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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. 

Once an authorized program has EPA’s 

approval to accept electronic documents 

under certain programs, CROMERR 

§ 3.1000(a)(4) requires that the program 

keep EPA apprised of any changes to 

laws, policies, or the electronic 

document receiving systems that have 

the potential to affect the program’s 

compliance with CROMERR § 3.2000. 

On February 22, 2011, the Florida 

Department of Environmental Protection 

(FDEP) submitted an amended 

application titled ‘‘Electronic Reporting 

System’’ for revisions/modifications of 

its EPA-authorized programs under title 

40 CFR to allow new electronic 

reporting. EPA reviewed FDEP’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 Florida’s request to revise/

modify its following EPA-authorized 

programs to allow electronic reporting 

under 40 CFR parts 71, and 122, is being 

published in the Federal Register: 

Part 71—Federal Operating Permit 

Programs; 

Part 123—EPA Administered Permit 

Programs: The National Pollutant 

Discharge Elimination System; and 

Part 239—Requirements for State 

Permit Program Determination of 

Adequacy. 

FDEP was notified of EPA’s 

determination to approve its application 

with respect to the authorized programs 

listed above. 

Matthew Leopard, 

Director, Office of Information Collection. 

[FR Doc. 2015–17449 Filed 7–15–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9926–11–OEI] 

Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: 

Authorized Program Revision 

Approval, State of Vermont 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

approval of the State of Vermont’s 

request to revise/modify certain of its 

EPA-authorized programs to allow 

electronic reporting. 

DATES: EPA’s approval is effective July 

16, 2015. 

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 

electronic reporting components of the 

programs covered by the application 

and will use electronic document 

receiving systems that meet the 

applicable subpart D requirements. 

Once an authorized program has EPA’s 

approval to accept electronic documents 

under certain programs, CROMERR 

§ 3.1000(a)(4) requires that the program 

keep EPA apprised of any changes to 

laws, policies, or the electronic 

document receiving systems that have 

the potential to affect the program’s 

compliance with CROMERR § 3.2000. 

On December 5, 2011, the Vermont 

Department of Environmental 

Conservation (VT DEC) submitted an 

amended application titled ‘‘Online 

Report Submittal System’’ for revisions/ 

modifications of its EPA-authorized 

programs under title 40 CFR to allow 

new electronic reporting. EPA reviewed 

VT DEC’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 Vermont’s 

request to revise/modify its following 

EPA-authorized programs to allow 

electronic reporting under 40 CFR parts 

122, 280, and 281, is being published in 

the Federal Register: Part 123—EPA 

Administered Permit Programs: The 

National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System; and Part 282— 

Approved Underground Storage Tank 

Programs. 

VT DEC was notified of EPA’s 

determination to approve its application 

with respect to the authorized programs 

listed above. 

Matthew Leopard, 

Director, Office of Information Collection. 

[FR Doc. 2015–17451 Filed 7–15–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9926–59–OEI] 

Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: 

Authorized Program Revision 

Approval, State of Mississippi 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

approval of the State of Mississippi’s 

request to revise/modify its EPA 

Administered Permit Programs: The 

National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System EPA-authorized 

program to allow electronic reporting. 

DATES: EPA’s approval is effective July 

16, 2015. 


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