Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review

ENVIRONMENTLAL 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 April 1, 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: Information Collection Request for Combined Sewer Overflow

Policy (EPA No. 1680.01).

Abstract: This is a new collection of information in support of the

1993 Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Policy, a national guidance that was

issued earlier as a draft Policy in 1992, and is partially based on the

1989 Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Strategy, as published at 54 FR

37370. The Clean Water Act (CWA), as promulgated at 40 CFR Parts 121

through 125, provides the authority to regulate Combined Sewer Systems

(CSSs) as point sources subject to National Pollution Discharge

Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements. CSSs are wastewater

collection systems designed to transport both wastewater and stormwater

to publicly-owned treatment works (POTWs). CSSs may periodically

experience flows that exceed capacity, resulting in discharges of

untreated wastes into surface waters. The CSO policy requires POTWs to

provide information to EPA, or the delegated State authority, that will

be used to ensure the adequacy of existing CSO controls, to establish

permit terms and conditions, to track performance, and to conduct

compliance assessment and enforcement of CWA requirements.

Under the CSO Policy, municipal POTWs are expected to document the

implementation of nine control measures develop a Long Term CSO Control

Plan (LTCCP), and perform ongoing compliance monitoring. The

information provided by CSOs may include: 1) operation and maintenance

plans; 2) revised sewer-use ordinances for industrial users; 3)

infiltration/inflow studies; 4) descriptions of pollution prevention

programs; 5) public notification plans; 6) facility plans for

maximizing the capabilities of existing collection, storage and

treatment systems; 6) contracts and schedules for minor construction

programs; and 7) information or data relevant to assessing the extent

to which the nine minimum controls satisfy water quality standards.

Documentation, monitoring and reporting by POTWs will occur over

the normal five year duration of their NPDES permit. POTWs will be

required to retain records for a period of three years.

Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection of

information is estimated to average 565 hours per response for POTWs

and 1,052 hours for States operating NPDES programs including time for

reviewing the policy, searching existing data sources, gathering and

maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the

information. Annual public recordkeeping is estimated to average 25

hours per POTW and 6 hours for each State operating an NPDES program.

Respondents: Municipal POTWs and States operating NPDES programs.

Estimated number of respondents; 1100 POTWs, 30 States.

Estimated number of responses per respondent: 1.

Frequency of Collection: Twice every five years.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 591 hours for POTWs,

1,058 hours for States.

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: February 23, 1994.

Paul Lapsley,

Director, Regulatory Management Division.

[FR Doc. 94-4754 Filed 3-1-94; 8:45 am]

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