Proposed Water System Restructuring Assessment Rule (WSRAR)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
2736ss01.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-06-07	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
268379	State Agencies Program Development and Primacy Applications		New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202406-2040-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OW	Agency Tracking No: 2736.01
Title: Proposed Water System Restructuring Assessment Rule (WSRAR)
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: 08/02/2024

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	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	19	0
Time Burden (Hours)	29,088	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: "Title II of the Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (AWIA) reauthorized and amended the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). AWIA Section 2010(a) amended SDWA subsection 1414(h) to require EPA to promulgate a regulation that includes a new mandatory assessment authority for state, tribal and territorial government agencies that have primary enforcement responsibility (primacy). The Agency intends to satisfy the SDWA 1414(h) mandate by issuing the proposed WSRAR. Approved primacy agencies may exercise this authority to require a public water system (PWS) to assess options for system restructuring, including forms of consolidation or the transfer of ownership to improve drinking water quality. AWIA Section 2010(b) amended SDWA section 1413, which describes the required elements of primacy, to include the new mandatory assessment authority. Primacy agencies include each of the 49 states (all U.S. states except Wyoming), Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Virgin Islands, and Navajo Nation, for a total of 56 primacy agencies. Because AWIA directly amended the SDWA primacy requirements, all 56 primacy agencies must submit a primacy revision application to EPA that meets the proposed WSRAR primacy requirements. This ICR describes costs and burden for all 56 primacy agencies to conduct the following activities: Adopt the regulation by developing primacy agency programs, and submitting primacy revision packages to EPA for review and approval; Update data systems; Analyze data on water systems that are potential candidates for a mandatory assessment; Develop PWS outreach and education materials about the WSRAR; Train staff for adoption and implementation of the rule."

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 300f Name of Law: Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2040-AF96	Proposed rulemaking	89 FR 46998	05/30/2024

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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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
State Agencies Program Development and Primacy Applications

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	19	0	0	19	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	29,088	0	0	29,088	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: This is a new Proposed Rule with new Burden.

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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: 08/02/2024

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