User Guide to the Online Docket for the 

NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule 

(Final Rule) 

September 2015 

DCN 0184 

EPA Docket Number: EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0274 

Available at: http://www.regulations.gov 
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1.0 OVERVIEW 

The NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule requires the electronic reporting and sharing of 

Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program 

information instead of the current paper-based reporting of this information. This action will save 

time and resources for permittees, states, tribes, territories, and the U.S. Government while 

increasing data accuracy, improving compliance, and supporting EPA’s goal of providing better 

protection of the nation’s waters. By modernizing this Clean Water Act reporting program, 

permittees and regulators will use existing, available information technology to electronically 

report information and data related to the NPDES permit program. 

This regulation will help provide greater clarity on who is and who is not in compliance 

and enhances transparency by providing a timelier, complete, more accurate, and nationallyconsistent set of data about the NPDES program. By providing improved data in a more 

accessible form, this final rulemaking will improve the ability of EPA and authorized NPDES 

programs to target the most serious water quality and compliance problems. Furthermore, by 

reducing the time and resources devoted to outdated data management activities, the rule could 

allow authorized NPDES programs to shift limited resources to important water quality and 

public health protection activities. The transition from paper to electronic reporting will require 

close coordination and cooperation between EPA and authorized NPDES programs. This 

regulation provides important flexibility while still implementing electronic reporting in a timely 

and effective fashion. 

2.0 BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE DOCKET 

What is the Docket and How Can I Gain Access to It?

EPA Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0274 is the official docket for the NPDES 

Electronic Reporting Rule. The official docket consists of the documents specifically referenced 

in the Federal Register notices of these actions, any public comments received, and other related 

information. Although it is a part of the official docket, Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute is not included in the materials 

available to the public. 

The official public docket is the collection of electronic and hard copy materials that is 

available for public viewing at the Enforcement and Compliance Docket (OECA Docket) in the 

EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC), located in the EPA Headquarters Library, EPA West, Room 

Number 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. An electronic version of the public 

docket is available through a federal-wide electronic docket management system located at 

www.regulations.gov. 

 

You may use the Regulations.gov web site to view public comments, access a listing of 

the contents of the official docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are 

available electronically. Certain documents are not available in the electronic docket system. 

These documents include but are not limited to copyright-protected material and physical objects 
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such as maps, aerial photographs, colored charts, etc. Although not all docket materials may be 

available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available docket materials at the 

EPA Docket Center. 

3.0 ACCESSING INFORMATION IN THE DOCKET 

How do I Find Documents in the Docket? 

OECA Docket in the EPA Docket Center 

 The official public docket is the collection of electronic and hard copy materials that is 

available for public viewing at the OECA Docket in the EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC), located 

in the EPA Headquarters Library, EPA West, Room Number 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, 

Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the OECA Docket is (202) 566-1752. You can 

also contact the OECA Docket via e-mail: docket.oeca@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPAHQ-OECA-2009-0274. 

Regulations.gov 

Regulations.gov provides online access to most of items in the docket for the NPDES 

Electronic Reporting Rule. You can use the Regulations.gov to search for documents using all or 

a portion of the document title or its full Regulations.gov Document ID Number. For example, 

from the main Regulations.gov webpage you can key in “EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0274-0001” in 

main search field on Regulations.gov (see Figure 1) to retrieve the following document: 

“Meetings: Proof of Concept Demonstration for Electronic Reporting of Clean Water Act 

Compliance Monitoring Data.” 
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Figure 1: Screenshot of Regulations.gov Website. 

You can also use “Advanced Search” on Regulations.gov and a Document Control 

Number (DCN) to retrieve a particular document. EPA uses the DCN in the preamble to the final 

rule and other supporting documents to individually identify documents in the docket. The 

following figures show how you can use the “Advanced Search” on Regulations.gov and a DCN 

to retrieve a particular document from the rulemaking docket. 
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Figure 2: Location of “Advanced Search” on Regulations.gov Website 

Figure 3: DCN Identifier Input Location on Advanced Search 
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Figure 4: Input Docket Number in “By Docket ID” Input Field on Advanced Search 

Figure 5: Advanced Search Results (Showing the DCN Identifier in the Document Title) 
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NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index 

This user guide provides the index for all documents in docket EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-

0274 (see Table 1 and Attachment 1). Each document has two document identification numbers. 

One is the Regulations.gov Document ID Number (e.g., EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0274-0001) that 

was assigned when EPA added the document to the public version of the docket at 

Regulations.gov. The second is the document control number (DCN) that was assigned during the 

development of the regulation (e.g., DCN 0001). EPA uses the DCN identifier in the preamble to 

the final rule and other supporting documents. The DCN appears at the end of the document titles 

in the Document Title field listed in Regulations.gov (e.g., “Description of the NPDES Program 

[DCN 0005]”). 

Public Submissions (comments) that were submitted directly to the docket by the public 

do not have DCNs but do have Regulations.gov Document ID Numbers and are part of the 

official docket. You can use “Advanced Search” on Regulations.gov to find these documents by 

selecting “Public Submission” (see Figure 6) and by inputing the Docket ID (EPA-HQ-OECA2009-0274) (see Figure 4). 

Figure 6: Selection of “Public Submission” on Advanced Search to View Public 

Comments on the Rulemaking (Note: Must also input Docket ID – See Figure 4)

 
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Table 1: Metadata for NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index 

Field Name Description 

DCN 

Unique document control number (DCN) assigned during the development of 

the document. This number is included in the title of the document in this 

docket. 

Title This is the title of document with the DCN number. 

Author This is the author of document (Last name, first full name or organization). 

Author Date Date of publication, issue, edition, or version. Actual date of meeting or 

telephone call. 

Source Citation 

For copyright protected documents, this is a bibliographic citation (without title 

or author) that you can use to find the document in a library. For materials 

retrieved from the Internet, “Source Citation” lists the URL. 

Preamble/Notice This field is marked with “Yes” for materials that are referenced in the 

preamble. 

Copyrighted ©

This field is marked with “Yes” for materials that are copyright protected (e.g., 

books and other published material). These documents are not available 

through Regulations.gov but are only available in hard copy at the EPA 

Docket Center (EPA Headquarters Library, EPA West, Room Number 3334, 

1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC). 

CBI This field is marked with “Yes” for materials that are Confidential Business 

Information. CBI is not available to the public. 

Regulations.gov 

Document ID 

Number 

Unique document number assigned when EPA added the document to the 

official docket. The Document ID Number includes the Docket Number 

followed by a consecutive document number. 

How do I use the Docket Index to Find Documents in the Docket? 

Locate documents in the index and note their Regulations.gov Document ID Number or 

DCN identifier. Documents available electronically can be accessed through Regulations.gov. 

Other documents can be reviewed at the OECA Docket in the EPA Docket Center in Washington, 

DC. See information on the OECA Docket above. You may also be able to locate copyright 

protected materials (for example, articles from technical publications) at an academic or public 

library. 

Confidential Business Information 

The official docket for the final rule does not contain any confidential business 

information (CBI). Additionally, CBI documents are not available for review by the public, and 

are not filed in the OECA Docket in the EPA Docket Center. Some documents can be classified 
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as CBI because companies providing the information specifically claimed certain information 

(e.g., operating or financial data) as CBI. Other documents can be classified as CBI because 

release of these documents could indirectly reveal information claimed to be confidential. 

Documents Cited in the Federal Register Notice and Other Key Documents 

Documents cited in the proposed rule, supplemental notice to the proposed rule, or final 

rule are listed in Attachment 1 with “Yes” under the column header labeled “Preamble?”. 

4.0 FURTHER INFORMATION

For more information on the final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule, please contact: 

Mr. Carey A. Johnston, P.E. 

