[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 75 (Thursday, April 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20923-20924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8331]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8555-3]


Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of 
Arkansas

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed approval.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the State of Arkansas is revising 
its approved Public Water System Supervision Program. Arkansas has 
adopted the Stage 2 Disinfectant and Disinfection Byproducts Rule 
(DDBPR) to increase public health protection by reducing the potential 
risk of adverse health effects associated with disinfection byproducts 
throughout the distribution system. In addition, the State of Arkansas 
has adopted the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule 
(LT2ESWTR) to improve public health protection through the control of 
microbial contaminants by focusing on systems with elevated 
Cryptosporidium risk. EPA has determined that the proposed Stage 2 
DDBPR and LT2ESWTR revisions submitted by Arkansas are no less 
stringent than the corresponding federal regulations. Therefore, EPA 
proposes to approve these program revisions.

DATES: All interested parties may request a public hearing. A request 
for a public hearing must be submitted by May 19, 2008 to the Regional 
Administrator at the EPA Region 6 address shown below. Requests for a 
hearing may be denied by the Regional Administrator. However, if a 
substantial request for a public hearing is made by May 19, 2008, a 
public hearing will be held. 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, this determination shall become final 
and effective on May 19, 2008. Any request for a public hearing shall 
include the following information: the name, address, and telephone 
number of the individual, organization, or other entity requesting a 
hearing; a brief statement of the requesting person's interest in the 
Regional Administrator's determination and a brief statement of the 
information that the requesting person intends to submit at such 
hearing; and 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.

ADDRESSES: 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: Arkansas Department of 
Health, Division of Engineering, 4815 West Markham, Little Rock, 
Arkansas 72205; and the EPA Region 6, Drinking Water Section (6WQ-SD), 
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Camacho, EPA Region 6, Drinking 
Water Section at the Dallas address given above or at telephone (214) 
665-7175, or [email protected].

    Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as 
amended (1996), and 40 CFR part 142 of the National Primary Drinking 
Water Regulations.


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    Dated: April 10, 2008.
Richard E. Greene,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
 [FR Doc. E8-8331 Filed 4-16-08; 8:45 am]
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