[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 29, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-29266]


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[Federal Register: November 29, 1994]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5114-6]

 

Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of 
Ohio

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Public notice is hereby given in accordance with the provision 
of section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 
300f et seq., and 40 CFR part 142, subpart B, the National Primary 
Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR), that the State of Ohio is revising 
its approved Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) primacy program. 
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA), has adopted drinking 
water regulations for 27 synthetic organic chemicals and 8 inorganic 
chemicals that correspond to the NPDWR for synthetic organic chemicals 
and inorganic chemicals promulgated by the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) on January 30, 1991, (56 FR 3526-3597), as 
amended on July 1, 1991, (56 FR 30266-30281), and as promulgated on 
July 17, 1992 (57 FR 31776-31849). The U.S. EPA has completed its 
review of Ohio's PWSS primacy program revision.
    The U.S. EPA has determined that the Ohio rule revision 
substantially meets the requirements of the Federal rule. However, 
there are some portions of the adopted Ohio rule which do not meet the 
Federal requirement that State rules be at least as stringent as the 
Federal rule. These deficiencies must be corrected before the U.S. EPA 
can grant approval.
    In a separate action on December 15, 1993 (58 FR 65622), the U.S. 
EPA proposed to approve several new analytical methods and update 
previously approved methods for a number of regulated chemical, 
microbiological, and physical contaminants in drinking water. U.S. EPA 
also proposed to withdraw approval for outdated methods and outdated 
versions of the same method.
    The analytical methods revisions proposed by the U.S. EPA 
incorporate some analytical methods which are in the adopted Ohio 
rules. Other methods references in the Ohio rules are either being 
withdrawn by U.S. EPA's proposed regulation revision, or were never 
Federally approved.
    The changes needed to correct the deficiencies in the Ohio rules 
are written into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the U.S. EPA 
and Ohio (which is available at the State and U.S. EPA offices listed 
at the end of this notice). The MOA lists revisions to the approval 
status of certain analytical methods references in the Federal rules 
which are expected to occur when the final rule is promulgated. After 
the final rule approving certain analytical methods references is 
published, U.S. EPA will forward a list of approved methods to OEPA and 
OEPA will make the necessary conforming changes to the Ohio rules. Both 
Ohio and the U.S. EPA have agreed to the terms of the MOA. When the 
Federal and Ohio rule revisions become effective, the U.S. EPA will 
grant formal approval of primacy for the Ohio analytical methods rules 
without further solicitation of public input.
    In addition, a portion of the adopted Ohio rule cites an analytical 
method which does not appear in the codified Federal Regulations but is 
indeed a federally approved test method. Specifically, Method 506 is 
not listed in the codified Federal regulations as an analytical method, 
but is cited in Ohio's analytical methods rule for Di(2-
ethylhexyl)adipate and Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate. Although Method 506 
is not listed in the codified Federal Regulations it was approved by 
the U.S. EPA in a January 30, 1991, Federal Register notice (56 FR 
3526), and is proposed for approval in the December 15, 1993, Federal 
Register notice (58 FR 65622). Therefore, Method 506 is a federally 
approved test method.
    All interested parties are invited to submit written comments on 
these proposed determinations, and may request a public hearing on or 
before December 29, 1994. If a public hearing is requested and granted, 
the corresponding determination shall not become effective until such 
time following the hearing, at which the Regional Administrator issues 
an order affirming or rescinding this action.
    Requests for public hearing should be addressed to: William 
Spaulding (WD-17J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
    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 determinations and of information that the requesting 
person intends to submit at such hearing. (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.
    Notice of any hearing shall be given not less than fifteen (15) 
days prior to the time scheduled for the hearing. Such notice will be 
made by the Regional Administrator in the Federal Register and in 
newspapers of general circulation in the State of Ohio. A notice will 
be sent to the person(s) requesting the hearing as well as to the State 
of Ohio. The hearing notice will include a statement of purpose, 
information regarding the time and location, and the address and 
telephone number where interested persons may obtain further 
information. The Regional Administrator will issue an order affirming 
or rescinding his determination upon review of the hearing record. 
Should the determination be affirmed, it will become effective as of 
the date of the order.
    Should no timely and appropriate request for a hearing be received, 
and should the Regional Administrator not elect to hold a hearing on 
his own motion, these determinations shall become effective on December 
29, 1994. Please bring this notice to the attention of any persons 
known by you to have an interest in these determinations.
    All documents related to these determinations are available for 
inspection between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, at the following offices:

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Drinking and Ground 
Waters, 1800 WaterMark Drive, P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio 43266-0149, 
State Docket Officer: Mr. Kirk Leifheit, (614) 644-2752
Safe Drinking Water Branch, Drinking Water Section, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 
Illinois 60604

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Spaulding, Region 5, Drinking 
Water Section at the Chicago address given above, telephone 312/886-
7242.

(Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended (1986), and 
40 C.F.R. 142.10 of the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations)

    Signed this 15th day of November 1994.
Valdas V. Adamkus,
Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 94-29266 Filed 11-28-94; 8:45 am]
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