EPA Application Materials for the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form 6100-054 Application Section E	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
Form 6100-030 SWIFIA Application	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form 6100-031 SWIFIA Letter of Interest	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Form 6100-054 Application Section E	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 6100-032 WIFIA Application	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form 6100-33 WIFIA Letter of Interest	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Exhibit G - First Federal Register Notice. pdf.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-04-23	Available
Exhibit F - SWIFIA Application_ICR.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-04-23	Repair queued
Exhibit E - SWIFIA LOI_ICR.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-04-23	Available
Exhibit D - Application Section E..xlsm	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-04-08	Available
Exhibit C - WIFIA Application_ICR.docm	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-04-08	Available
Exhibit B - WIFIA LOI_ICR.docm	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-04-08	Available
Exhibit A-USCODE-2014-title33-chap52.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-04-08	Available
2040-0292_Exhibit A-USCODE-2014-title33-chap52.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2019-10-24	Available
2549ss02 v2.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2020-04-23	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
238286	SWIFIA Application	Form and Instruction	New	Application Section E
238286	SWIFIA Application	Form and Instruction	New	SWIFIA Application
238285	SWIFIA Letter of Interest	Form and Instruction	New	SWIFIA Letter of Interest
223315	WIFIA Application	Form and Instruction	Modified	Application Section E
223315	WIFIA Application	Form and Instruction	Modified	WIFIA Application
223313	WIFIA Letter of Interest	Form and Instruction	Modified	WIFIA Letter of Interest

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2040-0292	ICR Reference No: 201910-2040-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201609-2040-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OW	Agency Tracking No: 2549.02
Title: EPA Application Materials for the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 04/24/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/31/2019
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. In addition, the Agency is reminded to submit a revision to this ICR if and when it revises the information collection through upcoming rulemaking.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2023	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2020
Responses	100	0	25
Time Burden (Hours)	10,825	0	1,500
Cost Burden (Dollars)	14,500,000	0	3,005,000

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Abstract: The collection of information is necessary to receive applications for credit assistance pursuant to section 5024 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) of 2014, 33 USC 3903. The purpose of the WIFIA program is to provide Federal credit assistance in the form of direct loans and loan guarantees to eligible clean water and drinking water projects. In addition, American's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 passed on October 10, 2018 reauthorized the WIFIA program and created a separate loan program. Therefore, the collection of information is necessary to receive applications for the SRF WIFIA (SWIFIA) program currently under development, pending appropriation.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 113 - 121 5001-5035 Name of Law: Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 113 - 21 5001-5035 Name of Law: Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014

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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:
	84 FR 16850	04/23/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 58153	10/30/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
SWIFIA Application	6100-054, 6100-030	SWIFIA Application ,   Application Section E
SWIFIA Letter of Interest	6100-031	SWIFIA Letter of Interest
WIFIA Application	6100-032, 6100-054	WIFIA Application ,   Application Section E
WIFIA Letter of Interest	6100-33	WIFIA Letter of Interest

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list 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	100	25	0	10	65	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	10,825	1,500	0	525	8,800	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	14,500,000	3,005,000	0	1,375,000	10,120,000	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is an increase of 9,325 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is due to EPA receiving more Letters of Interest and applications than it originally estimated during program inception. Initially, EPA estimated the program would receive 20 LOIs and 5 applications. This was based on the amount of budget authority initially authorized for WIFIA. However, in 2017, the program received 43 LOIs and invited 12 prospective borrowers to apply. In 2018, the program received 62 LOIs and invited 39 prospective borrowers to apply. In addition, EPA is including the newly authorized State Revolving Fund WIFIA (SWIFIA) program as part of this ICR renewal. EPA estimates that WIFIA will receive 5 LOIs and 5 applications through SWIFIA.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,512,217

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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: 10/31/2019

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