[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 10043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4700]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7630-6]


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

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 Implementation 
that the State of Delaware has revised its approved Public Water System 
Supervision Program. The Delaware statute has been amended to clarify 
the authority of Delaware Health and Social Services to impose 
administrative penalties on systems of all sizes. This resolves a 
question regarding the Department's authority to impose administrative 
penalties on systems serving less than 500 service connections. 
Delaware has adopted a Radionuclides Rule to establish a new maximum 
contaminant level (MCL) for uranium and revise monitoring requirements, 
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, a Consumer Confidence Report Rule which 
requires annual drinking water quality reports from community water 
suppliers, and a Public Notification Rule to revise the general public 
notification regulations (set requirements for public water systems to 
follow regarding the form, manner, frequency, and content of a public 
notice). The State has agreed to a schedule to correct several minor 
errors in its Radionuclides Rule submission. 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 
April 2, 2004. This determination shall become effective on April 2, 
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 Jennie Saxe 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] Office of Drinking Water, Division of Public Health, 
Delaware Health and Social Services, Blue Hen Corporate Center, Suite 
203, Dover, DE 19901.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennie Saxe, Drinking Water Branch 
(3WP22) at the Philadelphia address given above; telephone (215) 814-
5806 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 April 2, 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.

    Dated: February 23, 2004.
James W. Newsom,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA, Region III.
[FR Doc. 04-4700 Filed 3-2-04; 8:45 am]
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