84 FR 18279 - Notice of Approval of the Primacy Revision Application for the Public Water System Supervision Program From the State of Iowa

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hereby giving notice that the state of Iowa is revising its approved Public Water System Supervision Program delegated to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). EPA has reviewed the application and intends to approve these program revisions.

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 83 (Tuesday, April 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 18279]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08732]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R07-OW-2019-0189; FRL-9992-24-Region 7]


Notice of Approval of the Primacy Revision Application for the 
Public Water System Supervision Program From the State of Iowa

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 Iowa is revising its approved Public Water 
System Supervision Program delegated to the Iowa Department of Natural 
Resources (IDNR). EPA has reviewed the application and intends to 
approve these program revisions.

DATES: This determination to approve the Iowa program revision is made 
pursuant to 40 CFR 142.12(d)(3). This determination shall become final 
and effective on May 30, 2019, 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 May 30, 2019. 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 effective on 
May 30, 2019.
    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, Drinking Water Management Branch, (913) 
551-7723, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA is hereby giving notice that the 
state of Iowa is revising its approved Public Water System Supervision 
Program. IDNR revised their program by incorporating the following EPA 
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Stage 2 Disinfectants and 
Disinfection Byproducts Rule (71 FR 387, January 4, 2006), Long Term 2 
Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (71 FR 653, January 5, 2006), 
Ground Water Rule (71 FR 65573, November 8, 2006), Lead and Copper: 
Short-Term Regulatory Revisions and Clarifications (72 FR 57781, 
October 10, 2007), Revised Total Coliform Rule (78 FR 10269, February 
13, 2013) and Minor Corrections to the Total Coliform Rule (79 FR 
10665, February 26, 2014). The EPA has determined that IDNR'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, Drinking Water Management Branch, Water Wetlands and 
Pesticides Division, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219 and 
(2) the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Wallace State Office 
Building, 502 East 9th Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50319.

(Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, 
and 40 CFR 142.10, 142.12(d) and 142.13)

    Dated: April 19, 2019.
James Gulliford,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
[FR Doc. 2019-08732 Filed 4-29-19; 8:45 am]
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