INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST SUPPORTING STATEMENT FOR NATIONAL LISTING OF ADVISORIES Renewal ICR OMB CONTROL NO. 2040 0226 ( NON REGULATORY)

October 14, 2003 U. S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OFFICE OF WATER OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS AND APPLIED SCIENCE DIVISION 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. WASHINGTON D. C. 20460 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page 1. Identification of the Information Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1( a) Title of the Information Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1( b) Short Characterization/ Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2. Need for and Use of the Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2( a) Need/ Authority for the Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2( b) Practical Utility/ Users of the Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3. Non Duplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 3( a) Non duplication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 3( b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 3( c) Consultations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 3( d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 3( e) General Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 3( f) Confidentiality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 3( g) Sensitive Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4. The Respondents and the Information Requested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 4( a) Respondents/ SIC Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 4( b) Information Requested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 5. The Information Collected  Agency Activities, Collection Methodology, and Information Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 5( a) Agency Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 5( b) Collection Methodology and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 5( c) Small Entity Flexibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5( d) Collection Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 6. Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 6( a) Estimating Respondent Burden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 6( b) Estimating Respondent Costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 6( c) Estimating Agency Burden and Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 6( d) Estimating Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 6( e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 6( f) Reasons for Change in Burden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 6( g) Burden Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 7. Response to OMB'S " Terms of Clearance" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 TABLE OF CONTENTS ( continued)

Page APPENDIX A Relevant Sections of Statues, Regulations, or Judicial/ Administrative Decrees Enabling the Collection of Information for the National Listing of Advisories . . . . . . . A 1 APPENDIX B 2002 Fish Advisory Fact Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B 1 APPENDIX C Federal Register Notice for Original and Renewal ICR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C 1 APPENDIX D Survey Instrument for 2004 2006 NLFWA Reporting Cycle and the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 1 5 6 1. Identification of the Information Collection 1( a) Title of the Information Collection National Listing of Advisories; EPA ICR No. 1959.02, OMB Control No. 2040 0226 1( b) Short Characterization/ Abstract The National Listing of Advisories is an integral component of several key environmental assessment activities. In February 1998, President Clinton announced the Clean Water Action Plan to protect public health and restore the Nation's waterways by providing states, tribes, and communities with appropriate tools and resources. Under the Clean Water Action Plan, EPA began to implement a series of key actions to ensure effective public notice of fish and shellfish consumption risks and reduce chemical contamination to levels which assure that locally caught fish and shellfish are safe to eat on a regular basis. This survey is one of the key actions under the Clean Water Action Plan. In April 1999, the Agency sent letters concerning fish consumption advisories to the heads of all state public health, environmental, and natural resource management agencies as well as to tribes that operate the national water program. This letter emphasized the importance of a risk based fish advisory program to protect the health of women of child bearing age, children, and people who for economic or cultural reasons eat large amounts of locallycaught fish.

Water quality in our Nation's waters is a critical concern to EPA. Release of chemical contaminants from industrial production, increasing urbanization, and the introduction of new pesticides in agriculture pose potentially serious human health problems for the Nation's recreational waters. These adverse effects have been one of EPA's long standing concerns. They are also directly related to such Clean Water Act responsibilities as water quality standards and surface water quality, and to the Agency's effort to ensure that the waters of the United States are " fishable" and " swimmable". In addition, recent studies have confirmed that adverse health effects can result from consumption of fish from chemically contaminated waters. Based on results from the 2003 National Listing of Fish and Wildlife Advisories ( NLFWA) database, there are currently 2,800 advisories in effect in 48 of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U. S. Territory of American Samoa, advising consumers to limit or avoid consumption of certain species of chemically contaminated fish.

EPA believes there is a continuing need to maintain the overall quality and availability of public information concerning fish advisories, which includes, but is not limited to water quality standards, monitoring and assessment activities, and the issuance of advisories and bans. Primary responsibility for these activities lies with each state; however, several state agencies often share responsibilities for these activities and the advisory results have not always been consistently reported. In 1993, EPA began compiling information on fish advisories provided by the states in their biannual 305( b) Water Quality Inventory Reports; however, the Agency soon determined that some states did not report up to date information about fish advisories in their 305( b) reports. In many states, the water quality or environmental agencies were responsible for preparing the 305( b) report, while the state health department generally had primary responsibility 7 for issuing the advisories. In order to obtain the most updated information, EPA's Office of Water began conducting a voluntary annual fish advisory survey in 1994 as part of the data collection activities of the National Water Quality Inventory Reports ( Clean Water Act Sections 305[ b], 303[ d], 314[ a], and 106[ e]) ( EPA ICR Number 1560.04; OMB Control No. 2040 007) to obtain the most up to date information on fish advisories. The Agency began surveying the state health departments or other state agencies specifically responsible for the issuance of fish advisories. This information has been archived since 1994 in the EPA's National Listing of Fish and Wildlife Advisories ( NLFWA) database.

In 2000, a new collection instrument was developed for the state fish advisory program survey because there were ( 1) material changes in the proposed collection instrument that required the inclusion of additional questions on fish advisory program areas of concern ( State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire) and ( 2) the number of respondents from which the information was to be collected included additional tribal groups that have issued advisories, tribal groups with delegated power with respect to water quality standards, and tribal groups with delegated power pending.

The current NLFWA survey questionnaire for 2004 to 2006 collects quantitative advisory information on the number of new advisories issued by each state, territory, and tribal organization annually using the same basic survey questionnaire that was developed in 2000 ( with only minor rewording), including information on the:

Waterbody under advisory including the geographic location and extent of the advisory,

Fish or shellfish species ( and size ranges) included in each advisory,

Chemical contaminant( s) identified in the advisory and the chemical residue levels detected in various fish species sampled,

Waterbody type encompassed by advisory ( e. g., lake, river, estuary, coastal waters) and

Target populations to which the advisory refers ( i. e., general population, pregnant women, nursing mothers, and young children).

As in previous years, this information will be used to update the 2004, 2005, and 2006 NLFWA narrative advisory information, compile and update the geographic information system ( GIS) database for all advisories, and enhance and update the electronic fish tissue contaminant residue datafile.

In addition, the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire part of the survey will request information on the;

Differences in monitoring procedures used to collect fish and shellfish samples,

Types of advisories issued by the state 8

Sample preparation and chemical analysis procedures used to assess chemical residues

State advisory program funding sources

Other uses of state fish advisory data

Risk assessment methodologies used to evaluate chemical residue data and issue fish consumption advisories and bans, and

State efforts at targeting fish consumers ( e. g., recreational and subsistence fishers)

Risk management practices and authority for issuing fish advisories within the state

Risk communication procedures used to communicate the human health risks associated with the consumption of chemically contaminated fish and shellfish species.

From this information, EPA can determine what steps to take, if any, to provide assistance to state, territorial, and tribal fish advisory programs to improve consistency in fish advisory programs among entities through the use of consistent sampling and analysis procedures, and risk assessment, risk management, and risk communication procedures.

Note: The current survey instrument proposed for use in the 2004 through 2006 reporting cycles is the same basic instrument that was developed for the previous 2000 to 2003 reporting cycle . The changes to the 2004 to 2006 survey instrument were not substantive material changes from the previously approved 2000 survey instrument. The current instrument contains the same number of questions ( 98) as the 2000 OMB approved survey instrument. The only changes made to the 2000 questionnaire for the 2004 to 2006 reporting cycles were as follows: ( 1) minor grammatical changes or revised wording to clarify the question for the respondent and ( 2) the addition of checkable boxes to reflect additional choices where respondents previously were required to type answers in under an " Other ( please specify)" category. The addition of new answer boxes was made after an analysis of the state responses over the last 3 years ( 2001, 2002, and 2003). New boxes were added only when 5 or more states were providing the same response in the " Other ( please specify)" category. The minor rewording to the proposed 2004 to 2006 survey instrument included changes to both the questions and the answers. Minor changes to the questions were made to provide clarification of the question, and changes to the answer categories were made to add selections that could be easily checked by the respondents, thereby removing the need for respondents to key in lengthier answers.

