[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52318-52319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20894]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9916-18-OEI]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA's) approval of the State of Arizona's request to revise/modify 
certain of its EPA-authorized programs to allow electronic reporting.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective October 3, 2014 for the State of 
Arizona's National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation 
program, if no timely request for a public hearing is received and 
accepted by the Agency, and on September 3, 2014 for the State of 
Arizona's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program.

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

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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 14, 2010, the Arizona Department of Environmental 
Quality (ADEQ) submitted an application titled ``AZ ADEQ SmartNOI/SDWIS 
Lab to State'' for revisions/modifications of its EPA-authorized 
programs under title 40 CFR. EPA reviewed ADEQ's request to revise/
modify its EPA-authorized programs and, based on this review, EPA 
determined that the application met the standards for approval of 
authorized program revisions/modifications 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 Arizona's request to revise/modify its following 
EPA-authorized programs to allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR 
parts 122 and 141 is being published in the Federal Register: Part 
123--EPA Administered Permit Programs: The National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System; and Part 142--National Primary Drinking Water 
Regulations Implementation.
    ADEQ was notified of EPA's determination to approve its application 
with respect to the authorized programs 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 Arizona'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 Arizona'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: August 21, 2014.
Matthew Leopard,
Acting Director, Office of Information Collection.
[FR Doc. 2014-20894 Filed 9-2-14; 8:45 am]
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