81 FR 90848 - Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision Approval, State of Oregon

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 241 (December 15, 2016)

This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of Oregon'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 81, Number 241 (Thursday, December 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90848-90849]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30172]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[9956-91-OEI]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of Oregon'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 December 15, 2016.

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 November 3, 2016, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality 
(OR DEQ) submitted an application titled ``National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System'' for revision/modification to its EPA-approved 
program under title 40 CFR to allow new electronic reporting. EPA 
reviewed OR DEQ's request to revise/modify its EPA-authorized programs 
and, based on this review, EPA determined that the application met the 
standards for

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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 request to revise/modify its following 
EPA-authorized programs to allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR 
parts 122, 125, 403, and 503 is being published in the Federal 
Register:

Part 123--EPA Administered Permit Programs: The National Pollutant 
Discharge Elimination System;
Part 403--General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources 
of Pollution
Part 501--State Sludge Management Program Regulations

OR 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 Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-30172 Filed 12-14-16; 8:45 am]
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