83 FR 50366 - Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of North Carolina

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 194 (October 5, 2018)

Page Range		50366-50366
FR Document		2018-21752

Notice is hereby given that the State of North Carolina is revising its approved Public Water System Supervision Program. North Carolina has adopted drinking water regulations for the Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA has determined that North Carolina's regulations are no less stringent than the federal rule and the revision otherwise meets applicable Safe Drinking Water Act requirements. Therefore, EPA intends to approve this revision to the State of North Carolina's Public Water System Supervision Program.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9985-16-Region 4]


Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of 
North Carolina

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of intended approval.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the State of North Carolina is 
revising its approved Public Water System Supervision Program. North 
Carolina has adopted drinking water regulations for the Revised Total 
Coliform Rule. EPA has determined that North Carolina's regulations are 
no less stringent than the federal rule and the revision otherwise 
meets applicable Safe Drinking Water Act requirements. Therefore, EPA 
intends to approve this revision to the State of North Carolina's 
Public Water System Supervision Program.

DATES: Any interested person may request a public hearing. A request 
for a public hearing must be submitted by November 5, 2018, to the 
Regional Administrator at the EPA Region 4 street address shown below. 
The Regional Administrator may deny frivolous or insubstantial requests 
for a hearing. However, if a substantial request for a public hearing 
is made by November 5, 2018, a public hearing will be held. 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 shall become final and effective on November 
5, 2018. Any request for a public hearing shall include the following 
information: the name, address, and telephone number of the individual, 
organization, or other entity requesting a hearing; 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 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: 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 (excluding legal holidays) at the following offices: Public 
Water Supply Section, North Carolina Department of Environmental 
Quality, 512 North Salisbury Street, Archdale Building, Raleigh, North 
Carolina 27604; and the Drinking Water Section, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 
30303.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale Froneberger, EPA Region 4, 
Drinking Water Section, by mail at the Atlanta street address given 
above, by telephone at (404) 562-9446, or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The State of North Carolina has submitted a 
request that EPA approve a revision to the State's Safe Drinking Water 
Act Public Water System Supervision Program to include the authority to 
implement and enforce the Revised Total Coliform Rule. For the request 
to be approved, EPA must find the state regulations codified at Title 
15A NCAC Subchapter 18C to be no less stringent than the federal rule 
codified at 40 CFR part 141. EPA reviewed North Carolina's application 
using the federal statutory provisions (Section 1413 of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act), federal regulations (at 40 CFR parts 141 and 142), 
state regulations, state policies and procedures for implementing the 
rule, regulatory crosswalk, and EPA regulatory guidance to determine 
whether the request for revision is approvable. EPA determined that the 
North Carolina regulations are no less stringent than the corresponding 
federal rule and the revision otherwise meets applicable Safe Drinking 
Water Act requirements. Therefore, EPA intends to approve this 
revision. If EPA 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 approval shall become final and 
effective on November 5, 2018.

