[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 134 (Monday, July 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40754-40755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16480]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9913-67-OEI]


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

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 Colorado's request to revise its 
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation EPA-
authorized program to allow electronic reporting.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective August 13, 2014 for the State of 
Colorado's National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation 
program, if no timely request for a public hearing is received and 
accepted by the Agency.

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

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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 January 23, 2014, the Colorado Department of Public Health and 
Environment (CDPHE) submitted an application titled ``Colorado Drinking 
Water System'' for revision of its EPA-authorized Part 142 program 
under title 40 CFR. EPA reviewed CDPHE'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 
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 Colorado's request 
to revise its Part 142--National Primary Drinking Water Regulations 
Implementation program to allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR part 
141 is being published in the Federal Register.
    CDPHE was notified of EPA's determination to approve its 
application with respect to the authorized program listed above.
    Also, in today's notice, EPA is informing interested persons that 
they may request a public hearing on EPA's action to approve the State 
of Colorado's request to revise its authorized public water system 
program under 40 CFR part 142, in accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(f). 
Requests for a hearing must be submitted to EPA within 30 days of 
publication of today's Federal Register notice. Such requests should 
include the following information:
     (1) The name, address and telephone number of the individual, 
organization or other entity requesting a hearing;
    (2) A brief statement of the requesting person's interest in EPA's 
determination, a brief explanation as to why EPA should hold a hearing, 
and any other information that the requesting person wants EPA to 
consider when determining whether to grant the request;
    (3) The signature of the individual making the request, or, if the 
request is made on behalf of an organization or other entity, the 
signature of a responsible official of the organization or other 
entity.
    In the event a hearing is requested and granted, EPA will provide 
notice of the hearing in the Federal Register not less than 15 days 
prior to the scheduled hearing date. Frivolous or insubstantial 
requests for hearing may be denied by EPA. Following such a public 
hearing, EPA will review the record of the hearing and issue an order 
either affirming today's determination or rescinding such 
determination. If no timely request for a hearing is received and 
granted, EPA's approval of the State of Colorado's request to revise 
its part 142--National Primary Drinking Water Regulations 
Implementation program to allow electronic reporting will become 
effective 30 days after today's notice is published, pursuant to 
CROMERR section 3.1000(f)(4).

    Dated: July 2, 2014.
Matthew Leopard,
Acting Director, Office of Information Collection.
[FR Doc. 2014-16480 Filed 7-11-14; 8:45 am]
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