[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 98 (Thursday, May 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27957-27958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13608]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6100-4]


Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of 
Ohio

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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 new 
analytical methods, withdrawn outdated analytical methods, and updated 
older analytical methods for regulated drinking water contaminants. The 
OEPA 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

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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 Ohio's PWSS primacy program revision.
    The U.S. EPA has determined that the Ohio rule revision meets the 
requirements of the Federal rule. Therefore, the U.S. EPA is proposing 
to approve the OEPA'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 June 22, 1998. 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: William 
Spaulding (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 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 June 22, 
1998. 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 43215-1099, 
State Docket Officer: Mr. Bernie Clark, (614) 644-2752.
Safe Drinking Water Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Spaulding, Region 5, Safe 
Drinking Water Branch at the Chicago address given above, telephone 
312/886-9262.

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

    Dated: May 11, day of May 1998.
David A. Ullrich,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 98-13608 Filed 5-20-98; 8:45 am]
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