81_FR_24172 81 FR 24093 - Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision Approval, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

81 FR 24093 - Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision Approval, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 79 (April 25, 2016)

Page Range24093-24094
FR Document2016-09578

This notice announces EPA's approval of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's request to revise its National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation EPA-authorized program to allow electronic reporting.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 79 (Monday, April 25, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 79 (Monday, April 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24093-24094]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09578]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9944-04-OEI]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania's request to revise its National Primary Drinking Water 
Regulations Implementation EPA-authorized program to allow electronic 
reporting.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective May 25, 2016 for the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania's National Primary Drinking Water Regulations 
Implementation program, if no timely request for a public hearing is 
received and accepted by the Agency.

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 March 7, 2016, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection (PA DEP) submitted an application titled Compliance 
Monitoring Data Portal for revision to its EPA-approved drinking water 
program under title 40 CFR to allow new electronic reporting. EPA 
reviewed PA DEP's request to revise its EPA-authorized program and, 
based on this review, EPA determined that the application met the 
standards for approval of authorized program revision 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 Pennsylvania's request to revise its Part 
142--National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation program 
to allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR part 141 is being published 
in the Federal Register.
    PA DEP was notified of EPA's determination to approve its 
application with respect to the authorized program listed above.
    In today's notice, EPA is also informing interested persons that 
they may request a public hearing on EPA's action to approve the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's request to revise its authorized public 
water system program under 40 CFR part 142, in accordance with 40 CFR 
3.1000(f). Requests for a hearing must be submitted to EPA within 30 
days of publication of today's Federal Register notice. Such requests 
should include the following information:
    (1) The name, address and telephone number of the individual, 
organization or other entity requesting a hearing;
    (2) A brief statement of the requesting person's interest in EPA's 
determination, a brief explanation as to why EPA should hold a hearing, 
and any other information that the requesting person wants EPA to 
consider when determining whether to grant the request;
    (3) The signature of the individual making the request, or, if the 
request is made on behalf of an organization or other entity, the 
signature of a responsible official of the organization or other 
entity.
    In the event a hearing is requested and granted, EPA will provide 
notice of the hearing in the Federal Register not less than 15 days 
prior to the scheduled hearing date. Frivolous or insubstantial

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requests for hearing may be denied by EPA. Following such a public 
hearing, EPA will review the record of the hearing and issue an order 
either affirming today's determination or rescinding such 
determination. If no timely request for a hearing is received and 
granted, EPA's approval of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's request 
to revise its part 142--National Primary Drinking Water Regulations 
Implementation program to allow electronic reporting will become 
effective 30 days after today's notice is published, pursuant to 
CROMERR section 3.1000(f)(4).

