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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[9956–72–OEI]
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting:
Authorized Program Revision
Approval, State of Montana
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces EPA’s
approval of the State of Montana’s
request to revise its EPA Administered
Permit Programs: The National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System EPAauthorized program to allow electronic
reporting.
DATES: EPA’s approval is effective April
10, 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,
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 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 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
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that meet the applicable subpart D
requirements.
On November 22, 2016, the Montana
Department of Environmental Quality
(MT DEQ) submitted an application
titled ‘‘Fees, Applications and
Compliance Tracking System’’ for
revision to its EPA-approved program
under title 40 CFR to allow new
electronic reporting. EPA reviewed MT
DEQ’s request to revise its EPAauthorized 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 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 Montana’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.
MT DEQ 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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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[9956–81–OEI]
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting:
Authorized Program Revision
Approval, State of Alaska
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces EPA’s
approval of the State of Alaska’s request
to revise its National Primary Drinking
Water Regulations Implementation EPAauthorized program to allow electronic
reporting.
DATES: EPA’s approval is effective May
10, 2017 for the State of Alaska’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,
seeh.karen@epa.gov.
SUMMARY:
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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
receiving systems that meet the
applicable subpart D requirements.
On December 20, 2016, the Alaska
Department of Environmental
Conservation (ADEC) submitted an
amended 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 ADEC’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
Alaska’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.
ADEC was notified of EPA’s
determination to approve its application
with respect to the authorized program
listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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 Alaska’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 Alaska’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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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
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[FRL–9960–16–Region 1]
Notice of Availability of Final NPDES
General Permits for Discharges From
Potable Water Treatment Facilities in
Massachusetts and New Hampshire:
The Potable Water Treatment Facility
General Permit (PWTF GP)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
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Notice of Availability of Final
NPDES General Permits MAG640000
and NHG640000.
ACTION:
The Director of the Office of
Ecosystem Protection, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)—Region 1, is providing a notice
of availability of the final National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) General Permits (GP) for
discharges from potable water treatment
facilities (PWTFs) to certain waters of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
and the State of New Hampshire. The
final General Permits establish Notice of
Intent (NOI) requirements, effluent
limitations, standard and special
conditions, prohibitions, and best
management practices (BMPs) for sites
with discharges from potable water
treatment facilities. These General
Permits replace the previous PWTF GP
that expired on October 2, 2014.
DATES: The General Permits shall be
effective on March 6, 2017 and will
expire five (5) years from the effective
date. In accordance with 40 CFR part 23,
this permit shall be considered issued
for the purpose of judicial review on
March 20, 2017. Under section 509(b) of
the Clean Water Act, judicial review can
be had by filing a petition for review in
the United States Court of Appeals
within 120 days after the permit is
considered issued for purposes of
judicial review. Under section 509(b)(2)
of the Clean Water Act, the
requirements in this permit may not be
challenged later in civil or criminal
proceedings to enforce these
requirements. In addition, this permit
may not be challenged in other agency
proceedings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Additional information concerning the
final General Permits may be obtained
between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday, excluding
holidays, from Mark Voorhees, U.S.
EPA—Region 1, Office of Ecosystem
Protection, 5 Post Office Square—Suite
100, Mail Code OEP06–4, Boston, MA
02109–3912; telephone: 617–918–1537;
email: voorhees.mark@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is
reissuing two General Permits for
wastewater discharges from potable
water treatment facilities in
Massachusetts and New Hampshire, that
are generally less than or equal to 1.0
million gallons per day (MGD) and that
use one or more of the following
treatment processes: Clarification,
Coagulation, Media Filtration,
Membrane filtration (not including
reverse osmosis), and Disinfection.
While the final General Permits are two
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distinct permits, for convenience, EPA
has grouped them together in a single
document and has provided a single fact
sheet. This document refers to the draft
General ‘‘Permit’’ in the singular. The
final General Permit, fact sheet, and
appendices are available at: https://
www.epa.gov/region1/npdes/
pwtfgp.html.
The final General Permit establishes
Notice of Intent (NOI) requirements,
effluent limitations and requirements
based on technology-based
considerations, best professional
judgment (BPJ), and water quality
considerations. The effluent limits
established in the final General Permit
assure that the surface water quality
standards of the receiving water(s) are
protected, attained, and/or maintained.
The permit also contains BMP
requirements in order to ensure EPA has
the information necessary to ensure
compliance and to ensure discharges
meet water quality standards.
Obtaining Authorization: In order to
obtain authorization to discharge, PWTF
operators must submit a complete and
accurate NOI containing the information
in Appendix IV of the General Permit.
This information shall be submitted to
both EPA and the appropriate state, as
described in Appendix IV. NOIs may be
submitted to EPA electronically or via
mail at the addresses provided below:
(1) Email: pwtf.generalpermit@
epa.gov, or
(2) Mail: Mark Voorhees, U.S. EPA—
Region 1, Office of Ecosystem
Protection, 5 Post Office Square—Suite
100, Mail Code OEP06–4, Boston, MA
02109–3912.
All NOIs submitted to EPA after
December 21, 2020 must be submitted
electronically.
Facilities currently authorized to
discharge under the Expired PWTF GP
must submit a NOI within 90 days of the
effective date of the final General
Permit. Operators with new discharges
must submit a NOI at least 60 days prior
to initiating discharges and following
the effective date of the final General
Permit. Facilities with existing
discharges that were not authorized
under the Expired PWTF GP and which
use aluminum in their treatment process
must conduct more extensive water
quality sampling data and submit this
information with the NOI within 6
months of the effective date of the final
General Permit.
Operators must meet the eligibility
requirements of the General Permit prior
to submission of a NOI. An operator will
be authorized to discharge under the
General Permit upon receipt of written
notice from EPA following EPA’s web
posting of the submitted NOI. EPA will
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 67 (Monday, April 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17243-17244]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[9956-81-OEI]
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision
Approval, State of Alaska
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of Alaska's
request to revise its National Primary Drinking Water Regulations
Implementation EPA-authorized program to allow electronic reporting.
DATES: EPA's approval is effective May 10, 2017 for the State of
Alaska'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, 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 December 20, 2016, the Alaska Department of Environmental
Conservation (ADEC) submitted an amended 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 ADEC'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 Alaska'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.
ADEC was notified of EPA's determination to approve its application
with respect to the authorized program listed above.
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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 Alaska'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 Alaska'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.
[FR Doc. 2017-07142 Filed 4-7-17; 8:45 am]
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