[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62445-62446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23942]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7830-4]


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 
requirements governing the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations 
Implementation, 40 CFR part 142, that the State of Maryland is revising 
its approved Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program. Maryland 
has revised its administrative penalty authority to be consistent with 
the Safe Drinking Water Act and its related Federal regulations. Under 
the revised regulation, Maryland is authorized to assess administrative 
penalties for violations of its PWSS program including disinfectant 
residual levels in drinking water and plans for compliance to resolve 
deficiencies found in sanitary surveys. EPA has determined that these 
revisions, all effective March 1, 2004, 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 
November 26, 2004. This determination shall become effective on 
November 26, 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 only can 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.

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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.
 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 November 26, 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: September 14, 2004.
Andrew P. Carlin,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 04-23942 Filed 10-25-04; 8:45 am]
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