80_FR_48687 80 FR 48531 - Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision Approval, State of Alaska

80 FR 48531 - Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision Approval, State of Alaska

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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

Page Range48531-48532
FR Document2015-19916

This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of Alaska's request to revise/modify certain of its EPA-authorized programs 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 48531-48532]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19916]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9920-72-OEI]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of Alaska's 
request to revise/modify certain of its EPA-authorized programs 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

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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 8, 2015, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation 
(ADEC) submitted an amended application titled Air Online Service 
System for revisions/modifications to its EPA-approved program under 
title 40 CFR to allow new electronic reporting. EPA reviewed ADEC'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 Alaska's request to revise/modify its 
following EPA-authorized programs to allow electronic reporting under 
40 CFR parts 51, 52, 60-63, and 70 is being published in the Federal 
Register: Part 52--Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; 
Part 60--Standards Of Performance For New Stationary Sources: Part 62--
Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and 
Pollutants; and Part 70--State Operating Permit Programs.
    ADEC was notified of EPA's determination to approve its application 
with respect to the authorized programs listed above.

Matthew Leopard,
Director, Office of Information Collection.
[FR Doc. 2015-19916 Filed 8-12-15; 8:45 am]
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                                              providing an additional 30 days for                     displayed either by publication in the                approved by OMB. This increase reflects
                                              public review.                                          Federal Register or by other appropriate              EPA’s revisions to the estimated total
                                              DATES: Comments must be received on                     means, such as on the related collection              number of respondents, resulting from
                                              or before September 14, 2015.                           instrument or form, if applicable. The                new data gathered for this ICR effort as
                                              ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,                        display of OMB control numbers for                    well as another recent PCB regulatory
                                              identified by docket identification (ID)                certain EPA regulations is consolidated               analysis, plus updated Agency data
                                              number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2014–0597, to                        in 40 CFR part 9.                                     regarding total numbers of regulated
                                              both EPA and OMB as follows:                               Abstract: Section 6(e)(1) of the Toxic             entities. The ICR supporting statement
                                                 • To EPA online using http://                        Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15                     provides a detailed analysis of the
                                              www.regulations.gov (our preferred                      U.S.C. 2605(e), directs EPA to regulate               change in burden estimate. This change
                                              method) or by mail to: EPA Docket                       the marking and disposal of                           is an adjustment.
                                              Center, Environmental Protection                        polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Since
                                                                                                                                                              Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
                                              Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200                          1978, EPA has promulgated numerous
                                              Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,                      rules addressing all aspects of the life              Courtney Kerwin,
                                              DC 20460.                                               cycle of PCBs as required by the statute.             Acting Director, Collection Strategies
                                                 • To OMB via email to oira_                          To meet its statutory obligations to                  Division.
                                              submission@omb.eop.gov. Address                         regulate PCBs, EPA must obtain                        [FR Doc. 2015–19918 Filed 8–12–15; 8:45 am]
                                              comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA.                   sufficient information to conclude that               BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                 EPA’s policy is that all comments                    specified activities do not result in an
                                              received will be included in the docket                 unreasonable risk of injury to health or
                                              without change, including any personal                  the environment. EPA uses the                         ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                              information provided, unless the                        information collected under the 40 CFR                AGENCY
                                              comment includes profanity, threats,                    761 requirements to ensure that PCBs
                                                                                                                                                            [FRL–9920–72–OEI]
                                              information claimed to be Confidential                  are managed in an environmentally safe
                                              Business Information (CBI), or other                    manner and that activities are being                  Cross-Media Electronic Reporting:
                                              information whose disclosure is                         conducted in compliance with the PCB                  Authorized Program Revision
                                              restricted by statute. Do not submit                    regulations. The information collected                Approval, State of Alaska
                                              electronically any information you                      by these requirements will update the
                                              consider to be CBI or other information                 Agency’s knowledge of ongoing PCB                     AGENCY: Environmental Protection
                                              whose disclosure is restricted by statute.              activities, ensure that individuals using             Agency (EPA).
                                                                                                      or disposing of PCBs are held                         ACTION: Notice.
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                      accountable for their activities, and
                                              Colby Lintner, Environmental                                                                                  SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s
