Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Notice.
This notice announces EPA's approval, under regulations for Cross-Media Electronic Reporting, of the State of North Dakota's request to revise their EPA-authorized National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation authorized program to allow electronic reporting of specific reports; this notice also announces an opportunity to request a public hearing on this action.
EPA's approval is effective on May 20, 2009 if no timely request for a public hearing is received and accepted by the Agency.
Evi Huffer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Information, Mail Stop 2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1697,
On October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) was published in the
On September 30, 2008, the State of North Dakota Department of Public Health (NDDPH) submitted an application for their Environmental Health Section Electronic Reporting Information System (ERIS) addressing revisions to their EPA-authorized 40 CFR Part 142 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation program.
EPA has reviewed NDDPH's request to revise their EPA-authorized program and, based on this review, EPA has determined that the application for the program and specific reports identified in this Notice, when compared to the Federal regulations, meet 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 NDDPH's request for revision to their authorized program is being published in the
Specifically, EPA has approved NDDPH's request for revision to the following authorized program to allow electronic reporting for the specified reports:
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NDDPH was notified of EPA's determination to approve its application with respect to the authorized program and specific reports listed above in a letter dated April 10, 2009.
Also, in today's notice, EPA is informing interested persons that they may request a public hearing on EPA's
(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of the requesting person's interest in EPA's determination, information demonstrating why this determination should be rescinded, and any other information that the requesting person intends to submit at such hearing; and
(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 accepted, EPA will provide notice of the hearing in the