Request for coverage under a general control mechanism
Once every 5 years for two percent of all IUs
                                                                            0.5
Periodic certifications
7,770 IUs per year in 12 categories[b]
                                                                              1
IU slug load notification
100 SIUs per year
                                                                              2
Notification of changed discharge
1,000 SIUs per year
                                                                              4
Bypass notification
1,427 SIUs per year
                                                                          5 - 7
Notification of changed monitoring location
50 SIUs per year
                                                                              1
Slug control plan
10 percent of all new CIUs and 5 percent of new non-categorical SIUs per year
                                                                              2
Alternative limits modification request
10 percent of all new CIUs
                                                                              2
Net/gross adjustment request
2 per year
                                                                             50
a 	These assumptions are carried forward from the Pretreatment Streamlining ICR.
b 	Industrial categories include but are not limited to, Electroplating and Metal Finishing; Electrical and Electrical Components; Steam Electric Power Generating; Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard; Centralized Waste Treatment; Pharmaceutical Manufacturing; Pesticide Chemicals; and Aluminum Forming.
POTWs. The underlying assumptions regarding burden estimates for POTWs are summarized in Table A.2.
Table A.2 Summary of Burden Assumptions Related to POTWs
POTW Activity
Frequency
Burden (hours)
POTW pretreatment program approval request
Once per request. See Appendix D.
                                                                            250
POTW pretreatment compliance schedule progress report
46 per year
                                                                              5
Annual POTW report
One per year for each POTW
                                                                             40
Issuance of discharge permits or other control mechanisms for SIUs
Once every 5 years for each POTW-regulated IU
                                                                             20
Inspection and sampling of CIU and SIUs
One per year for SIUs; one per 2 years for CIUs
                                                                              8
CIU and SIU effluent analysis
One per year for SIUs; one per 2 years for CIUs
                                                                           15.2
Establish mass limits
One percent of estimated 12,000 facilities in 14 industrial categories with pretreatment standards
                                                                              8
Establish equivalent concentration limits
4 percent of estimated 420 CIUs in categories eligible for concentration-based limits
                                                                              8
Public notification of significant noncompliance
One third of POTWs per year
                                                                              3
Evaluation of the need to revise local limits
Once every 5 years for each POTW
                                                                             50
Removal credit applications
1.3 per year
                                                                            125
Removal credit self-monitoring reports
1.3 per year
                                                                             40
Recordkeeping
One per year for each POTW
                                                                            100

