[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 37736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15547]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9913-24-OEI]


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

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 California's request to revise its EPA 
Administered Permit Programs: The National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System 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 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 19, 2013, the California State Water Resources Control 
Board (CA SWRCB) submitted an application titled ``Electronic Self 
Monitoring Report'' for revision of its EPA-authorized authorized Part 
123 program under title 40 CFR. EPA reviewed CA SWRCB's request to 
revise its EPA-authorized Part 123--EPA Administered Permit Programs: 
The 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 California's request to revise its Part 123--EPA 
Administered Permit Programs: The National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System program to allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR 
part 122 is being published in the Federal Register.
    CA SWRCB 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. 2014-15547 Filed 7-1-14; 8:45 am]
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