[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 88 (Monday, May 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24864-24865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09793]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10022-08-OMS]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Environmental Protection Agency's 
(EPA) approval of the State of New Hampshire's request to revise/modify 
certain of its EPA-authorized programs to allow electronic reporting.

DATES: EPA approves the authorized program revisions/modifications as 
of May 10, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shirley M. Miller, CROMERR Program 
Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Information 
Management, Mail Stop 2824T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20460, (202) 566-2908, [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 17, 2020, the New Hampshire Department of 
Environmental Services (NHDES) submitted two applications titled NH 
Online Forms (nForm) and State and Local Emissions Inventory System 
(SLEIS) for revisions/modifications to its EPA-approved programs under 
title 40 CFR to allow new electronic reporting. EPA reviewed NHDES's 
request to revise/modify its EPA-authorized programs and, based on this 
review, EPA determined that the applications 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 New Hampshire's request to revise/modify 
its following EPA-authorized programs to allow electronic reporting 
under 40 CFR parts 52, 60, 62, 63, 70, 142, 145, 239, 271, 281, and 763 
to allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR parts 50-52, 60-65, 70, 141, 
144, 146, 240-259, 260-270, 272-280 and 763 is being published in the 
Federal Register:
    Part 52: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans (SIP/
Clean Air Act Title II) Reporting under CFR 50-52
    Part 60: Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources (NSPS/
CAR/Clean Air Act Title III) Reporting under CFR 60 & 65
    Part 62: Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated 
Facilities and Pollutants (NSPS/Clean Air Act Title III--Hospital/
Medical) Reporting under CFR 62
    Part 63: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 
for Source Categories (NESHAP MACT/Clean Air Act Title III) Reporting 
under CFR 61, 63 & 65
    Part 70: State Operating Permit Programs (Clean Air Act Title V) 
Reporting under CFR 64 & 70
    Part 142: National Primary Drinking Water Regulations 
Implementation (NPDWR) Reporting under CFR 141
    Part 145: State Underground Injection Control Programs (UIC) 
Reporting under CRF 144 & 146
    Part 239: Requirements for State Permit Program Determination of 
Adequacy (RCRA Subtitle C) Reporting under CFR 240-259
    Part 271: Requirements for Authorization of State Hazardous Waste 
Programs (RCRA Subtitle C) Reporting under CFR 260-270, 272-279
    Part 281: Technical Standards and Corrective Action Requirements 
for Owners and Operators of Underground Storage Tanks (UST) Reporting 
under CFR 280
    Part 763: Asbestos Reporting under CFR 763NHDES was notified of 
EPA's determination to approve its application with respect to the 
authorized programs listed above.
    Also, in this notice, EPA is informing interested persons that they 
may request a public hearing on EPA's action to approve the State of 
New Hampshire's request to revise its authorized public water system 
program under 40 CFR part 142, in accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(f). 
Requests for a hearing must be submitted to EPA within 30 days of 
publication of this 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 this determination or rescinding such determination. 
If no timely request for a hearing is received and granted, EPA's 
approval of the State

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of New Hampshire's request to revise its part 142--National Primary 
Drinking Water Regulations Implementation program to allow electronic 
reporting will become effective 30 days after this notice is published, 
pursuant to CROMERR section 3.1000(f)(4).

    Dated: May 3, 2021.
Jennifer Campbell,
Director, Office of Information Management.
[FR Doc. 2021-09793 Filed 5-7-21; 8:45 am]
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