80 FR 60668 - Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision Approval, Commonwealth of Virginia

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 194 (October 7, 2015)

Page Range		60668-60669
FR Document		2015-25528

This notice announces EPA's approval of the Commonwealth of Virginia's request to revise/modify its EPA Administered Permit Programs: The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System EPA- authorized program to allow electronic reporting.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 194 (Wednesday, October 7, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 194 (Wednesday, October 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-25528]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9926-03-OEI]


Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision 
Approval, Commonwealth of Virginia

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the Commonwealth of

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Virginia's request to revise/modify its EPA Administered Permit 
Programs: The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System EPA-
authorized program to allow electronic reporting.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective October 7, 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.
    On January 13, 2010, the Virginia Department of Environmental 
Quality (VA DEQ) submitted an application titled ``Electronic 
Environmental Data Exchange Reporting System'' for revision/
modification to its EPA-approved stormwater program under title 40 CFR 
to allow new electronic reporting. EPA reviewed VA DEQ's request to 
revise/modify its EPA-authorized Part 123--EPA Administered Permit 
Programs: The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program 
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 Virginia's request to revise/
modify its Part 123--EPA Administered Permit Programs: The National 
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program to allow electronic 
reporting under 40 CFR part 122 is being published in the Federal 
Register.
    VA DEQ 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. 2015-25528 Filed 10-6-15; 8:45 am]
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November 6, 2015. Technical comments addressing climate change, methods to Do not submit information that you
should be in writing and must be overcome barriers in the short term, and consider to be CBI or otherwise
received by EPA by November 6, 2015. long term information needs to further protected through http://
ADDRESSES: The draft document, assist communities in their stormwater www.regulations.gov or email. The
‘‘Stormwater Management in Response adaptation efforts. http://www.regulations.gov Web site is
to Climate Change Impacts: Lessons II. How To Submit Technical Comments an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
from the Chesapeake Bay and Great to the Docket at http:// means EPA will not know your identity
Lakes Regions,’’ is available primarily www.regulations.gov or contact information unless you
via the Internet on the EPA’s Risk Web provide it in the body of your comment.
page under the Recent Additions at Submit your comments, identified by If you send an email comment directly
http://www.epa.gov/risk. A limited Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD 2015– to EPA without going through http://
number of paper copies are available 0287, by one of the following methods: www.regulations.gov, your email
• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow address will be automatically captured
from the Information Management
the on-line instructions for submitting and included as part of the comment
Team, NCEA; telephone: 703–347–8561;
comments. that is placed in the public docket and
facsimile: 703–347–8691. If you are • Email: Docket_ORD@epa.gov.
requesting a paper copy, please provide made available on the Internet. If you
• Fax: 202–566–9744.
your name, mailing address, and the • Mail: Office of Environmental submit an electronic comment, EPA
document title. Information (OEI) Docket (Mail Code: recommends that you include your
Comments may be submitted 28221T), U.S. Environmental Protection name and other contact information in
electronically via http:// Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue the body of your comment and with any
www.regulations.gov, by mail, by NW., Washington, DC 20460. The phone disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA
facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. number is 202–566–1752. If you provide cannot read your comment due to
Please follow the detailed instructions comments by mail, please submit one technical difficulties and cannot contact
provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY unbound original with pages numbered you for clarification, EPA may not be
INFORMATION section of this notice. consecutively, and three copies of the able to consider your comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For comments. For attachments, provide an Electronic files should avoid the use of
information on the public comment index, number pages consecutively with special characters, any form of
period, contact the Office of the comments, and submit an unbound encryption, and be free of any defects or
Environmental Information Docket; original and three copies. viruses. For additional information
telephone: 202–566–1752; facsimile: • Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA
202–566–9744; or email: Docket_ORD@ located in the EPA Headquarters Docket Docket Center home page at http://
epa.gov. Center, EPA West Building, Room 3334, www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
For technical information, contact 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Docket: Documents in the docket are
Susan Julius, NCEA; telephone: 703– Washington, DC. The EPA Docket listed in the http://www.regulations.gov
347–8619; facsimile: 703–347–8694; or Center’s Public Reading Room is open index. Although listed in the index,
email: julius.susan@epa.gov. from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday some information is not publicly
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: through Friday, excluding legal available, e.g., CBI or other information
holidays. The telephone number for the whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
I. Information About the Project/ Public Reading Room is 202–566–1744. Certain other materials, such as
Document Deliveries are only accepted during the copyrighted material, are publicly
Water resources in the United States docket’s normal hours of operation, and available only in hard copy. Publicly
are affected by a number of climate special arrangements should be made available docket materials are available
stressors, including increasing for deliveries of boxed information. If either electronically at http://
temperatures, changing precipitation you provide comments by hand www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
patterns, and extreme events. These delivery, please submit one unbound the OEI Docket in the EPA Headquarters
changing conditions have implications original with pages numbered Docket Center.
for stormwater management as local consecutively, and three copies of the Dated: September 30, 2015.
decision makers look to improve comments. For attachments, provide an Mary A. Ross,
existing infrastructure and build new index, number pages consecutively with Deputy Director, National Center for
stormwater systems. EPA and NOAA the comments, and submit an unbound Environmental Assessment.
have conducted a number of workshops original and three copies. [FR Doc. 2015–25590 Filed 10–6–15; 8:45 am]
and other community efforts in cities Instructions: Direct your comments to BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
and counties within the Chesapeake Bay Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–
and Great Lakes regions to initiate 0287. Please ensure that your comments
conversations about how projected land are submitted within the specified ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
use and climate change could impact comment period. Comments received AGENCY
local water conditions and how after the closing date will be marked
adaptation (resiliency) planning can fit ‘‘late,’’ and may only be considered if [FRL–9926–03–OEI]
into decision-making processes to help time permits. It is EPA’s policy to
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting:
meet existing goals. These conversations include all comments it receives in the
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Authorized Program Revision
provided insights into the kinds of public docket without change and to
Approval, Commonwealth of Virginia
information that enable and facilitate make the comments available online at
communities’ incorporation of climate http://www.regulations.gov, including AGENCY: Environmental Protection
change into local planning and decision any personal information provided, Agency (EPA).
making for stormwater management. unless a comment includes information ACTION: Notice.
The report reviews lessons learned from claimed to be Confidential Business
these adaptation planning experiences, Information (CBI) or other information SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s
including locally identified barriers to whose disclosure is restricted by statute. approval of the Commonwealth of

