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OMB Control No: 2040-0090	ICR Reference No: 202303-2040-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201903-2040-005
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OW	Agency Tracking No: 0270.48
Title: Public Water System Supervision Program (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/28/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2024
Responses	1,030,378	1,026,553
Time Burden (Hours)	3,421,278	3,643,371
Cost Burden (Dollars)	37,756,000	38,121,000

Abstract: The Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program ICR examines public water systems, primacy agencies (i.e., states and tribes with primary enforcement authority) and tribal operator certification provider burden, and costs for cross-cutting recordkeeping and reporting requirements (i.e., the burden and costs for complying with drinking water information requirements that are not associated with contaminant-specific rulemakings). The following activities have recordkeeping and reporting requirements that are mandatory for compliance with the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 40 CFR parts 141 and 142: the Consumer Confidence Report Rule (CCR), the Variance and Exemption Rule (V/E Rule), General State Primacy Activities, the Public Notification Rule (PN) and Proficiency Testing Studies for Drinking Water Laboratories. The information collection activities for both the Operator Certification and the Capacity Development Program are driven by the grant withholding and reporting provisions under sections 1419 and 1420, respectively, of the Safe Drinking Water Act. The information collection for the Tribal Operator Certification Program is driven by grant eligibility requirements outlined in the Drinking Water Infrastructure Grant Tribal Set-Aside Program Final Guidelines and the Tribal Drinking Water Operator Certification Program Guidelines.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 93 - 523 1412-1413 Name of Law: Safe Drinking Water Act

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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 71265	12/15/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 17846	03/24/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
PWSS Program - Laboratories
PWSS Program - Primacy Agencies
Public Water Systems (PWSs)

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	1,030,378	1,026,553	3,825
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,421,278	3,643,371	-222,093
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	37,756,000	38,121,000	-365,000

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: There is a decrease of 222,093 hours in the total estimated annual respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease is a result of: updating relevant baseline information for each rule with the most current and accurate information available (e.g., public water system inventory); and updating burden to incorporate the results of consultation with stakeholders. Where appropriate and available, estimated violation and other associated rates have also been updated to reflect current information on rule compliance.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $28,395,820

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

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