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40 CFR Parts 141
[EPA–HQ–OW–2022–0114; FRL 8543–04–
OW]
RIN 2040–AG18
PFAS National Primary Drinking Water
Regulation; Correction
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) is correcting
formatting and entry designations in a
final rule that was published in the
Federal Register on April 26, 2024. The
SUMMARY:
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rule finalized National Primary Drinking
Water Regulations under the Safe
Drinking Water Act for five individual
per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
(PFAS): perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA),
perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS),
perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS),
perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA),
hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid
(HFPO–DA, commonly known as GenX
Chemicals). The rule finalized a
NPDWR for two or more mixtures of
PFNA, PFHXs, HFPO–DA and
perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS).
This document corrects formatting and
entry designations in the final
regulation.
DATES:
Effective on June 25, 2024.
The EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–HQ–OW–2022–0114. All
documents in the docket are listed on
the https://www.regulations.gov
website. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly
available, e.g., Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on
the internet and will be publicly
available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are
available electronically through https://
www.regulations.gov.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alexis Lan, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water, Standards and Risk
Management Division (Mail Code
4607M), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number 202–564–0841; email address:
PFASNPDWR@epa.gov.
The EPA
is making several corrections for
inadvertent errors in the regulatory text
for the final rule:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Does this action apply to me?
This action makes formatting changes
for the incorporation of the April 26,
2024, final PFAS National Primary
Drinking Water Regulation into the
Code of Federal Regulations. The agency
included in the April 26, 2024, final
rule a list of those entities that may be
potentially affected by the final PFAS
National Primary Drinking Water
Regulation.
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II. What does this correction do?
The EPA issued a final rule in the
Federal Register on April 26, 2024 (89
CFR 32532) (FRL 8543–02–OW),
finalizing National Primary Drinking
Water Regulations under the Safe
Drinking Water Act for PFAS: PFOA,
PFOS, PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO–DA, and as
well as two or more mixtures of PFNA,
PFHXs, HFPO–DA and PFBS. The EPA
inadvertently listed incorrect entry
designations in § 141.61. This document
corrects the designation of entries in the
tables in § 141.61(c)(1) and
§ 141.61(c)(2). With the corrections to
§ 141.61(c)(1) and § 141.61(c)(2), the
subsequent tables in § 141.61(c) are also
renumbered; tables 5 and 6 are changed
to tables 3 and 4. These corrections to
§ 141.61 are also now reflected
appropriately in amendatory
instructions 7 and 8. This document
corrects the final regulation.
III. Why is this correction issued as
final rule?
Section 553 of the Administrative
Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C.
553(b)(3)(B)) provides that, when an
agency for good cause finds that notice
and public procedure are impracticable,
unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest, the agency may issue a final
rule without providing notice and an
opportunity for public comment. The
EPA has determined that there is a good
cause for making this correction final
without prior proposal and opportunity
for comment, because the EPA
inadvertently listed the designation of
entries incorrectly in § 141.61 in the
document published in the Federal
Register. The EPA finds that this
constitutes good cause under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(3)(B).
Corrections
In FR Doc. 2024–07773 beginning on
page 32532 in the Federal Register of
April 26, 2024, the EPA is making the
following corrections:
§ 141.60
[Corrected]
1. On page 32744, in the third column,
in § 141.60, in paragraph (a)(4), ‘‘The
effective date for paragraphs (c)(34)
through (40) of § 141.61 (listed in table
4 to paragraph (c)) is April 26, 2029.’’
is corrected to read ‘‘The effective date
for § 141.61(c)(2)(i) through (vii) is April
26, 2029.’’
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2. On page 32744, starting in the third
column, amendatory instruction 8 for
§ 141.61 and the accompanying
regulatory text are corrected to read as
follows:
8. Amend § 141.61 by:
a. In paragraph (a), revising the
introductory text and adding a table
heading;
b. In paragraph (b), revising the
introductory text and the table heading;
c. Revising and republishing
paragraph (c); and
d. Adding paragraphs (d) and (e).