 U.S. EPA Office of Compliance, Enforcement Targeting and Data Division (2222A) 

 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW 

 Washington, DC 20460 

 (202) 566-1014 

johnston.carey@epa.gov 

 
Attachment 1: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index 

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DCN Title Author Author Date Source Citation Pre- amble

Notic

DCN 0001 

Meetings: Proof of Concept Demonstration for Electronic 

Reporting of Clean Water Act Compliance Monitoring Data [DCN 0001] 

U.S. EPA 06/23/2011 

Federal Register, 

76 FR 36919, FRL9322-8 Yes 

DCN 0002 

Advancing E-file Study Phase 1 Report - Achieving the 80% 

E-file Goal Requires Partnering with Stakeholders on New Approaches to Motivate Paper Filers [DCN 0002] 

U.S. IRS 09/30/2008 

Case Number 08-

1062. 

Document Number 

0206.0210 

Yes 

DCN 0003 

Electronic Filing, Tax Preparers, and Participation In The 

Earned Income Tax Credit [DCN 0003] 

Wojciech Kopczuka, Christian PopEleches 03/11/2005 

Journal of Public 

Economics, Vol. 91, 

Nr. 7-8 (August 

2007) 

Yes 

DCN 0004 

A National Biosolids Regulation, Quality, End Use &

Disposal Survey-Final Report [DCN 0004] 

North East Biosolids and Residuals Association (NEBRA) 

07/20/2007 

http://www.nebiosoli

ds.org/uploads/pdf/Nt

lBiosolidsReport20July07.pdf No 

DCN 0005 Description of the NPDES Program [DCN 0005] Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 11/17/2011 Memorandum to Docket Yes DCN 0006 

Description of Existing NPDES Program Reporting Requirements and Expectations of the States, Territories, and 

Tribes [DCN 0006] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 11/17/2011 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 0007 

ICIS Addendum to the Appendix of the 1985 Permit Compliance System [DCN 0007] 

Michael M. Stahl, Office of Compliance James A. Hanlon, Office of Wastewater Management, U.S. EPA 

11/17/2011 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 0008 Description of the PCS and ICIS-NPDES [DCN 0008] Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 11/17/2011 Memorandum to Docket Yes DCN 0009 

U.S. EPA Administrator Jackson Takes New Steps to Improve Water Quality [DCN 0009] 

Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator, U.S. EPA 

07/02/2009 

http://www.epa.gov/c

ompliance/data/results/performance/cwa/ja

ckson-ltr-cwaenf.html 

Yes 

DCN 0010 

User Guide to the Online Docket for the NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule (Proposal) [DCN 0010] 

U.S. EPA, Office of Compliance 07/2013 U.S. EPA Yes 
Attachment 1: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index 

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DCN Title Author Author Date Source Citation Pre- amble

Notic

DCN 0011 

Case Study: Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) System 

Reaches 90% Adoption [EPA-305-F-10-00] [DCN 0011] 

U.S. EPA 04/27/2011 

EPA-305-F-10-00, 

http://www.epa.gov/c

ompliance/resources/

publications/civil/pro

grams/cwa/ohiocasest

udy.pdf 

Yes 

DCN 0012 

Penalty Authority and Digitizing More Paper Return Data 

Could Increase Benefit [GAO-12-33] [DCN 0012] 

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) 

10/2011 

GAO-12-33, 

http://www.gao.gov/p

roducts/GAO-12-33 

Yes 

DCN 0013 Calculating Software ROI [DCN 0013] Paul Leavoy 06/01/2011 

http://www.pollution

engineering.com/Arti

cles/Feature_Article/

BNP_GUID_9-5-

2006_A_1000000000

0001059137 

Yes 

DCN 0014 

White House Forum on Modernizing Government: Overview 

and Next Steps [DCN 0014] 

U.S. Executive Office of President 03/2010 

http://www.whitehou

se.gov/sites/default/fi

les/omb/assets/moder

nizing_government/

ModernizingGovern

mentOverview.pdf 

Yes 

DCN 0015 U.S. EPA Uses of NPDES information [DCN 0015] Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 11/01/2011 Memorandum to Docket Yes DCN 0016 

2008 Clean Water Act Annual Noncompliance Report (ANCR) [DCN 0016] U.S. EPA 04/29/2010 http://www.epa- echo.gov/echo/ancr/u

s/ 

Yes 

DCN 0017 

U.S. EPA Responses to Public Input Received on Development of the Clean Water Act Enforcement Action 

Plan [DCN 0017] 

U.S. EPA 10/15/2009 

http://www.epa.gov/c

ompliance//resources/

policies/civil/cwa/ide

asresponsestable10150

9.pdf 

Yes 

DCN 0018 

NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Analysis A: Discharge 

Monitoring Reports [DCN 0018] U.S. EPA 09/23/2010 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 0019 

Electronic Rule Analysis B: General Permit Reports Electronic Reporting [DCN 0019] 

Shane Knipschild, EPA/OECA/OC 08/2010 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 0020 

NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Analysis C: Electronic 

State NPDES Information Reformatted from Qs & As toHeading Statements [DCN 0020] 

U.S. EPA 09/13/2010 U.S. EPA Yes 
Attachment 1: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index 

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DCN Title Author Author Date Source Citation Pre- amble

Notic

DCN 0021 

NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Analysis E: Annual Compliance Certifications [DCN 0021] U.S. EPA 09/13/2010 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 0022 

NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Analysis F: Program

Reports [DCN 0022] U.S. EPA 09/15/2010 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 0023 1985 PCS Policy Statement [DCN 0023] 

Lawrence J. Jensen, Assistant Administrator, U.S. EPA, Office of Water 

1985 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 0024 

OMB Control No. 2040-0004 [EPA ICR No. 0229.19] [DCN 

0024] 

Office of Management and Budget, U.S. Executive Office of President 

http://www.reginfo.g

ov/public/do/PRAO

MBHistory?ombCont

rolNumber=2040-

0004 

Yes 

DCN 0025 

2009 Clean Water Act Annual Noncompliance Report [DCN 

0025] U.S. EPA 03/2011 

http://www.epaecho.gov/echo/ancr/u

s/ 

Yes 

DCN 0026 

DMR Data Availability Table from State Review Framework, 

2007 to 2009 [DCN 0026] 

Jerry Lappan, EPA/OECA/OC 05/24/2012 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 0027 

Adoption rate of e-reporting by permittees where states have 

the option for e-reporting DMRs [DCN 0027] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 08/31/2012 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 0028 

Multimedia Dashboard Helps Water Plant Make Better,

Faster Decisions [DCN 0028] Renee Bassett 02/2013 

Automation World, 

http://www.automati

onworld.com/print/12

866 

No 

DCN 0029 

NPDES Information Collection Rulemaking and CAFOs [DCN 0029] 

U.S. EPA, Office of Water 09/2010 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 0030 Broadband Adoption and Use in America [DCN 0030] John B. Horrigan 02/23/ 2010 

OBI Working Paper 

Series No. 1, 

http://hraunfoss.fcc.g

ov/edocs_public/attac

hmatch/DOC296442A1.pdf 

Yes 

DCN 0031 

1988 Update of PCS Policy Statement/WENDB Data Elements [DCN 0031] 

William J. Jordan, U.S. EPA 03/23/1988 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 0032 

EPA Needs to Reinforce Its National Pretreatment Program 

[OIG Report No. 2004-P-00030] [DCN 0032] 

U.S. EPA, Office of Inspector General 09/28/2004 Report No. 2004-P- 00030 Yes 
Attachment 1: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index 

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DCN Title Author Author Date Source Citation Pre- amble

Notic

DCN 0033 

Data? Why do we need that? - Using data to drive collection 

system maintenance [DCN 0033] Karen M. Morris 05/2011 

Water Environment 

Magazine, Vol. 23, 

No.5, 

http://www.wef.org/p

ublications/page_wet.

