United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2005_register executive 2010-09-23 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c810abee D09002ee1c810ad17 United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency EPA is establishing the framework by which it will accept electronic reports from regulated entities in satisfaction of certain document submission requirements in EPA's regulations. EPA will provide public notice when the Agency is ready to receive direct submissions of certain documents from regulated entities in electronic form consistent with this rulemaking via an EPA electronic document receiving system. This rule does not mandate that regulated entities utilize electronic methods to submit documents in lieu of paper-based submissions. In addition, EPA is not taking final action on the electronic recordkeeping requirements at this time. States, tribes, and local governments will be able to seek EPA approval to accept electronic documents to satisfy reporting requirements under environmental programs that EPA has delegated, authorized, or approved them to administer. This rule includes performance standards against which a state's, tribe's, or local government's electronic document receiving system will be evaluated before EPA will approve changes to the delegated, authorized, or approved program to provide electronic reporting, and establishes a streamlined process that states, tribes, and local governments can use to seek and obtain such approvals. 70 FR 59848 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2005-10-13/05-19601 05-19601 fr13oc05-26 RIN 2025-AA07 6560-50-P FRL-7977-1 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2005-10-13/05-19601 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2005-10-13/html/05-19601.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2005-10-13/pdf/05-19601.pdf Chemicals Radiation Protection Water Supply Pesticides and Pests State Registration of Pesticide Products Insurance Oil Pollution Surety Bonds Environmental Protection Conflict of Interests Electronic Records Electronic Reporting Requirements Electronic Reports Intergovernmental Relations Hazardous Substances Confidential Business Information Indians-Lands Penalties Water Pollution Control Asbestos Imports Administrative Practice and Procedure Air Pollution Control Carbon Monoxide Lead Nitrogen Dioxide Ozone Particulate Matter Sulfur Oxides Volatile Organic Compounds Aluminum Ammonium Sulfate Plants Batteries Beverages Cement Industry Coal Copper Dry Cleaners Electric Power Plants Fertilizers Fluoride Gasoline Glass and Glass Products Grains Graphic Arts Industry Heaters Household Appliances Insulation Iron Labeling Lime Metallic and Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants Metals Motor Vehicles Natural Gas Nitric Acid Plants Paper and Paper Products Industry Paving and Roofing Materials Petroleum Phosphate Plastics Materials and Synthetics Polymers Sewage Disposal Steel Sulfuric Acid Plants Tires Urethane Vinyl Waste Treatment and Disposal Zinc Hazardous Materials Transportation Hazardous Waste Lead Poisoning Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Guam 42 p. 59848 59889 70 FR 59848 Title 40 Part 123 40 CFR Part 123 Title 40 Part 142 40 CFR Part 142 Title 40 Part 145 40 CFR Part 145 Title 40 Part 162 40 CFR Part 162 Title 40 Part 233 40 CFR Part 233 Title 40 Part 257 40 CFR Part 257 Title 40 Part 258 40 CFR Part 258 Title 40 Part 271 40 CFR Part 271 Title 40 Part 281 40 CFR Part 281 Title 40 Part 3 40 CFR Part 3 Title 40 Part 403 40 CFR Part 403 Title 40 Part 501 40 CFR Part 501 Title 40 Part 51 40 CFR Part 51 Title 40 Part 60 40 CFR Part 60 Title 40 Part 63 40 CFR Part 63 Title 40 Part 69 40 CFR Part 69 Title 40 Part 70 40 CFR Part 70 Title 40 Part 71 40 CFR Part 71 Title 40 Part 745 40 CFR Part 745 Title 40 Part 763 40 CFR Part 763 Title 40 Part 9 40 CFR Part 9 RIN 2025-AA07 Cross-Media Electronic Reporting; Federal Register Vol. 70, Issue RULE 05-19601 III ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2006-01-11 FRL-7977-1 6560-50-P 05-19601 Final rule.

EPA is establishing the framework by which it will accept electronic reports from regulated entities in satisfaction of certain document submission requirements in EPA's regulations. EPA will provide public notice when the Agency is ready to receive direct submissions of certain documents from regulated entities in electronic form consistent with this rulemaking via an EPA electronic document receiving system. This rule does not mandate that regulated entities utilize electronic methods to submit documents in lieu of paper-based submissions. In addition, EPA is not taking final action on the electronic recordkeeping requirements at this time. States, tribes, and local governments will be able to seek EPA approval to accept electronic documents to satisfy reporting requirements under environmental programs that EPA has delegated, authorized, or approved them to administer. This rule includes performance standards against which a state's, tribe's, or local government's electronic document receiving system will be evaluated before EPA will approve changes to the delegated, authorized, or approved program to provide electronic reporting, and establishes a streamlined process that states, tribes, and local governments can use to seek and obtain such approvals.

This rule shall become effective January 11, 2006. For general information on this final rule, contact the docket above. For more detailed information on specific aspects of this rulemaking, contact David Schwarz (2823T), Office of Environmental Information, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566- 1704, schwarz.david@epa.gov, or Evi Huffer (2823T), Office of Environmental Information, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566-1697, huffer.evi@epa.gov. Chemicals Radiation Protection Water Supply Pesticides and Pests State Registration of Pesticide Products Insurance Oil Pollution Surety Bonds Environmental Protection Conflict of Interests Electronic Records Electronic Reporting Requirements Electronic Reports Intergovernmental Relations Hazardous Substances Confidential Business Information Indians-Lands Penalties Water Pollution Control Asbestos Imports Administrative Practice and Procedure Air Pollution Control Carbon Monoxide Lead Nitrogen Dioxide Ozone Particulate Matter Sulfur Oxides Volatile Organic Compounds Aluminum Ammonium Sulfate Plants Batteries Beverages Cement Industry Coal Copper Dry Cleaners Electric Power Plants Fertilizers Fluoride Gasoline Glass and Glass Products Grains Graphic Arts Industry Heaters Household Appliances Insulation Iron Labeling Lime Metallic and Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants Metals Motor Vehicles Natural Gas Nitric Acid Plants Paper and Paper Products Industry Paving and Roofing Materials Petroleum Phosphate Plastics Materials and Synthetics Polymers Sewage Disposal Steel Sulfuric Acid Plants Tires Urethane Vinyl Waste Treatment and Disposal Zinc Hazardous Materials Transportation Hazardous Waste Lead Poisoning Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Guam Cross-media electronic reporting, huffer.evi@epa.gov schwarz.david@epa.gov http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/ www.epa.gov/exchangenetwork Vol. 70, no. 197 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2005-10-13 continuing daily deposited born digital 374 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2005-10-13 P0b002ee18098f617 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr13oc05 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2005-10-13 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2005-10-13/pdf/FR-2005-10-13.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2005-10-13/xml/FR-2005-10-13.xml fdlp 59621 59985 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-06 FR-2005-10-13 machine generated eng FR FR-2005-10-13 70 197