[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 83 (Tuesday, April 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 18279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08732]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-R07-OW-2019-0189; FRL-9992-24-Region 7]
Notice of Approval of the Primacy Revision Application for the
Public Water System Supervision Program From the State of Iowa
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of approval and solicitation of requests for a public
hearing.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hereby giving
notice that the state of Iowa is revising its approved Public Water
System Supervision Program delegated to the Iowa Department of Natural
Resources (IDNR). EPA has reviewed the application and intends to
approve these program revisions.
DATES: This determination to approve the Iowa program revision is made
pursuant to 40 CFR 142.12(d)(3). This determination shall become final
and effective on May 30, 2019, 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 his own motion. Any
interested person, other than Federal Agencies, may request a public
hearing.
A request for a public hearing must be submitted to the Regional
Administrator at the address shown below by May 30, 2019. If a 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. 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 will become effective on
May 30, 2019.
All interested parties may request a public hearing on the approval
to the Regional Administrator at the EPA Region 7 address shown below.
ADDRESSES: Requests for Public Hearing shall be addressed to: Regional
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7, 11201 Renner
Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samantha Harden, Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 7, Drinking Water Management Branch, (913)
551-7723, or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA is hereby giving notice that the
state of Iowa is revising its approved Public Water System Supervision
Program. IDNR revised their program by incorporating the following EPA
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Stage 2 Disinfectants and
Disinfection Byproducts Rule (71 FR 387, January 4, 2006), Long Term 2
Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (71 FR 653, January 5, 2006),
Ground Water Rule (71 FR 65573, November 8, 2006), Lead and Copper:
Short-Term Regulatory Revisions and Clarifications (72 FR 57781,
October 10, 2007), Revised Total Coliform Rule (78 FR 10269, February
13, 2013) and Minor Corrections to the Total Coliform Rule (79 FR
10665, February 26, 2014). The EPA has determined that IDNR's program
revisions are consistent with and no less stringent than Federal
regulations. Therefore, EPA intends to approve these program revisions.
Public Hearing Requests
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 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. Requests for
Public Hearing shall be addressed to: Regional Administrator,
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7, 11201 Renner Boulevard,
Lenexa, Kansas 66219.
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 offices: (1) Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 7, Drinking Water Management Branch, Water Wetlands and
Pesticides Division, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 and
(2) the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Wallace State Office
Building, 502 East 9th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319.
(Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended,
and 40 CFR 142.10, 142.12(d) and 142.13)
Dated: April 19, 2019.
James Gulliford,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
[FR Doc. 2019-08732 Filed 4-29-19; 8:45 am]
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