CWSs
and
NTNCWSs
incur
a
burden
associated
with
LCR
requirements.
The
information
collection
burden
for
systems
subject
to
the
LCR
requirements
is
estimated
to
average
21.2
hours
per
respondent
per
year
(
1,581,363
hours
divided
by
74,530
systems).
This
estimate
includes
time
for
reporting
monitoring
results;
for
maintaining
records
of
all
LCR
activities;
and
for
preparing,
copying,
mailing,
submitting,
or
posting
public
education
materials.

6(
a)(
ii)
Burden
to
Primacy
Agencies
The
average
annual
respondent
burden
(
in
labor
hours)
for
primacy
agencies
is
detailed
in
Exhibit
4.
EPA
estimates
that
the
annual
burden
incurred
by
primacy
agencies
for
activities
associated
with
the
lead
and
copper
regulation
is
approximately
198,686
hours.
The
information
collection
burden
for
primacy
agencies
is
estimated
to
average
3,486
hours
per
primacy
agency
(
198,686
hours
divided
by
57).
This
estimate
includes
costs
for
employing
a
corrosion
control
expert
and
costs
to
review
various
letters
and
results
submitted
by
water
systems
in
accordance
with
the
LCR.
Further
detail
about
these
activities
and
associated
burden
and
costs
is
provided
in
Appendices
C
and
E.

6(
b)
Respondent
Costs
6(
b)(
i)
Costs
to
Public
Water
Systems
Exhibit
3
shows
the
annual
average
costs
for
PWSs
over
the
two­
year
ICR
period.
Appendix
D
provides
detailed
cost
calculations
for
each
information
collection
activity.
EPA
estimates
that
the
annual
PWS
cost
to
comply
with
reporting,
recordkeeping,
and
public
education
requirements
of
the
LCR
is
about
$
49.45
million.
Approximately
$
11.45
million
is
attributed
to
O&
M
costs
annually;
the
remaining
$
38.0
million
is
attributed
to
labor
costs.

Labor
costs
were
calculated
by
multiplying
the
number
of
burden
hours
by
the
average
hourly
wage
rate,
including
overhead.
The
average
hourly
wage
rate
is
the
rate
quoted
by
the
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics
(
BLS)
for
SIC
code
51­
8031,
"
Local
Government
 
Water
and
Liquid
Waste
Treatment
Plant
and
System
Operators."
The
quoted
rate
was
$
14.69
in
1999
dollars
(
see
http://
stats.
bls.
gov).
For
consistency,
this
rate
has
been
inflated
to
September
2000
dollars
using
the
Employment
Cost
Index.
The
inflated
rate
is
$
15.02.
In
addition,
60
percent
overhead
was
assumed,
bringing
the
loaded
rate
to
$
24.03
in
September
2000
dollars.
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According
to
the
ICR
Handbook,
an
employee
works
an
average
of
2,080
hours
in
one
year;
therefore,
the
hourly
rate
is
determined
by
dividing
the
average
FTE
($
60,086)
by
2,080
hours
per
year.

11
This
model
was
designed
to
estimate
the
resources
needed
to
fund
State
drinking
water
programs.
It
contains
a
comprehensive
list
of
activities
required
to
operate
a
drinking
water
program,
including
estimates
of
the
number
of
systems
impacted.

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PWSs
are
not
expected
to
incur
capital
costs
to
meet
the
LCR
requirements.
However,
in
addition
to
the
labor
costs,
there
are
O&
M
costs
associated
with
the
LCR.
These
costs
reflect
non­
labor
costs
associated
with
analyzing
samples
and
reporting
sampling
results
as
well
as
printing,
delivering,
posting,
and
publishing
public
education
materials.
Costs
vary
depending
on
the
size
of
the
community
served
by
the
system.
No
copying
or
postage
costs
are
assumed
for
including
public
education
materials
as
part
of
an
existing
bill.
The
O&
M
costs
were
carried
forward
from
the
1999
LCR
ICR,
updated
with
current
cost
information
(
e.
g.,
postage
rates),
and
adjusted
for
inflation.
O&
M
costs
and
associated
calculations
are
presented
in
greater
detail
in
Appendix
D.

