80 FR 8868 - Tentative Approval and Solicitation of Request for a Public Hearing for Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for Puerto Rico
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 33 (February 19, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 33 (February 19, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-03477 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 8868-8869] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-03477] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL 9921-30-Region 2] Tentative Approval and Solicitation of Request for a Public Hearing for Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for Puerto Rico AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is revising its approved Public Water System Supervision Program to adopt the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)'s National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for one major rule. The EPA has determined that this revision is no less stringent than the corresponding Federal regulations. Therefore, the EPA intends to approve this program revision. All interested parties may request a public hearing. DATES: A request for a public hearing must be submitted to the Regional Administrator at the address shown below March 23, 2015. If no timely and appropriate request for a hearing is received and the Regional Administrator does not elect to hold a hearing on her own motion, this determination shall become final and effective March 23, 2015. More information on requesting a public hearing can be found in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. ADDRESSES: Requests for Public Hearing shall be addressed to: Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-1866. All documents relating to this determination are available for inspection between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays, at the following offices: Puerto Rico Department of Health, PO Box 70184, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8184 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2, 24th Floor [[Page 8869]] Drinking Water Ground Water Protection Section, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-1866 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. Lowy, Drinking Water Ground Water Protection Section, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2, (212) 637-3830. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined to approve an application by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Department of Health to revise its Public Water Supply Supervision Primacy Program to incorporate a regulation no less stringent than the EPA's National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) for National Primary Drinking Water Regulation: Revisions to the Total Coliform Rule, Final Rule, promulgated by EPA February 13, 2013 (78 FR 10269). The application demonstrates that Puerto Rico has adopted drinking water regulations which satisfy the NPDWRs for the above. The USEPA has determined that Puerto Rico's regulations are no less stringent than the corresponding Federal Regulations and that Puerto Rico continues to meet all requirements for primary enforcement responsibility as specified in 40 CFR 142.10. Authority: (Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, 40 U.S.C. 300g-2, and 40 CFR 142.10, 142.12(d) and 142.13). This determination to approve Puerto Rico's primacy program revision application is made pursuant to 40 CFR 142.12(d)(3). It shall become final and effective 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 her own motion. Any interested person, other than Federal Agencies, may request a public hearing. If a substantial 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. 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; and (3) the signature of the individual making the requests 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. Dated: January 28, 2015. Judith A. Enck, Regional Administrator, Region 2. [FR Doc. 2015-03477 Filed 2-18-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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provide independent scientific and process used to submit comments to an number or email address noted above,
technical peer review, advice, EPA program office. Federal advisory preferably at least ten days prior to the
consultation, and recommendations to committees and panels, including meeting, to give EPA as much time as
the EPA Administrator on the technical scientific advisory committees, provide possible to process your request.
basis for EPA actions. As a Federal independent advice to EPA. Members of Dated: February 10, 2015.
Advisory Committee, the SAB conducts the public can submit relevant
Thomas H. Brennan,
business in accordance with the Federal comments on the topic of this advisory
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 activity, including the charge to the
Staff Office.
U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations. panel and the EPA review documents,
[FR Doc. 2015–03452 Filed 2–18–15; 8:45 am]
Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, and/or the group conducting the
activity, for the SAB to consider during BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
notice is hereby given that the SAB
Biogenic Carbon Emissions Panel will the advisory process. Input from the
hold a public meeting to review EPA’s public to the SAB will have the most
Framework for Assessing Biogenic CO2 impact if it consists of comments that ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Emissions from Stationary Sources provide specific scientific or technical AGENCY
(November 2014) and a public information or analysis for the SAB [FRL 9921–30–Region 2]
teleconference to review its draft report panel to consider or if it relates to the
on EPA’s document. The SAB will clarity or accuracy of the technical Tentative Approval and Solicitation of
comply with the provisions of FACA information. Request for a Public Hearing for Public
and all appropriate SAB Staff Office Oral Statements: In general, Water System Supervision Program
procedural policies. individuals or groups requesting an oral Revision for Puerto Rico
In 2011, EPA’s Office of Atmospheric presentation will be limited to five
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Programs (OAP) in EPA’s Office of Air minutes per speaker for the face-to-face
Agency (EPA).
and Radiation requested SAB review of meeting and three minutes per speaker
ACTION: Notice.