EPA assembled the information collected under the previous ICR into an electronic database and graphic formats that can be readily analyzed and shared with responsible parties ( e. g., EPA program and regional offices and other federal, state, territorial, and tribal agencies), as well as with the general public. Survey results are distributed in Fish Advisory Fact Sheets and are available on the Internet at EPA's " National Listing of Fish and Wildlife Advisory" Web site ( http:// www. epa. gov/ OST/ waterscience/ fish). Information from these surveys has stimulated 9 nationwide dialogue on fish consumption advisories involving agencies and the public; it is being used to identify and clarify issues that will lead to the continued development of national guidance for states on sampling and analysis, risk assessment procedures, risk management practices, and risk communication procedures that will further protect human health.

The nationwide collection of fish advisory information began in 1994 with a survey of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U. S. territories ( Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the U. S. Virgin Islands) and the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, involving a total of 56 potential respondents. In 2000, the fish advisory survey added 36 tribal agencies during the first year and will continue to survey these same tribal agencies as well as the original 56 respondents over the 3 year period of this ICR ( 2004 to 2006); thus the EPA estimates that a total of 92 questionnaires will be sent out the first year and in the two succeeding years. The actual cost for a respondent to complete the questionnaire is anticipated to decrease each year, because each respondent will be requested to provide only information that has changed during the preceding year. When the survey is implemented, the total annual respondent cost under this ICR is estimated to be $ 109,957.26 ( 38.76 hours per year at an average labor rate of $ 30.84 per hour per respondent).

2. Need for and Use of the Collection 2( a) Need/ Authority for the Collection EPA needs this information to determine whether recreational and subsistence fishers are at additional risk of exposure to chemical contaminants through their consumption of locally caught fish and shellfish. The survey will provide data on the types of contaminants that trigger the issuance of advisories, the monitoring designs the states used with respect to the numbers of samples collected and number of stations surveyed, the number of chemical contaminants being analyzed in fish tissue, the risk assessment methodology currently being used to evaluate the potential health risk to fish consumers, and how advisory information is being communicated to the target fish consuming population.

This survey is one of the key actions under the Clean Water Action Plan. In February 1998, the Clean Water Action Plan was initiated to protect public health and restore the Nation's waters by providing states, territories, and tribes with appropriate tools and resources. Under the Clean Water Action Plan, EPA is implementing a series of key actions to ensure that recreational and subsistence caught fish are safe for human consumption. The national survey is central to EPA's efforts to assess and improve existing fish advisory programs nationwide, and to provide important public health information.

EPA is collecting this information under the authority of Clean Water Act ( CWA) 104, which provides for the collection of information to be used to protect human health and the environment. Copies of the relevant section of the CWA are provided in Appendix A. 10 2( b) Practical Utility/ Users of the Data EPA uses information collected in the National Listing of Advisories to address issues in three specific areas for state fish advisory programs:

Enhancing the public's right to know about the safety of fish, shellfish, and other wildlife harvested from local waters by making this information available on a National Fish and Wildlife Advisory ( NLFWA) database

Improving the scientific and policy foundation in support of state, territorial, tribal, and local actions

Providing up to date sampling and analysis methods, risk assessment, risk management, and risk communication procedures for the states to use to better protect the health of recreational and subsistence fishers in a more timely and comprehensive manner.

The information collected in this survey will be used to update the existing NLFWA database. This information will be compiled to determine the status and nature of chemical contamination in the Nation's waters, the level of effort directed by jurisdictions to monitor and evaluate fish tissue residue data at their monitoring sites, and the location and geographic extent of the fish advisories and bans issued each year. EPA will use the analysis to plan more effective research and policies to reduce risks to consumers of locally caught, chemically contaminated fish.

The Office of Water is and will continue to use the information, especially the state and national summary data, to examine the success of current advisory programs. The Office of Water will share this information with other program offices, such as the Office of Research and Development and the Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, to evaluate scientific research needs and policy implications. EPA Regions will use the information to address concerns regarding fish advisories and monitoring programs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal agencies will also be able to use this information. The information compiled in this survey will permit state, tribal, and local agencies, such as public health agencies, environmental protection agencies, and fish and wildlife departments, to easily review cumulative information on monitoring programs and fish advisories for the purpose of developing public information materials ( e. g. state fish advisory Web sites and/ or fishing regulation brochures) and prioritizing resources to address water quality concerns directly related to chemical contamination in fish.

Summary and individual state data will also be made available to non governmental organizations and to the public. By accessing the data through the Internet, the fishing public will be able to readily determine whether the waterbody they want to fish has been monitored to assess the level of chemical contamination in the fish and whether an advisory or ban has been issued. This will give the consumers information that they can use to make informed decisions concerning the waterbodies they fish and the amount and types of fish they consume.

The information to be collected from all respondents includes the name, address, and other contact information for the agency responsible for issuing the fish advisories and answering public or technical inquiries. These references provide a means for obtaining current fish advisory 11 information, as well as professional networking resources and referrals for improving water quality at our nation's fishable waterbodies. A copy of the most recent fish advisory fact sheet distributed to the public via the Internet is provided in Appendix B.

3. Non duplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria 3( a) Non duplication The fish advisory program information requested from respondents under this renewal ICR has been collected in some form since 1994 and is not currently available from any other sources. The survey of fish advisories has been performed since 1994 under previously approved ICRs for the 305( b) Water Quality Collection Effort ( OMB Control No. 2040 007; EPA ICR No. 1560.03 and 1560.04); however, tribal organizations had not been targeted in a comprehensive way by these surveys. EPA examined the information collected from each of the previous surveys and determined that none of them addressed all of the Agency's needs to inventory the locations of the nation's waterbodies under advisories as well as to compile nationwide information on state, territory, and tribal fish advisory programs.

In 2000, because the Office of Water wanted to obtain additional information on fish advisories from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the 5 U. S. territories, and additional tribal groups, a new ICR was submitted to OMB for approval to cover additional questions and respondents not covered by the 305( b) Water Quality Collection Effort. Since 2000, the survey of fish advisories has been performed under an approved ICR for the National Listing of Advisories ( OMB Control No. 2040 0026; EPA ICR No. 1959.01; expiring on 01/ 31/ 2004). A copy of this Federal Register Notice is provided in Appendix C.

EPA developed a new questionnaire in 2000, which was reviewed by fish advisory contacts from 9 states. To reduce respondent burden and eliminate duplication, EPA worked to design concise and comprehensive questions for the 2000 State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire. The current questionnaire has been modified only slightly for the survey effort to be covered under this information collection request ( 2004 2006). EPA anticipates no change in the survey's ability to meet the needs of the federal government and other interested parties.

3( b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB The notice was published in the Federal Register on August 14, 2003 ( Volume 68, Number 157), pages 48605 48606, requesting comments on the National Listing of Advisories, EPA ICR Number 1959.02, OMB Control Number 2040 0226 for the current renewal ICR. A copy of the notice is provided in Appendix C.

