82 FR 21812 - Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision Approval, State of Colorado

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 89 (May 10, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-09447

This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of Colorado's request to revise certain of its EPA-authorized programs to allow electronic reporting.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 89 (Wednesday, May 10, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09447]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[9956-76-OEI]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of 
Colorado's request to revise certain of its EPA-authorized programs to 
allow electronic reporting.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective June 9, 2017 for the State of 
Colorado's National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation 
program, if no timely request for a public hearing is received and 
accepted by the Agency, and on May 10, 2017 for the State of Colorado's 
other authorized programs.

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 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

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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 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 30, 2016, the Colorado Department of Public Health and 
Environment (CDPHE) submitted an application titled Colorado DPHE 
Online System for revisions to its EPA-approved programs under title 40 
CFR to allow new electronic reporting. EPA reviewed CDPHE's request to 
revise its EPA-authorized programs and, based on this review, EPA 
determined that the application met the standards for approval of 
authorized program revisions 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 Colorado's request to revise its following EPA-authorized 
programs to allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR parts 50-52, 61-63, 
65, 70, 122, 125, 141, 240-270, 272-279, 403, 412, 437, 745, and 763 is 
being published in the Federal Register:

Part 52--Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans;
Part 62--Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated 
Facilities and Pollutants;
Part 63--National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant for 
Source Categories for Source Categories;
Part 70--State Operating Permit Programs;
Part 123--EPA Administered Permit Programs: The National Pollutant 
Discharge Elimination System;
Part 142--National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation;
Part 239--Requirements for State Permit Program Determination of 
Adequacy;
Part 271--Requirements for Authorization of State Hazardous: Waste 
Program;
Part 403--General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources 
of Pollution;
Part 745--Lead-based Paint Poisoning Prevention in Certain Residential 
Structures; and
Part 763--Asbestos.

