Public Water System Supervision Program Approval for the State of Illinois
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Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the State of Illinois' revisions to the State's Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act for adoption of the federal Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Rule. The EPA has determined that the State of Illinois' PWSS program regulations and the revisions thereto are no less stringent than the above corresponding federal regulations and thus give the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) primary enforcement responsibility for the PFAS Rule. This determination on the State's request for approval of such primacy enforcement responsibility shall take effect in accordance with procedures described below, subject to timely substantial requests for public hearing. This approval action does not extend to public water systems in Indian Country. By approving this revision, the EPA does not intend to affect the rights of federally recognized Indian Tribes in Illinois, nor does it intend to limit existing rights of the State of Illinois.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 30, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 61847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19976]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-13492-01-Region 5]
Public Water System Supervision Program Approval for the State of
Illinois
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of tentative approval.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has approved the State of Illinois' revisions to the
State's Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Program under the
federal Safe Drinking Water Act for adoption of the federal Per- and
Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Rule. The EPA has determined that the
State of Illinois' PWSS program regulations and the revisions thereto
are no less stringent than the above corresponding federal regulations
and thus give the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA)
primary enforcement responsibility for the PFAS Rule. This
determination on the State's request for approval of such primacy
enforcement responsibility shall take effect in accordance with
procedures described below, subject to timely substantial requests for
public hearing. This approval action does not extend to public water
systems in Indian Country. By approving this revision, the EPA does not
intend to affect the rights of federally recognized Indian Tribes in
Illinois, nor does it intend to limit existing rights of the State of
Illinois.
DATES: Any interested party may request a public hearing on this
determination. A request for a public hearing must be submitted by
October 30, 2026. The EPA Region 5 Administrator (Regional
Administrator) may deny frivolous or insubstantial requests for a
hearing. If a substantial request for a public hearing is made by
October 30, 2026, EPA Region 5 will hold a public hearing, and a notice
of such hearing will be published in the Federal Register and a
newspaper of general circulation. 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; 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.
If EPA Region 5 does not receive a timely and appropriate request
for a hearing and the Regional Administrator does not elect to hold a
hearing upon her own motion, this determination shall become final and
effective on October 30, 2026 and no further public notice will be
issued.
ADDRESSES: To receive copies of documents related to this
determination, please contact Stacy Meyers at email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a0cdc5d9c5d2d38ed3d4c1c3d9e0c5d0c18ec7cfd6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="39545c405c4b4a174a4d585a40795c4958175e564f">[email protected]</span></a> or telephone number: (312) 886-0880. Documents
relating to the determination regarding Illinois are available for
inspection at the following locations during normal business hours and
when the offices are open: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency,
Division of Legal Counsel, 2520 W Iles Ave. Springfield, Illinois
62794-9276; and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5,
Ground Water and Drinking Water Branch (WG-15J), 77 W Jackson Blvd.,
Chicago, IL 60604.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stacy Meyers, EPA Region 5, Ground
Water and Drinking Water Branch, at the address given above, by
telephone at (312) 886-0880, or at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d5b8b0acb0a7a6fba6a1b4b6ac95b0a5b4fbb2baa3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f69b938f938485d8858297958fb6938697d8919980">[email protected]</span></a>.
Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C.
300g-2, and the federal regulations implementing Section 1413 of the
Act set forth at 40 CFR part 142.
Dated: September 16, 2026.
Anne Vogel,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 2026-19976 Filed 9-29-26; 8:45 am]
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