BEACH Act Grant Program (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
2048ss05 - Revised BEACH ICR.docx Supporting Statement A	2016-06-30

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
23743	BEACH Act Grant Program (Renewal) Other-Online database	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2040-0244	ICR Reference No: 201512-2040-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201201-2040-002
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OW	Agency Tracking No: 2048.05
Title: BEACH Act Grant Program (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: 07/01/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/28/2015
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2019	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2016
Responses	38	0	37
Time Burden (Hours)	91,276	0	88,812
Cost Burden (Dollars)	11,353,146	0	3,943,080

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Abstract: Congress passed the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act in October 2000 to amend the Clean Water Act, in part by adding section 406, "Coastal Recreation Waster Monitoring and Notification." Section 406(b) authorizes EPA to make grants to States and local governments to develop and implement programs for monitoring and public notification for coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches or similar points of access that are used by the public.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 106 - 284 406 Name of Law: BEACH 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:
	80 FR 61419	10/13/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 80769	12/28/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
BEACH Act Grant Program (Renewal)

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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	38	37	0	0	1	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	91,276	88,812	0	0	2,464	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	11,353,146	3,943,080	0	0	7,410,066	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is an increase of 2,464 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This is primarily due to one additional tribe having qualified for a BEACH grant. However, the net burden per respondent is similar because respondents have become more efficient in their reporting of data and information over the past several years due to EPA improvements to the eBEACHES data system. The annual O&M costs for all respondents increased from $3,943,080 to $11,353,146 for all states. That is because the number of beaches monitored and reported by grant recipients increased significantly from 3,651 (estimated from the 2010 Annual Swimming Season Report) to 6,238 (estimated from the EPA database, BEACON). EPA maintained its estimate of two samples collected each week per monitored beach; however, EPA increased the sample cost of $30 per sample to $35 and the estimated average beach season length of 18 weeks to 26 weeks based on the beach seasons reported by states in the BEACON database as well as in grant applications.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $153,252

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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: 12/28/2015

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