EPA Strategic Plan Information on Source Water Protection (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
1816ss09.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-09-16	Available
1816t09.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-09-16	Available
1816comments09.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-09-16	Available
1816.09_60 day notice .pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-09-16	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
23672	EPA Strategic Plan Information on Source Water Protection		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2040-0197	ICR Reference No: 202609-2040-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202207-2040-002
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OW	Agency Tracking No: 1816.09
Title: EPA Strategic Plan Information on Source Water Protection (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/30/2026

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	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2026
Responses	51	51
Time Burden (Hours)	102	288
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	17,074

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Abstract: Section 1453(a)(3) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) required states to submit a source water assessment within 18 months after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) published its State Source Water Assessment and Protection Programs Guidance: Final Guidance. Upon EPA approval of their programs in the late 1990s, states conducted source water assessments of their public water systems. State assessments were required to be completed three and a half years after approval of a state’s program; the assessment program is therefore complete relative to the SDWA requirements. The burden and cost associated with the assessment process was accounted for in previous information collection requests (ICRs). While section 1453(a)(3) of the SDWA does not authorize implementation of source water protection, states are encouraged to use the data collected in the source water assessments to develop protection plans for source water areas. Drinking Water State Revolving Fund monies authorized in section 1452 of the SDWA may be used for activities to support efforts in source water protection. EPA’s Source Water Protection Program strives to protect sources of drinking water by developing tools and supporting voluntary partnerships and approaches that can prevent contamination of sources of drinking water. The program is primarily nonregulatory for state and local governments and other stakeholders. With help from a wide array of partners, EPA has made considerable strides. EPA’s goal is to increase the number of community water systems (CWSs) with minimized risk to public health through development and implementation of source water protection (SWP) strategies for source water areas. Information on progress toward this goal is reported by the states via the following measure: Percent of community water systems where risk to public health is minimized through source water protection. Source water protection data that states submit directly to the Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) is accessible to the public via the EPA website. Availability of this information, together with source water and demographic indicators available via EPA’s Drinking Water Mapping Application to Protect Source Waters (DWMAPS), empowers communities to include these considerations in their own analyses and outreach efforts.   EPA is collecting, on a voluntary basis, data from the states on their progress toward substantial implementation of source water protection strategies for all CWSs. EPA estimates that the annual total non-Agency respondent burden associated with this voluntary reporting will be 102 hours, and the cost to respondents of the information collection will be $6,608.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 104 - 182 1453a3 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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 42440	07/09/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 60623	09/24/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
EPA Strategic Plan Information on Source Water Protection

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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	51	51	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	102	288	0	0	-186	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	17,074	0	0	-17,074	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: A 186-hour decrease in burden is estimated due to EPA’s anticipation that all states will submit requested information electronically via the Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) instead of some states reporting information to EPA Regions via email. Previously, more than half of respondents were anticipated to use the email submission process at 8 hrs/submission. EPA believes that states can be more efficient and minimize their hourly burden and cost by using electronic reporting and now believes that all respondents will now use the SDWIS with 2 hrs/submission anticipated. In addition, EPA will continue to request voluntary reporting on an annual basis instead of on a quarterly basis as was required in previous ICRs. The $17,074 decrease in non-labor costs recorded in this ROCIS entry is a result of Annual Cost Burden field having been erroneously populated in the previous ICR with total (which in that case, were all associated with labor) costs. Actual non-labor costs - then as now - are $0.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $16,072

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: 09/30/2026

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