[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 93 (Monday, May 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 25828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9719]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7912-5]


Public Water Supply Supervision Program; Program Revision for the 
State of Oregon

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of tentative approval.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the State of Oregon has revised 
its approved State Public Water Supply Supervision (PWSS) Primacy 
Program. Oregon has adopted drinking water regulations for Public 
Notification, Radionuclides, Filter Backwash Recycling, Arsenic, 
Variances and Exemptions, and Enhanced Surface Water Treatment for 
systems serving less than 10,000 people. EPA has determined that these 
revisions are no less stringent than the corresponding federal 
regulations. Therefore, EPA intends on approving these State program 
revisions. This approval action does not extend to public water systems 
(PWSs) in Indian Country, as that term is defined in 18 U.S.C. 1151. By 
approving these rules, EPA does not intend to affect the rights of 
Federally recognized Indian tribes in Idaho, nor does it intend to 
limit existing rights of the State of Oregon.
    All interested parties may request a public hearing. A request for 
a public hearing must be submitted by June 15, 2005 to the Regional 
Administrator at the 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 June 
15, 2005, 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 June 15, 2005. Any request for a public 
hearing shall include the following information: (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 a brief 
statement of the information that the requesting person intends to 
submit at such hearing; (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.

ADDRESSES: All documents relating to this determination are available 
for inspection between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, at the following offices: Oregon Department of Human Services, 
Drinking Water Program, 800 N.E. Oregon Street, Portland, Oregon 97232, 
and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 Library, 1200 Sixth 
Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Marshall, EPA Region 10, 
Drinking Water Unit, at the Seattle address given above; telephone 
(206) 553-1890.

    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: May 5, 2005.
Julie Hagensen,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 10.
[FR Doc. 05-9719 Filed 5-13-05; 8:45 am]
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