2021 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Industrial Stormwater Discharges (Final Rule)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 6100-29 Final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges Form and Instruction	Modified
MSGP NOI data ICR analysis_ERG update_2021-01-05_V2.xlsx Supplementary Document	2021-01-29
2612ss02.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-01-29

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
240233	Final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2040-0300	ICR Reference No: 202101-2040-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202003-2040-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OW	Agency Tracking No: 2612.02
Title: 2021 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Industrial Stormwater Discharges (Final Rule)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 02/11/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	36,818	0
Time Burden (Hours)	68,460	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

---

Abstract: This Information Collection Request (ICR) calculates the burden and costs associated with information collection and reporting activities from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Pollutant Elimination System (NPDES) Multi-Sector General Permit (2021 MSGP) for stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity. The burden and costs associated with the entire NPDES program are accounted for in an approved ICR (EPA ICR number 0229.23, OMB control no. 2040-0004). Certain changes in the 2021 MSGP would require revisions to the ICR to reflect changes to the forms and other information collection requirements. The EPA is reflecting the paperwork burden and costs associated with this permit in a separate ICR instead of revising the existing ICR for the entire program for administrative reasons. Eventually, the EPA plans to consolidate the burden and costs in this ICR into that master ICR for the entire NPDES program and discontinue this separate collection.

---

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 33 USC 1251 Name of Law: Clean Water Act(CWA)
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

---

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2040-ZA30	Final or interim final rulemaking	85 FR 1228	03/02/2020

---

Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

---

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges	6100-29, 6100-059, 3510-6, 3510-7, 6100-28, 3510-11	2021 MSGP ICR analysis spreadsheet ,   Endangered Species Protection - Criterion C3 Eligib ,   Notice of Intent (NOI) Form ,   Notice of Termination (NOT) Form ,   Annual Report Form ,   No Exposure Certification (NEC) for Exclusion from

---

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	36,818	0	0	36,818	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	68,460	0	0	68,460	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: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The information collection changes between the 2015 and 2021 MSGP are associated with the following: • Notice of Intent (NOI) • Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs); • Sampling and Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs); • Corrective Action/Additional Implementation Measure (AIM) Documentation; and • Other Information. EPA also estimated the change in burden associated with new or changed requirements in the 2021 MSGP compared to the NPDES Programmatic ICR (2017). For comparison purposes, EPA assumes the NPDES Programmatic ICR accounts for 2,400 respondents under the EPA’s MSGP. The incremental change in burden is due to an increase in the number of respondents and change in burden for various reporting and recordkeeping activities because of updated permit requirements. The 2021 MSGP has an estimated increase in annual labor burden of 38,210 hours at a labor cost of $724,853. The estimated increase in Agency labor burden is 1,920 hours annually at a labor cost of $90,981.

---

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $142,108

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

---

Common Form ICR:  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:

(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: 02/11/2021

---