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

    Dated: September 25, 2018.
Onis ``Trey'' Glenn, III,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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index.html. the information that the requesting Dated: September 25, 2018.
NDWAC 2004. National Drinking Water person intends to submit at such Onis ‘‘Trey’’ Glenn, III,
Advisory Council. National Drinking hearing; and the signature of the Regional Administrator, Region 4.
Water Advisory Council Report on the
CCL Classification Process to the U.S.
individual making the request, or, if the [FR Doc. 2018–21752 Filed 10–4–18; 8:45 am]
Environmental Protection Agency, May request is made on behalf of an BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
18, 2004. Available at https:// organization or other entity, the
www.epa.gov/ccl/national-drinking- signature of a responsible official of the
water-advisory-council-report-ccl- organization or other entity. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
classification-process. AGENCY
ADDRESSES: Documents relating to this
Dated: September 27, 2018.
determination are available for
David P. Ross, inspection between the hours of 9:00 [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0586; FRL–9983–38]
Assistant Administrator, Office of Water. a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through
[FR Doc. 2018–21748 Filed 10–4–18; 8:45 am] A Working Approach for Identifying
Friday (excluding legal holidays) at the
Potential Candidate Chemicals for
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P following offices: Public Water Supply
Prioritization; Notice of Availability
Section, North Carolina Department of
Environmental Quality, 512 North AGENCY: Environmental Protection
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Salisbury Street, Archdale Building,
AGENCY Agency (EPA).
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604; and the
[FRL–9985–16–Region 4] Drinking Water Section, U.S. ACTION: Notice.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Public Water System Supervision Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, SUMMARY: This Notice announces the
Program Revision for the State of Georgia 30303. availability of a document: A Working
North Carolina Approach for Identifying Potential
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale Candidate Chemicals for Prioritization.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Froneberger, EPA Region 4, Drinking The document lays out EPA’s near-term
Agency (EPA). Water Section, by mail at the Atlanta approach for identifying potential
ACTION: Notice of intended approval. street address given above, by telephone chemicals for prioritization, the initial
at (404) 562–9446, or by email at step in evaluating the safety of existing
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that froneberger.dale@epa.gov.
the State of North Carolina is revising its chemicals under the Toxic Substances
approved Public Water System SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The State Control Act (TSCA). The document also
Supervision Program. North Carolina of North Carolina has submitted a includes a longer-term risk-based
has adopted drinking water regulations request that EPA approve a revision to approach for considering the larger
for the Revised Total Coliform Rule. the State’s Safe Drinking Water Act TSCA active chemical universe. EPA is
EPA has determined that North Public Water System Supervision opening a public docket to accept
Carolina’s regulations are no less Program to include the authority to comments on this approach, which will
stringent than the federal rule and the implement and enforce the Revised inform a public meeting to be held in
revision otherwise meets applicable Total Coliform Rule. For the request to early 2019. This docket will remain
Safe Drinking Water Act requirements. be approved, EPA must find the state open until November 15, 2018. In a
Therefore, EPA intends to approve this regulations codified at Title 15A NCAC related but separate action, EPA is
revision to the State of North Carolina’s Subchapter 18C to be no less stringent opening 74 public dockets, one for each
Public Water System Supervision than the federal rule codified at 40 CFR of the 73 remaining chemicals on the
Program. part 141. EPA reviewed North Carolina’s 2014 Update to the TSCA Work Plan for
application using the federal statutory Chemical Assessments that have not
DATES: Any interested person may received manufacturer requests for EPA
request a public hearing. A request for provisions (Section 1413 of the Safe
Drinking Water Act), federal regulations evaluation and an additional general
a public hearing must be submitted by docket for chemicals not on the Work
November 5, 2018, to the Regional (at 40 CFR parts 141 and 142), state
regulations, state policies and Plan. These dockets will be open until
Administrator at the EPA Region 4 street December 1, 2019.
address shown below. The Regional procedures for implementing the rule,
Administrator may deny frivolous or regulatory crosswalk, and EPA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
insubstantial requests for a hearing. regulatory guidance to determine For technical information on A
However, if a substantial request for a whether the request for revision is Working Approach for Identifying
public hearing is made by November 5, approvable. EPA determined that the Potential Candidate Chemicals for
2018, a public hearing will be held. If North Carolina regulations are no less Prioritization document contact:
no timely and appropriate request for a stringent than the corresponding federal Susanna Blair, Office of Pollution
hearing is received and the Regional rule and the revision otherwise meets Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Administrator does not elect to hold a applicable Safe Drinking Water Act Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
hearing on his own motion, this requirements. Therefore, EPA intends to Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001;
determination shall become final and approve this revision. If EPA does not telephone number: (202) 564–4371;
effective on November 5, 2018. Any receive a timely and appropriate request email address: susanna.blair@epa.gov.
request for a public hearing shall for a hearing and the Regional
For general information contact: The
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include the following information: the Administrator does not elect to hold a
hearing on his own motion, this TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422
name, address, and telephone number of South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY
the individual, organization, or other approval shall become final and
effective on November 5, 2018. 14620; telephone number: (202) 554–
entity requesting a hearing; a brief 1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@
statement of the requesting person’s Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe epa.gov.
interest in the Regional Administrator’s Drinking Water Act, as amended (1996), and
determination and a brief statement of 40 CFR part 142. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of intended approval.
Dates		Any interested person may request a public hearing. A request for a public hearing must be submitted by November 5, 2018, to the
Contact		Dale Froneberger, EPA Region 4,
FR Citation		83 FR 50366