6(
b)(
ii)
Costs
to
Primacy
Agencies
Exhibit
4
shows
the
annual
costs
to
primacy
agencies,
which
are
estimated
at
approximately
$
5.74
million.
The
costs
include
labor
($
5.74
million)
and
O&
M
($
2,105)
costs
for
the
198,686
hours
estimated
under
this
ICR
Amendment.
The
labor
costs
are
based
on
an
average
full
time
equivalent
(
FTE)
cost
of
$
60,086
including
overhead,
which
equates
to
approximately
$
28.89
per
hour.
10
This
rate,
which
has
been
inflated
to
year
2000
dollars,
is
based
on
the
rate
($
55,000)
suggested
by
the
workgroup
that
developed
the
State
Workload
Model
in
1997.11
The
only
O&
M
costs
incurred
by
States
are
related
to
calculating
the
90th
percentile
from
tap
monitoring
data.
States
perform
this
calculation
for
50
percent
of
the
systems
and
incur
postage
costs
for
sending
results
to
the
systems.

Exhibit
3
Annual
PWS
Burden
and
Costs
Model
Annual
Monitoring
Events/
Notifications
Annual
Burden
Hours
Annual
Labor
Cost
Annual
O&
M
Cost
Total
Annual
Cost
Tap
Monitoring
11,379
498,033
$
11,967,721
$
1,118,546
$
13,086,267
WQP
Monitoring
189,005
220,300
$
5,293,808
$
6,790,743
$
12,084,551
Source
Water
Monitoring
164
420
$
10,091
$
3,301
$
13,392
LSL
Monitoring
476,213
731,492
$
17,577,757
$
1,086,219
$
18,663,976
Public
Education
4,658
53,093
$
1,275,822
$
2,442,887
$
3,718,709
Reporting
37,776
78,025
$
1,874,947
$
12,246
$
1,887,192
Total
719,194
1,581,363
$
38,000,145
$
11,453,942
$
49,454,087
DDBP/
Chem/
Rads
ICR:
LCR
Amendment
July
18,
2002
12
This
is
a
simplifying
assumption.
Primacy
activities
for
Wyoming
and
the
District
of
Columbia
are
actually
carried
out
by
the
respective
EPA
Regional
offices.

29
Note:
Detail
may
not
add
exactly
to
total
due
to
independent
rounding.

Exhibit
4
Annual
Primacy
Agency
Burden
and
Costs
Annual
Reporting
Events
Annual
Burden
Hours
Annual
Labor
Cost
Annual
O&
M
Cost
Total
Cost
Total
Review
Burden
39,018
101,966
$
2,945,340
$
2,105
$
2,947,445
Corrosion
Control
Expert
N/
A
96,720
$
2,794,241
$
0
$
2,794,241
Total
Burden
39,018
198,686
$
5,739,581
$
2,105
$
5,741,686
Note:
Detail
may
not
add
exactly
to
total
due
to
independent
rounding.

6(
c)
Agency
Burden
and
Costs
Burden
and
costs
to
the
federal
government
are
incurred
by
EPA's
drinking
water
program
to
assist
States
in
implementing
drinking
water
regulations.
For
this
ICR
Amendment,
the
incremental
burden
and
costs
of
EPA
information
collection
for
implementing
the
LCR
is
assumed
to
be
negligible.
Agency
burden
and
costs
for
general
activities,
such
as
compliance
monitoring,
enforcement,
and
other
oversight
activities,
are
included
in
the
2001
PWSS
Program
ICR.
Agency
burden
and
costs
associated
with
direct
implementation
of
the
LCR
in
non­
primacy
States
(
Wyoming,
Washington,
D.
C.)
and
Indian
lands
are
included
with
the
primacy
agency
estimates
in
sections
6(
a)
and
6(
b).

