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 December 12, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and

Sewage Sludge Monitoring and Reporting Requirements (OMB Control No.

2040-0004; EPA ICR No. 0229.09).

Abstract: This ICR extends the collection of information for the

current monitoring, reporting and recordkeeping requirements associated

with Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs), and other monitoring reports

EPA's National Pollutant Discharge System (NPDES) program. This ICR has

incorporated the ICR for the ``Standards for the Use and Disposal of

Sewage Sludge at 40 CFR Part 503'' (OMB control no. 2040-0157) and

recent OMB-approved amendments for ``Storm Water Implementation'' (EPA

ICR 229.07) and the ``State Sludge Management for NPDES/State Sludge

Monitoring'' (EPA ICR 229.08). The information collected in support of

these programs is authorized under Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 308,

402 and 405, as promulgated at 40 CFR Parts 122 through 125, 40 CFR

Part 501, and 40 CFR Part 503. The information is necessary to ensure

that permit holders comply with CWA mandates by fulfilling the terms

and conditions of their NPDES permits.

Respondents must perform activities that include (1) monitoring,

sample collection and analysis of water samples; and (2) reporting of

monitoring results (DMRs, stormwater and sewage sludge monitoring

reports, as appropriate) to the permitting authority. In general, with

the exception of certain sludge records that must be kept indefinitely,

respondents must maintain records for five years.

Reporting information received by the permitting authority is

entered into the Permit Compliance System (PCS) national computer

database. The permitting authority will use the reporting information

stored on PCS to assess permittee compliance, modifying/and new permit

requirements and revise effluent guidelines.

Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection of

information is estimated to average 17 hours per response, including

time for reviewing the institutions, searching existing data sources,

gathering the data needed, and completing and reviewing the

information. Public recordkeeping burden is estimated to average 19

hours per recordkeeper, including time for gathering and maintaining

monitoring data and other records, as appropriate.

Repondents: State NPDES permitting authorities, NPDES permittees

(including local governments and businesses), and domestic sewage

treatment works and domestic septic haulers.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 123,277 respondents, 11,914

recordkeepers.

Estimated Number of Respondents Per Respondent: 9.

Frequency of Collection: Varies with respondent (Monthly,

quarterly, semi-annually, annually).

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 17,947,910 reporting

hours, 225,235 recordkeeping 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 Street, 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: November 4, 1994

David Schwarz,

Acting Director for Regulatory Management Division.

[FR Doc. 94-27878 Filed 11-9-94; 8:45 am]

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