The Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Regulation (CROMERR) provides the legal framework for electronic reporting (ER) under all of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) environmental regulations. Innovate developed, tested and delivered the EPA-CDX CROMERR System.
- Provides an authentication, integrity and non-repudiation framework for EPA applications. The system provides registration, authentication/authorization, 20-5-1 question/answer validation, document signing and Copy of Record (COR) archiving services.
- Enables the users to perform all the steps for the signing of web forms and documents.
- Provides a component (CROMERR Widget) to complete the document and web form signing process.
- Provides archiving for the COR documents as well as CROMERR events.
- Reusable/generic User Interface (UI) and can be accessed by helpdesk, end users and administrators.
Innovate provided the State of Indiana with our generic CROMERR Application that allows end users to electronically sign web forms and documents. The CROMERR Application has been designed to meet the requirements of the CROMERR Rule including electronic signature, Copy of Record (COR), authentication, 20-5-1 and various non-repudiation functions. An eSignature Widget is at the core of the CROMERR Application – it allowed Indiana developers to quickly add CROMERR compliant electronic signatures into the EMITS web application. Moreover, the CROMERR Application User Provider framework allowed the Indiana EMITS team to quickly integrate it with their existing user repository over Web Services. The scope of the work included delivery of the CROMERR software, installation assistance, documentation and technical integration support. Indiana estimates by re-using the CDX CROMERR application, they saved over $20,000 in contractor work effort and 6 weeks of internal staff time. In the future we envision many states and tribes integrating this generic CROMERR application into their internal systems.