Matthew Leopard,
Director, Office of Information Collection.
[FR Doc. 2016-09578 Filed 4-22-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 79 / Monday, April 25, 2016 / Notices 24093 Abstract: Owners and operators of ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION D procedures must show that the state, affected facilities are required to comply AGENCY tribe or local government has sufficient with reporting and record keeping legal authority to implement the [FRL–9944–04–OEI] requirements for the general provisions electronic reporting components of the of 40 CFR part 60, subpart A and 40 CFR Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: programs covered by the application part 62, subpart A, as well as for the Authorized Program Revision and will use electronic document specific requirements at 40 CFR part 60, Approval, Commonwealth of receiving systems that meet the subpart Cc and 40 CFR part 62, subpart Pennsylvania applicable subpart D requirements. On March 7, 2016, the Pennsylvania GGG. This includes submitting an initial AGENCY: Environmental Protection Department of Environmental Protection notification reports, performance tests Agency (EPA). (PA DEP) submitted an application and periodic reports and results, and titled Compliance Monitoring Data ACTION: Notice. maintaining records of the occurrence Portal for revision to its EPA-approved and duration of any startup, shutdown, SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s drinking water program under title 40 or malfunction in the operation of an approval of the Commonwealth of CFR to allow new electronic reporting. affected facility, or any period during Pennsylvania’s request to revise its EPA reviewed PA DEP’s request to which the monitoring system is National Primary Drinking Water revise its EPA-authorized program and, inoperative. These reports are used by Regulations Implementation EPA- based on this review, EPA determined EPA to determine compliance with authorized program to allow electronic that the application met the standards these standards. reporting. for approval of authorized program Form Numbers: None. DATES: EPA’s approval is effective May revision set out in 40 CFR part 3, 25, 2016 for the Commonwealth of subpart D. In accordance with 40 CFR Respondents/affected entities: 3.1000(d), this notice of EPA’s decision Pennsylvania’s National Primary Existing municipal solid waste landfills. to approve Pennsylvania’s request to Drinking Water Regulations Respondent’s obligation to respond: Implementation program, if no timely revise its Part 142—National Primary Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart Cc request for a public hearing is received Drinking Water Regulations and 40 CFR part 62, subpart GGG). and accepted by the Agency. Implementation program to allow FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: electronic reporting under 40 CFR part Estimated number of respondents: Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental 141 is being published in the Federal 465 (total). Protection Agency, Office of Register. Frequency of response: Initially, PA DEP was notified of EPA’s Environmental Information, Mail Stop occasionally and annually. determination to approve its application 2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Total estimated burden: 38,900 hours Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175, with respect to the authorized program (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR seeh.karen@epa.gov. listed above. 1320.3(b). In today’s notice, EPA is also SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On informing interested persons that they Total estimated cost: $3,080,000 (per October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media may request a public hearing on EPA’s year), which includes $603,000 in Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) action to approve the Commonwealth of annualized capital/startup and/or was published in the Federal Register Pennsylvania’s request to revise its operation & maintenance costs. (70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of authorized public water system program title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR under 40 CFR part 142, in accordance Changes in the Estimates: There is a establishes electronic reporting as an with 40 CFR 3.1000(f). Requests for a net decrease in the total burden acceptable regulatory alternative to hearing must be submitted to EPA associated with privately and publicly paper reporting and establishes owned landfills and State and local within 30 days of publication of today’s requirements to assure that electronic Federal Register notice. Such requests agencies. This decrease in burden from documents are as legally dependable as the most recently approved ICR is due should include the following their paper counterparts. Subpart D of information: to an adjustment to the estimated CROMERR requires that state, tribal or (1) The name, address and telephone average number of respondents. To local government agencies that receive, number of the individual, organization account for landfill closures that have or wish to begin receiving, electronic or other entity requesting a hearing; occurred since the previous ICR was reports under their EPA-authorized (2) A brief statement of the requesting approved, this ICR applies a three programs must apply to EPA for a person’s interest in EPA’s percent per year landfill closure rate to revision or modification of those determination, a brief explanation as to the previous ICR’s estimated number of programs and obtain EPA approval. why EPA should hold a hearing, and respondents. This results in a decrease Subpart D provides standards for such any other information that the in the respondent labor hours, labor approvals based on consideration of the requesting person wants EPA to costs, O&M costs, and number of electronic document receiving systems consider when determining whether to responses. There is also a corresponding that the state, tribe, or local government grant the request; decrease in the Agency burden and cost. will use to implement the electronic (3) The signature of the individual reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b) making the request, or, if the request is Courtney Kerwin, through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D made on behalf of an organization or asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Acting-Director, Collection Strategies provides special procedures for program other entity, the signature of a Division. revisions and modifications to allow responsible official of the organization [FR Doc. 2016–09521 Filed 4–22–16; 8:45 am] electronic reporting, to be used at the or other entity. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P option of the state, tribe or local In the event a hearing is requested government in place of procedures and granted, EPA will provide notice of available under existing program- the hearing in the Federal Register not specific authorization regulations. An less than 15 days prior to the scheduled application submitted under the subpart hearing date. Frivolous or insubstantial VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:02 Apr 22, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25APN1.SGM 25APN1

