PAPERWORK
REDUCTION
ACT
SUBMISSION
Please
read
the
instructions
before
completing
this
form.
For
additional
forms
or
assistance
in
completing
this
form,
contact
your
agency's
Paperwork
Clearance
Officer.
Send
two
copies
of
this
form,
the
collection
instrument
to
be
reviewed,
the
Supporting
Statement
and
any
additional
documentation
to:
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
Docket
Library,
Room
10102,
725
17th
Street
NW
Washington,
DC
20503.

1.
Agency/
Subagency
originating
request
EPA/
Office
of
Water/
Office
of
Wastewater
Management
2.
OMB
control
number
b.
G
None
a
2040­
0050
3.
Type
of
information
collection
(
check
one)
a.
G
New
collection
b.
G
Revision
of
a
currently
approved
collection
c.
X
Extension
of
a
currently
approved
collection
d.
G
Reinstatement,
without
change,
of
a
previously
approved
collection
for
which
approval
has
expired
e.
G
Reinstatement,
with
change,
of
a
previously
approved
collection
for
which
approval
has
expired
f.
G
Existing
collection
in
use
without
an
OMB
control
number
4.
Type
of
review
requested
(
check
one)
a.
X
Regular
b.
G
Emergency
­
Approval
requested
by:
/
/
c.
G
Delegated
5.
Small
entities
Will
this
information
collection
have
a
significant
economic
impact
on
a
substantial
number
of
small
entities?
G
Yes
X
No
For
b­
f,
note
item
A2
of
Supporting
Statement
Instructions
6.
Requested
expiration
date
a.
X
Three
years
from
approval
date
b.
G
Other
Specify:
/
/___

7.
Title
Clean
Watersheds
Needs
Survey
(
Renewal)

8.
Agency
form
number(
s)
(
If
applicable)
0318.10
9.
Keywords
Needs,
Survey,
Publicly­
Owned,
Wastewater,
Treatment,
Works,
POTW,
Facility,
Point
Source,
Non
Point
Source,
205(
a),
516(
b),
State,
Federal,
Clean
Water
Act
10.
Abstract
The
Clean
Watersheds
Needs
Survey
(
CWNS)
is
required
by
Sections
205(
a)
and
516(
b)
(
1)
of
the
Clean
Water
Act
(
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
owm/
mtb/
cwns/
index.
htm).
It
is
a
periodic
inventory
of
existing
and
proposed
publicly
owned
wastewater
treatment
works
(
POTWs)
and
other
water
pollution
control
facilities
in
the
United
States,
as
well
as
an
estimate
of
how
many
POTWs
need
to
be
built.
The
CWNS
is
a
voluntary,
joint
effort
of
EPA
and
the
States.
The
Survey
records
cost
and
technical
data
associated
with
POTWs
and
other
water
pollution
control
facilities,
existing
and
proposed,
in
the
United
States.
The
State
respondents
who
provide
this
information
to
EPA
are
State
agencies
responsible
for
environmental
pollution
control.
No
confidential
information
is
used,
nor
is
sensitive
information
protected
from
release
under
the
Public
Information
Act.
EPA
achieves
national
consistency
in
the
final
results
through
the
application
of
uniform
guidelines
and
validation
techniques.

During
the
period
of
this
ICR,
EPA
will
not
be
requiring
or
asking
States
to
update
CWNS
information.
EPA
is
planning
to
keep
the
CWNS
database
open
for
States
that
voluntarily
choose
to
submit
updated
information,
for
their
own
purposes,
between
the
2004
and
2008
CWNS
data
entry
periods.
EPA
will
not
be
requiring
or
asking
States
to
submit
updated
data
until
the
2008
CWNS
data
entry
period,
which
will
be
covered
under
a
subsequent
ICR.

11.
Affected
public
(
Mark
primary
with
"
P"
and
all
others
that
apply
with
"
X")
a.
Individuals
or
households
d.
Farms
b.
Business
or
other
for­
profit
e.
Federal
Government
c.
Not­
for­
profit
institutions
f.
X
State,
Local
or
Tribal
Government
12.
Obligation
to
respond
(
Mark
primary
with
"
P"
and
all
others
that
apply
with
"
X")
a.
X
Voluntary
b.
G
Required
to
obtain
or
retain
benefits
c.
G
Mandatory
13.
Annual
reporting
and
recordkeeping
hour
burden
a.
Number
of
respondents
56
b.
Total
annual
responses
1000
1.
Percentage
of
these
responses
collected
electronically
100
%
c.
Total
hours
requested
1,550
d.
Current
OMB
inventory
7,672
e.
Difference
­
6,122
f.
Explanation
of
difference
1.
Program
Change
____
0
2.
Adjustment
­
6,122
14.
Annual
reporting
and
recordkeeping
cost
burden
(
in
thousands
of
dollars)
a.
Total
annualized
capital/
startup
costs
$
0
b.
Total
annual
costs
(
O&
M)
$
0
c.
Total
annualized
cost
requested
$
0
d.
Current
OMB
inventory
$
0
e.
Difference
$
0
f.
Explanation
of
difference
1.
Program
change_______________
$
0
2.
Adjustment
_
$
0
15.
Purpose
of
information
collection
(
Mark
Primary
With
"
P"
and
all
others
that
apply
with
"
X")
a.
__
Application
for
benefits
e.
X
Program
planning
or
management
b.
__
Program
evaluation
f.
__
Research
c.
__
General
purpose
statistics
g.
__
Regulatory
or
compliance
d.
__
Audit
16.
Frequency
of
recordkeeping
or
reporting
(
check
all
that
apply)
a.
Q
Recordkeeping
b.
Q
Third
party
disclosure
c.
X
Q
Reporting
1.
Q
On
occasion
2.
Q
Weekly
3.
Q
Monthly
4.
Q
Quarterly
5.
Q
Semi­
annually
6.
Q
Annually
7.
Q
Biennially
8.
X
Other
(
describe):
Every
4
years,
with
states'
options
to
update
between
4
year
cycles
17.
Statistical
methods
Does
this
information
collection
employ
statistical
methods?

Q
Yes
X
Q
No
18.
Agency
contact
(
person
who
can
best
answer
questions
regarding
the
content
of
this
submission)
Name:
Michael
Plastino
Phone:
202­
564­
0682
OMB
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95
19.
Certification
for
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
Submissions
On
behalf
of
this
Federal
agency,
1
certify
that
the
collection
of
information
encompassed
by
this
request
complies
with'
5
CFR
1320.9.

NOTE:
The
text
of
5
CFR
1320.9,
and
the
related
provisions
of
5
CFR
1320.8(
b)(
3),
appear
at
the
end
of
the
instructions.
The
certification
is
to
be
made
with
reference
to
those
regulatory
provisions
as
set
forth
in
the
instructions.

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
terminology
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):
(
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
(
see
note
in
Item
19
of
the
instructions);

(
I)
It
uses
effective
and
efficient
statistical
survey
methodology;
and
(
j)
It
makes
appropriate
use
of
information
technology.

If
you
are
unable
to
certify
compliance
with
any
of
these
provisions,
identify
the
item
below
and
explain
the
reason
in
Item
18
of
the
Supporting
Statement.

Signature
of
Program
Official
James
A.
Hanlon,
Director
Office
of
Wastewater
Management
Date
Signature
of
Senior
Official
or
designee
Oscar
Morales,
Director
Collection
Strategies
Division
Office
of
Environmental
Information
Date
OMB
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95
