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OMB Control No: 2040-0302	ICR Reference No: 202008-2040-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OW	Agency Tracking No: 2616.01
Title: 2020 Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment (NEW)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 12/09/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/25/2020
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2023	36 Months From Approved
Responses	1,323	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	14,510	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct an assessment to estimate the capital investment needs for drinking water systems eligible to receive Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) moneis. The nationwide assessment will be conducted by the Drinking Water Protection Dvision (DWPD) of EPA's Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW). The data collection is authorized by Sections 1452(i)(4) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and will be used to estimate the infrastructure investment cost of providing safe drinking water to consumers over a 20-year period. The data from the report will also be used to allot DWSRF monies among states.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 93 - 523 1452(i)(4) Name of Law: Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 115 - 270 2015(e)(2) Name of Law: Americas Water Infrastructure Act

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

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 6542	02/02/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 52340	08/25/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Private/Investor-Owned Community Water Systems	6100-01
Publicly Owned CWSs	6100-01
State Primacy Agencies (including Navajo Nation)	6100-01

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1,323	351	972
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	14,510	2,339	12,171
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: This is a new ICR. The estimated total public reporting burden over the entire four-year length of the 2020 DWINSA is over 8,000 hours higher compared with the ICR approved by OMB for the 2015 DWINSA survey (OMB control number 2040-0274). This burden increase is almost entirely a result of the 2020 Survey being the first effort to collect information on lead service line inventories for all system types across all states and territories as well as tribal water systems. In determining an appropriate survey approach, EPA strives to achieve an acceptable level of statistical precision and avoid measurement errors while minimizing the burden placed on the states, territories, the Navajo Nation, water systems, and the Agency in conducting the survey effort. The two sources of potential inaccuracy in the survey results are measurement error, which arises when determining the need for each individual infrastructure investment, and sampling error, which occurs when estimating the needs of all water systems from a representative sample of those systems. EPA strives to reduce measurement error by relying on information from and judgment of those individuals most familiar with and directly responsible for the infrastructure, the owners and operators of water systems, and by assuring that their estimates of investment needs are within the context of the industry's best engineering practices. EPA addresses the sampling error by identifying and specifying statistical precision targets for the survey and determining the necessary sample and sub-sample sizes to achieve those targets.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,705,941

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. Yes

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: Robert Barles 202 564-3814 barles.robert@epa.gov

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