[Federal Register: July 13, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 133)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Notice of Tentative Approval and Solicitation of Request for a
Public Hearing for Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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
National Primary Drinking Water Implementation Regulations that the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is revising its approved Public Water
System Supervision Program. Pennsylvania has adopted the Long Term 1
Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule to improve control of microbial
pathogens in drinking water, including specifically the protozoan
Cryptosporidium, and the 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.
EPA has determined that these revisions are no less stringent than
the corresponding Federal regulations except for one minor omission to
the Commonwealth's regulations. The item concerns Tier 3 public
notification for reporting violations. This omission will be addressed
through a future rulemaking. The Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection committed to complete this rulemaking in a
letter of intent from the Chief of the Division of Drinking Water
Management dated March 29, 2005. This letter includes the draft content
of the regulatory change and a schedule, with milestones, for
completing this revision. Therefore, EPA is taking action 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
August 12, 2005. This determination shall become effective on August
12, 2005 if no timely and appropriate request for a hearing is received
and the Regional Administrator does not elect on his own to hold a
hearing, and if no comments are received which cause EPA to modify its
tentative approval.
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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 only may be submitted
electronically to Jason Gambatese at gambatese.jason@epa.gov.
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:
Drinking Water Branch, Water Protection Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029.
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection,
Bureau of Water Supply and Wastewater Management, 11th Floor, Rachel
Carson State Office Building Harrisburg, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg,
PA 17105-8467.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Gambatese, Drinking Water Branch
at the Philadelphia address given above; telephone (215) 814-5759 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 August 12, 2005, 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: July 6, 2005.
Donald S. Welsh,
Regional Administrator, EPA, Region III.
[FR Doc. 05-13785 Filed 7-12-05; 8:45 am]
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