National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program (Non-Substantive Change)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 3510-1 Applicants seeking coverage under an NPDES Permit- Private Sector Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 3510-1 Consolidated NPDES ICR - Public Sector Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Jusitification for Non-Substantive Change Request.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2024-10-08

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
271459	Great Lakes WQS Requirements; States and Tribes	New
271457	Great Lakes WQS Requirements; Dischargers	New
23570	Applicants seeking coverage under an NPDES Permit- Private Sector Form and Instruction	Unchanged
187546	Consolidated NPDES ICR - Public Sector Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2040-0004	ICR Reference No: 202410-2040-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202201-2040-004
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OW	Agency Tracking No: 0229.26
Title: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program (Non-Substantive Change)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 11/15/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2026	07/31/2026
Responses	9,310,449	9,310,277
Time Burden (Hours)	31,190,609	31,143,504
Cost Burden (Dollars)	22,999,181	22,999,181

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Abstract: Two currently approved collections (B)(1) Great Lakes Antidegradation Demonstrations and (B)(2) Great Lakes Regulatory Relief Requests appear in both this WQS Regulation ICR and in the separate NPDES Program ICR, OMB Control Number 2040-0004. The WQS ICR and NPDES ICR each cover 50% of the burden under each said collection. At the suggestion of the Office of Management and Budget to improve administrative efficiency, EPA is now removing the WQS programs shares of the two collections from this WQS ICR and consolidating them with the NPDES programs shares into the NPDES ICR now that is has been renewed. After this transfer, each of the two collections will appear in full in the renewed NPDES ICR and will no longer appear in this WQS ICR.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 33 USC 1251 Name of Law: Clean 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:
	86 FR 40823	07/29/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 6170	02/03/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Applicants seeking coverage under an NPDES Permit- Private Sector	3510-2A, 3510-1, 3510-2B, 3510-2C, 3510-2D, 3510-2E, 3510-2F	NPDES Application Form 1 ,   NPDES Application Form 2A ,   NPDES Application Form 2B ,   NPDES Application Form 2C ,   NPDES Application Form 2D ,   NPDES Application Form 2E ,   NPDES Application Form 2F
Consolidated NPDES ICR - Public Sector	3510-2A, 3510-1, 3510-2B, 3510-2C, 3510-2D, 3510-2E, 3510-2F, 3510-2S	NPDES Application Form 1 ,   NPDES Application Form 2A ,   NPDES Application Form 2B ,   NPDES Application Form 2C ,   NPDES Application Form 2D ,   NPDES Application Form 2E ,   NPDES Application Form 2F ,   NPDES Application Form 2S
Great Lakes WQS Requirements; Dischargers
Great Lakes WQS Requirements; States and Tribes

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	9,310,449	9,310,277	0	172	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	31,190,609	31,143,504	0	47,105	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	22,999,181	22,999,181	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Two currently approved collections (B)(1) Great Lakes Antidegradation Demonstrations and (B)(2) Great Lakes Regulatory Relief Requests appear in both this WQS Regulation ICR and in the separate NPDES Program ICR, OMB Control Number 2040-0004. The WQS ICR and NPDES ICR each cover 50% of the burden under each said collection. At the suggestion of the Office of Management and Budget to improve administrative efficiency, EPA is now removing the WQS programs shares of the two collections from this WQS ICR and consolidating them with the NPDES programs shares into the NPDES ICR now that is has been renewed. After this transfer, each of the two collections will appear in full in the renewed NPDES ICR and will no longer appear in this WQS ICR.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $8,110,242

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: 11/15/2024

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