[Federal Register: December 30, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 250)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7432-1]
Notice of Tentative Approval and Solicitation of Request for a
Public Hearing for Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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 in accordance with the provision of
section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act as amended, and the
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation that the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is revising its approved Public Water
System Supervision Program. Pennsylvania has adopted an Interim
Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (IESWTR) to improve control of
microbial pathogens in drinking water, including specifically the
protozoan Cryptosporidium, and a Stage 1 Disinfectants/Disinfection
Byproducts Rule (DBPR), setting new requirements to limit the formation
of chemical disinfection byproducts in drinking water. EPA has
determined that these revisions are no less stringent than the
corresponding Federal regulations outside of two minor omissions to
their regulations. The two items concern turbidity monitoring reporting
requirements under IESWTR for systems that use alternative filtration
technologies and selection of disinfection byproduct monitoring
locations under the DBPR for surface water systems serving at least
10,000 people. These omissions are being addressed through an EPA/
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection signed letter
agreement that includes required interim actions to cover the
deficiencies and a schedule for correcting the deficiencies. Therefore,
EPA has decided to tentatively approve these program revisions. All
interested parties are invited to submit written comments on this
determination and may request a public hearing.
DATES: Comments or a request for a public hearing must be submitted by
January 29, 2003. This determination shall become effective on January
30, 2003 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, and if no comments are received which cause EPA to modify
its tentative approval.
ADDRESSES: Comments or a request for a public hearing must be submitted
to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III, 1650 Arch
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029. 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:
[sbull] Drinking Water Branch, Water Protection Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029.
[sbull] Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau
of Water Supply and Wastewater Management, 11th Floor Rachael Carson
State Office Building Harrisburg, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA
17105-8467.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Gambatese, Drinking Water Branch
(3WP22) at the Philadelphia address given above; telephone (215) 814-
5759 or fax (215) 814-2318.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All interested parties are invited to submit
written comments on this determination and may request a public
hearing. All comments will be considered, and, if necessary, EPA will
issue a response. 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 January 29, 2003, a public
hearing will be held. A request for public hearing shall include the
following: (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 of information that the requesting
person intends to submit at such a 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.
Dated: December 11, 2002.
Donald S. Welsh,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 02-32898 Filed 12-27-02; 8:45 am]
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