Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0078-0003
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2004-09-21T04:00Z

INFORMATION
COLLECTION
REQUEST
FOR
THE
NATIONAL
WASTEWATER
OPERATOR
TRAINING
AND
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM
SECTION
104(
g)(
1)
OF
THE
CLEAN
WATER
ACT
EPA
ICR
No.
1977.02
OMB
Control
No.
2040­
0238
June
2004
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Office
of
Wastewater
Management
Municipal
Assistance
Branch
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue
(
4202­
M)
ICC
Building,
7th
Floor
Washington,
D.
C.
20460
Page
ii
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
1.0
IDENTIFICATION
OF
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
1.
a
Title
of
the
Information
Collection
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1
1.
b
Short
Characterization/
Abstract
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1
2.0
NEED
FOR
AND
USE
OF
THE
COLLECTION
2.
a
Need
and
Authority
for
the
Collection
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1
2.
b
Practical
Utility
of
the
Data
and
Users
of
the
Data
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
2
3.0
NON­
DUPLICATION,
CONSULTATIONS,
AND
OTHER
COLLECTION
CRITERIA
3.
a
Non­
duplication
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
2
3.
b
Public
Notice
Required
Prior
to
ICR
Submission
to
OMB
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
2
3.
c
Consultations
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
2
3.
d
Effects
of
Less
Frequent
Data
Collection
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
3
3.
e
General
Guidelines
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
3
3.
f
Confidentiality
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
3
3.
g
Sensitive
Questions
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
3
4.0
THE
RESPONDENTS
AND
THE
INFORMATION
REQUESTED
4.
a
Respondents
and
SIC
Codes
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
3
4.
b(
i.)
Information
Requested
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
4
4.
b(
ii.)
Respondent
Activities
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
4
5.0
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTED:
AGENCY
ACTIVITIES,
COLLECTION
METHODOLOGY,
AND
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
5.
a
Agency
Activities
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
5
5.
b
Collection
Methodology
and
Management
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
5
5.
c
Small
Entity
Flexibility
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
5
5.
d
Collection
Schedule
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
5
6.0
ESTIMATING
THE
BURDEN
AND
COST
OF
THE
COLLECTION
6.
a
Estimating
Respondent
Burden
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
8
6.
b
Estimating
Respondent
Costs
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
9
6.
c
Estimating
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
10
6.
d
Estimating
Respondent
Universe
and
Total
Burden
Hours
and
Costs
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
11
6.
e
Bottom
Line
Burden
Hours
and
Cost
Tables
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
12
6.
f
Reasons
for
Change
in
Burden
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
12
6.
g
Burden
Statement
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
12
Page
1
1.0
IDENTIFICATION
OF
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
1.
a
Title
of
the
Information
Collection
National
Wastewater
Operator
Training
and
Technical
Assistance
Program
Section
104(
g)(
1)
of
the
Clean
Water
Act.

EPA
ICR
No.:
1977.02
OMB
Control
No.:
2040­
0238
1.
b
Short
Characterization/
Abstract
In
1982
Congress
recognized
the
need
for
wastewater
operator
training.
Sections
104(
g)(
1)
and
308
of
the
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
authorize
this
ICR
regarding
the
Wastewater
Operator
Training
and
Technical
Assistance
Program,
otherwise
known
as
the
104(
g)
Program,
for
the
purposes
of
providing
an
adequate
supply
of
trained
personnel
to
operate
and
maintain
existing
and
future
treatment
works
and
related
activities,
and
for
the
purposes
of
enhancing
substantially
the
proficiency
of
those
engaged
in
such
activities.
The
statute
calls
upon
U.
S.
EPA,
in
cooperation
with
state
and
interstate
agencies,
municipalities,
educational
institutes,
and
other
organizations,
to
develop
training
and
retrain
people
in
the
field
of,
or
who
are
entering
into
the
field
of,
operations
and
maintenance
of
treatment
works
and
related
activities.