3( c) Consultations 1. Initial Federal Register Notice The initial Federal Register notice for this renewal ICR was published on August 14, 2003, as noted above. One set of comments was received concerning this ICR. The one reviewer 12 strongly encouraged continued collection of tissue residue data for recreationally caught fish, but wanted information on the number of state fish advisories displayed differently on the EPA Web site. States use different risk assessment methods and criteria to issue fish consumption advisories; therefore, the number of advisories is not necessarily well correlated to the level of pollutant contamination in a state's waterbodies, but is more likely to be a function of the intensity of a state's monitoring program. Because the issuance of fish consumption advisories for locally caught recreational fish is within the jurisdictional responsibility of the states, and not the federal government, EPA's Web site can only mirror what is reported by the individual states and tribes. The EPA realizes that different states use different criteria on which to base their advisories, however, and has provided extensive guidance to states and tribes for cost effective and scientifically defensible methods for fish sampling and analysis as well as for conducting risk assessments and determining fish consumption limits. The EPA guidance document series is entitled, Guidance for Assessing Chemical Contaminant Data for Use in Fish Advisories ( 2000). Volumes 1: Fish Sampling and Analysis and 2: Risk Assessment and Fish Consumption Limits. Additional information on the individual state fish tissue data can be obtained from state Web sites to which users of the NLFWA are referred for additional information. EPA's NLFWA Web site also provides users with information on fish advisory contacts in each state that the data user can consult concerning specific questions about the state data posted on either the NLFWA or state fish advisory Web site.

2. Questionnaire Preparation and Consultation:

To prepare the questionnaire for the collection effort covered under this renewal ICR, EPA reviewed all questionnaires that had been used previously to collect information for the 2000 2003 NLFWA data collection efforts as well as respondent comments from these surveys. The results were used to refine the questionnaire in order to encourage greater respondent participation, and improve data analysis and interpretation. The final questionnaire for the 2004 2006 cycle is based on these reviews, consultation with the states and tribes at the 2000, 2001, and 2002 Annual EPA Fish Forums attended by state fish advisory contacts, recent internal EPA discussions with various program offices, and other considerations.

3. National Conferences:

EPA's Office of Water has sponsored an Annual Fish Forum on Chemical Residues in Fish typically held in the fall of each year. These forums, that are national conferences on fish advisory issues, assemble fish advisory contacts from the 50 states, District of Columbia, territories, and tribes as well as EPA Headquarters staff, EPA Regional staff, and experts in various fish advisory issues. At these meetings, state fish contacts receive fish advisory summaries for their jurisdictions and review fish advisory survey results from other states. The representation included experts from state health departments, environmental agencies, tribal organizations, the American Fisheries Society, and the EPA. Representative from all parts of the country have attended these forums. Conference attendees have discussed a variety of topics including the continuing need for developing a more consistent approach for monitoring programs, risk assessment, risk management, and risk communication issues dealing with fish consumption advisories nationwide. During these conferences information about EPA's national survey are presented. No objections were raised to the survey at the Fish Forums in 2000, 2001, or 2002. 13 3( d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection The survey will be sent to respondents once per year, in the early spring. The information is needed on an annual basis to provide up to date information on monitoring and fish advisories that occurred during the previous 12 month ( calendar year) fishing season. Pollution sources and other circumstances change regularly, so it is important to document the changes in fish advisories as soon as possible after the states' issue their yearly fishing regulations including advisories, typically during the spring. Jurisdictions that are responsible for fish monitoring generally collect fish each year during the summer and fall and then send the fish tissue samples for analysis during the fall and winter months. Risk assessment are conducted when residue analysis of the fish tissue samples has been completed typically in the late winter.

Regular annual collections of this information over a period of several years has shown that the number of fish advisories continues to increase nationwide. In addition, this information has helped to characterize the pollutants that triggered these advisories. For example, as of 2002, mercury was the chemical contaminant responsible for 75% of all advisories issued nationwide and five pollutants ( mercury, dioxins/ furans, PCBs, chlordane, and DDT) accounted for 96% of the advisories issued. Regular annual collection of this information has also permitted the identification of advisory trends within various waterbodies so that trends can be identified and resources allocated to deal with the most pressing problems. Less frequent or irregularlyscheduled reporting of advisory information is not sufficient to obtain information for the purposes of this survey since longer periods between reports, or unequal periods of reporting would decrease the value of the information obtained and respondents might have more difficulty in completing the questionnaire if past yearly records have been archived. In addition, regular annual collection of this information over several years will permit the evaluation of water quality standards compliance and pollution problems occurring in waterbodies under advisory, so that trends can be identified and resources allocated to deal with the problems of greatest concern.

3( e) General Guidelines This survey adheres to OMB's general guidelines for information collection.

3( f) Confidentiality Information sought is maintained for public record by the state public health agency or other state agencies and no sensitive material is involved.

3( g) Sensitive Questions No questions concerning sexual behavior or attitudes, religious beliefs, or other matters usually considered private are included in this information collection. 14 4. The Respondents and the Information Requested 4( a) Respondents/ SIC Codes The following categories of respondents will be surveyed:

State ( or other entity) Health Departments 9431 Administration of Public Health programs ( Administration of Public Health Programs: categorical health program administration government, communicable disease program administration government, environmental health programs government, public health agencies nonoperating).

State ( or other entity) Environmental Protection Agencies 9511 Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management ( Administration of Environmental Quality: water control and quality agencies government, environmental protection agencies government.

4( b) Information Requested ( i) Data items, including record keeping ( 1) Specific Information on Each Advisory or Ban Within the Jurisdiction ( records to be maintained by the jurisdiction for the public record at least two years following completion of the survey each year that the survey is conducted)

° Waterbody name, location, and narrative description of geographic extent of advisory ° Waterbody type ( lake, river, estuary, coastal marine waters, Great Lakes waters, multi class, bayou, canal)

° Chemical pollutant( s) detected in fish tissue samples that resulted in issuance of the advisory ° Species of fish and size ranges sampled for which advisory was issued ° Type of advisory issued and population which is targeted ( no consumption for the general population, no consumption for sensitive subpopulations such as pregnant or nursing women and children, restricted consumption for the general population, restricted consumption for sensitive subpopulation, or commercial fishing ban).

( 2) General Information on State Fish Advisory Programs Within the Jurisdiction 15 ° Name, address, phone number, FAX number, and e mail address of respondent ( State fish advisory contact)

° Agency or Agencies with overall responsibility for fish advisories or bans in the jurisdiction ° Establishment of risk assessment procedures for issuing advisories ° Monitoring and chemical analysis program implementation and costs ° Advisory program implementation and costs ° Agency responsibility for risk management and for issuing advisories or bans ° Public notification procedures for communicating information on advisories and bans.

( 3) Mapping the Location of Each Fish Consumption Advisory or Ban ( latitude/ longitude coordinates for advisory, or hard copy of marked map showing location and extent of advisory or electronic shapefile/ coverage of advisory locations)

A copy of the proposed survey instrument for the 2004 through 2006 NLFWA reporting cycles and the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire is included as Appendix D.

