[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 236 (Tuesday, December 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 68625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30517]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7596-9]


Notice of Tentative Approval and Solicitation of Request for a 
Public Hearing for Public Water System Supervision Program Revisions 
for the State of Maryland

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 
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation 40 CFR part 
142, that the State of Maryland is revising its approved Public Water 
System Supervision Program. Maryland has adopted the Public 
Notification Rule requiring the owner or operator of a public water 
system to give notice to the public for all violations of national 
primary drinking water regulations as well as for failure to comply 
with a prescribed treatment technique, for failure to perform required 
water quality monitoring or for failure to comply with prescribed 
testing procedures. It has also adopted the Lead and Copper Rule Minor 
Revisions, which makes minor changes to the existing Lead and Copper 
Rule, as well as adopting several other minor revisions to its 
regulations. EPA has determined that these revisions, all effective 
April 29, 2002, 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 
January 8, 2004. This determination shall become effective on January 
8, 2004, 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. Comments may also be submitted 
electronically to Steve Maslowski at [email protected].
    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] Water Supply Program, Maryland Department of the 
Environment, Montgomery Park Business Center, 1800 Washington Blvd, 
Baltimore, MD 21230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Maslowski, Drinking Water Branch 
(3WP22) at the Philadelphia address given above; telephone (215) 814-
2371 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 January 8, 2004, 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.

Donald S. Welsh,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 03-30517 Filed 12-8-03; 8:45 am]
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