aspx?id=10115&page

=feature 

No 

DCN 0034 

Biosolids Applied To Land: Advancing Standards And Practices [DCN 0034] 

National Research Council 07/2002 

http://www.nap.edu/c

atalog.php?record_id

=10426 

Yes 

DCN 0035 

Improvements for the Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule 

[DCN 0035] 

U.S. EPA, Office of Environmental Information 

05/09/2013 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 0036 

The Effect of EDGAR on the Market Reaction to 10-K Filings [DCN 0036] 

Sharad Asthana, Steven Balsam 2001 

Journal of 

Accounting and 

Public Policy 20: 

349-372 

Yes 

DCN 0037 

The Enforcement Management System, National Pollutant 

Discharge Elimination System (Clean Water Act) [DCN0037] 

U.S. EPA 1989 

http://www.epa.gov/c

ompliance/resources/

policies/civil/cwa/em

scwa-jensen-rpt.pdf 

Yes 

DCN 0038 

ATTAINS: National Summary: Causes of Impairment in Assessed Rivers and Streams [DCN 0038] 

U.S. EPA, Office of Water 2013 

http://ofmpub.epa.go

v/waters10/attains_na

tion_cy.control 

Yes 

DCN 0039 

Other Phase-In Options Considered by EPA for Electronic 

Reporting of NPDES Information to EPA [DCN 0039] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 11/17/2011 Memorandum to Docket No 

DCN 0040 

Economic Analysis of the National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System (NPDES) Electronic Reporting Proposed Rule [DCN 0040] 

U.S. EPA, Office of Compliance 06/2013 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 0041 

Meeting Notes from Meeting with IRS on Working with

Third-party Commercial Software Providers [DCN 0041] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 03/11/2011 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 0042 Clean Water Act Action Plan [DCN 0042] U.S. EPA 10/15/2009 

http://www.epa.gov/c

ompliance/resources/

policies/civil/cwa/acti

onplan101409.pdf 

No 
Attachment 1: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index 

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DCN Title Author Author Date Source Citation Pre- amble

Notic

DCN 0043 

Hack, Mash, & Peer: Crowdsourcing Government Transparency [DCN 0043] Jerry Brito 2008 

Columbia Science 

and Technology Law 

Review, 

http://mercatus.org/si

tes/default/files/publi

cation/Hack_Mash_P

eer.pdf 

No 

DCN 

0044 

FY 2010 Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance 

(OECA) National Program Manager (NPM) Guidance [DCN0044] 

U.S. EPA 04/23/2009 http://nepis.epa.gov Yes 

DCN 

0045 

Report to Congress: Impacts and Control of CSOs and SSO, 

August [EPA 833-R-04-001] [DCN 0045] U.S. EPA 08/2004 

EPA 833-R-04-001, 

http://cfpub.epa.gov/

npdes/cso/cpolicy_re

port2004.cfm 

Yes 

DCN 

0046 

Controlling Fats, Oils, and Grease Discharges from Food 

Service Establishments [EPA-833-F-07-007] [DCN 0046] U.S. EPA 07/2007 

EPA-833-F-07-007, 

http://www.epa.gov/n

pdes/pubs/pretreatme

nt_foodservice_fs.pdf 

Yes 

DCN 

0047 

Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and 

Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Sewage Sludge Incineration Units. Fact Sheet [DCN 0047] 

U.S. EPA 2010 

http://www.epa.gov/tt

n/oarpg/t3/fact_sheet

s/ssi_atec_fs_093010

.pdf 

Yes 

DCN 

0048 WENDB Data Elements for Sludge [DCN 0048] U.S. EPA 01/25/1994 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 

0049 

New NPDES Non-Municipal Permit Rating Worksheet [DCN 

0049] 

James A. Elder, U.S. EPA, Office of Water 06/27/1990 

http://www.epa.gov/n

pdes/pubs/owm0116.

pdf 

Yes 

DCN 

0050 

Revision of NPDES Significant Noncompliance (SNC) Criteria to Address Violations of Non-Monthly Average 

Limits [DCN 0050] 

Steven A. Herman, U.S. EPA 09/21/1995 

www.epa.gov/compli

ance/resources/polici

es/civil/federal/revisn

pdessnc.pdf 

Yes 

DCN 

0051 

Presidential Memoranda - Regulatory Compliance [DCN

0051] 

U.S. Executive Office of President 01/18/2011 

http://www.whitehou

se.gov/the-pressoffice/2011/01/18/pre

sidential-memorandaregulatorycompliance Yes 

DCN 

0052 

Information as Environmental Regulation: TRI and Performance Benchmarking, Precursor to a New Paradigm? 

[DCN 0052] 

Bradley C. Karkkainen 01/2001 Georgetown Law Journal 89: 257 Yes 
Attachment 1: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index 

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DCN Title Author Author Date Source Citation Pre- amble

Notic

DCN 

0053 

The Impacts of the “Right to Know” Information Disclosure 

and the Violation of Drinking Water Standards, [DCN 0053] 

Lori S. Bennear and Sheila M. Olmstead 2008 

Journal of 

Environmental 

Economics and 

Management, Vol. 

50, Iss. 2; pp. 117-

130 

Yes 

DCN 

0054 

Effects of Red-Light Camera Enforcement on Fatal Crashes 

in Large U.S. Cities (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety [DCN 0054] 

Wen Hu, Anne T. McCartt, Eric R. Teoh 

02/2011 

http://www.northfield

il.org/documents/poli

ce/IIHS_Study_2-1-

11.pdf 

Yes 

DCN 

0055 

Fundamentals of Successful Monitoring, Reporting, and 

Verification under a Cap-and-Trade Program [DCN 0055] 

John Schakenbach, Robert Vollaro, Reynaldo Forte 

11/2006 

J. Air & Waste 

Manage.. Assoc., 

56:1576–1583 2006 

http://www.epa.gov/a

irmarkt/captrade/docs/fundament

als.pdf 

Yes 

DCN 

0056 ICIS-NPDES Policy Statement [DCN 0056] U.S. EPA 04/30/2007 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 

0057 

Public Disclosure of Private Information as a Tool for 

Regulating Environmental Emissions: Firm-Level Responses by Petroleum Refineries to the Toxics Release Inventory [DCN 0057] 

Linda T. M. Bui 06/2005 

Brandeis Univ. 

Working Paper 

Series, 

http://ideas.repec.org/

p/cen/wpaper/05-

13.html 

Yes 

DCN 

0058 

Centralize & Streamline: New Management Platform Helps Louisville Utility With Environmental 

Data Integration [DCN 0058] 

Justin Gray, Patrick Fitzgerald, Chase Dabney 

05/2012 

Water & Wastes 

Digest,, 

http://www.wwdmag.

com/monitoringsystems/centralizestreamline No 

DCN 

0059 

Information Technology: The Unsung Hero of Market-Based 

Environmental Policies [DCN 0059] Blas Pérez Henríquez 2004 

Resources, 

http://www.rff.org/Pu

blications/Pages/Publ

icationDetails.aspx?P

ublicationID=11294 

No 

DCN 

0060 Sample Data Checks Effluent Quality [DCN 0060] Denise Kearns 09/1993 Environmental Protection No 

DCN 

0061 

Environmental Information Exchange Network: Exchange 

Network – Return On Investment And Business ProcessAnalysis Final Report [DCN 0061] 

U.S. EPA 09/05/2006 

http://www.exchange

network.net/benefits/

ROIReport_v1.0.pdf 

Yes 
Attachment 1: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index 

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DCN Title Author Author Date Source Citation Pre- amble

Notic

DCN 

0062 

State of Michigan Department Of Environmental Quality: 

Electronic Reporting for Wastewater Facilities: Questions And Answers [DCN 0062] 

Michigan Department Of Environmental Quality 

https://secure1.state.

