In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. However, as terrms of clearance, EPA is required to address the comments communicated separately by OMB.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2021
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2018
11,906
0
14,006
119,707
0
90,960
0
0
0
The Clean Water Act authorizes states [tribes] to assume the section 404 permit program for discharges of dredged or fill material into certain waters of the U.S. Implementing regulations establish specific information that must be submitted to EPA when a state/tribe requests program assumption and while administering the program. There are three types of information collected for different needs. The three parts are: 1) Information needed for EPA to review and approve state or tribal requests to assume the program; 2) information needed from permit applicants for reviewing and processing the permit application; and 3) information the state or tribe must submit to EPA in their annual report summarizing program administration.
The burden estimate for program assumption requests included in the annual burden estimate decreased since the previous ICR as the that ICR included the three-year total number of hours instead of annual numbers. This ICR corrected that number to reflect the average annual number of hours. The burden estimate for permit review increased because, while the estimated number of permits reviewed by a state per year decreased, there was an increase in the number of hours spent reviewing each permit due to the increase in the number of times applicants requested a review of permit options and mitigation options.
$420,513
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Kathy Hurld 202 566-1269
No
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:
(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;
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.
0220ss13.docx
Annual Report