[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 15141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7065]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5176-4]


Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of 
Ohio

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Public notice is hereby given in accordance with the provision 
of Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 
300f et seq., and 40 CFR part 142, subpart B, the National Primary 
Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR), that the State of Ohio is revising 
its approved Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) primacy program. 
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA), has adopted drinking 
water regulations for Lead and Copper that correspond to the NPDWR for 
Lead and Copper promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(U.S. EPA) on June 7, 1991, (56 FR 26460-26564). The U.S. EPA has 
completed its review of Ohio's PWSS primacy program revision.
    The U.S. EPA has determined that the Ohio rule meets the 
requirements of the Federal rule. Therefore, the U.S. EPA has 
determined that this state program revision is no less stringent than 
the corresponding Federal regulations, and is proposing to approve the 
OEPA's rule revisions.
    This proposed approval includes the entire adopted Ohio Lead and 
Copper Rule, except for the use of Standard Method-CU E (Bathocuproine) 
for measuring copper levels in finished drinking water. This method is 
not a Federally approved analytical method. Any systems which monitor 
for copper using this method will be considered to be in violation of 
copper monitoring and reporting requirements.
    All interested parties are invited to submit written comments on 
this proposed determination, and may request a public hearing on or 
before April 21, 1995. If a public hearing is requested and granted, 
the corresponding determination shall not become effective until such 
time following the hearing, at which the Regional Administrator issues 
an order affirming or rescinding this action.
    Requests for public hearing should be addressed to: William 
Spaulding (WD-17J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
    Any request for a public hearing shall include the following: (1) 
The name, address, and telephone number of the individual, 
organization, or other entity requesting a hearing. (2) A brief 
statement of the requesting person's interest in the Regional 
Administrator's determinations and of information that the requesting 
person intends to submit at such hearing. (3) 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.
    Notice of any hearing shall be given not less than fifteen (15) 
days prior to the time scheduled for the hearing. Such notice will be 
made by the Regional Administrator in the Federal Register and in 
newspapers of general circulation in the State of Ohio. A notice will 
be sent to the person(s) requesting the hearing as well as to the State 
of Ohio. The hearing notice will include a statement of purpose, 
information regarding the time and location, and the address and 
telephone number where interested persons may obtain further 
information. The Regional Administrator will issue an order affirming 
or rescinding his determination upon review of the hearing record. 
Should the determination be affirmed, it will become effective as of 
the date of the order.
    Should no timely and appropriate request for a hearing be received, 
and should the Regional Administrator not elect to hold a hearing on 
his own motion, these determinations shall become effective on April 
22, 1995. Please bring this notice to the attention of any persons 
known by you to have an interest in these determinations.
    All documents related to these determinations are available for 
inspection between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, at the following offices:

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Drinking and Ground 
Waters, P.O. Box 163669, 1800 WaterMark Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43216-
3669, State Docket Officer: Mr. Kirk Leifheit, (614) 644-2752
Safe Drinking Water Branch, Drinking Water Section (WD-17J), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois 60604

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Spaulding, Region 5, Drinking 
Water Section at the Chicago address given above, telephone 312/886-
7242.

(Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended (1986), and 
40 CFR 142.10 of the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations)

    Signed this 8th day of March, 1995.
David A. Ullrich,
Acting Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 95-7065 Filed 3-21-95; 8:45 am]
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