[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 247 (Friday, December 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80862-80863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32671]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6920-5]


Public Water Supply Supervision Program; Program Revision for the 
State of Oregon

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of tentative approval.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the State of Oregon has revised 
its approved State Public Water Supply Supervision (PWSS) Primacy 
Program. Oregon has revised its PWSS program with respect to 
administrative penalty authority, has adopted a revised definition of 
public water system, and has adopted drinking water regulations 
requiring consumer confidence reports from all community water systems. 
EPA has determined that these revisions are no less stringent than the 
corresponding federal regulations. Therefore, EPA intends on approving 
these State program revisions. This approval action does not extend to 
public water systems (PWSs) in Indian Country, as that term is defined 
in 18 U.S.C. 1151. EPA interprets its past approvals as not extending 
to Indian Country unless the State has made an explicit demonstration 
of jurisdiction over Indian Country and EPA has specifically approved 
the State's Drinking Water program over that area. EPA is aware that, 
historically, certain non-Indian owned PWSs in Indian Country may have 
followed the State's PWS program. EPA is currently developing a plan to 
secure EPA oversight of all of these systems in a manner which will 
ensure that the public health and welfare of all PWS users are 
protected.
    All interested parties may request a public hearing. A request for 
a public hearing must be submitted by January 22, 2001, to the Regional 
Administrator at the address shown below. Frivolous or insubstantial 
requests for a hearing may be denied by the Regional Administrator. 
However, if a substantial request for a public hearing is made by 
January 22, 2001, a public hearing will be held. If no timely and 
appropriate request for a hearing is received and the Regional 
Administrator does not elect to hold a hearing on his own motion, this 
determination shall become final and effective on January 22, 2001. Any 
request for a public hearing shall include the following information:
    (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 a brief statement of the 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.

ADDRESSES: All documents relating to this determination are available 
for inspection between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, at the following offices:
    Oregon Health Division, Drinking Water Section, 800 N.E. Oregon 
Street, Portland, Oregon 97232, and
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 Library, 1200 Sixth 
Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Marshall, EPA Region 10, 
Drinking Water Unit, at the Seattle

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address given above; telephone (206) 553-1890.

    Authority: Section 1420 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as 
amended (1996), and 40 CFR Part 142 of the National Primary Drinking 
Water Regulations.

    Dated: December 12, 2000.
Ronald A. Kreizenbeck,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 10.
[FR Doc. 00-32671 Filed 12-21-00; 8:45 am]
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