The revisions and additions read as
follows:
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§ 141.61 Maximum contaminant levels for
organic contaminants.
(a) The following maximum
contaminant levels for volatile organic
contaminants apply to community and
non-transient, non-community water
systems.
Table 1 to Paragraph (a)—Maximum
Contaminant Levels for Volatile
Organic Contaminants
*
*
*
*
*
(b) The Administrator, pursuant to
section 1412 of the Act, hereby
identifies as indicated in table 2 to this
paragraph (b) granular activated carbon
(GAC), packed tower aeration (PTA), or
oxidation (OX) as the best technology,
treatment technique, or other means
available for achieving compliance with
the maximum contaminant level for
organic contaminants identified in
paragraphs (a) and (c) of this section,
except for per- and polyfluoroalkyl
substances (PFAS).
Table 2 to Paragraph (b)—BAT for
Organic Contaminants in Paragraphs
(a) and (c) of This Section, Except for
PFAS
*
*
*
*
*
(c) The following maximum
contaminant levels (MCLs) in
paragraphs (c)(1) and (2) of this section
for synthetic organic contaminants
apply to community water systems and
non-transient, non-community water
systems; paragraph (c)(2) of this section
also contains health-based water
concentrations (HBWCs) for selected
per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances
(PFAS) used in calculating the Hazard
Index.
(1) MCLs for Synthetic Organic
Contaminants, Except for PFAS.
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MCL
(mg/l)
CAS No.
Contaminant
(i) 15972–60–8 ...........................................................................
(ii) 116–06–3 ...............................................................................
(iii) 1646–87–3 ............................................................................
(iv) 1646–87–4 ............................................................................
(v) 1912–24–9 ............................................................................
(vi) 1563–66–2 ............................................................................
(vii) 57–74–9 ...............................................................................
(viii) 96–12–8 ..............................................................................
(ix) 94–75–7 ................................................................................
(x) 106–93–4 ..............................................................................
(xi) 76–44–8 ................................................................................
(xii) 1024–57–3 ...........................................................................
(xiii) 58–89–9 ..............................................................................
(xiv) 72–43–5 ..............................................................................
(xv) 1336–36–3 ...........................................................................
(xvi) 87–86–5 ..............................................................................
(xvii) 8001–35–2 .........................................................................
(xviii) 93–72–1 ............................................................................
(xix) 50–32–8 ..............................................................................
(xx) 75–99–0 ...............................................................................
(xxi) 103–23–1 ............................................................................
(xxii) 117–81–7 ...........................................................................
(xxiii) 88–85–7 ............................................................................
(xxiv) 85–00–7 ............................................................................
(xxv) 145–73–3 ...........................................................................
(xxvi) 72–20–8 ............................................................................
(xvii) 1071–53–6 .........................................................................
(xxviii) 118–74–1 ........................................................................
(xxix) 77–47–4 ............................................................................
(xxx) 23135–22–0 .......................................................................
(xxxi) 1918–02–1 ........................................................................
(xxxii) 122–34–9 .........................................................................
(xxxiii) 1746–01–6 ......................................................................
Alachlor .......................................................................................
Aldicarb .......................................................................................
Aldicarb sulfoxide .......................................................................
Aldicarb sulfone ..........................................................................
Atrazine ......................................................................................
Carbofuran ..................................................................................
Chlordane ...................................................................................
Dibromochloropropane ...............................................................
2,4-D ...........................................................................................
Ethylene dibromide .....................................................................
Heptachlor ..................................................................................
Heptachlor epoxide ....................................................................
Lindane .......................................................................................
Methoxychlor ..............................................................................
Polychlorinated biphenyls ...........................................................
Pentachlorophenol ......................................................................
Toxaphene ..................................................................................
2,4,5-TP ......................................................................................
Benzo[a]pyrene ..........................................................................
Dalapon ......................................................................................
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate ..............................................................
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate ...........................................................
Dinoseb ......................................................................................
