Revision of Approved Primacy Program for the Navajo Nation, 59918-59919 [2023-17172]
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AGENCY
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Revision of Approved Primacy
Program for the Navajo Nation
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice of approval.
Notice is hereby given that
the Navajo Nation revised its approved
primacy program under the federal Safe
Drinking Water Act (SDWA) by
adopting regulations that effectuate the
Federal Stage 2 Disinfectants and
Disinfection Byproducts Rule (S2 DBPR)
and the Ground Water Rule (GWR). The
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
has determined that Navajo Nation’s
revision request meets the applicable
SDWA program revision requirements
and the regulations adopted by the
Navajo Nation are no less stringent than
the corresponding federal regulations.
Therefore, EPA approves this revision to
Navajo Nation’s approved primacy
program. However, this determination
on the Navajo Nation’s request for
approval of a program revision shall
take effect in accordance with the
procedures described below in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice after the opportunity to
request a public hearing.
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A request for a public hearing
must be received or postmarked before
September 29, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Documents relating to this
determination that were submitted by
the Navajo Nation as part of its program
revision request are available for public
inspection online at https://
www.navajoepa.org or available upon
request by emailing ybarney@
navajopublicwater.org. Should you have
difficulty accessing the website, please
contact Yolanda Barney, Navajo Nation
PWSS Program, via email at ybarney@
navajopublicwater.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nnana Edmund, EPA Region 9, Drinking
Water Section; via telephone at (415)
972–3996 or via email address at
edmund.nnana@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background. EPA approved the Navajo
Nation’s initial application for primary
enforcement authority (‘‘primacy’’) of
drinking water systems on October 23,
2000. Since initial primacy approval,
EPA has approved various revisions to
Navajo Nation’s primacy program. For
the revision covered by this action, EPA
promulgated the S2 DBPR on January 4,
2006 (71 FR 387) with technical
corrections on January 27, 2006 (71 FR
4644) and June 29, 2006 (71 FR 37168)
and minor corrections on November 14,
2008 (73 FR 67456–87463) to strengthen
public health protection by tightening
compliance monitoring requirements for
Trihalomethanes and Haloacetic acids,
targeting public water systems with the
greatest health risk. EPA promulgated
the GWR on November 8, 2006 (71 FR
65574) to provide protection against
microbial pathogens in public water
systems using groundwater sources.
EPA has determined that the Navajo
Nation has incorporated by reference
into law, the S2 DBPR and GWR
requirements that are comparable to and
no less stringent than the federal
requirements. EPA has also determined
that Navajo Nation’s program revision
request meets all of the regulatory
requirements for approval, as set forth
in 40 CFR 142.12, including a side-byside comparison of the Federal
requirements demonstrating the
corresponding Navajo Nation
authorities, additional materials to
support special primacy requirements of
40 CFR 142.16, a review of the
requirements contained in 40 CFR
142.10 necessary for Navajo Nation to
attain and retain primary enforcement
responsibility, and a statement by the
Navajo Nation Attorney General
certifying that Navajo Nation’s laws and
regulations to carry out the program
revision were duly adopted and are
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enforceable. The Attorney General’s
statement also affirms that there are no
environmental audit privilege and
immunity laws that would impact
Navajo Nation’s ability to implement or
enforce the Navajo Nation laws and
regulations pertaining to the program
revision. Therefore, EPA approves this
revision of the Navajo Nation’s
approved primacy program. The
Technical Support Document, which
provides the EPA’s analysis of the
Navajo Nation’s program revision
request, is available by submitting a
request to the following email address:
edmund.nnana@epa.gov. Please note
‘‘Technical Support Document’’ in the
subject line of the email.
Public Process. Any interested person
may request a public hearing on this
determination. A request for a public
hearing must be received or postmarked
before September 29, 2023 and
addressed to the Regional Administrator
of EPA Region 9, via the following email
address: R9dw-program@epa.gov, or by
contacting the EPA Region 9 contact
person listed above in this notice by
telephone if you do not have access to
email. Please note ‘‘Program Revision
Determination’’ in the subject line of the
email. The Regional Administrator may
deny frivolous or insubstantial requests
for a hearing. If a timely request for a
public hearing is made, then EPA
Region 9 may 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 of
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 request for a hearing or a request
for a hearing was denied by the Regional
Administrator for being frivolous or
insubstantial, and the Regional
Administrator does not elect to hold a
hearing on their own motion, EPA’s
approval shall become final and
effective on September 29, 2023, 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.
