The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA),
amended in 1996, requires the Environmental Protecting Agency (EPA)
to establish criteria for a monitoring program for unregulated
contaminants and, by August 6, 1999, to publish a list of
contaminants to be monitored. To conform to the amendments, EPA is
proposing the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation for
Public Water Systems (UCMR) to substantially revise the current
regulations for unregulated contaminant monitoring.
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:
(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;
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.