[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40285-40286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17442]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[9981-84-OEI]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of Indiana's 
request to revise its National Primary Drinking Water Regulations 
Implementation EPA-authorized program to allow electronic reporting.

DATES: EPA approves the authorized program revision for the State of 
Indiana's National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation as 
of September 13, 2018, if no timely request for a public hearing is 
received and accepted by the Agency.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Devon Martin, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Information, Mail Stop 
2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566-
2603, [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

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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 July 18, 2018, the Indiana Department of Environmental 
Management (IDEM) submitted an application titled Compliance Monitoring 
Data Portal for revision to its EPA-approved drinking water program 
under title 40 CFR to allow new electronic reporting. EPA reviewed 
IDEM's request to revise its EPA-authorized 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 Indiana's request to revise its Part 142 -- 
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation program to 
allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR part 141 is being published in 
the Federal Register.
    IDEM was notified of EPA's determination to approve its application 
with respect to the authorized program 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 Indiana's request to revise its authorized National Primary Drinking 
Water Regulations Implementation program under 40 CFR part 142, in 
accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(f), to allow for electronic reporting. 
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 Indiana'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).

Matthew Leopard,
Director, Office of Information Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-17442 Filed 8-13-18; 8:45 am]
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