[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37736-37737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15546]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9913-23-OEI]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA's) approval of the State of Idaho's request to revise its State 
Operating Permit Programs EPA-authorized program to allow electronic 
reporting.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective on July 2, 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

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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 March 14, 2014, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality 
(IDEQ) submitted an amended application titled ``Point Source Survey 
Tool'' for revision of its EPA-authorized Part 70 program under title 
40 CFR. EPA reviewed IDEQ's request to revise/modify its EPA-authorized 
Part 70--State Operating Permit 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 Idaho's request to revise/modify its Part 70--State Operating 
Permit Program to allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR part 70 is 
being published in the Federal Register.
    IDEQ was notified of EPA's determination to approve its application 
with respect to the authorized program listed above.

    Dated: June 23, 2014.
Matthew Leopard,
Acting Director, Office of Information Collection.
[FR Doc. 2014-15546 Filed 7-1-14; 8:45 am]
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