[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37038-37039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15048]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9690-5]


Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision 
Approval, State of Illinois

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of Illinois' 
request to revise its EPA-authorized program under the ``Approval and 
Promulgation of State Implementation Plans'' requirements in the Code 
of Federal Regulations to allow electronic reporting.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective June 20, 2012.

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 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. 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 obtain 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, 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 August 10, 2010, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency 
(ILEPA) submitted an amended application titled ``Electronic Annual 
Emissions Report Electronic Document Receiving System'' for revision of 
its EPA-authorized Part 52 program under title 40 CFR. EPA reviewed 
ILEPA's request to revise its EPA-authorized program and, based on this 
review, EPA determined that the application met the standards for 
approval of authorized program revisions set out in 40 CFR part 3, 
subpart D. In accordance with 40 CFR

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3.1000(d), this notice of EPA's decision to approve Illinois' request 
to revise its Part 52--Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 
Plans authorized program to allow electronic reporting of air emissions 
data under 40 CFR part 51, is being published in the Federal Register. 
ILEPA was notified of EPA's determination to approve its application 
with respect to this authorized program.

    Dated: June 13, 2012.
Andrew Battin,
Director, Office of Information Collection.
[FR Doc. 2012-15048 Filed 6-19-12; 8:45 am]
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