Turbidity Monitoring Requirements for Construction Sites Regulated by the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Construction and Development Point Source Category (Proposed Rule)

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
2336ss01.pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2008-12-01	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
187390	Turbidity Monitoring - States		New
187389	Turbidity Monitoring - Private Sector		New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2040-0280	ICR Reference No: 200812-2040-002
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OW	Agency Tracking No: 2336.01
Title: Turbidity Monitoring Requirements for Construction Sites Regulated by the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Construction and Development Point Source Category (Proposed Rule)
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: 03/27/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/02/2008
Terms of Clearance: This ICR is not approved. EPA should resubmit this ICR at the final rule stage. During the final rule, as EPA develops recordkeeping and reporting requirements, EPA should ensure that they comply with all aspects of the Paperwork Reduction Act and 5 CFR 1320, including the requirements that the collection of information have practical utility (5 CFR 1320.9(a)) and that it reduce to the extent practicable and appropriate the burden on persons who shall provide information to the agency, including with respect to small entities (5 CFR 1320.9(c)).

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This Information Collection Request (ICR) presents estimates of the burden and costs to the regulated community associated with implementation of the monitoring requirements of the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards For The Construction and development Point Source Category (40 CFR Part 450). The guidelines require regulated operators to perform turbidity monitoring through the measurement and recording the levels of effluent nephelometric turbidity units (NTU).

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 92 - 500 308 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:
2040-AE91	Proposed rulemaking	73 FR 72561	11/28/2008

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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: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Turbidity Monitoring - Private Sector
Turbidity Monitoring - States

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The burden increase in question results from the development of effluent guidelines for construction sites, implemented through a requirement to control effluent turbidity. The burden change amount reflects EPA's estimate of the burden placed on affected sites to monitor and report their effluent turbidity to their control authorities following rain events during construction activities and the burden placed on control authorities (NPDES-authorized States) to follow up on these reports.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $254,500

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)? No

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: 12/02/2008

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