80_FR_48684 80 FR 48528 - Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision Approval, State of Washington

80 FR 48528 - Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision Approval, State of Washington

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 156 (August 13, 2015)

Page Range48528-48529
FR Document2015-19917

This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of Washington's request to revise/modify its Approved State Hazardous Waste Management EPA-authorized program to allow electronic reporting.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 156 (Thursday, August 13, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 156 (Thursday, August 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48528-48529]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19917]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9927-87-OEI]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of 
Washington's request to revise/modify its Approved State Hazardous 
Waste Management EPA-authorized program to allow electronic reporting.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective August 13, 2015.

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, seeh.karen@epa.gov.

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. Once an authorized 
program has EPA's approval to accept electronic documents under certain 
programs, CROMERR Sec.  3.1000(a)(4) requires that the program keep EPA 
apprised of any changes to laws, policies, or the electronic document 
receiving systems that have the potential to affect the program's 
compliance with CROMERR Sec.  3.2000.
    On May 21, 2009, the Washington State Department of Ecology (ECY 
WA) submitted an amended application titled ``Turbowaste.net'' or 
revisions/modifications to its EPA-approved program under title 40 CFR 
to allow new electronic reporting Part 262, 264-265, and 270 program 
under title 40 CFR to allow new electronic reporting. EPA reviewed ECY 
WA's request to revise/modify its EPA-authorized Part 272--Approved 
State Hazardous Waste Management Programs and, based on this review, 
EPA determined that the application met the standards for approval of 
authorized program revision/modification 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 Washington's request to revise/modify its Part 
272--Approved State Hazardous Waste

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Management to allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR part 262, 264-
265, and 270, is being published in the Federal Register.
    ECY WA was notified of EPA's determination to approve its 
application with respect to the authorized program listed above.