( ii) Respondent Activities The following activities are required for a respondent to assemble and submit the above data items:

Review instructions for entering updated advisory data into the EPA NLFWA database ° Gather advisory data to update NLFWA database ( including waterbody name and geographic extent, fish species/ size class, pollutant, and type of advisory), and fish tissue residue data files ° Gather geographic data by creating shapefiles/ GIS coverages, providing latitude/ longitude coordinates, and/ or by marking locations of current fish advisories on hard copy maps ° Update fish advisory data on the electronic NLFWA state contacts data entry screen. ( The NLFWA database is a password protected electronic/ Internet users data entry screen developed in 1999)

° Review instructions and questions in the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire ( approximately 100 questions) 16 ° Gather information needed to complete all questions on the questionnaire ° Complete answers to questionnaire electronically by typing in information on an electronic/ Internet screen questionnaire ° Return marked maps, shapefiles/ GIS coverages showing advisory locations, or listing of latitude/ longitude coordinates, and diskette containing fish tissue residue data for new advisories by mail to EPA.

5. The Information Collected   Agency Activities, Collection Methodology, and Information Management 5( a) Agency Activities Agency activities associated with the collection of information by this survey consist of the following:

° Update current mailing list of all state, territory, and tribal organizations, and develop survey tracking database to track responses ° Develop the transmittal letter, State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire, instructions for completing updates to the NLFWA database, procedures for providing mapping/ locational information, and recommend fish tissue data format ° Set up a database for storing and analyzing fish advisory information collected via the Internet ( this was completed for Internet users during 1999)

° Load the electronic questionnaire onto the Internet on the EPA NLFWA Web page ° Record receipt of completed State Fish Advisory Program questionnaires, advisory revisions, marked map( s) or shapefiles / GIS coverages or latitude/ longitude files, and fish tissue residue data; submit reminders to non respondents via e mail and telephone calls, review State Fish Advisory Program questionnaires for completeness and correctness of responses, review/ verify advisory boundary markings on map( s), review and reformat fish tissue residue data files as appropriate ° Enter appropriate geographic information on location of updated or new advisories into GIS database, review/ verify data entries ° Perform data analysis summaries of national and state advisory information ° Prepare annual update of the Fish Advisory Fact Sheet and annual update of the State Fish Advisory Program Summary Report of information obtained from the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire 17 ° Distribute results of both the advisory updates in the Fish Advisory Fact Sheet and of the Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire in the State Fish Advisory Program Summary Report electronically on the Internet and in hard copy reports to the 92 state and tribal participants and other interested members of the general public ( total of 200 copies)

° Archive the State Fish Advisory Questionnaire responses, fish advisory locational data ( maps, shapefile/ GIS coverages, or electronic latitude/ longitude files), and fish tissue residue data for a period of at least 2 years.

5( b) Collection Methodology and Management To collect and analyze the information associated with this ICR, EPA will primarily use an electronic questionnaire, paper maps, personal computers, and applicable database and digitizing software.

All potential state, territorial, or tribal respondents in the mailing list database will be sent a uniquely coded password for access into the existing EPA NLFWA database reporting system and an electronic questionnaire will be developed and made available on the Internet. The transmittal letter will explain the purpose of the NLFWA update survey and the State Fish Advisory Program questionnaire and provide a password to permit the respondents to access the Internet fish advisory data entry screen and in a separate database, to complete the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire electronically. It is anticipated that use of the Internet version should decrease respondent burden, since paper copies will not have to be prepared for each fish advisory and the questionnaire will not have to be mailed back to the Agency. At a minimum however, each respondent is requested to return the marked map or a shapefile/ GIS coverage or latitude/ longitude coordinates of advisory locations and a diskette containing tissue residue data supporting the issued advisories to EPA by mail. An e mail reminder will be sent to respondents who have not returned their advisory map( s) or electronic shapefile/ GIS coverage or electronic file of tissue residue data, have not entered updated fish advisory data into the NLFWA database, or have not completed the electronic State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire on the Internet within 30 days.

EPA will ensure the accuracy and completeness of collected information by reviewing each submission. Fish advisory data will be entered into the data entry screen, but data will not be added to the existing database until approved by EPA. The Internet version currently is linked to the NLFWA database so that data entry is automatic. In the event that a state, territory or tribal agency cannot access the Internet, entry of the fish advisory data and completion of the questionnaire will be performed manually through the Internet version so that all data will be incorporated into the same database. Manual data entries will be double checked to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data entry. Data entries of questionnaire responses made by respondents through the Internet version will also be reviewed to ensure that all questions were completed. Tissue residue data will be reviewed and reformatted into an ACCESS file as necessary to make it compatible in structure with other state fish tissue residue data in the NLFWA tissue residue data repository. 18 Data analyses will be performed through queries and simple compilations of summary statistics ( e. g., number of fish advisories reported, number of advisories issued for a specific chemical contaminant such as mercury, number of advisories issued for the general population as opposed to number of advisories issued to protect pregnant women, nursing mothers and children, or number of rivers, lakes, estuaries, or coastal marine waters under advisory). Marked maps received from respondents will be checked to determine whether instructions were followed and the maps marked so that the information can be entered into a GIS database system. Backup copies of the data will be made regularly during the survey and maintained in a separate location for at a period of at least 2 years.

Summary results of the annual surveys will be posted on EPA's NLFWA Web page. Individual state reports will be accessible by the public through querying the EPA's Internet Web page. Annual Fish Advisory Fact Sheets summarizing the most current information on fish advisories also will be available on the same Internet site. Summary results of the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire will be summarized in an annual State Fish Advisory Program Summary Report and will be posted on EPA' Web page and distributed in hard copy to the state fish advisory contacts and interested members of the general public ( 200 hard copies total).

5( c) Small Entity Flexibility No alternatives have been found to be more cost effective than direct solicitation of the state health departments or other state, territorial, or tribal entities responsible for issuing fish advisories and which generate this information as a matter of public information for distribution to their state, territorial, or tribal residents. No additional gathering of information is required by the state health departments or other entities responsible for each fish advisory since advisories and records are their public health responsibilities. " Small Governmental Jurisdictions" ( defined for the purpose of this information collection as a government or territories or tribes having a population of less than 50,000) may be included in this survey.

The completion of the survey ( including addition of updated advisory information, marking maps, providing fish tissue residue data, and completing the State Fish Advisory Program questionnaire) is voluntary. Thus, smaller entities that cannot provide the staff and resources to complete the survey are not required to do so. Identification of such smaller entities that do not initially respond will permit the development of options to assist the smaller entities in completing the survey, such as permitting more time for responding, or simplifying the response procedures, or providing contractor assistance in completing the survey. The option of completing the fish advisory survey and State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire electronically using the Internet will be encouraged, which should provide an easier and more effective means of transmitting and receiving the information, provided the entities are connected to the World Wide Web. Based on past experience with state health departments and other state, territorial, and tribal entities involved in issuing fish advisories, the vast majority have Internet access.

5( d) Collection Schedule The survey materials will be available to the respondents in early spring to obtain information on the previous year's fish advisories, sampling and analysis programs, risk 19 assessment, risk management, and risk communication procedures. If the completed survey materials have not been returned within 30 days, then an e mail reminder will be sent to all nonrespondents In addition, a follow up telephone will be made to the non respondents to determine what, if any, assistance they require to complete the survey and questionnaire. If the completed survey materials have not been returned within 60 days, the survey will be considered to be unobtainable. Data will be analyzed and summary advisory information will be made available to the public by September each year.

6. Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection 6( a) Estimating Respondent Burden EPA reviewed burden estimates generated by an e mailed inquiry of nine state health departments in 2000 and made the following assumptions in determining respondent burden based on responses obtained from four states. The burden table presented reflects the estimated average annual labor hours and costs, calculated to occur during the 3 year OMB approved period of this ICR.

Labor hours are based on initial assumptions that 92 potentially respondents will be asked to participate in the survey annually. Thus, the total number of surveys that might be processed during this ICR is 276 ( 3 year approval period).