mi.us/e2rs/config/hel

pdoc/e2rs_faq.pdf 

Yes 

DCN 

0063 

New Enhanced Version – Electronic Discharge Monitoring 

Report (eDMR) [DCN 0063] 

Florida Department of Environmental Protection 

http://www.dep.state.

fl.us/water/wastewate

r/wce/edmr/ 

Yes 

DCN 

0064 

Economic Analysis of Federal Regulations Under Executive 

Order 12866, Office of Management and Budget [DCN 0064] 

Office of Management and Budget, U.S. Executive Office of President 

01/11/1996 

http://www.whitehou

se.gov/omb/inforeg_r

iaguide 

Yes 

DCN 

0065 

Economic Analysis of the Final Revisions to the NPDES and 

Effluent Guidelines for CAFOs [EPA-821-R-03-002] [DCN 0065] 

U.S. EPA 2003 

EPA-821-R-03-002, 

http://cfpub.epa.gov/

npdes/docs.cfm?view

=allprog&program_i

d=7&sort=name#cafo

finalruleandelg 

No 

DCN 

0066 States vote yes to online registration [DCN 0066] Kevin Robillard 04/01/2013 

http://www.politico.c

om/story/2013/04/onl

ine-voting-states89503.html No 

DCN0

067 

Processing of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Exemption Determinations Pursuant to 10 USC §130e and 10 USC §2254a [DCN 0067] 

Michael L. Rhodes, Director, Office of Secretary of Defense, Administration and Management 

08/03/2012 

http://www.dod.mil/p

ubs/foi/dfoipo/docs/8

-3-

2012_Guidance.pdf 

Yes 

DCN 

0068 

Executive Order -- Making Open and Machine Readable the 

New Default for Government Information [DCN 0068] 

U.S. Executive Office of President 05/09/2013 

http://www.whitehou

se.gov/the-pressoffice/2013/05/09/ex

ecutive-ordermaking-open-andmachine-readablenew-defaultgovernment- No 

DCN 

0069 

Benefits of NPDES Electronic Reporting Tools for the EPA 

Region 6 Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil & Gas Permit [DCN 0069] 

U.S. EPA, Office of Compliance 07/2013 U.S. EPA No 
Attachment 1: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index 

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DCN Title Author Author Date Source Citation Pre- amble

Notic

DCN 

0070 

Environmental Impact and Benefits Assessment for Final 

Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Construction and Development Category [EPA-821-R-09-012] [DCN 0070] 

U.S. EPA, Office of Water 11/2009 

http://water.epa.gov/scitech/wastetech/guide/construction/upload

/2008_12_8_guide_c

onstruction_files_env

ironment.pdf 

Yes 

DCN 

0071 

Urban Stormwater Management in the United States [DCN 

0071] 

National Academy of Sciences 2009 

http://nap.edu/catalog

.php?record_id=1246

5 

Yes 

DCN 

0072 

Environmental and Economic Benefit Analysis of Proposed 

Revisions to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Regulation and the Effluent Guidelines for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations [EPA-821-R-01-002] [DCN 0072] 

U.S. EPA, Office of Water 01/2001 

http://water.epa.gov/scitech/wastetech/guid

e/cafo/upload/2001_0

2_13_guide_cafo_C

AFO_Benefits.pdf 

Yes 

DCN 

0073 

EPA’s National Hardrock Mining Framework: Appendix B 

(Potential Environmental Impacts of Hardrock Mining) [DCN 0073] 

U.S. EPA, Office of Water 09/1997 

http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/indpermitting/

mining.cfm 

Yes 

DCN 

0074 

Downstream effects of mountaintop coal mining: comparing 

biological conditions using family- and genus-levelmacroinvertebrate bioassessment tools [DCN 0074] 

Gregory J. Pond, Margaret E. Passmore, Frank A. Borsuk, Lou Reynolds, and Carole J. Rose 

07/2008 

J. N. Am. Benthol. 

Soc., 2008, 

27(3):717–737 

Yes 

DCN 

0075 

Memorandum Documenting Changes to the Proposed NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Made During E.O. 12866 

Review [DCN 0075] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 07/2013 Memorandum to Docket No 

DCN 

0076 

Enabling Lean Water Operations: Transforming Data Into 

Information is Critical for Driving Efficiency for Renewable Water Resources [DCN 0076] 

Randy Boyette, Chuck Scholpp, Gabi Miles 

01/31/2012 

AWWA/WEF Utility 

Management 

Conference 

No 

DCN 

0077 

Example DMR Instructions: NPDES Permit Program Instructions for the Discharge Monitoring Report Forms 

(DMRs) Report Year 2010 [DCN 0077] 

U.S. EPA, Region 1 2010 

http://www.epa.gov/r

egion1/enforcement/

water/pdfs/2010-

DMRInstructions.pdf 

No 

DCN 

0078 The Advantages of Proper Data Management [DCN 0078] Graham Holtom 04/2011 

Pollution 

Engineering, 

http://www.ehsdata.c

om/media/pdf/press/p

e_article_published.p

df 

No 
Attachment 1: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index 

Page A-9 

DCN Title Author Author Date Source Citation Pre- amble

Notic

DCN 

0079 

Automation Masterplan: SCADA evolves into the operations 

and information hub of the future. [DCN 0079] Ed Ritchie 05/2012 

Water Efficiency, 

www.waterefficiency

.net/WE/Articles/166

91.aspx?format=2 

No 

DCN 

0080 

Data Centered: Large Colorado WWTP Reduces Operating 

Costs With Automated Data Control Systems [DCN 0080] Gabi Miles 05/2011 

Water & Wastes 

Digest, 

http://www.wwdmag.

com/data-centered 

No 

DCN 

0081 

Presentation Materials for Proof of Concept Demonstration 

for Electronic Reporting of Clean Water Act Compliance Monitoring Data [DCN 0081] 

U.S. EPA, Office of Compliance 07/13/2011 U.S. EPA No 

DCN 

0082 Tribal Consultation Letter [DCN 0082] Lisa Lund, U.S. EPA, Office of Compliance 11/30/2010 U.S. EPA No 

DCN 

0083 

Environmental Compliance And Enforcement: EPA's Effort 

to Improve and Make More Consistent Its Compliance and Enforcement Activities [GAO-06-840T ] [DCN 0083] 

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) 

06/28/2006 

GAO-06-840T, 

http://www.gao.gov/p

roducts/GAO-06-

840T 

No 

DCN 

0084 

Water Enforcement Policy, Guidance and Publications [DCN 

0084] U.S. EPA 

http://www.epa.gov/e

nforcement/water/doc

uments/ 

No 

DCN 

0085 

Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination 

System Compliance Monitoring Strategy for the Core Program and Wet Weather Sources [DCN 0085] 

Granta Y. Nakayama, U.S. EPA 10/17/2007 

http://www.epa.gov/c

ompliance/resources/

policies/monitoring/c

wa/npdescms.pdf 

No 

DCN 

0086 

Stormwater Phase II Final Rule Permitting and Reporting: 

The Process and Requirements [DCN 0086] 

U.S. EPA, Office of Water 01/2000 

EPA 833-F-011, 

http://www.epa.gov/n

pdes/pubs/fact2-9.pdf 

No 

DCN 

0087 

Office of Wastewater Management - Water Permitting Factsheet [DCN 0087] 

U.S. EPA, Office of Water 

http://www.epa.gov/n

pdes/pubs/101pape.p

df 

No 

DCN 

0088 

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations: EPA Needs More 

Information and a Clearly Defined Strategy to Protect Air and Water Quality from Pollutants of Concern [GAO-08-944] [DCN 0088] 

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) 

09/2008 

GAO-08-944, 

http://www.gao.gov/p

roducts/GAO-08-944 

No 

DCN 

0089 

Environmental Protection: EPA-State Enforcement Partnership Has Improved, but EPA’s Oversight Needs

