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NOTE
TO
USER:

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OMB
form
has
been
recreated
in
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by
OPPTS
staff.
The
margins
and
lines
are
NOT
block
protected,
so
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caution,
paying
attention
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shifting
of
the
existing
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following
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available
in
WP5.1,
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text
will
scramble.

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you
have
any
problems
or
questions,
please
call
your
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Desk
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@
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2706.
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
Environmental
Protection
Agency
2.
OMB
control
number
b.
G
None
a
2040
­
0180
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.
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.
Other
Specify:

7.
Title
National
Pollutant
Discharge
Elimination
System
Great
Lakes
Water
Quality
Guidance
8.
Agency
form
number(
s)
(
If
applicable)
1639.04
9.
Keywords
Great
Lakes
Critical
Programs
Act,
water
quality,
pollutants,
NPDES
permits
10.
Abstract:
The
primary
objective
of
the
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
is
"
to
restore
and
maintain
the
chemical,
physical
and
biological
integrity
of
the
nation's
waters"
(
Section
101(
a)).
CWA
Section
402
establishes
the
National
Pollutant
Discharge
Elimination
System
(
NPDES)
permit
program
to
regulate
the
discharge
of
any
pollutant
or
combination
of
pollutants
from
point
sources
into
the
waters
of
the
United
States.
CWA
Section
402(
a),
as
amended,
authorizes
the
EPA
Administrator
to
issue
permits
for
the
discharge
of
pollutants
if
those
discharges
meet
the
following
requirements:
 
All
applicable
requirements
of
CWA
Sections
301,
302,
306,
307,
308,
and
403;
and
 
Any
conditions
the
Administrator
determines
are
necessary
to
carry
out
the
provisions
and
objectives
of
the
CWA.
Section
101
of
the
Great
Lakes
Critical
Programs
Act
(
CPA)
amends
Section
118
of
the
CWA
and
directs
EPA
to
publish
water
quality
guidance
for
the
Great
Lakes
System.
Provisions
of
the
Guidance
are
codified
in
40
CFR
Part
132.
The
Guidance
establishes
minimum
water
quality
criteria,
implementation
procedures,
and
antidegradation
provisions
for
the
Great
Lakes
System.
Permitting
authorities
currently
require
dischargers
to
provide
information
such
as
the
name,
location,
and
description
of
facilities
to
identify
the
facilities
that
require
permits.
EPA
and
authorized
NPDES
States
store
much
of
this
basic
information
in
the
Permit
Compliance
System
(
PCS)
database.
PCS
provides
EPA
with
a
nationwide
inventory
of
NPDES
permit
holders.
EPA
Headquarters
uses
the
information
contained
in
the
PCS
to
develop
reports
on
permit
issuance,
backlogs,
and
compliance
rates.
The
Agency
also
uses
the
information
to
respond
to
public
and
Congressional
inquiries,
develop
and
guide
its
policies,
formulate
its
budgets,
assist
States
in
acquiring
authority
for
permitting
programs,
and
manage
its
programs
to
ensure
national
consistency
in
permitting.
NPDES
permit
applications
and
requests
for
supplemental
information
currently
require
information
about
wastewater
treatment
systems,
pollutants,
discharge
rates
and
volumes,
whole
effluent
toxicity
testing
and
other
data.
Additional
information
collection
requirements
that
may
be
necessary
to
implement
State,
Tribal,
or
EPA
promulgated
provisions
consistent
with
the
final
Guidance
include:
1)
monitoring
(
pollutant­
specific
and
whole
effluent
toxicity
or
WET);
2)
pollutant
minimization
programs;
3)
bioassays
to
support
the
development
of
water
quality
criteria;
4)
antidegradation
policy/
demonstrations;
and,
5)
regulatory
relief
options
(
e.
g.,
variances
from
water
quality
criteria).
This
information
may
be
used
to
ensure
compliance
with
provisions
consistent
with
the
Guidance
and
re­
evaluate
existing
permit
conditions
and
monitoring
requirements.
Data
on
discharges
is
entered
into
STORET
and
PCS,
EPA's
databases
for
ambient
water
quality
data
and
NPDES
permits,
respectively.
Results
of
water
quality
criteria
testing
will
be
entered
into
an
EPA
Information
Clearinghouse
database.
Permit
applications
may
contain
confidential
business
information.
If
this
is
the
case,
the
respondent
may
request
that
such
information
be
treated
as
confidential.
All
confidential
data
will
be
handled
in
accordance
with
40
CFR
§
122.7,
40
CFR
Part
2,
and
EPA's
Security
Manual
Part
III,
Chapter
9,
dated
August
9,
1976.
However,
CWA
Section
308(
b)
specifically
states
that
effluent
data
may
not
be
treated
as
confidential.
No
questions
of
a
sensitive
nature
are
associated
with
this
information
collection.
An
agency
may
not
conduct
or
sponsor,
and
a
person
is
not
required
to
respond
to,
a
collection
of
information
unless
it
displays
a
currently
valid
OMB
control
number.
The
OMB
control
numbers
for
EPA's
regulations
are
listed
in
40
CFR
Part
9
and
48
CFR
Chapter
15.
The
Federal
Register
Notice
required
under
5
CFR
1320.8(
d),
soliciting
comments
on
this
collection
of
information
was
published
on
April
24,
2001,
(
66
FR
20654­
20655);
one
comment
was
received.

