[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 29, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-29266]
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[Federal Register: November 29, 1994]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5114-6]
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 27 synthetic organic chemicals and 8 inorganic
chemicals that correspond to the NPDWR for synthetic organic chemicals
and inorganic chemicals promulgated by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) on January 30, 1991, (56 FR 3526-3597), as
amended on July 1, 1991, (56 FR 30266-30281), and as promulgated on
July 17, 1992 (57 FR 31776-31849). 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 revision
substantially meets the requirements of the Federal rule. However,
there are some portions of the adopted Ohio rule which do not meet the
Federal requirement that State rules be at least as stringent as the
Federal rule. These deficiencies must be corrected before the U.S. EPA
can grant approval.
In a separate action on December 15, 1993 (58 FR 65622), the U.S.
EPA proposed to approve several new analytical methods and update
previously approved methods for a number of regulated chemical,
microbiological, and physical contaminants in drinking water. U.S. EPA
also proposed to withdraw approval for outdated methods and outdated
versions of the same method.
The analytical methods revisions proposed by the U.S. EPA
incorporate some analytical methods which are in the adopted Ohio
rules. Other methods references in the Ohio rules are either being
withdrawn by U.S. EPA's proposed regulation revision, or were never
Federally approved.
The changes needed to correct the deficiencies in the Ohio rules
are written into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the U.S. EPA
and Ohio (which is available at the State and U.S. EPA offices listed
at the end of this notice). The MOA lists revisions to the approval
status of certain analytical methods references in the Federal rules
which are expected to occur when the final rule is promulgated. After
the final rule approving certain analytical methods references is
published, U.S. EPA will forward a list of approved methods to OEPA and
OEPA will make the necessary conforming changes to the Ohio rules. Both
Ohio and the U.S. EPA have agreed to the terms of the MOA. When the
Federal and Ohio rule revisions become effective, the U.S. EPA will
grant formal approval of primacy for the Ohio analytical methods rules
without further solicitation of public input.
In addition, a portion of the adopted Ohio rule cites an analytical
method which does not appear in the codified Federal Regulations but is
indeed a federally approved test method. Specifically, Method 506 is
not listed in the codified Federal regulations as an analytical method,
but is cited in Ohio's analytical methods rule for Di(2-
ethylhexyl)adipate and Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate. Although Method 506
is not listed in the codified Federal Regulations it was approved by
the U.S. EPA in a January 30, 1991, Federal Register notice (56 FR
3526), and is proposed for approval in the December 15, 1993, Federal
Register notice (58 FR 65622). Therefore, Method 506 is a federally
approved test method.
All interested parties are invited to submit written comments on
these proposed determinations, and may request a public hearing on or
before December 29, 1994. 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 December
29, 1994. 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, 1800 WaterMark Drive, P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio 43266-0149,
State Docket Officer: Mr. Kirk Leifheit, (614) 644-2752
Safe Drinking Water Branch, Drinking Water Section, 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 C.F.R. 142.10 of the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations)
Signed this 15th day of November 1994.
Valdas V. Adamkus,
Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 94-29266 Filed 11-28-94; 8:45 am]
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