Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) (Final Rule)

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
2606ss02.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2020-12-30	Available
2606ss02.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2020-12-30	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
238570	Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR)	Other-Template	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2040-0297	ICR Reference No: 202012-2040-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201911-2040-002
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OW	Agency Tracking No: 2606.02
Title: Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) (Final Rule)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 07/25/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/15/2021
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved through December 31, 2023. As part of the PRA revision process, the agency is to provide notice and solicit public comment on the voluntary elements of EPA’s Guidance for Developing and Maintaining a Service Line Inventory and related template, as well as the requirement for water systems to internally track address locations of each service line. The agency shall examine public comment in and include in the supporting statement of the next ICR submitted to OMB a description of how the agency has responded to any public comments on the ICR. In addition, the agency will work with OMB to ensure that clear and complete supporting statements exist for this collection as part of its renewal request, particularly related to statistical tap sampling.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2023	36 Months From Approved
Responses	351,796	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,129,340	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs) for Lead and Copper (The Lead and Copper Rule or LCR), promulgated by the EPA in 1991, is a regulation promulgated under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The LCRs goal is to reduce the levels of lead and copper in drinking water. The Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) require community and non-transient non-community water systems to optimize corrosion control and, under specified conditions, install source water treatment, conduct public education, and/or replace lead service lines (LSLs) in the distribution system. The LCRR also expands public education requirements for lead, requires greater public access to information on lead, and further targets sensitive subpopulations by requiring additional lead in drinking water testing at schools and childcare facilities. This ICR estimates the incremental burden impacts of revisions to the LCR in terms of the burden and costs for the first three years after the final rule is published (estimated as 2020). It modifies the extension to the ICR entitled Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts, Chemical, and Radionuclides Rules (80 Federal Register 78224, December 16, 2015, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 2040-0204), which expires on March 31, 2023 and estimates the burden and costs associated with the previous LCR, as well as other rules, (the 2015 ICR).The Long-Term Revisions are intended to strengthen the implementation of the LCR in the areas of CCT, customer awareness, and LSLR. The changes are expected to ensure and enhance the protection of public health through the reduction in lead exposure in drinking water. The AL and maximum contaminant level goals (MCLGs) have not changed in the LCRR. A new lead TL, however, has been added.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 93 - 523 1413(a)(3) Name of Law: Safe Drinking Water Act
   PL: Pub.L. 93 - 523 1401(1)(D) Name of Law: Safe Drinking Water Act
   PL: Pub.L. 93 - 523 1445(a)(1)(A) Name of Law: Safe Drinking Water Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2040-AF15	Final or interim final rulemaking	86 FR 4198	01/15/2021

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR)

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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	351,796	0	0	351,796	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,129,340	0	0	1,129,340	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The LCR Revisions are intended to strengthen the implementation of the LCR in the areas of CCT, customer awareness, and LSL replacement. The changes are expected to ensure and enhance the protection of public health through the reduction in lead exposure in drinking water. The EPA needs comprehensive and current information on lead and copper exposure and associated enforcement activities to implement its program oversight and enforcement responsibilities mandated by the SDWA. Primacy agencies need the information to identify significant contaminant concentrations that might threaten the health and safety of drinking water consumers in a timely fashion.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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: 01/15/2021

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