Matthew Leopard,
Director, Office of Information Collection.
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                                                 One commenter requested the                          (QMP) or in its Standard Operating                    title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR
                                              inclusion of an additional reference (the               Procedure (SOP) for each method.                      establishes electronic reporting as an
                                              Department of Defense Quality Systems                     Method 9040 (pH Electrometric                       acceptable regulatory alternative to
                                              Manual, Version 5.0 (DOD QSM 5.0)) as                   Measurement)—This method is a                         paper reporting and establishes
                                              The Agency used it in developing                        Method Defined Parameter (MDP) and                    requirements to assure that electronic
                                              Update V. The Agency agrees, and                        the Agency cannot revise an MDP                       documents are as legally dependable as
                                              added the reference.                                    through a Notice of Availability, but                 their paper counterparts. Subpart D of
                                                 Methods 8021B (Aromatic and                          instead must use notice-and-comment                   CROMERR requires that state, tribal or
                                              Halogenated Volatiles by Gas                            rulemaking procedures. During a future                local government agencies that receive,
                                              Chromatography Using Photoionization                    rulemaking effort, the Agency will                    or wish to begin receiving, electronic
                                              and/or Electrolytic Conductivity                        consider those comments on MDPs that                  reports under their EPA-authorized
                                              Detectors), 8111 (Haloethers by Gas                     may require rulemaking.                               programs must apply to EPA for a
                                              Chromatography), and 8430 (Analysis of                  V. Summary                                            revision or modification of those
                                              Bis(2-chloroethyl) Ether and Hydrolysis                                                                       programs and obtain EPA approval.
                                                                                                        These changes in Update V will assist               Subpart D provides standards for such
                                              Products by Direct Aqueous Injection                    method users in demonstrating method
                                              GC/FT–IR)—The Agency received the                                                                             approvals based on consideration of the
                                                                                                      competency and in generating better                   electronic document receiving systems
                                              same two comments for these three                       quality data. For the convenience of the
                                              methods. Both comments concurred                                                                              that the state, tribe, or local government
                                                                                                      analytical community, the Agency will                 will use to implement the electronic
                                              with the nomenclature change for bis(2-                 revise the OSWER Methods’ Team
                                              chloro-1-methylethyl)ether, which                                                                             reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b)
                                                                                                      homepage on The Agency’s Web site to                  through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D
                                              alleviated confusion.                                   include the final Update V. Also, please              provides special procedures for program
                                                 Method 8270D (Semivolatile Organic                   see the Web site: http://www.epa.gov/                 revisions and modifications to allow
                                              Compounds by Gas Chromatography/                        epawaste/hazard/testmethods/                          electronic reporting, to be used at the
                                              Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS))—The                          index.htm for more information. Table 1               option of the state, tribe or local
                                              Agency received two comments which                      provides a listing of the five chapters               government in place of procedures
                                              concurred with the nomenclature                         and 23 methods (8 new methods and 15                  available under existing program-
                                              change for bis(2-chloro-1-                              revised methods) in Update V.                         specific authorization regulations. An
                                              methylethyl)ether. Method 8270D also                      Dated: July 22, 2015.                               application submitted under the subpart
                                              received one comment asking about the                                                                         D procedures must show that the state,
                                                                                                      Barnes Johnson,
                                              possibility of reporting flagged data                                                                         tribe or local government has sufficient
                                              from calibrations where some                            Director, Office of Resource Conservation and
                                                                                                      Recovery.                                             legal authority to implement the
                                              compounds were outside the specified                                                                          electronic reporting components of the
                                                                                                      [FR Doc. 2015–20030 Filed 8–12–15; 8:45 am]
                                              criteria. The Agency’s RCRA Organic                                                                           programs covered by the application
