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appropriate request for a hearing be 

received, and the Regional 

Administrator (RA) does not elect to 

hold a hearing on his own motion, this 

determination shall become effective 

April 2, 2012. If a public hearing is 

requested and granted, then this 

determination shall not become 

effective until such time following the 

hearing as the RA issues an order 

affirming or rescinding this action. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

requests for a public hearing should be 

addressed to: James B. Martin, Regional 

Administrator, c/o Robert Clement, 

Drinking Water Unit (8P–W–DW), U.S. 

EPA, Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, 

Denver, CO 80202–1129. 

All documents relating to this 

determination are available for 

inspection at the following locations: (1) 

U.S. EPA, Region 8, Drinking Water 

Unit (7th floor), 1595 Wynkoop Street, 

Denver, CO 80202–1129; (2) Colorado 

Department of Public Health and 

Environment (CDPHE), Drinking Water 

Section, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, 

Denver, CO. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Clement, Drinking Water Unit 

(8P–W–DW), U.S. EPA, Region 8, 1595 

Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202– 

1129, 303–312–6653. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA 

approved Colorado’s application for 

assuming primary enforcement 

authority for the PWSS Program, 

pursuant to section 1413 of the SDWA, 

42 U.S.C. 300g–2, and 40 CFR part 142. 

Colorado Department of Public Health 

and Environment administers 

Colorado’s PWSS Program. 

A. Why are revisions to state programs 

necessary? 

States with primary PWSS 

enforcement authority must comply 

with the requirements of 40 CFR part 

142 for maintaining primacy. They must 

adopt regulations that are at least as 

stringent as the NPDWRs at 40 CFR 

parts 141 and 142, as well as adopt all 

new and revised NPDWRs in order to 

retain primacy (40 CFR 142.12(a)). 

B. How does today’s action affect 

Indian country (18 U.S.C. 1151) in 

Colorado? 

Colorado is not authorized to carry 

out its PWSS Program in Indian 

country, as that term is defined at 18 

U.S.C. 1151. Indian country includes, 

but is not limited to, land within the 

formal Indian Reservations located 

within or abutting the state of Colorado, 

including the Southern Ute Indian 

Reservation and the Ute Mountain Ute 

Indian Reservation, any land held in 

trust by the United States for an Indian 

Tribe, and any other areas which are 

‘‘Indian Country’’ within the meaning of 

18 U.S.C. 1151. 

C. Requesting a Hearing 

Any request for a public hearing shall 

include: (1) The name, address, and 

telephone number of the individual, 

organization, or other entity requesting 

a hearing; (2) a brief statement of the 

requester’s interest in the RA’s 

determination and of information that 

he/she intends to submit at such 

hearing; and (3) the signature of the 

requester or responsible official, if made 

on behalf of an organization or other 

entity. 

Notice of any hearing shall be given 

not less than fifteen (15) days prior to 

the time scheduled for the hearing and 

will be made by the RA in the Federal 

Register and in a newspaper of general 

circulation in the state. A notice will 

also be sent to both the person(s) 

requesting the hearing and the state. The 

hearing notice will include a statement 

of purpose, information regarding time 

and location, and the address and 

telephone number where interested 

persons may obtain further information. 

The RA will issue a final determination 

upon review of the hearing record. 

Frivolous or insubstantial requests for 

a hearing may be denied by the RA. 

However, if a substantial request is 

made within thirty (30) days after this 

notice, a public hearing will be held. 

Please bring this notice to the 

attention of any persons known by you 

to have an interest in this 

determination. 

Dated: November 3, 2011. 

James B. Martin, 

Regional Administrator, Region 8. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5022 Filed 2–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9641–5] 

Public Water System Supervision 

Program Revision for the State of 

Montana 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

provisions of section 1413 of the Safe 

Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 42 U.S.C. 

300g–2, and 40 CFR 142.13, public 

notice is hereby given that the state of 

Montana has revised its Public Water 

System Supervision (PWSS) Program by 

adopting federal regulations for the 

Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water 

Treatment Rule, Stage 2 Disinfectants 

and Disinfection Byproducts Rule and 

Ground Water Rule that correspond to 

the National Primary Drinking Water 

Regulations (NPDWR) in 40 CFR part 

141 and 142. The EPA has completed its 

review of these revisions in accordance 

with the SDWA and proposes to 

approve Montana’s primacy revisions 

for the above stated rules. 