Senior level managers ( e. g., director, chief) are most likely to receive the survey materials and review instructions for entering new advisories or updating existing advisory data; however, it is anticipated that a lower level technical staff member would actually enter the new advisory data into the NLFWA database, copy fish residue data onto a diskette for mailing to EPA, fill out the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire electronically, and mark the fish advisory locations on the maps, provide shapefiles/ GIS coverages, or latitude/ longitude coordinates. Thus, it is estimated that both the manager and the technical person could spend 1.25 hours each year reviewing the instructions for entering new advisory data into the NLFWA database. Therefore, the average annualized respondent hour burden to review instructions to enter data into the NLFWA is 1.25 hours, as shown below:

( 0.25 hr manager/ year + 1.0 hr technician/ year) = 1.25 hrs.

The amount of time needed to gather advisory data to update the NLFWA varies considerably, depending on how many new fish advisories have been issued within the jurisdiction during the past year and/ or how many revisions there are to previously issued advisories . For example, during the 2003 cycle, 25 states reported no new advisories for the year, while the 31 remaining states reported from 1 to 73 new advisories. However, approximately 20 states also made revisions to existing advisory files. Similar differences among the states in the number of new and revised advisories reported have been observed over the past several years. Because the amount of time needed to complete the new advisory information or update existing information will vary depending on the number of advisories within the respondent's 20 jurisdiction, a respondent with one fish advisory might require 0.25 hours while a respondent with 20 advisories might require 5 hours. The number of respondents with " low" and " high" fish advisory reporting burdens is unknown at this time. For the purposes of this ICR, EPA estimates ( based on the responses from four states), on the average, that it will require 9.25 hours to complete the new advisory information and revise existing data. Information requested is compiled by each jurisdiction for the public record, hence little, if any, additional time will be needed to gather the information We estimate that 9.25 hours will be needed each year to gather the advisory information as shown below:

( 1.0 hr manager/ year + 6.25 hr technician/ year + 2.0 hr clerical/ year) = 9.25 hrs.

The amount of time needed to gather geographic data develop shapefiles/ GIS coverages, determine latitude/ longitude coordinates, or hand mark locations of the advisories on a map also varies considerably, depending on how many new fish advisories have been issued within the jurisdiction during the past year. For example, during the 2003 cycle, 25 states reported no new advisories for the year while the remaining states reported from 1 to 73 new advisories. Similar differences among the states in the number of new advisories reported have been observed over the past several years. Information requested is compiled by each jurisdiction for the public record, hence little, if any, additional time will be needed to gather the information We estimate ( based on the responses from four states) that 7 hours will be needed each year to gather the geographic data, create a shapefile/ GIS coverage, determine latitude/ longitude coordinates, or mark advisory locations on a map as shown below:

( 0.5 hr manager/ year + 4.5 hr technician/ year + 2.0 hr clerical/ year) = 7.0 hrs.

Respondents using the Internet data entry to log in their fish advisory data on the electronic NLFWA state contact's data entry screen will require less clerical time than in the past for preparing and copying advisory information. EPA knows from results of the 2003 survey that 90% of the potential respondents have access to the Internet and can complete the advisory information electronically ( during the 3 year OMB approval period). Thus, only 10% of the potential respondents will need to make copies of their advisory information. Respondents completing the Internet data entry to log in their advisory information will not require as much clerical time as in the past for preparing paper copies of advisory information. We estimate that 4.25 hours will be needed each year to update advisory data as shown below:

( 0.5 hr manager/ year + 2.75 hr technician/ year + 1.0 hr clerical/ year) = 4.25 hrs.

Senior level managers ( e. g., director, chief) are most likely to receive the survey materials relating to the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire; however, it is anticipated that a lower level technical staff member would actually fill out the questionnaire electronically. Thus, it is estimated that both the manager and the technical person could spend 3.13 hours each year reviewing the instructions and questions on the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire. Therefore, the 21 average annualized respondent hour burden to review instructions and answer questions is 3.13 hours, as shown below:

( 0.5 hr manager/ year + 2.63 hr technician/ year) = 3.13 hours.

The amount of time needed to gather all information to update the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire should be relatively comparable across jurisdictions depending on how many state agencies are involved in the fish advisory activities. All states are requested to complete every question to their best knowledge. Information requested is compiled by each jurisdiction for the public record, hence little, if any, additional time will be needed to gather the information We estimate that 7.25 hours will be needed each year to gather the advisory information needed to complete the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire as shown below:

( 1.5 hr manager/ year + 5.75 hr technician/ year) = 7.25 hrs.

For the 2004 through 2006 survey cycles, each state fish contact will receive an electronic copy of the questionnaire with the previous year's answers filled in. In this way, respondents will only need to report information that has changed during the previous reporting period, based on a review of their questionnaire responses submitted for the 2003 cycle. We estimate that 5.0 hours will be needed each year to complete the answers to the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire electronically as shown below:

( 4.25 hr technician/ year + 0.75 hr clerical/ year) = 5.0 hrs.

Respondents using the Internet data entry screen to complete their questionnaires will not require as much clerical time as in the past for preparing and copying paper questionnaires. EPA knows from results of the 2000  2003 cycle survey that 90% of the potential respondents have access to the Internet and can complete the questionnaire electronically ( during the 3 year OMB approval period). Thus, only 10% of the potential respondents ( 9 respondents) will need to make copies of their questionnaires.

All respondents will likely have to mail back some types of information to EPA each year even if they report the fish advisory data and complete the State Fish Advisory Program questionnaire electronically. Products that may need to be mailed back to EPA include; hard copies of new advisory information ( if respondent cannot enter data electronically), hard copy of maps with advisories marked, or electronic shapefiles/ GIS coverages, or hard copy listings or electronic listings of latitude/ longitude coordinates ( all respondents with new advisories), a diskette containing fish tissue residue data that supports new advisories ( all respondents with new advisories), and/ or the hard copy of the State Fish Advisory Program questionnaire ( if the respondent cannot enter data electronically). Based on the responses from four states, we estimate 1.63 hours will be needed to complete this activity as shown below: 22 ( 1.38 hr technician/ year + 0.25 hr clerical/ year) = 1.63 hrs.

6( b) Estimating Respondent Costs The following resources and assumptions were made to estimate respondent costs for this information collection:

( i) Estimating Labor Costs ° Labor rates were obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Cost Trends ( http:// stats. bls. gov/ news. release/ ecec. t04. htm) and the following categories were used:

Manager ( white collar: executive, administrative, and managerial) $ 28.35/ hr Technical ( white collar) $ 18.93/ hr Clerical ( administrative support, including clerical) $ 13.87/ hr A benefits/ overhead multiplication factor of 1.6 was used to obtain the total cost of employment for state ( or other entity) respondents.

( iii) Estimating Capital and Operations and Maintenance Costs ° No capital/ startup costs are anticipated for the jurisdictions participating in the survey, since they already collect the information requested for the public record. Ninety percent ( 90%) of all respondents that were surveyed in 2002 ( during the 2003 reporting cycle) have Internet access, however, Internet access is not required for participating in the survey.

° The only operations and maintenance ( O& M) cost required for this information collection by the respondent is the purchase of a state map on which to mark the advisories, estimated to cost $ 5.00 and a high density diskette on which to download their latitude/ longitude coordinate data, shapefiles/ GIS coverages, or fish tissue residue data ($ 0.50). Jurisdictions already maintain the information requested in this collection for the public record. Return postage for the map, tissue residue data diskette, fish advisory information ( as applicable), and State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire ( as applicable) will be provided by EPA.

