[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 179 (Friday, September 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47913-47914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22992]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7056-3]


Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of 
Arkansas

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of tentative approval.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the State of Arkansas is revising 
its approved Public Water System Supervision Program. Arkansas has 
adopted the Consumer Confidence Report regulations requiring annual 
drinking water quality reports from all community water systems. In 
addition, Arkansas has adopted a revised definition for public water 
system and has administrative penalty authority in

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accordance with the Safe Drinking Water Act as amended in 1996. EPA has 
determined that these revisions are no less stringent than the 
corresponding federal regulations. Therefore, EPA intends to approve 
these program revisions.
    All interested parties may request a public hearing. A request for 
a public hearing must be submitted by October 15, 2001, to the Regional 
Administrator at the EPA Region 6 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 October 15, 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 October 
15, 2001. Any request for a public hearing shall include the following 
information: The name, address, and telephone number of the individual, 
organization, or other entity requesting a hearing; 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; and 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 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, at the following offices: Arkansas Department of 
Health, Division of Engineering--Slot #37, 4815 West Markham, Little 
Rock, Arkansas 72205 and United States Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 6, Drinking Water Section (6WQ-SD), 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 
1200, Dallas, Texas 75202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose G. Rodriguez, EPA Region 6, 
Drinking Water Section at the Dallas address given above or at 
telephone (214) 665-8087.

    Authority: (Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as 
amended (1996), and 40 CFR part 142 of the National Primary Drinking 
Water Regulations).

    Dated: September 6, 2001.
Lawrence E. Starfield,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
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