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EPA reviewed TNDEC’s request to 

revise its EPA-authorized program 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 Tennessee’s 

request for revision to its 40 CFR Part 

123–NPDES State Program 

Requirements authorized program to 

allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR 

parts 122 and 123 is being published in 

the Federal Register. 

TNDEC was notified of EPA’s 

determination to approve its application 

with respect to the authorized program 

listed above in a letter dated April 23, 

2009. 

Dated: July 9, 2009. 

Lisa Schlosser, 

Director, Office of Information Collection. 

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Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule 

State Authorized Program Revision 

Approval: State of North Carolina 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This action announces EPA’s 

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

of North Carolina’s request to revise its 

EPA-authorized program to allow 

electronic reporting; and also provides 

notice of an opportunity to request a 

public hearing on this action. 

DATES: EPA’s approval is effective on 

August 24, 2009 if no timely request for 

a public hearing is received and 

accepted by the Agency. 

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. 

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 

§ 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 its 

authorized programs covered by the 

application and will use electronic 

document receiving systems that meet 

the applicable subpart D requirements. 

On October 14, 2008, the State of 

North Carolina Department of 

Environment and Natural Resources 

(NCDENR) submitted an application for 

its Safe Drinking Water Information 

System (SDWIS)/Lab to State electronic 

document receiving system for revision 

of North Carolina’s 40 CFR Part 142— 

National Primary Drinking Water 

Regulations Implementation EPAauthorized program for electronic 

reporting of drinking water data 

submitted under 40 CFR part 141. EPA 

reviewed NCDENR’s request to revise its 

EPA-authorized program and, based on 

this review, EPA determined the 

application met the standards for 

approval of authorized program 

revisions set out in 40 CFR part 3, 

subpart D, for electronic reporting of 

drinking water data that does not 

require signature or include an 

electronic signature. In accordance with 

40 CFR 3.1000(d), this notice of EPA’s 

decision to approve North Carolina’s 

request for revision to its 40 CFR Part 

142—National Primary Drinking Water 

Regulations Implementation authorized 

program, to allow electronic reporting of 

drinking water data that does not 

require signature or include an 

electronic signature, is being published 

in the Federal Register. 

NCDENR was notified of EPA’s 

determination to approve its application 

with respect to the authorized program 

listed above in a letter dated July 9, 

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 North 

Carolina’s 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 a 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, this action will become 

effective 30 days after today’s notice is 

published, pursuant to CROMERR 

section 3.1000(f)(4). 

Dated: July 9, 2009. 

Lisa Schlosser, 

Director, Office of Information Collection. 

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