Document ID: EPA_FRDOC_0001-11964
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Public Water System Supervision Program Revisions; Virginia: Tentative Approval; Requests for Public Hearings
Posted Date: 2012-03-05T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 43 (Monday, March 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13125-13126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5259]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9642-6]

Tentative Approval and Solicitation of Request for a Public 
Hearing for Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the 
Commonwealth of Virginia

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of tentative approval and Solicitation of Requests for a 
Public Hearing.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in accordance with the provision of 
section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, and the 
requirements governing the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations 
Implementation, 40 CFR part 142, that the Commonwealth of Virginia is 
revising its approved Public Water System Supervision Program. The 
Commonwealth has adopted the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water 
Treatment Rule and the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection 
Byproducts Rule which will provide for better public health protection 
by reducing potential cancer and reproductive and developmental health 
risks from disinfection byproducts in drinking water and by reducing 
illness linked with Cryptosporidium and other pathogenic microorganisms 
in drinking water. EPA has determined that these revisions are no less 
stringent than the corresponding Federal regulations. EPA is taking 
action to tentatively approve these program revisions. All interested 
parties are invited to submit written comments on this determination 
and may request a public hearing.

DATES: Comments or a request for a public hearing must be submitted by

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April 4, 2012. This determination shall become effective on April 4, 
2012 if no timely and appropriate request for a hearing is received and 
the Regional Administrator does not elect on his own to hold a hearing, 
and if no comments are received which cause EPA to modify its tentative 
approval.

ADDRESSES: Comments or a request for a public hearing must be submitted 
to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III, 1650 Arch 
Street Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029. Comments may also be submitted 
electronically to Hoover.Michelle@epa.gov. 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:
     Drinking Water Branch (3WP21), Water Protection Division, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III, 1650 Arch Street, 
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029.
     Office of Drinking Water, Virginia Department of Health, 
Madison Building, 6th Floor, 109 Governor Street Room 632, Richmond, VA 
23219.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Hoover at the Philadelphia 
address given above, telephone (215) 814-5258, fax (215) 814-2302, or 
email Hoover.Michelle@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All interested parties are invited to submit 
written comments on this determination and may request a public 
hearing. All comments will be considered; if necessary, EPA will issue 
a response. Frivolous or insubstantial requests for a hearing may be 
denied by the Regional Administrator. However, if a substantial request 
for a public hearing is made by April 4, 2012, a public hearing will be 
held. A request for 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 
determination and of information that the requesting person intends to 
submit at such a hearing; and (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.

    Dated: February 22, 2012.
 W.C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2012-5259 Filed 3-2-12; 8:45 am]
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