States/federal. Some activities performed by authorized states are performed by EPA Regions where EPA is the Control Authority. Table A.3 includes assumptions for both.
Table A.3 Summary of Burden Assumption Related to States
State Activity
State Frequency
EPA Frequency
Burden (hours)
Issuance of SIU discharge permits
Once every 5 years for each IU with a permit
Same
20
Inspection and sampling of CIU and SIUs
One per year for 8.5 percent of SIUs; one per 2 year for CIUs
NA
8
CIU and SIU effluent analysis
One per year for 8.5 percent of SIUs; one per 2 year for CIUs
NA
15.2
Public notification of significant noncompliance
One third of 85 POTWs in 5 states per year
NA
3
Evaluation of the need to revise local limits
Once per 5 years for 85 POTWs in 5 states
NA
50
POTW pretreatment compliance schedule progress report
34 per year
NA
2
POTW pretreatment program approval request
2.3 per year
NA
40
POTW pretreatment program modification approval request
234 per year
NA
20
Baseline monitoring report-new sources
17 per year
5 per year
                                                                             24
CIU compliance attainment report-new sources
4 per year
1 per year
                                                                              1
CIU compliance attainment report-new sources
17 per year
5 per year
                                                                              2
IU resampling compliance report
176 per year
56 per year
                                                                              4
IU/SIU self-monitoring compliance report categorical SIUs
882 twice per year
280 twice per year
                                                                              2
IU/SIU self-monitoring compliance report non-categorical SIUs
1,074 twice per year
341 twice per year
                                                                              1
PFPR P2 Plan-modifications
13 per year
4 per year
                                                                              3
Periodic certifications
1,269 per year
406 per year
                                                                              1
IU slug load notification
47 per year
15 per year
                                                                           0.25
Notification of changed discharge
85 per year
27 per year
                                                                              2
Annual POTW reports
1,171 per year
NA
                                                                             20
Review of Inspection and sampling of IU and SIU effluent data
16,449 per year
599 per year
                                                                            0.5
Pretreatment Compliance Inspection (PCI)
937 per year
NA
                                                                             24
Evaluation of the need to revise local limits
234 per year
NA
                                                                              1
Net/Gross adjustment request
2 per year
NA
                                                                             10
Removal credit approval
2 per year
NA
                                                                             80
Removal credit self-monitoring report review
19 per year
NA
                                                                              1
Maintenance of records by Approval Authority
36 approved states per year
1 per year
                                                                             50
Maintenance of monitoring records by Approval Authority
Once per year for each SIU in non-approved states[1]
1 per year
                                                                              5
"NA" indicates there is no burden to EPA for the activity.
[1]	There is additional burden due to States that act as Control Authorities.
Federal. Table A.4 below presents the assumptions related to EPA pretreatment program oversight activities.
Table A.4 Summary of Burden Assumption Related to EPA Program Oversight
Federal Activity
Frequency
Burden (hours)
State pretreatment program approval request
Once per request. See Appendix D.
325
POTW pretreatment compliance schedule progress report[a]
12 per year
2
POTW pretreatment program approval request[a]
2 per year
40
POTW pretreatment program modification approval request[a]
2 per year
20
Annual POTW reports[a]
405 per year
20
Pretreatment compliance inspection (PCI)
324 per year
24
Review of Inspection and sampling of IU and SIU effluent data[a]
5,690 per year
0.5
Evaluation of the need to revise local limits[a]
81 per year
1
Categorical determination request
0 per year
20
Fundamentally different factors variance request
0 per year
400
Removal credit approval request[a]
1 per year
80
Removal credit self-monitoring report[a]
6 per year
1
[a]	For these activities, burden is apportioned to the Federal Government only where the Federal Government is the Approval Authority.
A.1.4.	Stormwater
A.1.4.1. Phase I MS4s
Activities related to Phase I MS4s include:
 Applications;
 Reports;
 Monitoring; and
 Other activities.
Underlying assumptions regarding burden estimates are described below.
Applications
Permittees. The estimated time per permittee required to prepare and submit an MS4 permit application is 60 hours and 80 hours for small and large MS4 systems, respectively. The frequency is once every 5 years.
States/federal. The estimated time required for state/federal respondents to review and process MS4 permit applications is 20 hours for both small and large MS4 systems.
Reports
Permittees. Reports under this category include compliance schedule reports at 0.75 hours per response, facility and permit transfer reports at 3 hours per response, permittee report of inaccurate previous information at 2 hours per response, and permittee report of planned facility changes at 4 hours per response. The estimated time required per respondent for preparing and submitting annual reports is 250 hours.
States/federal. The estimated time required for state/federal respondents to review and process permit reports is 8 hours, 1.6 hours, and 40 hours for petitions, small MS4 reports and Phase I MS4 reports, respectively.
Permittee Monitoring
Permittees. The estimated time per permittee required for each sampling response is 73 hours. The estimated time per required sampling analysis is 41 hours. Both are estimated to occur 20 times per year.
States. State activities related to permittee monitoring data are covered under section A.1.2.3.
Other Activities
Permittees. Activities and time required in this category include updating stormwater management plans (SWMPs) at 200 hours per response and Section 308(a) Letters at 8 hours per response. SWMPs are updated once every 5 years and EPA estimates that the Agency will receive 24 petitions for EPA to require industrial facilities discharging through the MS4 to obtain individual NPDES permits and 31 Section 308(a) Letters per year.
States/federal. The estimated time required for state/federal respondents to review and process SWMPs is 20 hours.
A.1.4.2. Non-municipal Stormwater Permits
Activities in this category include only individual permit applications submitted by industrial stormwater dischargers.
Permittees. The estimated time per permittee to complete a Form 1 application is 3 hours for a new permit and 1 hour for a renewal. The estimated time to complete a Form 2F application is 28.6 hours.
States/federal. The estimated time required for state/federal respondents to review and process a Form 1 application is 0.5 hours.
A.1.5.	General Permits
A.1.5.1. Phase II MS4s
Permittee activities related to Phase II MS4s include:
 NOIs; and
 Reports.
NOI
Permittees. The estimated time to per permittee prepare and submit an NOI is 60 hours and occurs once every 5 years.
States/federal. The estimated time required for state/federal respondents to review and process each NOI is 4 hours.
Reports
Permittees. Reports under this category include compliance schedule reports at 0.75 hours per response, facility and permit transfer reports at 3 hours per response, permittee report of inaccurate previous information at 2 hours per response, permittee report of planned facility changes at 4 hours per response, and annual reports at 100 hours per response. EPA estimates that 5% of MS4 permittees will submit compliance schedule reports and all permittees will submit an annual report. Other reports are submitted infrequently.
States/federal. The estimated time required for state/federal respondents to review and process permit reports ranges from 1 to 20 hours per report.
A.1.5.2. Stormwater Industrial Permits
Activities related to Stormwater Industrial General Permits (MSGP) include:
 NOIs;
 DMRs;
 Monitoring/Inspections;
 Reports; and
 Other activities.
Underlying assumptions regarding burden estimates are described below.
NOIs
Permittees. The estimated average time per permittee to prepare and submit an NOI is a weighted average of 1.6 hours based on 1.5 hours for state-administered permits and 3.9 for EPA-administered permits which includes additional time for the one third that report endangered species. Frequency is once every 5 years.
States/Federal. The estimated time required for state/federal respondents to process NOIs is 0.25 hours.
DMRs
Permittees. The estimated average time per permittee to prepare and submit a DMR is 2 hours and occurs 4 times every 5 years for 25% of permits and 8 times every 5 years for the other 75% of permits.
States/federal. The estimated time required for state/federal respondents to process DMRs is 0.16 hours per DMR plus 0.5 hours for follow-up of 20 percent of submissions.
Permittee Monitoring and Inspections
Permittees. The estimated average time per permittee to conduct sampling is 2.25 hours and analysis is 1.5 hours. Frequency is the same as for DMRs. The estimated average time to conduct annual site inspections is 4 hours for inspection plus 0.25 hours to submit the annual report.
States/federal. State/federal activities related to monitoring and inspection data are covered under the DMRs and Reports sections.
Reports
Permittees: Reports under this category include permittee report of inaccurate previous information at 2 hours per response, permittee report of planned facility changes at 4 hours per response, and permittee report of anticipated noncompliance at 5 hours per response.
States/federal. The estimated time required for state/federal respondents to review and process permit reports ranges from 4 to 20 hours.
Other Activities
Activities in this category include NOT submission, updating existing SWPPPs, and Section 308 requests.
Permittees. The estimated average time per permittee to prepare and submit a NOT is 0.5 hours and 8 hours each to update an existing SWPPP or prepare a Section 308 requests.
States/federal. The estimated time required for state/federal respondents to review and process NOTs is 0.25 hours.
A.1.5.3. Stormwater Construction
Activities related to Stormwater Construction General Permits include:
 NOIs/NOTs;
 Inspections;
 Reports; and
 Other activities.
Underlying assumptions regarding burden estimates are described below.
NOI/NOT
Permittees. The estimated average time per permittee to prepare and submit an NOI is 1.5 hours for large sites and 3.7 hours for small sites and occurs once. Those requiring an ESA evaluation will require 6 and 20 hours for informal and formal evaluations, respectively. The estimated average time to prepare and submit a NOT is 0.5 hours.
States/federal. The estimated average time to process and review is 1 hour for NOIs and 0.25 hours for NOTs.
Permittee Inspections
Permittees. The estimated average time per permittee to conduct stormwater site inspections is 0.25 hours for small and 0.5 hours for large construction sites.
States/federal. Site inspection data is normally stored at the construction site. Any related state/federal activities are covered under the Reports section below.
Reports
Reports in this category include: permittee report of planned facility changes, facility and permit transfer report, permittee report of inaccurate previous information, permittee report of anticipated noncompliance, unanticipated bypass/upset reports, maximum daily violation reports, and other noncompliance reports.
Permittees. The estimated average time per permittee to prepare these reports ranges from 2 to 5 hours.
States/federal. The estimated time required for state/federal respondents to review and process permit reports ranges from 4 to 20 hours.
Other Activities
