98-21345. Notice of Availability of Final Guidance on Implementing the Capacity Development Provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996, and Information for States on Implementing the Capacity Development Provisions of the Safe ...

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 153 (Monday, August 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42632-42633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21345]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Notice of Availability of Final Guidance on Implementing the 
Capacity Development Provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
Amendments of 1996, and Information for States on Implementing the 
Capacity Development Provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
Amendments of 1996

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making 
available final Guidance on Implementing the Capacity Development 
Provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996. This 
guidance contains four parts: (1) Introduction to the Technical, 
Managerial, and Financial Capacity of Water Systems, (2) Guidance on 
DWSRF Withholding Determinations Related to State Programs for Ensuring 
That All New Community Water Systems and New Nontransient, Noncommunity 
Water Systems Demonstrate Technical, Managerial, and Financial Capacity 
(3) Guidance on DWSRF Withholding Determinations Related to State 
Capacity Development Strategies, and (4) Guidance on Assessment of 
Capacity for Purposes of Awarding SRF Assistance. The purpose of this 
guidance is to implement national policy which clarifies the statutory 
requirements of the capacity development related provisions of the 
SDWA. Part 2 of this guidance fulfills the Agency's obligation under 
section 1420(d)(4) to publish guidance related to new system capacity.
    EPA is also making available two information documents related to 
capacity development. First, EPA is making available final Information 
for States on Implementing the Capacity Development Provisions of the 
Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996. The primary purpose of this 
document is to complement the aforementioned guidance, and offer States 
ideas and suggestions as they begin to formulate capacity development 
programs under the Act. Second, EPA is making available Information for 
the Public on Participating in Preparing State Capacity Development 
Strategies. The purpose of this document is provide the public with 
information enabling them to effectively participate in the

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development of their State's capacity development strategy.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The above documents may be obtained by 
contacting the Safe Drinking Water Hotline on 1-800-426-4791. 
Additional information on capacity development is available on the EPA 
Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water Web Site at the URL address 
``http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW'' or by contacting Peter E. Shanaghan on 
202-260-5813 or on email: [e-mail].

    Dated: August 2, 1998.
J. Charles Fox,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Water.
[FR Doc. 98-21345 Filed 8-7-98; 8:45 am]
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