[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25333-25334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10893]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9301-5]


Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision/
Modification Approvals, State of South Dakota

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of South 
Dakota's request to revise/modify certain of its EPA-authorized 
programs to allow electronic reporting.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective May 4, 2011.

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, or Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Information, Mail Stop 
2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566-
1175, [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. 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 December 9, 2010, South Dakota Department of Environment and 
Natural Resources (DENR) submitted an application for its Net Discharge 
Monitoring Report (NetDMR) electronic document receiving system for 
revision/modification of its EPA-authorized programs under title 40 
CFR. EPA reviewed SD DENR's request to revise its EPA-authorized 
programs and, based on this review, EPA determined that the application 
met the standards for approval of authorized program

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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 South Dakota's request for revision to 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 information 
submitted under 40 CFR parts 122 and 403 is being published in the 
Federal Register.
    SD DENR was notified of EPA's determination to approve its 
application with respect to the authorized programs listed above.

    Dated: April 27, 2011.
Arnold E. Layne,
Acting Director, Office of Information Collection.
[FR Doc. 2011-10893 Filed 5-3-11; 8:45 am]
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