6(
d)
Estimating
Respondent
Universe
and
Total
Burden
and
Costs
Respondents
for
this
ICR
Amendment
include
both
PWSs
and
primacy
agencies.
This
ICR
Amendment
estimates
that
74,530
PWSs
must
meet
information
collection
requirements
associated
with
the
LCR.
All
PWSs
are
not
necessarily
subject
to
each
of
the
information
collection
requirements
contained
in
this
ICR
Amendment.
Appendices
C
and
D
describe
in
detail
the
total
PWS
universe
that
is
expected
to
be
subject
to
each
requirement
of
the
LCR.

In
addition
to
the
PWS
respondents,
this
ICR
Amendment
assumes
57
primacy
agencies
(
50
States
plus
the
District
of
Columbia,
U.
S.
territories,
and
the
Navajo
Nation).
12
Therefore,
the
total
number
of
respondents
is
74,587.
The
total
costs
and
burden
for
these
respondents
are
summarized
in
Exhibits
3
and
4.

6(
e)
Bottom
Line
Burden
Hours
and
Costs
The
bottom
line
burden
hours
and
costs
appear
in
Exhibit
5.
The
annual
bottom
line
information
collection
burden
and
costs
to
PWSs
and
primacy
agencies
to
meet
the
information
collection
requirements
of
the
LCR
are
approximately
1.78
million
hours
and
$
55.20
million,
respectively.
This
includes
approximately
1.58
million
hours
and
$
49.45
million
for
PWSs
and
approximately
0.20
million
hours
and
$
5.74
million
for
primacy
agencies.
O&
M
costs
are
estimated
at
approximately
$
11.46
million,
about
DDBP/
Chem/
Rads
ICR:
LCR
Amendment
July
18,
2002
13
This
represents
the
"
cost
burden"
as
reported
in
the
OMB
inventory.
Note
that
there
are
no
capital
costs
associated
with
this
ICR
Amendment.

14
An
October
5,
1999,
PRA
Change
Worksheet
(
OMB
83­
C),
officially
removed
from
the
1993
PWSS
Program
ICR
the
burden
hours
associated
with
the
LCR.
However,
the
hours
removed
for
the
LCR
did
not
account
for
the
105,002
hours
already
removed
in
1996.
Therefore,
these
105,002
hours
were
effectively
removed
twice.
In
order
to
correct
for
this
oversight,
105,002
hours
were
reintroduced
into
the
30
$
2,100
for
primacy
agencies
and
about
$
11.45
million
for
PWSs.
These
burden
and
cost
estimates
include
PWS
and
primacy
agency
burden
only
because
EPA
is
not
expected
to
incur
any
LCR­
specific
burden
or
cost
for
the
period
of
this
ICR
amendment.

Exhibit
5
Bottom
Line
Annual
Burden
and
Costs
Number
of
Respondents
74,587
=
74,530
+
57
Existing
PWSs
Primacy
agencies
Total
Annual
Responses
758,212
=
719,194
+
39,018
PWS
responses
Responses
from
primacy
agencies
Number
of
Responses
per
Respondent
10.2
=
758,212
/
74,587
Total
annual
responses
from
above
Total
respondents
from
above
Total
Respondent
Hours
1,780,049
=
1,581,363
+
198,686
PWS
hours
Primacy
agency
hours
Hours
per
Response
2.3
=
1,780,049
/
758,212
Total
annual
hours
from
above
Total
responses
from
above
Annual
O&
M
Costs13
$
11,456k
=
$
11,454k
$
2k
Total
PWS
O&
M
costs
Total
primacy
agency
O&
M
costs
Total
Respondent
Cost
$
55,196k
=
$
49,454k
+
$
5,742k
For
PWSs
For
primacy
agencies
Note:
Detail
may
not
add
exactly
to
total
due
to
independent
rounding.

