82 FR 31595 - Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision Approval, State of West Virginia

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 129 (July 7, 2017)

Page Range		31595-31596
FR Document		2017-14208

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

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 129 (Friday, July 7, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 129 (Friday, July 7, 2017)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14208]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[9961-59-OEI]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: EPA's approval is effective August 7, 2017 for the State of West 
Virginia'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 June 1, 2017, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human 
Resources (WV DHHR) 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 WV DHHR'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 West Virginia'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.
    WV DHHR was notified of EPA's determination to approve its 
application with respect to the authorized program 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 West Virginia'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:

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    (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 West Virginia'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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an important scientific/technological various employees and their respective or wish to begin receiving, electronic
achievement within its discipline or work. Such personnel matters involve reports under their EPA-authorized
field of study. the discussion of information that is of programs must apply to EPA for a
• Level III awards are for those who a personal nature and the disclosure of revision or modification of those
have accomplished an unusually which would be a clearly unwarranted programs and obtain EPA approval.
notable research or technological effort. invasion of personal privacy and, Subpart D provides standards for such
The awards are for a substantial revision therefore, are protected from disclosure approvals based on consideration of the
or modification of a scientific/ by section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory electronic document receiving systems
technological principle or procedure, or Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, that the state, tribe, or local government
an important improvement to the value and sections (c)(2) and (c)(6) of the will use to implement the electronic
of a device, activity, program, or service Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b)
to the public. Awarded research relates U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6). Minutes of the through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D
to a mission or organizational meetings of the STAA Committee and provides special procedures for program
component of the EPA, or significantly chartered SAB will be kept and certified revisions and modifications to allow
affects a relevant area of science/ by the chair of those meetings. electronic reporting, to be used at the
technology. Dated: June 30, 2017. option of the state, tribe or local
• Honorable Mention awards government in place of procedures
E. Scott Pruitt,
acknowledge research efforts that are available under existing program-
noteworthy but do not warrant a Level Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2017–14338 Filed 7–6–17; 8:45 am] specific authorization regulations. An
I, II or III award. Honorable Mention application submitted under the subpart
applies to research that: (1) May not BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
D procedures must show that the state,
quite reach the level described for a tribe or local government has sufficient
Level III award; (2) show a promising
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION legal authority to implement the
area of research that the Subcommittee
AGENCY electronic reporting components of the
wants to encourage; or (3) show an area
programs covered by the application
of research that the Subcommittees feels [9961–59–OEI]
and will use electronic document
is too preliminary to warrant an award
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: receiving systems that meet the
recommendation at this time.
The SAB reviews the STAA Authorized Program Revision applicable subpart D requirements.
nomination packages according to the Approval, State of West Virginia On June 1, 2017, the West Virginia
following five evaluation factors: Department of Health and Human
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
• The extent to which the work Resources (WV DHHR) submitted an
Agency (EPA).
reported in the nominated application titled ‘‘Compliance
ACTION: Notice. Monitoring Data Portal’’ for revision to
publication(s) resulted in either new or
significantly revised knowledge. The SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s its EPA-approved drinking water
accomplishment is expected to approval of the State of West Virginia’s program under title 40 CFR to allow
represent an important advancement of request to revise its National Primary new electronic reporting. EPA reviewed
scientific knowledge or technology Drinking Water Regulations WV DHHR’s request to revise its EPA-
relevant to environmental issues and Implementation EPA-authorized authorized program and, based on this
EPA’s mission. program to allow electronic reporting. review, EPA determined that the
• The extent to which environmental DATES: EPA’s approval is effective
application met the standards for
protection has been strengthened or August 7, 2017 for the State of West approval of authorized program revision
improved, whether of local, national, or Virginia’s National Primary Drinking set out in 40 CFR part 3, subpart D. In
international importance. Water Regulations Implementation accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(d), this
• The degree to which the research is notice of EPA’s decision to approve
program, if no timely request for a
a product of the originality, West Virginia’s request to revise its Part
public hearing is received and accepted
creativeness, initiative, and problem- 142—National Primary Drinking Water
by the Agency.
solving ability of the researchers, as well Regulations Implementation program to
as the level of effort required to produce FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR
the results. Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental
part 141 is being published in the
• The extent of the beneficial impact Protection Agency, Office of
Federal Register.
of the research and the degree to which Environmental Information, Mail Stop
2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., WV DHHR was notified of EPA’s
the research has been favorably
Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175, determination to approve its application
recognized from outside EPA.
• The nature and extent of peer seeh.karen@epa.gov. with respect to the authorized program
review, including stature and quality of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On listed above.
the peer-reviewed journal or the October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media Also, in today’s notice, EPA is
publisher of a book for a review chapter Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) informing interested persons that they
published therein. was published in the Federal Register may request a public hearing on EPA’s
I have determined that the meetings of (70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of action to approve the State of West
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the STAA Committee and chartered title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR Virginia’s request to revise its
SAB will be closed to the public establishes electronic reporting as an authorized public water system program
because they are concerned with acceptable regulatory alternative to under 40 CFR part 142, in accordance
selecting employees deserving of paper reporting and establishes with 40 CFR 3.1000(f). Requests for a
awards. In making these requirements to assure that electronic hearing must be submitted to EPA
recommendations, the Agency requires documents are as legally dependable as within 30 days of publication of today’s
full and frank advice from the SAB. This their paper counterparts. Subpart D of Federal Register notice. Such requests
advice will involve professional CROMERR requires that state, tribal or should include the following
judgments on the relative merits of local government agencies that receive, information:

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(1) The name, address and telephone identified in Unit I. under and the telephone number for the OPPT
number of the individual, organization SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Docket is (202) 566–0280. Please review
or other entity requesting a hearing; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the visitor instructions and additional
(2) A brief statement of the requesting For technical information contact: information about the docket available
person’s interest in EPA’s John Schaeffer, Chemical Control at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
determination, a brief explanation as to Division (7405M), Office of Pollution IV. Information Received
why EPA should hold a hearing, and Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
any other information that the Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania As specified by TSCA section 4(d),
requesting person wants EPA to Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; this unit identifies the information
consider when determining whether to telephone number: (202) 564–8173; received by EPA: Propanoic acid, 2-
grant the request; email address: schaeffer.john@epa.gov. methyl-, 3-(benzoyloxy)-2,2,4-
(3) The signature of the individual For general information contact: The trimethylpentyl ester (CASRN 22527–
making the request, or, if the request is TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 63–5).
made on behalf of an organization or 1. Chemical Use: Plasticizer in rubber
South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY
other entity, the signature of a and plastic products.
14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 2. Applicable Rule, Order, or Consent
responsible official of the organization 1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@ Agreement: Chemical testing
or other entity. epa.gov. requirements for third group of high
In the event a hearing is requested
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: production volume chemicals (HPV3),
and granted, EPA will provide notice of
40 CFR 799.5089.
the hearing in the Federal Register not I. Chemical Substances and/or Mixtures 3. Information Received: The
less than 15 days prior to the scheduled Information received about the following listing describes the nature of
hearing date. Frivolous or insubstantial following chemical substance and/or the information received. The
requests for hearing may be denied by mixtures is provided in Unit IV.: information will be added to the docket
EPA. Following such a public hearing, Propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 3- for the applicable TSCA section 4 rule,
EPA will review the record of the (benzoyloxy)-2,2,4-trimethylpentyl ester order, or consent agreement and can be
hearing and issue an order either (CASRN 22527–63–5). found by referencing the docket ID
affirming today’s determination or number provided. EPA reviews of
rescinding such determination. If no II. Authority information will be added to the same
timely request for a hearing is received Section 4(d) of TSCA (15 U.S.C. docket upon completion.
and granted, EPA’s approval of the State 2603(d)) requires EPA to publish a Daphnia magna Reproduction Test.
of West Virginia’s request to revise its notice in the Federal Register reporting The docket ID number assigned to this
part 142—National Primary Drinking the receipt of information submitted information is EPA–HQ–OPPT–2009–
Water Regulations Implementation pursuant to a rule, order, or consent 0112.
program to allow electronic reporting agreement promulgated under TSCA Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
will become effective 30 days after section 4 (15 U.S.C. 2603).
today’s notice is published, pursuant to Dated: June 7, 2017.
CROMERR section 3.1000(f)(4). III. Docket Information Maria J. Doa,
A docket, identified by the docket Director, Chemical Control Division, Office
Matthew Leopard, of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
Director, Office of Information Management. identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPPT–2013–0677, has been established [FR Doc. 2017–14320 Filed 7–6–17; 8:45 am]
[FR Doc. 2017–14208 Filed 7–6–17; 8:45 am]
for this Federal Register document, BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
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which announces the receipt of the
information. Upon EPA’s completion of
its quality assurance review, the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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AGENCY information received will be added to
the docket identified in Unit IV., which [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004; FRL–9963–31]
represents the docket used for the TSCA
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2013–0677; FRL–9963–59] section 4 rule, order, and/or consent Access to Confidential Business
agreement. In addition, once completed, Information by Syracuse Research
Receipt of Information Under the Toxic Corporation and Its Identified
EPA reviews of the information received
Substances Control Act Subcontractors
will be added to the same docket. Use
AGENCY: Environmental Protection the docket ID number provided in Unit AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA). IV. to access the information received Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice. and any available EPA review. ACTION: Notice.
EPA’s dockets are available
SUMMARY: EPA is announcing its receipt electronically at http:// SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its
of information submitted pursuant to a www.regulations.gov or in person at the contractor and subcontractors, Syracuse
rule, order, or consent agreement issued Office of Pollution Prevention and Research Corporation (SRC) of North
under the Toxic Substances Control Act Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket), Syracuse, New York; BeakerTree
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(TSCA). As required by TSCA, this Environmental Protection Agency Corporation of Arlington, VA; Essential
document identifies each chemical Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Software, Inc. of Potomac, MD; and
substance and/or mixture for which Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Versar, Inc. of Springfield, VA, to access
information has been received; the uses Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, information which has been submitted
or intended uses of such chemical DC. The Public Reading Room is open to EPA under sections 4, 5, 6, 8, and 21
substance and/or mixture; and describes from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday of the Toxic Substances Control Act
the nature of the information received. through Friday, excluding legal (TSCA). Some of the information may be
Each chemical substance and/or mixture holidays. The telephone number for the claimed or determined to be
related to this announcement is Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, Confidential Business Information (CBI).

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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 August 7, 2017 for the State of West Virginia's National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation program, if no timely request for a public hearing is received and accepted by the Agency.
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 31595