[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 179 (Friday, September 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 47914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22993]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7055-7]


Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of 
Oklahoma

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed approval.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the State of Oklahoma is revising 
its approved Public Water System Supervision Program. Oklahoma has 
adopted an Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule to improve 
control of microbial pathogens in drinking water, including 
specifically the protozoan Cryptosporidium, and a Stage 1 
Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts Rule, setting new requirements to 
limit the formation of chemical disinfectant byproducts in drinking 
water. Oklahoma has also adopted drinking water regulations requiring 
consumer confidence reports from all community water systems, and has 
administrative penalty authority in 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: Oklahoma Department of 
Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division, Public Water Supply 
Section, 707 North Robinson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101; 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: Greg Grover, EPA Region 6, Drinking 
Water Section at the Dallas address given above or at telephone (214) 
665-2776.

    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.
[FR Doc. 01-22993 Filed 9-13-01; 8:45 am]
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