Activities in this category include requesting waiver certification, development of SWPPPs, monitoring, and Section 308(a) letters.
Permittees. The estimated average time per permittee to prepare a waiver certification request is 1 hour. The estimated average time to prepare an SWPPP is 22.7 and 36.4 hours for small and large construction sites, respectively.
States/federal. The estimated average time to process and review waver certification requests and SWPPPs is 1 hour each.
A.1.5.4. Non-Stormwater
The activities in this category apply to general permits issued to cover classes of facilities with similar type discharges with different permits tailored to the class of facility. Activities related to non-stormwater general permits include:
 NOI;
 DMR;
 Monitoring and Inspection;
 Reports; and
 Other activities.
Underlying assumptions regarding burden estimates are described below.
NOI
Permittees. The estimated average time per permittee to prepare and submit an NOI is 1 hour.
States/federal. The estimated average time to process and review an NOI is 0.25 hours.
DMR
Permittees. The estimated average time per permittee to prepare and submit a DMR is 2 hours with frequency ranging from monthly to annually.
States/federal. The estimated average time to process and review DMRs is 0.27 hours (10 minutes plus 30 minutes for follow-up of 20% of DMRs)
Permittee Monitoring and Inspection
Permittees. The estimated average time per permittee to conduct sampling and inspection is 2.25 hours and analysis is 1.5 hours. Frequency is the same as for DMRs.
States/federal. State/federal activities related to permittee monitoring and inspection data are covered under the DMR section above.
Reports
Reports in this category include: permittee report of planned facility changes, facility and permit transfer report, permittee report of inaccurate previous information, permittee report of anticipated noncompliance, unanticipated bypass/upset reports, maximum daily violation reports, and other noncompliance reports.
Permittees. The estimated average time per permittee to prepare these reports ranges from 2 to 5 hours.
States/federal. The estimated average time to process and review these reports ranges from 1 to 20 hours.
Other Activities
The only activity in this category is Permittee Notice of Regulated Discharge Cessation.
Permittees. The time required per permittee to prepare and submit to the permitting authority a notice of cessation is estimated to be 1 hour and occurs annually for 1 percent of all non-stormwater general permits.
States/federal. The estimated average time to process each notice 4 hours.
A.1.5.5. Pesticides Applicators
The activities in this category are related to general permits for discharges from the application of pesticides included in the Pesticide Applicators ICR (OMB control no. 2040-0284; EPA ICR no. 2397.02). All activities are related to either the estimated 365,000 pesticide applicators or the NPDES authorized states. Burden estimates were derived for the total responses and total burden hours for each respondent type. There were no O&M, capital, or start-up costs. These estimates were then updated based on a current estimate of the number of pesticide applicators and number of authorized states shown in Appendix D. Burden estimates are associated with the following four types of activities related to the NPDES program:
 Activities directly related to obtaining coverage under a general permit (e.g., NOI);
 Activities associated with development of a plan (or worksheet);
 Monitoring; and
 Reporting.
Underlying assumptions regarding burden estimates are described below.
Pesticide Applicator General Permit NOI filing
Permittees. Pesticide applicators will take 2 hours to complete each NOI. EPA estimates 0.05 percent will require formal ESA-related evaluation by the Services (20 hours) and 0.1 percent requires an informal evaluation by the Services (6 hours). An estimated 2.5 percent of the regulated universe will need to file an NOI. The PGP designates specific applicators required to submit an NOI.
States/federal. Permitting authorities will spend 0.5 hours processing each NOI.
Pesticide Applicator General Permit NOT filing
Permittees. Pesticide applicators will spend 0.5 hours filling out an NOT. As stated above, only certain applicators are required to file an NOI and thus an NOT; representing an estimated 2.5 percent of the regulated universe.
States/federal. Permitting authorities will spend 0.25 hours processing each NOT.
Plan Development
Permittees. Fifty three percent of NOI filers will be required to develop a Pesticide Discharge Management Plan (40 hours). Twenty five percent of the plans will be updated annually with the average time of 2 hours.
States/federal. State/federal activities related to Pesticide Discharge Management Plans are covered under the NOI section.
Permittee Monitoring
Permittees. Estimated time to perform monitoring ranges from 1 to 16 times per year depending on size of operation. Each monitoring activity is estimated to take 0.25 hours.
States/federal. State/federal activities related to monitoring data are covered under the reports section below.
Reports
Permittees/states/federal. Table A.5 below presents a summary of assumptions regarding report submissions.
Table A.5 Assumptions for Pesticide Applicator Reports
Report
Percent of Permittees
Permittee Hours
Permit Authority Hours[a]
Annual report
	1.4%
                                                                              8
                                                                              1
Adverse incident
	0.01%
                                                                              4
                                                                              2
Corrective action
	0.1%
                                                                              5
                                                                              0
Planned facility changes
	0.1%
                                                                              4
                                                                            0.5
Anticipated noncompliance
	0.1%
                                                                              5
                                                                              2
Inaccurate previous information
	0.05%
                                                                              2
                                                                              1
Noncompliance
	0.05%
                                                                              5
                                                                              2
[a]	States and federal
A.1.5.6. Large Vessels
Activities for large vessels include: NOI/NOT filing, permit authorization and record of inspection (PARI) submission, annual report, routine inspections, annual inspections, drydock inspections, and monitoring.
Permittees. The estimated time required per respondent for performing the above items includes: 1 hour for an NOI, 0.25 hours for a PARI and occurs once every 5 years; 2 to 5 hours for various reports that occur on an as-needed basis; one hour for the annual report; 0.5 to 2 hours for self-inspections that occur on an annual basis; 2 to 4 hours for drydock inspections that occur once every 5 years; and 6 hours for semiannual monitoring.
Federal. Reviews are performed electronically at an estimated rate of 25 per hour.
A.1.5.7. Small Vessels (sVGP)
Activities related to the small vessels general permit include: PARI submission and PARI inspection documentation.
Permittees. The frequency of submission for the PARI is once every five years and is estimated to require 15 minutes to complete. Small vessels are required to conduct and document a self-inspection on a quarterly basis which is estimated to require 15 minutes to complete. Performance of these activities is not expected to occur until December 2017, so average annual burden reported in this ICR represents two years (2018 and 2019) of activity divided over three years.
Federal. Federal recordkeeping activities related to small vessels are estimated to be 0.05 hours per permittee once every 5 years.
A.1.6.	Animal Sector
The activities in this category apply to activities related to NPDES permits for CAFO and CAAP facilities included in the Consolidated Animal Sectors ICR (OMB control no. 2040-0250; EPA ICR no. 1989.10). All activities were divided and allocated on the basis of the type of respondent. Below is a list of the possible types of respondents.
 Authorized states for CAFOs;
 CAFO facilities;
 New CAFOs per year;
 Authorized states for CAAP; and
 CAAP facilities.
Burden estimates were derived for each respondent type. These estimates were then updated using the current estimate of the number of each respondent type (see Appendix D). There were no capital or start-up costs. Burden estimates are associated with six types of activities related to the NPDES program:
 Activities directly related to individual permit applications or permit coverage under a general permit (NOIs);
 Activities associated with plan development or special studies;
 Reporting, including certification;
 Recordkeeping; and
 Activities resulting from compliance assessments.
EPA has revised the burden estimates based on developments in the industry. Over time, many of the activities required as a result of the 2003 NPDES Permit Regulation and Effluent Limitation Guidelines and Standards for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) have become part of standard business practice and USDA standards and guidelines. USDA standards are specifically designed to guide farmers as they implement improved waste management practices to keep pace with the changing demands of the industry. USDA has issued extensive guidelines on these practices, including the requirements for Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans, the practice standards developed by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the Field Office Technical Guides, and the Agricultural Waste Management Field Handbook. Farmers are motivated to adhere to the USDA guidelines in part because of their own environmental stewardship goals, but also because operations that want to receive USDA financial or technical support are required to follow USDA guidelines to ensure continued eligibility for USDA programs. The combined effect of these external forces is that over time a number of activities required in EPA's original CAFO regulations have become standard industry practice, including regular visual inspections and manure and soil sampling. Thus, EPA concluded that these activities are no longer directly attributable to the NPDES regulations and should not be included in the ICR burden estimates. As a result, the substantial reductions in CAFO burden estimates shown in this ICR reflect the changes that have occurred since the implementation of the CAFO rule. In addition, there continues to be significant consolidation in the industry, so far fewer facilities exist that might be subject to regulation; this is reflected in the CAFO permit numbers in Appendix D. Burden estimates for CAAP facilities did not change significantly from the previous ICR.
Permittees. Table A.6 presents the underlying assumptions used to derive the source ICR burden estimates. Table A.7 presents burden assumptions for CAFO and CAAP facilities.
Table A.6 Underlying Assumptions for Animal Sector Permittees
Assumption
Value
Percent CAFOs in non-CAFO authorized states (ID, MA, NH, and NM)
                                                                           6.3%
Percent CAFOs covered by general permits
                                                                          70.0%
Annual CAFO inspection rate
                                                                          20.0%
Flow through and recirculating commercial facilities
                                                                           166
Flow through and recirculating non-commercial facilities
                                                                           178
Net pen facilities
                                                                            15
Total number of CAAP permittees in non-authorized states
                                                                           100
Percent of CAAP permittees seeking general permit coverage
                                                                            52%
Burden to develop/update NMP (hours)
                                                                           170

