[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8868-8869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03477]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL 9921-30-Region 2]
Tentative Approval and Solicitation of Request for a Public
Hearing for Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for Puerto
Rico
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is
revising its approved Public Water System Supervision Program to adopt
the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)'s National Primary Drinking
Water Regulations for one major rule. The EPA has determined that this
revision is no less stringent than the corresponding Federal
regulations. Therefore, the EPA intends to approve this program
revision. 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 March 23, 2015. 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 March 23, 2015. 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, excluding legal holidays, at the following offices:
Puerto Rico Department of Health, PO Box 70184, San Juan, Puerto Rico
00936-8184
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2, 24th Floor
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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 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Department of Health
to revise its Public Water Supply Supervision Primacy Program to
incorporate a regulation no less stringent than the EPA's National
Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) for National Primary
Drinking Water Regulation: Revisions to the Total Coliform Rule, Final
Rule, promulgated by EPA February 13, 2013 (78 FR 10269).
The application demonstrates that Puerto Rico has adopted drinking
water regulations which satisfy the NPDWRs for the above. The USEPA has
determined that Puerto Rico's regulations are no less stringent than
the corresponding Federal Regulations and that Puerto Rico 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).
This determination to approve Puerto Rico'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; and (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 28, 2015.
Judith A. Enck,
Regional Administrator, Region 2.
[FR Doc. 2015-03477 Filed 2-18-15; 8:45 am]
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