Further Enhancement [GAO-07-883] [DCN 0089] 

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) 

07/2007 

GAO-07-883, 

http://www.gao.gov/p

roducts/GAO-07-883 

No 

DCN 

0090 

Clean Water Act: Longstanding Issues Impact EPA’s and 

States’ Enforcement Efforts [GAO-10-165T] [DCN 0090] 

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) 

10/15/2009 

GAO-10-165T, 

http://www.gao.gov/p

roducts/GAO-10-

165T 

No 
Attachment 1: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index 

Page A-10 

DCN Title Author Author Date Source Citation Pre- amble

Notic

DCN 

0091 

The Effect of Electronic Reporting of Discharge Monitoring 

Reports on Clean Water Act Compliance In Ohio [DCN 0091] 

Gregory B. Siedschlag 04/11/2011 

Georgetown 

University Masters 

Thesis 

https://repository.libr

ary.georgetown.edu/h

andle/10822/553916 

No 

DCN 

0092 

Environmental Compliance And Enforcement: EPA's Effort 

to Improve and Make More Consistent Its Compliance and Enforcement Activities [GAO-06-840T] [DCN 0092] 

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) 

06/28/2006 

GAO-06-840T, 

http://www.gao.gov/p

roducts/GAO-06-

840T 

No 

DCN 

0093 

Setting Priorities for Addressing Discharges from Separate 

Sanitary Sewers -1996 (part of the Enforcement Management System) [DCN 0093] 

U.S. EPA 1996 

http://www.epa.gov/e

nforcement/water/doc

uments/policies/ssod

oc.pdf 

No 

DCN 

0094 

Transmittal Memorandum for the CWA Action Plan Implementation Priorities: Changes to Improve Water

Quality, Increase Compliance and Expand Transparency [DCN 0094] 

U.S. EPA 05/11/2011 

http://www.epa.gov/oecaerth/civil/cwa/cwa

enfplan.html 

No 

DCN 

0095 

CWA Action Plan Implementation Priorities: Changes to 

Improve Water Quality, Increase Compliance and Expand Transparency [DCN 0095] 

U.S. EPA 05/11/2011 

http://www.epa.gov/oecaerth/civil/cwa/cwa

enfplan.html 

No 

DCN 

0096 

Fact Sheet: Proposed NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule 

[DCN 0096] U.S. EPA 07/2013 U.S. EPA No 

DCN 

0097 

Information Collection Request (ICR) for the Electronic 

Reporting of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program Data (Proposed Rule)  (EPA No. 2468.01, OMB No. 2020-NEW) [DCN 0097] 

• Appendix A - Regulated Entity Burden and Cost • Appendix B - State Permitting Authority Burden and 

Cost 

• Appendix C - EPA Headquarters and EPA Region 

Burden and Cost 

U.S. EPA 07/2013 U.S. EPA No 

DCN 

0098 

Documentation of OMB Review Under Executive Order 12866 – Supplemental Notice [DCN 0098] U.S. EPA 11/18/2014 U.S. EPA No 

DCN 

0099 

Extension of the Comment Period for the Proposed NPDES 

Electronic Reporting Rule [DCN 0099] U.S. EPA 10/23/13 U.S. EPA No 
Attachment 1: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index 

Page A-11 

DCN Title Author Author Date Source Citation Pre- amble

Notic

DCN 

0100 

Big Data: A Game Changer For Environmental Managers, 

Advocates and Regulators? [DCN 0100] 

Alexandra Dapolito Dunn, Association of Clean Water Administrators 

10/22/2013 

Environmental Law 

Institute 

October 22, 2013 

No 

DCN 

0101 

Oversight of SIUs Discharging to POTWs without Approved 

Pretreatment Programs [DCN 0101] 

Linda Boornazian, Director, Water Permits Division, Office of Wastewater Management, U.S. EPA 

05/18/2007 U.S. EPA No 

DCN 

0102 State Pretreatment Program National Priorities [DCN 0102] 

Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators (ASIWPCA) 

07/02/2008 ASIWPCA No 

DCN 

0103 

Recommendations for Prioritization for the U.S. EPA

National Pretreatment Program [DCN 0103] 

Association of Clean Water Administrators (ACWA) 

06/20/2013 ACWA No 

DCN 

0104 

User Guide to the Online Docket for the NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule (Supplemental Notice) 

[DCN 0104] 

U.S. EPA 12/16/2014 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 

0105 

Promoting Transparency and Accountability: Example Showing the Need for Additional Data Sharing Between 

States and EPA [DCN 0105] 

U.S. EPA 01/10/2014 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0106 

Supporting Information on the NPDES Electronic Reporting 

Rule Implementation [DCN 0106] U.S. EPA 05/14/2014 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 

0107 

Listing of Administratively Continued NPDES Permits [DCN 

0107] U.S. EPA 05/20/2014 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 

0108 

Revised Appendix A for Public Comment (Redline/Strikeout 

Version and Clean Version) [DCN 0108] U.S. EPA 11/18/2014 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 

0109 

Summary of Recent EPA CROMERR Processing Times for State Application of EPA’s NetDMR Electronic Reporting 

Tool Using the Standard Checklist [DCN 0109] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 05/28/2014 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0110 

EPA’s NOI form for Phase II MS4 regulated entities in 

Region 1 [DCN 0110] U.S. EPA, Region 1 12/2012 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 

0111 

Outreach for the Proposed NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule 

[DCN 0111] 

Rochele Kadish, EPA/OECA/OC 11/26/2014 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0112 

2011 NPDES Pesticides General Permit: Appendix D - Notice of Intent Form [DCN 0112] U.S. EPA 11/01/2011 U.S. EPA Yes 
Attachment 1: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index 

Page A-12 

DCN Title Author Author Date Source Citation Pre- amble

Notic

DCN 

0113 

Data Elements Supporting the Clean Watersheds Needs

Survey [DCN 0113] U.S. EPA 05/14/2014 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 

0114 

EPA Region 6 Instructions for Completing Discharge Monitoring Reports for Sludge: Arkansas, Louisiana, and 

New Mexico - Reporting Year 2011 [DCN 0114] 

U.S. EPA 01/14/2012 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 

0115 

Example Biosolids Annual Report Using DMR Form [DCN

0115] U.S. EPA 12/31/2012 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 

0116 

Chemical Manufacturer’s User Guide for Submitting Premanufacture Notices (PMNs) through EPA’s CDX system

[DCN 0116] 

U.S. EPA 12/2009 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 

0117 

EPA Class Determination 1-78: Confidentiality of Information in National Pollutant Discharge Elimination 

System Permits and Permit Applications Under Section 402(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act [DCN 0117] 

Joan Bernstein, General Counsel, U.S. EPA 

03/22/1978 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 

0118 

A Clear View on Water Pollution: Software Applications 

Ease Compliance, Improve Performance, & Promote Conservation [DCN 0118] 

Marty Fallon 04/2014 Water and Wastes Digest No 

DCN 

0119 

Finding the Right System Balance: North Carolina WRRF 

Operators Used On-line Analyzers to Help Identify New Approaches to Process Control and Optimization [DCN0119] 

Darrell DeWitt, David L. Wagoner, and Jacqueline Jarrell 

02/2014 Water Environment & Technology No 

DCN 

0120 

2013 State Innovations: Agencies Enhance Operations And 

Outreach [DCN 0120] 

Lia Parisien, Layne Piper, Becca Merrifield 

12/2013 Environmental Council of the States No 

DCN 

0121 

EPA: Using Maps to Make Sense of Water Pollution Data 

[DCN 0121] Frank Konkel 03/15/2014 

Federal Computer 

Week 

(www.fcw.com) 

No 

DCN 

0122 

All for One: Making It Easier To Provide Services [DCN 

0122] Joseph Marks 03/28/2012 Government Executive Magazine No 

DCN 

0123 

Regulator reputation, enforcement, and environmental 

compliance [DCN 0123] 

