82 FR 33122 - Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision Approval, Territory of U.S. Virgin Islands

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 137 (July 19, 2017)

Page Range		33122-33122
FR Document		2017-15164

This notice announces EPA's approval of the Territory of U.S. Virgin Islands' request to revise its EPA Administered Permit Programs: The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System EPA-authorized program to allow electronic reporting.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 137 (Wednesday, July 19, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 19, 2017)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[9965-03-OEI]


Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision 
Approval, Territory of U.S. Virgin Islands

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the Territory of U.S. 
Virgin Islands' request to revise its EPA Administered Permit Programs: 
The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System EPA-authorized 
program to allow electronic reporting.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective July 19, 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 July 7, 2017, the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning & 
Natural Resources (VI DPNR) submitted an application titled ``NPDES e-
Reporting Tool'' for revision to its EPA-approved program under title 
40 CFR to allow new electronic reporting. EPA reviewed VI DPNR's 
request to revise its EPA-authorized Part 123--EPA Administered Permit 
Programs: The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 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 U.S. Virgin Islands' request 
to revise its Part 123--EPA Administered Permit Programs: The National 
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program to allow electronic 
reporting under 40 CFR parts 122 and 125 is being published in the 
Federal Register.
    VI DPNR 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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copy/paper docket in Washington, DC, reviews. The EPA recommends that the documents are as legally dependable as
as well as informational dockets in three performance assessment technical basis their paper counterparts. Subpart D of
locations in the State of New Mexico be evaluated for improvement in these CROMERR requires that state, tribal or
(Carlsbad, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe). areas: (1) Calculations of actinide local government agencies that receive,
The docket consists of all relevant, solubility, (2) modeling the chemical or wish to begin receiving, electronic
significant information received to date conditions in the repository, and (3) reports under their EPA-authorized
from outside parties and all significant modeling direct brine releases. programs must apply to EPA for a
information considered by the EPA in Although not required by the revision or modification of those
reaching a recertification decision Administrative Procedure Act (APA), programs and obtain EPA approval.
regarding whether the WIPP facility the WIPP LWA or the WIPP Compliance Subpart D provides standards for such
continues to comply with the disposal Criteria, the EPA intends to continue approvals based on consideration of the
regulations. docketing all inspection or audit reports electronic document receiving systems
and annual reports and other significant that the state, tribe, or local government
IX. What is the EPA’s role in future
WIPP activities? documents on conditions and activities will use to implement the electronic
at the WIPP, as well as formal reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b)
The EPA’s regulatory role at the WIPP communications between the two through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D
does not end with this recertification agencies. provides special procedures for program
decision. The Agency’s future WIPP The EPA plans to conduct future revisions and modifications to allow
activities include additional recertification processes using an electronic reporting, to be used at the
recertifications every five years (the next administrative process generally similar
being scheduled to be submitted by the option of the state, tribe or local
to that described in today’s action. government in place of procedures
DOE in March 2019), review of the DOE
reports on conditions and activities at
Dated: July 10, 2017. available under existing program-
the WIPP, assessment of waste Sarah Dunham, specific authorization regulations. An
characterization and quality assurance Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air application submitted under the subpart
programs at waste generator sites, and Radiation. D procedures must show that the state,
announced and unannounced [FR Doc. 2017–15182 Filed 7–18–17; 8:45 am] tribe or local government has sufficient
inspections of the WIPP and other BILLING CODE 6560–50–P legal authority to implement the
facilities and, if necessary, modification, electronic reporting components of the
revocation or suspension of the programs covered by the application
certification. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION and will use electronic document
As a result of the February 2014 AGENCY receiving systems that meet the
incidents at the WIPP, the DOE will be [9965–03–OEI]
applicable subpart D requirements.
making changes to the repository On July 7, 2017, the U.S. Virgin
design. The DOE has indicated that it no Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Islands Department of Planning &
longer plans to use panel 9 for waste Authorized Program Revision Natural Resources (VI DPNR) submitted
operations due to the worker safety Approval, Territory of U.S. Virgin an application titled ‘‘NPDES e-
hazards in that location, so an Islands Reporting Tool’’ for revision to its EPA-
alternative panel will be needed. This approved program under title 40 CFR to
decision may also have implications for AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA). allow new electronic reporting. EPA
panel closures in the panels accessed reviewed VI DPNR’s request to revise its
through the panel 9 drifts (i.e., panels 3– ACTION: Notice.
EPA-authorized Part 123—EPA
6). In addition, the DOE is planning a Administered Permit Programs: The
SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s
new ventilation shaft that will allow for National Pollutant Discharge
approval of the Territory of U.S. Virgin
increased airflow through the Elimination System program and, based
Islands’ request to revise its EPA
underground operations area. The EPA on this review, EPA determined that the
Administered Permit Programs: The
will be keeping abreast of the DOE’s
National Pollutant Discharge application met the standards for
requested changes and will make that
Elimination System EPA-authorized approval of authorized program
information available as it is received.
As described in Section VI of this program to allow electronic reporting. revision/modification set out in 40 CFR
notice, the EPA’s review of the 2014 DATES: EPA’s approval is effective July part 3, subpart D. In accordance with 40
Compliance Recertification Application 19, 2017. CFR 3.1000(d), this notice of EPA’s
identified where the DOE’s technical FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: decision to approve U.S. Virgin Islands’
basis for the modeling has limitations Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental request to revise its Part 123—EPA
with assumptions used or with the basis Protection Agency, Office of Administered Permit Programs: The
for some parameter values. The EPA Environmental Information, Mail Stop National Pollutant Discharge
concerns with these limitations were 2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Elimination System program to allow
generally addressed by the results of the Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175, electronic reporting under 40 CFR parts
SEN studies. While this approach of seeh.karen@epa.gov. 122 and 125 is being published in the
using a series of sensitivity studies to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Federal Register.
VI DPNR was notified of EPA’s
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examine identified limitations was October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media
sufficient in the context of this Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) determination to approve its application
compliance recertification application, was published in the Federal Register with respect to the authorized program
it was to some extent driven by the (70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of listed above.
known upcoming physical changes in title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR
Matthew Leopard,
the repository. The EPA would prefer to establishes electronic reporting as an
be able to evaluate a complete revised acceptable regulatory alternative to Director, Office of Information Management.
performance assessment in future paper reporting and establishes [FR Doc. 2017–15164 Filed 7–18–17; 8:45 am]
compliance recertification application requirements to assure that electronic BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

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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 July 19, 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 33122