[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 34304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13614]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8580-7]


Notice of Tentative Approval and Solicitation of Request for a 
Public Hearing for Public Water System Supervision Program Revisions 
for the State of West Virginia

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 that the State of West Virginia is 
revising their Public Water Supply Supervision (PWSS) program to meet 
the requirements of Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act. West 
Virginia has adopted regulations for the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface 
Water Treatment Rule (LT2) to improve public health protection through 
the control of microbiological contaminants by targeting additional 
Cryptosporidium treatment requirements to higher risk systems, and for 
the Stage 2 Disinfection By-Products Rule (Stage 2) to reduce exposure 
to Disinfection By-Products (DBP) by requiring systems to meet maximum 
contaminant levels as an average at each compliance monitoring 
location, rather than as a system-wide average, for two groups of DBPs, 
trihalomethanes (TTHM) and five haloacetic acids (HAA5).
    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. 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 
July 17, 2008. This determination shall become effective on July 17, 
2008 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. All documents relating to this 
determination are available for inspection between the hours of 8:00 
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.
     West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, 
Environmental Engineering Division, Capitol and Washington Streets, 1 
Davis Square, Suite 200, Charleston, WV 25301-1798.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Moustakas, Drinking Water 
Branch (3WP21) at the Philadelphia address given above; telephone (215) 
814-5741 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 July 17, 2008, 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: June 5, 2008.
Donald S. Welsh,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
 [FR Doc. E8-13614 Filed 6-16-08; 8:45 am]
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