Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision Approval, State of Hawaii, 29075 [2017-13443]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL9963–83–OEI]
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting:
Authorized Program Revision
Approval, State of Hawaii
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces EPA’s
approval of the State of Hawaii’s request
to revise its National Primary Drinking
Water Regulations Implementation EPAauthorized program to allow electronic
reporting.
DATES: EPA’s approval is effective July
27, 2017 for the State of Hawaii’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, § 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
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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 May 15, 2017, the Hawaii
Department of Health (HI DOH)
submitted an 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 HI DOH’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 Hawaii’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. HI
DOH was notified of EPA’s
determination to approve its application
with respect to the authorized program
listed above.
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 Hawaii’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
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rescinding such determination. If no
timely request for a hearing is received
and granted, EPA’s approval of the State
of Hawaii’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
[FRL9963-83-OEI]
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision
Approval, State of Hawaii
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of Hawaii's
request to revise its National Primary Drinking Water Regulations
Implementation EPA-authorized program to allow electronic reporting.
DATES: EPA's approval is effective July 27, 2017 for the State of
Hawaii'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 May 15, 2017, the Hawaii Department of Health (HI DOH) submitted
an 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 HI DOH'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 Hawaii'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. HI DOH was notified of EPA's determination to approve its
application with respect to the authorized program listed above.
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 Hawaii'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 Hawaii'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. 2017-13443 Filed 6-26-17; 8:45 am]
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