Table A.7 Summary of Burden Assumption for CAFO and CAAP Facilities
Activity Description
Frequency
Hours per Response
CAFOs
Read rule, determine requirements and plan
Once
                                                                              3
Complete/renew permit/NOI
Once every 5 years
                                                                              9
Develop/update NMP
Once every 5 years
                                                                            170
Prepare and submit annual report
Yearly
                                                                              2
Recordkeeping
Yearly
                                                                             80
Inspection
Once every 5 years
                                                                              4
CAAPs
Form 2B for CAAP facilities
Once every 5 years
                                                                              6
Complete notice of intent for general permit
Once every 5 years
                                                                              2
BMP plan development
Once every 5 years
                                                                             40
BMP training
Yearly
                                                                              6
BMP plan
Once every 5 years
                                                                           1.25
Investigational new animal drugs (INAD) program sign-up report
Occasionally/As Needed
                                                                              1
INAD or extra-label use report
Occasionally/As Needed
                                                                            1.5
Structural failure report
Occasionally/As Needed
                                                                              5
Spill report
Occasionally/As Needed
                                                                              2
Inspection, cleaning, maintenance & repair records
Ongoing
                                                                     103 to 118

States/federal. Table A.8 presents a summary of the burden assumptions for state/federal respondents.
Table A.8 Summary of State/Federal Burden Assumption for Animal Sector
Activity Description
Frequency
Hours per Response
Program modification
Occasionally/As Needed
                                                                             80
Review/process permits and NMPs
Every 5 years
                                                                             50
Public hearings/notice
Every 5 years
                                                                             20
Process Form 2B for CAAP Facilities
Ongoing
                                                                            0.5
Other noncompliance reports (CAFO permittees)
Occasionally/As Needed
                                                                              2
Report receipt (INAD program sign-up, spill, structural failure)
Occasionally/As Needed
                                                                            0.5
CAFO facility inspection
Once every 5 years
                                                                             16
Annual report review, all permitted CAFOs
Annual
                                                                              4
Research on environmental effects of INAD
Occasionally/As Needed
                                                                              3
Determination of site specific limits for INAD
Occasionally/As Needed
                                                                              3
Notify state fish & wildlife department
Occasionally/As Needed
                                                                            0.5
Review cause of failure and past reports to evaluate effectiveness of practices
Occasionally/As Needed
                                                                              1
A.1.7.	Cooling Water Intake Structures
A.1.7.1. Cooling Water Intake Structures Phase I - New Facilities
The activities in this category are related to application and recordkeeping requirements established by the section 316(b) New Facility Rule (66 FR 65256; December 18, 2001). Further, these activities were included in the ICR Supporting Statement Cooling Water Intake Structures Phase I - New Facilities (OMB control no. 2040-0241; EPA ICR no. 1973.06). The rule applies to industrial facilities constructed after January 2002 that withdraw significant quantities of cooling water from waters of the U.S. The rule requires new facilities to submit several distinct types of information as part of their NPDES permit application. In addition, the rule requires new facilities to maintain monitoring and reporting data as outlined by the permitting authority in their NPDES permits.
Below is a list of the types of respondents for which updated estimated respondent numbers were used to develop burden estimates:
 Average annual number of new CWIS facilities;
 Average annual number of new CWIS permits; and
 Average annual CWIS permit renewals.
Burden estimates were derived for each respondent type from the previous ICR and were updated using the current estimate of the number of each respondent (see Appendix D).
Permittees. Table A.9 presents the estimated burden hours and frequency per facility for first-time permit renewal applications and initial compliance activities. Table A.10 presents the estimated burden hours and frequency per facility for recurring activities that apply to all new CWIS facilities.
Table A.9 Estimated Facility Burden Hours for Initial Application and Compliance Activities for New CWIS Facilities
Permittee Application and Initial Compliance Activity
Frequency
Burden (hours)
Start-up activities
Once per new permit
                                                                             43
Permit application activities
Once per new permit
                                                                            146
Source waterbody flow information
Once per new permit
                                                                            104
Source water baseline biological characterization data
Once per new permit
                                                                            265
CWIS flow reduction requirements (Track I)
Once per new permit with closed cycle recirculating system (CCRS)
                                                                            108
CWIS velocity requirements (Track I)
Once per new permit with CCRS
                                                                            138
Design and construction technology plan (Track I)
Once per new permit with CCRS
                                                                            108
Comprehensive demonstration study plan (Track II)
Once per new permit without CCRS
                                                                            271
Source water baseline biological characterization study (Track II)
Once per new permit without CCRS
                                                                          5,196
Evaluation of potential CWIS effects (Track II)
Once per new permit without CCRS
                                                                          1,626
Verification monitoring plan (Track II)
Once per new permit without CCRS
                                                                            128
Freshwater verification study (Track II)
Once per new permit without CCRS with freshwater
                                                                             92
Estuary verification study (Track II)
Once per new permit without CCRS with estuarine water
                                                                            122
Initial biological monitoring for impingement (freshwater)
Two years per new permit with freshwater
                                                                            379
Initial biological monitoring for impingement (estuary)
Two years per new permit with estuary
                                                                            482
Initial biological monitoring for entrainment (freshwater)
Two years per new permit with freshwater
                                                                            614
Initial biological monitoring for entrainment (estuary)
Two years per new permit with estuary
                                                                            776

