[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-4754]
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ENVIRONMENTLAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-4844-6]
Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request
(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature
of the information collection and its expected cost and burden.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 1, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For further information or to obtain a copy of this ICR, contact Sandy
Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Office of Water
Title: Information Collection Request for Combined Sewer Overflow
Policy (EPA No. 1680.01).
Abstract: This is a new collection of information in support of the
1993 Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Policy, a national guidance that was
issued earlier as a draft Policy in 1992, and is partially based on the
1989 Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Strategy, as published at 54 FR
37370. The Clean Water Act (CWA), as promulgated at 40 CFR Parts 121
through 125, provides the authority to regulate Combined Sewer Systems
(CSSs) as point sources subject to National Pollution Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements. CSSs are wastewater
collection systems designed to transport both wastewater and stormwater
to publicly-owned treatment works (POTWs). CSSs may periodically
experience flows that exceed capacity, resulting in discharges of
untreated wastes into surface waters. The CSO policy requires POTWs to
provide information to EPA, or the delegated State authority, that will
be used to ensure the adequacy of existing CSO controls, to establish
permit terms and conditions, to track performance, and to conduct
compliance assessment and enforcement of CWA requirements.
Under the CSO Policy, municipal POTWs are expected to document the
implementation of nine control measures develop a Long Term CSO Control
Plan (LTCCP), and perform ongoing compliance monitoring. The
information provided by CSOs may include: 1) operation and maintenance
plans; 2) revised sewer-use ordinances for industrial users; 3)
infiltration/inflow studies; 4) descriptions of pollution prevention
programs; 5) public notification plans; 6) facility plans for
maximizing the capabilities of existing collection, storage and
treatment systems; 6) contracts and schedules for minor construction
programs; and 7) information or data relevant to assessing the extent
to which the nine minimum controls satisfy water quality standards.
Documentation, monitoring and reporting by POTWs will occur over
the normal five year duration of their NPDES permit. POTWs will be
required to retain records for a period of three years.
Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 565 hours per response for POTWs
and 1,052 hours for States operating NPDES programs including time for
reviewing the policy, searching existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the
information. Annual public recordkeeping is estimated to average 25
hours per POTW and 6 hours for each State operating an NPDES program.
Respondents: Municipal POTWs and States operating NPDES programs.
Estimated number of respondents; 1100 POTWs, 30 States.
Estimated number of responses per respondent: 1.
Frequency of Collection: Twice every five years.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 591 hours for POTWs,
1,058 hours for States.
Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of
this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to:
Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Information Policy
Branch (2136), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460. and
Matt Mitchell, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th St., NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: February 23, 1994.
Paul Lapsley,
Director, Regulatory Management Division.
[FR Doc. 94-4754 Filed 3-1-94; 8:45 am]
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