[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2374-2375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-640]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9252-5]
Tentative Approval and Solicitation of Request for a Public
Hearing for Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for New
Jersey
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the State of New Jersey is
revising its approved Public Water System Supervision Program to adopt
EPA's National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for four major rules
and six technical corrections. 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 New Jersey'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 February 14, 2011. 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 February 14, 2011.
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:
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, P.O. Box CN-426, 401
East State Street, Floor 3, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0426;
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 State of New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection 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 National
Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Stage 2 Disinfectants and
Disinfection Byproducts Rule; Final Rule, promulgated by EPA January 4,
2006 (71 FR 388), with the following Technical Corrections promulgated
by EPA January 27, 2006 (71 FR 4644), June 29, 2006 (71 FR 37168), and
June 29, 2009 (74 FR 30953), National Primary
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Drinking Water Regulations: Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water
Treatment Rule; Final Rule, promulgated by EPA January 5, 2006 (71 FR
654), with the following Technical Corrections promulgated by EPA
January 30, 2006 (71 FR 4968) and February 6, 2006 (71 FR 6136),
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Ground Water Rule, Final
Rule, promulgated by EPA November 8, 2006 (71 FR 67427), and the
following Technical Correction promulgated by EPA November 21, 2006 (71
FR 67427), and National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and
Copper: Short-Term Revisions and Clarifications; Final Rule,
promulgated by EPA October 10, 2007 (72 FR 5782).
The application demonstrates that New Jersey has adopted drinking
water regulations which satisfy the NPDWRs for the above. The USEPA has
determined that New Jersey's regulations are no less stringent than the
corresponding Federal Regulations and that New Jersey 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: December 14, 2010.
Judith A. Enck,
Regional Administrator, Region 2.
[FR Doc. 2011-640 Filed 1-12-11; 8:45 am]
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