80 FR 38445 - Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision Approval, State of Kansas
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 128 (July 6, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 128 (July 6, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-16314 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 128 (Monday, July 6, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 38445-38446] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-16314] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9926-60-OEI] Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision Approval, State of Kansas AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of Kansas' request to revise/modify certain of its EPA-authorized programs to allow electronic reporting. DATES: EPA's approval is effective August 5, 2015 for the State of Kansas' National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation program, if no timely request for a public hearing is received and accepted by the Agency, and on July 6, 2015 for the State of Kansas' other authorized programs. 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 [[Page 38446]] 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 January 4, 2010, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) submitted an application titled ``Department of Health and Environment Enterprise System'' for revisions/modifications of its EPA- authorized programs under title 40 CFR. EPA reviewed KDHE's request to revise/modify its EPA-authorized programs and, based on this review, EPA determined that the application 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 Kansas' request to revise/modify its following EPA- authorized programs to allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR parts 51, 70-71, 122, 141, 144, 146, 257, 258, 262, 264-266, 268, 270, 403, 412, and 437, is being published in the Federal Register: Part 52--Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Part 70--State Operating Permit Programs; Part 71--Federal Operating Permit Programs; Part 123--EPA Administered Permit Programs: The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System; Part 142--National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation; Part 145--State Underground Injection Control Programs; Part 239--Requirements for State Permit Program Determination of Adequacy; Part 272--Approved State Hazardous Waste Management Programs; Part 403--General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution; and Part 437--The Centralized Waste Treatment Point Source Category. KDHE 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 Kansas' 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 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 Kansas' 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 Collection. [FR Doc. 2015-16314 Filed 7-2-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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consent decree from persons who were docket but will be available only in ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
not named as parties or interveners to printed, paper form in the official public AGENCY
the litigation in question. EPA or the docket. Although not all docket
[FRL–9926–60–OEI]
Department of Justice may withdraw or materials may be available
withhold consent to the proposed electronically, you may still access any Cross-Media Electronic Reporting:
consent decree if the comments disclose of the publicly available docket Authorized Program Revision
facts or considerations that indicate that materials through the EPA Docket Approval, State of Kansas
such consent is inappropriate, Center.
improper, inadequate, or inconsistent AGENCY: Environmental Protection
with the requirements of the Act. Unless B. How and to whom do I submit Agency (EPA).
EPA or the Department of Justice comments? ACTION: Notice.
determines that consent to this consent You may submit comments as
decree should be withdrawn, the terms SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s
provided in the ADDRESSES section. approval of the State of Kansas’ request
of the decree will be affirmed. Please ensure that your comments are to revise/modify certain of its EPA-
II. Additional Information About submitted within the specified comment authorized programs to allow electronic
Commenting on the Proposed Consent period. Comments received after the reporting.
Decree close of the comment period will be
DATES: EPA’s approval is effective
marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to August 5, 2015 for the State of Kansas’
A. How can I get a copy of the consent consider these late comments.
decree? National Primary Drinking Water
If you submit an electronic comment, Regulations Implementation program, if
The official public docket for this EPA recommends that you include your
action (identified by Docket ID No. no timely request for a public hearing is
name, mailing address, and an email received and accepted by the Agency,
EPA–HQ–OGC–2015–0430) contains a
address or other contact information in and on July 6, 2015 for the State of
copy of the proposed consent decree.
the body of your comment and with any Kansas’ other authorized programs.
The official public docket is available
disk or CD ROM you submit. This FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
for public viewing at the Office of
ensures that you can be identified as the Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental
Environmental Information (OEI) Docket
submitter of the comment and allows Protection Agency, Office of
in the EPA Docket Center, EPA West,
EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot Environmental Information, Mail Stop
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.
read your comment due to technical 2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket
difficulties or needs further information Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175,
Center Public Reading Room is open
on the substance of your comment. Any seeh.karen@epa.gov.
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
identifying or contact information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
through Friday, excluding legal
provided in the body of a comment will October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media
holidays. The telephone number for the
be included as part of the comment that Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR)
Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,
is placed in the official public docket, was published in the Federal Register
and the telephone number for the OEI
and made available in EPA’s electronic (70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of
Docket is (202) 566–1752.