Diquat .........................................................................................
Endothall .....................................................................................
Endrin .........................................................................................
Glyphosate .................................................................................
Hexacholorbenzene ....................................................................
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene ........................................................
Oxamyl (Vydate) .........................................................................
Picloram ......................................................................................
Simazine .....................................................................................
2,3,7,8-TCDD (Dioxin) ................................................................
0.002
0.003
0.004
0.002
0.003
0.04
0.002
0.0002
0.07
0.00005
0.0004
0.0002
0.0002
0.04
0.0005
0.001
0.003
0.05
0.0002
0.2
0.4
0.006
0.007
0.02
0.1
0.002
0.7
0.001
0.05
0.2
0.5
0.004
3 × 10¥8
(2) MCLs and HBWCs for PFAS.
MCL
(mg/l) (unless otherwise
noted)
CAS. No.
Contaminant
(i) Not applicable ...................
Hazard Index PFAS (HFPO–DA, PFBS, PFHxS, and
PFNA).
HFPO–DA ..............................................................................
PFBS .....................................................................................
PFHxS ...................................................................................
PFNA .....................................................................................
PFOA .....................................................................................
PFOS .....................................................................................
(ii) 122499–17–6 ...................
(iii) 45187–15–3 .....................
(iv) 108427–53–8 ..................
(v) 72007–68–2 .....................
(vi) 45285–51–6 ....................
(vii) 45298–90–6 ....................
HBWC
(mg/l) for Hazard
Index calculation
1 (unitless) 1 ...........................
Not applicable.
0.00001 ..................................
No individual MCL .................
0.00001 ..................................
0.00001 ..................................
0.0000040 ..............................
0.0000040 ..............................
0.00001.
0.002.
0.00001.
0.00001.
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
1 The PFAS Mixture Hazard Index (HI) is the sum of component hazard quotients (HQs), which are calculated by dividing the measured component PFAS concentration in water by the relevant health-based water concentration when expressed in the same units (shown in ng/l for simplification). The HBWC for PFHxS is 10 ng/l; the HBWC for HFPO–DA is 10 ng/l; the HBWC for PFNA is 10 ng/l; and the HBWC for PFBS is
2000 ng/l.
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Hazard Index = ([HFPO–DAwater ng/l]/
[10 ng/l]) + ([PFBSwater ng/l]/[2000
ng/l]) + ([PFNAwater ng/l]/[10 ng/l])
+ ([PFHxSwater ng/l]/[10 ng/l])
HBWC = health-based water
concentration
HQ = hazard quotient
ng/l = nanograms per liter
PFASwater = the concentration of a
specific PFAS in water
(d) The Administrator, pursuant to
section 1412 of the Act, hereby
identifies in table 3 to this paragraph (d)
the best technology, treatment
technique, or other means available for
achieving compliance with the
maximum contaminant levels for all
regulated PFAS identified in paragraph
(c) of this section:
TABLE 3 TO PARAGRAPH (d)—BEST AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR PFAS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH (c) OF THIS SECTION
Contaminant
BAT
Hazard Index PFAS (HFPO–DA, PFBS, PFHxS, and PFNA) .................
HFPO–DA .................................................................................................
PFHxS ......................................................................................................
PFNA ........................................................................................................
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TABLE 3 TO PARAGRAPH (d)—BEST AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR PFAS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH (c) OF THIS SECTION—
Continued
Contaminant
BAT
PFOA ........................................................................................................
PFOS ........................................................................................................
(e) The Administrator, pursuant to
section 1412 of the Act, hereby
identifies in table 4 to this paragraph (e)
the affordable technology, treatment
technique, or other means available to
systems serving 10,000 persons or fewer
for achieving compliance with the
maximum contaminant levels for all
regulated PFAS identified in paragraph
(c) of this section:
TABLE 4 TO PARAGRAPH (e)—SMALL
SYSTEM
COMPLIANCE
TECHNOLOGIES (SSCTS) FOR PFAS
Small system
compliance
technology 1
Granular Activated
Carbon.