Table A.10 Estimated Facility Burden for Recurring Activities for New CWIS Facilities
Permittee Recurring Activity
Frequency
Burden (hours)
Permit application activities
Once every 5 years
                                                                             72
Source waterbody flow information
Once every 5 years
                                                                             31
Source water baseline biological characterization data
Once every 5 years
                                                                             79
CWIS flow reduction requirements (Track I)
Once every 5 years
                                                                            108
CWIS velocity requirements (Track I)
Once every 5 years
                                                                             75
Design and construction technology plan (Track I)
Once every 5 years
                                                                             43
Comprehensive demonstration study plan (Track II)
Once every 5 years
                                                                             80
Source water baseline biological characterization study -- freshwater (Track 2)
Once every 5 years
                                                                          2,808
Source water baseline biological characterization study -- marine (Track 2)
Once every 5 years
                                                                          5,268
Reduced biological monitoring for impingement (freshwater)
Annual per permit with freshwater
                                                                            191
Reduced biological monitoring for impingement (estuary)
Annual per permit with estuary
                                                                            244
Reduced biological monitoring for entrainment (freshwater)
Annual per permit with freshwater
                                                                            308
Reduced biological monitoring for entrainment (estuary)
Annual per permit with estuary
                                                                            392
Velocity monitoring
Annual per permit
                                                                            163
Inspection of installed technologies
Annual per permit with once-through cooling
                                                                            253
Yearly status report activities
Annual per permit
                                                                            348

States/federal. Table A.11 presents the estimated burden hour and frequency for state agencies and EPA acting as the permit authority.
Table A.11 Estimated State Agency and EPA Activity Burden Associated with New CWIS Facilities
State/Federal Activities
Frequency
Burden (hours)
Permitting authority permit issuance activities (Track I)
Once per new permit with CCRS
                                                                            188
Permitting authority permit issuance activities (Track II)
Once per new permit with once-through cooling
                                                                            646
Verification study review
Once per new permit
                                                                             21
Annual permitting authority activities
Annual per permit
                                                                             50
A.1.7.2. Cooling Water Intake Structures Phase III - New Offshore Oil and Gas Facilities
The activities in this category are related to NPDES application, monitoring, and recordkeeping requirements established by the 316(b) Phase III Rule (71 FR 35006; June 16, 2006). Further, these activities were included in the Supporting Statement for Cooling Water Intake Structures at Phase III Facilities (Renewal) contained in a separate ICR (OMB control no. 2040-0268, EPA ICR no. 2169.05). This regulation applies to offshore oil and gas facilities that commence construction after July 17, 2006. The permitting authority for all offshore oil and gas facilities is the Federal Government and thus there is no burden for state or local governments.
Below is a list of the types of respondents for which updated estimated respondent numbers were used to develop burden estimates:
 Average annual new offshore oil & gas facilities applying for an NPDES permit;
 Average annual new offshore oil & gas re-applying for an NPDES permit; and
 Average annual new offshore oil & gas facilities performing annual activities.
Burden estimates were derived from the previous ICR for each respondent type and were updated using the current estimate of the number of each respondent type (see Appendix D).
Permittees. Table A.12 presents the estimated burden hours and frequency per facility for permit renewal applications. Table A.13 presents the estimated burden hours and frequency per facility for recurring activities that apply to all new Phase III CWIS facilities.
Table A.12 Estimated Facility Burden for Initial Permit Renewal Applications and Compliance Activities
Permittee Initial Application Activity
Frequency
Burden (hours)
Start-up activities
Once per new permit
                                                                             43
Permit application activities
Once per new permit
                                                                             51
Source water body flow information
Once per new permit
                                                                             38
CWIS velocity information
Once per new permit
                                                                            150
Design and construction technology plan
Once per new permit
                                                                             36
Source water baseline biological characterization study
Once per new permit
                                                                            166

Table A.13 Estimated Facility Burden for Recurring Activities
Permittee Recurring Activity
Frequency
Burden (hours)
Start-up activities
Once every 5 years
                                                                             13
Permit application activities
Once every 5 years
                                                                             13
Source water body flow information
Once every 5 years
                                                                             11
CWIS velocity information
Once every 5 years
                                                                             45
Design and construction technology plan
Once every 5 years
                                                                             20
Source water baseline biological characterization study
Once every 5 years
                                                                             49
Biological monitoring for impingement
Annual per permit
                                                                            530
Biological monitoring for entrainment
Annual per permit with entrainment requirements
                                                                            370
Biological monitoring for entrainment (Alaska)
Annual per permit in AK with entrainment requirements
                                                                            516
Velocity monitoring
Annual per permit
                                                                            163
Visual inspections
Annual per permit
                                                                            253
Yearly status report activities
Annual per permit
                                                                            223

States. Offshore oil and gas facilities operate in federal waters, there is no state burden.
Federal. Table A.14 presents the estimated burden hours and frequency for federal oversight activities.
Table A.14 Estimated Facility Burden for Federal Oversight
Federal Permit Oversight
Frequency
Burden (hours)
Permitting authority permit issuance activities (per facility)
Once per new permit
                                                                           229
Permitting authority permit renewal activities (per facility)
Once every 5 years
                                                                           104
Annual Permitting authority activities (per facility)
Annual per permit
                                                                             50
A.1.7.3. Cooling Water Intake Structures Existing Facilities
The activities in this category are related to NPDES application and recordkeeping requirements defined under the 316(b) Existing Facility Rule (79 FR 48300; August 15, 2014); which was included in the Supporting Statement for Existing Facilities Final Rule contained in a separate ICR (OMB control no. 2040-0257; EPA ICR no. 2060.07). This regulation applies to industrial facilities constructed prior to January 2002 that withdraw significant quantities of cooling water from waters of the U.S. The rule became effective October 14, 2014. A major component of the burden is associated with the preparation of permit application materials required under 122.21(r)(2)-(13) which must be submitted during the first permit renewal that occurs during the five year period after October 2014. Once the permit has been renewed, the burden will be associated with annual monitoring and reporting activities and the subsequent permit renewal applications for which the burden is significantly reduced compared to the initial renewal. The initial CWIS Existing Facility Rule ICR covered the burden associated with the three-year period from October 2014 through October 2017. Because the initial permit renewal is spread out over a five-year period and the previous ICR assumed minimal application burden in the first year, the burden included in this ICR will include the final three of the initial permit renewal years which correspond to the period with the highest burdens.
Below is a list of the types of respondents for which updated estimated respondent numbers were used to develop burden estimates:
 Total power plants;
 Total power plants with a design intake flow (DIF) greater than 50 MGD;
 Total power plants with an actual intake flow (AIF) greater than 125 MGD;
 Total manufacturers with cooling water;
 Total manufacturers with an AIF greater than 125 MGD;
 Annual new power plant units; and
 Annual new manufacturer units.
Burden estimates were derived from the previous ICR for each respondent type and were updated using the current estimate of the number of each respondent type (see Appendix D).
Permittees. Table A.15 presents the estimated burden hours and frequency per facility for first time permit renewal applications and initial compliance activities. Table A.16 presents the estimated burden hours and frequency per facility for recurring activities that apply to all new CWIS facilities.
Table A.15 Estimated per facility burden hours and frequency for first time permit renewal applications and initial compliance activities
Initial permittee application activity
Frequency
Burden (hours)
Permit application activities for power plants with DIF>=50 MG w/ AIF<125 MGD
Once per first permit renewal
                                                                            709
Permit application activities for power plants with DIF>=50 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD
Once per first permit renewal
                                                                          2,201
Permit application activities for power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and <= 50 MGD and manufacturers > 2 MGD w/ AIF<125 MGD
Once per first permit renewal
                                                                            481
Permit application activities for manufacturers > 2 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD
Once per first permit renewal
                                                                          2,531
Permit application activities for new generating or manufacturing units
Once per new unit
                                                                            260

