Consumer Confidence Report
Rule Revisions and Compliance Monitoring Data Collection (Final
Rule)
New
collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Regular
11/15/2024
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
49,490
0
115,894
0
0
0
The Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water (OGWDW) in the Office of Water at the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for managing
the Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program, a national
program mandated by the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Section
1414 of the SDWA requires each community water system to mail, or
provide by electronic means, to each customer of the system at
least once annually a report on the level of contaminants in the
drinking water purveyed by that system, known as the “consumer
confidence report.” SDWA requires the EPA to monitor and enforce
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWRs) to ensure that
the nation’s drinking water reliably complies with the maximum
contaminant levels (MCLs), maximum residual disinfectant limits
(MRDLs), treatment techniques (TT) and other requirements
stipulated in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 40 CFR Part
141, Subpart B. Section 1445 of the SDWA states that public water
systems (PWS) shall conduct monitoring, maintain records, and
provide information as needed for the EPA to implement its
monitoring and enforcement responsibilities with respect to the
Act. Primacy agencies, the EPA and state governments that have
assumed primary enforcement responsibility under SDWA section 1413,
ensure that PWSs are complying with these regulatory requirements.
As part of the PWSS Program, OGWDW uses the Safe Drinking Water
Information System (SDWIS) as the database of record for compliance
with NPDWR requirements. SDWIS is a database management system that
assists the EPA in tracking and interpreting violations data and
other program-related data. This ICR provides burden and cost
estimates for the final revised Consumer Confidence Report (CCR)
rule, including compliance monitoring data (CMD) reporting by
primacy agencies. The EPA is finalizing the revised CCR rule to
require CWSs serving 10,000 or more people that have violations to
include a six month update with their annual report. All other CWSs
(without violations) serving 10,000 or more people will be required
to reissue their annual report by December 31st. To implement its
compliance oversight and enforcement responsibilities under the
SDWA, the EPA is finalizing a provision as part of the rulemaking
that will require primacy agencies to submit their CMD annually.
The ICR estimates costs for future rule implementation.
AWIA amended SDWA section 1414
which required the EPA to revise the CCR rule, as previously
described. The annual reporting of CMD as required by this final
rule will strengthen the agency’s ability 15 to conduct oversight
of PWS compliance with NPDWRs and primacy States’ implementation of
the PWS program.
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:
(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;
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.
2764ss02.pdf
Primacy Agencies