° EPA estimates that 90 percent of the potential respondents have access to the Internet and would complete the questionnaire electronically. Thus, fewer respondents would need to return a hard copy of the fish advisory survey and the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire by mail, although it is anticipated that all states, at a minimum, will be returning the marked up state map showing advisory locations and one ( 1) diskette containing shapefile/ GIS coverage, latitude/ longitude 23 coordinates or tissue residue data. We assume an average of five ( 5) fish advisories per jurisdiction and a 20 page questionnaire at $ 0.10 per page copying charge ($ 2.50). This is based on the average number of new advisories issued nationwide during the 2000  2002 reporting years. For the purpose of estimating O & M costs for those states that do not have Internet access, the total respondent number was multiplied by 10% and then multiplied by $ 2.50 per year for photocopy charges.

( iii) Capital/ Start up vs. Operating and Maintenance ( O& M) Costs ° It is believed that the capital/ start up and O& M costs have been appropriately derived for this information collection.

( iv) Annualizing Capital Costs ° No capital costs are anticipated for this information collection. The Internet version of the NLFWA survey and the State Fish Advisory Program questionnaire is offered as an option, not a requirement. Completion of either the Internet version or a paper version is voluntary. 24 Annual Respondent Burden and Cost Information Collection Activity Hours and Costs Per Respondent ( Years 1 3) Total Hours and Costs ( Year 1) Total Hours and Costs ( Year 2) Total Hours and Costs ( Year 3)

Mgr.

Hours at $ 28.35/

Hour Tech.

Hours at $ 18.83/

Hour Cler.

Hours at $ 3.871/

Hour Resp.

Hours Labor Cost1 Capital Start up Cost O& M Cost No. of Resp. Total Resp. Hours Total Resp.

Cost No. of Resp. Total Resp.

Hours Total Resp.

Cost No. of Resp. Total Resp. Hours Total Respond. Cost Review instructions for new advisories 0.25 1.00 0.00 1.25 $ 41.63 0.00 0.00 92 115.00 $ 3,829.78 92 115.00 $ 3,829.78 92 115.00 $ 3,829.78 Gather advisory data including fish tissue data 1.00 6.25 2.00 9.25 $ 279.04 0.00 0.50 92 851.00 $ 25,718.05 92 851.00 $ 25,718.05 92 851.00 $ 2,5718.05 Gather geographic information and mark maps 0.50 4.50 2.00 7.00 $ 203.36 0.00 5.00 92 644.00 $ 19,169.12 92 644.00 $ 19,166.12 92 644.00 $ 19,169.12 Enter advisory data via Internet screen or paper copy2 0.50 2.75 1.00 4.25 $ 128.16 0.00 0.50 92 9 391.00 $ 11,795.59 92 9 391.00 $ 11,795.59 92 9 391.00 $ 11,795.59 Review instructions and questionnaire questions 0.50 2.63 0.00 3.13 $ 102.34 0.00 0.00 92 287.96 $ 9,415.04 92 287.96 $ 9,415.04 92 287.96 $ 9,415.04 Gather information for questionnaire 1.50 5.75 0.00 7.25 $ 242.20 0.00 0.00 92 667.00 $ 22,282.04 92 667.00 $ 22,282.03 92 667.00 $ 22,282.03 Enter answers to questionnaire electronically or on paper2 0.00 4.25 0.75 5.00 $ 145.37 0.00 0.00 2.00 92 9 460.00 $ 13,391.86 92 9 460.00 $ 13,391.86 92 9 460.00 $ 13,391.86 Return maps, residue data diskette, advisory information and questionnaire by mail 0.00 1.38 0.25 1.63 $ 47.35 0.00 0.00 92 149.96 $ 4,355.78 92 149.96 $ 4,355.78 92 149.96 $ 4,355.78 Subtotals 4.25 28.51 6.00 38.76 1189.45 0.00 8.00 varies 3,565.92 $ 109,957.26 varies 3,565.92 $ 109,957.26 varies 3,565.92 $ 109,957.26 1 Labor cost includes a benefits/ overhead multiplication factor of 1.6. Costs may vary lightly due to rounding.

2 EPA estimates that 90 percent of the respondents will use the Internet version of the NLFWA survey and the State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire and will not have to perform this step. 25 6( c) Estimating Agency Burden and Cost Agency burden is estimated based on the assumption that 10 percent of the labor hours per year for each activity will be work done by EPA and 90 percent of the labor hours per year will be work done by a contractor. In addition, management oversight of work performed by technical and clerical staff is estimated to require 20 percent of the labor hours for each activity.

° Federal employee rates were obtained from the 2003 OPM General Schedule ( GS) Salary Table for the Washington, D. C. area ( Internet address http:// www. opm. gov/ oca/ 03tables/ gscalcul. asp and the following categories were used:

Manager ( GS 15) $ 47.99 / hour Technical ( GS 14) $ 40.80 / hour Clerical ( GS 7) $ 16.36 / hour A benefits/ overhead multiplication factor of 1.6 was used to obtain the total labor cost for EPA.

° No capital/ startup costs are anticipated for the Agency.

° Operations and maintenance ( O& M) costs include costs of contractor services ( including printing survey materials and computer time) and outgoing and return postage for each survey to return map( s) and/ or survey and/ or State Fish Advisory Program questionnaires each year.

One table is presented in this section( representing estimated costs for each year of the ICR period) and the following resources and assumptions were used to prepare the burden estimate for each activity:

° Preparation of the mailing list and survey tracking database is estimated based on initial assumptions that 92 potential respondents nationwide will be sent the questionnaire each year. Agency labor includes identifying potential respondents and sources for contact information ( name, agency, address, phone number, fax number, and e mail address) and is estimated to take 0.04 hours per respondent. O& M costs include contractor services to: revise the mailing list and the survey and questionnaire tracking database, and enter and verify contact information, based on approximately 0.2 hours) per respondent, with an estimated rate of $ 70.00/ hour ( labor, overhead, and other direct costs). Agency labor and contractor service estimates are based on an estimated 100 edits to the respondent contact names and addresses annually. It is not likely that the number of respondents will change significantly after the first year as all state, territorial, and tribal organizations will be identified and contacted for the first mailing Since the contact information will likely only need to be entered once, the Agency labor and contractor services are divided by 3 to provide an annualized estimate for the ICR. 26 ° To revise the existing 2004 survey package including the transmittal letter, questionnaire, instructions, and mapping procedures requires an estimated number of Agency hours of 0.11 hours per respondent. Fixed O& M costs include 40 contractor hours per year to modify survey materials.

° Setting up a database for storing and analyzing the fish advisory information collected and preparing the Internet option for collection of this information is already in place as part of the NLFWA database. Setting up a database for storing and analyzing the questionnaire responses and preparing the Internet option for collection of state fish advisory program data are in place. Agency labor for this activity is estimated at 0.02 hours per respondent. Fixed O& M costs include 80 contractor hours per year to modify the questionnaire database and Internet options.

° Each year, the Agency will submit the survey materials to respondents. ( The materials to be submitted will include; a request for information on advisories that have been issued or revised during the preceding 12 months, map( s) and fish tissue residue data only need to be submitted for the new advisories issued during the previous year, and the previous year's State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire with the request that responses be updated to reflect information that has changed during the preceding calendar year. EPA oversight of this activity is estimated to be 0.02 hours per respondent. Contractor services required to conduct this activity include 0.25 hours per respondent per year to prepare the materials and answer respondents' questions about the survey. O& M costs here also include outgoing and return postage paid by the Agency ($ 2.00 per survey x 2 = $ 4.00 per year).