                                                                                                      demonstrate compliance with the PCB
                                              Assistance Division (7408M), Office of                                                                        approval of the State of Alaska’s request
                                                                                                      regulations. Specific uses of the
                                              Pollution Prevention and Toxics,                                                                              to revise/modify certain of its EPA-
                                                                                                      information collected include
                                              Environmental Protection Agency, 1200                                                                         authorized programs to allow electronic
                                                                                                      determining the efficacy of a disposal
                                              Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,                                                                            reporting.
                                                                                                      technology; evaluating exemption
                                              DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
                                                                                                      requests and exclusion notices; targeting             DATES: EPA’s approval is effective
                                              (202) 554–1404; email address: TSCA-
                                                                                                      compliance inspections; and ensuring                  August 13, 2015.
                                              Hotline@epa.gov.
                                                                                                      adequate storage capacity for PCB waste.              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                 Respondents/Affected Entities:
                                                 Docket: Supporting documents,                                                                              Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental
                                                                                                      Entities potentially affected by this ICR             Protection Agency, Office of
                                              including the ICR that explains in detail               are persons who currently possess PCB
                                              the information collection activities and                                                                     Environmental Information, Mail Stop
                                                                                                      items, PCB-contaminated equipment, or                 2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
                                              the related burden and cost estimates                   other PCB waste.
                                              that are summarized in this document,                                                                         Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175,
                                                                                                         Respondent’s obligation to respond:                seeh.karen@epa.gov.
                                              are available in the docket for this ICR.               Responses to the collection of
                                              The docket can be viewed online at                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
                                                                                                      information are mandatory (see 40 CFR
                                              http://www.regulations.gov or in person                 part 761). Respondents may claim all or               October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media
                                              at the EPA Docket Center, West William                  part of a response confidential. EPA will             Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR)
                                              Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301                 disclose information that is covered by               was published in the Federal Register
                                              Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,                      a claim of confidentiality only to the                (70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of
                                              DC. The telephone number for the                        extent permitted by, and in accordance                title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR
                                              Docket Center is (202) 566–1744. For                    with, the procedures in TSCA section 14               establishes electronic reporting as an
                                              additional information about EPA’s                      and 40 CFR part 2.                                    acceptable regulatory alternative to
                                              public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/                   Estimated total number of potential                paper reporting and establishes
                                              dockets.                                                respondents: 548,298.                                 requirements to assure that electronic
                                                 ICR status: This ICR is currently                       Frequency of response: On occasion.                documents are as legally dependable as
                                              scheduled to expire on August 31, 2015.                    Estimated total burden: 745,926 hours              their paper counterparts. Subpart D of
                                              Under OMB regulations, the Agency                       (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR                CROMERR requires that state, tribal or
                                              may continue to conduct or sponsor the                  1320.3(b).                                            local government agencies that receive,
                                              collection of information while this                       Estimated total costs: $ 29,778,544                or wish to begin receiving, electronic
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                                              submission is pending at OMB.                           (per year), includes no annualized                    reports under their EPA-authorized
                                                 Under PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., an                capital investment or maintenance and                 programs must apply to EPA for a
                                              agency may not conduct or sponsor, and                  operational costs.                                    revision or modification of those
                                              a person is not required to respond to,                    Changes in the estimates: There is an              programs and obtain EPA approval.
                                              a collection of information, unless it                  increase of 60,591 hours in the total                 Subpart D provides standards for such
                                              displays a currently valid OMB control                  estimated respondent burden compared                  approvals based on consideration of the
                                              number. The OMB control numbers are                     with that identified in the ICR currently             electronic document receiving systems


