82 FR 37095 - Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision Approval, State of Illinois

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 151 (August 8, 2017)

Page Range		37095-37095
FR Document		2017-16693

This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of Illinois' 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 151 (Tuesday, August 8, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[9965-35-OEI]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: EPA approves of the State of Illinois' authorized program 
revision(s) as of August 8, 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 19, 2017, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency 
(IEPA) 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 IEPA'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 Illinois's 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.
    IEPA 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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To effectively perform environmental (70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of with respect to the authorized program
analyses for these projects, the DOE’s title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR listed above.
EERE needs to collect project-specific establishes electronic reporting as an Matthew Leopard,
information from Federal financial acceptable regulatory alternative to
assistance awardees. DOE’s EERE has Director, Office of Information Management.
paper reporting and establishes
developed its Environmental [FR Doc. 2017–16693 Filed 8–7–17; 8:45 am]
requirements to assure that electronic
Questionnaire to obtain the required documents are as legally dependable as BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
information and ensure that its their paper counterparts. Subpart D of
decision-making processes are CROMERR requires that state, tribal or
consistent with NEPA as it relates to FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
local government agencies that receive,
renewable energy and energy efficiency COMMISSION
or wish to begin receiving, electronic
research and development and reports under their EPA-authorized [DA 17–724]
demonstration projects. Minor changes
programs must apply to EPA for a
have been made to the Environmental Opening of First Priority Filing Window
revision or modification of those
Questionnaire that help to clarify for Eligible Full Power and Class A
certain questions, but do not change the programs and obtain EPA approval.
Television Stations
meaning of the questions being asked; Subpart D provides standards for such
5. Annual Estimated Number of Total approvals based on consideration of the AGENCY: Federal Communications
Responses: 300; electronic document receiving systems Commission.
6. Average Hours per Response: 1; and that the state, tribe, or local government ACTION: Notice.
7. Annual Estimated Number of will use to implement the electronic
Burden Hours: 300. reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b) SUMMARY: This document announces
through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D that the first priority filing window for
Statutory Authority: National eligible full power and Class A
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. provides special procedures for program
revisions and modifications to allow television stations to file applications
4321 et seq.).
electronic reporting, to be used at the for alternate channels or expanded
Issued in Golden, CO, on July 21, 2017. facilities will be open from August 9,
option of the state, tribe or local
Robin L. Sweeney, 2017 through September 8, 2017.
government in place of procedures
Director, Environment, Safety, and Health, DATES: August 8, 2017.
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
available under existing program-
specific authorization regulations. An FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Energy.
application submitted under the subpart Joyce Bernstein, Joyce.Bernstein@
[FR Doc. 2017–16598 Filed 8–7–17; 8:45 am]
D procedures must show that the state, fcc.gov, or Kevin Harding,
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
tribe or local government has sufficient Kevin.Harding@fcc.gov, Video Division,
legal authority to implement the Media Bureau, Federal Communications
electronic reporting components of the Commission.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Auction
AGENCY programs covered by the application
and will use electronic document 1000, which was conducted pursuant to
[9965–35–OEI] receiving systems that meet the Title VI of the Middle Class Tax Relief
applicable subpart D requirements. and Job Creation Act of 2012, was
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: completed on April 13, 2017, and the
Authorized Program Revision On July 19, 2017, the Illinois Commission initiated a transition period
Approval, State of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency during which broadcast television
(IEPA) submitted an application titled stations that received new channel
AGENCY: Environmental Protection ‘‘NPDES e-Reporting Tool’’ for revision assignments in the April 13, 2017
Agency (EPA). to its EPA-approved program under title Closing and Channel Reassignment
ACTION: Notice. 40 CFR to allow new electronic Public Notice will be reauthorized and
reporting. EPA reviewed IEPA’s request relicensed. The deadline for
SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s
to revise its EPA-authorized Part 123— applications for construction permits
approval of the State of Illinois’ request
EPA Administered Permit Programs: consistent with the requirements of that
to revise its EPA Administered Permit
Programs: The National Pollutant The National Pollutant Discharge Public Notice were due July 12, 2017.
Discharge Elimination System EPA- Elimination System program and, based The first priority filing window,
authorized program to allow electronic on this review, EPA determined that the which opens on Wednesday, August 9,
reporting. application met the standards for 2017 and closes at 11:59 p.m. EDT on
approval of authorized program Friday, September 8, 2017, is limited to:
DATES: EPA approves of the State of
revision/modification set out in 40 CFR (1) 25 reassigned stations that were
Illinois’ authorized program revision(s) granted a waiver of the July 12, 2017
as of August 8, 2017. part 3, subpart D. In accordance with 40
CFR 3.1000(d), this notice of EPA’s filing deadline because they were
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ‘‘unable to construct’’ the specified
decision to approve Illinois’s request to
Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental facilities assigned to them in the Closing
revise its Part 123—EPA Administered
Protection Agency, Office of
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Permit Programs: The National Pollutant and Channel Reassignment Public
Environmental Information, Mail Stop Notice; (2) stations entitled to protection
2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Discharge Elimination System program
in the repacking process that are
Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175, to allow electronic reporting under 40
predicted to experience a loss of
seeh.karen@epa.gov. CFR parts 122 and 125 is being
population served in excess of one
published in the Federal Register.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On percent as a result of the auction
October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media IEPA was notified of EPA’s repacking process; and (3) Class A
Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) determination to approve its application stations that did not receive protection
was published in the Federal Register and were displaced in the repacking

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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 approves of the State of Illinois' authorized program revision(s) as of August 8, 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 37095