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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 2040-0004	ICR Reference No: 202410-2040-002
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 202201-2040-004
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OW	Agency Tracking No: 0229.26
Title: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program (Non-Substantive Change)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Improperly submitted and continue	Conclusion Date: 07/30/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/15/2024
Terms of Clearance: Sending this request back for reconsideration. As discussed in 2024 and 2025, the requested update does not qualify for a non-substantive change to the ICR. Public notice and comment periods would be needed to alert the public to the planned change.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2026	07/31/2026	08/31/2026
Responses	9,310,277	0	9,310,277
Time Burden (Hours)	31,143,504	0	31,143,504
Cost Burden (Dollars)	22,999,181	0	22,999,181

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $8,110,242

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: Joshua Baehr 202 564-2277 baehr.joshua@epa.gov

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