Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
0318ss11 [Rev 2008-01-15].doc Supporting Statement A	2008-01-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
23592	Clean Watersheds Needs Survey - State Governments Other-Supplemental Statement	Modified
182589	Clean Watersheds Needs Survey - Private Facilities Other-Supplemental Statement	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2040-0050	ICR Reference No: 200711-2040-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200507-2040-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OW	Agency Tracking No: 0318.11
Title: Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (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 with change	Conclusion Date: 01/17/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/05/2007
Terms of Clearance: This ICR is approved with the following change, which is reflected in the revised supporting statement uploaded Jan 15, 2008. Documentation for all projects, including non-point source projects, must be no less recent than Jan 2002 for projects totaling more than $20 million, and no less recent than Jan 1998 for all other projects.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2011	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2008
Responses	1,573	0	1,000
Time Burden (Hours)	8,807	0	1,550
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (CWNS) is required by Section 205(a) and 516(b)(1) of the Clean Water Act (http://www.epa.gov/cwns/).

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 33 - 1 205 Name of Law: Clean Water Act Section 205
   PL: Pub.L. 33 - 2 516 Name of Law: Clean Water Act Section 516
  

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 40148	07/23/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 62475	11/05/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Clean Watersheds Needs Survey - State Governments
Clean Watersheds Needs Survey - Private Facilities

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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	1,573	1,000	0	0	573	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	8,807	1,550	0	-2,536	9,793	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Cutting Redundancy

Short Statement: To address the increase in total hours due to correcting for prior ICR under-estimation as well as for the real increases in ICR hours, EPA in partnership with States made numerous burden reduction enhancements, described in the Nonduplication part of Section 3, between CWNS 2004 and CWNS 2008. Based on feedback from States, these enhancements are estimated to reduce reporting burden by 2,536 annual hours, bringing the total increase over the 2004 ICR from 3,672 annual hours down to 1,136 annual hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,052,374

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: 11/05/2007

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