    CDPHE was notified of EPA's determination to approve its 
application with respect to the authorized programs listed above.
    Also, in today's notice, EPA is informing interested persons that 
they may request a public hearing on EPA's action to approve the State 
of Colorado'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 
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 State of Colorado'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 Management.
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preferred method), by email to a-and-r- implement and enforce the OCS Changes in estimates: There is a
docket@epa.gov or by mail to: EPA regulations for sources located off the decrease of 1,156 hours in the total
Docket Center, Environmental coast of California to four local air estimated respondent burden compared
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, pollution control agencies, and for with the ICR most recently approved by
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., sources located off a portion of the OMB. This decrease is primarily due to
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via Atlantic Coast to three state agencies. a decrease in the projected number of
email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. These agency respondents must review OCS sources subject to the program.
Address comments to OMB Desk Officer sources’ permit applications and Courtney Kerwin,
for EPA. reports, issue permits, observe
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
The EPA’s policy is that all comments performance tests and conduct
received will be included in the public [FR Doc. 2017–09168 Filed 5–9–17; 8:45 am]
inspections to ensure that the sources
docket without change including any BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
are meeting all the requirements that
personal information provided, unless apply to them. Section 176(c) of the
the comment includes profanity, threats, Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
information claimed to be Confidential requires that all federal actions conform
AGENCY
Business Information (CBI) or other with the State Implementation Plans
information whose disclosure is (SIPs) to attain and maintain the [9956–76–OEI]
restricted by statute. NAAQS. Depending on the type of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben action, the federal entities must collect Cross-Media Electronic Reporting:
Garwood, Air Quality Policy Division, information themselves, hire Authorized Program Revision
Office of Air Quality Planning and consultants to collect the information or Approval, State of Colorado
Standards, C504–03, U.S. require applicants/sponsors of the AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection Agency, federal action to provide the Agency (EPA).
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; information. ACTION: Notice.
telephone number: (919) 541–1358; fax The type and quantity of information
number: (919) 541–5509; email address: required will depend on the SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s
garwood.ben@epa.gov. circumstances surrounding the action. approval of the State of Colorado’s
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: First, the entity must make an request to revise certain of its EPA-
Supporting documents which explain in applicability determination. If the authorized programs to allow electronic
detail the information that the EPA will source is located within 25 miles of the reporting.
be collecting are available in the public state’s seaward boundary as established DATES: EPA’s approval is effective June
docket for this ICR. The docket can be in the regulations, the requirements are 9, 2017 for the State of Colorado’s
viewed online at https:// the same as those that would be National Primary Drinking Water
www.regulations.gov or in person at the applicable if the source were located in Regulations Implementation program, if
EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room the corresponding onshore area. State no timely request for a public hearing is
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., and local air pollution control agencies received and accepted by the Agency,
Washington, DC. The telephone number are usually requested to provide and on May 10, 2017 for the State of
for the Docket Center is (202) 566–1744. information concerning regulation of Colorado’s other authorized programs.
For additional information about the offshore sources and are provided FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
EPA’s public docket, visit https:// opportunities to comment on the Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental
www.epa.gov/dockets. proposed determinations. The public is Protection Agency, Office of
Abstract: Section 328 of the Clean Air also provided an opportunity to Environmental Information, Mail Stop
Act gives EPA responsibility for comment on the proposed 2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
regulating air pollution from outer determinations. Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175,
continental shelf (OCS) sources located Form numbers: None. seeh.karen@epa.gov.
offshore of the states along the Pacific Respondents/affected entities: Entities SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
and Atlantic Coasts, and along the potentially affected by this action are October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media
eastern Gulf of Mexico coast (off the those which must apply for and obtain Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR)
coast of Florida). In general, these OCS a permit pursuant the OCS permit was published in the Federal Register
sources must obtain preconstruction program. In addition, state and local (70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of
permits (usually Prevention of agencies that have been delegated title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR
Significant Deterioration or ‘‘PSD’’ authority to implement and enforce the establishes electronic reporting as an
permits) and title V operating permits, OCS permit program, which must acceptable regulatory alternative to
and then maintain ongoing compliance review permit applications and issue paper reporting and establishes
with their permit conditions. Industry permits, are affected entities. requirements to assure that electronic
respondents include owners or Respondent’s obligation to respond: documents are as legally dependable as
operators of existing and new or Mandatory (see 40 CFR part 55). their paper counterparts. Subpart D of
modified OCS sources. These Estimated number of respondents: 37 CROMERR requires that state, tribal or
respondents must prepare permit industrial facilities and 5 state and local local government agencies that receive,
applications and, after receiving their permitting agencies. or wish to begin receiving, electronic
permits, conduct testing, monitoring, Frequency of response: On occasion, reports under their EPA-authorized
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recordkeeping and reporting as required as necessary. programs must apply to EPA for a
by their permits. The recordkeeping and Total estimated burden: 27,018 hours revision of those programs and obtain
reporting requirements are necessary so (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR EPA approval. Subpart D provides
that the EPA can determine whether 1320.03(b). standards for such approvals based on
these sources are meeting all the Total estimated cost: $2,365,385 (per consideration of the electronic
requirements that apply to them. The year). This includes $30,816 annually in document receiving systems that the
EPA has delegated the authority to Operation and Maintenance costs. state, tribe, or local government will use