6(
f)
Reasons
for
Change
in
Burden
On
June
7,
1991,
EPA,
published
the
Lead
and
Copper
Rule
to
control
lead
and
copper
in
drinking
water.
An
ICR
was
prepared
to
support
the
original
1991
LCR,
titled
Final
Information
Collection
Request
for
National
Primary
Drinking
Water
Regulations
for
Lead
and
Copper,
April
1991.
Burden
and
costs
for
the
LCR
were
then
rolled
into
the
1993
PWSS
Program
ICR.
In
1996,
105,002
burden
hours
were
removed
from
the
annual
PWSS
Program
ICR
burden
in
response
to
anticipated
minor
revisions
to
the
LCR.
When
the
minor
revisions
(
the
LCRMR)
were
promulgated
in
1999,
burden
and
costs
for
the
LCR
and
the
LCRMR
were
included
in
a
new
rule­
specific,
stand­
alone
ICR.
The
LCR
burden
and
costs
are
currently
addressed
in
this
separate
ICR,
titled
Information
Collection
Request:
National
Primary
Drinking
Water
Regulations
for
Lead
and
Copper
(
OMB
No.
2040­
0210).
This
ICR
expires
in
September
2002.
The
purpose
of
the
1999
LCR
ICR
was
threefold:

1.
To
amend
the
1993
PWSS
Program
ICR
to
remove
the
LCR
burden
and
costs.
14
DDBP/
Chem/
Rads
ICR:
LCR
Amendment
July
18,
2002
PWSS
Program
ICR
annual
burden
when
it
was
revised
in
November
2001.

31
2.
To
present,
in
a
stand­
alone
ICR,
the
LCR
burden
and
costs
of
the
original
LCR
for
the
three­
year
period
of
1999
through
2001.
These
impacts
were
re­
calculated
based
on
updated
assumptions
reflecting
actual
experience
with
rule
implementation
and
current
pricing
factors
(
e.
g.,
labor
rates).

3.
To
present
the
impacts
of
the
LCRMR
on
the
LCR
burden
and
costs
for
the
same
threeyear
period.

The
annual
burden
estimated
in
the
1999
LCR
ICR
is
2,431,728
hours,
which
is
the
current
LCR
inventory.
Exhibit
6
details
the
changes
in
burden
and
cost
estimates
(
both
to
primacy
agencies
and
to
PWSs)
from
the
1999
LCR
ICR
to
this
ICR
Amendment.
The
following
changes
account
for
the
differences
in
burden
and
cost
estimates
from
the
1999
LCR
ICR
to
this
ICR
Amendment:

Updated
SDWIS
data
were
derived
from
fourth
quarter
2000
frozen
inventory.
These
data
were
used
to
update
the
number
of
systems.
Overall,
there
was
a
shift
to
smaller
systems;
the
number
of
large
systems
decreased,
and
the
number
of
small
and
medium
systems
increased.

Additionally,
the
average
number
of
households
per
system
was
updated
using
the
2000
SDWIS
data
and
the
2000
Census
data,
which
indicate
the
average
number
of
people
per
household.

One
average
labor
rate
of
$
24.03
was
used
for
estimating
PWS
labor
costs.
An
hourly
rate
of
$
14.69
in
1999
dollars
was
estimated,
based
on
BLS
statistics
for
water
treatment
plant
and
wastewater
treatment
plant
operators.
For
consistency,
this
rate
was
adjusted
to
$
15.02
in
September
2000
dollars,
then
loaded
by
60
percent
to
account
for
overhead
costs.

One
average
labor
rate
was
used
for
estimating
primacy
agency
labor
costs.
An
hourly
rate
of
$
28.89
in
2000
dollars
was
estimated.
This
rate
is
already
loaded
to
account
for
overhead
costs.

Postage
rates
are
scheduled
to
increase
to
$
0.37
for
first
class
mailings
by
2003.
This
rate
was
used
for
all
mailings
required
by
the
LCR.

Several
PWS
and
primacy
agency
requirements
will
be
completed
prior
to
2003;
therefore,
burden
for
these
activities
was
not
included.

