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OMB Control No:
2040-0205
ICR Reference No:
201007-2040-002
Status:
Historical Inactive
Previous ICR Reference No:
200812-2040-001
Agency/Subagency:
EPA/OW
Agency Tracking No:
1895.06
Title:
Revisions to the Total Coliform Rule (Proposed Rule)
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Comment filed on proposed rule and continue
Conclusion Date:
01/06/2011
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
07/14/2010
Terms of Clearance:
This ICR is not approved at this time, but approval for the existing Total Coliform Rule information collection requirements is continued. As EPA develops the final Total Coliform Rule revisions, EPA should ensure that any record keeping and reporting requirements comply with the PRA and OMB implementing requlations, including the requirements that all information collected have practical utility, and that burden on the reporting public be minimized.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
04/30/2012
36 Months From Approved
08/31/2012
Responses
12,106,501
0
12,106,501
Time Burden (Hours)
10,669,916
0
10,669,916
Cost Burden (Dollars)
197,163,000
0
197,163,000
Abstract:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is proposing revisions to the 1989 Total Coliform Rule. EPA published its decision to revise the Total Coliform Rule in July 2003. The Agency's primary reasons for revising the 1989 Total Coliform Rule are implementation-related issues. The proposed revisions offer a meaningful opportunity for greater public health protection against waterborne pathogens in the distribution systems of public water systems beyond the current Total Coliform Rule. These proposed revisions are in accordance with the Safe Drinking Water Act as amended, which requires EPA to review and revise, as appropriate, each national primary drinking water regulation promulgated under the Safe Drinking Water Act not less often than every six years. As with the current Total Coliform Rule, the proposed Revised Total Coliform Rule applies to all public water systems.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 93 - 523 1412-1445
Name of Law: Safe Drinking Water Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
2040-AD94
Proposed rulemaking
75 FR 40925
07/14/2010
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
2
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Microbial Rules - Primacy Agencies
Microbial Rules - Public Water Systems
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Changing Regulations
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
This is a proposed rule.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$0
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Sean Conley 202 564-1781 Conley.Sean@epamail.epa.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
07/14/2010
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