Table A.16 Estimated per facility burden hours and frequency for recurring activities that apply to all existing CWIS facilities
Annual activities
Frequency
Burden (hours)
Compliance monitoring - all existing facilities (power plants and manufacturing)
Annual
                                                                            357
Recurring reporting and recordkeeping - existing facilities (power plants and manufacturing)
Annual
                                                                             11
Compliance monitoring - new units
Annual
                                                                             90
Recurring reporting and recordkeeping - new units
Annual
                                                                             20

States/federal. Table A.17 presents the estimated annual number of responses and burden hours per response for state agencies and EPA.
Table A.17 Estimated annual number of responses and burden by facility type for state agencies and EPA
Facility type
Average responses/ year
Burden hours/ response
Permit application activities

States
EPA
States and EPA
Power plants with DIF>=50 MG w/ AIF<125 MGD
                                                                            925
                                                                           23.3
                                                                             13
Power plants with DIF>=50 MGD w/ AIF>125 MGD
                                                                            528
                                                                           15.3
                                                                             23
Power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and <= 50 MGD and manufacturers > 2 MGD w/ AIF<125 MGD
                                                                          1,259
                                                                           33.7
                                                                             13
Power plants with DIF> 2 MGD and <= 50 MGD and manufacturers > 2 MGD w/ AIF<125 MGD
                                                                             41
                                                                             26
                                                                             24
New units
                                                                             16
                                                                              2
                                                                             11
Annual activities
All facilities
                                                                          2,078
                                                                          1,065
                                                                              3
A.1.8.	Other
A.1.8.1. Industrial Facility "No Stormwater Exposure" Certification
The no exposure provision of the stormwater regulations provides industrial facilities with industrial materials and activities that are sheltered from stormwater a simplified way of complying by certifying that there is no exposure to stormwater.
Permittees. An estimated 36,377 industrial facilities are eligible for "no exposure certification" over a 5-year period. The time to complete and submit the certification is 0.75 hours.
States/federal. Permitting authorities will spend 1 hour reviewing and processing each certification.
A.1.8.2. Airports
The Airport Deicing ELG allows airports to certify that they are not using deicers containing urea for airfield pavement deicing operations to become exempt from permitting requirements.
Permittees. The time to complete and submit the certification is 1 hour.
A.1.8.3. Alaska Lands
Permittees. The estimated total hours per permittee respondent for submission of an application for Transportation and Utility Systems and Facilities on Federal Lands (Alaskan Lands Application) is 30 hours per application.
A.1.8.4. NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule
The Electronic Reporting Rule ICR included both the initial one-time activities associated with the transition to electronic reporting (primarily in the first three years after promulgation) and ongoing activities, which reflect considerable burden reductions associated with data entry and document mailing. The Electronic Reporting Rule became effective December 21, 2015 and thus the Electronic Reporting Rule ICR covers the calendar years 2016, 2017, and 2018. The various requirements and deadlines are divided into two phases. The corresponding timeframe for today's ICR is 2017, 2018, and 2019.
Phase 1 of the Electronic Reporting Rule requires authorized state NPDES programs to electronically transmit basic facility and permit information to EPA within the first year. After one year (by December 21, 2016) authorized programs must begin electronically transmitting their state data, including information generated from compliance assessment (e.g., inspections), violation determinations, and enforcement actions. Also, starting on December 21, 2016 permittees must submit DMRs electronically. In addition, by this deadline, facilities permitted under the NPDES biosolids program where EPA is the control authority must submit annual reports electronically. Thus, by the beginning of the three-year period covered by this ICR, the majority of the one-time implementation activities associated with Phase 1 will have been completed. For the purposes of this ICR, the implementation activities are assumed to be mostly completed and only ongoing activities related to the Phase 1 and Phase 2 requirements will be included.
Under Phase 2, authorized programs have until December 21, 2020 to begin electronically collecting, managing, and sharing the Phase 2 NPDES program data. This information includes:
 General permit reports (NOI, NOT, No Exposure Certification (NOE), and Low Erosivity Waiver and Other Waivers from Stormwater Controls (LEW));
 Sewage Sludge/Biosolids Annual Program Report (where the state is the authorized NPDES biosolids program); and
 Other NPDES program reports (CAFO Annual Report, MS4 Program Reports, Pretreatment Program Reports, SIU Compliance Reports in Municipalities without approved Pretreatment Programs, Sewer Overflow Event Reports, CWA Section 316(b) Annual Reports).
Thus, the change in burden associated with conversion from paper to electronic reporting will occur over a five-year period, half of which will fall within the three-year period covered by this ICR. As Phase 2 requirements for many other reports are phased in, EPA expects more reports will switch to electronic transmission but this ICR only includes one additional year past the existing ICR.
Permittees. Permittee activities include:
 Passcode reset;
 DMR mailing (O&M savings see section A.2.2.9); and
 Report mailing (O&M savings see section A.2.2.9)).
The ongoing burden for permittees includes 0.4 hours per respondent per year to periodically reset the passcode. Burden for completing DMRs and reports is assumed to be relatively unchanged because the forms need to be completed regardless of whether they are prepared in electronic or paper format.
States. State agency activities include:
 Transfer of data from current state system to EPA system;
 Training and technical support;
 Required programmatic data entry;
 Data entry reduction -- DMRs;
 Data entry reduction -- reports; and
 DMR printing/mailing (O&M savings see section A.2.2.9).
Underlying assumptions regarding burden estimates are described below.
Transfer of Data
The analysis assumes states currently operating their own systems will bear an ongoing annual cost to manage transfer of data between their system and EPA's. The annual burden estimate per state is 2,080 hours and is based on an estimate of 1 full-time equivalent (FTE), or 2,080 hours, of programmer/technical labor per state per year.
Training and Technical Support
The analysis also assumes that each authorized NPDES program, whether it operates its own system or uses EPA's tools, will bear an ongoing annual cost to provide training and technical support to regulated entities. The estimated annual training and technical support burden per authorized state is 2 FTEs of programmer/technical labor per state per year or 4,160 hours of programmer/technical labor. This is a conservative estimate based on the upper end of the range reported in comments submitted by states.
Required Programmatic Data Entry
Ongoing data entry associated with states submitting required programmatic data to EPA is estimated to have a total annual labor cost of $3,857,000 which is equivalent to 85,445 hours.
Data Entry Reduction -- DMRs
Estimated reductions for processing DMRs for states are based on 20 minutes (0.33 hours) per DMR form with many facilities submitting multiple forms. The average reduction per facility DMR submission is estimated to be 0.75 hours.
Data Entry Reduction -- Reports
Estimated reductions for processing general permit reports and program reports for states are based on 7.5 minutes (0.125 hours) per report.
Federal. Federal activities include:
 Operate and maintain the necessary changes in the ICIS-NPDES system;
 Data entry reduction -- DMRs and reports;
 Oversight Letters; and
 DMR printing/mailing (O&M savings see section A.2.2.9).
Underlying assumptions regarding burden estimates are described below.
Operate and Maintain Changes in the ICIS-NPDES System
The estimated annual EPA burden for ongoing activities to operate and maintain the necessary changes in the ICIS-NPDES system required by the rule is estimated at 16,389 hours per year.
Data Entry Reduction -- DMRs and Reports
EPA Regions would receive savings from no longer having to enter information submitted by regulated entities on paper DMRs, general permit reports, and program reports. The average burden reduction per region for this activity is -2,481 hours.
Oversight Letters
When an authorized state, tribe, or territory has less than 90% participation rate for one or more data groups, EPA will use its CWA authority and ICR to issue targeted individual notices requiring NPDES-regulated entities to utilize their NPDES program's electronic reporting system. It is estimated there will be 14,624 letters during the 3 year period or an average of 4,875 per year. It is estimated each letter will require 0.5 hours to prepare and send.
A.1.9.	General State Activities
This category applies to permitting authority activities that are not directly attributable to the individual categories described above.
A.1.9.1. Certification of EPA-issued Permits
When EPA issues NPDES permits, it must ensure that the permits are in compliance with state laws, including WQS. Under CWA Section 401, EPA may not issue a permit until the state certifies that the permit is in compliance with state laws. The respondents to this item are the estimated 637 entities including states, tribes, and U.S. territories that must certify EPA-issued permits. The average respondent burden is estimated to be 4 hours.
A.1.9.2. Inspection and Investigation
Authorized states are required to maintain a "program for periodic inspections of the facilities and activities subject to regulation." 40 CFR 123.26(b)(2). Under EPA's Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Compliance Monitoring Strategy (available at http://www2.epa.gov/compliance/clean-water-act-national-pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-compliance-monitoring), authorized states prepare annual Compliance Monitoring Strategy (CMS) plans that articulate commitments for compliance assessment activities (e.g., inspections) and end-of-year reports that summarize CMS plan implementation over the prior year. EPA has developed a template for states to use when preparing CMS plans and end-of-year reports.
The various types of compliance monitoring activities conducted by permitting authorities include:
 Compliance Sampling Inspection (CSI). The estimated burden for this inspection is 120 hours.
 Compliance Evaluation Inspection (CEI). The estimated burden for this inspection is 24 hours.
 Performance Audit Inspection (PAI). The estimated burden for this inspection is 96 hours.
 Diagnostic Inspection (DI). The estimated burden for this inspection is 128 hours.
 Compliance Biomonitoring Inspection (CBI). The estimated burden for this inspection is 240 hours.
 Toxic Sampling Inspection (XSI). The estimated burden for this inspection is 280 hours.
 Reconnaissance Inspection (RI). The RI is the briefest of all NPDES inspections; the estimated burden for this inspection is 8 hours.
The list of compliance monitoring activities described above is not the complete set of activities that EPA and states conduct pursuant to the CMS. EPA estimates that on an annual basis for major facilities 9 percent receive CSIs, 68 percent receive CEIs, 6 percent receive PAIs, 1 percent receive CBIs, 0.4 percent receive XSIs, 18 percent receive RIs, and an additional 0.3 percent of municipal major facilities receive DIs. Of the minor facilities, 3 percent receive CSIs and 17 percent receive CEIs. In addition, 10 percent of industrial stormwater general permittees, 5 percent of large (> 5 acres) construction stormwater general permittees, 2.5 percent of small (1-5 acres) construction stormwater general permittees, 20 percent of Phase I MS4s, and one-seventh of Phase II MS4s receive RIs.
Also, EPA revised the estimates to include CEIs for 20 percent of MS4 permittees, 10 percent of industrial stormwater general permittees, and 10 percent of construction stormwater general permittees which EPA discovered had not been included in the previous ICR.
A.1.9.3. Submittal of Permit Information to EPA
This item applies to requirements for authorized states to make available to EPA for review any information obtained or used in the administration of a state program. The burden estimate assumes that states must submit all major permits, about 5 percent of minor permits, and all general permits. Time required is estimated to be 10 minutes each and applies to 70 percent of the major permits, 5 percent of the minor permits, and 100 percent of the general permits transmitted to EPA. The remaining 30 percent of major permits require 2 hours of transmittal time.
A.1.9.4. NPDES Program Authorization
This category includes: state requests that an authorized program be transferred back to EPA, with a burden estimate of 480 hours; state requests for NPDES program modifications, with a burden estimate of 250 hours; and state requests for sewage sludge program approval under Part 501, with a burden estimate of 750 hours. EPA estimates that one state will request program authorization, one authorized state over the three-year period will request that an authorized program or program component be transferred, 12 over the three-year period will request program modification to update their legal authorities in response to the regulatory changes (e.g., rulemakings, state water quality standards revisions, etc.) anticipated in the NPDES program, and one over the 3-year period will request a sewage sludge program approval.
A.2. Estimating Respondent Costs
Once burden hours are estimated, the next step is to estimate the labor cost for respondents and the capital costs required to complete each activity. The total cost for each respondent activity is composed of the following:
      Labor cost;
      Operating and maintenance (O&M) cost; and
      Capital/start-up cost.
The results of the respondents' costs analysis are presented in the Detailed Respondent Burden Results by Category table in Appendix B.
A.2.1. Estimating Labor Costs
When calculating respondent labor costs, EPA makes the following assumptions:
      EPA used a labor rate of $45.14 per hour for all authorized state and territory respondent activities defined in this ICR. This hourly rate was based on the average hourly wage for state and municipal employees as determined by the U.S. Department of Labor.
      The average hourly rate for municipal employees, which account for all POTW and MS4 costs, as determined by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, is $37.29 (including overhead costs of 50 percent).
      EPA assumes the average hourly rate in the private sector is $57.42.
      EPA determined the hourly employment cost of federal employees using methodology established in previous ICRs. According to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 2016 General Schedule (2016-GS), the average annual salary of a government employee at the GS-9, Step 10 level is $55,666. At 2,080 hours per year, the hourly wage is $26.76. Assuming overhead costs of 60 percent, or $16.06 per hour, the fully loaded cost of employment for a federal employee is $42.82.
A.2.2. Operating and Maintenance (O&M) Costs
Most calculations in this ICR account for labor costs only. A facility incurs O&M costs when it uses services, materials, or supplies needed to comply with the rule's reporting and recordkeeping requirements that the facility will not use otherwise. Another type of O&M cost is for the purchase of contracted services such as laboratory analyses. The purchase of supplies such as filing cabinets and services such as photocopying or boat rental, is also considered O&M costs, and may also be referred to as ODCs. All costs presented in this section have been adjusted with the Consumer Price Index to August 2016 dollars. These costs are linked to the distinctive activities described below.
A.2.2.1. Application Requirements for NPDES Permits (Forms for POTWs and PrOTWs)
Assumptions and estimates for these O&M costs (i.e., testing/contractor costs) are detailed in Tables A.18 to A.20. These assumptions come from the prior ICR (OMB Control no. 2040-0086, EPA ICR no. 0226.18).
Table A.18 Estimate of POTWs that Perform Form 2A Pollutant Testing In-House
Facility type
Basic conventional and nonconventional
Additional conventional and nonconventional
Priority pollutants and state WQS
Multiple species biomonitoring
≺ 0.1 mgd, no priority pollutants.
                                                                            60%

0.1 - 1.0 mgd, no priority pollutants.
                                                                            80%
                                                                            80%

Minors, with priority pollutants.
                                                                            85%
                                                                            85%
                                                                            50%
                                                                            85%
Majors, no priority pollutants.
                                                                            85%
                                                                            85%
                                                                            10%
                                                                            75%
Majors, with priority pollutants.
                                                                            90%
                                                                            90%
                                                                            70%
                                                                            85%

Table A.19 Estimate of POTWs that Perform Form 2S pollutant Testing In-House
Facility type
Basic conventional and nonconventional
NPDES POTWs
                                                                            95%
NPDES PrOTWs
                                                                            95%
Sludge Only POTWs
                                                                            50%
Sludge Only PrOTWs
                                                                            50%

Table A.20 Testing/Contractor costs (O&M costs)

Tests/year
Cost per test ($)
Total $
Form 2A

Basic conventional and non-conventional
                                                                              3
                                                                           $119
                                                                      $202,419
Additional conventional and non-conventional
                                                                              3
                                                                           $237
                                                                      $250,983
Priority pollutants/state WQS
                                                                              3
                                                                         $1,365
                                                                    $3,144,960
Multiple species biomonitoring
                                                                              1
                                                                         $9,496
                                                                    $2,032,144
Form 2S