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Virginia’s request to revise/modify its Discharge Elimination System program applies to them. Potentially affected
EPA Administered Permit Programs: and, based on this review, EPA entities may include:
The National Pollutant Discharge determined that the application met the • Crop production (NAICS code 111).
Elimination System EPA-authorized standards for approval of authorized • Animal production (NAICS code
program to allow electronic reporting. program revision/modification set out in 112).
DATES: EPA’s approval is effective 40 CFR part 3, subpart D. In accordance • Food manufacturing (NAICS code
October 7, 2015. with 40 CFR 3.1000(d), this notice of 311).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: EPA’s decision to approve Virginia’s • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental request to revise/modify its Part 123— code 32532).
EPA Administered Permit Programs: If you have any questions regarding
Protection Agency, Office of
The National Pollutant Discharge the applicability of this action to a
Environmental Information, Mail Stop
Elimination System program to allow particular entity, consult the person
2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
electronic reporting under 40 CFR part listed at the end of the emergency
Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175,
122 is being published in the Federal exemption or denial.
seeh.karen@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Register. B. How can I get copies of this document
October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media VA DEQ was notified of EPA’s and other related information?
Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) determination to approve its application
with respect to the authorized program The docket for this action, identified
was published in the Federal Register by docket identification (ID) number
(70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of listed above.
EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0301 is available
title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR Matthew Leopard, at http://www.regulations.gov or at the
establishes electronic reporting as an Director, Office of Information Collection. Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
acceptable regulatory alternative to [FR Doc. 2015–25528 Filed 10–6–15; 8:45 am] Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the
paper reporting and establishes Environmental Protection Agency
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requirements to assure that electronic Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William
documents are as legally dependable as Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
their paper counterparts. Subpart D of ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC
CROMERR requires that state, tribal or AGENCY 20460–0001. The Public Reading Room
local government agencies that receive, is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
or wish to begin receiving, electronic [EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0301; FRL–9933–51]
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
reports under their EPA-authorized holidays. The telephone number for the
programs must apply to EPA for a Pesticide Emergency Exemptions;
Agency Decisions and State and Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,
revision or modification of those and the telephone number for the OPP
programs and obtain EPA approval. Federal Agency Crisis Declarations
Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review
Subpart D provides standards for such AGENCY: Environmental Protection the visitor instructions and additional
approvals based on consideration of the Agency (EPA). information about the docket available
electronic document receiving systems ACTION: Notice. at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
that the state, tribe, or local government
will use to implement the electronic SUMMARY: EPA has granted or denied II. Background
reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b) emergency exemptions under the EPA has granted or denied emergency
through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and exemptions to the following State and
provides special procedures for program Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use of Federal agencies. The emergency
revisions and modifications to allow pesticides as listed in this notice. The exemptions may take the following
electronic reporting, to be used at the exemptions or denials were issued form: Crisis, public health, quarantine,
option of the state, tribe or local during the period April 1, 2015 to June or specific. EPA has also listed denied
government in place of procedures 30, 2015 to control unforeseen pest emergency exemption requests in this
available under existing program- outbreaks. notice.
specific authorization regulations. An FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Under FIFRA section 18 (7 U.S.C.
application submitted under the subpart Susan Lewis, Registration Division 136p), EPA can authorize the use of a
D procedures must show that the state, (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, pesticide when emergency conditions
tribe or local government has sufficient Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 exist. Authorizations (commonly called
legal authority to implement the Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, emergency exemptions) are granted to
electronic reporting components of the DC 20460–0001; main telephone State and Federal agencies and are of
programs covered by the application number: (703) 305–7090; email address: four types:
and will use electronic document RDFRNotices@epa.gov. 1. A ‘‘specific exemption’’ authorizes
receiving systems that meet the use of a pesticide against specific pests
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
applicable subpart D requirements. on a limited acreage in a particular
On January 13, 2010, the Virginia I. General Information State. Most emergency exemptions are
Department of Environmental Quality specific exemptions.
(VA DEQ) submitted an application A. Does this action apply to me? 2. ‘‘Quarantine’’ and ‘‘public health’’
titled ‘‘Electronic Environmental Data You may be potentially affected by exemptions are emergency exemptions
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Exchange Reporting System’’ for this action if you are an agricultural issued for quarantine or public health
revision/modification to its EPA- producer, food manufacturer, or purposes. These are rarely requested.
approved stormwater program under pesticide manufacturer. The following 3. A ‘‘crisis exemption’’ is initiated by
title 40 CFR to allow new electronic list of North American Industrial a State or Federal agency (and is
reporting. EPA reviewed VA DEQ’s Classification System (NAICS) codes is confirmed by EPA) when there is
request to revise/modify its EPA- not intended to be exhaustive, but rather insufficient time to request and obtain
authorized Part 123—EPA Administered provides a guide to help readers EPA permission for use of a pesticide in
Permit Programs: The National Pollutant determine whether this document an emergency.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		EPA's approval is effective October 7, 2015.
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 60668