
[Federal Register: June 19, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 119)]
[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0150; FRL-8683-1]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Establishing No-Discharge Zones 
Under Clean Water Act Section 312 (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1791.05, 
OMB Control Number 2040-0187

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection 
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing 
approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the 
nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 21, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OW-2008-0150, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by e-mail to ow-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: 
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water 
Docket, mail code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,

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DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Laabs, Office of Water, 4504T, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-1223; fax number: 202-
566-1546; e-mail address: laabs.chris@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On March 25, 2008 (73 FR 15752), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any 
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0150, which is available for viewing at the http://
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Water Docket in the 
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is 
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-
1744, and the telephone number for the Water Docket is (202) 566-2426.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the 
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number 
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public 
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made 
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA 
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains 
copyrighted material, Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other 
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For 
further information about the electronic docket, go to http://
www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Establishing No-Discharge Zones Under Clean Water Act 
Section 312 (Renewal).
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1791.05, OMB Control No. 2040-0187.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2008. Under 
OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the 
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. The 
OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after 
appearing in the Federal Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR 
part 9, are displayed either by publication in the Federal Register or 
by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection 
instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers 
in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: (A) Sewage No-discharge Zones: The need for EPA to obtain 
information for the establishment of no-discharge zones (NDZs) for 
vessel sewage in State waters stems from CWA Section 312(f)(3), 
(f)(4)(A), and (f)(4)(B), and subsequent regulations at 40 CFR 140.4(a-
c). NDZs are established to provide State and local governments with 
additional protection of waters from treated or untreated vessel 
sewage. There are 3 ways in which NDZs for vessel sewage can be 
established. This ICR discusses the information requirements associated 
with the establishment of NDZs for vessel sewage. The responses to this 
collection of information are required to obtain the benefit of a 
sewage NDZ (see 33 U.S.C. 1322). The information collection activities 
discussed in this ICR do not require the submission of any confidential 
information. (B) UNDS No-discharge Zones: Under section 312(n) of the 
Clean Water Act (``Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of 
the Armed Forces'' or ``UNDS'') NDZs for discharges from Armed Forces 
vessels may be established by either State prohibition or EPA 
prohibition following the procedures in 40 CFR Part 1700. UNDS also 
provides that the Governor of any State may petition EPA and the 
Secretary of Defense to review any determination or standard 
promulgated under the UNDS program if there is significant new 
information that could reasonably result in a change to the 
determination or standard. This ICR discusses the information that will 
be required from a State if it decides to establish a NDZ by State 
prohibition or apply for a NDZ by EPA prohibition, and the information 
that will be required from a State if it decides to submit a petition 
for review. The responses to this collection of information are 
required to obtain the benefit of an UNDS NDZ or a review of an UNDS 
determination or standard (see 33 U.S.C. 1322(n)). The information 
collection activities discussed in this ICR do not require the 
submission of any confidential information.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 127 
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or 
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This 
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, 
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of 
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; 
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable 
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train 
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search 
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and 
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are state, local, and tribal governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 16.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 2,207 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $100,820 includes $2,300 annualized 
capital or O&M costs and $98,520 labor costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: The total hourly estimated burden 
currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens 
remains the same; however, the current ICR presents an increase in the 
total cost due to normal cost inflation.

    Dated: June 11, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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