[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35030-35031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13826]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9823-4]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of Nevada's 
request to revise its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 
EPA-authorized program to allow electronic reporting.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective June 11, 2013.

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

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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 October 10, 2012, the Nevada Division of Environmental 
Protection (NDEP) submitted an application titled ``Network Discharge 
Monitoring Report System'' for revision of its EPA-authorized 
authorized Part 123 program under title 40 CFR. EPA reviewed NDEP's 
request to revise its EPA-authorized Part 123--National Pollutant 
Discharge Elimination System program and, based on this review, EPA 
determined that the application met the standards for approval of 
authorized program revision 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 Nevada's request to revise its Part 123--National Pollutant 
Discharge Elimination System program to allow electronic reporting 
under 40 CFR part 122 is being published in the Federal Register.
    NDEP was notified of EPA's determination to approve its application 
with respect to the authorized program listed above.

    Dated: June 3, 2013.
Andrew Battin,
Director, Office of Information Collection.
[FR Doc. 2013-13826 Filed 6-10-13; 8:45 am]
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