[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 8701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03178]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9906-69-OEI]


Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision 
Approval, City of Grand Rapids, Michigan

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Environmental Protection Agency's 
(EPA) approval of the City of Grand Rapids' request to revise its 
General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of 
Pollution EPA-authorized program to allow electronic reporting.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective February 13, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 October 23, 2012, the City of Grand Rapids Environmental 
Services Department (Grand Rapids ESD) submitted an application titled 
``LinkoExchange System'' for revision of its EPA-authorized authorized 
part 403 program under title 40 CFR. EPA reviewed Grand Rapids ESD's 
request to revise its EPA-authorized part 403--General Pretreatment 
Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution 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 Grand Rapids ESD's request to revise its Part 
403--General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of 
Pollution program to allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR part 403 
is being published in the Federal Register.
    Grand Rapids ESD was notified of EPA's determination to approve its 
application with respect to the authorized program listed above.

    Dated: January 30, 2014.
Andrew Battin,
Director, Office of Information Collection.
[FR Doc. 2014-03178 Filed 2-12-14; 8:45 am]
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