2.0
NEED
FOR
AND
USE
OF
THE
COLLECTION
2.
a
Need
and
Authority
for
the
Collection
Sections
104(
g)(
1)
and
308
of
the
Clean
Water
Act
provide
the
authority
for
the
Wastewater
Operator
Training
Program.
The
U.
S.
EPA
has
made
the
decision
to
collect
information
to
track
data
pertaining
to
the
104(
g)
Program.
The
goal
of
this
collection
is
to
evaluate
the
outcomes
and
environmental
benefits
of
the
104(
g)
Program's
assistance
activities.
This
information
will
also
help
assistance
providers
to
improve
the
outreach
activities
that
are
provided
through
the
104(
g)
Program.
Page
2
2.
b
Practical
Utility
of
the
Data
and
Users
of
the
Data
U.
S.
EPA
uses
the
information
collected
to
develop
its
104(
g)
Program
database
which
will
contain
information
on
the
wastewater
treatment
plants
that
are
assisted
by
the
104(
g)
Program.
The
database
is
used
as
a
source
of
information
to
monitor
the
pollutant
reduction
progress,
compliance
status,
and
other
environmental
outcomes
and
benefits
to
the
wastewater
treatment
plants
assisted
through
the
Program.

3.0
NON­
DUPLICATION,
CONSULTATIONS,
AND
OTHER
COLLECTION
CRITERIA
3.
a
Non­
duplication
U.
S.
EPA
has
researched
and
discussed
the
data
collection
responsibilities
with
the
Wastewater
Operator
Training
and
Technical
Assistance
Program's
training
centers.
There
are
no
other
reporting
requirements
of
this
nature
being
conducted
by
these
centers.
Our
research
revealed
no
duplicative
reporting
requirements.

3.
b
Public
Notice
Required
Prior
to
ICR
Submission
to
OMB
In
compliance
with
the
1995
Paperwork
Reduction
Act,
any
agency
developing
a
non­
rule
related
ICR
must
solicit
public
comments
for
a
60­
day
period
prior
to
submitting
the
ICR
to
OMB.
The
comments,
which
are
used
partly
to
determine
realistic
burden
estimates
for
respondents,
must
be
considered
when
completing
the
Supporting
Statement
that
is
submitted
to
OMB.
EPA
public
noticed
this
ICR
renewal
on
November
10,
2003
(
FRL­
7585­
2;
Volume
68,
Number
217).
EPA
received
no
comments
to
this
notice.

3.
c
Consultations
Participants
in
the
reporting
for
the
National
Operator
Training
Program
were
contacted
via
telephone
and
were
asked
for
comments
on
this
information
collection
request.
The
following
people
were
contacted:

William
Mixer,
Casper
College
Environmental
Resource
and
Training
Center,
Wyoming,
307­
268­
2670
Phillip
Preston,
Indiana
Department
of
Environmental
Management,
317­
232­
8728
Doug
Hill,
Michigan
Department
of
Environmental
Quality,
517­
373­
4754
Karen
Brandt,
Maryland
Center
for
Environmental
Training,
301­
934­
7500
Richard
Weigand,
West
Virginia
Environmental
Training
Center,
304­
372­
7878
Three
of
the
respondents
agreed
that
the
cost
estimates
were
reasonable.
One
of
the
respondents
believed
that
the
cost
estimate
was
significantly
too
high,
while
another
thought
it
was
too
low.
Page
3
3.
d
Effects
of
Less
Frequent
Data
Collection
Information
will
be
collected
three
times
a
year
for
the
Wastewater
Operator
Training
and
Technical
Assistance
Program
ICR.
The
Office
of
Wastewater
Management
will
require
annual
reporting
for
the
database
in
May
of
each
year.
It
is
essential
that
pollution
reduction
information
be
provided
to
illustrate
the
environmental
benefits
of
the
Program.
Semi­
annual
spreadsheet
reporting
on
the
status
of
any
given
year's
assistance
projects
is
required
mid­
fiscal
year
(
May)
and
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year
(
November).
This
is
done
to
track
the
number
of
facilities
assisted
and
the
status
of
those
projects.
Mid­
fiscal
year
and
end
of
the
fiscal
year
reporting
is
required
to
ensure
that
the
training
center
grantee's
commitments
are
being
met.

3.
e
General
Guidelines
This
ICR
is
consistent
with
5CFR
1320.5(
D)(
2),
and
adheres
to
all
guidelines
for
information
collection
requests.

