In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2023
36 Months From Approved
1,323
0
0
14,510
0
0
0
0
0
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct an assessment to estimate the capital investment needs for drinking water systems eligible to receive Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) moneis. The nationwide assessment will be conducted by the Drinking Water Protection Dvision (DWPD) of EPA's Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW). The data collection is authorized by Sections 1452(i)(4) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and will be used to estimate the infrastructure investment cost of providing safe drinking water to consumers over a 20-year period. The data from the report will also be used to allot DWSRF monies among states.
This is a new ICR. The estimated total public reporting burden over the entire four-year length of the 2020 DWINSA is over 8,000 hours higher compared with the ICR approved by OMB for the 2015 DWINSA survey (OMB control number 2040-0274). This burden increase is almost entirely a result of the 2020 Survey being the first effort to collect information on lead service line inventories for all system types across all states and territories as well as tribal water systems.
In determining an appropriate survey approach, EPA strives to achieve an acceptable level of statistical precision and avoid measurement errors while minimizing the burden placed on the states, territories, the Navajo Nation, water systems, and the Agency in conducting the survey effort. The two sources of potential inaccuracy in the survey results are measurement error, which arises when determining the need for each individual infrastructure investment, and sampling error, which occurs when estimating the needs of all water systems from a representative sample of those systems. EPA strives to reduce measurement error by relying on information from and judgment of those individuals most familiar with and directly responsible for the infrastructure, the owners and operators of water systems, and by assuring that their estimates of investment needs are within the context of the industry's best engineering practices. EPA addresses the sampling error by identifying and specifying statistical precision targets for the survey and determining the necessary sample and sub-sample sizes to achieve those targets.
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.
Form 6100-01 State Primacy Agencies (including Navajo Nation)
2020 DWNS ICR APPENDIX D (revised 12-2-20).docx
State Primacy Agencies (including Navajo Nation)