[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34339-34340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-16839]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule State Authorized Program 
Revision/Modification Approvals: State of Indiana

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval, under regulations for 
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting, of the State of Indiana's request to 
revise/modify programs to allow electronic reporting for certain of its 
EPA-authorized programs under title 40 of the CFR.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective on July 15, 2009 for the State of 
Indiana's EPA-authorized programs under 40 CFR parts 52, 60-63, 70, 
123, 272, and 282; and on August 14, 2009 for the State of Indiana's 
Part 142 authorized program, if no timely request for a public hearing 
is received and accepted by the Agency.

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]. All requests for a hearing should be 
submitted to both of the above contacts.

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 get 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, in 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 its authorized 
programs covered by the application and will use electronic document 
receiving systems that meet the applicable subpart D requirements.
    On October 2, 2008, the State of Indiana Department of 
Environmental Management (IDEM) submitted an application for its eAuth 
electronic document receiving System for revision or modification of 
EPA-authorized programs under 40 CFR parts 52, 60-63, 70, 123, 142, 
272, and 282. EPA reviewed IDEM's request to revise/modify its EPA-
authorized programs and, based on this review, EPA determined 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

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notice of EPA's decision to approve Indiana's request for revision/
modification to certain of its authorized programs is being published 
in the Federal Register.
    Specifically, EPA has approved IDEM's request for revisions/
modifications to the following of its authorized programs to allow 
electronic reporting under 40 CFR parts 51, 60-63, 70, 122-124, 141, 
262, 264-266, 268, 270, and 280:
     Part 52--Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 
Plans;
     Part 60--Standards of Performance For New Stationary 
Sources;
     Part 61--National Emission Standards For Hazardous Air 
Pollutants;
     Part 62--Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for 
Designated Facilities and Pollutants;
     Part 63--National Emission Standards For Hazardous Air 
Pollutants For Source Categories;
     Part 70--State Operating Permit Programs;
     Part 123--State Program Requirements (National Pollutant 
Discharge Elimination System Permit Program);
     Part 142--National Primary Drinking Water Regulations 
Implementation;
     Part 272--Approved State Hazardous Waste Management 
Programs; and
     Part 282--Approved Underground Storage Tank Programs.
    IDEM was notified of EPA's determination to approve its application 
with respect to the authorized programs listed above in a letter dated 
July 2, 2009.
    Also, in today's notice, EPA is informing interested persons that 
they may request a public hearing on EPA's action to approve the State 
of Indiana's request to revise its authorized public water system 
program under 40 CFR part 142, in accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(f). 
Requests for hearings must be submitted to EPA within 30 days of 
publication of today's Federal Register notice. Such requests should 
include the following information:
    (1) The name, address and telephone number of the individual, 
organization or other entity requesting a hearing;
    (2) A brief statement of the requesting person's interest in EPA's 
determination, a brief explanation as to why EPA should hold a hearing, 
and any other information that the requesting person wants EPA to 
consider when determining whether to grant the request;
    (3) The signature of the individual making the request, or, if the 
request is made on behalf of an organization or other entity, the 
signature of a responsible official of the organization or other 
entity.

    Dated: July 2, 2009.
Lisa Schlosser,
Director, Office of Information Collection.
[FR Doc. E9-16839 Filed 7-14-09; 8:45 am]
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