Today’s approval action does not 

extend to public water systems in 

Indian country, as defined in 18 U.S.C. 

1151. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION, Item B. 

DATES: Any member of the public is 

invited to submit written comments 

and/or request a public hearing on this 

determination by April 2, 2012. Please 

see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, Item C, 

for details. Should no timely and 

appropriate request for a hearing be 

received, and the Regional 

Administrator (RA) does not elect to 

hold a hearing on his own motion, this 

determination shall become effective 

April 2, 2012. If a public hearing is 

requested and granted, then this 

determination shall not become 

effective until such time following the 

hearing as the RA issues an order 

affirming or rescinding this action. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

requests for a public hearing should be 

addressed to: James B. Martin, Regional 

Administrator, c/o Robert Clement, 

Drinking Water Unit (8P–W–DW), U.S. 

EPA, Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, 

Denver, CO 80202–1129. 

All documents relating to this 

determination are available for 

inspection at the following locations: 

(1) U.S. EPA, Region 8, Drinking Water 

Unit (7th floor), 1595 Wynkoop Street, 

Denver, CO 80202–1129, (2) Montana 

Department of Environmental Quality, 

Public Water Supply, 1520 East 6th 

Avenue, Helena, MT 59620–0901. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Clement, Drinking Water Unit 

(8P–W–DW), U.S. EPA, Region 8, 1595 

Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202– 

1129, 303–312–6653. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA 

approved Montana’s application for 

assuming primary enforcement 

authority for the PWSS Program, 

pursuant to section 1413 of the SDWA, 

42 U.S.C. 300g–2, and 40 CFR part 142. 

Montana Department of Environmental 

Quality administers Montana’s PWSS 

Program. 

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A. Why are revisions to state programs 

necessary? 

States with primary PWSS 

enforcement authority must comply 

with the requirements of 40 CFR part 

142 for maintaining primacy. They must 

adopt regulations that are at least as 

stringent as the NPDWRs at 40 CFR 

parts 141 and 142, as well as adopt all 

new and revised NPDWRs in order to 

retain primacy (40 CFR 142.12(a)). 

B. How does today’s action affect 

Indian country (18 U.S.C. 1151) in 

Montana? 

Montana is not authorized to carry out 

its PWSS Program in Indian country, as 

that term is defined at 18 U.S.C. 1151. 

Indian country includes, but is not 

limited to, land within the formal 

Indian Reservations located within or 

abutting the state of Montana, including 

the Blackfeet, Crow, Flathead, Fort 

Belknap, Fort Peck, Northern Cheyenne 

and Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservations, 

any land held in trust by the United 

States for an Indian Tribe, and any other 

areas which are ‘‘Indian country’’ 

within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. 1151. 

C. Requesting a Hearing 

Any request for a public hearing shall 

include: (1) The name, address, and 

telephone number of the individual, 

organization, or other entity requesting 

a hearing; (2) a brief statement of the 

requester’s interest in the RA’s 

determination and of information that 

he/she intends to submit at such 

hearing; and (3) the signature of the 

requester or responsible official, if made 

on behalf of an organization or other 

entity. 

Notice of any hearing shall be given 

not less than fifteen (15) days prior to 

the time scheduled for the hearing and 

will be made by the RA in the Federal 

Register and a newspaper of general 

circulation in the state. A notice will 

also be sent to both the person(s) 

requesting the hearing and the state. The 

hearing notice will include a statement 

of purpose, information regarding time 

and location, and the address and 

telephone number where interested 

persons may obtain further information. 

The RA will issue a final determination 

upon review of the hearing record. 

Frivolous or insubstantial requests for 

a hearing may be denied by the RA. 

However, if a substantial request is 

made within thirty (30) days after this 

notice, a public hearing will be held. 

Please bring this notice to the 

attention of any persons known by you 

to have an interest in this 

determination. 

