National Water Quality Inventory Reports -- Clean Water Act Sections 305(b), 303(d), 314(a), and 106(e)

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IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
23598	National Water Quality Inventory Reports -- Clean Water Act Sections 305(b), 303(d), 314(a), and 106(e)	Form	Migrated

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2040-0071	ICR Reference No: 199903-2040-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 199801-2040-003
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OW	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Water Quality Inventory Reports -- Clean Water Act Sections 305(b), 303(d), 314(a), and 106(e)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/05/2000
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/03/1999
Terms of Clearance: This ICR is approved. OMB notes, as pointed out by a commenter, that Section 305(b) of the CWA requires states to provide information on the social and economic costs and benefits of attaining water quality standards. However, OMB also recognizes that as a practical matter, it is difficult to provide more than rough estimates of these costs and benefits in the context of broad, state-wide water quality assessments. OMB expects that states would generally produce more detailed analyses of the costs and benefits of attaining standards on a water segment specific basis as part of the TMDL development process. OMB understands that EPA will update this ICR to incorporate a specific, objectively supported estimate of the full information- collection-related burden to states associated with TMDL development, as required by 5 CFR 1320.8(a)(4), in conjunction with new regulations regarding compliance with Section 303(d) to be promulgated in the summer of 2000. EPA should include a reasonable estimate of the burden to states of assessing the social and economic costs and benefits of attaining water quality standards in the ICR update. EPA should also provide guidance to states to assist them in estimating costs and benefits in conjunction with TMDL development.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2003	04/30/2003	04/30/2000
Responses	59	0	58
Time Burden (Hours)	245,676	0	229,854
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Section 305(b) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) requires each State to describe the quality of its waters in biennial reports submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The biennial 305z(b) reports also serve as a vehicle for compliance with additional reporting requirements in CWA sections 303(d), 314(a), and 106(e). Section 303(d) requires States to identify and rank waters which cannot meet water quality standards following the implementation of technology-based controls.

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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
National Water Quality Inventory Reports -- Clean Water Act Sections 305(b), 303(d), 314(a), and 106(e)	1560.05

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	59	58	0	0	1	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	245,676	229,854	0	0	15,822	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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:

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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: 03/03/1999

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