Anion Exchange ........
Reverse Osmosis,
Nanofiltration 3.
Affordable for listed
small system
categories 2
All size categories.
All size categories.
3,301–10,000.
1 Section 1412(b)(4)(E)(ii) of SDWA specifies that SSCTs must be affordable and technically feasible for small systems.
2 The Act (ibid.) specifies three categories of
small systems: (i) those serving 25 or more,
but fewer than 501, (ii) those serving more
than 500, but fewer than 3,301, and (iii) those
serving more than 3,300, but fewer than
10,001.
3 ‘‘Technologies reject a large volume of
water and may not be appropriate for areas
where water quantity may be an issue.
Bruno Pigott,
Assistant Administrator.
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Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish
Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 2024
Red Snapper Private Angling
Component Accountability Measure in
Federal Waters Off Alabama, Florida,
and Mississippi
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
AGENCY:
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Anion exchange, GAC, reverse osmosis, nanofiltration.
Anion exchange, GAC, reverse osmosis, nanofiltration.
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule, accountability
measure.
Through this temporary rule,
NMFS implements accountability
measures for the red snapper
recreational sector private angling
component in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf)
off Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi
for the 2024 fishing year. Based on
information provided by the Alabama
Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources (ADCNR), the Florida Fish
and Wildlife Conservation Commission
(FWC), and the Mississippi Department
of Marine Resources (MDMR), NMFS
has determined that landings in each of
these States exceeded the State’s 2023
regional management area private
angling component annual catch limits
(ACL) for Gulf red snapper. Therefore,
NMFS reduces the Alabama, Florida,
and Mississippi 2024 private angling
component ACLs. This reduction will
remain in effect through the remainder
of the current fishing year on December
31, 2024.
DATES: This temporary rule is effective
from 12:01 a.m., local time, on June 13,
2024, until 12:01 a.m., local time, on
January 1, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frank Helies, NMFS Southeast Regional
Office, 727–824–5305, frank.helies@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the Gulf reef fish fishery,
which includes red snapper, under the
Fishery Management Plan for the Reef
Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico
(FMP). The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council prepared the FMP,
which was approved by the Secretary of
Commerce, and NMFS implements the
FMP through regulations at 50 CFR part
622 under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act). All red
snapper weights discussed in this
temporary rule are in round weight.
In 2015, Amendment 40 to the FMP
established two components within the
recreational sector fishing for red
snapper: the private angling component,
and the Federal charter vessel and
headboat (for-hire) component (80 FR
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22422, April 22, 2015). In 2020, NMFS
implemented Amendments 50 A–F to
the FMP, which delegated authority to
the Gulf States (Alabama, Florida,
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) to
establish specific management measures
for the harvest of red snapper in Federal
waters of the Gulf by the private angling
component of the recreational sector (85
FR 6819, February 6, 2020). These
amendments allocated a portion of the
private angling ACL to each State, and
each State is required to constrain
landings to its allocation as part of State
management.
As described at 50 CFR 622.39(a)(2)(i),
the Gulf red snapper recreational sector
quota (ACL) is 7,991,900 pounds (lb)
(3,625,065 kilograms(kg)) and the
recreational private angling component
quota (ACL) is 4,611,326 lb (2,091,662
kg). These catch limits are based, in
part, on landings estimates generated by
the Marine Recreational Information
Program (MRIP) and, prior to the 2023
fishing year, the State-specific ACLs for
Alabama, Florida, Louisiana,
Mississippi were also MRIP-based.
These MRIP-based State ACLs are not
directly comparable to the landings
estimates produced by each State’s
survey. Therefore, in 2023, NMFS
implemented a framework action under
the FMP to calibrate the red snapper
ACLs for Alabama, Florida, Louisiana,
and Mississippi so they could be
directly compared to the landings
estimates produced by each of those
State’s data collection program
(Calibration Framework)(87 FR 74014,
December 2, 2022). This framework
action established State-specific
calibration ratios that NMFS applied to
the MRIP-based ACLs to establish Statesurvey based ACLs, which allow a
direct comparison to the landings
estimates produced by each State.
