Performance Evaluation Studies on Water and Wastewater Laboratories (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form EPA 6400-01 (OMB 2 Performance Evaluation Studies of Water and Waste Water Laboratories Form and Instruction	Modified
Form EPA 6400-01 (OMB 2 Performance Evaluation Studies of Water and Waste Water Laboratories Form and Instruction	New
EPA-HQ-OECA-2006-0931-0005.pdf Supplementary Document	2007-04-06
0234.09Time Cost Burdens.xls Supplementary Document	2007-04-26
0234ss09.doc Supporting Statement A	2007-04-26

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
41809	Performance Evaluation Studies of Water and Waste Water Laboratories Form and Instruction	Modified
180159	Performance Evaluation Studies of Water and Waste Water Laboratories Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2080-0021	ICR Reference No: 200705-2080-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200403-2080-003
Agency/Subagency: EPA/ORD	Agency Tracking No: 0234.09
Title: Performance Evaluation Studies on Water and Wastewater Laboratories (Renewal)
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: 12/31/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/15/2007
Terms of Clearance: OMB notes that 139,770 hours have been removed to reflect the fact that the WS and WP programs are no longer authorized under this ICR. This ICR now authorizes only the DMR-QA program. The burden estimate for this program has been adjusted upward by 6,786 hrs per year.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2010	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2007
Responses	7,516	0	17,168
Time Burden (Hours)	47,351	0	180,335
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,240,140	0	3,350,000

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Abstract: Discharge Monitoring Report-Quality Assurance (DMR-QA) participation is mandatory for major and selected minor permit holders under the Clean Water Act's National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), Section 308. The DMR-QA study is designed to evaluate the entire process used by permittees to routinely report monitoring results in Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs). The study addresses the analytic ability of the laboratories that perform chemical, microbiological and whole effluent toxicity (WET) analyses required in the NPDES permits and the ability to properly report these results in the DMRs. Under DMR-QA, the permit holder is responsible for obtaining un-graded results of analyses of test samples performed by in-house and/or contract laboratories, and submitting these results to the appropriate federal or state NPDES regulatory authority and the commercial proficiency testing (PT) provider that supplies the test samples. Permit holders are responsible for submitting corrective action reports to the appropriate regulatory authority.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 33 USC 1251 Name of Law: Clean Water Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 130	01/03/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 26811	05/11/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Performance Evaluation Studies of Water and Waste Water Laboratories	EPA 6400-01 (OMB 2080-0021), EPA 6400-01 (OMB 2080-0021)	NPDES Permittee Data Report Form ,   NPDES Permittee Data Report Form
Performance Evaluation Studies of Water and Waste Water Laboratories	EPA 6400-01 (OMB 2080-0021), EPA 6400-01 (OMB 2080-0021)	NPDES Permittee Data Report Form ,   NPDES Permittee Data Report Form

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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	7,516	17,168	0	-10,679	1,027	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	47,351	180,335	0	-139,770	6,786	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,240,140	3,350,000	0	-2,382,913	273,053	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The primary reason for change in burden is due to the fact that this ICR no longer includes WS and WP programs - only the DMR-QA program, so it should not be compared exactly with the previous ICR which included all three programs. The WS and WP are being submitted as a separate ICR through the Office of Water (OW). Other burden changes include: Participation in the DMR-QA PE study has increased from an estimated average of 6,489 to 7,516 since the last renewal of this ICR, while the list of average analytes done by the average respondent was increased to include WET test methods which were not included in the previous ICR. Labor and Operation & Maintenance costs were updated since the previous renewal of this ICR. The average cost of obtaining PE samples from the PT Providers was added to this ICR to reflect the fact that respondents (permittees) have to incur the burden of paying this cost passed on from the PT Providers.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $15,275

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: 05/11/2007

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