[Federal Register: November 9, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 218)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 56629]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr09no01-23]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 3, 51, 60, 63, 70, 123, 142, 145, 162, 233, 257, 258,
271, 281, 403, 501, 745 and 763
[FRL-7102-1]
Public Hearings on the Proposed Establishment of Electronic
Reporting; Electronic Records Rule
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; change in public hearings.
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SUMMARY: This document announces a change to the previously published
time and format for an informal public hearing EPA is holding, on
Friday, November 9, to take comments on the Agency's proposed rule for
establishment of electronic reporting and electronic records, published
on August 31, 2001.
DATES: The date for this public hearing remains the same: Friday,
November 9, 2001. The public hearing time has been changed to 9:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m. (CST). The hearing may conclude prior to 4 p.m., depending on
the number of attendees and level of interest.
ADDRESSES: The location for this public hearing remains the same: The
Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building, 3rd Floor, 77 West Jackson Blvd.,
Chicago, IL.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Schwarz (2823), Office of
Environmental Information, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460, (202) 260-2710,
schwarz.david@epa.gov, or Evi Huffer (2823), Office of Environmental
Information, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20460, (202) 260-8791, huffer.evi@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be structured by topics as
follows: Welcome and Introduction; EPA Presentation on Proposed Rule;
General Questions on Presentation; Requirements for Electronic
Reporting to USEPA and Electronic Signature; EPA's Electronic Reporting
System: ``The Central Data Exchange''; Electronic Record-keeping
Requirements; and Criteria for State Electronic Reporting and Record-
keeping Programs.
EPA published its proposed rule for Establishment of Electronic
Reporting; Electronic Records in the Federal Register on August 31,
2001 (66 FR 46162-46195). EPA proposes to allow electronic reporting
and electronic Record-keeping under the environmental regulations in
Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations. It proposes to remove
regulatory obstacles to electronic reporting and Record-keeping and
sets forth the conditions for the submission of electronic documents or
maintenance of electronic records in lieu of paper documents or
records. EPA is proposing the rule, in part, under the authority of the
Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA) of 1998, Public Law 105-
277.
The proposed rule is available electronically on the Internet at
http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-GENERAL/2001/August/Day-31/g21810.htm.
The proposed rule and supporting materials are also available for
viewing in the Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information
Center, located at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, (Ariel Rios Building),
2nd Floor, Room 2213, Washington, DC 20460. The documents are available
for viewing from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
Federal holidays. To review docket materials, it is recommended that
the public make an appointment by calling (202) 564-2614 or (202) 564-
2119.
Dated: October 29, 2001.
Connie Dwyer,
Acting Director, Collection Services Division, Office of Information
Collection, Office of Environmental Information.
[FR Doc. 01-28179 Filed 11-7-01; 1:30 pm]
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