[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 158 (Thursday, August 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47598-47599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18837]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8704-6]
Tentative Approval and Solicitation of Request for a Public
Hearing for Public Water Supply Supervision Program Revision for the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is
revising its approved Public Water Supply Supervision Program. The EPA
has determined that these revisions are no less stringent than the
corresponding Federal regulations. Therefore, the EPA intends to
approve these program revisions. All interested parties may request a
public hearing.
DATES: This determination to approve Puerto Rico'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
person, 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 September 15, 2008. If a
substantial request for a public hearing is 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
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 September 15, 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 requests 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:
Puerto Rico Department of Health, Public Water Supply Supervision
Program, 9th Floor--Suite 903, Nacional Plaza Building, 431 Ponce De
Leon Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00917.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2, 24th Floor Drinking
Water Section, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-1866.
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 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Department of Health
to revise its Public Water Supply Supervision Primacy Program to
incorporate regulations no less stringent than the EPA's National
Primary
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Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) for the following: Lead and Copper
Rule; Minor Revisions; promulgated by EPA January 12, 2000 (65 FR
1950), Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts (Stage 2
DBPR); Final Rule; promulgated by EPA January 4, 2006 (71 FR 388), Long
Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment (LT2); Final Rule; promulgated
by EPA January 5, 2006 (71 FR 654), Correction to the Stage 2
Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule; promulgated by EPA
January 27, 2006 (71 FR 4644) and Correction to Stage 2; promulgated by
EPA June 29, 2006 (71 FR 37168), and Correction to the LT2; promulgated
by EPA January 30, 2006 (71 FR 4968) and Correction to the LT2;
promulgated by EPA February 6, 2006 (71 FR 6136).
The application demonstrates that Puerto Rico has adopted drinking
water regulations which satisfy the NPDWRs for the above. The USEPA has
determined that Puerto Rico's regulations are no less stringent than
the corresponding Federal Regulations and that Puerto Rico 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: July 25, 2008.
Alan J. Steinberg,
Regional Administrator, Region 2.
[FR Doc. E8-18837 Filed 8-13-08; 8:45 am]
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