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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11557-11558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5841]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8779-5]

Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of 
Arkansas

AGENCY: United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed approval.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the State of Arkansas is revising 
its approved Public Water System Supervision Program adopting 
regulations for the Ground Water Rule (GWR), promulgated by EPA on 
November 26, 2006. The GWR will provide for increased protection 
against microbial pathogens in public water systems that use ground 
water sources. EPA has determined that the proposed GWR revisions are 
no less stringent than the corresponding Federal regulations.

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Therefore, EPA proposes to approve these program revisions.

DATES: All interested parties may request a public hearing. A request 
for a public hearing must be submitted by April 17, 2009 to the 
Regional Administrator at the EPA Region 6 address shown below. 
Requests for a hearing may be denied by the Regional Administrator. 
However, if a substantial request for a public hearing is made by April 
17, 2009, a public hearing will be held. 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, this determination shall 
become final and effective on April 17, 2009. 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 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, at the following offices: Arkansas Department of 
Health, Division of Engineering, 4815 West Markham, Little Rock, 
Arkansas 72205; and the EPA Region 6, Drinking Water Section (6WQ-SD), 
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Camacho, EPA Region 6, Drinking 
Water Section at the Dallas address given above or at telephone (214) 
665-7175, or [email protected].

    Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as 
amended (1996), 40 CFR parts 141 and 142 of the National Primary 
Drinking Water Regulations.

    Dated: February 27, 2009.
Lawrence E. Starfield,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
 [FR Doc. E9-5841 Filed 3-17-09; 8:45 am]
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