[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 110 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26456-26457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12376]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9978-84--Region 9]


Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of 
Nevada

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of tentative approval.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the State of Nevada revised its 
approved Public Water System Supervision Program (PWSSP) under the 
federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) by adopting the Ground Water 
Rule, the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, the 
Revised Total Coliform Rule, and the Stage 2 Disinfectants and 
Disinfection Byproducts Rule. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
has determined that these revisions by the State of Nevada are no less 
stringent than the corresponding Federal regulations and otherwise meet 
applicable SDWA primacy requirements. Therefore, EPA intends to approve 
these revisions to the State of Nevada's PWSSP.

DATES: Request for a public hearing must be received on or before July 
9, 2018.

ADDRESSES: All documents relating to this determination are available 
for inspection between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except official State holidays and official Federal 
holidays, at the following offices: Nevada Department of Environmental 
Protection, Admin Office, 901 South Stewart Street, Suite 4001, Carson 
City, NV 89701; and United States Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 9, Drinking Water Management Section, 75 Hawthorne Street (WTR-
3-1), San Francisco, California 94105. Documents relating to this 
determination are also available online at https://ndep.nv.gov/posts/category/public-notices for inspection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Jenzen, EPA Region 9, Drinking 
Water Management Section, at the address given above; telephone number: 
(415) 972-3570; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    EPA approved the State of Nevada's original application for PWSSP 
primary enforcement authority which, following the public notice 
period, became effective on February 27, 1978 (43 FR 8030). EPA has 
approved various revisions to Nevada's primacy program since then.

Public Process

    Any interested party may request a public hearing on this 
determination. A request for a public hearing must be submitted by July 
9, 2018, to the Regional Administrator at the EPA Region 9 address 
shown above. Any request for a public hearing shall include the 
following information: 1. The 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 of the information 
that the requesting person intends to submit at such hearing; and 3. 
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. The 
Regional Administrator may deny frivolous or insubstantial requests for 
a hearing. If a valid request for a public hearing is made within the 
requested timeframe, a public hearing will be held and a notice of such 
hearing will be given in the Federal Register and a newspaper of 
general circulation.
    If EPA Region 9 does not receive a timely and appropriate request 
for a hearing and the Regional Administrator does not elect to hold a 
hearing, this determination shall become final and effective on July 9, 
2018, and no further public notice will be issued.

    Authority:  Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 
U.S.C. 300g-2 (1996), and 40 CFR part 142 of the National Primary 
Drinking Water Regulations.


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    Dated: May 18, 2018.
Deborah Jordan,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA, Region 9.
[FR Doc. 2018-12376 Filed 6-5-18; 4:15 pm]
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