[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 231 (Monday, December 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67932-67933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23415]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8500-4]
Tentative Approval and Solicitation of Request for a Public
Hearing for Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the
State of New York
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the New York State is revising its
approved Public Water System Supervision Program. 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.
DATES: This determination to approve New York State's primacy program
revision application is made pursuant to 40 CFR 142.12(d)(3). It shall
become final and effective unless (1) a timely and appropriate request
for a public hearing is received or (2) the Regional Administrator
elects to hold a public hearing on his own motion. Any interested
persons, other than Federal Agencies, may request a public hearing. A
request for a public hearing must be submitted to the Regional
Administrator at the address shown below by January 2, 2008. If
substantial requests for a public hearing are made within the requested
thirty day time frame, a public hearing will be held and a notice will
be given in the Federal Register and a newspaper of general
circulation. Frivolous or insubstantial requests for a hearing may be
denied by the Regional Administrator. If no timely and appropriate
requests for a hearing are received and the Regional Administrator does
not elect to hold a hearing on his own motion, this determination shall
become final and effective January 2, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Any request for a public hearing shall include the following
information: (1) 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 on 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. Requests for
Public Hearing shall be addressed to: Regional Administrator, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2, 290 Broadway, New York, New
York 10007-1866.
All documents relating to this determination are available for
inspection between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, at the following offices:
New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Public Water Supply
Protection, Flanagan Square, 547 River Street, Troy, New York 12180-
2216.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2, 24th Floor Drinking
Water Section, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-1866.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. Lowy, Drinking Water
Section, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2, (212) 637-
3830.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the United
States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined to approve
an application by the New York State Department of Health to revise its
Public Water System Supervision Primacy Program to adopt requirements
no less stringent than the EPA's National Primary Drinking Water
Regulations (NPDWR) for the following: Administrative Penalty
Authority; Final Rule; promulgated by EPA April 28, 1998 (63 FR 23361),
Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts; Final Rule; promulgated by
EPA December 16, 1998 (63 FR 69390), Interim Enhanced Surface Water
Treatment; Final Rule; promulgated by EPA December 16, 1998 (63 FR
69478), Revision/Technical Correction to the Interim Enhanced Surface
Water Treatment Rule (IESWTR) and the Stage 1 Disinfectants and
Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 1 DBPR) and Revisions to State
Primacy Requirements to Implement SDWA Amendments; promulgated by EPA
February 12, 2001 (66 FR 9903), Public Notification Rule; Final Rule;
promulgated by EPA May 4, 2000 (65 FR 25982), Radionuclides; Final
Rule; promulgated by EPA December 7, 2000 (65 FR 76708), Arsenic and
Contaminant Monitoring and New Source Requirements; Final Rule;
promulgated by EPA January 22, 2001 (66 FR 6976), Filter Backwash
Recycling Rule; Final Rule; promulgated by EPA June 8, 2001 (66 FR
31086), and the Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule;
Final Rule, promulgated by EPA on January 14, 2002 (67 FR 1812). The
application demonstrates that New York has adopted drinking water
requirements which satisfy the NPDWRs for the above. The USEPA has
determined that New York's requirements are no less stringent than the
corresponding Federal Regulations and that New York continues to meet
all requirements for primary enforcement responsibility as specified in
40 CFR 142.10.
Authority: (Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as
amended, 40 U.S.C. 300g-2, and 40 CFR 142.10, 142.12(d) and 142.13).
Dated: November 15, 2007.
Alan J. Steinberg,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 2.
[FR Doc. E7-23415 Filed 11-30-07; 8:45 am]
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