National Pretreatment Program (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
0002supp16 - Appendix D2 (60 Day FR Notice).pdf Supplementary Document	2015-12-18
0002supp16 - Appendix C (Burden Tables).pdf Supplementary Document	2015-12-18
0002supp16 - Appendix D1 (Pretreatment Rule).pdf Supplementary Document	2015-12-18
0002ss16.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-12-18

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
41638	National Pretreatment Program (Public)	Modified
182156	National Pretreatment Program (Private)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2040-0009	ICR Reference No: 201512-2040-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201112-2040-004
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OW	Agency Tracking No: 0002.16
Title: National Pretreatment 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 without change	Conclusion Date: 04/06/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/28/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2019	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2016
Responses	95,462	0	98,438
Time Burden (Hours)	1,744,406	0	1,806,516
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,515,470	0	2,318,913

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Abstract: This ICR calculates the burden and costs associated with managing and implementing the National Pretreatment Program as mandated under CWA sections 402(a) and (b) and 307(b). This ICR includes all existing tasks under the National Pretreatment Program, as amended by the EPA's Streamlining Rule. EPA's Office of Wastewater Management (OWM) in the Office of Water (OW) is responsible for the management of the pretreatment program. The CWA requires EPA to develop national pretreatment standards to control discharges from Industrial Users (IUs) into POTWs. These standards limit the level of certain pollutants allowed in non-domestic wastewater that is discharged to a POTW. EPA administers the pretreatment program through the NPDES permit program. Under the NPDES permit program, EPA may approve State or individual POTW implementation of the pretreatment standards at their respective levels.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 33 USC 1342(a,b) Name of Law: Clean Water Act
   US Code: 33 USC 1317(b) 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:
	80 FR 60142	10/05/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 80767	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: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
National Pretreatment Program (Public)
National Pretreatment Program (Private)

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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	95,462	98,438	0	0	-2,976	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,744,406	1,806,516	0	0	-62,110	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,515,470	2,318,913	0	0	196,557	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: The burden request in this ICR is 62,110 (3.6%) hours less than the current approved burden. There were no new rules, agency actions or program changes that resulted in changes to the burden estimates. The estimated burden for this ICR is based upon the assumptions presented in Appendix B including number of SIUs and approved pretreatment programs. These assumptions are based upon previous ICR estimates plus adjustments to the number of SIUs and pretreatment programs that resulted from extensive consultation with the States and EPA Regions. The adjustment in burdens are minor and mostly result from changes in the number of SIUs which will include the net effect of reductions due to facilities that closed, were downgraded from CIU or SIU status, and the addition of facilities that opened or are newly permitted. The reduction also reflects a reduction in the number of POTWs projected to develop a pretreatment program during the three-year ICR period from 64 to 20. Another small component of this adjustment was the reassignment of burden from the states to the federal government for instances where the federal government regulated SIUs as the control authority. In the previous ICR, this component had been included in the state burden estimate.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $915,086

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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