NPDES Wastewater Permit Application Forms and Regulatory Revisions for Municipal Discharges and Sewage Sludge Use or Disposal -- Forms 2A/2S

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status

No forms / supporting documents in this ICR. Check IC Document Collections.

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
23601	NPDES Wastewater Permit Application Forms and Regulatory Revisions for Municipal Discharges and Sewage Sludge Use or Disposal -- Forms 2A/2S Form	Migrated

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2040-0086	ICR Reference No: 199511-2040-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 199506-2040-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OW	Agency Tracking No:
Title: NPDES Wastewater Permit Application Forms and Regulatory Revisions for Municipal Discharges and Sewage Sludge Use or Disposal -- Forms 2A/2S
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Disapproved and continue	Conclusion Date: 02/15/1996
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/20/1995
Terms of Clearance: This ICR is not approved according to 5 CFR 1320. In the pro- posed rule associated with this ICR EPA solicits comment on many questions associated with the new forms 2A/2S and the associated testing and data-gathering requirements. Respondents could have different information collection burdens depending on the com- ments received and what changes EPA makes in response to these comments. EPA has not calculated the burdens associated with some of the possible variations which may arise from the public comment process and has therefore not demonstrated that the pro- posed option is the least burdensome alternative. In addition, there is an unexplained drop in burden hours from 622,628 hours under the old regime to 71,413 hours under the new forms. Lastly EPA needs to justify more fully the inclusion of testing require- ments for contaminants even in cases where there is no reason to expect that they may be present. All of these issues should be addressed when EPA resubmits this ICR.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/1998	08/31/1998	03/31/1999
Responses	1	0	1
Time Burden (Hours)	622,628	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The purpose of this action is to revise the NPDES permit application requirements and develop new permit application forms, forms 2A and 2S, to streamline the permit application process for publicly owned treatment works and treatment works treating domestic sewage and to improve the quality of permits issued to these facilities. State and local governments are affected.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
NPDES Wastewater Permit Application Forms and Regulatory Revisions for Municipal Discharges and Sewage Sludge Use or Disposal -- Forms 2A/2S	0226.13, 3510-2A, 3510-2S

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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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 11/20/1995

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