[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 231 (Monday, December 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67932-67933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23415]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8500-4]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the New York State is revising its 
approved Public Water System Supervision Program. EPA has determined 
that these revisions are no less stringent than the corresponding 
Federal regulations. Therefore, EPA intends to approve these program 
revisions. All interested parties may request a public hearing.

DATES: This determination to approve New York State's primacy program 
revision application is made pursuant to 40 CFR 142.12(d)(3). It shall 
become final and effective 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 
persons, other than Federal Agencies, may request a public hearing. A 
request for a public hearing must be submitted to the Regional 
Administrator at the address shown below by January 2, 2008. If 
substantial requests for a public hearing are made within the requested 
thirty 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. If no timely and appropriate 
requests for a hearing are received and the Regional Administrator does 
not elect to hold a hearing on his own motion, this determination shall 
become final and effective January 2, 2008.

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 on 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 2, 290 Broadway, New York, New 
York 10007-1866.
    All documents relating to this determination are available for 
inspection between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, at the following offices:

New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Public Water Supply 
Protection, Flanagan Square, 547 River Street, Troy, New York 12180-
2216.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2, 24th Floor Drinking 
Water Section, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-1866.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. Lowy, Drinking Water 
Section, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2, (212) 637-
3830.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the United 
States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined to approve 
an application by the New York State Department of Health to revise its 
Public Water System Supervision Primacy Program to adopt requirements 
no less stringent than the EPA's National Primary Drinking Water 
Regulations (NPDWR) for the following: Administrative Penalty 
Authority; Final Rule; promulgated by EPA April 28, 1998 (63 FR 23361), 
Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts; Final Rule; promulgated by 
EPA December 16, 1998 (63 FR 69390), Interim Enhanced Surface Water 
Treatment; Final Rule; promulgated by EPA December 16, 1998 (63 FR 
69478), Revision/Technical Correction to the Interim Enhanced Surface 
Water Treatment Rule (IESWTR) and the Stage 1 Disinfectants and 
Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 1 DBPR) and Revisions to State 
Primacy Requirements to Implement SDWA Amendments; promulgated by EPA 
February 12, 2001 (66 FR 9903), Public Notification Rule; Final Rule; 
promulgated by EPA May 4, 2000 (65 FR 25982), Radionuclides; Final 
Rule; promulgated by EPA December 7, 2000 (65 FR 76708), Arsenic and 
Contaminant Monitoring and New Source Requirements; Final Rule; 
promulgated by EPA January 22, 2001 (66 FR 6976), Filter Backwash 
Recycling Rule; Final Rule; promulgated by EPA June 8, 2001 (66 FR 
31086), and the Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; 
Final Rule, promulgated by EPA on January 14, 2002 (67 FR 1812). The 
application demonstrates that New York has adopted drinking water 
requirements which satisfy the NPDWRs for the above. The USEPA has 
determined that New York's requirements are no less stringent than the 
corresponding Federal Regulations and that New York 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, 40 U.S.C. 300g-2, and 40 CFR 142.10, 142.12(d) and 142.13).

    Dated: November 15, 2007.
Alan J. Steinberg,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 2.
[FR Doc. E7-23415 Filed 11-30-07; 8:45 am]
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