3.
f
Confidentiality
Where
information
submitted
in
conjunction
with
this
ICR
contains
trade
secrets
or
similar
confidential
business
information,
the
respondent
has
the
authority
to
request
that
this
information
be
treated
as
confidential
business
information.
All
data
so
designated
will
be
handled
pursuant
to
40
CFR
Part
2.
This
information
will
be
maintained
according
to
procedures
outlined
in
EPA's
Security
Manual
Part
III,
Chapter
9,
dated
August
9,
1976.
Pursuant
to
Section
308(
b)
of
the
CWA,
effluent
data
may
not
be
treated
as
confidential.

3.
g
Sensitive
Questions
The
reporting
requirements
addressed
in
this
ICR
do
not
include
sensitive
questions.

4.0
THE
RESPONDENTS
AND
THE
INFORMATION
REQUESTED
4.
a
Respondents
and
SIC
and
NAICS
Codes
The
following
is
a
list
of
Standard
Industrial
Classification
(
SIC)
codes
associated
with
the
Wastewater
Operator
Training
Program:

9511
­
Environmental
Protection
Agencies
­
government;
and
8221
­
Non­
profit
Education
Institutes.

The
following
is
a
list
of
North
American
Industry
Classification
System
(
NAICS)
codes
associated
with
the
Wastewater
Operator
Training
Program:
Page
4
924110
­
Environmental
Protection
Program
Administration
611310
­
Colleges
611320
­
Junior
Colleges
4.
b
Information
Requested
4.
b(
i)
Data
Items,
including
Record­
keeping
Requirements
Reporting:

1)
Spreadsheet
reporting
categories:
A.)
Number
of
Facilities
that
have
Completed
Assistance:
achieved
compliance,
maintained
compliance,
improved
performance,
and
no
improvement;
and
B.)
Number
of
Facilities
that
are
Continuing
Assistance:
achieved
compliance,
maintained
compliance,
improved
performance,
and
no
improvement.

(
See
Attachment
1
for
spreadsheet
and
guidance.)

2)
Database
reporting
categories
for
each
facility
assisted:
EPA
Region,
Facility
Name,
Facility
Street
Address,
City/
Town,
State,
Zip
Code,
Start
Assistance
Date,
Compliance
Status
at
the
Start,
Compliance
Achieved
Date,
Conclusion
Assistance
Date,
Type
of
Facility,
Top
Five
Performance
Limiting
Factors,
Repeat
Assistance
Facility,
If
Repeat
­
Date
of
Last
Assistance,
Tribal
Assistance,
Design
Size
of
the
Plant,
Comments,
Other
Benefits,
Permit
Number,
Biological
Oxygen
Demand
Average
Start,
Total
Suspended
Solids
Average
Start,
Nitrogen
Average
Start,
Biological
Oxygen
Demand
Average
End,
Total
Suspended
Solids
Average
End,
Nitrogen
Average
End,
Longitude,
Latitude,
and
Annual
Average
Flow.

(
See
Attachment
2
for
database
and
guidance.)

U.
S.
EPA
requires
that
the
Wastewater
Operator
Training
and
Technical
Assistance
Program
training
center
grantees
report
this
information.
It
will
be
to
the
training
center
grantee's
benefit
to
keep
the
requested
information
on
hand
after
reporting,
but
it
will
not
be
required
by
the
U.
S.
EPA.
The
reporting
requirements
covered
by
this
ICR
will
be
used
by
the
104(
g)
Program's
trainers
to
determine
an
assisted
facility's
improvement
and
the
subsequent
environmental
benefits
of
the
assistance
efforts.

4.
b(
ii)
Respondent
Activities
The
respondents
will
be
required
to
submit
status
data
on
a
semi­
annual
basis
on
a
spreadsheet
which
will
be
created
by
U.
S.
EPA,
and
will
require
data
entry
on
the
respondents'
behalf.
Information
will
be
submitted
electronically
from
the
training
center
grantee
to
the
corresponding
U.
S.
EPA
Regional
Office,
with
a
copy
to
U.
S.
EPA
Headquarters.
The
Page
5
information
collected
is
based
on
the
trainer's
activity
at
the
site
in
need
of
assistance.
The
trainer
knows
the
status
of
the
facility
being
assisted,
no
extraneous
paper
work
will
be
required.

Also,
the
respondents
will
be
required
to
submit
the
database
information
on
an
annual
basis
in
the
format
established
by
U.
S.
EPA.
This
information
will
be
submitted
electronically
from
the
training
center
grantee
to
the
corresponding
U.
S.
EPA
Regional
Office,
with
a
copy
to
U.
S.
EPA
Headquarters.
The
majority
of
the
information
collected
here
will
be
obtained
while
the
trainer
is
at
the
facility
in
need
of
assistance.
Pollution
reduction
information
will
be
obtained
either
via
an
on­
site
visit
or
the
telephone.