On May 14, 2024, NMFS published a
final rule for a framework action to the
FMP that modified the State-specific
ratios for Alabama, Florida, and
Mississippi and modified each of these
State’s private angling component ACL
based on the new ratios (89 FR 41896).
That final rule will be effective on June
13, 2024, and adjusts the State-survey
based ACLs as follows: the Alabama
regional management area private
angling component ACL will be 664,552
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[FR Doc No: 2024-12645]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 141
[EPA-HQ-OW-2022-0114; FRL 8543-04-OW]
RIN 2040-AG18
PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation; Correction
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is correcting
formatting and entry designations in a final rule that was published in
the Federal Register on April 26, 2024. The
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rule finalized National Primary Drinking Water Regulations under the
Safe Drinking Water Act for five individual per- and polyfluoroalkyl
substances (PFAS): perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane
sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS),
perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid
(HFPO-DA, commonly known as GenX Chemicals). The rule finalized a NPDWR
for two or more mixtures of PFNA, PFHXs, HFPO-DA and perfluorobutane
sulfonic acid (PFBS). This document corrects formatting and entry
designations in the final regulation.
DATES: Effective on June 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2022-0114. All documents in the docket are
listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g.,
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available electronically through https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexis Lan, Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water, Standards and Risk Management Division (Mail Code
4607M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number 202-564-0841; email address:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA is making several corrections for
inadvertent errors in the regulatory text for the final rule:
I. Does this action apply to me?
This action makes formatting changes for the incorporation of the
April 26, 2024, final PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation
into the Code of Federal Regulations. The agency included in the April
26, 2024, final rule a list of those entities that may be potentially
affected by the final PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation.
II. What does this correction do?
The EPA issued a final rule in the Federal Register on April 26,
2024 (89 CFR 32532) (FRL 8543-02-OW), finalizing National Primary
Drinking Water Regulations under the Safe Drinking Water Act for PFAS:
PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA, and as well as two or more mixtures
of PFNA, PFHXs, HFPO-DA and PFBS. The EPA inadvertently listed
incorrect entry designations in Sec. 141.61. This document corrects
the designation of entries in the tables in Sec. 141.61(c)(1) and
Sec. 141.61(c)(2). With the corrections to Sec. 141.61(c)(1) and
Sec. 141.61(c)(2), the subsequent tables in Sec. 141.61(c) are also
renumbered; tables 5 and 6 are changed to tables 3 and 4. These
corrections to Sec. 141.61 are also now reflected appropriately in
amendatory instructions 7 and 8. This document corrects the final
regulation.
III. Why is this correction issued as final rule?
Section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C.
553(b)(3)(B)) provides that, when an agency for good cause finds that
notice and public procedure are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary
to the public interest, the agency may issue a final rule without
providing notice and an opportunity for public comment. The EPA has
determined that there is a good cause for making this correction final
without prior proposal and opportunity for comment, because the EPA
inadvertently listed the designation of entries incorrectly in Sec.
141.61 in the document published in the Federal Register. The EPA finds
that this constitutes good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B).
Corrections
In FR Doc. 2024-07773 beginning on page 32532 in the Federal
Register of April 26, 2024, the EPA is making the following
corrections:
Sec. 141.60 [Corrected]
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1. On page 32744, in the third column, in Sec. 141.60, in paragraph
(a)(4), ``The effective date for paragraphs (c)(34) through (40) of
Sec. 141.61 (listed in table 4 to paragraph (c)) is April 26, 2029.''
is corrected to read ``The effective date for Sec. 141.61(c)(2)(i)
through (vii) is April 26, 2029.''
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2. On page 32744, starting in the third column, amendatory instruction
8 for Sec. 141.61 and the accompanying regulatory text are corrected
to read as follows:
8. Amend Sec. 141.61 by:
a. In paragraph (a), revising the introductory text and adding a
table heading;
b. In paragraph (b), revising the introductory text and the table
heading;
c. Revising and republishing paragraph (c); and
d. Adding paragraphs (d) and (e).
