[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 3, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 35241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16687]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7006-2 ]


Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of 
Texas

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of tentative approval.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the State of Texas is revising its 
approved Public Water System Supervision Program. Texas has adopted an 
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule to improve control of 
microbial pathogens in drinking water, including specifically the 
protozoan Cryptosporidium, and a Stage 1 Disinfectant/Disinfection 
Byproducts Rule, setting new requirements to limit the formation of 
chemical disinfectant byproducts in drinking water. Texas has also 
adopted drinking water regulations requiring consumer confidence 
reports from all community water systems, has adopted a revised 
definition for public water system, and has revised Texas 
administrative penalty authority. EPA has determined that these 
revisions are no less stringent than the corresponding federal 
regulations. Therefore, EPA intends to approve these program revisions.
    All interested parties may request a public hearing. A request for 
a public hearing must be submitted by August 2, 2001 to the Regional 
Administrator at the EPA Region 6 address shown below. Frivolous or 
insubstantial requests for a hearing may be denied by the Regional 
Administrator. However, if a substantial request for a public hearing 
is made by August 2, 2001, a public hearing will be held. If no timely 
and appropriate request for a hearing is received and the Regional 
Administrator does not elect to hold a hearing on his own motion, this 
determination shall become final and effective on August 2, 2001. Any 
request for a public hearing shall include the following information: 
The name, address, and telephone number of the individual organization, 
or other entity requesting a hearing; a brief statement of the 
requesting person's interest in the Regional Administrator's 
determination and a brief statement of the information that the 
requesting person intends to submit at such hearing; and the signature 
of the individual making the request, or, if the request is made on 
behalf of an organization or other entity, the signature of a 
responsible official of the organization or other entity.

ADDRESSES: All documents relating to this determination are available 
for inspection between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, at the following offices: Texas Natural Resource 
Conservation Commission, Water Permits and Resource Management 
Division, Public Drinking Water Section (MC-155), Building F, 12100 
Park 35 Circle, Austin, TX 78753; and United States Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 6, Drinking Water Section (6WQ-SD), 1445 Ross 
Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Poeton, EPA Region 6, Drinking 
Water Section at the Dallas address given above or at telephone (214) 
665-2757.

    Authority: (Section 1420 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as 
amended (1996), and 40 CFR part 142 of the National Primary Drinking 
Water Regulations)

    Dated: June 25, 2001.
Sam Becker,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 01-16687 Filed 7-2-01; 8:45 am]
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