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Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule State Authorized Program Revision Approval: State of North Carolina

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[Federal Register: July 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 140)]
[Notices]
[Page 36486]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr23jy09-39]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8931-5]

Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule State Authorized Program
Revision Approval: State of North Carolina

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This action announces EPA's approval, under regulations for
Cross-Media 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 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 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 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 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 EPA-authorized 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.
[FR Doc. E9-17572 Filed 7-22-09; 8:45 am]
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