[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 185 (Wednesday, September 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57077-57078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22750]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9916-99-OEI]
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision
Approval, State of New York
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of New
York's request to revise its EPA Administered Permit Programs: The
National Pollutant
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Discharge Elimination System EPA-authorized program to allow electronic
reporting.
DATES: EPA's approval is effective September 24, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Information, Mail Stop
2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566-
1175, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media
Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) was published in the Federal
Register (70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of title 40 of the CFR.
CROMERR establishes electronic reporting as an acceptable regulatory
alternative to paper reporting and establishes requirements to assure
that electronic documents are as legally dependable as their paper
counterparts. Subpart D of CROMERR requires that state, tribal or local
government agencies that receive, or wish to begin receiving,
electronic reports under their EPA-authorized programs must apply to
EPA for a revision or modification of those programs and obtain EPA
approval. Subpart D provides standards for such approvals based on
consideration of the electronic document receiving systems that the
state, tribe, or local government will use to implement the electronic
reporting. Additionally, Sec. 3.1000(b) through (e) of 40 CFR part 3,
subpart D provides special procedures for program revisions and
modifications to allow electronic reporting, to be used at the option
of the state, tribe or local government in place of procedures
available under existing program-specific authorization regulations. An
application submitted under the subpart D procedures must show that the
state, tribe or local government has sufficient legal authority to
implement the electronic reporting components of the programs covered
by the application and will use electronic document receiving systems
that meet the applicable subpart D requirements.
On July 11, 2014, the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation (NYSDEC) submitted an application titled ``New York DEC
Network Discharge Monitoring Report System (National NetDMR)'' for
revision/modification of its EPA-authorized Part 123 program under
title 40 CFR. EPA reviewed NYSDEC's request to revise its EPA-
authorized Part 123--EPA Administered Permit Programs: The National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program and, based on this
review, EPA determined that the application met the standards for
approval of authorized program revision set out in 40 CFR part 3,
subpart D. In accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(d), this document of EPA's
decision to approve New York's request to revise its Part 123--EPA
Administered Permit Programs: The National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System program to allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR
part 123 is being published in the Federal Register.
NYSDEC was notified of EPA's determination to approve its
application with respect to the authorized program listed above.
Dated: September 10, 2014.
Matthew Leopard,
Acting Director, Office of Information Collection.
[FR Doc. 2014-22750 Filed 9-23-14; 8:45 am]
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