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Cross-Media Electronic Reporting:
Authorized Program Revision
Approval, State of West Virginia
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces EPA’s
approval of the State of West Virginia’s
request to revise its National Primary
Drinking Water Regulations
Implementation EPA-authorized
program to allow electronic reporting.
DATES: EPA’s approval is effective
August 7, 2017 for the State of West
Virginia’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,
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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 June 1, 2017, the West Virginia
Department of Health and Human
Resources (WV DHHR) 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
WV DHHR’s request to revise its EPAauthorized 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
West Virginia’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.
WV DHHR 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 West
Virginia’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:
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(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 West Virginia’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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Substances Control Act
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
EPA is announcing its receipt
of information submitted pursuant to a
rule, order, or consent agreement issued
under the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA). As required by TSCA, this
document identifies each chemical
substance and/or mixture for which
information has been received; the uses
or intended uses of such chemical
substance and/or mixture; and describes
the nature of the information received.
Each chemical substance and/or mixture
related to this announcement is
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identified in Unit I. under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical information contact:
John Schaeffer, Chemical Control
Division (7405M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001;
telephone number: (202) 564–8173;
email address: schaeffer.john@epa.gov.
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1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@
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I. Chemical Substances and/or Mixtures
Information received about the
following chemical substance and/or
mixtures is provided in Unit IV.:
Propanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 3(benzoyloxy)-2,2,4-trimethylpentyl ester
(CASRN 22527–63–5).
II. Authority
Section 4(d) of TSCA (15 U.S.C.
2603(d)) requires EPA to publish a
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the receipt of information submitted
pursuant to a rule, order, or consent
agreement promulgated under TSCA
section 4 (15 U.S.C. 2603).
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A docket, identified by the docket
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OPPT–2013–0677, has been established
for this Federal Register document,
which announces the receipt of the
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will be added to the same docket. Use
the docket ID number provided in Unit
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and any available EPA review.
EPA’s dockets are available
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www.regulations.gov or in person at the
Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket),
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Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
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from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
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and the telephone number for the OPPT
Docket is (202) 566–0280. Please review
the visitor instructions and additional
information about the docket available
at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
IV. Information Received
As specified by TSCA section 4(d),
this unit identifies the information
received by EPA: Propanoic acid, 2methyl-, 3-(benzoyloxy)-2,2,4trimethylpentyl ester (CASRN 22527–
63–5).
1. Chemical Use: Plasticizer in rubber
and plastic products.
2. Applicable Rule, Order, or Consent
Agreement: Chemical testing
requirements for third group of high
production volume chemicals (HPV3),
40 CFR 799.5089.
3. Information Received: The
following listing describes the nature of
the information received. The
information will be added to the docket
for the applicable TSCA section 4 rule,
order, or consent agreement and can be
found by referencing the docket ID
number provided. EPA reviews of
information will be added to the same
docket upon completion.
Daphnia magna Reproduction Test.
The docket ID number assigned to this
information is EPA–HQ–OPPT–2009–
0112.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
Dated: June 7, 2017.
Maria J. Doa,
Director, Chemical Control Division, Office
of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
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Access to Confidential Business
Information by Syracuse Research
Corporation and Its Identified
Subcontractors
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
EPA has authorized its
contractor and subcontractors, Syracuse
Research Corporation (SRC) of North
Syracuse, New York; BeakerTree
Corporation of Arlington, VA; Essential
Software, Inc. of Potomac, MD; and
Versar, Inc. of Springfield, VA, to access
information which has been submitted
to EPA under sections 4, 5, 6, 8, and 21
of the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA). Some of the information may be
claimed or determined to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI).
SUMMARY:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[9961-59-OEI]
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision
Approval, State of West Virginia
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of West
Virginia's request to revise its National Primary Drinking Water
Regulations Implementation EPA-authorized program to allow electronic
reporting.
DATES: EPA's approval is effective August 7, 2017 for the State of West
Virginia'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 June 1, 2017, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human
Resources (WV DHHR) 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 WV DHHR'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 West Virginia'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.
WV DHHR 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 West Virginia'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:
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(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 West Virginia'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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