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OMB Control No: 2040-0295	ICR Reference No: 202007-2040-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202002-2040-003
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OW	Agency Tracking No: 2603.05
Title: Water Quality Certification Regulations (Final Rule)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 05/25/2022
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/13/2020
Terms of Clearance: The agency is asked to request feedback on the incremental burden changes attributable to the 2040-AF86 rule when soliciting respondent feedback per 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1).

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2023	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2023
Responses	194,000	0	194,000
Time Burden (Hours)	931,000	0	1,067,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,000,000	0	8,000,000

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	194,000	194,000	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	931,000	1,067,000	-136,000
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,000,000	8,000,000	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: The final rule results in an estimated marginal burden decrease of 136,000 hours. This marginal decrease is associated with the reduction of information requirements in the final rule and a projected decrease in certifying authority review times associated with the clearer scope of certification in section 121.3 of the final rule.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $9,072

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. 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]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Lauren Kasparek 202 564-3351 kasparek.lauren@epa.gov

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