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Martha Guzman Aceves,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 9.
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AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
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public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC
seeks specific comment on how it might
‘‘further reduce the information
collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25
employees.’’ The Commission may not
conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a
currently valid Office of Management
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person shall be subject to any penalty
for failing to comply with a collection
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its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, as required by the
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(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the FCC invited
the general public and other Federal
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ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public
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the FCC seeks specific comment on how
it might ‘‘further reduce the information
collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25
employees.’’
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-11240-01-R9]
Revision of Approved Primacy Program for the Navajo Nation
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of approval.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Navajo Nation revised its
approved primacy program under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act
(SDWA) by adopting regulations that effectuate the Federal Stage 2
Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (S2 DBPR) and the Ground
Water Rule (GWR). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has
determined that Navajo Nation's revision request meets the applicable
SDWA program revision requirements and the regulations adopted by the
Navajo Nation are no less stringent than the corresponding federal
regulations. Therefore, EPA approves this revision to Navajo Nation's
approved primacy program. However, this determination on the Navajo
Nation's request for approval of a program revision shall take effect
in accordance with the procedures described below in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice after the opportunity to request a
public hearing.
DATES: A request for a public hearing must be received or postmarked
before September 29, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Documents relating to this determination that were submitted
by the Navajo Nation as part of its program revision request are
available for public inspection online at https://www.navajoepa.org or
available upon request by emailing [email protected].
Should you have difficulty accessing the website, please contact
Yolanda Barney, Navajo Nation PWSS Program, via email at
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nnana Edmund, EPA Region 9, Drinking
Water Section; via telephone at (415) 972-3996 or via email address at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background. EPA approved the Navajo Nation's
initial application for primary enforcement authority (``primacy'') of
drinking water systems on October 23, 2000. Since initial primacy
approval, EPA has approved various revisions to Navajo Nation's primacy
program. For the revision covered by this action, EPA promulgated the
S2 DBPR on January 4, 2006 (71 FR 387) with technical corrections on
January 27, 2006 (71 FR 4644) and June 29, 2006 (71 FR 37168) and minor
corrections on November 14, 2008 (73 FR 67456-87463) to strengthen
public health protection by tightening compliance monitoring
requirements for Trihalomethanes and Haloacetic acids, targeting public
water systems with the greatest health risk. EPA promulgated the GWR on
November 8, 2006 (71 FR 65574) to provide protection against microbial
pathogens in public water systems using groundwater sources. EPA has
determined that the Navajo Nation has incorporated by reference into
law, the S2 DBPR and GWR requirements that are comparable to and no
less stringent than the federal requirements. EPA has also determined
that Navajo Nation's program revision request 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
demonstrating the corresponding Navajo Nation authorities, additional
materials to support special primacy requirements of 40 CFR 142.16, a
review of the requirements contained in 40 CFR 142.10 necessary for
Navajo Nation to attain and retain primary enforcement responsibility,
and a statement by the Navajo Nation Attorney General certifying that
Navajo Nation's laws and regulations to carry out the program revision
were duly adopted and are enforceable. The Attorney General's statement
also affirms that there are no environmental audit privilege and
immunity laws that would impact Navajo Nation's ability to implement or
enforce the Navajo Nation laws and regulations pertaining to the
program revision. Therefore, EPA approves this revision of the Navajo
Nation's approved primacy program. The Technical Support Document,
which provides the EPA's analysis of the Navajo Nation's program
revision request, is available by submitting a request to the following
email address: [email protected]. Please note ``Technical Support
Document'' in the subject line of the email.
Public Process. Any interested person may request a public hearing
on this determination. A request for a public hearing must be received
or postmarked before September 29, 2023 and addressed to the Regional
Administrator of EPA Region 9, via the following email address: [email protected], or by contacting the EPA Region 9 contact person
listed above in this notice by telephone if you do not have access to
email. Please note ``Program Revision Determination'' in the subject
line of the email. The Regional Administrator may deny frivolous or
insubstantial requests for a hearing. If a timely request for a public
hearing is made, then EPA Region 9 may 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 of 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 request for a hearing or
a request for a hearing was denied by the Regional Administrator for
being frivolous or insubstantial, and the Regional Administrator does
not elect to hold a hearing on their own motion, EPA's approval shall
become final and effective on September 29, 2023, 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.
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Dated: August 8, 2023.
Martha Guzman Aceves,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 9.
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