Jay P. Shimshack, Michael B. Ward 05/10/2005 

Journal of 

Environmental 

Economics and 

Management, 50 

(2005) 519–540 

No 

DCN 

0124 

EPA Concentration Animal Feeding Operation Facility

Counts [DCN 0124] EPA, Office of Water 12/31/2012 EPA, Office of Water No 

DCN 

0125 

Defense of United States Agriculture and Food: Homeland 

Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-9) [DCN 0125]

U.S. Executive Office of President 02/03/2004 

http://www.epa.gov/h

omelandsecurityporta

l/lawshspd.htm#hspd9 No 
Attachment 1: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index 

Page A-13 

DCN Title Author Author Date Source Citation Pre- amble

Notic

DCN 

0126 

National Broadband Map Analyze Table (Data as of December 31, 2012) [DCN 0126] 

National Telecommunications and Information Administration 

04/01/2013 www.broadbandmap. gov/ No 

DCN 

0127 

Summary Data on Pesticide Applicator General Permits 

[DCN 0127] EPA, Office of Water 03/2014 EPA, Office of Water No 

DCN 

0128 

Notes from State Technical Workgroup Meeting (30 January 

2014) [DCN 0128] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 02/03/2014 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0129 

Notes from State Technical Workgroup Meeting (6 February 

2014) [DCN 0129] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 02/13/2014 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0130 

Notes from State Technical Workgroup Meeting (13 February 

2014) [DCN 0130] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 02/14/2014 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0131 

Notes from State Technical Workgroup Meeting (20 February 

2014) [DCN 0131] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 03/03/2014 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0132 

Notes from State Technical Workgroup Meeting (27 February 

2014) [DCN 0132] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 03/03/2014 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0133 

Notes from State Technical Workgroup Meeting (13 March 

2014) [DCN 0133] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 03/17/2014 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0134 

Notes from State Technical Workgroup Meeting (17 April 

2014) [DCN 0134] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 04/24/2014 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0135 

Notes from State Technical Workgroup Meeting (1 May

2014) [DCN 0135] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 05/09/2014 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0136 

Notes from State Technical Workgroup Meeting (15 May 

2014) [DCN 0136] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 05/21/2014 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0137 

Notes from State Technical Workgroup Meeting (22 May 

2014) [DCN 0137] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 05/28/2014 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0138 

Notes from State Technical Workgroup Meeting (29 May 

2014) [DCN 0138] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 06/04/2014 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0139 

Notes from State Technical Workgroup Meeting (5 June 

2014) [DCN 0139] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 06/06/2014 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0140 

Notes from State Technical Workgroup Meeting (12 June 

2014) [DCN 0140] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 07/03/2014 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0141 

Notes from State Technical Workgroup Meeting (19 June 

2014) [DCN 0141] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 07/03/2014 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0142 

Notes from State Technical Workgroup Meeting (26 June 

2014) [DCN 0142] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 06/30/2014 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0143 Example DMRs from Peabody Energy [DCN 0143] Kent Boswell, Peabody Energy 01/09/2014 Peabody Energy No 
Attachment 1: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index 

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Notic

DCN 

0144 

Environmental Protection Agency Open Government Plan 

(Version 3.0) ) [DCN 0144] U.S. EPA 06/2014 U.S. EPA No 

DCN 

0145 

Listing of States using Net DMR or their State system (17 

June 2014) [DCN 0145] U.S. EPA 06/17/2014 U.S. EPA No 

DCN 

0146 

EPA Oversight Addresses Thermal Variance and Cooling 

Water Permit Deficiencies But Needs to Address Compliance With Public Notice Requirements [DCN 0146] 

U.S. EPA 05/23/2014 

http://www.epa.gov/o

ig/reports/2013/2013

0523-13-P-0264.pdf 

No 

DCN 

0147 

Single Event Violation Data Entry Guide for ICIS-NPDES 

[DCN 0147] U.S. EPA 10/18/2008 

http://www.epa.gov/c

ompliance/resources/policies/state/srf/pcssevguidance.pdf Yes 

DCN 

0148 

Example Report Showing MS4 Program Report Data in ICISNPDES (Montana) [DCN 0148] U.S. EPA 06/27/2014 U.S. EPA No 

DCN 

0149 

Example Report Showing Biosolids Annual Report Data in 

ICIS-NPDES (Utah) [DCN 0149] U.S. EPA 06/27/2014 U.S. EPA No 

DCN 

0150 

Example Report Showing CAFO Annual Report Data in ICIS-NPDES (Montana) [DCN 0150] U.S. EPA 06/27/2014 U.S. EPA No 

DCN 

0151 

Example Report Showing CSO Event Report Data in ICISNPDES (Indiana) [DCN 0151] U.S. EPA 06/27/2014 U.S. EPA No 

DCN 

0152 

Example Report Showing SSO Event Report Data in ICISNPDES (Hawaii) [DCN 0152] U.S. EPA 06/27/2014 U.S. EPA No 

DCN 

0153 

Example Report Showing Local Limits Data in ICIS-NPDES 

(Utah) [DCN 0153] U.S. EPA 06/27/2014 U.S. EPA No 

DCN 

0154 

Example Report Showing Pretreatment Program Annual Report Data Local Limits Data in ICIS-NPDES (Utah) [DCN 

0154] 

U.S. EPA 06/27/2014 U.S. EPA No 

DCN 

0155 

Destination: Information: How Laboratory Information 

Management Systems are Changing Wastewater Management [DCN 0155] 

Jeanne Mensingh and Colin Thurston 06/2014 U.S. EPA No 

DCN 

0156 

ECHO Data Quality Audit - Phase 2 Results: EPA Could 

Achieve Data Quality Rate With Additional Improvements: Project No. 10-P-0230 [DCN 0156] 

U.S. EPA, Office of Inspector General 09/22/2010 

http://www.epa.gov/o

ig/reports/2010/2010

0922-10-P-0230.pdf 

No 

DCN 

0157 

Better Enforcement Oversight Needed for Major Facilities 

with Water Discharge Permits in Long-Term Significant Noncompliance: Report No. 2007-P-00023 [DCN 0157] 

U.S. EPA, Office of Inspector General 05/14/2007 

http://www.epa.gov/o

ig/reports/2007/2007

0514-2007-P00023.pdf No 

DCN 

0158 

Efforts to Manage Backlog of Water Discharge Permits Need 

to Be Accompanied by Greater Program Integration: Report No. 2005-P-00018 [DCN 0158] 

U.S. EPA, Office of Inspector General 06/13/2005 

http://www.epa.gov/o

ig/reports/2005/2005

0613-2005-P00018.pdf No 
Attachment 1: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index 

Page A-15 

DCN Title Author Author Date Source Citation Pre- amble

Notic

DCN 

0159 

EPA Should Revise Outdated or Inconsistent EPA-State 

Clean Water Act Memoranda of Agreement: Report No. 10-P-0224 [DCN 0159] 

U.S. EPA, Office of Inspector General 09/14/2010 

http://www.epa.gov/o

ig/reports/2010/2010

0914-10-P-0224.pdf 

No 

DCN 

0160 

Example Worksheet for State Data Used for EPA’s Economic 

Analysis [DCN 0160] U.S. EPA 07/31/2014 U.S. EPA No 

DCN 

0161 

Technology and Pretreatment: Software and Benefits [DCN 

0161] Martin Miller 08/11/2014 

2014 Region VI 

Pretreatment 

Conference 

No 

DCN 

0162 

Public Engagement: Implementing Effective and Innovative 

Outreach Programs is Key to Connecting with Customers [DCN 0162] 

Art Haddaway 07/2014 Water World Magazine, July 2014 No 

DCN 

0163 

Data as Fuel: U.S. Deputy CTO Nick Sinai Believes Open 

Data Holds the Power to Drive Private and Public Innovation [DCN 0163] 

Brad Grimes Spring 2014 FedTech Magazine No 

DCN 

0164 

Pollution as News: Media and Stock Market Reactions to the 

Toxics Release Inventory Data [DCN 0164] James T. Hamilton 1995 

Journal of 

Environmental 

Economics and 

Management, 28, 98-

113. 

