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OMB Control No: 2040-0185	ICR Reference No: 200909-2040-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200610-2040-003
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OW	Agency Tracking No: 1803.07
Title: Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 09/30/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/16/2009
Terms of Clearance: This change to the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Program ICR, to implement provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), is approved. This change transfers 271,520 hours of burden from Emergency ICR 2030-0046, which expires on Sept 30, 2009, to this ICR, and approves EPAs collection of 5 additional data items required by EPA to meet the requirements of ARRA that were not previously approved under this ICR. These are: Last Construction Contract Executed (Date); Construction Start Date; Construction Completed Date; Is Project Green Infrastructure; and Green Infrastructure Amount. The additional burden primarily reflects the increase in grant applicants and awards expected as a result of ARRA, as well as accounting for the new reporting requirements. Additionally, OMB notes that EPA is providing States with the options of entering information required under ARRA Section 1512 into the DWSRF Project Benefits Reporting System (PBRS). This option provides states with an ARRA data entry mechanism to improve data quality and consistency of reported information. Once the information is entered in PBRS, States can download a spreadsheet formatted for direct upload into FederalReporting.gov. However, since recipients are required to submit the Section 1512 data directly to FederalReporting.gov, States will need to submit those data on their own accord on a quarterly basis beginning in October 2009 as stipulated in the final OMB reporting guidance. The collection of Section 1512 data in FederalReporting.gov is separately authorized by OMB control number 0430-0004. This option (to report 1512 data to PBRS and download a spreadsheet formatted for FederalReporting.gov) is purely voluntary; States wishing to use some other method of reporting to FederalReporting.gov are free to do so. It is indended merely to assist States in their 1512 reporting. OMB understands that when EPA renews this collection (which expires on 2/28/2010), the above listed items will be incorporated into the supporting statement for the ICR. Additionally, EPA will include these specific items in the two requests for public comment that precede the submission of the ICR to OMB.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2010	02/28/2010	02/28/2010
Responses	3,213	0	1,556
Time Burden (Hours)	468,390	0	196,870
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Amendments of 1996 (Public Law 104-182) authorized the creation of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program in each State and Puerto Rico to assist public water systems to finance the costs of infrastructure needed to achieve or maintain compliance with SDWA requirements and to protect public health. Section 1452 authorizes the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to award capitalization grants to the States and Puerto Rico who, in turn, provide low-cost loans and other types of assistance to eligible drinking water systems. States can also reserve a portion of their grants to conduct various set-aside activities. The information collection activities will occur primarily at the program level through the (1) Capitalization Grant Application and Agreement/State Intended Use Plan; (2) Biennial Report; (3) Annual Audit; and (4) Assistance Application Review. Information collected is needed for input into the DWSRF National Information Management System.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 104 - 182 1452(b)(3)(g)

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	3,213	1,556	1,657
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	468,390	196,870	271,520
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Justification for increase: This increase is due to the ARRA increase in grants that was previously approved under an Emergency ICR (OMB #2030-0046) that expires 09/30/2009.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,142,985

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]? Uncollected

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)? Yes

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: HowardE Rubin 202-564-2051 Rubin.Howarde@epamail.epa.gov

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