[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 237 (Monday, December 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71541-71542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20977]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8253-7]


Notice of Approval of the Primacy Application for National 
Primary Drinking Water Regulations for the State of Nebraska

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of approval and solicitation of requests for a public 
hearing.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hereby giving 
notice that the State of Nebraska is revising its approved Public Water 
Supply Supervision Program under the Nebraska Department of Health and 
Human Services. EPA has determined that these revisions are no less 
stringent than the corresponding federal regulations. Therefore, EPA 
intends to approve these program revisions.

DATES: This determination to approve the Nebraska program revision is 
made pursuant to 40 CFR 142.12(d)(3). This determination shall become 
final and effective on January 10, 2007, unless (1) a timely and 
appropriate request for a public hearing is received or (2) the 
Regional Administrator elects to hold a public hearing on his own 
motion. Any interested person, other than federal agencies, may request 
a public hearing. A request for a public hearing must be submitted to 
the Regional Administrator at the EPA Region 7 address shown below by 
January 10, 2007. If a substantial request for a public hearing is made 
within the requested 30-day time frame, a public hearing will be held 
and a notice will be given in the Federal Register and a newspaper of 
general circulation. Frivolous or insubstantial requests for a hearing 
may be denied by the Regional Administrator. All interested parties may 
request a public hearing on the approval to the Regional Administrator 
at the EPA Region 7 address shown below.

ADDRESSES: Any request for a public hearing shall include the following 
information: (1) 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 a brief statement about the 
information that the requesting person intends to submit at such 
hearing; (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. Requests for Public Hearing shall be addressed to: Regional 
Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7, 901 North 
5th Street, Kansas City, KS 66101.
    All documents relating to this determination are available for 
inspection between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, at the following offices: Nebraska Department of Health and 
Human Services, Department of Regulation and Licensure, Environmental 
Health

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Service, 301 Centennial Mall South, 3rd Floor, P.O. Box 95007, Lincoln, 
NE 68509.
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 7, Water, Wetlands and 
Pesticides Division, Drinking Water Management Branch, 901 North 5th 
Street, Kansas City, KS 66101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth L. Deason, EPA Region 7, 
Drinking Water Management Branch, (913) 551-7585 or toll-free at 800-
223-0425, or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that EPA has 
determined to approve an application by the Nebraska Department of 
Health and Human Services to incorporate the following EPA National 
Primary Drinking Water Regulations: (1) Arsenic and Clarifications to 
Compliance and New Source Monitoring Rule (January 22, 2001, 66 FR 
6975); (2) Filter Backwash Recycling Rule (June 8, 2001, 66 FR 31086); 
(3) Lead and Copper Rule Minor Revisions (January 12, 2000, 65 FR 
1950); (4) Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (January 
14, 2002, 67 FR 1812); (5) Public Notification Rule (May 4, 2000, 65 FR 
25982); (6) Radionuclides Rule (December 7, 2000, 65 FR 76708); and (7) 
Variance and Exemption Rule (August 14, 1998, 63 FR 43834). The 
application demonstrates that Nebraska has adopted drinking water 
regulations that satisfy the National Primary Drinking Water 
Regulations. EPA has determined that Nebraska's regulations are no less 
stringent than the corresponding federal regulations and that Nebraska 
continues to meet all requirements for primary enforcement 
responsibility as specified in 40 CFR 142.10.

(Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended 
and 40 CFR 142.10, 142.12(d) and 142.13)

    Dated: November 20, 2006.
John B. Askew,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
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