82 FR 32359 - Public Water Supply Supervision Program; Program Revision for the State of Alaska

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 133 (July 13, 2017)

Page Range		32359-32359
FR Document		2017-14758

Notice is hereby given that the State of Alaska has revised its approved State Public Water Supply Supervision Primacy Program. Alaska has adopted regulations analogous to the Environmental Protection Agency's Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA has determined that these revisions are no less stringent than the corresponding federal regulations. Therefore, EPA intends to approve these State program revisions. By approving these rules, EPA does not intend to affect the rights of federally recognized Indian tribes within ``Indian country,'' nor does it intend to limit existing rights of the State of Alaska.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9964-00-Region 10]


Public Water Supply Supervision Program; Program Revision for the 
State of Alaska

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of tentative approval.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the State of Alaska has revised 
its approved State Public Water Supply Supervision Primacy Program. 
Alaska has adopted regulations analogous to the Environmental 
Protection Agency's Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA has determined 
that these revisions are no less stringent than the corresponding 
federal regulations. Therefore, EPA intends to approve these State 
program revisions. By approving these rules, EPA does not intend to 
affect the rights of federally recognized Indian tribes within ``Indian 
country,'' nor does it intend to limit existing rights of the State of 
Alaska.

DATES: All interested parties may request a public hearing. A request 
for a public hearing must be submitted by August 14, 2017 to the Acting 
Regional Administrator at the EPA address shown below. Frivolous or 
insubstantial requests for a hearing may be denied by the Acting 
Regional Administrator. However, if a substantial request for a public 
hearing is made by August 14, 2017, a public hearing will be held. If 
no timely and appropriate request for a hearing is received and the 
Acting Regional Administrator does not elect to hold a hearing on his 
own motion, this determination shall become final and effective on 
August 14, 2017. 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 Acting 
Regional Administrator's determination and a brief statement of the 
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.

ADDRESSES: All documents relating to this determination are available 
for inspection between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, at the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, 
Drinking Water Program, 555 Cordova Street, Anchorage, Alaska 99501 and 
between the hours of 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00-4:00 p.m. at the EPA 
Region 10 Library, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101. Copies 
of the documents which explain the rule can also be obtained at EPA's 
Web site at: https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2013/02/13/2012-31205/national-primary-drinking-water-regulations-revisions-to-the-total-coliform-rule and https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2014/02/26/2014-04173/national-primary-drinking-water-regulations-minor-corrections-to-the-revisions-to-the-total-coliform, or by writing or 
calling Ricardi Duvil, PhD., at the address below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ricardi Duvil, Ph.D., EPA Region 10, 
Drinking Water Unit, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, OWW-193, Seattle, 
Washington 98101, telephone (206) 553-2578, email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended 
(1996), and 40 CFR part 142 of the National Primary Drinking Water 
Regulations.