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to implement the electronic reporting. Part 763—Asbestos. ACTION: Notice.
Additionally, § 3.1000(b) through (e) of CDPHE was notified of EPA’s
40 CFR part 3, subpart D provides determination to approve its application SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s
special procedures for program with respect to the authorized programs approval of the State of Vermont’s
revisions to allow electronic reporting, listed above. request to revise its National Primary
to be used at the option of the state, Also, in today’s notice, EPA is Drinking Water Regulations
tribe or local government in place of informing interested persons that they Implementation EPA-authorized
procedures available under existing may request a public hearing on EPA’s program to allow electronic reporting.
program-specific authorization action to approve the State of Colorado’s DATES: EPA’s approval is effective June
regulations. An application submitted request to revise its authorized public 9, 2017 for the State of Vermont’s
under the subpart D procedures must water system program under 40 CFR National Primary Drinking Water
show that the state, tribe or local part 142, in accordance with 40 CFR Regulations Implementation program, if
government has sufficient legal 3.1000(f). Requests for a hearing must be no timely request for a public hearing is
authority to implement the electronic submitted to EPA within 30 days of received and accepted by the Agency.
reporting components of the programs publication of today’s Federal Register FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
covered by the application and will use notice. Such requests should include Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental
electronic document receiving systems the following information: (1) The Protection Agency, Office of
that meet the applicable subpart D name, address and telephone number of Environmental Information, Mail Stop
requirements. the individual, organization or other 2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
On November 30, 2016, the Colorado entity requesting a hearing; (2) A brief Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175,
Department of Public Health and statement of the requesting person’s seeh.karen@epa.gov.
Environment (CDPHE) submitted an interest in EPA’s determination, a brief SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
application titled Colorado DPHE explanation as to why EPA should hold October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media
Online System for revisions to its EPA- a hearing, and any other information Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR)
approved programs under title 40 CFR that the requesting person wants EPA to was published in the Federal Register
to allow new electronic reporting. EPA consider when determining whether to (70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of
reviewed CDPHE’s request to revise its grant the request; (3) The signature of title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR
EPA-authorized programs and, based on the individual making the request, or, if establishes electronic reporting as an
this review, EPA determined that the the request is made on behalf of an acceptable regulatory alternative to
application met the standards for organization or other entity, the paper reporting and establishes
approval of authorized program signature of a responsible official of the requirements to assure that electronic
revisions set out in 40 CFR part 3, organization or other entity. documents are as legally dependable as
subpart D. In accordance with 40 CFR In the event a hearing is requested their paper counterparts. Subpart D of
3.1000(d), this notice of EPA’s decision and granted, EPA will provide notice of CROMERR requires that state, tribal or
to approve Colorado’s request to revise the hearing in the Federal Register not local government agencies that receive,
its following EPA-authorized programs less than 15 days prior to the scheduled or wish to begin receiving, electronic
to allow electronic reporting under 40 hearing date. Frivolous or insubstantial reports under their EPA-authorized
CFR parts 50–52, 61–63, 65, 70, 122, requests for hearing may be denied by programs must apply to EPA for a
125, 141, 240–270, 272–279, 403, 412, EPA. Following such a public hearing, revision or modification of those
437, 745, and 763 is being published in EPA will review the record of the programs and obtain EPA approval.
the Federal Register: hearing and issue an order either Subpart D provides standards for such
Part 52—Approval and Promulgation of affirming today’s determination or approvals based on consideration of the
Implementation Plans; rescinding such determination. If no electronic document receiving systems
Part 62—Approval and Promulgation of timely request for a hearing is received that the state, tribe, or local government
State Plans for Designated Facilities and granted, EPA’s approval of the State will use to implement the electronic
and Pollutants; of Colorado’s request to revise its part reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b)
Part 63—National Emission Standards 142—National Primary Drinking Water through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D
for Hazardous Air Pollutant for Regulations Implementation program to provides special procedures for program
Source Categories for Source allow electronic reporting will become revisions and modifications to allow
Categories; effective 30 days after today’s notice is electronic reporting, to be used at the
Part 70—State Operating Permit published, pursuant to CROMERR option of the state, tribe or local
Programs; section 3.1000(f)(4). government in place of procedures
Part 123—EPA Administered Permit Matthew Leopard, available under existing program-
Programs: The National Pollutant Director, Office of Information Management. specific authorization regulations. An
Discharge Elimination System; [FR Doc. 2017–09447 Filed 5–9–17; 8:45 am]
application submitted under the subpart
Part 142—National Primary Drinking D procedures must show that the state,
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Water Regulations Implementation; tribe or local government has sufficient
Part 239—Requirements for State Permit legal authority to implement the
Program Determination of Adequacy; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION electronic reporting components of the
Part 271—Requirements for AGENCY programs covered by the application
Authorization of State Hazardous: and will use electronic document
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Waste Program; [9956–77–OEI] receiving systems that meet the
Part 403—General Pretreatment applicable subpart D requirements.
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting:
Regulations for Existing and New On March 24, 2017, the Vermont
Authorized Program Revision
Sources of Pollution; Department of Environmental
Approval, State of Vermont
Part 745—Lead-based Paint Poisoning Conservation (VT DEC) submitted an
Prevention in Certain Residential AGENCY: Environmental Protection application titled Compliance
Structures; and Agency (EPA). Monitoring Data Portal (CMDP) for

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		EPA's approval is effective June 9, 2017 for the State of Colorado's National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation program, if no timely request for a public hearing is received and accepted by the Agency, and on May 10, 2017 for the State of Colorado's other authorized programs.
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 21812