Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of Nevada, 24863-24864 [2021-09843]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 88 / Monday, May 10, 2021 / Notices reduction steps. The goal of the data gathering efforts is to better understand the emissions sources, measurement and monitoring techniques, and available control technologies and their associated efficiencies. These efforts have included an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) requesting facility-specific data on process controls and operational practices as well as a CAA section 114 questionnaire that was distributed to 9 companies engaged in EtO commercial sterilization. The instructions and questionnaire were posted to the EPA web page where they were accessed by facilities. Electronic responses were required within 60 days or by February 6, 2020. While these data gathering efforts have been successful, there are still several important information gaps that should be filled prior to any final rulemaking activity. Therefore, the EPA is now exercising its authority under section 114(a) of the CAA to broaden its data collection efforts to include all facilities subject to 40 CFR part 63, subpart O that were not involved in the December 2019 questionnaire. The data collected through the initial questionnaire and this new ICR would enable the EPA to have a complete understanding of all emissions, emissions sources, processes, and control technologies in use at EtO sterilization facilities nationwide, providing a robust foundation for a final rulemaking. Form numbers: Main Questionnaire; Supplement 1 (as needed); Supplement 2 (as needed); Supplement 3 (as needed). Respondents/affected entities: Facilities subject to 40 CFR part 63, subpart O that are not included in the initial December 2019 questionnaire. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Responses to the ICR are mandatory under the authority of section 114 of the CAA. All respondents are required to fill out the main questionnaire, while Supplements 1, 2, and 3 may be filled out as needed. Estimated number of respondents: 61 (total). Frequency of response: This is a onetime questionnaire. Total estimated burden: 6,573 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b) Total estimated cost: $604,027 (per year), includes $920 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:05 May 07, 2021 Jkt 253001 Changes in the estimates: This is a new collection. Therefore, there is no change in burden. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2021–09794 Filed 5–7–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–10023–47–Region 9] Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of Nevada Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of tentative approval. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the State of Nevada (State) revised its approved Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) by incorporating by reference the federal Arsenic Rule The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that the State’s revisions are no less stringent than the corresponding Federal regulations and otherwise meet applicable SDWA primacy requirements. Therefore, EPA intends to approve the stated revisions to the State’s PWSS Program. DATES: A request for a public hearing must be received on or before June 9, 2021. SUMMARY: All documents relating to this determination are available for inspection online at https://ndep.nv.gov/ posts. In addition, documents relating to this determination are available for inspection by appointment between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except official State or Federal holidays at the following address: Nevada Department of Environmental Protection, Administration Office, 901 South Stewart Street, Suite 4001, Carson City, NV 89701. Please contact the Bureau of Safe Drinking Water at (775) 687–9521 to schedule an appointment. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Jenzen, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, Drinking Water Section, via telephone number: (415) 972–3570 or email address: Jenzen.Jacob@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background. EPA approved the State’s initial application for PWSS Program primary enforcement authority (‘‘primacy’’) on February 27, 1978 (43 FR 8030). Since initial approval, EPA ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 24863 has approved various revisions to Nevada’s PWSS Program. For the revisions covered by this action, EPA revised the Arsenic Rule on January 22, 2001 (66 FR 6976). The revisions included a more stringent federal standard for arsenic in drinking water from 0.050 mg/L to 0.010 mg/L to better protect public health. The State submitted its final application to add the Arsenic Rule to its approved PWSS Program on December 30, 2011, followed by an application supplement on February 11, 2021. EPA has determined that the Arsenic Rule was incorporated by reference into the Nevada Administrative Code (NAC), Title 40 Chapter 445A, in a manner that Nevada’s regulations are comparable to and no less stringent than the federal requirements. EPA has also determined that State’s primacy revision meets all of the regulatory requirements for approval, as set forth in 40 CFR 142.12, including a side-by-side comparison of the Federal requirements and the corresponding State authorities, additional materials to support special primacy requirements of 40 CFR 142.16, and a statement by the Nevada Attorney General certifying that Nevada’s laws and regulations adopted by the State to carry out the program revisions were duly adopted and are enforceable. Therefore, EPA intends to approve the State’s revisions as part of its PWSS Program. Public Process. Any interested party may request a public hearing on this determination. A request for a public hearing must be received or postmarked by June 9, 2021, and addressed to the Regional Administrator at the EPA Region 9, via the following email address: R9dw-program@epa.gov. Please note, ‘‘State Primacy Rule Determination’’ in the subject line of the email. The Regional Administrator may deny frivolous or insubstantial requests for a hearing. If a substantial request for a public hearing is made by June 9, 2021, 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. E:\FR\FM\10MYN1.SGM 10MYN1 24864 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 88 / Monday, May 10, 2021 / Notices 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 her own motion, this determination shall become final