The revisions and additions read as follows:
Sec. 141.61 Maximum contaminant levels for organic contaminants.
(a) The following maximum contaminant levels for volatile organic
contaminants apply to community and non-transient, non-community water
systems.
Table 1 to Paragraph (a)--Maximum Contaminant Levels for Volatile
Organic Contaminants
* * * * *
(b) The Administrator, pursuant to section 1412 of the Act, hereby
identifies as indicated in table 2 to this paragraph (b) granular
activated carbon (GAC), packed tower aeration (PTA), or oxidation (OX)
as the best technology, treatment technique, or other means available
for achieving compliance with the maximum contaminant level for organic
contaminants identified in paragraphs (a) and (c) of this section,
except for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Table 2 to Paragraph (b)--BAT for Organic Contaminants in Paragraphs
(a) and (c) of This Section, Except for PFAS
* * * * *
(c) The following maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) in paragraphs
(c)(1) and (2) of this section for synthetic organic contaminants apply
to community water systems and non-transient, non-community water
systems; paragraph (c)(2) of this section also contains health-based
water concentrations (HBWCs) for selected per- and poly-fluoroalkyl
substances (PFAS) used in calculating the Hazard Index.
(1) MCLs for Synthetic Organic Contaminants, Except for PFAS.
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CAS No. Contaminant MCL (mg/l)
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(i) 15972-60-8.................... Alachlor............ 0.002
(ii) 116-06-3..................... Aldicarb............ 0.003
(iii) 1646-87-3................... Aldicarb sulfoxide.. 0.004
(iv) 1646-87-4.................... Aldicarb sulfone.... 0.002
(v) 1912-24-9..................... Atrazine............ 0.003
(vi) 1563-66-2.................... Carbofuran.......... 0.04
(vii) 57-74-9..................... Chlordane........... 0.002
(viii) 96-12-8.................... Dibromochloropropane 0.0002
(ix) 94-75-7...................... 2,4-D............... 0.07
(x) 106-93-4...................... Ethylene dibromide.. 0.00005
(xi) 76-44-8...................... Heptachlor.......... 0.0004
(xii) 1024-57-3................... Heptachlor epoxide.. 0.0002
(xiii) 58-89-9.................... Lindane............. 0.0002
(xiv) 72-43-5..................... Methoxychlor........ 0.04
(xv) 1336-36-3.................... Polychlorinated 0.0005
biphenyls.
(xvi) 87-86-5..................... Pentachlorophenol... 0.001
(xvii) 8001-35-2.................. Toxaphene........... 0.003
(xviii) 93-72-1................... 2,4,5-TP............ 0.05
(xix) 50-32-8..................... Benzo[a]pyrene...... 0.0002
(xx) 75-99-0...................... Dalapon............. 0.2
(xxi) 103-23-1.................... Di(2-ethylhexyl) 0.4
adipate.
(xxii) 117-81-7................... Di(2-ethylhexyl) 0.006
phthalate.
(xxiii) 88-85-7................... Dinoseb............. 0.007
(xxiv) 85-00-7.................... Diquat.............. 0.02
(xxv) 145-73-3.................... Endothall........... 0.1
(xxvi) 72-20-8.................... Endrin.............. 0.002
(xvii) 1071-53-6.................. Glyphosate.......... 0.7
(xxviii) 118-74-1................. Hexacholorbenzene... 0.001
(xxix) 77-47-4.................... Hexachlorocyclopenta 0.05
diene.
(xxx) 23135-22-0.................. Oxamyl (Vydate)..... 0.2
(xxxi) 1918-02-1.................. Picloram............ 0.5
(xxxii) 122-34-9.................. Simazine............ 0.004
(xxxiii) 1746-01-6................ 2,3,7,8-TCDD 3 x 10-\8\
(Dioxin).