5.0
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTED:
AGENCY
ACTIVITIES,
COLLECTION
METHODOLOGY,
AND
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
5.
a
Agency
Activities
In
collecting
and
analyzing
the
information
associated
with
Wastewater
Operator
Training
Program
ICR,
the
U.
S.
EPA
will
compile
and
maintain
up
to
five
years
of
data
for
a
national
master
spreadsheet
and
a
national
master
database.
Report
spread
sheet
forms
and
Program
database
format
will
be
created
by
U.
S.
EPA
and
supplied
to
the
Wastewater
Operator
Training
and
Technical
Assistance
Program's
training
center
grantees.
U.
S.
EPA
will
review
the
supplied
information,
and
reports
will
be
created
and
distributed
to
the
training
centers,
U.
S.
EPA
Headquarters,
U.
S.
EPA
Regional
Offices,
and
customers.

5.
b
Collection
Methodology
and
Management
The
U.
S.
EPA
will
ensure
the
accuracy
and
completeness
of
information
collected
by
reviewing
each
submittal
upon
receipt.
The
data
will
be
entered
into
the
spreadsheet
form
and
the
database
form
by
the
104(
g)
Program
training
centers,
the
information
will
be
submitted
electronically
to
the
appropriate
U.
S.
EPA
Regional
Office,
with
a
copy
to
U.
S.
EPA
Headquarters.
The
data
will
be
stored
on
an
all
access
drive
at
U.
S.
EPA
Headquarters
with
a
back
up
on
the
c:/
drive
of
the
Wastewater
Operator
Training
Program
coordinator's
desk
top
computer.
The
public
may
access
the
data
upon
request
to
U.
S.
EPA.

5.
c
Small
Entity
Flexibility
The
Wastewater
Operator
Training
Program
ICR
does
not
have
a
"
significant
economic
impact
on
a
substantial
number
of
small
entities,"
therefore
this
section
does
not
apply
to
this
ICR.

5.
d
Collection
Schedule
Information
will
be
collected
three
times
a
year
for
the
Wastewater
Operator
Training
Program
ICR.
Annual
reporting
for
the
database
information
is
required
in
May
of
each
year.
Page
6
Semi­
annual
reporting
for
the
status
of
any
given
year's
assistance
projects
in
spreadsheet
format
is
required
mid­
fiscal
year
(
May)
and
the
end
of
the
fiscal
year
(
November).

6.0
ESTIMATING
THE
BURDEN
AND
COST
OF
THE
COLLECTION
For
the
46
104(
g)
PROGRAM
TRAINING
CENTER
GRANTEE
RESPONDENTS
and
U.
S.
EPA
The
total
number
of
respondents
is
estimated
to
be
the
forty­
six
104(
g)
Program
training
center
grantees.
The
responses
are
collected
three
times
per
year.
The
projected
combined
annual
cost
of
this
ICR
to
all
forty­
six
104(
g)
training
center
grantee
respondents
and
the
federal
government
will
be
approximately
$
22,748.10.
The
average
annual
cost
to
each
104(
g)(
1)
training
center
will
be
$
285.39,
for
a
total
cost
of
$
13,127.94
per
year.
The
average
annual
cost
to
EPA's
Regional
Offices
and
Headquarters
will
be
$
875.56,
for
a
total
cost
of
$
9620.16
per
year.
The
projected
combined
annual
burden
hours
of
this
ICR
to
all
respondents
will
be
approximately
498
hours.
The
average
annual
burden
hours
to
each
training
center
grantee
will
be
7
hours,
for
a
total
of
322
hours
per
year.
The
average
annual
burden
hours
to
each
EPA
Regional
Office
and
Headquarters
will
be
16
hours,
for
a
total
of
176
burden
hours
per
year.

