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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA - HQ - OW - 2011 - 0520; FRL_XXXX - X] 40 CFR Part 147 State of Tennessee ; Underground Injection Control (UI C) Program Primacy AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) . ACTION: Notice of public comment period and of public hearing. SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to announce that : (1) the EPA h as received a complete application from the State of Tennessee requesting approval of its Underground Injection Control program; (2) the EPA has determined the applic ation contains all the required elements; (3) the application is available for inspection and cop yi ng at the address appearing below; (4) public comments are requested; and (5) a public hearing will be held. DATES: Requests for a public hearing and/or to present oral testimony must be received by May 31 , 201 2 ; if determined to be warranted , the Public Hearing will be held on June 7 , 201 2 at 1 :00 p.m. Requests to testify may be mailed to Fred McManus, Chief, Ground Water and SDWA Enforcement Section, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , RegionPage 2 of 5

4, 61 Fors yth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. If it is determined that a hearing is warranted, it will be held on the 17 th Floor Conference Room B, L&C Tower, 401 Church S treet, Nashville, Tennessee 37243. Comments will be accepted until June 14 , 201 2 . The EPA will determine by June 4 , 2012 , whether there is sufficient interest to warrant a public hearing. Contact Nancy H. Marsh to determine if a hearing is warranted (see the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT secti on). ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No . **EPA -**  **HQ -**  **OW**   ** 20** **11 -**  **0520** , by

one of the following methods:

• www.regulations.gov : Follow the on - line instructions for submitting comments.

• Email: marsh. nancy @epa.gov .

• Fax: (404) 562 - 9439.

• Mail: State of Tennessee; Underground Injection Control (UI C) Program Primacy**, U.S.**  **Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,**  **1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460** . Hand Delivery : Water Docket, EP A Docket Center (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. Such deliveries are onl y accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. **EPA -**  **HQ -**  **OW -**  **20 11**  **- 0520**  . 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.go v , including any personalPage 3 of 5

information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted b y statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBIor otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or e - mail. The www.regulations.gov website is an “anonym ous access” sy stem, which means the 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 the EPA without going through 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, the 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. I f the EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, the EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special charact ers, any form of encry ption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about the EPA’s public docket , visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm of the **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION**  section of this document. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available , e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted b y statute. Certain other material, such as copy righted material, will be publicly available only

in hard copy . Publicly

available docket materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the following locations:Page 4 of 5

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , Region 4, Library , 9 th Floor , 61 Forsy th Street, SW , Atlanta, Georgia 30303. The Library is open from 9:00 a.m.

– 4:00 p.m . Monday through Friday , excluding legal holiday s. The telephone number for the Library is (404) 562 - 8190. Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation , 6 th F l oor, 401Church Street , Nashville , Tennessee 32743, The Library is open from 9:00 a. m. – 4:00 p.m . Monday through Friday , excluding legal holiday s. The telephone number for the Library is ( 615 ) 532 - 0191 . State of Tennessee ; Underground Injection Control (UI C) Program Primacy Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m.

– 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday , excluding legal holiday s. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566 - 1744, and the telephone number for the OW Docket is (202) 566 - 242 6 . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy H. Marsh , Safe Drinking Water Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency , Region 4 , 61 Fors yth Street, SW , Atlanta, Georgia 30303 ; telephone number: 404 - 562 - 9450 . Fax number: 404 - 562 - 9439; email address: marsh .nancy @epa.gov . Comments should also be sent to this address. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The State of Tennessee has submitted an application to regulate Class I, II, III, IV and V injection wells in the State. The application was determined to be complet e because it included all of the requirements ofPage 5 of 5

40 CFR § 145.22(a): a letter from the Governor requesting program approval; a complete description of the State Underground Injection Control program; a statement of legal authority; a memorandum of agreement between the State of Tennessee and the EPA, Region 4; copies of all applicable rules and forms; and a showing of the State’s public participation process prior to program submission. Date: A. Stanley

Meiburg , Acting Regional Administrator , Region 4 . BILLING CODE 6560