                                              Workgroup is discussing this issue and                  BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                                                                                                                            and will use electronic document
                                              intends to address it in Update VI.                                                                           receiving systems that meet the
                                                 Method 8410D Gas Chromatography/                     ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                              applicable subpart D requirements.
                                              Fourier Transform Infrared (GC/FT–IR)                   AGENCY                                                Once an authorized program has EPA’s
                                              Spectrometry for Semivolatile Organics:                                                                       approval to accept electronic documents
                                              Capillary Column—The Agency                             [FRL–9927–87–OEI]                                     under certain programs, CROMERR
                                              received two comments on Method                                                                               § 3.1000(a)(4) requires that the program
                                                                                                      Cross-Media Electronic Reporting:
                                              8410D which concurred with the                                                                                keep EPA apprised of any changes to
                                                                                                      Authorized Program Revision
                                              nomenclature change for bis(2-chloro-1-                                                                       laws, policies, or the electronic
                                                                                                      Approval, State of Washington
                                              methylethyl)ether. Method 8410D also                                                                          document receiving systems that have
                                              received one comment discussing the                     AGENCY: Environmental Protection                      the potential to affect the program’s
                                              acceptable temperature range of samples                 Agency (EPA).                                         compliance with CROMERR § 3.2000.
                                              for preservation. The Agency accepted                   ACTION: Notice.                                          On May 21, 2009, the Washington
                                              the updated change.                                                                                           State Department of Ecology (ECY WA)
                                                                                                      SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s
                                                 Method 9014 (Titrimetric and Manual                                                                        submitted an amended application
                                                                                                      approval of the State of Washington’s                 titled ‘‘Turbowaste.net’’ or revisions/
                                              Spectrophotometric Determinative
                                                                                                      request to revise/modify its Approved                 modifications to its EPA-approved
                                              Methods for Cyanide)—Detailed
                                                                                                      State Hazardous Waste Management                      program under title 40 CFR to allow
                                              information on calibration models and
                                                                                                      EPA-authorized program to allow                       new electronic reporting Part 262, 264–
                                              their acceptance criteria are not
                                                                                                      electronic reporting.                                 265, and 270 program under title 40
                                              included in each SW–846 method. This
                                                                                                      DATES: EPA’s approval is effective                    CFR to allow new electronic reporting.
                                              is because these methods are intended
                                              as general guidance, as are all of the                  August 13, 2015.                                      EPA reviewed ECY WA’s request to
                                              methods discussed in this notice. For                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      revise/modify its EPA-authorized Part
                                              any test method which is not a method-                  Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental                        272—Approved State Hazardous Waste
                                              defined parameter (MDP), the intention                  Protection Agency, Office of                          Management Programs and, based on
                                              is to allow the laboratory flexibility                  Environmental Information, Mail Stop                  this review, EPA determined that the
                                              under the Methods Innovation Rule                       2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,                  application met the standards for
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                                              (MIR).3 The details of how a laboratory                 Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175,                 approval of authorized program
                                              will conduct and approve calibrations                   seeh.karen@epa.gov.                                   revision/modification set out in 40 CFR
                                              should be included in the individual                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On                         part 3, subpart D. In accordance with 40
                                              laboratory’s Quality Management Plan                    October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media               CFR 3.1000(d), this notice of EPA’s
                                                                                                      Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR)                   decision to approve Washington’s
                                                3 See 70 FR 34537, June 14, 2005 Federal              was published in the Federal Register                 request to revise/modify its Part 272—
                                              Register.                                               (70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of               Approved State Hazardous Waste


