Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision Approval, State of Utah, 26099-26100 [2017-11629]
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to review and to help finalize the
meeting minutes. The list of FIFRA SAP
members participating at this meeting
will be posted on the FIFRA SAP Web
site at https://www.epa.gov/sap or may
be obtained from the OPP Docket at
https://www.regulations.gov.
II. Background
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A. Purpose of FIFRA SAP
FIFRA SAP serves as the primary
scientific peer review mechanism of
EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and
Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) and is
structured to provide scientific advice,
information and recommendations to
the EPA Administrator on pesticides
and pesticide-related issues as to the
impact of regulatory actions on health
and the environment. FIFRA SAP is a
Federal advisory committee established
in 1975 under FIFRA that operates in
accordance with requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. Appendix). FIFRA SAP is
composed of a permanent panel
consisting of seven members who are
appointed by the EPA Administrator
from nominees provided by the National
Institutes of Health and the National
Science Foundation. The FIFRA SAP is
assisted in their reviews by ad hoc
participation from the Science Review
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mechanism, FIFRA SAP provides
comments, evaluations, and
recommendations to improve the
effectiveness and quality of analyses
made by Agency scientists.
B. Public Meeting
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other scientifically-relevant information
to screen and test for endocrine
disrupting chemicals. Since the
issuance of the Federal Register Notice
(entitled, ‘‘Use of High Throughput
Assays and Computational Tools;
Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program;
Notice of Availability and Opportunity
for Comment’’) on June 19, 2015 (FRL–
9928–69), EPA has continued the
development of high throughput assays
and computational tools for both the
detection of the potential to disrupt the
endocrine system, as well as to estimate
levels of exposure. The focus of this
meeting is the SAP’s review and
comment on the Agency’s proposed
high-throughput computational model
of androgen receptor pathway activity as
an alternative to the current Tier 1
androgen receptor assay (OCSPP
890.1150: Androgen Receptor Binding
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the development of a high-throughput
model of steroidogenesis to be used as
an alternative to the current Tier 1
steroidogenesis assay (OCSPP 890.1550:
Steroidogenesis Human Cell Line—
H295R); and proposed adverse outcome
pathway-based framework for screening
chemicals for potential thyroid
disruption. The use of these methods
will accelerate the pace of screening,
reduce animal testing, and significantly
decrease costs associated with
screening.
C. FIFRA SAP Documents and Meeting
Minutes
EPA’s background paper, charge/
questions to FIFRA SAP, and related
supporting materials will be available
on or before August 14, 2017. In
addition, a list of candidates under
consideration as prospective ad hoc
panelists for this meeting will be
available for public comment by August
22, 2017 (see link for listing of nominees
to appear on August 4, 2017 at: https://
www.epa.gov/sap). Comments should be
provided to the DFO listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT on or
before September 6, 2017). Your
comments will be placed in the public
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electronic copies of most meeting
documents, including FIFRA SAP
composition (i.e., members and ad hoc
members for this meeting) and the
meeting agenda, at https://
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sap.
FIFRA SAP will prepare meeting
minutes summarizing its
recommendations to the Agency
approximately 90 days after the
meeting. The meeting minutes will be
posted on the FIFRA SAP Web site or
may be obtained from the OPP Docket
at https://www.regulations.gov.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et. seq.; 21 U.S.C.
301 et seq.
Dated: May 26, 2017.
Stanley Barone, Jr.,
Director, Office of Science Coordination and
Policy.
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Cross-Media Electronic Reporting:
Authorized Program Revision
Approval, State of Utah
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection
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ACTION:
26099
Notice.
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
6, 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, section
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
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
SUMMARY:
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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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Notification of a Public Meeting of the
Science Advisory Board (SAB) Risk
and Technology Review (RTR)
Methods Panel
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The EPA Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public meeting of the Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Risk and Technology
Review (RTR) Methods Panel to peer
review EPA’s draft Screening
Methodologies to Support Risk and
Technology Reviews (RTR) (External
Review Draft May, 2017).
