[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 200 (Monday, October 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53493-53494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25124]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8969-6]


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

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 Minnesota's request 
to revise/modify programs to allow electronic reporting for certain of 
their EPA-authorized programs under title 40 of the CFR.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective on October 19, 2009.

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, 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 December 23, 2008, the State of Minnesota Pollution Control 
Agency (MPCA) submitted an application for its CROMERR Online Services 
(MPCA-CROMERR) electronic document receiving system for revision or 
modification of multiple EPA-authorized programs under title 40 CFR. 
EPA reviewed MPCA's request to revise/modify their EPA-authorized 
programs and, based on this review, 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 notice of EPA's decision to approve Minnesota's request 
for revision/modification to certain of their authorized programs is 
being published in the Federal Register.
    Specifically, EPA has approved MPCA's request for revisions/
modifications to the following of their authorized programs to allow 
electronic reporting under 40 CFR parts 51, 60-61, 70-71, 122-123, 262, 
264-265, and 403:
     Part 52--Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 
Plans;
     Part 60--Standards of Performance for New Stationary 
Sources;
     Part 61--National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants;
     Part 70--State Operating Permit Programs;
     Part 123--State Program Requirements;
     Part 271--Requirements for Authorization of State 
Hazardous Waste Programs; and
     Part 403--General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing 
and New Sources of Pollution.
    MPCA was notified of EPA's determination to approve its application 
with respect to the authorized programs listed above.


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    Dated: October 8, 2009.
Lisa Schlosser,
Director, Office of Information Collection.
[FR Doc. E9-25124 Filed 10-16-09; 8:45 am]
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