March 27, 2014 Shared CROMERR Services An Introduction Greg Mitchell U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Charles Freeman U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Areas of CROMERR implementation are overly burdensome – Establishing a technical implementation is challenging – Obtaining EPA approval of applications is too difficult States/Tribes implement independent CROMERR solutions Shrinking State resources require new innovative approaches Background
CROMERR IPT Guidance Objective: “Define the requirements and policy implications for a shared set of CROMERR Services and Components that could be leveraged by states, tribes, and local governments to achieve CROMERR compliance.” IPT Initial Focus: Four Categories of CROMERR Requirements 1) Registration and Account Management 2) Identity Management 3) Signature Device 4) Signature Ceremony/Copy of Record 3 Chuck Freeman (EPA Co-Chair) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency freeman.charles [at] epa.gov Christopher Morrell (State Co-Chair) Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control christopher.morrell [at] state.de.us
4 User Management Identity Management Signature Device Signature Sign and Store CoR StateEnvironmentReports Target Production Date ArizonaTest IllinoisDevelopment IndianaTest IowaTest Title V Operating Permit Application Title V Source Emissions Inventory Minor Source Emissions Inventory Air Quality Construction Permit NPDES Permit Application Discharge Monitoring Report NLT 8/2014 MassachusettsN/A New YorkDevelopment North CarolinaDevelopment Emissions Inventory OhioN/A Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) Development Legend: State has tested service State may use service in future State will not use service State CROMERR Pilots
State Pilot Status & Demo Greg Mitchell U.S. EPA
Signature Ceremony Copy of Record Signature Device Registration and Account Management Identity Management Four Fundamental CROMERR Services Five CROMERR Service Categories * 2 Options
State Pilot Process CROMERR State Pilots __
Pilot IPT Project Support State Pilot Getting Started: IPT Meetings to determine State Specific Issues Identify Shared CROMERR Components Needed CROMERR Toolkit o A ccess Authority o B aseline CROMERR Checklist & Attachments o C ontractual and Project Planning Package o D evelopment Toolkit o E xample Shared CROMERR Demo Application
CROMERR Services Demo
Comments / Questions? Chuck Freeman (EPA Co-Chair) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Greg Mitchell U.S. Environmental Protection Agency