[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 22]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR142.53]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 142_NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTATION--Table of 
 
            Subpart F_Exemptions Issued by the Administrator
 
Sec. 142.53  Disposition of an exemption request.

    (a) If the Administrator decides to deny the application for an 
exemption, he shall notify the applicant of his intention to issue a 
denial. Such notice shall include a statement of reasons for the 
proposed denial, and shall offer the applicant an opportunity to 
present, within 30 days of receipt of the notice, additional information 
or argument to the Administrator. The Administrator shall make a final 
determination on the request within 30 days after receiving any such 
additional information or argument. If no additional information or 
argument is submitted by the applicant, the application shall be denied.
    (b) If the Administrator grants an exemption request submitted 
pursuant to Sec. 142.51, he shall notify the applicant of his decision 
in writing. Such notice shall identify the facility covered, and shall 
specify the termination date of

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the exemption. Such notice shall provide that the exemption will be 
terminated when the system comes into compliance with the applicable 
regulation, and may be terminated upon a finding by the Administrator 
that the system has failed to comply with any requirements of a final 
schedule issued pursuant to Sec. 142.55.
    (c) The Administrator shall propose a schedule for:
    (1) Compliance (including increments of progress or measures to 
develop an alternative source of water supply) by the public water 
system with each contaminant level requirement or treatment technique 
requirement with respect to which the exemption was granted; and
    (2) Implementation by the public water system of such control 
measures as the Administrator may require for each contaminant covered 
by the exemption.
    (d) The schedule shall be prescribed by the Administrator at the 
time the exemption is granted, subsequent to provision of opportunity 
for hearing pursuant to Sec. 142.54.

[41 FR 2918, Jan. 20, 1976, as amended at 52 FR 20675, June 2, 1987; 63 
FR 43848, Aug. 14, 1998]