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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[9961–58–OEI]
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting:
Authorized Program Revision
Approval, State of Utah
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces EPA’s
approval of the State of Utah’s request
to revise/modify certain of its EPAauthorized programs to allow electronic
reporting.
DATES: EPA’s approval is effective June
5, 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 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.
SUMMARY:
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On March 28, 2017, the Utah
Department of Environmental Quality
(UT DEQ) submitted an application
titled ‘‘NPDES e-Reporting Tool’’ for
revisions/modifications to its EPAapproved programs under title 40 CFR
to allow new electronic reporting. EPA
reviewed UT DEQ’s request to revise/
modify its EPA-authorized programs
and, based on this review, EPA
determined that the application met the
standards for approval of authorized
program revisions/modifications 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
Utah’s request to revise/modify its
following EPA-authorized programs to
allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR
parts 122, 125, 403–471, 501, and 503,
is being published in the Federal
Register:
Part 123—EPA Administered Permit
Programs: The National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System;
Part 403—General Pretreatment
Regulations for Existing and New
Sources of Pollution; and
Part 501—State Sludge Management
Program Regulations.
UT DEQ was notified of EPA’s
determination to approve its application
with respect to the authorized programs
listed above.
Matthew Leopard,
Director, Office of Information Management.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[9961-58-OEI]
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision
Approval, State of Utah
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of Utah's
request to revise/modify certain of its EPA-authorized programs to
allow electronic reporting.
DATES: EPA's approval is effective June 5, 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 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 March 28, 2017, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UT
DEQ) submitted an application titled ``NPDES e-Reporting Tool'' for
revisions/modifications to its EPA-approved programs under title 40 CFR
to allow new electronic reporting. EPA reviewed UT DEQ's request to
revise/modify its EPA-authorized programs and, based on this review,
EPA determined that the application met the standards for approval of
authorized program revisions/modifications 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 Utah's request to revise/modify its following EPA-
authorized programs to allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR parts
122, 125, 403-471, 501, and 503, is being published in the Federal
Register:
Part 123--EPA Administered Permit Programs: The National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System;
Part 403--General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New
Sources of Pollution; and
Part 501--State Sludge Management Program Regulations.
UT DEQ was notified of EPA's determination to approve its
application with respect to the authorized programs listed above.
Matthew Leopard,
Director, Office of Information Management.
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