EPA’s first draft accounting framework. for the teleconference. Interested parties
A final report from the Science should contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
Advisory Board was transmitted to the DFO, in writing (preferably via email), the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is
EPA Administrator on September 28, at the contact information noted above, revising its approved Public Water
2012 and may be found posted at http:// by March 16, 2015 to be placed on the System Supervision Program to adopt
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/ list of public speakers for the face-to- the Environmental Protection Agency’s
c91996cd39a82f648525742400690127/ face meeting and by May 21, 2015 to be (EPA)’s National Primary Drinking
57B7A4F1987D7F7385257A placed on the list of speakers for the Water Regulations for one major rule.
87007977F6/$File/EPA-SAB-12-011- teleconference. The EPA has determined that this
unsigned.pdf. The upcoming face-to- Written Statements: Written revision is no less stringent than the
face meeting on March 25 and 26, 2015 statements should be received in the corresponding Federal regulations.
and teleconference on May 29, 2015 are SAB Staff Office by March 16, 2015 to
Therefore, the EPA intends to approve
planned for a review of EPA’s revised be considered for the face-to-face
this program revision. All interested
framework (November 2014) cited meeting and by May 21, 2015 to be
parties may request a public hearing.
above. Background on the current considered for the teleconference.
DATES: A request for a public hearing
advisory activity can be found on the Written statements should be supplied
SAB Web site at http:// to the DFO, preferably in electronic must be submitted to the Regional
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/ format via email. It is the SAB Staff Administrator at the address shown
fedrgstr_activites/Biogenic%20CO2%20 Office general policy to post written below March 23, 2015. If no timely and
Framework?OpenDocument. comments on the Web page for the appropriate request for a hearing is
Availability of the meeting materials: advisory meeting or teleconference. received and the Regional Administrator
Agendas will be posted on the SAB Web Submitters are requested to provide an does not elect to hold a hearing on her
site prior to the March 25 and 26, 2015 unsigned version of each document own motion, this determination shall
face-to-face meeting and the May 29, because the SAB Staff Office does not become final and effective March 23,
2015 teleconference. To locate these publish documents with signatures on 2015. More information on requesting a
materials, go to epa.gov/sab and click on its Web sites. Members of the public public hearing can be found in the
the calendar and then the respective should be aware that their personal SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
meeting dates. EPA’s review document, contact information, if included in any this document.
charge to the Panel and other written comments, may be posted to the ADDRESSES: Requests for Public Hearing
background materials are also available SAB Web site. Copyrighted material will shall be addressed to: Regional
at the URL above. For questions not be posted without explicit Administrator, U.S. Environmental
concerning EPA’s Framework for permission of the copyright holder. Protection Agency—Region 2, 290
Assessing Biogenic CO2 Emissions from Accessibility: The public can view the Broadway, New York, New York 10007–
Stationary Sources (November 2014), March 25 and 26, 2015 meeting via a 1866.
please contact Sara Ohrel, Climate non-interactive webcast that will be All documents relating to this
Change Division, at ohrel.sara@epa.gov broadcast on the Internet. The determination are available for
or (202) 343–9712. connection information to view the inspection between the hours of 9:00
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Procedures for Providing Public Input: webcast will be provided on the meeting a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Public comment for consideration by Web page at the time of the meeting. Friday, excluding legal holidays, at the
EPA’s federal advisory committees and The meeting Web page may be found by following offices:
panels has a different purpose from going to http://epa.gov/sab and clicking Puerto Rico Department of Health, PO
public comment provided to EPA on the calendar then the meeting date. Box 70184, San Juan, Puerto Rico
program offices. Therefore, the process For information on access or services for 00936–8184
for submitting comments to a federal individuals with disabilities, please U.S. Environmental Protection
advisory committee is different from the contact Dr. Stallworth at the phone Agency—Region 2, 24th Floor
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Drinking Water Ground Water information that the requesting person submitting comments, but find it
Protection Section, 290 Broadway, intends to submit at such hearing; and difficult to do so within the period of
New York, New York 10007–1866 (3) the signature of the individual time allowed by this notice, you should
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: making the requests or, if the request is advise the contact listed below as soon
Michael J. Lowy, Drinking Water made on behalf of an organization or as possible.
Ground Water Protection Section, U.S. other entity, the signature of a
responsible official of the organization ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Environmental Protection Agency— Cathy Williams, FCC, via email
Region 2, (212) 637–3830. or other entity.