Data
will
be
collected
on
an
annual
basis,
in
May
of
each
year,
for
the
database
collection,
and
data
for
the
spreadsheet
information
collection
will
be
done
on
a
semi­
annual
basis,
in
May
and
November
of
each
year.
This
information
collection
is
mandatory;
it
is
expected
that
100%
of
the
104(
g)
training
centers
will
respond
to
this
collection
request.
All
forty­
six
(
46)
training
centers
grantees
and
U.
S.
EPA
have
the
necessary
equipment,
desk­
top
computers
with
appropriate
software
to
collect
and
manage
this
information.
There
will
be
no
additional
start­
up
or
maintenance
costs
associated
with
this
project
to
perform
this
information
collection
request.
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.

Salaries
for
the
104(
g)
Program
training
center
grantee
staff
are
based
on
the
Bureau
of
Labor
statistics
weekly
earnings,
July,
2002.
A
loaded
wage
estimate
was
calculated
by
multiplying
the
civilian
wage
earned
by
1.5.
U.
S.
EPA
salaries
are
based
on
the
2004
federal
salary,
GS­
level
13
step
5.
A
loaded
wage
estimate
was
calculated
by
multiplying
the
federal
wage
by
1.6.

The
cost
imposed
on
the
training
center
grantees
to
the
requirements
discussed
in
this
ICR
is
a
function
of
the
burden
placed
on
them
for
record
keeping
and
reporting
the
information
described
above
and
the
wages
of
a
typical
worker
performing
these
activities.
Page
7
Estimates
of
civilian
salaries
associated
with
this
information
collection
have
been
prepared
using
the
Bureau
of
Labor's
statistics
for
July,
2002.
This
information
is
on
the
Bureau
of
Labor's
web­
page
at
the
following
Internet
address:
http://
stats.
bls.
gov/

°
This
ICR
estimates
the
average
loaded
annual
salary
for
a
civilian
professional
employee
is
$
84,801.60
per
year,
at
the
hourly
rate
of
$
40.77;
and
°
U.
S.
EPA
estimates
that
the
total
annual
civilian
employee
response
cost
is
$
13,127.94
for
record
keeping
and
reporting.

Estimates
of
the
federal
government
respondent
costs
associated
with
this
information
collection
have
been
prepared
using
the
Federal
Salary
Table
2004.
This
information
is
on
the
Office
of
Personnel
Management's
web­
page
at
the
following
Internet
address:
http://
www.
opm.
gov/

