
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 185 (Wednesday, September 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57077-57078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22750]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9916-99-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 revise its EPA Administered Permit Programs: The 
National Pollutant

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Discharge Elimination System EPA-authorized program to allow electronic 
reporting.

DATES: EPA's approval is effective September 24, 2014.

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 July 11, 2014, the New York State Department of Environmental 
Conservation (NYSDEC) submitted an application titled ``New York DEC 
Network Discharge Monitoring Report System (National NetDMR)'' for 
revision/modification of its EPA-authorized Part 123 program under 
title 40 CFR. EPA reviewed NYSDEC's request to revise its EPA-
authorized Part 123--EPA Administered Permit Programs: The National 
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program and, based on this 
review, EPA determined that the application met the standards for 
approval of authorized program revision set out in 40 CFR part 3, 
subpart D. In accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(d), this document of EPA's 
decision to approve New York's request to revise its Part 123--EPA 
Administered Permit Programs: The National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System program to allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR 
part 123 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: September 10, 2014.
Matthew Leopard,
Acting Director, Office of Information Collection.
[FR Doc. 2014-22750 Filed 9-23-14; 8:45 am]
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