[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 26, 1994)]
[Unknown Section]
[Page 0]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-18190]


[[Page Unknown]]

[Federal Register: July 26, 1994]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5016-3]

 

Public Water System Supervision Program; Program Revision for the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of decision and opportunity for hearing.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands (CNMI) is revising its approved Public Water System 
Supervision Program. CNMI has adopted (1) A revised drinking water 
regulation for total coliform bacteria which corresponds to the 
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations promulgated by EPA on June 
29, 1989 (54 FR 27544); and (2) a drinking water regulation which 
requires filtration and disinfection of surface water systems and of 
ground water systems influenced by surface water which corresponds to 
the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations promulgated by EPA on 
June 29, 1989 (54 FR 27486). EPA has determined that these two sets of 
state program revisions are no less stringent than the corresponding 
federal regulations. Therefore, EPA has tentatively decided to approve 
these state program revisions. Furthermore, EPA hereby ratifies all 
state filtration determinations that were made pursuant to the rule by 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands prior to this notice.
    All interested parties are invited to request a public hearing. A 
request for a public hearing must be submitted by August 25, 1994, to 
the Regional Administrator at the address shown below. 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/her own 
motion, this determination shall become effective August 25, 1994.
    Any request for a 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 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.

ADDRESSES: All documents relating to this determination are available 
for inspection between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, at the following offices: Division of Environmental 
Quality, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Morgan Building 
in San Jose, Saipan, MP 96950; and EPA, Region IX, Water Management 
Division, Drinking Water Section (W-6-1), 75 Hawthorne Street, San 
Francisco, California 94105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Su Cox, EPA, Region IX, at the San Francisco address given above or by 
telephone at (415) 744-1855.

(Sec. 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act as amended (1986); and 40 
CFR 142.10 of the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations)

    Dated: July 5, 1994.
Felicia Marcus,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 94-18190 Filed 7-25-94; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-M