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2040-0118 200909-2040-002
Historical Active 200806-2040-003
EPA/OW 1391.09
Clean Water Act State Revolving Fund Program (Renewal)
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved with change 09/30/2009
09/16/2009
This change to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Program ICR, to implement provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), is approved. This change transfers 455,318 hours of burden from Emergency ICR 2030-0046, which expires on Sept 30, 2009, to this ICR, and approves EPA’s collection of 6 additional data items required by EPA to meet the requirements of ARRA that were not previously approved under this ICR. These are: Principal Forgiven/Negative Interest/Grant Amount (subsidy); 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 CWSRF Benefits Reporting System (CBRS). 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 CBRS, 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 CBRS 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 12/31/2010), 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
12/31/2011 12/31/2011 12/31/2011
8,494 0 3,825
871,223 0 415,905
0 0 0