1895ss11 Appendix B

Appendix B

Consultation Results

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) provided two comments based on the first Federal Register notice as follows:

The first was that EPA should reconsider our assumption of burden reduction due to the ongoing Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) modernization. EPA has removed the anticipated burden reduction from the ICR calculation because the revised SDWIS will not be completed during the time period covered by the ICR.

AWWA’s second comment was that EPA should reconsider and revise our burden estimates because EPA has issued new guidance to the States since the rules were promulgated. EPA did not revise the burden estimates. EPA’s guidance help the States implement the existing regulatory requirements; they do not establish new requirements; therefore, no changes in burden were applied.

Microbials ICR – Consultations B-2 March 2022