[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 67 (Monday, April 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 17243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07139]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[9956-72-OEI]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of Montana's 
request to revise its EPA Administered Permit Programs: The National 
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System EPA-authorized program to allow 
electronic reporting.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective April 10, 2017.

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 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 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 November 22, 2016, the Montana Department of Environmental 
Quality (MT DEQ) submitted an application titled ``Fees, Applications 
and Compliance Tracking System'' for revision to its EPA-approved 
program under title 40 CFR to allow new electronic reporting. EPA 
reviewed MT DEQ's request to revise its EPA-authorized Part 123--EPA 
Administered Permit Programs: The National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System 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 
Montana's request to revise its Part 123--EPA Administered Permit 
Programs: The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program 
to allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR parts 122 and 125 is being 
published in the Federal Register.
    MT DEQ was notified of EPA's determination to approve its 
application with respect to the authorized program listed above.

Matthew Leopard,
Director, Office of Information Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-07139 Filed 4-7-17; 8:45 am]
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