
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 37039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15019]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9690-6]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of 
Delaware's request to revise its EPA-authorized program under the 
``Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans'' 
requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations to allow electronic 
reporting.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective June 20, 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, 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 Regulation (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, 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. Once an authorized 
program has EPA's approval to accept electronic documents under certain 
programs, CROMERR Sec.  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 Sec.  3.2000.
    On August 19, 2011, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources 
and Environmental Control (DE DNREC) submitted an amended application 
titled ``Online Reporting System Electronic Document Receiving System'' 
for revision of its EPA-approved electronic reporting program under its 
title 40 CFR part 52 authorized program to allow new electronic 
reporting. EPA reviewed DE DNREC's request to revise its EPA-authorized 
program and, based on this review, EPA determined that the application 
met the standards for approval of authorized program revisions 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 Delaware's request to revise its 
Part 52--Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans authorized 
program to allow electronic reporting of permits for minor sources 
under 40 CFR parts 51, is being published in the Federal Register. DE 
DNREC was notified of EPA's determination to approve its application 
with respect to this authorized program.

    Dated: June 13, 2012.
Andrew Battin,
Director, Office of Information Collection.
[FR Doc. 2012-15019 Filed 6-19-12; 8:45 am]
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