11.
Affected
public
(
Mark
primary
with
"
P"
and
all
others
that
apply
with
"
X")
a.
Individuals
or
households
d.
Farms
b.
P
Business
or
other
for­
profit
e.
X
Federal
Government
c.
Not­
for­
profit
institutions
f.
P
State,
Local
or
Tribal
Government
12.
Obligation
to
respond
(
Mark
primary
with
"
P"
and
all
others
that
apply
with
"
X")
a.
G
Voluntary
b.
G
Required
to
obtain
or
retain
benefits
c.
X
Mandatory
13.
Annual
reporting
and
recordkeeping
hour
burden
a.
Number
of
respondents:
3,795
b.
Total
annual
responses
1,257
1.
Percentage
of
these
responses
collected
electronically
0
%
c.
Total
hours
requested
43,395
d.
Current
OMB
inventory
122,863_______
e.
Difference
[
79,468]
f.
Explanation
of
difference
1.
Program
Change
_
2.
Adjustment
__[
79,468]___________________
(
EPA
has
not
revised
its
burden
estimates;
previous
OMB
estimate
of
122,863
hours
is
a
result
of
not
disaggregating
contractor/
respondent
hours)
14.
Annual
reporting
and
recordkeeping
cost
burden
(
in
thousands
of
dollars)
a.
Total
annualized
capital/
startup
costs
$
0
b.
Total
annual
costs
(
O&
M)
$
2,504
(
thousands
of
dollars)
c.
Total
annualized
cost
requested
$
2,504
(
thousands
of
dollars)
d.
Current
OMB
inventory
$
0
e.
Difference
$
2,504____________________
f.
Explanation
of
difference
1.
Program
change
2.
Adjustment
$
2,504
(
previous
ICR
was
unable
to
account
for
disaggregated
costs)
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.
X
General
purpose
statistics
g.
P
Regulatory
or
compliance
d.
__
Audit
16.
Frequency
of
recordkeeping
or
reporting
(
check
all
that
apply)
a.
X
Recordkeeping
b.
Q
Third
party
disclosure
c.
X
Reporting
1.
Q
On
occasion
2.
Q
Weekly
3.
Q
Monthly
4.
Q
Quarterly
5.
Q
Semi­
annually
6.
Q
Annually
7.
Q
Biannually
8.
X
Other
(
describe)
Varies
depending
on
discharger's
effluent
characteristics
17.
Statistical
methods
Does
this
information
collection
employ
statistical
methods?