Startup
activities
for
the
LCRMR
will
be
completed
by
2003;
therefore
no
burden
was
included
for
these
activities.
DDBP/
Chem/
Rads
ICR:
LCR
Amendment
July
18,
2002
32
Exhibit
6
Adjustments
to
Burden
Hours
from
the
1999
LCR
ICR
PWSs
and
Primacy
Agencies
Activity
1999
Annual
Burden
Hours
2002
Annual
Burden
Hours
Annual
Change
in
Burden
Hours
Reason
for
Change
in
Burden
Hours
PWSs
1,953,557
1,581,363
(
372,194)
Several
factors
contribute
to
the
decrease
in
PWS
burden.
Updated
SDWIS
data
contributes
to
the
decreased
burden.
Additionally,
LCRMR
start­
up
activities
were
completed
during
the
previous
ICR
period.

Primacy
Agencies
478,171
198,686
(
279,485)
The
decrease
in
burden
results
from
the
completion
of
LCRMR
start­
up
activities
during
the
previous
ICR
period.
Additionally,
some
activities
specified
by
the
1991
LCR
were
completed
during
the
previous
ICR
period
(
e.
g.,
notifying
systems
of
requirements,
setting
WQP
levels,
specifying
reduced
sampling
sites).
Also,
some
general
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
is
now
accounted
for
in
the
2001
PWSS
Program
ICR.

TOTAL
2,431,728
1,780,049
(
651,679)
Total
burden
and
change
in
burden
after
adjustments.

Note:
Detail
may
not
add
exactly
to
total
due
to
independent
rounding.

The
burden
and
cost
estimates
for
this
ICR
Amendment
will
be
added
to
the
2001
DDBP/
Chem/
Rads
ICR.
The
affect
of
this
is
detailed
in
Exhibit
7
below.

Exhibit
7
Adjustments
to
Annual
Burden
Hours
for
the
DDBP/
Chem/
Rads
ICR
PWSs
and
Primacy
Agencies
Action
Annual
Burden
Hours
Brief
Explanation
N/
A
4,337,535
Opening
Inventory
from
2001
DDBP/
Chem/
Rads
ICR
(
2040­
0204).

Add
1,780,049
This
represents
the
estimated
LCR
annual
burden
that
EPA
proposes
to
add
to
the
current
inventory.

Total
6,117,584
Proposed
DDBP/
Chem/
Rads
ICR
inventory
hours,
including
LCR.
DDBP/
Chem/
Rads
ICR:
LCR
Amendment
July
18,
2002
33
6(
g)
Burden
Statement
The
public
reporting
burden
for
collections
included
in
this
ICR
Amendment
is
detailed
above.
The
total
annual
respondent
burden
(
for
years
2003
and
2004)
imposed
by
these
collections
is
estimated
to
be
1.78
million
hours,
of
which
1.58
million
hours
are
attributable
to
PWSs
and
0.20
million
hours
to
primacy
agencies.
These
estimates
include
time
for
information
gathering,
reporting,
recordkeeping,
public
education,
and
State
oversight
activities.

Burden
means
the
total
time,
effort,
or
financial
resources
expended
by
people
to
generate,
maintain,
retain,
disclose,
or
provide
information
to
or
for
a
federal
agency.
This
includes
the
time
needed
to
review
instructions,
adjust
the
existing
ways
to
comply
with
any
previously
applicable
instructions
and
requirements,
train
personnel
to
respond
to
the
information
collection
request,
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
request
for
information
collection
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.

Please
send
comments
on
the
Agency's
need
for
this
information,
accuracy
of
the
burden
estimates,
and
any
suggested
methods
for
minimizing
respondent
burden,
including
the
use
of
automated
collection
techniques
to
Director,
Office
of
Environmental
Information,
Collection
Strategies
Division,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
2822),
Ariel
Rios
Building,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
N.
W.,
Washington,
D.
C.
20460;
and
to
the
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
725
17th
Street,
NW,
Washington,
DC
20503,
Attention:
Desk
Officer
for
EPA.
Please
include
the
EPA
ICR
number
(
1896.04)
and
OMB
control
number
(
2040­
0204)
in
any
correspondence.