US EPA is promulgating the New
Facility Rule under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act, 33 USC
Section 1326(b). The information requested will be included in
permit application and will be used by a permitting authority to
assess the facility- level compliance with the requirements of the
final rule. The information requested regarding location, design,
and structure of cooling water intake structures, velocity, flow,
technologies to minimize to reduce impingement mortality and
entrainment; and the restoration technologies would help the
permitting authori- ties to determine whether a facility has
minimized the adverse...
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.