Comments must be submitted on or before March 13, 2000. Commentors who want EPA to acknowledge receipt of their comments should enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the ICR and supporting analysis without charge by contacting the individual listed below. Electronic comments on this notice may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries. The record for this proposed ICR has been established by the Office of Wastewater Management, Resource Management and Evaluation Staff and includes supporting documentation as well as printed, paper versions of electronic comments.
Major respondents are State governments.
EPA, in partnership with States, is conducting the State Water Quality Management Gap Analysis to help enumerate current and future funding needs and to help identify innovative strategies for reducing resource gaps. To develop preliminary information in a short time frame, the Gap Analysis was divided into two phases. Phase II of the Gap Analysis involves developing a detailed, activity-based workload model to provide a common framework for States and EPA to estimate the resource needs necessary to assess specific water quality concerns. To complete the model and develop a realistic estimate, EPA's Office of Wastewater Management needs data on the resources needed from each individual State for water quality management activities. This is a one time collection effort by the Office of Wastewater Management and responses to this ICR are voluntary.