[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 41 (Monday, March 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 12288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04228]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-R07-OW-2020-0061; FRL-10005-74-Region 7]
Notice of Approval of the Primacy Revision Application for the
Public Water Supply Supervision Program From the State of Missouri
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of approval and solicitation of requests for a public
hearing.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hereby giving
notice that the state of Missouri is revising its approved Public Water
Supply Supervision Program delegated to the Missouri Department of
Natural Resources (MDNR). EPA has reviewed the application and intends
to approve these program revisions.
DATES: This determination to approve the Missouri program revision is
made pursuant to 40 CFR 142.12(d)(3). This determination shall become
final on April 1, 2020, unless (1) a timely and appropriate request for
a public hearing is received or (2) the Regional Administrator elects
to hold a public hearing on his own motion. Any interested person,
other than Federal Agencies, may request a public hearing.
A request for a public hearing must be submitted to the Regional
Administrator at the address shown below by April 1, 2020. If a request
for a public hearing is made within the requested thirty-day time
frame, a public hearing will be held and a notice will be given in the
Federal Register and a newspaper of general circulation. Frivolous or
insubstantial requests for a hearing may be denied by the Regional
Administrator. 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 will become final on
April 1, 2020.
All interested parties may request a public hearing on the approval
to the Regional Administrator at the EPA Region 7 address shown below.
ADDRESSES: Requests for public hearing shall be addressed to: Regional
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7, 11201 Renner
Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samantha Harden, Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 7, Groundwater and Drinking Water Branch,
(913) 551-7723, or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA is hereby giving notice that the
state of Missouri is revising its approved Public Water Supply
Supervision Program. MDNR revised their program by incorporating the
following EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Lead and
Copper: Short-Term Regulatory Revisions and Clarifications (72 FR
57781, October 10, 2007) and Revised Total Coliform Rule (78 FR 10269,
February 13, 2013). The EPA has determined that MDNR's program
revisions are consistent with and no less stringent than Federal
regulations. Therefore, EPA intends to approve these program revisions.
Public Hearing Requests
Any request for a public hearing shall include the following
information: (1) 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 a brief statement on 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. Requests for
public hearing shall be addressed to: Regional Administrator,
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7, 11201 Renner Boulevard,
Lenexa, Kansas 66219.
All documents relating to this determination are available for
inspection between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday at the following offices: (1) Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 7, Groundwater and Drinking Water Branch, Water Division, 11201
Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 and (2) the Missouri Department
of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102.
Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as
amended, and 40 CFR 142.10, 142.12(d) and 142.13.
Dated: February 25, 2020.
James Gulliford,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
[FR Doc. 2020-04228 Filed 2-28-20; 8:45 am]
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