

[Federal Register: February 8, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 26)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R04-OW-2006-0061; FRL-8028-6]


Public Water Supply Supervision Program Rules for the State of
Florida

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Tentative approval.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve the State of Florida's drinking
water regulations for the Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment,
Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment, Radionuclides, Arsenic,
and Filter Backwash Recycling Rules, and Administrative Penalty
Authority. EPA has determined that these revisions are no less
stringent than the corresponding federal regulations. Therefore, EPA
intends on approving this State program revision.

DATES: All interested parties may request a public hearing and/or
submit comments on or before March 10, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your requests and/or comments, identified by Docket
ID No. EPA-R04-OW-2006-0061, in one of the following methods:
    1. http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for

submitting comments.
    2. E-mail: meyer.larry@epa.gov.
    3. Fax: (404) 562-9439.
    4. Mail: EPA-R04-OW-2006-0061, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 4, Water Management Division, 61 Forsyth Street, SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960.
    5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Larry Meyer, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 4, Water Management Division, Drinking Water
Section, 15th Floor, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Regional Office's normal
hours of operation. The Regional Office's official hours of business
are Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, excluding Federal holidays.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R04-OW-
2006-0061. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information

provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit through http://www.regulations.gov
 or e-mail, information that you consider to be CBI

or otherwise protected. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an

``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be

automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public
docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm
.

    Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some

information is not publicly available, i.e., 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 either electronically in http://www.regulations.gov
 or in hard copy at the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 4, Water Management Division, Ground Water
and Drinking Water Branch, Drinking Water Section, 61 Forsyth Street,
SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Florida Department of Environmental
Protection, Drinking Water Program, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3520,
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or Mr. Larry Meyer, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 4, Water Management Division, Ground Water
and Drinking Water Branch, Drinking Water Section, 61 Forsyth Street,
SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Please contact Mr. Meyer at (404) 562-9449
and/or electronic mail address at meyer.larry@epa.gov for questions
and/or comments regarding this tentative approval.

    Authority: Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act as
amended in 1996 and 40 CFR part 142.

    Dated: January 26, 2006.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. E6-1717 Filed 2-7-06; 8:45 am]

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