[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 1431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-244]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9249-9]


Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of 
New Mexico

AGENCY: United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of tentative approval.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the State of New Mexico is 
revising its approved Public Water System Supervision Program. New 
Mexico has adopted the Ground Water Rule (GWR), the Long Term 2 
Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2) and the Stage 2 
Disinfection By Products Rule (ST2). The purpose of these rules is to 
improve control and reduce the risk of microbial pathogens in drinking 
water and to address risk trade-offs with disinfection byproducts. EPA 
has determined that the GWR, LT2, and ST2 revisions submitted by New 
Mexico are no less stringent than the corresponding Federal regulation. 
Therefore, EPA intends to approve the program revisions.

DATES: All interested parties may request a public hearing. A request 
for a public hearing must be submitted by February 9, 2011 to the 
Regional Administrator at the EPA Region 6 address shown below. 
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 February 9, 2011, 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 February 
9, 2011. 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: New Mexico Environment 
Department, Drinking Water Bureau, 525 Camino De Los Marquez, Suite 4, 
Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87505 and the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 6, Drinking Water Section (6WQ-SD), 1445 Ross 
Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Hurlbut or Dzung Kim Ngo Kidd, 
EPA Region 6, Drinking Water Section at the Dallas address given above 
or at telephone 214-665-8305/7158 (Hurlbut/Ngo Kidd), or by e-mail 
([email protected], [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.

    Dated: December 22, 2010.
Carl E. Edlund,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
    In accordance with the Safe Drinking Water Act as amended, and 
40 CFR 142, the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations 
Implementation, the State of New Mexico proposes to revise its 
approved Public Water System Supervision Primacy Program. This is 
the program which oversees drinking water facilities in New Mexico. 
Specifically, New Mexico has revised adopted drinking water 
regulations including the Ground Water Rule (GWR), the Long Term 2 
Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2), and the Stage 2 
Disinfection By Products Rule (ST2). EPA has determined that these 
GWR, LT2, and ST2 revisions are no less stringent than the 
corresponding Federal regulations. Therefore, EPA intends to approve 
these program revisions.
[FR Doc. 2011-244 Filed 1-7-11; 8:45 am]
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