[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 192 (Thursday, October 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69178-69179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20668]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-11367-01-R6]


Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of 
Texas

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of tentative approval and solicitation of requests for a 
public hearing.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the State of Texas is revising its 
approved Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) program. Texas has 
adopted the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) drinking water rules 
for the Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) and Ground Water Rule (GWR). 
Therefore, EPA intends to approve these PWSS program revision packages.

DATES: Comments or a request for a public hearing must be submitted by 
November 6, 2023, to the Regional Administrator at the EPA Region 6 
address shown below.

ADDRESSES: All documents relating to this determination are available 
for inspection between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, at the following offices: Texas Commission on 
Environmental Quality, Water Supply Division, Public Drinking Water 
Section (MC-155), Building F, 12100 Park 35 Circle, Austin, TX 78753;

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and United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, Drinking 
Water Section (6WD-DD), 1201 Elm St., Dallas, TX 75270.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jos[eacute] G. Rodriguez, EPA Region 
6, Drinking Water Section at the Dallas address given above, or by 
telephone at (214) 665-8087, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Frivolous or insubstantial requests for a 
hearing may be denied by the Regional Administrator. However, if a 
substantial request for a public hearing is made by November 6, 2023, 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 their own motion, this determination shall become 
final and effective. EPA will publish a document in the Federal 
Register announcing the date this determination becomes final and 
effective.
    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.
    Texas has adopted the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
drinking water rules for the Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) and 
Ground Water Rule (GWR). EPA has determined that the RTCR and GWR 
submitted by Texas are no less stringent than the corresponding Federal 
regulations. Therefore, EPA intends to approve these PWSS program 
revision packages.
    Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended 
(1996), and 40 CFR part 142 of the National Primary Drinking Water 
Regulations.

    Dated: September 19, 2023.
Earthea Nance,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2023-20668 Filed 10-4-23; 8:45 am]
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