24094 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 79 / Monday, April 25, 2016 / Notices requests for hearing may be denied by any penalty for failing to comply with Obligation to Respond: Required to EPA. Following such a public hearing, a collection of information subject to the obtain or retain benefits. Statutory EPA will review the record of the PRA that does not display a valid OMB authority for this information collection hearing and issue an order either control number. is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 155, affirming today’s determination or DATES: Written comments should be 201–206, 214, 218–220, 251, 252, 254, rescinding such determination. If no submitted on or before May 25, 2016. If 256, 303(r), 332, 403, 405, 410, and timely request for a hearing is received you anticipate that you will be 1302. and granted, EPA’s approval of the submitting comments, but find it Total Annual Burden: 277,089 hours. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s difficult to do so within the period of Total Annual Cost: No Cost. request to revise its part 142—National time allowed by this notice, you should Privacy Act Impact Assessment: This Primary Drinking Water Regulations advise the contacts below as soon as information collection does not affect Implementation program to allow individuals or households; thus, there possible. electronic reporting will become are no impacts under the Privacy Act. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: effective 30 days after today’s notice is published, pursuant to CROMERR Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email We note that USAC must preserve the section 3.1000(f)(4). Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and confidentiality of all data obtained from to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email respondents; must not use the data Matthew Leopard, PRA@fcc.gov and to except for purposes of administering the Director, Office of Information Collection. Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. Include in the universal service programs; and must [FR Doc. 2016–09578 Filed 4–22–16; 8:45 am] comments the OMB control number as not disclose data in company-specific BILLING CODE 6560–50–P shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY form unless directed to do so by the INFORMATION section below. Commission. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Needs and Uses: The Commission is FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS additional information or copies of the requesting approval for a revision. In COMMISSION information collection, contact Nicole November 2011, the Commission Ongele at (202) 418–2991. To view a adopted an order reforming its high-cost [OMB 3060–0986, 3060–1138] universal service support mechanisms. copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go Connect America Fund; A National Information Collections Being Broadband Plan for Our Future; Submitted for Review and Approval to to the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the Establish Just and Reasonable Rates for the Office of Management and Budget Local Exchange Carriers; High-Cost section of the Web page called AGENCY: Federal Communications ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on Universal Service Support; Developing a Commission. the downward-pointing arrow in the Unified Intercarrier Compensation ACTION: Notice and request for ‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the Regime; Federal-State Joint Board on comments. ‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4) Universal Service; Lifeline and Link-Up; select ‘‘Federal Communications Universal Service Reform—Mobility SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort Commission’’ from the list of agencies Fund, WC Docket Nos. 10–90, 07–135, to reduce paperwork burdens, and as presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, 05–337, 03–109; GN Docket No. 09–51; required by the Paperwork Reduction (5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the CC Docket Nos. 01–92, 96–45; WT Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6) Docket No. 10–208, Order and Further 3520), the Federal Communications when the list of FCC ICRs currently Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 26 FCC Commission (FCC or Commission) under review appears, look for the OMB Rcd 17663 (2011) (USF/ICC invites the general public and other control number of this ICR and then Transformation Order); and the Federal agencies to take this click on the ICR Reference Number. A Commission and Wireline Competition opportunity to comment on the copy of the FCC submission to OMB Bureau have since adopted a number of following information collections. will be displayed. orders that implement the USF/ICC Comments are requested concerning: Transformation Order; see also Connect SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Whether the proposed collection of America Fund et al., WC Docket No. 10– OMB Control Number: 3060–0986. information is necessary for the proper Title: Competitive Carrier Line Count 90 et al., Third Order on performance of the functions of the Report and Self-Certification as a Rural Reconsideration, 27 FCC Rcd 5622 Commission, including whether the Carrier. (2012); Connect America Fund et al., information shall have practical utility; Form Number: FCC Form 481, FCC WC Docket No. 10–90 et al., Order, 27 the accuracy of the Commission’s Form 505, FCC Form 507, FCC Form FCC Rcd 605 (Wireline Comp. Bur. burden estimate; ways to enhance the 508, FCC Form 509, and FCC Form 525. 2012); Connect America Fund et al., WC quality, utility, and clarity of the Type of Review: Revision of a Docket No. 10–90 et al., Fifth Order on information collected; ways to minimize currently approved collection. Reconsideration, 27 FCC Rcd 14549 the burden of the collection of Respondents: Business or other for- (2012); Connect America Fund et al., information on the respondents, profit, not-for-profit institutions and WC Docket No. 10–90 et al., Order, 28 including the use of automated state, local or tribal government. FCC Rcd 2051 (Wireline Comp. Bur. collection techniques or other forms of Number of Respondents and 2013); Connect America Fund et al., WC information technology; and ways to Docket No. 10–90 et al., Order, 28 FCC asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Responses: 1,977 respondents; 15,333 further reduce the information responses. Rcd 7227 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013); collection burden on small business Estimated Time per Response: .5 Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. concerns with fewer than 25 employees. hours to 100 hours. 10–90, Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a Frequency of Response: On occasion, 7766 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013); collection of information unless it quarterly and annual reporting Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. displays a currently valid Office of requirements, recordkeeping 10–90, Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd Management and Budget (OMB) control requirement and third party disclosure 7211 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2013); number. No person shall be subject to requirement. Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:02 Apr 22, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25APN1.SGM 25APN1


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CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesEPA's approval is effective May 25, 2016 for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation program, if no timely request for a public hearing is received and accepted by the Agency.
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 Citation81 FR 24093 
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