[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 10043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4700]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7630-6]
Notice of Tentative Approval and Solicitation of Request for a
Public Hearing for Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for
the State of Delaware
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of tentative approval and solicitation of requests for a
public hearing.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in accordance with the provision of
section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act as amended, and the rules
governing National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation
that the State of Delaware has revised its approved Public Water System
Supervision Program. The Delaware statute has been amended to clarify
the authority of Delaware Health and Social Services to impose
administrative penalties on systems of all sizes. This resolves a
question regarding the Department's authority to impose administrative
penalties on systems serving less than 500 service connections.
Delaware has adopted a Radionuclides Rule to establish a new maximum
contaminant level (MCL) for uranium and revise monitoring requirements,
a Filter Backwash Recycling Rule to require water systems to institute
changes to return recycle flows of a plant's treatment process that may
compromise pathogen treatment, a Consumer Confidence Report Rule which
requires annual drinking water quality reports from community water
suppliers, and a Public Notification Rule to revise the general public
notification regulations (set requirements for public water systems to
follow regarding the form, manner, frequency, and content of a public
notice). The State has agreed to a schedule to correct several minor
errors in its Radionuclides Rule submission. EPA has determined that
these revisions are no less stringent than the corresponding Federal
regulations. Therefore, EPA has decided to tentatively approve these
program revisions. All interested parties are invited to submit written
comments on this determination and may request a public hearing.
DATES: Comments or a request for a public hearing must be submitted by
April 2, 2004. This determination shall become effective on April 2,
2004 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, and if no comments are received which cause EPA to modify its
tentative approval.
ADDRESSES: Comments or a request for a public hearing must be submitted
to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III, 1650 Arch
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029. Comments may also be submitted
electronically to Jennie Saxe at [email protected]. All documents
relating to this determination are available for inspection between the
hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the following
offices:
[sbull] Drinking Water Branch, Water Protection Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029.
[sbull] Office of Drinking Water, Division of Public Health,
Delaware Health and Social Services, Blue Hen Corporate Center, Suite
203, Dover, DE 19901.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennie Saxe, Drinking Water Branch
(3WP22) at the Philadelphia address given above; telephone (215) 814-
5806 or fax (215) 814-2318.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All interested parties are invited to submit
written comments on this determination and may request a public
hearing. All comments will be considered, and, if necessary, EPA will
issue a response. 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 April 2, 2004, a public hearing
will be held.
A request for public hearing shall include the following: (1) The
name, address, and telephone number of the individual, organization, or
other entity requesting a hearing; (2) a brief statement of the
requesting person's interest in the Regional Administrator's
determination and of information that the requesting person intends to
submit at such a hearing; and (3) 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.
Dated: February 23, 2004.
James W. Newsom,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA, Region III.
[FR Doc. 04-4700 Filed 3-2-04; 8:45 am]
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