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OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202410-2040-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OW	Agency Tracking No: 2798.01
Title: Textile Mills Industry Data Collection (New)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/02/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	2,243	0
Time Burden (Hours)	22,863	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	10,576	0

Abstract: As announced in the Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15, published in January 2023, the EPA plans to continue its detailed study investigating PFAS discharges from facilities in the Textile Mills point source category. Based on information and data collected during the Multi-Industry PFAS Study and the Textile Mills Detailed Study to date, the EPA determined PFAS are used by some textile manufacturing facilities to impart water, grease, and stain resistance to finished textiles, including consumer apparel, carpets, and technical textiles. The EPA, through this Information Collection Request (ICR) package, requests that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review and approve the ICR for the Textile Mills Detailed Study. Through this collection, the EPA will obtain data essential to determine if updated regulations are required to address PFAS in wastewater discharges from textile manufacturing facilities, including facilities regulated under the Textile Mills point source category as specified by the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards (ELGs) codified in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 410. This collection effort is necessary because national data on PFAS use, treatment, and discharge at textile manufacturing facilities is not currently available and EPA requires detailed information on industry practices to determine whether technology based ELGs are appropriate for the textile industry.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 33 USC 1321(j)(5) Name of Law: Clean 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:
	88 FR 83125	11/28/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 79585	09/30/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Textile Mills Industry Data Collection	n/a	Textile Mills Industry Questionnaire

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	2,243	2,243
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	22,863	22,863
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	10,576	10,576

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new ICR.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $641,524

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: Paul Shriner 202 566-1076 Shriner.Paul@epamail.epa.gov

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