[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 48 (Thursday, March 11, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 11623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5512]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7635-2]


Notice of Tentative Approval and Solicitation of Request for a 
Public Hearing for Public Water System Supervision Program Revisions 
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 
requirements governing the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations 
Implementation, 40 CFR part 142, that the State of Delaware is revising 
its approved Public Water System Supervision Program. Delaware has 
adopted the Arsenic Rule that requires community and non-transient non-
community water systems to comply with the revised arsenic drinking 
water standard that established the maximum contamination level (MCL) 
standard at 10 parts per billion. The arsenic drinking water standard 
to be expressed as 0.010 mg/L. EPA has determined that these revisions, 
all effective September 19, 2003, 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 12, 2004. This determination shall become effective on April 12, 
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:
     Drinking Water Branch, Water Protection 
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III, 1650 Arch 
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029.
     Office of Drinking Water, Delaware Department of 
Health and Social Services, Blue Hen Corporate Center, Suite 203, 
Dover, DE 19901.

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 April 12, 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: March 3, 2004.
Thomas Voltaggio,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 04-5512 Filed 3-10-04; 8:45 am]
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