[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 13 (Friday, January 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4144-4145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01074]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9772-1]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the State of New York is revising 
its approved Public Water System Supervision Program to adopt EPA's 
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for one major rule and one 
correction. 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: A request for a public hearing must be submitted to the Regional 
Administrator at the address shown below February 19, 2013. If no 
timely and appropriate request for a hearing is received and the 
Regional Administrator does not elect to hold a hearing on her own 
motion, this determination shall become final and effective February 
19, 2013. More information on requesting a public hearing can be found 
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

ADDRESSES: 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 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, at the following offices: New York State Department of Health, 
Corning Tower, Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12237. 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 York Department of Health 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 National Primary Drinking Water 
Regulation: Ground Water Rule, Final Rule, promulgated by EPA November 
8, 2006 (71 FR 65574), and the Correction promulgated by EPA November 
21, 2006 (71 FR 67427).
    The application demonstrates that New York has adopted drinking 
water regulations which satisfy the NPDWRs for the above. The USEPA has 
determined that New York's regulations 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.


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    This determination to approve New York'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 her own motion. Any interested person, other 
than Federal Agencies, may request a public hearing.
    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.
    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.

    Dated: January 2, 2013.
Judith A. Enck,
Regional Administrator, Region 2.
[FR Doc. 2013-01074 Filed 1-17-13; 8:45 am]
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