[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 208 (Friday, October 26, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 54178-54179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27059]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 3, 51, 60, 63, 70, 123, 142, 145, 162, 233, 257, 258, 
271, 281, 403, 501, 745, and 763

[FRL-7090-9]
RIN 2025-AA07


Public Hearings on the Proposed Establishment of Electronic 
Reporting; Electronic Records Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; public hearings.

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SUMMARY: This document announces dates and locations for two public 
hearings EPA is holding to take comments on the Agency's proposed rule 
for establishment of electronic reporting and electronic records, 
published on August 31, 2001. These public hearings are being held 
during the ninety-day public comment period for the proposed rule, 
which ends on November 29, 2001. The meeting will be structured by 
topics as follows: 9:30-10:00 a.m.--Welcome and Introduction; 10:00-
11:00 a.m.--General Requirements for Electronic Reporting/Electronic 
Signature; 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.--EPA's Electronic Reporting System: 
``The Central Data Exchange''; 1:30-4:00 p.m.--Electronic Recordkeeping 
Requirements; and 4:00-5:30 p.m.--Criteria for State Electronic 
Reporting and Recordkeeping Programs.

DATES: The hearings will be held on:
    1. Monday, October 29, 2001, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (EST);
    2. Friday, November 9, 2001, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (CST).

ADDRESSES: The hearings will be held at:
    1. The U.S. EPA Auditorium at 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC;
    2. The Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building, 3rd Floor, 77 West 
Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Schwarz (2823), Office of 
Environmental Information, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 260-2710, 
[email protected], or Evi Huffer (2823), Office of Environmental 
Information, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC, 20460, (202) 260-8791, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA published its proposed rule for 
Establishment of Electronic Reporting; Electronic Records in the 
Federal Register on August 31, 2001 (66 FR

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46162-46195). EPA proposes to allow electronic reporting and electronic 
recordkeeping under the environmental regulations in Title 40 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations. It proposes to remove regulatory obstacles 
to electronic reporting and recordkeeping and sets forth the conditions 
for the submission of electronic documents or maintenance of electronic 
records in lieu of paper documents or records. EPA is proposing the 
rule, in part, under the authority of the Government Paperwork 
Elimination Act (GPEA) of 1998, Public Law 105-277.
    The proposed rule is available electronically on the Internet at 
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-GENERAL/2001/August/Day-31/g21810.htm. 
The proposed rule and supporting materials are also available for 
viewing in the Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information 
Center, located at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., (Ariel Rios 
Building), 2nd Floor, Room 2213, Washington, DC 20460. The documents 
are available for viewing from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding federal holidays. To review docket materials, it is 
recommended that the public make an appointment by calling (202) 564-
2614 or (202) 564-2119.

    Dated: October 18, 2001.
Janette Petersen,
Acting Director, Collection Services Division, Office of Information 
Collection, Office of Environmental Information.
[FR Doc. 01-27059 Filed 10-23-01; 4:21 pm]
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