Effluent Limitation Guidelines and Standards for the Dental Category (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
2514ss03.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2020-11-16	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
213558	Control Authorities (POTWs and States)		Modified
213557	Dentists		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2040-0287	ICR Reference No: 202011-2040-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201612-2040-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OW	Agency Tracking No: 2514.03
Title: Effluent Limitation Guidelines and Standards for the Dental Category (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 11/30/2020

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2021
Responses	124,378	218,000
Time Burden (Hours)	392,646	432,113
Cost Burden (Dollars)	9,489	22,040

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Abstract: The EPA has promulgated standards under the Clean Water Act (CWA) to reduce discharges of mercury from dental offices into municipal sewage treatment plants known as publicly owned treatment works (POTWs). Dental dischargers are required to certify in a One-Time Compliance Report that they 1) do not remove amalgam except in limited emergency or unplanned, unanticipated circumstances and do not use amalgam; or 2) that they are complying with the standards specified in the rule. They also must maintain on-site all records of compliance, as described in the regulation, and make them available for inspection, upon request. This ICR is seeking to continue to collect the data elements required in the regulation.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 33 USC 1251, 1311, 1314, 1342 &1361 Name of Law: Clean Water Act
   US Code: 33 USC 1316-1318 Name of Law: Clean Water Act
   US Code: 42 USC 13101 et seq Name of Law: Pollution Prevention 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:
	85 FR 23959	04/30/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 23959	04/30/2020
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
Control Authorities (POTWs and States)
Dentists

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	124,378	218,000	0	0	-93,622	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	392,646	432,113	0	0	-39,467	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	9,489	22,040	0	0	-12,551	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: Because it is assumed that all existing dental offices which place or remove amalgam submitted the required One-Time Compliance Report during the prior ICR, the labor hours have decreased in this proposed ICR.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $245,000

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? No

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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: 11/30/2020

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