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                                              Management to allow electronic                            EPA’s policy is that all comments                      Respondents/affected entities: The
                                              reporting under 40 CFR part 262, 264–                   received will be included in the public               gathering and processing, production,
                                              265, and 270, is being published in the                 docket without change including any                   transmission, and distribution sectors of
                                              Federal Register.                                       personal information provided, unless                 the natural gas industry and the oil
                                                 ECY WA was notified of EPA’s                         the comment includes profanity, threats,              production sector.
                                              determination to approve its application                information claimed to be Confidential                   Respondent’s obligation to respond:
                                              with respect to the authorized program                  Business Information (CBI) or other                   Voluntary.
                                              listed above.                                           information whose disclosure is                          Estimated number of respondents:
                                              Matthew Leopard,                                        restricted by statute.                                124 (total).
                                                                                                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                               Frequency of response: Annual, semi-
                                              Director, Office of Information Collection.
                                                                                                      Jerome Blackman, Office of                            annual.
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–19917 Filed 8–12–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                               Total estimated burden: 6,995 hours
                                              BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                  Atmospheric Programs, Climate Change
                                                                                                                                                            (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
                                                                                                      Division, mail code: 6207A,
                                                                                                                                                            1320.03(b).
                                                                                                      Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
                                                                                                                                                               Total estimated cost: $390,185 (per
                                              ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
                                                                                                                                                            year), there are no capital/start-up costs
                                              AGENCY                                                  DC 20460; telephone number: 202–343–
                                                                                                                                                            or O&M costs associated with this
                                              [EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0082; FRL–9930–19–
                                                                                                      9630; fax number: 202–343–2342; email
                                                                                                                                                            information collection.
                                              OEI]                                                    address: Blackman.Jerome@epa.gov.
                                                                                                                                                               Changes in the Estimates: There is an
                                                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            increase of 1,794 hours in the total
                                              Information Collection Request                          Supporting documents which explain in                 estimated respondent burden compared
                                              Submitted to OMB for Review and                         detail the information that the EPA will              with the ICR currently approved by
                                              Approval; Comment Request; EPA’s                        be collecting are available in the public             OMB. This increase is due to
                                              Natural Gas STAR Program (Renewal)                      docket for this ICR. The docket can be                information provided by partners
                                              AGENCY: Environmental Protection                        viewed online at www.regulations.gov                  consulted that the last estimate did not
                                              Agency (EPA).                                           or in person at the EPA Docket Center,                reflect the full average time burden of
                                              ACTION: Notice.                                         WJC West, Room 3334, 1301                             participation.
                                                                                                      Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
                                              SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection                   DC. The telephone number for the                      Courtney Kerwin,
                                              Agency has submitted an information                     Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For                    Director, Collection Strategies Division.
                                              collection request (ICR), ‘‘EPA’s Natural               additional information about EPA’s                    [FR Doc. 2015–19935 Filed 8–12–15; 8:45 am]
                                              Gas STAR Program’’ (EPA ICR No.                         public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/              BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                              1736.07, OMB Control No. 2060–0328)                     dockets.
                                              to the Office of Management and Budget                     Abstract: Natural Gas STAR is a
                                              (OMB) for review and approval in                        voluntary program sponsored by the                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                              accordance with the Paperwork                           U.S. Environmental Protection Agency                  AGENCY
                                              Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).                 (EPA) that encourages oil and natural                 [EPA–HQ–OAR–2015–0533; FRL–9932–31–
                                              This is a proposed extension of the ICR,                gas companies to adopt cost effective                 OAR ]
                                              which is currently approved through                     technologies and practice that improve
                                              September 30, 2015. Public comments                     operational efficiency and reduce                     Proposed Agency Information
                                              were previously requested via the                       methane emissions. Methane is the                     Collection Request: Comment
                                              Federal Register (80 FR 17742) on April                 primary component of natural gas and a                Request; Servicing of Motor Vehicle
                                              2, 2015, during a 60-day comment                        potent greenhouse gas. The Program                    Air Conditioners, EPA ICR Number
                                              period. This notice allows for an                       works with oil and natural gas                        1617.08, OMB Control Number 2060–
                                              additional 30 days for public comments.                 companies in the production, gathering                0247
                                              A fuller description of the ICR is given                & processing, transmission, and                       AGENCY: Environmental Protection
                                              below, including its estimated burden                   distribution sectors to remove barriers               Agency (EPA).
                                              and cost to the public. An Agency may                   that inhibit the implementation of
                                              not conduct or sponsor and a person is                                                                        ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                      technologies and practices that reduce
                                              not required to respond to a collection                 methane emissions. The Program                        SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
                                              of information unless it displays a                     effectively promotes the adoption of                  Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an
                                              currently valid OMB control number.                     emission reduction technologies and                   information collection request (ICR),
                                              DATES: Additional comments may be                       practices by helping Natural Gas Star                 ‘‘Servicing of Motor Vehicle Air
                                              submitted on or before September 14,                    partners evaluate Best Management                     Conditioners’’ (EPA ICR No. 1617.08,
                                              2015.                                                   Practices (BMPs) and Partner Reported                 OMB Control No. 2060–0247) to the
                                              ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,                        Opportunities (PROs) in the context of                Office of Management and Budget
                                              referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–                       their current operations, and implement               (OMB) for review and approval in
                                              OAR–2004–0082, to (1) EPA online                        them where cost effective.                            accordance with the Paperwork
                                              using www.regulations.gov (our                          Implementation of the Program’s BMPs                  Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
                                              preferred method), by email to a-and-r-                 and PROs saves participant money,                     Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public
                                              Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA                      improves operational efficiency, and                  comments on specific aspects of the
                                                                                                      enhances the protection of the
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                                              Docket Center, Environmental                                                                                  proposed information collection as
                                              Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,                    environment.                                          described below. This is a proposed
                                              1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,                                Form Numbers: 5900–105, 5900–96,                   extension of the ICR, which is currently
                                              Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via                   5900–98, 5900–101, 5900–108, 5900–                    approved through October 31, 2015. An
                                              email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.                   103, 5900–109, 5900–97, 5900–100,                     Agency may not conduct or sponsor and
                                              Address comments to OMB Desk Officer                    5900–106, 5900–104, 5900–95, 5900–99,                 a person is not required to respond to
                                              for EPA.                                                5900–102, and 5900–107.                               a collection of information unless it


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesEPA's approval is effective August 13, 2015.
ContactKaren 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 Citation80 FR 48528 

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