PRA@fcc.gov and to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Dated: January 28, 2015. Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
hereby given that the United States Judith A. Enck,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator, Region 2. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
has determined to approve an [FR Doc. 2015–03477 Filed 2–18–15; 8:45 am] additional information about the
application by the Commonwealth of BILLING CODE 6560–50–P information collection, contact Cathy
Puerto Rico Department of Health to Williams at (202) 418–2918.
revise its Public Water Supply SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supervision Primacy Program to FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
incorporate a regulation no less OMB Control Number: 3060–1171.
COMMISSION
stringent than the EPA’s National Title: Commercial Advertisement
Primary Drinking Water Regulations [OMB 3060–1171] Loudness Mitigation (‘‘CALM’’) Act;
(NPDWR) for National Primary Drinking Information Collection Being Reviewed 73.682(e) and 76.607(a).
Water Regulation: Revisions to the Total by the Federal Communications Form Number: Not applicable.
Coliform Rule, Final Rule, promulgated Commission
by EPA February 13, 2013 (78 FR Type of Review: Extension of a
10269). AGENCY: Federal Communications currently approved collection.
The application demonstrates that Commission. Respondents: Business or other for-
Puerto Rico has adopted drinking water ACTION: Notice and request for profit entities.
regulations which satisfy the NPDWRs comments. Number of Respondents and
for the above. The USEPA has Responses: 2,937 respondents and 4,868
determined that Puerto Rico’s SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as responses.
regulations are no less stringent than the
corresponding Federal Regulations and required by the Paperwork Reduction Frequency of Response:
that Puerto Rico continues to meet all Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– Recordkeeping requirement; Third party
requirements for primary enforcement 3520), the Federal Communications disclosure requirement; On occasion
responsibility as specified in 40 CFR Commission (FCC or the Commission) reporting requirement.
142.10. invites the general public and other Estimated Time per Response: 0.25–
Federal agencies to take this 80 hours.
Authority: (Section 1413 of the Safe opportunity to comment on the
Drinking Water Act, as amended, 40 U.S.C. Total Annual Burden: 6,036 hours.
300g–2, and 40 CFR 142.10, 142.12(d) and
following information collection.
142.13). Comments are requested concerning: Total Annual Cost to Respondents: No
whether the proposed collection of cost.
This determination to approve Puerto information is necessary for the proper Obligation to Respond: Required to
Rico’s primacy program revision performance of the functions of the obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
application is made pursuant to 40 CFR Commission, including whether the authority for this collection of
142.12(d)(3). It shall become final and information shall have practical utility; information is contained in 47 U.S.C.
effective unless (1) a timely and the accuracy of the Commission’s 151, 152, 154(i) and (j), 303(r) and 621.
appropriate request for a public hearing burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
is received or (2) the Regional There is no assurance of confidentiality
Administrator elects to hold a public information collected; ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of provided to respondents with this
hearing on her own motion. Any collection of information.
interested person, other than Federal information on the respondents,
Agencies, may request a public hearing. including the use of automated Privacy Impact Assessment: No
If a substantial request for a public collection techniques or other forms of impact(s).
hearing is made within the requested information technology; and ways to Needs and Uses: The Commission
thirty day time frame, a public hearing further reduce the information will use this information to determine
will be held and a notice will be given collection burden on small business compliance with the CALM Act. The
in the Federal Register and a newspaper concerns with fewer than 25 employees. CALM Act mandates that the
of general circulation. Frivolous or The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a Commission make the Advanced
insubstantial requests for a hearing may collection of information unless it Television Systems Committee
be denied by the Regional displays a currently valid control (‘‘ATSC’’) A/85 Recommended Practice
Administrator. number. No person shall be subject to mandatory for all commercial TV
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Any request for a public hearing shall any penalty for failing to comply with stations and cable/MVPDs.
include the following information: (1) a collection of information subject to the
Federal Communications Commission.
Name, address and telephone number of PRA that does not display a valid Office
the individual, organization or other of Management and Budget (OMB) Marlene H. Dortch,
entity requesting a hearing; (2) a brief control number. Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of
statement of the requesting person’s DATES: Written PRA comments should the Managing Director.
interest in the Regional Administrator’s be submitted on or before April 20, [FR Doc. 2015–03397 Filed 2–18–15; 8:45 am]
determination and a brief statement on 2015. If you anticipate that you will be BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
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| Contact | Michael J. Lowy, Drinking Water Ground Water Protection Section, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 2, (212) 637-3830. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 8868 |
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