°
This
ICR
estimates
the
average
annual
salary
for
a
federal
employee
is
equivalent
to
a
GS­
13,
Step
5
and
a
loaded
salary
of
$
113,692.80
per
year,
at
the
hourly
rate
of
$
54.66;
and
°
EPA
estimates
that
the
total
annual
federal
employee
response
cost
is
$
9,620.16
for
record
keeping
and
reporting.
Page
8
6.
a
Estimating
Respondent
Burden
for
each
Grantee
Activity:
Spreadsheet
No.
of
Respondents
No.
of
Person
Hours
Total
Annual
Hours
Training
center
grantees,
civilian
professional
specialty
and
technical
staff;
record
keeping
and
reporting
for
the
spreadsheet
(
semi­
annual).
46
2
92
Activity:
Database
No.
of
Respondents
No.
of
Person
Hours
Total
Annual
Hours
Training
center
grantees,
civilian
professional
specialty
and
technical
staff;
record
keeping
and
reporting
for
the
database
(
annual).
46
5
230
6.
b
Estimating
Respondent
Costs
for
each
Grantee
Activity:
Spreadsheet
Cost
Per
Hour
Total
Annual
Labor
Cost
Training
center
grantees,
civilian
professional
specialty
and
technical
staff;
record
keeping
and
reporting
for
the
spreadsheet
(
semi­
annual).
$
40.77
$
3,750.84
Activity:
Database
Cost
Per
Hour
Total
Annual
Labor
Cost
Training
center
grantees,
civilian
professional
specialty
and
technical
staff;
record
keeping
and
reporting
for
the
database
(
annual).
$
40.77
$
9,377.10
Page
9
6.
c
Estimating
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
Activity:
Spreadsheet
No.
of
Respon­
dents
No.
of
Person
Hours
Per
Respondent
Cost
Per
Hour
Total
Annual
Hours
Total
Annual
Labor
Cost
U.
S.
EPA
staff;
record
keeping
and
reporting
for
the
spreadsheet
(
semi­
annual).
11
8
$
54.66
88
$
4,810.08
Activity:
Database
No.
of
Respon­
dents
No.
of
Person
Hours
per
Respondent
Cost
Per
Hour
Total
Annual
Hours
Total
Annual
Labor
Cost
U.
S.
EPA
staff;
record
keeping
and
reporting
for
the
database
(
annual).
11
8
$
54.66
88
$
4,810.08
°
Total
annual
hours
per
each
EPA
respondent
is
16
hours.
Page
10
6.
d
Estimating
Respondent
Universe
and
Total
Burden
Hours
and
Costs
Activity:
Spreadsheet
No.
of
Respon­
dents
No.
of
Person
Hours
Cost
Per
Hour
Total
Annual
Hours
Total
Annual
Labor
Cost
Training
center
grantees,
civilian
professional
specialty
and
technical
staff;
record
keeping
and
reporting
for
the
spreadsheet
(
semi­
annual).
46
2
$
40.77
92
$
3750.84
U.
S.
EPA
staff;
record
keeping
and
reporting
for
the
spreadsheet
(
semi­
annual).
11
8
$
54.66
88
$
4,810.08
SUB­
TOTALS
180
$
8,560.92
Activity:
Database
No.
of
Respon­
dents
No.
of
Person
Hours
Cost
Per
Hour
Total
Annual
Hours
Total
Annual
Labor
Cost
Training
center
grantees,
civilian
professional
specialty
and
technical
staff;
record
keeping
and
reporting
for
the
database
(
annual).
46
5
$
40.77
230
$
9,377.10
U.
S.
EPA
staff;
record
keeping
and
reporting
for
the
database
(
annual).
11
8
$
54.66
88
$
4,810.08
SUB­
TOTALS
318
$
14,187.18
6.
e
Bottom
Line
Burden
Hours
and
Cost
Tables
No.
of
respondents
includes
the
46
grantees
and
the
10
EPA
Regional
Offices
and
EPA
Headquarters
Total
Annual
Hours
Total
Annual
Labor
Cost
TOTALS:
57
498
$
22,748.10
6.
f
Reasons
for
Change
in
Burden
Information
collection
activity
for
the
National
Wastewater
Operator
Training
and
Technical
Assistance
Program
currently
has
OMB
approval
for
512
burden
hours.
We
are
Page
11
reducing
that
number
to
498
burden
hours
because
we
have
2
less
respondents
using
14
less
burden
hours.

6.
g
Burden
Statement
The
annual
public
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
322
hours.
Burden
means
the
total
time,
effort,
or
financial
resources
expended
by
persons
to
generate,
maintain,
retain,
or
disclose
or
provide
information
to
or
for
a
Federal
agency.
This
includes
the
time
needed
to
review
instructions;
develop,
acquire,
install,
and
utilize
technology
and
systems
for
the
purposes
of
collecting,
validating,
and
verifying
information,
processing
and
maintaining
information,
and
disclosing
and
providing
information;
adjust
the
existing
ways
to
comply
with
any
previously
applicable
instructions
and
requirements;
train
personnel
to
be
able
to
respond
to
a
collection
of
information;
search
data
sources;
complete
and
review
the
collection
of
information;
and
transmit
or
otherwise
disclose
the
information.
An
agency
may
not
conduct
or
sponsor,
and
a
person
is
not
required
to
respond
to,
a
collection
of
information
unless
it
displays
a
currently
valid
OMB
control
number.
The
OMB
control
numbers
for
EPA's
regulations
are
listed
in
40
CFR
part
9
and
48
CFR
chapter
15.

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
0078,
which
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Water
Docket
in
the
EPA
Docket
Center
(
EPA/
DC),
EPA
West,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Public
Reading
Room
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
telephone
number
for
the
Reading
Room
is
(
202)
566­
1744,
and
the
telephone
number
for
the
Water
Docket
is
(
202)
566­
2426.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA
Dockets
(
EDOCKET)
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Use
EDOCKET
to
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
0078)
and
OMB
control
number
(
2040­
0238)
in
any
correspondence.
Page
12
Attachment
1
See
attached:
National
Wastewater
Operator
Training
and
Technical
Assistance
Program
/
CWA
104
(
g)(
1)
Lotus
1­
2­
3
reporting
spreadsheet
and
guidance
document.
Page
13
Attachment
2
See
attached:
National
Wastewater
Operator
Training
and
Technical
Assistance
Program
/
CWA
104
(
g)(
1)
Microsoft
Access
reporting
database
and
guidance
document.