[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 34304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13614]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8580-7]
Notice of Tentative Approval and Solicitation of Request for a
Public Hearing for Public Water System Supervision Program Revisions
for the State of West Virginia
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 that the State of West Virginia is
revising their Public Water Supply Supervision (PWSS) program to meet
the requirements of Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act. West
Virginia has adopted regulations for the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface
Water Treatment Rule (LT2) to improve public health protection through
the control of microbiological contaminants by targeting additional
Cryptosporidium treatment requirements to higher risk systems, and for
the Stage 2 Disinfection By-Products Rule (Stage 2) to reduce exposure
to Disinfection By-Products (DBP) by requiring systems to meet maximum
contaminant levels as an average at each compliance monitoring
location, rather than as a system-wide average, for two groups of DBPs,
trihalomethanes (TTHM) and five haloacetic acids (HAA5).
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
July 17, 2008. This determination shall become effective on July 17,
2008 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. 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:
Drinking Water Branch, Water Protection Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029.
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources,
Environmental Engineering Division, Capitol and Washington Streets, 1
Davis Square, Suite 200, Charleston, WV 25301-1798.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Moustakas, Drinking Water
Branch (3WP21) at the Philadelphia address given above; telephone (215)
814-5741 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 July 17, 2008, 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: June 5, 2008.
Donald S. Welsh,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. E8-13614 Filed 6-16-08; 8:45 am]
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