[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 155 (Thursday, August 13, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40816-40817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-19463]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8945-5]


Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule State Authorized Program 
Revision/Modification Approvals: State of Washington

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval, under regulations for 
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting, of the State of Washington's request 
to revise/modify programs to allow electronic reporting for certain of 
their EPA-authorized programs under title 40 of the CFR.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective on August 13, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evi Huffer, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Information, Mail Stop 
2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566-
1697, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c4acb1a2a2a1b6eaa1b2ad84a1b4a5eaa3abb2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="513924373734237f342738113421307f363e27">[email protected]</span></a>, or David Schwarz, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Information, Mail Stop 
2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566-
1704, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eb9888839c8a9991c58f8a9d828fab8e9b8ac58c849d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f784949f8096858dd99396819e93b7928796d9909881">[email protected]</span></a>.

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 get 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, in 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 its authorized 
programs covered by the application and will use electronic document 
receiving systems that meet the applicable subpart D requirements.
    On October 10, 2008, the State of Washington Department of Ecology 
(WAECY) submitted an application for its enterprise-wide electronic 
document receiving system for revision or modification of multiple EPA-
authorized programs under title 40 CFR. EPA reviewed WAECY's request to 
revise/modify their EPA-authorized programs and, based on this review, 
EPA determined the application met the standards for approval of 
authorized program revisions/modifications set out in 40 CFR part 3, 
subpart D. In accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(d), this notice of EPA's 
decision to approve Washington's request for revision/modification to 
certain of their authorized programs is being published in the Federal 
Register.
    Specifically, EPA has approved WAECY's request for revisions/
modifications to the following of their authorized programs to allow 
electronic reporting under 40 CFR parts 51, 60-63, 70, 122-124, 144-
147, and 280:
    <bullet> Part 52--Approval and Promulgation of Implementation 
Plans;

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    <bullet> Part 61--National Emission Standards For Hazardous Air 
Pollutants;
    <bullet> Part 62--Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for 
Designated Facilities and Pollutants;
    <bullet> Part 63--National Emission Standards For Hazardous Air 
Pollutants For Source Categories;
    <bullet> Part 70--State Operating Permit Programs;
    <bullet> Part 123--State Program Requirements (National Pollutant 
Discharge Elimination System Permit Program);
    <bullet> Part 147--State, Tribal, and EPA-administered Underground 
Injection Control Programs; and
    <bullet> Part 282--Approved Underground Storage Tank Programs.
    WAECY was notified of EPA's determination to approve its 
application with respect to the authorized programs listed above in a 
letter dated August 6, 2009.

    Dated: August 6, 2009.
Lisa Schlosser,
Director, Office of Information Collection.
[FR Doc. E9-19463 Filed 8-12-09; 8:45 am]
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