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for non-reporting. Some of this
information is useful to the Agency and
could be useful to the public. Currently,
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This proposed modification would
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–9907–34–OEI]
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting:
Authorized Program Revision
Approval, State of Rhode Island
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s
approval of the State of Rhode Island’s
request to revise/modify its EPA
Administered Permit Programs: The
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System EPA-authorized
program to allow electronic reporting.
DATES: EPA’s approval is effective
March 3, 2014.
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,
seeh.karen@epa.gov.
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, § 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 programspecific 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
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receiving systems that meet the
applicable subpart D requirements.
On November 13, 2013, the Rhode
Island Department of Environmental
Management (RI DEM) submitted an
application titled ‘‘National Network
Discharge Monitoring Report System’’
for revision/modification of its EPAauthorized Part 123 program under title
40 CFR. EPA reviewed RI DEM’s request
to revise/modify 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 Rhode
Island’s request to revise/modify its Part
123—EPA Administered Permit
Programs: The National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System program
to allow electronic reporting under 40
CFR part 122.41(I)(4)(i) is being
published in the Federal Register.
RI DEM was notified of EPA’s
determination to approve its application
with respect to the authorized program
listed above.
Dated: February 24, 2014.
Andrew Battin,
Director, Office of Information Collection.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9907-34-OEI]
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision
Approval, State of Rhode Island
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of Rhode
Island's request to revise/modify its EPA Administered Permit Programs:
The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System EPA-authorized
program to allow electronic reporting.
DATES: EPA's approval is effective March 3, 2014.
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, seeh.karen@epa.gov.
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 13, 2013, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental
Management (RI DEM) submitted an application titled ``National Network
Discharge Monitoring Report System'' for revision/modification of its
EPA-authorized Part 123 program under title 40 CFR. EPA reviewed RI
DEM's request to revise/modify 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 Rhode Island's request to revise/modify its Part 123--EPA
Administered Permit Programs: The National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System program to allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR
part 122.41(I)(4)(i) is being published in the Federal Register.
RI DEM was notified of EPA's determination to approve its
application with respect to the authorized program listed above.
Dated: February 24, 2014.
Andrew Battin,
Director, Office of Information Collection.
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