[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 45 (Thursday, March 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 14791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05356]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9788-7]
Public Water System Supervision Program Approval for the State of
Indiana
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of tentative approval.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the EPA has tentatively approved
three revisions to the State of Indiana's public water system
supervision program. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management
(IDEM) has revised several of its rules to comply with the National
Primary Drinking Water Regulations, including the Interim Enhanced
Surface Water Treatment Rule (IESWTR), the Stage 1 Disinfectants and
Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 1 DDBPR), and the Filter Backwash
Recycling Rule (FBRR). EPA has determined that Indiana's revised rules
are no less stringent than the corresponding federal regulations.
Therefore, EPA intends to approve these revisions to the State of
Indiana's public water system supervision program, thereby giving IDEM
primary enforcement responsibility for these regulations. IDEM adopted
the IESWTR, Stage 1 DDBPR, and the FBRR on December 1, 2002.
Any interested party may request a public hearing. A request for a
public hearing must be submitted by April 8, 2013, to the Regional
Administrator at the EPA Region 5 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 April 8, 2013, EPA Region 5 will hold a public hearing, and a notice
of such hearing will be given in the Federal Register and a newspaper
of general circulation. If EPA Region 5 does not receive a timely and
appropriate request for a hearing and the Regional Administrator does
not elect to hold a hearing on her own motion, this determination shall
become final and effective on April 8, 2013. 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 at the following offices: Indiana Department of
Environmental Management, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis,
Indiana 46204, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 5, Ground Water and Drinking Water Branch (WG-15J), 77 West
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, between the hours of 9:00
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Spaulding, EPA Region 5,
Ground Water and Drinking Water Branch, at the address given above, by
telephone at (312) 886-9262, or at [email protected].
Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42
U.S.C. 300g-2, and the federal regulations implementing Section 1413
of the Act set forth at 40 CFR part 142.
Dated: February 22, 2013.
Susan Hedman,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 2013-05356 Filed 3-6-13; 8:45 am]
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