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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58131-58132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23089]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9730-1]

Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision 
Approval, State of Mississippi

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of 
Mississippi's request to revise/modify certain of its EPA-authorized 
programs to allow electronic reporting.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective on September 19, 2012.

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, huffer.evi@epa.gov, or 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, tribal, 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 January 14, 2010, the Mississippi Department of Environmental 
Quality (MDEQ) submitted an application entitled ``Regulatory Services 
Portal/Hazardous Waste Biennial Reporting'' for revisions/modifications 
of its EPA-authorized programs under title 40 CFR. EPA reviewed MDEQ's 
request to revise/modify its EPA-authorized programs and, based on this 
review, EPA determined that 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 Mississippi's request to revise/modify its 
following EPA-authorized programs to allow electronic

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reporting under 40 CFR parts 51, 61, 70, 261-262, and 264-265 is being 
published in the Federal Register:
    Part 52--Requirements for Preparation, Adoption, and Submittal of 
Implementation Plans;
    Part 61--National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 
Subpart M--National Emission Standard for Asbestos;
    Part 70--State Operating Permit Programs; and
    Part 272--Approved State Hazardous Waste Management Programs.
    Specifically, EPA has approved the state's revision to its part 272 
authorized program for electronic reporting of hazardous waste biennial 
report information under 40 CFR parts 262.41 and 264.75, for electronic 
submissions that include a handwritten signature on a separate paper 
submission report instead of an electronic signature.
    MDEQ was notified of EPA's determination to approve its application 
with respect to the authorized programs listed above.

    Dated: September 10, 2012.
Andrew Battin,
Director, Office of Information Collection.
[FR Doc. 2012-23089 Filed 9-18-12; 8:45 am]
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