DATES: The public meeting will be held
on Thursday, June 29, 2017, from 9:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) and
Friday, June 30, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Location: The public meeting will be
held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City,
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, VA 22202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public wishing to obtain
information concerning the public
meeting may contact Dr. Bryan Bloomer,
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at
(202) 564–4222 or
bloomer.bryan@epa.gov. General
information about the SAB, as well as,
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any updates concerning the meetings
announced in this notice, may be found
on the SAB Web page at https://
www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The SAB was
established pursuant to the
Environmental Research, Development,
and Demonstration Authorization Act
(ERDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to
provide independent scientific and
technical advice to the Administrator on
the technical basis for Agency positions
and regulations. The SAB is a Federal
Advisory Committee chartered under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. The SAB RTR
Methods Panel will comply with the
provisions of FACA and all appropriate
SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
Pursuant to FACA and EPA Policy,
notice is hereby given that the SAB RTR
Methods Panel will hold a public faceto-face meeting to peer review EPA’s
draft Screening Methodologies to
Support Risk and Technology Reviews
(RTR) (External Review Draft May,
2017). The Panel will provide advice to
the Administrator through the Chartered
SAB.
EPA’s Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards (OAQPS) has requested
that the SAB conduct a review of the
methods for conducting Risk and
Technology Review Assessments in
conjunction with assessments of
residual risk required by the Clean Air
Act. These assessments evaluate the
effects of industrial emissions of
hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) on
public health and the environment.
Additional information about this SAB
advisory activity can be found at https://
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/
fedrgstr_activites/RTR%20Screening
%20Methods%20Review?Open
Document.
Technical Contacts: Any technical
questions concerning EPA’s draft
Screening Methodologies to Support
Risk and Technology Reviews (RTR)
(External Review Draft May, 2017),
should be directed to Chris Sarsony,
EPA Office of Air and Radiation, Office
of Air Quality Planning and Standards,
at (919) 541–4843 or
sarsony.chris@epa.gov.
Availability of Meeting Materials:
Prior to the meeting, the review
documents, agenda, and other materials
will be available on the SAB Web page
at https://www.epa.gov/sab/.
Procedures for Providing Public Input:
Public comment for consideration by
EPA’s federal advisory committees and
panels has a different purpose from
public comment provided to EPA
program offices. Therefore, the process
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for submitting comments to a federal
advisory committee is different from the
process used to submit comments to an
EPA program office. Federal advisory
committees and panels, including
scientific advisory committees, provide
independent advice to EPA. Members of
the public can submit relevant
comments on the topic of this advisory
activity, including the charge to the
panel and the EPA review documents,
and/or the group conducting the
activity, for the SAB to consider as it
develops advice for EPA. Input from the
public to the SAB will have the most
impact if it provides specific scientific
or technical information or analysis for
SAB panels to consider or if it relates to
the clarity or accuracy of the technical
information. Members of the public
wishing to provide comment should
follow the instructions below to submit
comments.
Oral Statements: In general,
individuals or groups requesting an oral
presentation at a public meeting will be
limited to five minutes. Each person
making an oral statement should
consider providing written comments,
as well as, their oral statement so that
the points presented orally can be
expanded upon in writing. Interested
parties should contact Dr. Bryan
Bloomer, DFO, in writing (preferably via
email) at the contact information noted
above by June 23, 2017, to be placed on
the list of public speakers.
Written Statements: Written
statements will be accepted throughout
the advisory process; however, for
timely consideration by Panel members,
statements should be supplied to the
DFO (preferably via email) at the contact
information noted above by June 23,
2017. It is the SAB Staff Office general
policy to post written comments on the
Web page for the advisory meeting or
teleconference. Submitters are requested
to provide an unsigned version of each
document because the SAB Staff Office
does not publish documents with
signatures on its Web sites. Members of
the public should be aware that their
personal contact information, if
included in any written comments, may
be posted to the public Web site.
Copyrighted material will not be posted
without explicit permission of the
copyright holder.
Accessibility: For information on
access or services for individuals with
disabilities, please contact Dr. Bryan
Bloomer at (202) 564–4222 or
bloomer.bryan@epa.gov. To request
accommodation of a disability, please
contact Dr. Bloomer preferably at least
ten days prior to each meeting to give
EPA as much time as possible to process
your request.
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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.
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 6, 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, section 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
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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.
[FR Doc. 2017-11629 Filed 6-5-17; 8:45 am]
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