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                                              that the state, tribe, or local government              ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                              information whose disclosure is
                                              will use to implement the electronic                    AGENCY                                                restricted by statute.
                                              reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b)                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                      [EPA–HQ–OECA–2014–0103; FRL—9932–
                                              through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D                 38–OEI]                                               Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance,
                                              provides special procedures for program                                                                       and Media Programs Division, Office of
                                              revisions and modifications to allow                    Information Collection Request                        Compliance, Mail Code 2227A,
                                              electronic reporting, to be used at the                 Submitted to OMB for Review and                       Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
                                              option of the state, tribe or local                     Approval; Comment Request; NSPS                       Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
                                              government in place of procedures                       for Nitric Acid Plants for Which                      DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
                                              available under existing program-                       Construction, Reconstruction or                       564–2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050;
                                              specific authorization regulations. An                  Modification Commenced After                          email address: yellin.patrick@epa.gov.
                                              application submitted under the subpart                 October 14, 2011 (Renewal)
                                              D procedures must show that the state,                                                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                              tribe or local government has sufficient                AGENCY: Environmental Protection                      Supporting documents which explain in
                                              legal authority to implement the                        Agency (EPA).                                         detail the information that the EPA will
                                              electronic reporting components of the                  ACTION: Notice.                                       be collecting are available in the public
                                              programs covered by the application                                                                           docket for this ICR. The docket can be
                                              and will use electronic document                        SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection                 viewed online at www.regulations.gov
                                              receiving systems that meet the                         Agency has submitted an information                   or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
                                              applicable subpart D requirements.                      collection request (ICR), ‘‘NSPS for                  WJC West, Room 3334, 1301
                                              Once an authorized program has EPA’s                    Nitric Acid Plants for which                          Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
                                              approval to accept electronic documents                 Construction, Reconstruction or                       DC. The telephone number for the
                                              under certain programs, CROMERR                         Modification Commenced after October                  Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For
                                              § 3.1000(a)(4) requires that the program                14, 2011 (40 CFR part 60, subpart Ga)                 additional information about EPA’s
                                              keep EPA apprised of any changes to                     (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 2445.03, OMB                 public docket, visit: http://
                                              laws, policies, or the electronic                       Control No. 2060–0674), to the Office of              www.epa.gov/dockets.
                                              document receiving systems that have                    Management and Budget (OMB) for                          Abstract: The NSPS for nitric acid
                                              the potential to affect the program’s                   review and approval in accordance with                plants (40 CFR part 60, subpart G) were
                                              compliance with CROMERR § 3.2000.                       the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.                proposed on August 17, 1971, and
                                                                                                      3501 et seq.). This is a proposed                     promulgated on June 14, 1974. This
                                                 On May 8, 2015, the Alaska
                                                                                                      extension of the ICR, which is currently              information collection is for a new
                                              Department of Environmental
                                                                                                      approved through August 31, 2015.                     Subpart Ga, which will apply to nitric
                                              Conservation (ADEC) submitted an
                                                                                                      Public comments were previously                       acid production units which commence
                                              amended application titled Air Online
                                                                                                      requested via the Federal Register (79                construction, modification, or
                                              Service System for revisions/
                                                                                                      FR 30117) on May 27, 2014 during a 60-                reconstruction after October 14, 2011.
                                              modifications to its EPA-approved
                                                                                                      day comment period. This notice allows                Nitrogen oxide (NOX) is the pollutant
                                              program under title 40 CFR to allow
                                                                                                      for an additional 30 days for public                  regulated under this subpart. The
                                              new electronic reporting. EPA reviewed
                                                                                                      comments. A fuller description of the                 standards limit nitrogen oxides,
                                              ADEC’s request to revise/modify its
                                                                                                      ICR is given below, including its                     expressed as nitrogen dioxide (NO2), to
                                              EPA-authorized programs and, based on
                                                                                                      estimated burden and cost to the public.              0.50 lb per ton of 100 percent nitric acid
                                              this review, EPA determined that the
                                                                                                      An Agency may neither conduct nor                     produced.
                                              application met the standards for
                                                                                                      sponsor and a person is not required to                  Form Numbers: None.
                                              approval of authorized program
                                                                                                      respond to, a collection of information
                                              revisions/modifications set out in 40                                                                            Respondents/affected entities: Nitric
                                                                                                      unless it displays a currently valid OMB
                                              CFR part 3, subpart D. In accordance                                                                          acid plants constructed, reconstructed
                                                                                                      control number.
                                              with 40 CFR 3.1000(d), this notice of                                                                         or modified after October 14, 2011.
                                              EPA’s decision to approve Alaska’s                      DATES: Additional comments may be
                                                                                                                                                               Respondent’s obligation to respond:
                                              request to revise/modify its following                  submitted on or before September 14,
                                                                                                                                                            Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart Ga).
                                              EPA-authorized programs to allow                        2015.
                                                                                                                                                               Estimated number of respondents: 6
                                              electronic reporting under 40 CFR parts                 ADDRESSES:   Submit your comments,                    (total).
                                              51, 52, 60–63, and 70 is being published                referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
                                                                                                                                                               Frequency of response: Initially and
                                              in the Federal Register: Part 52—                       HQ–OECA–2014–0103, to (1) EPA
                                                                                                                                                            occasionally.
                                              Approval and Promulgation of                            online using www.regulations.gov (our
                                              Implementation Plans; Part 60—                          preferred method), or by email to:                       Total estimated burden: 1,370 hours
                                              Standards Of Performance For New                        docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA               (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
                                              Stationary Sources: Part 62—Approval                    Docket Center, Environmental                          1320.3(b).
                                              and Promulgation of State Plans for                     Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,                     Total estimated cost: $386,000 (per
                                              Designated Facilities and Pollutants;                   1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,                           year), which includes $248,000 in both
                                              and Part 70—State Operating Permit                      Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via                 annualized capital and operation &
                                              Programs.                                               email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.                 maintenance costs.
                                                 ADEC was notified of EPA’s                           Address comments to OMB Desk Officer                     Changes in the Estimates: There is an
                                              determination to approve its application                for EPA.                                              adjustment increase in the respondent
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                                              with respect to the authorized programs                   EPA’s policy is that all comments                   and Agency burden due to an increase
                                              listed above.                                           received will be included in the public               in the estimated number of sources. Our
                                                                                                      docket without change including any                   research during the rule development
                                              Matthew Leopard,                                        personal information provided, unless                 indicated an average of 1.2 new sources
                                              Director, Office of Information Collection.             the comment includes profanity, threats,              per year will become subject to the rule.
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–19916 Filed 8–12–15; 8:45 am]             information claimed to be Confidential                We assume the industry will continue to
                                              BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                  Business Information (CBI), or other                  grow linearly at this rate. This also


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CollectionFederal Register
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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 48531 

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