[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 56629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28179]


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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-7102-1]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; change in public hearings.

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SUMMARY: This document announces a change to the previously published 
time and format for an informal public hearing EPA is holding, on 
Friday, November 9, to take comments on the Agency's proposed rule for 
establishment of electronic reporting and electronic records, published 
on August 31, 2001.

DATES: The date for this public hearing remains the same: Friday, 
November 9, 2001. The public hearing time has been changed to 9:30 a.m. 
to 4 p.m. (CST). The hearing may conclude prior to 4 p.m., depending on 
the number of attendees and level of interest.

ADDRESSES: The location for this public hearing remains the same: 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: The meeting will be structured by topics as 
follows: Welcome and Introduction; EPA Presentation on Proposed Rule; 
General Questions on Presentation; Requirements for Electronic 
Reporting to USEPA and Electronic Signature; EPA's Electronic Reporting 
System: ``The Central Data Exchange''; Electronic Record-keeping 
Requirements; and Criteria for State Electronic Reporting and Record-
keeping Programs.
    EPA published its proposed rule for Establishment of Electronic 
Reporting; Electronic Records in the Federal Register on August 31, 
2001 (66 FR 46162-46195). EPA proposes to allow electronic reporting 
and electronic Record-keeping under the environmental regulations in 
Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations. It proposes to remove 
regulatory obstacles to electronic reporting and Record-keeping 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 29, 2001.
Connie Dwyer,
Acting Director, Collection Services Division, Office of Information 
Collection, Office of Environmental Information.
[FR Doc. 01-28179 Filed 11-7-01; 1:30 pm]
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