Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501

et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request

(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature

of the information collection and its expected cost and burden.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 5, 1994.

EFFECTIVE DATE: For further information or to obtain a copy of this ICR

contact Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of Water

Title: Needs Survey of Publicly-Owned Wastewater Treatment Works

(POTWs) in the United States (EPA ICR No. 0318.06; OMB Control No.

2040-0050).

Abstract: This is an extension of an existing information

collection sponsored by the Office of Water in support of the

requirements set forth by Sections 205(a) and 516(b) of the Clean Water

Act (CWA). The CWA requires EPA to conduct a ``needs survey'' every two

years as a joint effort of the respondents (States, territories, and

the District of Columbia), and EPA's Office of Water and Regional

Offices to gather construction cost estimates and technical data on all

existing and proposed POTWs. The survey results enable EPA, States and

Congress to accurately assess construction requirements and develop

allotment formulas for wastewater treatment resource allocations.

Respondents will provide information that includes: 1) updated

technical and construction cost information on municipal wastewater

treatment facilities, 2) planning documentation relevant to

construction or project costs of POTWs (capital improvement plans,

diagnostics results of needs for construction, etc.), 3) justification

of certain specified categories of need based on construction costs

curves, and 4) population anomalies relevant to POTWs. Respondents will

also be asked to provide information related to combined sewer

overflows (CSOs), non-point source and stormwater discharges. The

majority of respondents will enter the information using EPA's on-line

computerized system.

EPA will manage the conduct of the survey, perform quality control

and assurance on the needs survey database, and prepare the final

report to Congress using the information provided by the respondents.

Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection of

information is estimated to average 248 hours per response including

time for reviewing instructions, gathering and compiling the data

needed, and completing and reviewing the survey information.

Respondents: State, territorial and District of Columbia government

agencies responsible for oversight of POTWs.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 56.

Estimated Number of Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Frequency of Collection: One time.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 13,888 hours

Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of

this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the

burden to: Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Information Policy Branch (2136), 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.

and

Matt Mitchell, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information

and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th St., NW., Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: June 28, 1994.

Paul Lapsley,

Director, Regulatory Management Division.

[FR Doc. 94-16337 Filed 7-5-94; 8:45 am]

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