[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 77003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30036]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9920-56-OEI]


Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision 
Approval, San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the San Joaquin Valley 
Air Pollution Control District's request to revise its State Operating 
Permit Programs EPA-authorized program to allow electronic reporting.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective December 23, 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 February 3, 2012, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control 
District (SJVAPCD) submitted an application entitled ``San Joaquin 
Valley Air Pollution Control District Title V Electronic Reporting 
System'' for revision of its EPA-authorized authorized Part 70 program 
under title 40 CFR. EPA reviewed SJVAPCD's request to revise its EPA-
authorized Part 70--State Operating Permit Programs 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 the District's request to revise its Part 70--State 
Operating Permit Programs program to allow electronic reporting under 
40 CFR part 70 is being published in the Federal Register.
    SJVAPCD was notified of EPA's determination to approve its 
application with respect to the authorized program listed above.

Matthew Leopard,
Acting Director, Office of Information Collection.
[FR Doc. 2014-30036 Filed 12-22-14; 8:45 am]
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