[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 226 (Friday, November 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67865-67866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19868]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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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 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has revised its approved Public 
Water System Supervision Program. Pennsylvania has adopted a 
Radionuclides Rule to establish a new maximum contaminant level (MCL) 
for uranium and revise monitoring requirements. 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. It is noted that Pennsylvania's regulations in 25 
Pa. Code 109 do not specifically provide for the use of bottled water 
as a means for a water system to qualify for a variance or exemption 
for radionuclides; thus, the Commonwealth interprets this to mean that 
the practice is disallowed. 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, 2006. This determination shall become effective on 
December 26, 2006, 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 Dr. 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:
     Drinking Water Branch, Water Protection Division, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency Region III, 1650 Arch Street, 
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029.
     Division of Planning and Permits, Bureau of Water 
Standards and Facility Regulation, Pennsylvania Department of 
Environmental Protection, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8774.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Jennie Saxe, Drinking Water Branch 
(3WP21) 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 December 26, 2006, 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: November 15, 2006.
Donald S. Welsh,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
 [FR Doc. E6-19868 Filed 11-22-06; 8:45 am]
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