82 FR 13337 - Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision Approval, State of North Carolina

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 46 (March 10, 2017)

Page Range		13337-13337
FR Document		2017-04759

This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of North Carolina's request to revise its EPA Administered Permit Programs: The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System and General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution EPA- authorized program to allow electronic reporting.

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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of North 
Carolina's request to revise its EPA Administered Permit Programs: The 
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System and General 
Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution EPA-
authorized program to allow electronic reporting.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective March 10, 2017.

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 3rd 2016, the North Carolina Department of Environment 
and Natural Resources (NC DENR) submitted an application titled 
Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report System for revision/modification 
to its EPA-approved program under title 40 CFR to allow new electronic 
reporting. EPA reviewed NC DENR's request to revise its EPA-authorized 
Part 123--EPA Administered Permit Programs: The National Pollutant 
Discharge Elimination System and General Pretreatment Regulations for 
Existing and New Sources of Pollution 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 North Carolina's request to revise its Part 
123--EPA Administered Permit Programs: The National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System and General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing 
and New Sources of Pollution program to allow electronic reporting 
under 40 CFR part 122 is being published in the Federal Register.
    NC DENR 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.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION programs covered by the application conformity purposes. This SIP revision
AGENCY and will use electronic document was submitted on December 20, 2016,
receiving systems that meet the by the Tennessee Department of
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applicable subpart D requirements. Environment and Conservation (TDEC)
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: On November 3rd 2016, the North and requests that EPA redesignate the
Authorized Program Revision Carolina Department of Environment area to attainment for the 1997 annual
Approval, State of North Carolina and Natural Resources (NC DENR) PM2.5 national ambient air quality
submitted an application titled standards (NAAQS), and that EPA
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report approve a maintenance plan for the
Agency (EPA). System for revision/modification to its continued attainment of the Area. The
ACTION: Notice. EPA-approved program under title 40 Knoxville 1997 Annual PM2.5
CFR to allow new electronic reporting. nonattainment area (hereafter referred to
SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s EPA reviewed NC DENR’s request to as ‘‘the Knoxville Area’’), for which
approval of the State of North Carolina’s revise its EPA-authorized Part 123— MVEBs are established in this notice, is
request to revise its EPA Administered EPA Administered Permit Programs: comprised of the entire counties of
Permit Programs: The National Pollutant The National Pollutant Discharge Anderson, Blount, Knox, and Loudon,
Discharge Elimination System and Elimination System and General as well as a portion of Roane County.
General Pretreatment Regulations for Pretreatment Regulations for Existing On March 2, 1999, the United States
Existing and New Sources of Pollution and New Sources of Pollution program Court of Appeals for the District of
EPA-authorized program to allow and, based on this review, EPA Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) ruled
electronic reporting. determined that the application met the that submitted SIPs cannot be used for
DATES: EPA’s approval is effective standards for approval of authorized transportation conformity
March 10, 2017. program revision/modification set out in determinations until EPA has
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 40 CFR part 3, subpart D. In accordance affirmatively found that the MVEBs are
Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental with 40 CFR 3.1000(d), this notice of adequate. As a result of EPA’s finding,
Protection Agency, Office of EPA’s decision to approve North the Knoxville Area must use the MVEBs
Environmental Information, Mail Stop Carolina’s request to revise its Part for future conformity determinations for
2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 123—EPA Administered Permit the 1997 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS.
Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175, Programs: The National Pollutant DATES: These MVEBs are effective
seeh.karen@epa.gov. Discharge Elimination System and March 27, 2017.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On General Pretreatment Regulations for FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media Existing and New Sources of Pollution Kelly Sheckler, U.S. Environmental
Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) program to allow electronic reporting Protection Agency, Region 4, Air
was published in the Federal Register under 40 CFR part 122 is being Regulatory Management Section, 61
(70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of published in the Federal Register. Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia
title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR NC DENR was notified of EPA’s 30303. Ms. Sheckler can also be reached
establishes electronic reporting as an determination to approve its application by telephone at (404) 562–9222, or via
acceptable regulatory alternative to with respect to the authorized program electronic mail at sheckler.kelly@
paper reporting and establishes listed above. epa.gov. The finding is available at
requirements to assure that electronic Matthew Leopard, EPA’s conformity Web site: http://
documents are as legally dependable as Director, Office of Information Management.
www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/
their paper counterparts. Subpart D of transconf/currsips.htm.
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CROMERR requires that state, tribal or SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
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local government agencies that receive, notice is simply an announcement of a
or wish to begin receiving, electronic finding that EPA has already made.
reports under their EPA-authorized ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA, Region 4, sent a letter to TDEC on
programs must apply to EPA for a AGENCY February 15, 2017, stating that the
revision or modification of those MVEBs identified for Knoxville in
programs and obtain EPA approval. [EPA–R04–OAR–2016–0782; FRL–9959–75– Tennessee’s maintenance SIP revision,
Subpart D provides standards for such Region 4] submitted on December 20, 2016, are
approvals based on consideration of the adequate and must be used for
Adequacy Status of the Knoxville, TN
electronic document receiving systems transportation conformity
1997 Annual PM2.5 Maintenance Plan
that the state, tribe, or local government determinations in the Knoxville Area.
Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets for
will use to implement the electronic EPA posted the availability of the
Transportation Conformity Purposes
reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b) Knoxville Area MVEBs on EPA’s Web
through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D AGENCY: Environmental Protection site on December 22, 2016, as part of the
provides special procedures for program Agency. adequacy process, for the purpose of
revisions and modifications to allow ACTION: Notice of adequacy. soliciting comments. The adequacy
electronic reporting, to be used at the comment period ran until January 23,
option of the state, tribe or local SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 2017. During EPA’s adequacy comment
government in place of procedures Protection Agency (EPA) is notifying the period, no comments were received on
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available under existing program- public that it has found that the motor the Knoxville Area MVEBs. Through
specific authorization regulations. An vehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) this notice, EPA is informing the public
application submitted under the subpart contained in the State Implementation that these MVEBs are adequate for
D procedures must show that the state, Plan (SIP) revision pertaining to the transportation conformity. This finding
tribe or local government has sufficient Knoxville, Tennessee 1997 Annual fine has also been announced on EPA’s
legal authority to implement the particulate matter (PM2.5) nonattainment conformity Web site: http://
electronic reporting components of the area are adequate for transportation www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/

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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 March 10, 2017.
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		82 FR 13337