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receiving systems that meet the 

applicable Subpart D requirements. 

On December 17, 2008, the State of 

Louisiana Department of Environmental 

Quality (LDEQ) submitted an 

application for their Net Discharge 

Monitoring Report (NetDMR) electronic 

document receiving system addressing 

revisions/modifications to their EPAauthorized 40 CFR Part 123—NPDES 

State Program Requirements and Part 

403–General Pretreatment Regulations 

for Existing and New Sources of 

Pollution approved programs. 

EPA has reviewed LDEQ’s request to 

revise their EPA-authorized programs 

and, based on this review, EPA has 

determined that the application for the 

programs and specific reports identified 

in this Notice meet 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 LDEQ’s 

request for revision/modification to 

their authorized programs is being 

published in the Federal Register. 

Specifically, EPA has approved LDEQ’s 

request for revision/modification to the 

following authorized programs to allow 

electronic reporting for the specified 

reports: 40 CFR Part 123—NPDES State 

Program Requirements and Part 403— 

General Pretreatment Regulations for 

Existing and New Sources of Pollution 

programs for electronic reporting of 

discharge monitoring report information 

submitted under 40 CFR Parts 122 and 

403. 

LDEQ was notified of EPA’s 

determination to approve its application 

with respect to the authorized programs 

and reports listed above in a letter dated 

04/16/2009. 

Dated: April 16, 2009. 

Lisa Schlosser, 

Director, Office of Information Collection. 

[FR Doc. E9–9578 Filed 4–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8897–1] 

Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule 

State Authorized/Approved Program 

Modification/Revision Approval: State 

of Texas 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

approval, under regulations for CrossMedia Electronic Reporting, of the State 

of Texas’ request to modify/revise their 

program to allow electronic reporting 

for certain of their EPA-authorized 

programs. This notice also announces 

an opportunity to request a public 

hearing on EPA’s approval of the State 

of Texas’ request to revise their EPAauthorized National Primary Drinking 

Water Regulations Implementation 

program to allow electronic reporting. 

DATES: EPA’s approval is effective May 

27, 2009 for the State of Texas’ National 

Primary Drinking Water Regulations 

Implementation program if no timely 

request for a public hearing is received 

and accepted by the Agency; and on 

April 27, 2009 for the State of Texas’ 

other authorized programs. 

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 David Schwarz, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Office of Environmental Information, 

Mail Stop 2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, 

(202) 566–1704, 

schwarz.david@epa.gov. All requests for 

a hearing should be submitted to both 

of the above contacts. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

On October 13, 2005, the final CrossMedia 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. 

Under Subpart D of CROMERR, state, 

tribal or local government agencies that 

receive, or wish to begin receiving, 

electronic reports under their EPAauthorized 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 § 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 October 14, 2008, the Texas State 

Commission on Environmental Quality 

(TCEQ) submitted two applications, for 

their Net Discharge Monitoring Report 

(NetDMR) and the State of Texas 

Environmental Electronic Reporting 

System (STEERS) electronic document 

receiving systems for revision or 

modification of multiple authorized 

programs under 40 CFR parts 51, 60, 63, 

70, 123, 142, 233–404, 271, 281, and 

403. 

EPA reviewed TCEQ’s requests to 

revise/modify multiple authorized 

programs and, based on this review, 

EPA determined the two applications 

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 TCEQ’s requests for 

modifications/revisions to certain of 

their authorized programs under title 40 

to allow electronic reporting for specific 

reports under those programs is being 

published in the Federal Register. 

Specifically, EPA has approved 

TCEQ’s request for modifications/ 

revisions to the following of their 

authorized programs to allow electronic 

reporting under 40 CFR parts 51, 60–63, 

70, 122–124, 141, 239, 262, 264–266, 

268, 270, 280, and 403: 

• Part 51—Requirements for 

Preparation, Adoption, and Submittal of 

Implementation Plans; 

• Part 60—Standards of Performance 

for New Stationary Sources; 

• Part 63—National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 

for Source Categories; 

• Part 70—State Operating Permit 

Programs; 

• Part 123—State Program 

Requirements; 

• Part 142—National Primary 

Drinking Water Regulations 

Implementation; 

• Part 233–404—State Program 

Regulations; 

• Part 271—Requirements for 

Authorization of State Hazardous Waste 

Programs; 

• Part 281—Approval of State 

Underground Storage Tank Programs; 

and 

• Part 403—General Pretreatment 

Regulations for Existing and New 

Sources of Pollution. 