° Survey operations including recording receipt of completed questionnaires and marked map( s), electronic shape files/ GIS coverages, and electronic fish tissue residue files; sending e mail reminders to non respondents and making telephone contacts with non respondents and respondents in situations where additional information is required for clarification, if needed, e mailing acknowledgment of materials that are received, and reviewing survey materials for completeness and accuracy of responses. EPA estimates that the Agency will not be involved in these operations except for minor oversight ( 0.02 hours per respondent per year). Contractor services to perform these operations are based on 1 hour per respondent per year.

° EPA estimates that 10 percent of the respondents ( 9 respondents) may not have Internet access and therefore that information from the fish advisory survey, State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaires, and maps may need to be entered into the database manually ( this activity is not needed for Internet submissions as data entry is automatic). In addition, fish tissue residue files from all states will have to be reviewed and reformatted for uploading to the fish tissue database, and all data entries ( fish advisory, mapping, fish tissue residue data, and State Fish Advisory Program Questionnaire responses) will have to be reviewed and verified ( including Internet submissions). EPA estimates that the Agency will not be involved in these operations except for minor oversight ( 0.03 hours per respondent per year). 27 Contractor services to enter data for those respondent without Internet access ( fish advisory data and mapping information and completion of State Fish Advisory Questionnaire), are expected to be 3 hours per respondent per year . Information for respondents that use the Internet option does not need to be manually entered into the database and therefore Internet submissions are not reflected in the data entry costs for this task. Contractor services to reformat fish tissue data files for all respondents are expected to be 6 hours per respondent per year and contractor services for reviewing/ revising all fish advisory data, mapping data, State Advisory Program Questionnaires, and fish tissue data are estimated to be 2 hours per respondent.

° Data analysis of new and updated advisory information and state fish advisory program information will be performed to obtain summary statistics for inclusion in the Fish Advisory Fact Sheet and the annual State Fish Advisory Program Summary Report, respectively. The Agency will provide technical direction to a contractor to perform the analyses and discuss and review the results, estimated at 0.06 hours per respondent per year. Contractor services will require 0.5 hours per respondent per year for analysis.

° EPA will prepare a summary report of fish advisory information ( Fish Advisory Fact Sheet) and a summary report of information obtained from the questionnaire ( State Fish Advisory Program Summary Report). The Agency will provide technical direction to a contractor to prepare both the fact sheet and the summary report including reviewing drafts and the final fact sheet and report, estimated at 0.55 hours per respondent per year. It is anticipated that the contractor will require 2 hours per respondent per year to produce the fact sheet and summary report, including a hard copy and an electronic version of each suitable for posting on the NLFWA Web page.

° EPA will distribute the summary results of the NLFWA database ( Fish Advisory Fact Sheet) in an electronic version that will be posted on the NLFWA Web site. EPA will distribute the summary results of the questionnaire ( State Fish Advisory Program Summary Report) in a paper version ( 200 copies) and an electronic version posted on the NLFWA Web site. The Agency also will provide technical oversight of the publication process, estimated at 0.05 hours per respondent per year. Fixed O& M costs here include estimated Government Printing Office costs of $ 50 per paper report ( approximately 500 pages) x 200 copies plus postage of $ 4.30 per copy x 200 copies ( total =$ 10,860 ). The Internet version of the NLFWA database containing both the Fish Fact Sheet and the State Fish Advisory Summary Report as well as the updated fish advisory data will be designed so that the states, territories, tribes, and general public can automatically view the fish advisory information pertaining to the waterbody of interest. O& M costs also include funds for contractor services to maintain the database and perform troubleshooting, if needed, estimated at $ 5,000 per year. 28 Agency Burden and Cost ( Year 1)

Information Collection Activity Hours and Costs Per Respondent Total Hours and Costs Mgr.

Hours at $ 47.99/

Hour Tech.

Hours at 40.80/

Hour Clerical Hours at $ 16.37/

Hour Agency Hours/

Resp. Labor Cost/ Resp. Capital/

Start up Cost Fixed O& M Cost Non Fixed O& M Cost1 Number of Resp. Total O& M ( Fixed and Non Fixed) Total Agency Hours Total Agency Cost Prepare mailing list and survey tracking database 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.04 $ 2.34 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 14.00 92 $ 1,288.00 3.68 $ 1,502.85 Revise survey materials 0.01 0.10 0.00 0.11 $ 7.30 $ 0.00 $ 2,800.00 $ 0.00 92 $ 2,800.00 10.12 $ 3,471.22 Set up database for storing and tracking questionnaire responses and Internet options for answering the questionnaire 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.02 $ 1.54 $ 0.00 $ 5,600.00 $ 0.00 92 $ 5,600.00 1.84 $ 5,741.28 Submit survey materials to respondents; answer respondents'

questions 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.02 $ 1.42 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 21.50 92 $ 1,978.00 1.84 $ 2,108.70 Record receipt of completed survey materials; perform followup and quality control activities 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.02 $ 1.42 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 70.00 92 $ 6,440.00 1.84 $ 6,570.70 Enter information from survey materials into database, if needed2;,

reformat tissue data and review/ verify data entries 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.03 $ 1.96 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 210.00 $ 420.00 $ 140.00 9 92 92 $ 1,890.00 $ 38,640.00 $ 12,880.00 2.76 $ 53,590.17 Perform data analysis 0.01 0.05 0.00 0.06 $ 4.03 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 35.00 92 $ 3,220.00 5.52 $ 3,590.93 Prepare fact sheet and summary report of information obtained from the survey 0.05 0.50 0.00 0.55 $ 36.48 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 140.00 92 $ 12,880.00 50.60 $ 16,236.09 Distribute results of the survey 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.05 $ 3.26 $ 0.00 $ 15,860.00 $ 0.00 92 $ 15,860.00 4.60 $ 16,160.29 Store the advisory data,

questionnaire responses and advisory location data 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.06 $ 2.74 $ 0.00 $ 1,000.00 $ 0.00 92 $ 1,000.00 5.52 $ 1,252.46 Subtotals 0.12 0.80 0.04 0.96 $ 62.49 $ 0.00 $ 25,260.00 $ 1,050.50 varies $ 104,476.00 88.32 $ 110,224.69 1 Includes costs of contractor services and postage.

2 EPA estimates that 90 percent of respondents will use the Internet version of the questionnaire. The number of respondents was therefore reduced by 90 percent for this step. Data entry may involve entering narrative advisory and geographic information, reformatting fish tissue data, and entering questionnaire responses. 29 ° Data obtained from the NLFWA survey including mapping and fish tissue residue data, and State Fish Advisory Program questionnaire, will be stored in appropriate media. The Agency will provide technical oversight to ensure that data storage meets EPA requirements and program objectives. Labor is estimated at 0.06 hours per respondent per year. Fixed O& M costs include an estimate for computer equipment maintenance for this program of $ 1,000 per year.

6( d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs The respondent universe for this ICR is calculated based on a total number of 276 questionnaires to be completed during the 3 year ICR period for an average of 92 respondents ( representing fish advisory contacts from 50 states, District of Columbia, 5 U. S. Territories and 36 Native American tribes. The number of respondents involved in each activity varies because of the option of using the Internet to log in the advisory data and to complete the State Fish Advisory Program questionnaire, which will reduce respondent burden. It is anticipated that 90% of respondents will exercise that option.

6( e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables ( i) Respondent Tally Only one respondent table was prepared for this ICR.