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(2) MCLs and HBWCs for PFAS.
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HBWC (mg/l) for
CAS. No. Contaminant MCL (mg/l) (unless Hazard Index
otherwise noted) calculation
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(i) Not applicable................... Hazard Index PFAS (HFPO-DA, 1 (unitless) \1\....... Not applicable.
PFBS, PFHxS, and PFNA).
(ii) 122499-17-6..................... HFPO-DA...................... 0.00001................ 0.00001.
(iii) 45187-15-3..................... PFBS......................... No individual MCL...... 0.002.
(iv) 108427-53-8..................... PFHxS........................ 0.00001................ 0.00001.
(v) 72007-68-2....................... PFNA......................... 0.00001................ 0.00001.
(vi) 45285-51-6...................... PFOA......................... 0.0000040.............. Not applicable.
(vii) 45298-90-6..................... PFOS......................... 0.0000040.............. Not applicable.
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\1\ The PFAS Mixture Hazard Index (HI) is the sum of component hazard quotients (HQs), which are calculated by
dividing the measured component PFAS concentration in water by the relevant health-based water concentration
when expressed in the same units (shown in ng/l for simplification). The HBWC for PFHxS is 10 ng/l; the HBWC
for HFPO-DA is 10 ng/l; the HBWC for PFNA is 10 ng/l; and the HBWC for PFBS is 2000 ng/l.
Hazard Index = ([HFPO-DAwater ng/l]/[10 ng/l]) +
([PFBSwater ng/l]/[2000 ng/l]) + ([PFNAwater ng/
l]/[10 ng/l]) + ([PFHxSwater ng/l]/[10 ng/l])
HBWC = health-based water concentration
HQ = hazard quotient
ng/l = nanograms per liter
PFASwater = the concentration of a specific PFAS in water
(d) The Administrator, pursuant to section 1412 of the Act, hereby
identifies in table 3 to this paragraph (d) the best technology,
treatment technique, or other means available for achieving compliance
with the maximum contaminant levels for all regulated PFAS identified
in paragraph (c) of this section:
Table 3 to Paragraph (d)--Best Available Technologies for PFAS Listed in
Paragraph (c) of This Section
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Contaminant BAT
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Hazard Index PFAS (HFPO-DA, PFBS, Anion exchange, GAC, reverse
PFHxS, and PFNA). osmosis, nanofiltration.
HFPO-DA................................ Anion exchange, GAC, reverse
osmosis, nanofiltration.
PFHxS.................................. Anion exchange, GAC, reverse
osmosis, nanofiltration.
PFNA................................... Anion exchange, GAC, reverse
osmosis, nanofiltration.
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PFOA................................... Anion exchange, GAC, reverse
osmosis, nanofiltration.
PFOS................................... Anion exchange, GAC, reverse
osmosis, nanofiltration.
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(e) The Administrator, pursuant to section 1412 of the Act, hereby
identifies in table 4 to this paragraph (e) the affordable technology,
treatment technique, or other means available to systems serving 10,000
persons or fewer for achieving compliance with the maximum contaminant
levels for all regulated PFAS identified in paragraph (c) of this
section:
Table 4 to Paragraph (e)--Small System Compliance Technologies (SSCTs)
for PFAS
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Affordable for listed small
Small system compliance technology \1\ system categories \2\
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Granular Activated Carbon................. All size categories.
Anion Exchange............................ All size categories.
Reverse Osmosis, Nanofiltration \3\....... 3,301-10,000.
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\1\ Section 1412(b)(4)(E)(ii) of SDWA specifies that SSCTs must be
affordable and technically feasible for small systems.
\2\ The Act (ibid.) specifies three categories of small systems: (i)
those serving 25 or more, but fewer than 501, (ii) those serving more
than 500, but fewer than 3,301, and (iii) those serving more than
3,300, but fewer than 10,001.
\3\ ``Technologies reject a large volume of water and may not be
appropriate for areas where water quantity may be an issue.
Bruno Pigott,
Assistant Administrator.
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