[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 58587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-23693]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8726-4]


Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule State Authorized/Approved 
Program Modification/Revision Approval: State of Oklahoma

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This action announces EPA's approval, under regulations for 
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting, of the State of Oklahoma's request 
for modifications/revisions to their authorized programs to allow 
electronic reporting for certain of their authorized programs under 
title 40 and specific reports.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective October 7, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evi Huffer, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Information, Mail Stop 
2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566-
1697, [email protected], or David Schwarz, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Information, Mail Stop 
2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566-
1704, [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, tribe, 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 get EPA 
approval. Subpart D also 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, in Sec.  3.1000 (b) through (e) of 40 CFR Part 
3, Subpart D provides for special procedures for program revisions and 
modifications that provide for 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 component of its authorized programs 
covered by the application and will use electronic document receiving 
systems that meet the applicable Subpart D requirements.
    On September 7, 2007, the State of Oklahoma Department of 
Environmental Quality (OKDEQ) submitted a consolidated application for 
their Electronic Document Receiving System (ERDS) addressing revisions 
or modifications to multiple authorized/approved programs under air, 
water, and waste.
    EPA has reviewed OKDEQ's request to revise or modify multiple 
authorized/approved programs and, based on this review, EPA has 
determined that portions of the application relating to the programs 
and specific reports identified in this Notice, when compared to the 
federal regulations, meet the standards for approval of authorized 
program revisions 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 OKDEQ's 
request for modifications/revisions to certain of their authorized 
programs under title 40 to allow electronic reporting for specific 
reports under those programs is being published in the Federal 
Register.
    EPA has approved OKDEQ's request for modifications/revisions to 
following of their authorized programs to allow electronic reporting 
for the specified reports:
     Program: Part 60 Standards of Performance for New 
Stationary Sources; Reports: New Source Performance Standards Reports 
under Sec.  60.7, and Continuous Emissions Monitors/Continuous Opacity 
Monitors under Sec.  60.7(c) and (d);
     Program: Part 61 National Emission Standards For Hazardous 
Air Pollutants (NESHAP); Report: NESHAP Reports Notification of Start 
Up under Sec.  61.09;
     Program: Part 63 NESHAP for Source Categories; Reports: 
Continuous Emissions Monitors/Continuous Opacity Monitors under Sec.  
63.10(e)(3), and Maximum Achievable Control Technology Reports under 
Sec.  63.9;
     Program: Part 70 State Operating Permit Programs; Reports: 
Annual Compliance Certifications under Sec.  70.6, and Semi-Annual 
Monitoring and Deviation Reports (SAR) under Sec.  70.6;
     Program: Part 122 EPA Administered Permit Programs: The 
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES); Reports: 
Stormwater Notice of Intent/Notice of Termination under Sec.  122.26, 
and Wastewater Daily Monitoring Reports (NPDES) under Sec.  122.41;
     Programs: Parts 144 through 148 Underground Injection 
Control (UIC) Program, State UIC Program Requirements, UIC Program: 
Criteria and Standards, State UIC Programs, and Hazardous Waste 
Injection Restrictions; Report: UIC Permit Applications;
     Program: Part 261 Identification And Listing Of Hazardous 
Waste; Report: Regulated Waste Activity Notification;
     Program: Part 270 EPA Administered Permit Programs: The 
Hazardous Waste Permit Program; Report: EPA Hazardous Waste Permit 
Application Part A Form (EPA Form 8700-23).
    OKDEQ was notified of EPA's determination to approve its 
application relating to the authorized programs and specific reports 
listed above in a letter dated September 26, 2008.

    Dated: September 26, 2008.
Molly A. O'Neill,
Assistant Administrator and Chief Information Officer.
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