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Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of Arkansas
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 142
[FRL-13495-01-R6]
Public Water System Supervision Program Revision for the State of Arkansas
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION:
Notice of tentative approval and solicitation of requests for a public hearing.
SUMMARY:
Notice is hereby given that the State of Arkansas is revising its approved Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) program. Arkansas has adopted the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) drinking water rules for the Consumer Confidence Report Rule Revisions. Therefore, the EPA intends to approve this PWSS program revision package.
DATES:
Comments or a request for a public hearing must be submitted by October 23, 2026 to the Regional Administrator at the EPA Region 6 address shown below.
ADDRESSES:
All documents relating to this determination are available for inspection between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the following offices: Arkansas Department of Health, Engineering Branch, 4815 W. Markham, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205; and United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, Drinking Water Section (6WD-DD), 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500, Dallas, Texas 75270.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jatin H. Mistry, EPA Region 6, Drinking Water Section at the Dallas address given above, or by telephone at (214) 665-7483, or by email at [email protected].
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 October 23, 2026, 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 his 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.
Arkansas has adopted the EPA drinking water rules for the Consumer Confidence Report Rule Revisions. The EPA has determined that the Consumer Confidence Report Rule Revisions submitted by Arkansas are no less stringent than the corresponding Federal regulations. Therefore, the EPA intends to approve this PWSS program revision package.
Authority:
Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended (1996), and 40 CFR part 142 of the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations.
Dated: September 14, 2026.
Walter Mason,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2026-19500 Filed 9-22-26; 8:45 am]
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