80 FR 45656 - Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of Hawaii

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 147 (July 31, 2015)

Notice is hereby given that the State of Hawaii revised its approved Public Water System Supervision Program (PWSSP) under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) pertaining to administrative penalty authority. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that these revisions by the State are no less stringent than the corresponding Federal regulations and otherwise meet applicable SDWA primacy requirements. Therefore, EPA intends to approve these revisions to Hawaii's PWSSP.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 147 (Friday, July 31, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45656-45657]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18833]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9931-59-Region 9]


Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of 
Hawaii

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of tentative approval.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the State of Hawaii revised its 
approved Public Water System Supervision Program (PWSSP) under the 
federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) pertaining to administrative 
penalty authority. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has 
determined that these revisions by the State are no less stringent than 
the corresponding Federal regulations and otherwise meet applicable 
SDWA primacy requirements. Therefore, EPA intends to approve these 
revisions to Hawaii's PWSSP.

DATES: Written comments and/or request for a public hearing must be 
received on or before August 31, 2015.

ADDRESSES: All documents relating to this determination are available 
for inspection between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, at the following offices: Hawaii Department of Health, 
Safe Drinking Water Branch, Environmental Management Division, 919 Ala 
Moana Blvd., Room 308, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814; and United States 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, Drinking Water Management 
Section, 75 Hawthorne Street (WTR-3-1), San Francisco, California 
94105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Yen, EPA Region 9, Drinking Water 
Management Section, at the address given above; telephone number: 
(415)972-3976; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background. EPA approved the State's 
original application for PWSSP primary enforcement authority which, 
following the public notice period, became effective on October 20, 
1977 (42 FR 47244, no request for public hearing received). EPA 
subsequently approved and finalized revisions to Hawaii's PWSSP on the 
following dates: May 6, 1993 (58 FR 17892); July 19, 1993 (58 FR 
33442); September 29, 1993 (58 FR 45491); March 13, 1995 (60 FR 7962); 
and May 23, 1996 (61 FR 17892).
    Public Process. Any interested party may submit written comments on 
this determination and/or request a public hearing. All comments will 
be considered and, if necessary, EPA will issue a response. A request 
for a public hearing and/or comments must be submitted by August 31, 
2015, to the Regional Administrator at the EPA Region 9 address shown 
above. The Regional Administrator may deny frivolous or insubstantial 
requests for a hearing. If a substantial request for a public hearing 
is made by August 31, 2015, EPA Region 9 will hold a public hearing. 
Any request for a public hearing shall include the following 
information: 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 a brief statement of the information 
that the requesting person intends to submit at such 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,

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the signature of a responsible official of the organization or other 
entity.
    If EPA Region 9 does not receive a timely and appropriate request 
for a hearing and the Regional Administrator does not elect to hold a 
hearing on his own motion, and if no comments are received which cause 
EPA to modify its tentative approval, this determination shall become 
final and effective on August 31, 2015, and no further public notice 
will be issued.

    Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as 
amended, 42 U.S.C. 3006-2 (1996), and 40 CFR part 142 of the 
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations.

    Dated: July 20, 2015.
Alexis Strauss,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA, Region 9.
[FR Doc. 2015-18833 Filed 7-30-15; 8:45 am]
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