Proposed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 2026 Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 3510-6 Proposed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 2026 Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Form and Instruction	New
7801ss01.docx Supporting Statement A	2025-01-21
7801.01 Burden Tables.xlsx Supplementary Document	2025-01-17

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
273776	Proposed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 2026 Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202501-2040-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OW	Agency Tracking No: 7801.01
Title: Proposed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 2026 Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 01/23/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	29,238	0
Time Burden (Hours)	22,542	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	24,472	0

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Abstract: This Information Collection Request (ICR) calculates the burden and costs associated with information collection and reporting activities associated with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity. The burden associated with the entire NPDES program, including the administration of the 2021 MSGP, are accounted for in the 2023 NPDES Program ICR (EPA ICR number 0229.25, OMB control no. 2040-0004). Consistent with the past approach of changes to an NPDES program, EPA is reflecting the paperwork burden associated with the difference between the 2021 MSGP and 2026 MSGP in this ICR. All references to assumptions used in the 2021 MSGP ICR in the burden calculations were previously approved and unchanged and have been consolidated into the 2023 NPDES programmatic ICR.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 92 - 500 301(h) Name of Law: Clean Water Act (CWA) (original title: Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments of 1972)
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2040-AA11	Proposed rulemaking	89 FR 10100	12/13/2024

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Proposed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 2026 Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater	3510-6, 3510-7, 6100-28, 3510-11, 6100-29	Proposed Notice of Intent (NOI) Form ,   Proposed Notice of Termination (NOT) Form ,   Proposed Annual Report Form ,   Proposed No Exposure Certification for Exclusion fr ,   Proposed Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Form

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	29,238	0	0	29,238	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	22,542	0	0	22,542	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	24,472	0	0	24,472	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $10,165

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Yes

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 01/23/2025

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