Dated: November 9, 2011. 

James B. Martin, 

Regional Administrator, Region 8. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5026 Filed 2–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9641–6] 

Public Water System Supervision 

Program Revision for the State of 

North Dakota 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

provisions of section 1413 of the Safe 

Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 42 U.S.C. 

300g–2, and 40 CFR 142.13, public 

notice is hereby given that the state of 

North Dakota has revised its Public 

Water System Supervision (PWSS) 

Program by adopting federal regulations 

for the Lead/Copper Rule Short-Term 

Regulatory Revisions and Clarifications 

and the Public Notice Rule that 

correspond to the National Primary 

Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) in 

40 CFR parts 141 and 142. The EPA has 

completed its review of these revisions 

in accordance with the SDWA and 

proposes to approve North Dakota’s 

primacy revisions for the above stated 

rules. Today’s approval action does not 

extend to public water systems in 

Indian country, as defined in 18 U.S.C. 

1151. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION, Item B. 

DATES: Any member of the public is 

invited to submit written comments 

and/or request a public hearing on this 

determination by April 2, 2012. Please 

see Supplementary Information, Item C, 

for details. Should no timely and 

appropriate request for a hearing be 

received, and the Regional 

Administrator (RA) does not elect to 

hold a hearing on his own motion, this 

determination shall become effective 

April 2, 2012. If a public hearing is 

requested and granted, then this 

determination shall not become 

effective until such time following the 

hearing as the RA issues an order 

affirming or rescinding this action. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

requests for a public hearing should be 

addressed to: James B. Martin, Regional 

Administrator, c/o Michael Copeland, 

Drinking Water Unit (8P–W–DW), U.S. 

EPA, Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, 

Denver, CO 80202–1129. All documents 

relating to this determination are 

available for inspection at the following 

locations: (1) U.S. EPA, Region 8, 

Drinking Water Unit (7th floor), 1595 

Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202– 

1129, (2) North Dakota Department of 

Health, Drinking Water Program, 918 

East Divide Avenue, 3rd Floor, 

Bismarck, North Dakota 58501–1947. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Copeland, Drinking Water Unit 

(8P–W–DW), U.S. EPA, Region 8, 1595 

Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202– 

1129, 303–312–6010. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA 

approved North Dakota’s application for 

assuming primary enforcement 

authority for the PWSS Program, 

pursuant to section 1413 of the SDWA, 

42 U.S.C. 300g–2, and 40 CFR part 142. 

North Dakota Department of Health 

administers North Dakota’s PWSS 

Program. 

A. Why are revisions to state programs 

necessary? 

States with primary PWSS 

enforcement authority must comply 

with the requirements of 40 CFR part 

142 for maintaining primacy. They must 

adopt regulations that are at least as 

stringent as the NPDWRs at 40 CFR 

parts 141 and 142, as well as adopt all 

new and revised NPDWRs in order to 

retain primacy (40 CFR 142.12(a)). 

B. How does today’s action affect 

Indian country (18 U.S.C. 1151) in 

North Dakota? 

North Dakota is not authorized to 

carry out its PWSS Program in Indian 

country, as that term is defined at 18 

U.S.C. 1151. Indian country includes, 

but is not limited to, land within the 

formal Indian Reservations located 

within or abutting the state of North 

Dakota, including the Fort Berthold, 

Spirit Lake, Standing Rock and Turtle 

Mountain Indian Reservations, any land 

held in trust by the United States for an 

Indian Tribe, and any other areas which 

are ‘‘Indian country’’ within the 

meaning of 18 U.S.C. 1151. 

C. Requesting a Hearing 

Any request for a public hearing shall 

include: (1) The name, address, and 

telephone number of the individual, 

organization, or other entity requesting 

a hearing; (2) a brief statement of the 

requester’s interest in the RA’s 

determination and of information that 

he/she intends to submit at such 

hearing; and (3) the signature of the 

requester or responsible official, if made 

on behalf of an organization or other 

entity. 

Notice of any hearing shall be given 

not less than fifteen (15) days prior to 

the time scheduled for the hearing and 

will be made by the RA in the Federal 

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