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Roy Walker

Oklahoma DEQ

rov.walker@dea.ok.gov

(405)702.0192

CROMERR Success Story
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality

On September 26, 2008, the Oklahoma Department of
Environmental Quality (OKDEQ) received official approval from EPA,
under the Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Regulation (CROMERR),
for modifications/revisions to multiple authorized programs to allow
electronic reporting for their Electronic Document Receiving System
(ERDS). EPA announced its approval in a Federal Register notice
published shortly thereafter (73FR 58587, October 7, 2008). OKDEQ
submitted a consolidated CROMERR compliance application covering
program modifications and revisions for multiple authorized programs
under 40 CFR for air, waste and water programs, including existing
electronic document receiving systems that accept reports with
electronic signatures and "priority reports". OKDEQ used a unified
approach to meet CROMERR requirements that encompasses all
applications and programs within an entity that is operating
delegated programs. Under this approach, compliance with the
requirements of CROMERR becomes a single, unified, and consistent
effort, independent of the various programs and their supportive
software applications. This approach provides a number of
advantages, including lower cost, faster implementation, and a
single compliance infrastructure to understand, support, and
maintain. EDRS is designed to be an agency-wide system, extensible
to any and all program areas.

For More Information
on CROMERR Contact:
cromerr@epa.gov

http://www2.epa.gov/cromerr

The Oklahoma Solution to
Meeting CROMERR Requirements

EPA approval of program modifications and revisions related to
electronic reporting will be based on compliance with the CROMERR
perform a nee-based requirements for electronic document receiving
systems. These requirements are found in §3.2000(b) of the regulation
and discussed in section VI.E of the Preamble. CROMERR's requirements
reflect the need to ensure that electronically submitted documents have
the same "legal dependability" as their paper counterparts. In preparing
their applications, states, tribes, and local governments should describe
how their electronic document receiving systems meet the
§3.2000(b) requirements.

SEPTEMBER 2010

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OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
OFFICE OF INFORMATION COLLECTION

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