An electronic version of the public public docket. If EPA cannot read your title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR
docket is available through comment due to technical difficulties establishes electronic reporting as an
www.regulations.gov. You may use and cannot contact you for clarification, acceptable regulatory alternative to
www.regulations.gov to submit or view EPA may not be able to consider your paper reporting and establishes
public comments, access the index comment. requirements to assure that electronic
listing of the contents of the official Use of the www.regulations.gov Web documents are as legally dependable as
public docket, and to access those site to submit comments to EPA their paper counterparts. Subpart D of
documents in the public docket that are electronically is EPA’s preferred method CROMERR requires that state, tribal or
available electronically. Once in the for receiving comments. The electronic local government agencies that receive,
system, key in the appropriate docket public docket system is an ‘‘anonymous or wish to begin receiving, electronic
identification number then select access’’ system, which means EPA will reports under their EPA-authorized
‘‘search.’’ not know your identity, email address, programs must apply to EPA for a
It is important to note that EPA’s or other contact information unless you revision or modification of those
policy is that public comments, whether provide it in the body of your comment. programs and obtain EPA approval.
submitted electronically or in paper, In contrast to EPA’s electronic public Subpart D provides standards for such
will be made available for public docket, EPA’s electronic mail (email) approvals based on consideration of the
viewing online at www.regulations.gov system is not an ‘‘anonymous access’’ electronic document receiving systems
without change, unless the comment system. If you send an email comment that the state, tribe, or local government
contains copyrighted material, directly to the Docket without going will use to implement the electronic
information that is claimed as through www.regulations.gov, your reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b)
confidential business information (CBI), email address is automatically captured through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D
or other information whose disclosure is and included as part of the comment provides special procedures for program
restricted by statute. Information that is placed in the official public revisions and modifications to allow
claimed as CBI and other information docket, and made available in EPA’s electronic reporting, to be used at the
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whose disclosure is restricted by statute electronic public docket. option of the state, tribe or local
is not included in the official public Dated: June 25, 2015. government in place of procedures
docket or in the electronic public available under existing program-
Lorie J. Schmidt,
docket. EPA’s policy is that copyrighted specific authorization regulations. An
material, including copyrighted material Associate General Counsel. application submitted under the subpart
contained in a public comment, will not [FR Doc. 2015–16511 Filed 7–2–15; 8:45 am] D procedures must show that the state,
be placed in EPA’s electronic public BILLING CODE 6560–50–P tribe or local government has sufficient
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legal authority to implement the name, address and telephone number of updated, as provided for under
electronic reporting components of the the individual, organization or other previously approved delegation
programs covered by the application entity requesting a hearing; mechanisms. To inform regulated
and will use electronic document (2) A brief statement of the requesting facilities and the public of Virginia’s
receiving systems that meet the person’s interest in EPA’s updated delegation of authority to
applicable subpart D requirements. determination, a brief explanation as to implement and enforce NESHAP and
On January 4, 2010, the Kansas why EPA should hold a hearing, and NSPS, EPA is making available a copy
Department of Health and Environment any other information that the of EPA’s letter to Virginia through this
(KDHE) submitted an application titled requesting person wants EPA to notice.
‘‘Department of Health and consider when determining whether to DATES: On May 7, 2015, EPA sent
Environment Enterprise System’’ for grant the request; Virginia a letter acknowledging that
revisions/modifications of its EPA- (3) The signature of the individual Virginia’s delegation of authority to
authorized programs under title 40 CFR. making the request, or, if the request is implement and enforce NESHAP and
EPA reviewed KDHE’s request to revise/ made on behalf of an organization or NSPS had been updated.
modify its EPA-authorized programs other entity, the signature of a ADDRESSES: Copies of documents
and, based on this review, EPA responsible official of the organization pertaining to this action are available for
determined that the application met the or other entity. public inspection during normal
standards for approval of authorized In the event a hearing is requested
business hours at the Air Protection
program revisions/modifications set out and granted, EPA will provide notice of
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection
in 40 CFR part 3, subpart D. In the hearing in the Federal Register not
Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(d), this less than 15 days prior to the scheduled
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103–
notice of EPA’s decision to approve hearing date. Frivolous or insubstantial
2029. Copies of Virginia’s submittal are
Kansas’ request to revise/modify its requests for hearing may be denied by
also available at the Virginia
following EPA-authorized programs to EPA. Following such a public hearing,
Department of Environmental Quality,
allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR EPA will review the record of the
629 East Main Street, Richmond,
parts 51, 70–71, 122, 141, 144, 146, 257, hearing and issue an order either
Virginia 23219.
