[Federal Register: April 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 82)]
[Notices]
[Page 19957]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8899-2]
Tentative Approval and Solicitation of Request for a Public
Hearing for Public Water System 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 System Supervision Program to adopt
EPA's Ground Water Rule. 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 June 1, 2009. 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 June 1, 2009.
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 Ground Water Protection Section, 290 Broadway, New York, New York
10007-1866.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. Lowy, Drinking Water Ground
Water Protection 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 Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) for the Ground Water Rule;
Final Rule; promulgated by EPA November 8, 2006 (71 FR 65574) and the
Ground Water Rule; Correction; promulgated by EPA November 21, 2006 (71
FR 67427).
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: March 29, 2009.
Barbara A. Finazzo,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 2
[FR Doc. E9-9963 Filed 4-29-09; 8:45 am]
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