No 

DCN 

0165 

Information As Regulation: The Effect of Community Right 

to Know Laws on Toxic Emissions [DCN 0165] 

Shameek Konar and Mark A. Cohen 1997 

Journal Of 

Environmental 

Economics and 

Management 32, 

109-124. 

No 

DCN 

0166 

Shining the Spotlight on European Union Environmental 

Compliance [DCN 0166] 

Clifford Rechtschaffen 2007 

Environmental Law 

Review, 24(1), 161-

186. 

No 

DCN 

0167 

Disclosure of Environmental Law Enforcement in Canada: 

Lessons from America [DCN 0167] 

Meredith Cairns, Ceyda Turan and William Amos 

2011 

McGill International 

Journal of 

Sustainable 

Development Law 

and Policy, 7(2), 205-

229. 

No 

DCN 

0168 

Incentives for Pollution Control: Regulation or Information? 

[DCN 0168] 

Jerome Foulon, Paul Lanoie, and Benoıt Laplante 

2002 

Journal of 

Environmental 

Economics and 

Management 44, 

169–187. 

No 

DCN 

0169 

Can Capital Markets Create Incentives for Pollution Control? 

[DCN 0169] 

Paul Lanoie, Benoit Laplante, Maite Roy 1998 

Ecological 

Economics 26 (1998) 

31–41. 

No 
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Notic

DCN 

0170 

How to Leverage Technology to Effectively Measure and 

Monitor Your Utility’s Regulatory Compliance [DCN 0170] 

Katherine Nixon and Supriya Murthy 09/2014 

2014 Virginia Water 

Environment 

Association 

Conference, 

Hampton, VA 

No 

DCN 

0171 Transparency Policies: Two Possible Futures [DCN 0171] 

Archon Fung, Mary Graham, David Weil, and Elena Fagotto 

05/2007 

Harvard University 

Taubman Center 

Policy Briefs, PB2007-1 No 

DCN 

0172 

Information Disclosure Policies: Evidence from the Electricity Industry [DCN 0172] 

Magali Delmas, Maria J. MontesSancho, and Jay P. Shimshack 

April 2010 

Economic Inquiry, 

Volume 48, Issue 2, 

pages 483–498, 

No 

DCN 

0173 

Does Being a “Top 10” Worst Polluter Affect Environmental 

Releases? Evidence from the U.S. Toxic Release Inventory [DCN 0173] 

Wolfram Schlenker and Jason Scorse July 2012 

Monterey Institute of 

International Studies 

(http://www.miis.edu

/media/view/28620/o

riginal/top_10_worst

_polluter-

_scorse_schlenker_ju

ly_2012.pdf) 

No 

DCN 

0174 

Corporate Environmental Reporting as Informational Regulation: A Law And Economics Perspective [DCN 0174] David W. Case Spring 2005 76 U. Colo. L. Rev. 379 No 

DCN 

0175 

The Effectiveness of Regulatory Disclosure Policies [DCN 

0175] 

David Weil, Archon Fung, Mary Graham, and Elena Fagotto 

Winter 2006 

Journal of Policy 

Analysis and 

Management, Vol. 

25, No. 1, 155–181 

(2006) 

No 

DCN 

0176 

Corporate Environmental Disclosure: Opportunities to 

Harness Market Forces to Improve Corporate Environmental Performance [DCN 0176] 

Nicholas C. Franco March 2001 

Conference on 

Environmental Law 

Keystone, Colorado 

March 8-11, 2001 

No 

DCN 

0177 Disclosure Strategies for Pollution Control [DCN 0177] Tom Tietenberg April 1998 

Environmental and 

Resource Economics 

11(3–4): 587–602, 

1998 

No 

DCN 

0178 

Potential Alternative Options for Submission of Regulatory 

Reports Identified in the NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule [DCN 0178] 

Carey Johnston and Marco Kushner EPA/OECA/OC 

04/14/2014 U.S. EPA No 

DCN 

0179 

Data-Driven Food Processing Extends to the Farm [DCN 

0179] Renee Bassett October 2014 Automation World, Vol. 12, No. 10 No 
Attachment 1: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index 

Page A-17 

DCN Title Author Author Date Source Citation Pre- amble

Notic

DCN 

0180 

Example Data Entry Forms for Program Reports (Phase 2 

Data) [DCN 0180] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 11/13/2014 Memorandum to Docket No 

DCN 

0181 

Notes from State Technical Workgroup Meeting (10 July 

2014) [DCN 0181] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 11/13/2014 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0182 

NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule; Request for Further 

Comment U.S. EPA 12/1/2014 79 FR 71066 Yes 

DCN 

0183 NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule (Proposal) U.S. EPA 07/30/2013 78 FR 46006 Yes 

DCN 

0184 

User Guide to the Online Docket for the NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule (Final Rule) [DCN 0184] U.S. EPA 09/23/2015 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 

0185 

Plant-wide Control: City Improves Productivity, Efficiency 

with Process Automation [DCN 0185] Ross Elliott February 2015 WaterWorld, Vol. 31, Issue No. 2 No 

DCN 

0186 

The Supplemental Notice for the Proposed NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule: Presentation to State Technical 

Workgroup [DCN 0186] 

U.S. EPA 12/10/2014 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 

0187 Declaration of Deborah Nagle (17 April 2014) [DCN 0187] U.S. EPA 4/17/2014 

American Farm 

Bureau Federation, 

National Pork 

Producers Council v. 

U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency 

(United States 

District Court 

District of 

Minnesota, Civil No. 

13-1751) 

No 

DCN 

0188 

Issuance of Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System Compliance Monitoring Strategy [DCN 0188] 

U.S. EPA 07/21/2014 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 

0189 

NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule: Overview of Appendix A 

[DCN 0189] U.S. EPA 04/16/2015 

Presentation to 

Region 5 Exchange 

Network Conference, 

Chicago, Illinois 

16 April 2015 

No 

DCN 

0190 Appendix A to Part 127 (Word Version) [DCN 0190] U.S. EPA 09/11/2014 Memorandum to Docket No 

DCN 

0191 ICIS-NPDES Flow Implementation Guide [DCN 0191] U.S. EPA 4/28/2015 

http://www.exchange

network.net/icisnpdes

flowimplementationg

uide/ 

Yes 
Attachment 1: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index 

Page A-18 

DCN Title Author Author Date Source Citation Pre- amble

Notic

DCN 

0192 

Next Generation Compliance: Strategic Plan (2014 – 2017) 

[DCN 0192] U.S. EPA October 2014 

U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency 

Office of 

Enforcement and 

Compliance 

Assurance 

Yes 

DCN 

0193 

E-Reporting Policy Statement for EPA Regulations [DCN 

0193] 

Bob Perciasepe, Deputy Administrator, U.S. EPA 

09/30/2013 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 

0194 

Automation Aids Water Utilities’ Asset Management Abilities [DCN 0194] Bradley Williams April 2015 

Water World 

Magazine, 

www.waterworld.co

m 

No 

DCN 

0195 

Description of Major Facility in the NPDES Program [DCN 

0195] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 06/18/2015 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0196 

Understanding the E-Government Paradox: Learning from 

Literature and Practice on Barriers to Adoption Program [DCN 0196] 

Alberto Savoldelli, Cristiano Codagnone, Gianluca Misuraca 

07/14/2014 

Government 

Information 

Quarterly 31 (2014) 

