[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 105 (Thursday, May 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 25000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11753]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9978-74--Region 4]


Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the 
Commonwealth of Kentucky

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of tentative approval.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Commonwealth of Kentucky is 
revising its approved Public Water System Supervision Program. Kentucky 
has revised its drinking water regulation defining a public water 
system. EPA has determined that Kentucky's regulation is no less 
stringent than the corresponding federal regulation. Therefore, EPA is 
tentatively approving this revision to the Commonwealth of Kentucky's 
Public Water System Supervision Program.

DATES: Any interested person may request a public hearing. A request 
for a public hearing must be submitted by July 2, 2018, to the Regional 
Administrator at the EPA Region 4 street 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 July 2, 2018, 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 applicable on July 2, 2018. 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 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, at the following locations: The 3rd Floor main office 
of the Division of Water, Kentucky Department for Environmental 
Protection, 300 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601; and the 9th 
floor library of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 
Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale Froneberger, EPA Region 4, 
Drinking Water Section, by mail at the Atlanta street address given 
above, by telephone at (404) 562-9446, or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commonwealth of Kentucky has submitted a 
request that EPA Region 4 approve a revision to the Commonwealth's Safe 
Drinking Act Public Water System Supervision Program to include changes 
to the Commonwealth's regulation defining a public water system. 
Kentucky's amended regulation incorporates the current federal 
regulation defining a public water system by reference. The 
Commonwealth's amended regulation was effective September 25, 2009. For 
the request to be approved, EPA must find the commonwealth definition 
of a public water system codified at Title 401 KAR 8:010, to be no less 
stringent than the federal definition of a public water system codified 
at 40 CFR part 141, subpart A. EPA reviewed the Commonwealth's request 
using the federal statutory provisions (Section 1413 of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act), federal regulations (at 40 CFR parts 141 and 142), 
commonwealth regulations, regulatory crosswalk, and EPA regulatory 
guidance to determine whether the request for revision is approvable. 
EPA determined that the Kentucky regulation is no less stringent than 
the corresponding federal regulation and is tentatively approving this 
revision. If EPA does not receive a timely and appropriate request for 
a hearing and the Regional Administrator does not elect to hold a 
hearing on his own motion, this approval shall become final and 
effective on July 2, 2018.

    Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as 
amended (1996), and 40 CFR part 142.

    Dated: May 15, 2018.
Onis ``Trey'' Glenn, III,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 2018-11753 Filed 5-30-18; 8:45 am]
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