and effective on June 10, 2021, 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: April 30, 2021. Deborah Jordan, Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 9. [FR Doc. 2021–09843 Filed 5–7–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–10022–08–OMS] Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: Authorized Program Revision Approval, State of New Hampshire Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) approval of the State of New Hampshire’s request to revise/modify certain of its EPA-authorized programs to allow electronic reporting. DATES: EPA approves the authorized program revisions/modifications as of May 10, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shirley M. Miller, CROMERR Program Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Information Management, Mail Stop 2824T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–2908, miller.shirley@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) was published in the Federal Register (70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of Title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR establishes electronic reporting as an acceptable regulatory alternative to paper reporting and establishes requirements to assure that electronic documents are as legally dependable as their paper counterparts. Subpart D of CROMERR requires that state, tribal or local government agencies that receive, or wish to begin receiving, electronic reports under their EPA-authorized programs must apply to EPA for a revision or modification of those programs and obtain EPA approval. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:05 May 07, 2021 Jkt 253001 Subpart D provides standards for such approvals based on consideration of the electronic document receiving systems that the state, tribe, or local government will use to implement the electronic reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b) through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D provides special procedures for program revisions and modifications to allow electronic reporting, to be used at the option of the state, tribe or local government in place of procedures available under existing programspecific authorization regulations. An application submitted under the subpart D procedures must show that the state, tribe or local government has sufficient legal authority to implement the electronic reporting components of the programs covered by the application and will use electronic document receiving systems that meet the applicable subpart D requirements. On September 17, 2020, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) submitted two applications titled NH Online Forms (nForm) and State and Local Emissions Inventory System (SLEIS) for revisions/modifications to its EPA-approved programs under title 40 CFR to allow new electronic reporting. EPA reviewed NHDES’s request to revise/modify its EPAauthorized programs and, based on this review, EPA determined that the applications met the standards for approval of authorized program revisions/modifications set out in 40 CFR part 3, subpart D. In accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(d), this notice of EPA’s decision to approve New Hampshire’s request to revise/modify its following EPA-authorized programs to allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR parts 52, 60, 62, 63, 70, 142, 145, 239, 271, 281, and 763 to allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR parts 50–52, 60– 65, 70, 141, 144, 146, 240–259, 260–270, 272–280 and 763 is being published in the Federal Register: Part 52: Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans (SIP/Clean Air Act Title II) Reporting under CFR 50–52 Part 60: Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources (NSPS/CAR/ Clean Air Act Title III) Reporting under CFR 60 & 65 Part 62: Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants (NSPS/Clean Air Act Title III—Hospital/Medical) Reporting under CFR 62 Part 63: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories (NESHAP MACT/Clean Air Act Title III) Reporting under CFR 61, 63 & 65 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Part 70: State Operating Permit Programs (Clean Air Act Title V) Reporting under CFR 64 & 70 Part 142: National Primary Drinking Water Regulations Implementation (NPDWR) Reporting under CFR 141 Part 145: State Underground Injection Control Programs (UIC) Reporting under CRF 144 & 146 Part 239: Requirements for State Permit Program Determination of Adequacy (RCRA Subtitle C) Reporting under CFR 240–259 Part 271: Requirements for Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Programs (RCRA Subtitle C) Reporting under CFR 260–270, 272–279 Part 281: Technical Standards and Corrective Action Requirements for Owners and Operators of Underground Storage Tanks (UST) Reporting under CFR 280 Part 763: Asbestos Reporting under CFR 763NHDES was notified of EPA’s determination to approve its application with respect to the authorized programs listed above. Also, in this notice, EPA is informing interested persons that they may request a public hearing on EPA’s action to approve the State of New Hampshire’s request to revise its authorized public water system program under 40 CFR part 142, in accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(f). Requests for a hearing must be submitted to EPA within 30 days of publication of this Federal Register notice. Such requests should 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 EPA’s determination, a brief explanation as to why EPA should hold a hearing, and any other information that the requesting person wants EPA to consider when determining whether to grant the request; (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. In the event a hearing is requested and granted, EPA will provide notice of the hearing in the Federal Register not less than 15 days prior to the scheduled hearing date. Frivolous or insubstantial requests for hearing may be denied by EPA. Following such a public hearing, EPA will review the record of the hearing and issue an order either affirming this determination or rescinding such determination. If no timely request for a hearing is received and granted, EPA’s approval of the State E:\FR\FM\10MYN1.SGM 10MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 88 (Monday, May 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24863-24864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09843]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10023-47-Region 9]


Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of 
Nevada

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of tentative approval.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the State of Nevada (State) 
revised its approved Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program 
under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) by incorporating by 
reference the federal Arsenic Rule The Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) has determined that the State's revisions are no less stringent 
than the corresponding Federal regulations and otherwise meet 
applicable SDWA primacy requirements. Therefore, EPA intends to approve 
the stated revisions to the State's PWSS Program.

DATES: A request for a public hearing must be received on or before 
June 9, 2021.

ADDRESSES: All documents relating to this determination are available 
for inspection online at https://ndep.nv.gov/posts. In addition, 
documents relating to this determination are available for inspection 
by appointment between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except official State or Federal holidays at the 
following address: Nevada Department of Environmental Protection, 
Administration Office, 901 South Stewart Street, Suite 4001, Carson 
City, NV 89701. Please contact the Bureau of Safe Drinking Water at 
(775) 687-9521 to schedule an appointment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Jenzen, United States 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, Drinking Water Section, via 
telephone number: (415) 972-3570 or email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background. EPA approved the State's initial application for PWSS 
Program primary enforcement authority (``primacy'') on February 27, 
1978 (43 FR 8030). Since initial approval, EPA has approved various 
revisions to Nevada's PWSS Program. For the revisions covered by this 
action, EPA revised the Arsenic Rule on January 22, 2001 (66 FR 6976). 
The revisions included a more stringent federal standard for arsenic in 
drinking water from 0.050 mg/L to 0.010 mg/L to better protect public 
health. The State submitted its final application to add the Arsenic 
Rule to its approved PWSS Program on December 30, 2011, followed by an 
application supplement on February 11, 2021. EPA has determined that 
the Arsenic Rule was incorporated by reference into the Nevada 
Administrative Code (NAC), Title 40 Chapter 445A, in a manner that 
Nevada's regulations are comparable to and no less stringent than the 
federal requirements. EPA has also determined that State's primacy 
revision meets all of the regulatory requirements for approval, as set 
forth in 40 CFR 142.12, including a side-by-side comparison of the 
Federal requirements and the corresponding State authorities, 
additional materials to support special primacy requirements of 40 CFR 
142.16, and a statement by the Nevada Attorney General certifying that 
Nevada's laws and regulations adopted by the State to carry out the 
program revisions were duly adopted and are enforceable. Therefore, EPA 
intends to approve the State's revisions as part of its PWSS Program.
    Public Process. Any interested party may request a public hearing 
on this determination. A request for a public hearing must be received 
or postmarked by June 9, 2021, and addressed to the Regional 
Administrator at the EPA Region 9, via the following email address: 
[email protected]. Please note, ``State Primacy Rule Determination'' 
in the subject line of the email. The Regional Administrator may deny 
frivolous or insubstantial requests for a hearing. If a substantial 
request for a public hearing is made by June 9, 2021, 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.

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    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 her own motion, this determination shall become final and effective 
on June 10, 2021, 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: April 30, 2021.
Deborah Jordan,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 9.
[FR Doc. 2021-09843 Filed 5-7-21; 8:45 am]
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