Total Estimated Respondent Burden and Cost Summary Technical and Financial Requirements Number of Respondents Number of Activities Total Hours Total Labor Cost Total Capital Costs Total O& M Costs Total Costs Year 1 92 8 3,565.92 $ 109,428.76 $ 0.00 $ 528.50 $ 109,957.26 Year 2 92 8 3,565.92 $ 109,428.76 $ 0.00 $ 528.50 $ 109,957.26 Year 3 92 8 3,565.92 $ 109,428.76 $ 0.00 $ 528.50 $ 109,957.26 TOTAL 276 8 10,697.76 $ 328,285.76 $ 0.00 $ 1,585.50 $ 329,871.78 AVERAGE 92 8 3,565.92 $ 109,428.76 $ 0.00 $ 528.50 $ 109,957.26 ( ii) The Agency Tally The Agency and contractor tables are summarized in the following table. 30 Total Estimated Agency Burden and Cost Summary Technical and Financial Requirements Number of Respondents Number of Activities Total Agency Hours Total Labor Cost Total Capital Costs Total O& M Costs Total Costs Year 1 92 10 88.32 $ 5,748.69 $ 0.00 $ 104,476.00 $ 110,224.69 Year 2 92 10 88.32 $ 5,748.69 $ 0.00 $ 104,476.00 $ 110,224.69 Year 3 92 10 88.32 $ 5,748.69 $ 0.00 $ 104,476.00 $ 110,224.69 TOTAL 276 10 264.96 $ 17,246.07 $ 0.00 $ 313,428.00 $ 330,674.07 AVERAGE 92 10 88.32 $ 5,748.69 $ 0.00 $ 104,476.00 $ 110,224.69 ( iii) Variations In The Annual Bottom Line No change in collection activities or burden and costs per respondent is anticipated during the course of this ICR.

6( f) Reasons for Change in Burden There was no change in burden estimate over that of the 2000  2003 survey.

6( g) Burden Statement The annual public reporting and record keeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average approximately 39 hours per respondent. 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 Tribal or 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 requirement; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. 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.

To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. OW 2003 0076, which is available for public viewing at the Water Docket and Information Center, in the EPA Docket Center ( EPA/ DC), EPA West, Room B102, 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 31 Docket is ( 202) 566 2426. An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA Dockets ( EDOCKET) at OW docket@ epa. gov. Use EDOCKET to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select " search," then key in the docket ID number identified above. Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Office for EPA. Please include the EPA Docket ID No. ( OW 2003 0076) in any correspondence.


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 13082-000]

Robertson Energy Group LLC; Notice of Application Accepted for
Filing and Soliciting Motions To Intervene, Protests, and Comments

March 31, 2008.
    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection:
    a. Type of Application: Preliminary Permit.
    b. Project No.: 13082-000.
    c. Date filed: November 21, 2007.
    d. Applicant: Robertson Energy Group LLC.
    e. Name of Project: Carlyle Lake Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: Kaskaskia River in Clinton County, Illinois. It would
use the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Carlyle Lake Dam.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Mr. James R. Robertson, Robertson Energy
Group

LLC, 5702 Reno Court, Boonsboro, MD 21713,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    i. FERC Contact: Henry Woo,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene, protests and comments:
60 days from the issuance date of this notice.
    All documents (original and eight copies) should be filed with:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. Comments, protests, and interventions may be
filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
under the ``eFiling'' link. The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings. Please include the project number (P-13082-000) on
any comments or motions filed.
    The Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure require all
intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person in the official service list for the
project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the
Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the
responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve
a copy of the document on that resource agency.
    k. Description of Project: The proposed project, using the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers' Carlyle Lake Dam, would consist of: (1) A new
intake structure; (2) five 600-foot long steel penstocks approximately
8 feet in diameter; (3) a new powerhouse containing five generating
units with a total installed capacity of 4.0 megawatts; (4) a new
3,000-foot long, 5 kilovolt transmission line; and (5) appurtenant
facilities. The proposed Carlyle Lake Hydroelectric Project would have
an average annual generation of 32 gigawatt-hours, which would be used
to service its customers.
    l. Locations of Applications: A copy of the application is
available for inspection and reproduction at the Commission in the
Public Reference Room, located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A,
Washington, DC 20426, or by calling<PHONE_NUMBER>. This filing may
also be viewed on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov
using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last
three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, call toll-free 1-866-208-3676 or e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. A copy is
also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h
above.
    m. Individuals desiring to be included on the Commission's mailing
list should so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission.
    n. Competing Preliminary Permit--Anyone desiring to file a
competing application for preliminary permit for a proposed project
must submit the competing application itself, or a notice of intent to
file such an application, to the Commission on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application (see 18 CFR 4.36).
Submission of a timely notice of intent allows an interested person to
file the competing preliminary permit application no later than 30 days
after the specified comment date for the particular application. A
competing preliminary permit application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30
and 4.36.
    o. Competing Development Application--Any qualified development
applicant desiring to file a competing development application must
submit to the Commission, on or before a specified comment date for the
particular application, either a competing development application or a
notice of intent to file such an application. Submission of a timely
notice of intent to file a development application allows an interested
person to file the competing application no later than 120 days after
the specified comment date for the particular application. A competing
license application must conform with 18 CFR 4.30 and 4.36.
    p. Notice of Intent--A notice of intent must specify the exact
name, business address, and telephone number of the prospective
applicant, and must include an unequivocal statement of intent to
submit, if such an application may be filed, either a preliminary
permit application or a development application (specify which type of
application). A notice of intent must be served on the applicant(s)
named in this public notice.
    q. Proposed Scope of Studies under Permit--A preliminary permit, if
issued, does not authorize construction. The term of the proposed
preliminary permit would be 36 months. The work proposed under the
preliminary permit would include economic analysis, preparation of
preliminary engineering plans, and a study of environmental impacts.
Based on the results of these studies, the Applicant would decide
whether to proceed with the preparation of a development application to
construct and operate the project.
    r. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene--Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211,
.214. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission
will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who
file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules
may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or
motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular application.
    s. Filing and Service of Responsive Documents--Any filings must
bear in all capital letters the title ``COMMENTS'',``NOTICE OF INTENT
TO FILE COMPETING APPLICATION'', ``COMPETING APPLICATION'',
``PROTEST'', or ``MOTION TO INTERVENE'', as applicable, and the Project
Number of the particular application to which the filing refers. Any of
the above-named documents must be filed by providing the original and
the number of copies provided by the Commission's regulations to: The
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. An additional copy must be sent to Director,
Division of Hydropower Administration and Compliance, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, at the above-mentioned address. A copy of any
motion to intervene must also be served upon each representative of the
Applicant specified in the particular application.
    Comments, protests and interventions may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper; see 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and
the instructions on the Commission's Web site under the ``eFiling''
link. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings.
    t. Agency Comments--Federal, State, and local agencies are invited
to file comments on the described application. A copy of the
application may be obtained by agencies directly from the Applicant. If
an agency does not file comments within the time specified for filing
comments, it will be presumed to have no comments. One copy of an
agency's comments must also be sent to the Applicant's representatives.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER15-190-000]

Duke Energy Renewable Services, LLC; Supplemental Notice That
Initial Market-Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section
204 Authorization

    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Duke Energy Renewable Services, LLC's application for market-based rate
authority, with an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such
application includes a request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR
part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Anyone
filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is November 19, 2014.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in
the above list. They are also available for electronic review in the
Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an
eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive
email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s).
For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: October 30, 2014.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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