Under § 3.1000(b)(1), to obtain EPA approval of program revisions or modifications to incorporate electronic reporting, a state, tribe, or local government must submit an application to the EPA Administrator that includes the four elements below.
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The System Description(s) section demonstrates that systems used to receive e-reports meet the CROMERR standards listed in § 3.2000(b), and provide for e-signatures (or follow-on paper signatures) that meet the requirements of § 3.2000(a).
Review the Regulation Language: § 3.1000(b)(1)(ii)
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§ 3.1000(b)(1)(i)
§ 3.1000(b)(1)(i) A certification that the state, tribe, or local government has sufficient legal authority provided by lawfully enacted or promulgated statutes, or regulations that are in full force and effect on the date of the certification, to implement the electronic reporting component of its authorized programs covered by the application in conformance with § 3.2000 and to enforce the affected programs using electronic documents collected under these programs together with copies of the relevant statutes and regulations, signed by the state AG, their designee, or, in the case of an authorized tribe or local government program, by the chief executive or administrative official or officer, also known as the CAO, of the governmental entity, or their designee.
§ 3.1000(b)(1)(ii)
(ii) A listing of all the state, tribe, or local government electronic document receiving systems that will accept the electronic documents addressed by the program revisions or modifications covered by the application, together with a description for each such system that specifies how the system meets the applicable requirements in § 3.2000 with respect to those electronic documents.
§ 3.1000(b)(1)(iii)
(iii) A schedule of upgrades for the electronic document receiving systems listed under paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section that have the potential to affect the program's continued conformance with § 3.2000.
§ 3.1000(b)(1)(iv)
(iv) Other information that the EPA Administrator may request to fully evaluate the application.