NPDES and sludge-only facilities
                                                                              1
                                                                          $237
                                                                       $68,493
Section 308 Requests

Municipal (complex)
                                                                              1
                                                                        $1,365
                                                                        $4,778
Nonmunicipal (medium)
                                                                              1
                                                                        $1,187
                                                                        $5,638
A.2.2.2. Baseline Determination and Estimate of the Incremental Monitoring Burden and Cost for Remining Sites (DMR Sampling Analysis)
EPA assumes that baseline determination monitoring and annual monitoring costs will be required for all the reporting requirements for mining sites in Indiana (5), Kentucky (7), and Tennessee (9). EPA assumes a sample analysis and mileage cost of $34/sample adjusted to August 2016 using the CPI (Source: Baseline Standards and BMPs for the Coal Mining Point Source Category-Coal Remining Subcategory and Western Alkaline Coal Mining Subcategory ICR; OMB control no. 2040-0239; EPA ICR no. 1944.03).
A.2.2.3. Minimum Monitoring Requirements for Direct Discharging Mills in the Bleached Papergrade Kraft and Soda Subcategory and the Papergrade Sulfite Subcategory of the Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Point Source Category (DMR Sampling Analysis)
To estimate O&M costs associated with these activities, EPA assumes that mills will send their collected samples to outside laboratories for analysis. Some facilities could perform in-house analysis for some pollutants (i.e., adsorbable organic halides (AOX) and/or chloroform). However, for the purposes of this ICR, EPA assumed that all analyses will be contracted to outside laboratories to express the full potential analytical costs of minimum monitoring on Subparts B and E mills. In the future, facilities might elect to conduct analysis in house, particularly AOX analyses, because the monitoring requirement is daily.
Analytical costs performed at outside laboratories were taken from the Minimum Monitoring Requirements for Direct Discharging Mills in the Bleached Papergrade Kraft and Soda Subcategory and the Papergrade Sulfite Subcategory of the Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Point Source Category ICR (OMB control no. 2040-0243; EPA ICR no. 1878.02). These costs are $183 for AOX, $1,326 for TCDD/TCDF, $757 for chlorinated phenolics, and $408 for chloroform.
Seventy-five Subpart B Bleached Papergrade Kraft & Soda mills perform daily sampling for AOX, weekly sampling for chloroform, and monthly grab sampling for TCDD, TCDF, and chlorinated phenolics. Thirty-eight Subpart B Bleached Papergrade Kraft & Soda mills perform monthly composite sampling for TCDD, TCDF, and chlorinated phenolics. Five of the Subpart E Ca / Sodium / Mg Sulfite mills perform daily AOX sampling. Two each for the Subpart E Ammonium Sulfite and Specialty Grade perform monthly sampling for TCDD, TCDF, and chlorinated phenolics.
A.2.2.4. Animal Sector Testing/Analysis and Public Notice Costs
The Animal Sector includes O&M costs that account for state agencies issuing public notices and certain testing and analysis costs incurred by respondents that perform activities outside the normal operation practices. O&M costs are based on costs from the Consolidated Animal Sectors ICR (OMB control no. 2040-0250; EPA ICR no. 1989.10). The average cost for state agencies to issue a public notice was $1,410 per notice and the average testing and analysis cost was $76 per event. O&M for recordkeeping was assumed to be 10% of recordkeeping labor costs.
A.2.2.5. Pretreatment
There are O&M costs incurred by IUs for discharge monitoring. The total annual respondent O&M costs associated with this ICR are estimated to be $2,565,555.
A.2.2.6. CWIS Phase I O&M and ODC Costs
O&M and ODC costs are associated with multiple activities including flow, velocity and biological monitoring. EPA assumes that samples taken for the Source Water Baseline Biological Characterization Study to be included with the application will be analyzed by a contracted laboratory. For annual O&M costs, EPA assumes that entrainment monitoring sampling analysis will be performed by an outside laboratory. Table A.21 presents a summary of average O&M and ODC costs per permit for each activity category.
Table A.21 Summary of CWIS Phase I O&M and ODC Average Annual Costs per Permit
Activity category
O&M/ODC Cost
(August 2016 Dollars)
Costs for NPDES permit application activities
                                                                       $34,496
Costs for NPDES permit renewal activities
                                                                       $29,820
Costs for NPDES permit annual activities
                                                                       $10,853
A.2.2.7. Cooling Water Intake Structures Phase III - New Offshore Oil and Gas Facilities O&M Costs
Estimated O&M costs for permit application and permit renewal activities include $993 for various ODCs. For annual O&M costs, EPA assumed that the analysis of impingement monitoring samples will be done on-site, while entrainment monitoring samples is performed by an outside laboratory. Laboratory analysis for entrainment samples is estimated to cost $3,963 per year per facility. The ODCs associated with biological monitoring are estimated to be approximately $869 per facility. Table A.22 presents a summary of the estimated annual O&M costs across all CWIS Phase III Facilities
Table A.22 Summary of Estimated Annual Total O&M Costs for All CWIS Phase III Facilities
Activity Category
O&M/ODC Cost
(August 2016 Dollars)
Total facility cost estimates for NPDES permit application activities
                                                                        $5,960
Total facility cost estimates for NPDES permit application activities (renewals)
                                                                        $5,960
Total facility cost estimates for annual monitoring and inspection activities
                                                                      $847,934
A.2.2.8. Cooling Water Intake Structures Existing Facility O&M Costs
O&M costs include costs for the operation and upkeep of capital equipment, cost for the purchase of contracted services, such as laboratory analyses, and the purchase of supplies such as filing cabinets and services such as photocopying or boat rental which are referred to as other direct costs (ODCs). Table A.23 presents a summary of the estimated annual O&M costs across all CWIS Existing Facilities.
Table A.23 Estimated Annual O&M Costs for Existing Facility
Activity Category
O&M/ODC cost
(August 2016 Dollars)
Total facility cost estimates for NPDES permit application activities
                                                                    $13,415,373
Total facility cost estimates for annual activities
                                                                     $1,135,294
A.2.2.9 Electronic Reporting Rule
Once regulated entities establish their electronic accounts, they will experience savings because they no longer have to mail their submissions to the permitting authority. Regulated entities submitting DMRs electronically will save on paper and postage. According to EPA program experts, the average DMR form is five pages long. DMRs are partially filled out by the regulated entity, sent to an independent laboratory for completion, and then sent to the permitting authority. Therefore, electronic DMR submission will save two standard envelopes, two first class stamps and five to 20 pages of paper. The average total was $1.15 per submission. Estimated paper and mailing saving for program reports is $0.56 per submission. In the source ICR, the report savings applied to each sludge report, pretreatment report, and CSO report only. Using data from "year 2" (third year - 2018) in the existing ICR, the estimated annual number of DMRs is 249,156 for municipal respondents and 809,361 for private respondents. The estimated annual number of program reports is 7,175.
EPA Regions with NPDES authority and authorized state NPDES programs will also experience savings from no longer sending pre-populated DMR forms to regulated entities. Prior to the implementation of electronic reporting, authorized states would mail DMR forms with regulated entity-specific limits to an estimated 50% of all NPDES-regulated entities. EPA estimates electronic DMR submission will save EPA and state agencies an average of $4.12 per DMR in paper and mailing costs.
A.2.3. Capital/Start-up Costs
Most calculations in the ICR account for labor costs only. The ICR does, however, account for certain capital and start-up costs incurred by respondents that perform activities outside the normal operating practices. All costs presented in this section have been adjusted with the Consumer Price Index to August 2016 dollars. These costs are linked to several distinctive activities.
A.2.3.1. CSO Control Policy (CSO Notification)
The capital costs associated with public notification of CSO locations, events, and public health and environmental effects are included in this ICR. The costs are those for municipalities to replace notification signs. From estimates presented in the previous CSO Control Policy ICR (OMB control no. 2040-0170; EPA ICR no. 1680.04) each sign will be replaced every 10 years which is equal to an average annual cost of $12.
A.2.3.2. Baseline Determination and Estimate of the Incremental Monitoring Burden and Cost for Remining Sites (DMR Sampling Analysis)
EPA assumes that flow metering from an installed weir is required for mining sites in Indiana and Tennessee. For all other states, EPA assumes that flow metering is already required and installed as part of the state Rahall remining permit program.
For Indiana and Tennessee, EPA assumes installed weir costs of $1,568 on the basis of an escalation of 2004 cost estimates from previous the Baseline Standards and BMPs for the Coal Mining Point Source Category-Coal Remining Subcategory and Western Alkaline Coal Mining Subcategory ICR (OMB control no. 2040-0239; EPA ICR no. 1944.03) (originally from Weir & Flume Sales Company and Tarco Tech Industries). Indiana will have 5 sites/year x 4 preexisting discharge points/site. Tennessee will have 9 sites/year x 4 preexisting discharge points/site. These costs are annualized using a 7 percent discount rate and an estimated 10-year life for the weir.
A.2.3.3. Start-up Costs for the Animal Sector
Start-up capital costs for Animal Sector facilities include the $36 purchase of a soil auger to collect soil samples and the $43 purchase of a manure sampler. CAFOs will also need pay $43 to install depth markers in their lagoons. All operations will need to expend an estimated $1,397 to develop the NMP elements that pertain to the production area, including performing an engineering analysis of the waste storage volume requirements needed to comply with the CAFO rule.
A.2.3.4. CWIS Phase I Purchase and Installation of Pilot Study Technology
EPA anticipates that Track II facilities that operate once-through cooling intakes will perform pilot studies to determine the effectiveness of their chosen technology. For costing purposes, EPA is assuming that a pilot study will be performed using a Gunderboom system. EPA estimated the pilot study would cost $307,000.
A.2.3.5. CWIS Phase III New Offshore Oil and Gas
EPA estimated that the initial permit application capital costs for installing a remote monitoring device for impingement monitoring at each facility was $25,392.