S63–S71 

No 

DCN 

0197 

Economic Analysis of the National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System (NPDES) Electronic Reporting Final Rule [DCN 0197] 

U.S. EPA 09/14/2015 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 

0198 

Fine Tuning Plant Processes: Online monitoring enables Ohio wastewater treatment plants to achieve

compliance [DCN 0198] 

Robert Smith May 2015 Water & Wastes Digest No 

DCN 

0199 

Email from Josh Bornstein (Office of Homeland Security and 

Emergency Coordination, U.S. Department of Agriculture) to Carey Johnston (U.S EPA) [DCN 0199] 

Josh Bornstein, Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination, U.S. Department of Agriculture 

07/10/2014 Email Communication No 

DCN 

0200 

Appendix A to Part 127 (Excel Spreadsheet Version) [DCN 

0200] U.S. EPA 09/11/2015 Memorandum to Docket No 

DCN 

0201 

Description of EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance History 

Online (ECHO) Website [DCN 0201] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 09/14/2015 Memorandum to Docket No 

DCN 

0202 

Proof of Concept Demonstration for Electronic Reporting of 

Clean Water Act Compliance Monitoring Data With ThirdParty Software Providers: Final Report [DCN 0202] U.S. EPA 01/12/2012 U.S. EPA No 
Attachment 1: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index 

Page A-19 

DCN Title Author Author Date Source Citation Pre- amble

Notic

DCN 

0203 

Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality,

Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated by the Environmental Protection Agency [DCN 0203] 

U.S. EPA October 2002 EPA-260-R-02-008 No 

DCN 

0204 

Permit Compliance System (PCS) Quality Assurance Guidance Manual [DCN 0204] U.S. EPA August 1992 U.S. EPA No 

DCN 

0205 

FY1990 Guidance for Reporting and Evaluating POTW Noncompliance with Pretreatment Implementation Requirements [DCN 0205] 

James R. Elder, U.S. EPA 09/27/1989 

Memorandum to 

Regional and State 

Pretreatment 

Programs 

No 

DCN 

0206 

Documentation of OMB Review Under Executive Order 12866 – Final Rule [DCN 0206] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 09/23/2015 Memorandum to Docket No 

DCN 

0207 

Description of ECHO Data Masking for Unpermitted CAFOs 

and AFOs that an Authorized NPDES Program or EPA have Assessed and Found to have not violated the Clean Water Act [DCN 0207] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 09/04/2015 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0208 

How to Create and Submit a Successful CROMERR Application: Step-by-Step Guide [DCN 0208] U.S. EPA July 2015 U.S. EPA No 

DCN 

0209 

CROMERR Compliance for the POTW Pretreatment Program [DCN 0209] U.S. EPA July 2015 U.S. EPA No 

DCN 

0210 

From Records Management to Information Management [DCN 0210] Tim Wacker March 2015 

Water World 

Magazine, Vol. 31, 

Issue 3, 

www.waterworld.co

m 

No 

DCN 

0211 

The Supplemental Notice for the Proposed NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule: Presentation [DCN 0211] U.S. EPA 12/10/2014 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 

0212 

Listing of EPA’s CROMERR Outreach Phone Call to States 

[DCN 0212] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 09/11/2015 Memorandum to Docket No 

DCN 

0213 

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations: EPA Needs More 

Information and a Clearly Defined Strategy to More Effectively Protect Air and Water Quality [DCN 0213] 

U.S. GAO 09/24/2008 GAO-08-1177T No 

DCN 

0214 

Environmental Protection Agency: Major Management Challenges [DCN 0214] U.S. GAO 03/04/2009 GAO-09-434 No 

DCN 

0215 

Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control 

Administrators (ASIWPCA) Letter to EPA [DCN 0215] 

Harry T. Stewart, President 11/15/2007 Correspondence Yes 

DCN 

0216 

EPA Letter to Association of State and Interstate Water 

Pollution Control Administrators (ASIWPCA) [DCN 0216] 

Granta Y. Nakayama, Assistant Administrator, U.S. EPA 

02/28/2008 Correspondence Yes 
Attachment 1: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index 

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DCN Title Author Author Date Source Citation Pre- amble

Notic

DCN 

0217 

Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) Letter to EPA 

[DCN 0217] 

Michael Linder, President 11/13/2009 Correspondence No 

DCN 

0218 

Comment Response Document for the NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule (Final Rule) [DCN 0218] U.S. EPA 09/14/2015 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 

0219 

Notes from Technical Meeting with States (5 February 2015) 

[DCN 0219] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 09/14/2015 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0220 

Notes from Technical Meeting with States (12 February 

2015) [DCN 0220] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 09/14/2015 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0221 

Notes from Technical Meeting with States (26 February 

2015) [DCN 0221] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 09/14/2015 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0222 

Notes from Technical Meeting with States (5 March 2015) 

[DCN 0222] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 09/14/2015 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0223 

Notes from Technical Meeting with States (12 March 2015) 

[DCN 0223] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 09/14/2015 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0224 

Notes from Technical Meeting with States (19 March 2015) 

[DCN 0224] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 09/14/2015 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0225 

Notes from Technical Meeting with States (26 March 2015) 

[DCN 0225] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 09/14/2015 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0226 

Notes from Technical Meeting with States (2 April 2015) 

[DCN 0226] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 09/14/2015 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0227 

Notes from Technical Meeting with States (9 April 2015) 

[DCN 0227] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 09/14/2015 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0228 

Notes from Technical Meeting with States (13 May 2015) 

[DCN 0228] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 09/14/2015 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0229 

Notes from Technical Meeting with States (27 May 2015) 

[DCN 0229] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 09/14/2015 Memorandum to Docket Yes 

DCN 

0230 

Improving the Accessibility of Government Information 

[DCN 0230] 

Vivek Kundra, Federal Chief Information Officer 

07/19/2010 

https://www.whiteho

use.gov/sites/default/

files/omb/assets/procurement_memo/impr

oving_accessibility_g

ov_info_07192010.p

df 

No 

DCN 

0231 

Digital Government: Building A 21st Century Platform to 

Better Serve the American People [DCN 0231] 

Executive Office of the President 05/23/2012 

https://www.whiteho

use.gov/sites/default/

files/omb/egov/digital-government/digitalgovernmentstrategy.pdf No 
Attachment 1: NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Docket Index 

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DCN Title Author Author Date Source Citation Pre- amble

Notic

DCN 

0232 

EPA Presentation to National Tribal Water Council (10 

November 2010) [DCN 0232] 

Sharon Gonder, EPA/OECA/OC 11/10/2010 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 

0233 Attacking Sanitary Sewer Overflows [DCN 0233] Billy Wright September 2015 Wateronline.com No 

DCN 

0234 

Economic Spreadsheet Model for NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule [DCN 0234] U.S. EPA 09/14/2015 U.S. EPA No 

DCN 

0235 

NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule: Presentation to Association of General Contractors (2 September 2015 – 

Arlington, VA) [DCN 0235] 

Carey Johnston, EPA/OECA/OC 09/02/2015 U.S. EPA No 

DCN 

0236 

EPA Needs to Track Whether Its Major Municipal Settlements for Combined Sewer Overflows Benefit Water 

Quality [DCN 0236] 

U.S. EPA, Office of Inspector General 09/16/2015 

15-P-0280 

http://www.epa.gov/o

ig/reports/2015/2015

0916-15-P-0280.pdf 

No 

DCN 

0237 

NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Information Collection 

Request – Submission to OMB [DCN 0237] U.S. EPA 09/22/2015 U.S. EPA Yes 

DCN 

0238 

EPA Letter to Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) 

[DCN 0238] 

Granta Y. Nakayama, Assistant Administrator, U.S. EPA 

09/12/2007 Correspondence No 

DCN 

0239 

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 

Electronic Reporting; Final Rule U.S. EPA 10/22/2015 U.S. EPA