[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 21 (Friday, January 31, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 5657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01578]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10003-51-OMS]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's approval of the State of Iowa's 
request to revise/modify certain of its EPA-authorized programs to 
allow electronic reporting.

DATES: EPA approves the authorized program revisions/modifications as 
of January 31, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shirley M. Miller, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Mission Support, Office of Information 
Management, Mail Stop 2824T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20460, (202) 566-2908, miller.shirley@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 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 November 1, 2019, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IA 
DNR) submitted an application titled Iowa EASY Air (Environmental 
Application SYstem for Air) for revisions/modifications to its EPA-
approved programs under title 40 CFR to allow new electronic reporting. 
EPA reviewed IA DNR's request to revise/modify its EPA-authorized 
programs and, based on this review, EPA determined that 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 Iowa's 
request to revise/modify its following EPA-authorized programs to allow 
electronic reporting under 40 CFR parts 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, and 70 
is being published in the Federal Register:

Part 60: Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources (NSPS/CAR/
Clean Air Act Title III) Reporting under CFR 60 & 65
Part 62: Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated 
Facilities and Pollutants (NSPS/Clean Air Act Title III--Hospital/
Medical) Reporting under CFR 62
Part 63: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for 
Source Categories (NESHAP MACT/Clean Air Act Title III) Reporting under 
CFR 61, 63 & 65
Part 70: State Operating Permit Programs (Clean Air Act Title V) 
Reporting under CFR 64 & 70

    IA DNR was notified of EPA's determination to approve its 
application with respect to the authorized programs listed above.

    Dated: December 12, 2019.
Maja Lee,
Acting Director, Office of Information Management.
[FR Doc. 2020-01578 Filed 1-30-20; 8:45 am]
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