[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 219 (Monday, November 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69660-69661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28651]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9226-9]


Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule State Authorized Program 
Revision Approval: State of Hawaii

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 Hawaii's request to 
revise certain of its EPA-authorized programs to allow electronic 
reporting.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective November 15, 2010.

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], U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office 
of Environmental Information, Mail Stop 2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.

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

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requirements to assure that electronic documents are as legally 
dependable as their paper counterparts. Under subpart D of CROMERR, 
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 
obtain 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 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 the 
programs covered by the application and will use electronic document 
receiving systems that meet the applicable subpart D requirements.
    On February 16, 2010, the State of Hawaii Department of Health 
(HIDOH) submitted an application for its Net Discharge Monitoring 
Report (NetDMR) electronic document receiving system for revision/
modification of its 40 CFR part 123--National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System (NPDES) State Program Requirements and Part 403--
General Pretreatment Regulations For Existing And New Sources Of 
Pollution EPA-authorized programs for electronic reporting of Discharge 
Monitoring Report (DMR) information under 40 CFR 122.41(I)(4)(i) and 
403.12(d)&(e)&(h).
    EPA has reviewed HIDOH's request to revise its EPA-authorized 
programs and, based on this review, EPA has determined that the 
application meets 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 Hawaii's request for revision to its 40 CFR part 123--NPDES 
State Program Requirements and part 403--General Pretreatment 
Regulations For Existing And New Sources Of Pollution authorized 
programs for electronic reporting of discharge monitoring report 
information is being published in the Federal Register.
    HIDOH was notified of EPA's determination to approve its 
application with respect to the authorized programs listed above.

    Dated: November 8, 2010.
Andrew T. Battin,
Acting Director, Office of Information Collection.
[FR Doc. 2010-28651 Filed 11-12-10; 8:45 am]
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