[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 122 (Friday, June 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 41302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14954]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9931-90-OEI]
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision
Approval, State of Michigan
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of
Michigan's request to revise/modify certain of its EPA-authorized
programs to allow electronic reporting.
DATES: EPA's approval is effective June 24, 2016.
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 February 29, 2016, the Michigan Department of Environmental
Quality (MDEQ) submitted an application titled ``Michigan Air Emission
Reporting System (MAERS)'' for revisions/modifications to several of
its EPA-approved air programs under title 40 CFR to allow electronic
reporting. EPA reviewed MDEQ's request to revise/modify its EPA-
authorized programs and, based on this review, EPA determined that the
application met the standards for approval of authorized program
revisions/modifications set out in 40 CFR part 3, subpart D. In
accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(d), this notice of EPA's decision to
approve Michigan's request to revise/modify its following EPA-
authorized programs to allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR parts
50-52, 60-61, 63, 65 and 70, is being published in the Federal
Register:
Part 52--Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans;
Part 60--Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources;
Part 63--National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
for Source Categories; and
Part 70--State Operating Permit Programs.
MDEQ was notified of EPA's determination to approve its application
with respect to the authorized programs listed above.
Matthew Leopard,
Director, Office of Information Collection.
[FR Doc. 2016-14954 Filed 6-23-16; 8:45 am]
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