    Dated: June 12, 2017.
Michelle L. Pirzadeh,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 10.
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effective date, the MS4s would have to the Environmental Protection Agency’s calling Ricardi Duvil, PhD., at the
update portions of their existing Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA has address below.
Stormwater Management Plans. Given determined that these revisions are no FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
the status of the litigation, the less stringent than the corresponding Ricardi Duvil, Ph.D., EPA Region 10,
possibility that the parties will engage federal regulations. Therefore, EPA Drinking Water Unit, 1200 Sixth
in ADR and that the Agency may decide intends to approve these State program Avenue, Suite 900, OWW–193, Seattle,
to make changes to the permit, the revisions. By approving these rules, EPA Washington 98101, telephone (206)
Agency believes it is reasonable to defer does not intend to affect the rights of 553–2578, email at duvil.ricardi@
imposition of these obligations and federally recognized Indian tribes epa.gov.
costs for the period of the within ‘‘Indian country,’’ nor does it
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
postponement. intend to limit existing rights of the
Moreover, postponing the effective State of Alaska. Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe
date by one year will have the benefit Drinking Water Act, as amended (1996),
DATES: All interested parties may
of matching the Massachusetts permit’s and 40 CFR part 142 of the National
request a public hearing. A request for
effective date with the effective date of Primary Drinking Water Regulations.
a public hearing must be submitted by
the New Hampshire small MS4 general August 14, 2017 to the Acting Regional Dated: June 12, 2017.
permit, which EPA Region 1 issued on Administrator at the EPA address Michelle L. Pirzadeh,
January 18, 2017 and will take effect on shown below. Frivolous or insubstantial Acting Regional Administrator, Region 10.
July 1, 2018. Various parties have filed requests for a hearing may be denied by [FR Doc. 2017–14758 Filed 7–12–17; 8:45 am]
petitions for review of the New the Acting Regional Administrator. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Hampshire permit in the D.C. Circuit, as However, if a substantial request for a
well as one petition in the U.S. Court of public hearing is made by August 14,
Appeals for the First Circuit. EPA is also 2017, a public hearing will be held. If ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
interested in exploring the use of ADR no timely and appropriate request for a AGENCY
in that case. EPA has filed a motion hearing is received and the Acting
[FRL–9964–68–OEI]
with the First Circuit to transfer the Regional Administrator does not elect to
petition that was filed there to the D.C. hold a hearing on his own motion, this Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Circuit so that all of the New Hampshire determination shall become final and Records
petitions may be consolidated. Aligning effective on August 14, 2017. Any
the effective dates could promote request for a public hearing shall AGENCY: Office of Environmental
efficiency in the resolution of both cases include the following information: (1) Information, Environmental Protection
by facilitating the development of a The name, address, and telephone Agency (EPA).
unified ADR process that would address number of the individual, organization, ACTION: Notice of a Modified System of
those issues raised in both permit or other entity requesting a hearing; (2) Records.
appeals. a brief statement of the requesting
person’s interest in the Acting Regional SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of
C. Conclusion the Privacy Act of 1974, the
Administrator’s determination and a
Based on the above, EPA concluded brief statement of the information that Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
that justice requires postponement of the requesting person intends to submit is giving notice that it is amending the
the effective date. Thus EPA postponed at such hearing; (3) the signature of the system of record for the National
the July 1, 2017 effective date of the individual making the request, or, if the Enforcement Training Institute (NETI)
Massachusetts permit for one year to request is made on behalf of an Online learning management system.
July 1, 2018. organization or other entity, the The SORN is being amended to change
Dated: June 30, 2017. signature of a responsible official of the the system name from NETI Online to
organization or other entity. the NETI eLearning Center and to
Ken Moraff,
ADDRESSES: All documents relating to change the system location from the
Acting Deputy Regional Administrator, EPA
this determination are available for Office of Criminal Enforcement to NETI
Region 1.
inspection between the hours of 9:00 in the Office of Compliance (the NETI
[FR Doc. 2017–14731 Filed 7–12–17; 8:45 am]
a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through division). The NETI eLearning Center is
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Friday, at the Alaska Department of used by Federal, State, Local, and Tribal
Environmental Conservation, Drinking environmental enforcement and
Water Program, 555 Cordova Street, compliance personnel for online
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Anchorage, Alaska 99501 and between distance learning. The NETI eLearning
AGENCY
the hours of 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. and Center maintains registration
[FRL–9964–00–Region 10] 1:00–4:00 p.m. at the EPA Region 10 information of internal and external
Library, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, users and records of training attendance
Public Water Supply Supervision and completion.
Washington 98101. Copies of the
Program; Program Revision for the DATES: Persons wishing to comment on
documents which explain the rule can
State of Alaska this system of records notice must do so
also be obtained at EPA’s Web site at:
AGENCY: Environmental Protection https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/ by August 14, 2017.
2013/02/13/2012-31205/national- ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of tentative approval. primary-drinking-water-regulations- identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
revisions-to-the-total-coliform-rule and OE1–2015–0201, by one of the following
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/ methods:
the State of Alaska has revised its 2014/02/26/2014-04173/national- • www.regulations.gov: Follow the
approved State Public Water Supply primary-drinking-water-regulations- online instructions for submitting
Supervision Primacy Program. Alaska minor-corrections-to-the-revisions-to- comments.
has adopted regulations analogous to the-total-coliform, or by writing or • Email: oei.docket@epa.gov.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of tentative approval.
Dates		All interested parties may request a public hearing. A request for a public hearing must be submitted by August 14, 2017 to the Acting
Contact		Ricardi Duvil, Ph.D., EPA Region 10, Drinking Water Unit, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, OWW-193, Seattle, Washington 98101, telephone (206) 553-2578, email at [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 32359