Appendix B -- Detailed Respondent Burden Results by Category
 Table B.1 presents the calculated respondent burden and cost estimates grouped by activity type and respondent type. This table includes a section for respondents that are permit holders (which can include both private and municipal entities) and a section for respondents which are states acting as the NPDES permitting authority.
(See attached PDF document)

Appendix C -- Detailed Agency Burden Estimates
Table C.1 presents a summary of the Agency burden associated with administration of individual permits similar to the state activities in Appendix B. Table C.1 presents a summary of the Agency burden that is associated with NPDES program oversight.
(See attached PDF document)

Appendix D -- Number of Respondents in Each Input Category
Table D.1 presents the number of respondents in each respondent input category. These values were used to derive the adjusted burden estimates to account for changes in the number of respondents from the previous ICR. Estimates for the number of respondent for each type of permit are based on data from either queries to the NPDES-ICIS database conducted in September 2016, EPA estimates, or values from previous ICRs.
(See attached PDF document)
Appendix E -- Number of Unique Respondents
 Table E.1 presents a summary of the number of respondents in each permit category. On the basis of 2010 U.S. Census data, an estimated 94.85 percent of the U.S. population resides in the 46 states and 1 territory authorized to issue individual and general permits. This population percentage has been applied to the respondent values to estimate the distribution of those individual and general permittees that report directly to authorized states. As with the number of respondents in Appendix D, estimates for the number of unique respondent for each type of permit are based on data from either queries to the NPDES-ICIS database conducted in September 2016, EPA estimates, or values from previous ICRs.
(See attached PDF document)

Appendix F -- Copy of Regulation Authorizing Data Collection and Federal Register Notice
F.1	Clean Water Act Section 402
(See attached PDF document)
F.2	ICR Federal Register Notice
(See attached PDF document)

Appendix G -- Application Forms
Forms included:
    Application Forms 1, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2S;
    Construction General Permit NOI, NOT;
    Pesticide General Permit NOI, NOT, Annual Report;
    Multi Sector General Permit NOI, NOT, DMR, Annual Report, No Exposure Certification Form;
    Vessel General Permit NOI, NOT, PARI;
    Small Vessel General Permit PARI; and
    Uniform Federal Transportation/Utility System Application Form
(See attached PDF document)


[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 24 (Friday, February 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6648-6649]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02344]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2021-0118]

Pipeline Safety: Request for Special Permit; Florida Gas
Transmission Company, LLC

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA);
DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: PHMSA is publishing this notice to solicit public comments on
a request for a special permit received from the Florida Gas
Transmission Company, LLC (FGT). The special permit request is seeking
relief from compliance with certain requirements in the federal
pipeline safety regulations. At the conclusion of the 30-day comment
period, PHMSA will review the comments received from this notice as
part of its evaluation to grant or deny the special permit request.

DATES: Submit any comments regarding this special permit request by
March 7, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Comments should reference the docket number for this special
permit request and may be submitted in the following ways:
     E-Gov website: http://www.Regulations.gov. This site
allows the public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice
issued by any agency.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management System: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Docket Management System: U.S. Department
of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
    Instructions: You should identify the docket number for the special
permit request you are commenting on at the beginning of your comments.
If you submit your comments by mail, please submit two (2) copies. To
receive confirmation that PHMSA has received your comments, please
include a self-addressed stamped postcard. Internet users may submit
comments at http://www.Regulations.gov.

    Note:  There is a privacy statement published on http://www.Regulations.gov. Comments, including any personal information
provided, are posted without changes or edits to http://www.Regulations.gov.

    Confidential Business Information: Confidential Business
Information (CBI) is commercial or financial information that is both
customarily and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from
public disclosure. If your comments responsive to this notice contain
commercial or financial information that is customarily treated as
private, that you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or
responsive to this notice, it is important that you clearly designate
the submitted comments as CBI. Pursuant to 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) 190.343, you may ask PHMSA to give confidential
treatment to information you give to the agency by taking the following
steps: (1) Mark each page of the original document submission
containing CBI as ``Confidential''; (2) send PHMSA, along with the
original document, a second copy of the original document with the CBI
deleted; and (3) explain why the information you are submitting is CBI.

Unless you are notified otherwise, PHMSA will treat such marked
submissions as confidential under the FOIA, and they will not be placed
in the public docket of this notice. Submissions containing CBI should
be sent to Kay McIver, DOT, PHMSA-PHP-80, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590-0001. Any commentary PHMSA receives that is not
specifically designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket for
this matter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    General: Ms. Kay McIver by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by email
at [email protected].
    Technical: Mr. Steve Nanney by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PHMSA received a special permit request from
FGT seeking a waiver from the requirements of 49 CFR 192.611(a) and
(d): Change in class location: Confirmation or revision of maximum
allowable operating pressure, and 49 CFR 192.619(a): Maximum allowable
operating pressure: Steel or plastic pipelines.
    This special permit is being requested in lieu of either a pipe
replacement, pressure reduction, or new pressure test for two (2)
special permit segments totaling 5,162 feet (approximately 0.978 miles)
in total length of pipe. The pipeline special permit segments consist
of the following:
     Brevard County, Florida--1,043 feet of 26-inch diameter
Mainline Loop STA 18--STA 19 Pipeline, Class 1 to 3 location change,
operates at a maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) of 977 pounds
per square inch gauge (psig) and was constructed in 1968. The existing
pipe design is for a Class 1 location. This proposed special permit
segment is located approximately \1/2\-mile south of the North Wickham
Road crossing of Interstate 95 as shown on the map in Docket No. PHMSA-
2021-0118.
     Brevard County, Florida--4,119 feet of 26-inch diameter
Mainline Loop STA 18--STA 19 Pipeline, Class 1 to 3 location change,
operates at an MAOP of 977 psig and was constructed in 1968. The
existing pipe design is for a Class 1 location. This proposed special
permit segment is located approximately 1-mile south of the North
Wickham Road crossing of Interstate 95 as shown on the map in Docket
No. PHMSA-2021-0118.
    The special permit request, proposed special permit with
conditions, and draft environmental assessment (DEA) for the FGT
Mainline Loop STA 18--STA 19 Pipeline are available for review and
public comments in Docket No. PHMSA-2021-0118. PHMSA invites interested
persons to review and submit comments on the special permit request and
DEA in the docket. Please include any comments on potential safety and
environmental impacts that may result if the special permit is granted.
Comments may include relevant data.
    Before issuing a decision on the special permit request, PHMSA will
evaluate all comments received on or before the comments closing date.
Comments received after the closing date will be evaluated, if it is
possible to do so without incurring additional expense or delay. PHMSA
will consider each relevant comment it receives in making its decision
to grant or deny this special permit request.

     Issued in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2022, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2022-02344 Filed 2-3-22; 8:45 am]
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