[Federal Register: July 30, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 146)] [Notices] [Page 41416-41417] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr30jy99-74] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-6410-5] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Notice of Intent for Storm Water Discharges Associated With Construction Activity Under a NPDES General Permit AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Notice of Intent for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Construction Activity under a NPDES General Permit, OMB Control No. 2040-0188, EPA ICR No. 1842.02, which expires on September 30, 1999. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden and cost; where appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 30, 1999. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone at (202) 260-2740, by email at farmer.sandy@epa.gov, or download a copy of the ICR off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 1842.02. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Notice of Intent for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Construction Activity under a NPDES General Permit (OMB Control No. 2040-0188; EPA ICR No. 1842.02, expires on 9/30/99). This is a request for extension of a currently approved collection. Abstract: This ICR calculates the burden and costs associated with the preparation of the Notice of Intent (NOI) for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Construction Activity under a NPDES General Permit, and the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP). EPA uses the data contained in the NOIs to track facilities covered by the storm water general permit and assess permit compliance. EPA has developed a format for construction NOIs. The standardized one-page form is called: Notice of Intent (NOI) for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Construction Activity Under a NPDES General Permit. This form is a revision of an existing form entitled, ``NOI for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity Under a NPDES General Permit.'' The new construction NOI only requires the respondent to note whether or not a SWPPP has been prepared. The following information is requested (the questions that are on the new NOI which are not on the existing NOI are indicated by asterisks at the end of the item): Name, address, phone number of the facility. Status of the owner/operator (whether federal, state, public, or private). Name and location of the project (City, State, ZIP, Latitude, Longitude, County)*. Whether the facility is located on Indian Country Lands. Whether a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) has been prepared.* Optional: location for viewing SWPPP and telephone number for scheduling viewing times: Address, City, State, ZIP.* The name of the receiving water. Estimated construction start date and completion date. The estimated area to be disturbed (to nearest acre). An estimate of the likelihood of a discharge.* Whether any protected species or critical habitat in the project area. Which section of Part I.B.3.e.(2) of the permit through which permit eligibility with regard to protection of endangered species is satisfied. Responses are required to obtain coverage under the NPDES General Permit for storm water discharges associated with construction activities. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to [[Page 41417]] 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 document required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 06/02/97 (62 FR 29826); two comments were received. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 40.5 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; 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: Owners/Operators of construction activities. Estimated Number of Respondents: 186,121. Frequency of Response: Varies. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 7,697,707 hours. Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden (non-labor costs): $2,045,000. Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please refer to EPA ICR No. 1842.02 and OMB Control No. 2040-0188 in any correspondence. Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Policy, Regulatory Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460; and Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503. Dated: July 26, 1999. Stephen T. Vineski, Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division. [FR Doc. 99-19590 Filed 7-29-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P