TCEQ was notified of EPA’s 

determination to approve its two 


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applications with respect to the 

authorized programs listed above in a 

letter dated 04/16/2009. 

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 Texas’ 

request to revise their 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: 

(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 Texas’ request to revise their 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). 

Dated: April 16, 2009. 

Lisa Schlosser, 

Director, Office of Information Collection. 

[FR Doc. E9–9582 Filed 4–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8897–6; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 

2009–0040] 

Draft Toxicological Review of 

Halogenated Platinum Salts and 

Platinum Compounds: In Support of 

the Summary Information in the 

Integrated Risk Information System 

(IRIS) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Peer Review 

Workshop. 

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that 

Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG), an 

EPA contractor for external scientific 

peer review, will convene an 

independent panel of experts and 

organize and conduct an external peer 

review workshop to review the external 

review draft document titled, 

‘‘Toxicological Review of Halogenated 

Platinum Salts and Platinum 

Compounds: In Support of Summary 

Information on the Integrated Risk 

Information System (IRIS)’’ (EPA/635/ 

R–08/018). EPA previously announced 

the 60-day public comment period 

(ending April 6, 2009) for the draft 

document in the Federal Register on 

February 5, 2009 (74 FR 6154). EPA will 

consider public comments and 

recommendations from the expert panel 

workshop as EPA finalizes the draft 

document. 

The public comment period and the 

external peer review workshop are 

separate processes that provide 

opportunities for all interested parties to 

comment on the document. EPA intends 

to forward public comments submitted 

in accordance with the Federal Register 

notice (74 FR 6154) to ERG for 

consideration by the external peer 

review panel prior to the workshop. 

EPA released this draft document 

solely for the purpose of predissemination public review under 

applicable information quality 

guidelines. This document has not been 

formally disseminated by EPA. It does 

not represent and should not be 

construed to represent any Agency 

policy or determination. 

The public may attend this workshop 

as observers through a registration 

process, and time will be set aside for 

observers to give brief oral comments at 

the workshop regarding the draft 

document under review. The draft 

document and EPA’s peer review charge 

are available via the Internet on the 

National Center for Environmental 

Assessment’s (NCEA) home page under 

the Recent Additions and the Data and 

Publications menus at http:// 

www.epa.gov/ncea. When finalizing the 

draft document, EPA intends to 

consider the comments and 

recommendations from the external peer 

review workshop and any public 

comments that EPA receives in 

accordance with 74 FR 6154, February 

5, 2009. Public comments submitted 

during the 60-day public comment 

period ending April 6, 2009 may be 

observed at http://www.regulations.gov 

under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 

2009–0040. 

DATES: The peer review workshop will 

begin on May 21, 2009, at 

approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at 

approximately 5 p.m., Eastern Standard 

Time. Observers must register by 

Thursday, May 14, 2009. At the time of 

registration, please indicate if you wish 

to make brief oral comments at the 

workshop. 

ADDRESSES: The peer review workshop 

will be held at the Palomar Hotel, 2121 

P Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037. 

ERG is organizing, convening, and 

conducting the peer review workshop. 

To attend the workshop as an observer, 

register by Thursday, May 14, 2009, via 

the Internet at https:// 

www2.ergweb.com/projects/ 

conferences/peerreview/registerplatworkshop.htm. You may also 

register by e-mail at meetings@erg.com 

(subject line: Halogenated Platinum 

Salts and Platinum Compounds 

Workshop), by phone: 781–674–7374 or 

toll free at 800–803–2833 (ask for the 

Halogenated Platinum Salts and 

Platinum Compounds peer review 

coordinator, Laurie Waite), or by faxing 

a registration request to 781–674–2906 

(please reference the ‘‘Halogenated 

Platinum Salts and Platinum 

Compounds Workshop’’ and include 

your name, title, affiliation, full address, 

and contact information). 

EPA welcomes the attendance of the 

public at the Halogenated Platinum 

Salts and Compounds peer review 

workshop and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with disabilities. 

For information on access or services for 

individuals with disabilities, please 

contact ERG, 110 Hartwell Avenue, 

Lexington, MA 02421–3136; telephone: 

781–674–7374; facsimile: 781–674– 

2906; or e-mail: meetings@erg.com 

(subject line: Halogenated Platinum 

Salts and Platinum Compounds 

Workshop). To request accommodation 

of a disability, please contact ERG, 

preferably at least 10 days prior to the 

meeting, to give EPA as much time as 

possible to process your request. 

The draft ‘‘Toxicological Review of 

Halogenated Platinum Salts and 


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