258, 262, 264–266, 268, 270, 403, 412, affirming today’s determination or
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ray
and 437, is being published in the rescinding such determination. If no
timely request for a hearing is received Chalmers, (215) 814–2061, or by email
Federal Register:
and granted, EPA’s approval of the State at chalmers.ray@epa.gov.
Part 52—Approval and Promulgation of
of Kansas’ request to revise its part SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
Implementation Plans;
142—National Primary Drinking Water 12, 2015, Virginia notified EPA that
Part 70—State Operating Permit
Regulations Implementation program to Virginia had updated its incorporation
Programs;
Part 71—Federal Operating Permit allow electronic reporting will become by reference of Federal NESHAP and
Programs; effective 30 days after today’s notice is NSPS to include many such standards,
Part 123—EPA Administered Permit published, pursuant to CROMERR as they were published in final form in
Programs: The National Pollutant section 3.1000(f)(4). the Code of Federal Regulations dated
Discharge Elimination System; July 1, 2014. On May 7, 2015, EPA sent
Matthew Leopard, Virginia a letter acknowledging that
Part 142—National Primary Drinking Director, Office of Information Collection.
Water Regulations Implementation; Virginia now has the authority to
Part 145—State Underground Injection
[FR Doc. 2015–16314 Filed 7–2–15; 8:45 am] implement and enforce the NESHAP
Control Programs; BILLING CODE 6560–50–P and NSPS as specified by Virginia in its
Part 239—Requirements for State Permit notice to EPA, as provided for under
Program Determination of previously approved automatic
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION delegation mechanisms. All
Adequacy;
AGENCY notifications, applications, reports and
Part 272—Approved State Hazardous
Waste Management Programs; [FRL–9930–07–Region–3] other correspondence required pursuant
Part 403—General Pretreatment to the delegated NESHAP and NSPS
Regulations for Existing and New Delegation of Authority to the must be submitted to both the US EPA
Sources of Pollution; and Commonwealth of Virginia To Region III and to the Virginia
Part 437—The Centralized Waste Implement and Enforce Additional or Department of Environmental Quality,
Treatment Point Source Category. Revised National Emission Standards unless the delegated standard
for Hazardous Air Pollutants and New specifically provides that such
KDHE was notified of EPA’s
Source Performance Standards submittals may be sent to EPA or a
determination to approve its application
delegated State. In such cases, the
with respect to the authorized programs AGENCY: Environmental Protection submittals should be sent only to the
listed above. Agency (EPA). Virginia Department of Environmental
Also, in this notice, EPA is informing ACTION: Notice of delegation of Quality. A copy of EPA’s letter to
interested persons that they may request authority. Virginia follows:
a public hearing on EPA’s action to
approve the State of Kansas’ request to SUMMARY: On May 7, 2015, the ‘‘Michael G. Dowd, Director, Air
revise its authorized public water Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Division, Virginia Department of
Environmental Quality, 629 East Main
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system program under 40 CFR part 142, sent the Commonwealth of Virginia
in accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(f). (Virginia) a letter acknowledging that Street, P.O. Box 1105, Richmond,
Requests for a hearing must be Virginia’s delegation of authority to Virginia 23218
submitted to EPA within 30 days of implement and enforce National Dear Mr. Dowd:
publication of today’s Federal Register Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air The United States Environmental
notice. Such requests should include Pollutants (NESHAP) and New Source Protection Agency (EPA) has previously
the following information: (1) The Performance Standards (NSPS) had been delegated to the Commonwealth of
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice. | |
| Dates | EPA's approval is effective August 5, 2015 for the State of Kansas' National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation program, if no timely request for a public hearing is received and accepted by the Agency, and on July 6, 2015 for the State of Kansas' other authorized programs. | |
| 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] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 38445 |
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