[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 181 (Monday, September 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 48069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22619]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8955-5]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the State of New Jersey is 
revising its approved Public Water System Supervision Program to adopt 
EPA's National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for one major rule 
and six minor revisions and/or corrections. The EPA has determined that 
these revisions are no less stringent than the corresponding Federal 
regulations. Therefore, the EPA intends to approve these program 
revisions. All interested parties may request a public hearing.

DATES: This determination to approve New Jersey'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 
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 address shown below by October 21, 2009. If a 
substantial request for a public hearing is 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 
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 October 21, 2009.

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 requests 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 Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, P.O. Box CN-426, 401 
East State Street, Floor 3, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0426.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2, 24th Floor Drinking 
Water Ground Water Protection Section, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 
10007-1866.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. Lowy, Drinking Water Ground 
Water Protection 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 State of New Jersey Department of Environmental 
Protection to revise its Public Water Supply Supervision Primacy 
Program to incorporate regulations no less stringent than the EPA's 
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) for Arsenic and 
Clarifications to Compliance and New Source Contaminants Monitoring; 
Final Rule; promulgated by EPA January 22, 2001 (66 FR 6976), Revision 
to IESWTR/Stage 1 DBPR, Revision to State Primacy Requirement to 
Implement SDWA Amendments; promulgated by EPA February 12, 2001 (66 FR 
9903), Methods Update Final Rule; Final Rule; promulgated by EPA 
October 23, 202 (67 FR 65220), National Primary Drinking Water 
Regulations Minor Revisions to PN Rule, CCR Rule, Primacy Rule; Final 
Rule; promulgated by EPA November 27, 2002 (67 FR 70850), Approval of 
Additional Methods for the Detection of Coliforms and E. coli; Final 
Rule; promulgated by EPA February 13, 2004 (69 FR 7156), Minor 
Corrections and Clarification to Drinking Water Regulations, National 
Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper Rule; Final 
Rule; promulgated by EPA June 29, 2004 (69 FR 38850), Analytical Method 
for Uranium; Final Rule; promulgated by EPA August 25, 2004 (69 FR 
52176).
    The application demonstrates that New Jersey has adopted drinking 
water regulations which satisfy the NPDWRs for the above. The USEPA has 
determined that New Jersey's regulations are no less stringent than the 
corresponding Federal Regulations and that New Jersey 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: August 17, 2009.
Barbara Finazzo,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 2.
[FR Doc. E9-22619 Filed 9-18-09; 8:45 am]
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