[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 236 (Wednesday, December 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 76474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30913]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9931-88-OEI]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: EPA's approval is effective December 9, 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 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 September 22, 2015, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources 
(IDNR) submitted an amended application titled ``State and Local 
Emissions Inventory System (SLEIS)'' for revisions to its EPA-approved 
programs under title 40 CFR to allow for electronic reporting. EPA 
reviewed IDNR's request to revise its EPA-authorized programs and, 
based on this review, EPA determined that the application met the 
standards for approval of authorized program revisions 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 Iowa's request to revise its following 
EPA-authorized programs to allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR 
parts 51 and 70, is being published in the Federal Register: Part 52--
Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; and Part 70--State 
Operating Permit Programs.
    IDNR was notified of EPA's determination to approve its application 
with respect to the authorized programs listed above.

Matt Leopard,
Director, Office of Information Collection.
[FR Doc. 2015-30913 Filed 12-8-15; 8:45 am]
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