[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 45 (Thursday, March 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 14791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05356]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9788-7]


Public Water System Supervision Program Approval for the State of 
Indiana

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of tentative approval.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the EPA has tentatively approved 
three revisions to the State of Indiana's public water system 
supervision program. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management 
(IDEM) has revised several of its rules to comply with the National 
Primary Drinking Water Regulations, including the Interim Enhanced 
Surface Water Treatment Rule (IESWTR), the Stage 1 Disinfectants and 
Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 1 DDBPR), and the Filter Backwash 
Recycling Rule (FBRR). EPA has determined that Indiana's revised rules 
are no less stringent than the corresponding federal regulations. 
Therefore, EPA intends to approve these revisions to the State of 
Indiana's public water system supervision program, thereby giving IDEM 
primary enforcement responsibility for these regulations. IDEM adopted 
the IESWTR, Stage 1 DDBPR, and the FBRR on December 1, 2002.
    Any interested party may request a public hearing. A request for a 
public hearing must be submitted by April 8, 2013, to the Regional 
Administrator at the EPA Region 5 address shown below. The Regional 
Administrator may deny frivolous or insubstantial requests for a 
hearing. However, if a substantial request for a public hearing is made 
by April 8, 2013, EPA Region 5 will hold a public hearing, and a notice 
of such hearing will be given in the Federal Register and a newspaper 
of general circulation. If EPA Region 5 does not receive a timely and 
appropriate request for a hearing and the Regional Administrator does 
not elect to hold a hearing on her own motion, this determination shall 
become final and effective on April 8, 2013. 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 at the following offices: Indiana Department of 
Environmental Management, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, 
Indiana 46204, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 5, Ground Water and Drinking Water Branch (WG-15J), 77 West 
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, between the hours of 9:00 
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Spaulding, EPA Region 5, 
Ground Water and Drinking Water Branch, at the address given above, by 
telephone at (312) 886-9262, or at [email protected].

    Authority:  Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 
U.S.C. 300g-2, and the federal regulations implementing Section 1413 
of the Act set forth at 40 CFR part 142.

    Dated: February 22, 2013.
Susan Hedman,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 2013-05356 Filed 3-6-13; 8:45 am]
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