[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66433-66434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29590]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7591-7]


Notice of Tentative Approval and Solicitation of Request for a 
Public Hearing for Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for 
the State of West Virginia

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in accordance with the provision of 
section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act as amended, and the rules 
governing National Primary Drinking Water Regulations that the State of 
West Virginia has revised its approved Public Water System Supervision 
Program. West Virginia has adopted a Filter Backwash Recycling Rule to 
require water systems to institute changes to return recycle flows of a 
plant's treatment process that may compromise pathogen treatment. EPA 
has determined that these revisions are no less stringent than the 
corresponding Federal regulations. Therefore, EPA has decided to 
tentatively approve these program revisions. All interested parties are 
invited to submit written comments on this determination and may 
request a public hearing.

DATES: Comments or a request for a public hearing must be submitted by 
December 26, 2003. This determination shall become effective on 
December 26, 2003, 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, and if no comments are received which cause 
EPA to modify its tentative approval.

ADDRESSES: Comments or a request for a public hearing must be submitted 
to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III, 1650 Arch 
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029. 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:
    [sbull] Drinking Water Branch, Water Protection Division, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency Region III, 1650 Arch Street, 
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029.
    [sbull] West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, 
Environmental Engineering Division, 815 Quarrier Street, Suite 418, 
Charleston, WV 25301.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Gambatese, Drinking Water Branch 
(3WP22) at the Philadelphia address given above; telephone (215) 814-
5759 or fax (215) 814-2318.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All interested parties are invited to submit 
written comments on this determination and may request a public 
hearing. All comments will be considered, and, if necessary, EPA will 
issue a response. 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 December 26, 2003, a public 
hearing will be held.
    A request for 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 
determination and of information that the requesting person intends to 
submit at such a hearing; and (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.


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    Dated: November 12, 2003.
Maria Parisi Vickers,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA, Region III.
[FR Doc. 03-29590 Filed 11-25-03; 8:45 am]
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