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)

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, 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, [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. 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.
[FR Doc. 2015-19917 Filed 8-12-15; 8:45 am]
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