**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY**

\[EPA-R04-OW-2007-1049; FRL-\_\_\_\_-\_\_\_\_\]

**Public Water System Supervision Program Revisions**

**for the State of North Carolina**

**AGENCY:** Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION:** Notice of tentative approval.

**SUMMARY:** Notice is hereby given that the State of North Carolina is
revising their Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) program to meet
the requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). North Carolina
Department of Environment and Natural Resources has adopted drinking
water regulations for the Public Notification Rule. EPA has determined
that these revisions are no less stringent than the corresponding
federal regulations. Therefore, EPA intends to approve North Carolina's
PWSS program for this rule.

**DATES:** All interested parties may request a public hearing and/or
submit comments within thirty (30) days of the Federal Register
publication date to the Regional Administrator at the address shown
below. Frivolous or insubstantial requests for a public hearing may be
denied by the Regional Administrator. However, if a substantial request
for a public hearing is made within the 30 days, a public hearing will
be held. If no timely and appropriate request is received, and the
Regional Administrator does not elect to hold a hearing on his/her own
motion, this determination shall become final and effective 30 days
after the publication of this notice.

**ADDRESSES:** All documents relating to this determination are
available for inspection between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays, at U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 4, Water Management Division, Ground Water and
Drinking Water Branch, Drinking Water Section, 61 Forsyth Street, SW,
Atlanta, GA 30303. For documents specific to this State: North Carolina
Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Public Water Supply
Section, 1634 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699.

You may also submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-R04-OW-2007-1049, in one of the following methods:

1.  [[www.regulations.gov](http://www.regulations.gov/):]{.underline}
    Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.

2.  E-mail: shadle.jennifer@epa.gov

3.  Fax: (404) 562-9439

*Instructions:* Direct your comments to Docket ID No.
EPA-R04-OW-2007-1049. EPA\'s policy is that all comments received will
be included in the public docket without change and may be made
available online at
[[www.regulations.gov]{.underline}](http://www.regulations.gov/),
including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes
information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not
submit through
[[www.regulations.gov]{.underline}](http://www.regulations.gov/) or
e-mail, information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected.
The [[www.regulations.gov]{.underline}](http://www.regulations.gov/)
website is an "anonymous access" system, which means EPA will not know
your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body
of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through
[[www.regulations.gov]{.underline}](http://www.regulations.gov/), your
e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of
the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on
the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that
you include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional
information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center
homepage at
[[http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm]{.underline}](http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm).

*Docket:* All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
[[www.regulations.gov]{.underline}](http://docket.epa.gov/rmepub/index.jsp)
index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly
available, i.e., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not
placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket materials are available either
electronically in
[[www.regulations.gov]{.underline}](http://www.regulations.gov/) or in
hard copy at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 Office.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:** Jennifer Shadle, Drinking Water
Section at (404) 562-9436 or at <shadle.jennifer@epa.gov>.

**AUTHORITY:** Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act as amended in
1996 and

the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations in 40 CFR Part 142.

Dated:

J. I. Palmer, Jr.

Regional Administrator

Region 4

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