Q
Yes
X
No
18.
Agency
contact
(
person
who
can
best
answer
questions
regarding
the
content
of
this
submission)
Name:
Mr.
Mark
Morris,
US
EPA,
Office
of
Water
Phone:
202­
260­
0312
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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;

©
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
Geoffrey
H.
Grubbs,
Director
Office
of
Science
and
Technology
Office
of
Water
Date
Signature
of
Senior
Official
or
designee
Joseph
Retzer,
Director
Regulatory
Information
Division
Office
of
Regulatory
Management
and
Evaluation
(
OPPE)
Date
OMB
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Certification
Requirement
for
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
Submissions
5
CFR
1320.9
reads
"
As
part
of
the
agency
submission
to
OMB
of
a
proposed
collection
of
information,
the
agency
(
through
the
head
of
the
agency,
the
Senior
Official
or
their
designee)
shall
certify
(
and
provide
a
record
supporting
such
certification)
that
the
proposed
collection
of
information
­­

"(
a)
is
necessary
for
the
proper
performance
of
the
functions
of
the
agency,
including
that
the
information
to
be
collected
will
have
practical
utility;

"(
b)
is
not
unnecessarily
duplicative
of
information
otherwise
reasonably
accessible
to
the
agency;

"(
c)
reduces
to
the
extent
practicable
and
appropriate
the
burden
on
persons
who
shall
provide
information
to
or
for
the
agency,
including
with
respect
to
small
entities,
as
defined
in
the
Regulatory
Flexibility
Act
5
U.
S.
C
§
601(
6)),
the
use
of
such
techniques
as:

"(
1)
establishing
differing
compliance
or
reporting
requirements
or
timetables
that
take
into
account
the
resources
available
to
those
who
are
to
respond;
"(
2)
the
clarification,
consolidation,
or
simplification
of
compliance
and
reporting
requirements;
or
collection
of
information
,
or
any
part
thereof;
"(
3)
an
exemption
from
coverage
of
the
collection
of
information,
or
any
part
thereof;

"(
d)
is
written
using
plain,
coherent,
and
unambiguous
terminology
and
is
understandable
to
those
who
are
to
respond;

"(
e)
is
to
be
implemented
in
ways
consistent
and
compatible,
to
the
maximum
extent
practicable,
with
the
existing
reporting
and
recordkeeping
practices
of
those
who
are
to
respond;

"(
f)
indicates
for
each
recordkeeping
requirement
the
length
of
time
persons
are
required
to
maintain
the
records
specified;

"(
g)
informs
potential
respondents
of
the
information
called
for
under
§
1320.8(
b)(
3);
[
see
below]

"(
h)
has
been
developed
by
an
office
that
has
planned
and
allocated
resources
for
the
efficient
and
effective
management
and
use
of
the
information
to
be
collected,
including
the
processing
of
the
information
in
a
manner
which
shall
enhance,
where
appropriate,
the
utility
of
the
information
to
agencies
and
the
public;

"(
I)
uses
effective
and
efficient
statistical
survey
methodology
appropriate
to
the
purpose
for
which
the
information
is
to
be
collected;
and
"(
j)
to
the
maximum
extent
practicable,
uses
appropriate
information
technology
to
reduce
burden
and
improve
data
quality,
agency
efficiency
and
responsiveness
to
the
public."

NOTE:
5
CFR
1320.8(
b)(
3)
requires
that
each
collection
of
information:

"(
3)
informs
and
provides
reasonable
notice
to
the
potential
persons
to
whom
the
collection
of
information
is
addressed
of:
"(
I)
the
reasons
the
information
is
planned
to
be
and/
or
has
been
used
to
further
the
proper
performance
of
the
functions
of
the
agency;
"(
ii)
the
way
such
information
is
planned
to
be
and/
or
has
been
used
to
further
the
proper
performance
of
the
functions
of
the
agency;
"(
iii)
an
estimate,
to
the
extent
practicable,
of
the
average
burden
of
the
collection
(
together
with
a
request
that
the
public
direct
to
the
agency
any
comments
concerning
the
accuracy
of
this
burden
estimate
and
any
suggestions
for
reducing
this
burden);
"(
iv)
whether
responses
to
the
collection
of
information
are
voluntary,
required
to
obtain
or
retain
a
benefit
(
citing
authority),
or
mandatory
(
citing
authority);
"(
v)
the
nature
and
extent
of
confidentiality
to
be
provided,
if
any
(
citing
authority);
and
"(
vi)
the
fact
that
any
agency
may
not
conduct
or
sponsor,
and
a
person
is
not
required
to
respond
to,
a
collection
of
information
unless
it
displays
a
currently
valid
OMB
control
number."

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