[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 65 (Friday, April 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 16513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8155]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7476-1]


Public Water Supply Supervision Program Revision for the State of 
New York

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of tentative approval and solicitation of request for a 
public hearing.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) has determined to approve an application by the 
State of New York to revise its Public Water Supply Supervision Primacy 
Program to incorporate regulations no less stringent than the EPA's 
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) for the following: 
Final Rule (Primacy Revisions), promulgated by EPA on April 28, 1998 
(63 FR 23362), defining a public water system and Consumer Confidence 
Reports; Final Rule, promulgated by EPA on August 19, 1998 (63 FR 
44512), along with 4 separate Technical Corrections to the Consumer 
Confidence Reports, promulgated as follows: May 4, 2000 (65 FR 25981), 
December 16, 1998 (63 FR 69475 and 63 FR 69516), June 29, 1999 (64 FR 
34732) and September 14, 1999 (64 FR 49671). The application 
demonstrates that New York State has adopted drinking water regulations 
which satisfy the NPDWRs for the above. The USEPA has determined that 
New York State's regulations are no less stringent than the 
corresponding Federal Regulations and that New York State continues to 
meet all requirements for primary enforcement responsibility as 
specified in 40 CFR 142.10.

DATES: This determination to approve New York State's primacy program 
revision application is made pursuant to 40 CFR 142.12(d)(3). It shall 
become final and effective May 5, 2003 unless (1) a timely and 
appropriate request for a public hearing is received or (2) the 
Regional Administrator elects to hold a public hearing on her own 
motion. Any interested person, other than Federal Agencies, may request 
a public hearing. A request for a public hearing must be submitted to 
the Regional Administrator at the address shown below by May 5, 2003. 
If a substantial request for a public hearing is made within the 
requested thirty day time frame, a public hearing will be held and a 
notice will be given in the Federal Register and a newspaper of general 
circulation. Frivolous or insubstantial requests for a hearing may be 
denied by the Regional Administrator. If no timely and appropriate 
request for a hearing is received and the Regional Administrator does 
not elect to hold a hearing on her own motion, this determination shall 
become final and effective May 5, 2003.
    Any request for a public hearing shall include the following 
information: (1) 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 on information that 
the requesting person intends to submit at such hearing; (3) the 
signature of the individual making the requests 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: Requests for Public Hearing shall be addressed to: Regional 
Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2, 290 
Broadway, New York, New York 10007-1866.
    All documents relating to this determination are available for 
inspection between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, at the following offices: Bureau of Public Water Supply 
Protection, New York State Department of Health Flanigan Square, 547 
River Street, Troy, New York 12180-2216.
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2, 24th Floor Drinking 
Water Section, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-1866.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. Lowy, Drinking Water 
Section, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2, (212) 637-
3830.

    Authority: (Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as 
amended, 40 U.S.C. 300g-2, and 40 CFR 142.10, 142.12(d) and 142.13).

    Dated: March 24, 2003.
Jane M. Kenny,
Regional Administrator, Region 2.
[FR Doc. 03-8155 Filed 4-3-03; 8:45 am]
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