Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 91.djvu/1432

 91 STAT. 1398

PUBLIC LAW 95-190—NOV. 16, 1977 TECHNICAIi AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

42 USC 300g-5. 42 USC 300i-l.

SEC. 10. (a) Section 1416(b)(1) of the Public Health Service Act is amended hj striking out "containment" wherever it appears therein and by inserting in lieu thereof "contaminant". (b) Section 1442(b)(3)(C) of such Act is amended by striking out "1443 (d) " and by inserting in lieu thereof "1443 (c)". AGENCY PERSONNEL

SEC. 11. (a) Subsection (a) of section 5108 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out "an aggregate of 3,243" and inserting in lieu thereof "an aggregate of 3,293".. 42 USC 300J-10. (b) To the extent that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency deems such action necessary to the discharge of 42 USC 300f. his functions under title X IV of the Public Health Service Act (relating to safe drinking water) and under other provisions of law, he may appoint personnel to fill not more than thirty scientific, engineering, professional, legal, and administrative positions within the Environmental Protection Agency without regard to the civil service laws and may fix the compensation of such personnel not in excess of the maximum rate payable for GS-18 of the General Schedule under 5 USC 5332 note, section 5332 of title 5", United States Code. '

National drinking water regulations. Ante, p. 1394.

State enforcement, failure. 42 USC 300g-3. Contaminant levels, notice to water users.

Infra.

Records and inspections.

42 USC 300J-4.

MONITORING OF UNREGULATED POLLUTANTS

SEC. 12. (a) Section 1412(e)(2) of the Public Health Service Act is amended by striking the word "and" at the end of clause (E) and by striking the period at the end of clause (F) and inserting in lieu thereof: "; and", and by adding the following new clause at the end thereof: "(G) periodic assessments and evaluations of unregulated contaminants which may require continuous monitoring or regulation.". (b)(1) Section 1414(c) of such Act is amended by striking out "form and manner for giving such notice. Such notice" and inserting in lieu thereof "form, manner, and frequency for giving notice under this subsection. Notice under the first sentence of this subsection". (2) Section 1414(c) is further amended by inserting: "The Administrator may also require the owner or operator of a public water system to give notice to the persons served by it of contaminant levels of any unregulated contaminant required to be monitored under section 1445(a)." after "issued by the system.". (3) Section 1414(c) is further amended by striking out "thereunder" and inserting in lieu thereof "issued under this subsection". (c) Section 1445(a) of such Act is amended by striking out "or" before "in administering", and by inserting before the period at the end thereof: ", in evaluating the health risks of unregulated contaminants, or in advising the public of such risks". (d) Section 1445(b)(1) of such Act is amended by inserting " (A) " immediately after "person subject to", by striking out "or" after "1412" and inserting in lieu thereof ", (B) an", by striking out "(or person" and substituting the following: ", or (C) any requirement to monitor an unregulated contaminant pursuant to subsection (a), or

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