[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 188 (Thursday, September 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50485-50486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24589]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5613-8]


Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of 
Illinois

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 (NPDWRs), that the State of Illinois is 
revising its approved Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) primacy 
program. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) has 
adopted new analytical methods, withdrawn outdated analytical methods, 
and updated older analytical methods for regulated drinking water 
contaminants. The IEPA has also removed legally obsolete or redundant 
rules from its regulations, and has adopted technical amendments to 
correct typographical errors and clarify regulatory language. These 
regulations correspond to the NPDWRs promulgated by the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) on June 30, 1994, (59 FR 
33860-33864); on July 1, 1994, (59 FR 34320-34325); on June 29, 1995, 
(60 FR 33926-33932); and, on December 5, 1994, (59 FR 62456-62471), as 
amended on June 29, 1995, (60 FR 34084-34086). The U.S. EPA has 
completed its review of Illinois' PWSS primacy program revision.
    The U.S. EPA has determined that the Illinois rule revision meets 
the requirements of the Federal rule. Therefore, the U.S. EPA is 
proposing to approve the IEPA's rule revision.
    All interested parties are invited to submit written comments on 
these proposed determinations, and may request a public hearing on or 
before October 25, 1996. 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. Frivolous or 
insubstantial requests for a hearing may be denied by the Regional 
Administrator.
    Requests for public hearing should be addressed to: Jennifer Kurtz 
Crooks (WD-15J), 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 Illinois. A notice 
will be sent to the person(s) requesting the hearing as well as to the 
State of Illinois. 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 Ocotber 
25, 1996. 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:

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Public Water 
Supplies, Bureau of Water, 1340 North Ninth Street, Springfield, 
Illinois 62794-9276, State Docket Officer: Mr. Roger D. Selburg, (217) 
782-1724
Safe Drinking Water Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Kurtz Crooks, Region 5, Safe 
Drinking Water Branch at the Chicago address given above, telephone 
312/886-0244.

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

    Signed this 25th day of July, 1996.
Bertram C. Frey,
Acting Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 96-24589 Filed 9-25-96; 8:45 am]
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