82 FR 57981 - Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of Hawaii

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 235 (December 8, 2017)

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) by adopting the Filter Backwash Recycling Rule (FBRR) and the Long-Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT1). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that these revisions by the State of Hawaii are no less stringent than the corresponding Federal regulations and otherwise meet applicable SDWA primacy requirements. Therefore, EPA intends to approve these revisions to the State of Hawaii's PWSSP.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 235 (Friday, December 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57981-57982]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26535]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9971-23-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) by adopting the Filter Backwash 
Recycling Rule (FBRR) and the Long-Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water 
Treatment Rule (LT1). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has 
determined that these revisions by the State of Hawaii are no less 
stringent than the corresponding Federal regulations and otherwise meet 
applicable SDWA primacy requirements. Therefore, EPA intends to approve 
these revisions to the State of Hawaii's PWSSP.

DATES: Request for a public hearing must be received on or before 
January 8, 2018.

ADDRESSES: All documents relating to this determination are available 
for inspection between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except official State holidays (for the Hawaii 
location) and official Federal holidays (for the two EPA locations), at 
the following offices: Hawaii Department of Health, Safe Drinking Water 
Branch, 2385 Waimano Home Road, Uluakupu Building 4, Pearl City, Hawaii 
96782; United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, Pacific 
Islands Office, 300 Ala

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Moana Blvd., Room 5124, Honolulu, Hawaii 96850; and United States 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, Drinking Water Management 
Section, 75 Hawthorne Street (WTR-3-1), San Francisco, California 
94105. Documents relating to this determination are also available 
online at http://health.hawaii.gov/sdwb/public-notices/ for inspection.

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 of Hawaii'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 the State of 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); May 23, 
1996 (61 FR 17892); and July 31, 2015 (80 FR 45656).
    Public Process. Any interested party may request a public hearing 
on this determination. A request for a public hearing must be submitted 
by January 8, 2018, 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 January 8, 2018, 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, 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, this determination shall become final and 
effective on January 8, 2018, and no further public notice will be 
issued.

    Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as 
amended, 42 U.S.C. 300g-2 (1996), and 40 CFR part 142 of the 
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations.

    Dated: November 15, 2017.
Alexis Strauss,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA, Region 9.
[FR Doc. 2017-26535 Filed 12-7-17; 8:45 am]
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