
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 77121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30418]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9904-29-OEI]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of New 
York's request to modify its State Operating Permit Programs EPA-
authorized program to allow electronic reporting.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective on December 20, 2013 for the State 
of New York's State Operating Permit Programs, if no timely request for 
a public hearing is received and accepted by the Agency.

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, 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 August 8, 2010 the New York State Department of Environmental 
Conservation (NYSDEC) submitted an amended application titled ``Air 
Compliance and Emission Electronic Reporting System'' for modification 
of its EPA-authorized Part 70 program under title 40 CFR. EPA reviewed 
NYSDEC's request to modify Part 70--``State Operating Permit Programs'' 
and, based on this review, EPA determined that the application met the 
standards for approval of authorized program modification 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 New York State's request to modify its 
Part 70--State Operating Permit Programs to allow electronic reporting 
under 40 CFR part 70 is being published in the Federal Register.
    NYSDEC was notified of EPA's determination to approve its 
application with respect to the authorized program listed above.

    Dated: December 11, 2013.
Andrew Battin,
Director, Office of Information Collection.
[FR Doc. 2013-30418 Filed 12-19-13; 8:45 am]
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