View Information Collection Request (ICR) Package

Please note that the OMB number and expiration date may not have been determined when this Information Collection Request and associated Information Collection forms were submitted to OMB. The approved OMB number and expiration date may be found by clicking on the Notice of Action link below.

View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 2040-0205	ICR Reference No: 202207-2040-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201904-2040-002
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OW	Agency Tracking No: 1895.11
Title: Microbial Rules (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/02/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/21/2022
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. Upon resubmission of this renewal, the agency must 1) upgrade the supporting statement to align with the general 18 question supporting statement template that the federal government uses for supporting documentation for OMB reviews; and 2) provide screen shots of the electronic portal where the reporting requirements are submitted to EPA (with the control number and burden statement).

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2023
Responses	28,306,324	0	29,230,175
Time Burden (Hours)	15,020,711	0	18,127,582
Cost Burden (Dollars)	174,805,000	0	228,972,000

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	28,306,324	29,230,175	-923,851
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	15,020,711	18,127,582	-3,106,871
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	174,805,000	228,972,000	-54,167,000

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: In 2022 EPA estimated burden reduction associated with transition to a new cloud-based reporting system. EPA does not expect substantial adoption of this system during this ICR period, therefore no change in burden is applied. There is an increase of 7,306 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This is due to an increase in the number of air carriers reporting. There is an decrease of 2,076,422 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This is due to replacing the Total Coliform Rule with the Revised Total Coliform Rule. There is an decrease of 1,037,755 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This is due to replacing the Total Coliform Rule with the Revised Total Coliform Rule, with reduced routine monthly activities but increased follow-up activities in the even of the Total Coliform detect.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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: Kevin Roland 202 564-4588 roland.kevin@epa.gov

Something went wrong when downloading this file. If you have any questions, please send an email to risc@gsa.gov.