SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Frivolous or insubstantial requests for a hearing may be denied by the Regional Administrator. However, if a substantial request for a public hearing is made by November 6, 2023, 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 their own motion, this determination shall become final and effective. EPA will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the date this determination becomes final and effective.

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.

Texas has adopted the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) drinking water rules for the Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) and Ground Water Rule (GWR). EPA has determined that the RTCR and GWR submitted by Texas are no less stringent than the corresponding Federal regulations. Therefore, EPA intends to approve these PWSS program revision packages.

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

88 FR 69178