National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Arsenic and Clarifications to Compliance and New Source Contaminants Monitoring

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IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
23712	National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Arsenic and Clarifications to Compliance and New Source Contaminants Monitoring	Form	Migrated

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 200006-2040-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OW	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Arsenic and Clarifications to Compliance and New Source Contaminants Monitoring
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule	Conclusion Date: 09/20/2000
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/01/2000
Terms of Clearance: This ICR is not approved. It is not clear that all of the information requested will have practical utility, as required by 5 CFR 1320.9(a), or that the ICR reduces to the extent practicable and appropriate the burden on persons providing information, including small entities, as required by 5 CFR 1320.9(c). Specifically, it is not clear that the extension of monitoring, reporting, record keeping, and public notification requirements to non-transient, non-community water systems, most of which are small as defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act, will have significant practical utility. The proposed rule has not adequately documented that arsenic, a chronic contaminant, poses significant risk to persons served by NTNCWSs. If EPA promulgates these requirements in the final rule, it should document the practical utility of applying these new monitoring, reporting, record keeping, and public notification requirements to NTNCWSs.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) requires the information to be collected to ensure the protection of human health and the environment. EPA will promulgate a revised National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDW) to reduce the risks of arsenic in drinking water. EPA has determined that a revised NPDWR is warranted based on a National Academy of Science /National Research Council report mandated by the 1996 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). This report concluded that the current standard for arsenic was too high and needed to be revised downwards.

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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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Arsenic and Clarifications to Compliance and New Source Contaminants Monitoring	1948.01

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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: 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: 06/01/2000

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