[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 156 (Thursday, August 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48531-48532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19916]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9920-72-OEI]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of Alaska's 
request to revise/modify certain of its EPA-authorized programs to 
allow electronic reporting.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective August 13, 2015.

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. Once an authorized 
program has EPA's approval to accept electronic documents under certain 
programs, CROMERR Sec.  3.1000(a)(4) requires that the program keep EPA 
apprised of any changes to laws, policies, or the electronic document 
receiving systems that have the potential to affect the program's 
compliance with CROMERR Sec.  3.2000.
    On May 8, 2015, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation 
(ADEC) submitted an amended application titled Air Online Service 
System for revisions/modifications to its EPA-approved program under 
title 40 CFR to allow new electronic reporting. EPA reviewed ADEC'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 Alaska's request to revise/modify its 
following EPA-authorized programs to allow electronic reporting under 
40 CFR parts 51, 52, 60-63, and 70 is being published in the Federal 
Register: Part 52--Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; 
Part 60--Standards Of Performance For New Stationary Sources: Part 62--
Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and 
Pollutants; and Part 70--State Operating Permit Programs.
    ADEC was notified of EPA's determination to approve its application 
with respect to the authorized programs listed above.

Matthew Leopard,
Director, Office of Information Collection.
[FR Doc. 2015-19916 Filed 8-12-15; 8:45 am]
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