Rules and Regulations. Notice of availability

Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Action: Notice of availability
Citation: FR Doc. 00-7629 · FRL-6566-4

Summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking comments from Tribes and other parties who will be affected by or are otherwise interested in the Tribal Drinking Water Operator Certification Program Draft Guidelines. EPA will consider the comments received when developing the final guidelines. There will be a 90-day comment period starting from the publication date of this notice of availability.

Dates

Comments should be postmarked or received via email by June 27, 2000.

Supplementary Information

The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Amendments of 1996 direct the EPA, in cooperation with the States, to develop guidelines specifying minimum standards for certification and recertification of operators of State community and nontransient noncommunity public water systems. The requirements pertaining to States do not apply to Tribes but because having a certified operator is a key factor in public health protection, EPA is developing, in cooperation with Tribes, a voluntary Tribal Drinking Water Operator Certification Program. This program is intended to protect public health by providing Tribes with additional opportunities to become trained and certified, by developing base standards for non-State organizations certifying operators of tribal systems and by establishing a consistent method of assessing, tracking, and addressing certification and training needs on tribal lands. Cynthia C. Dougherty, Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. [FR Doc. 00-7629 Filed 3-29-00; 8:45 am]