Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Availability of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL), 41217-41218 [E6-11529]

Download as PDF 41217 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 139 / Thursday, July 20, 2006 / Notices with phone numbers, locations, and hours of operation is appended at the end of this determination. Based on the examination of the petition and its supporting documentation and information from site visits by EPA New England staff, EPA has determined that adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary removal and treatment of sewage from all vessels are reasonably available for the area covered under this determination. This determination is made pursuant to section 312(f)(3) of Public Law 92– 500, as amended by Public Laws 95–217 and 100–4. LIST OF PUMPOUTS IN THE PROPOSED AREA Name Location Contact information Hours of operation (Call ahead to verify) Brewer’s Marine .................. Plymouth Harbor ................. Plymouth Harbormaster Pumpout Boat. Plymouth Harbor @ Town Pier. VHF 9, 72, 508–746–4500, bpm@bby.com. VHF 9, 16, 508–830–4182 Plymouth Shore Side Pumpout at Town Pier. Duxbury Harbormaster Pumpout Boat. Plymouth Harbor @ Town Pier. Snug Harbor ....................... VHF 9, 508–830–4182 ....... Duxbury Shore Side Pumpout. Duxbury Town Pier ............. VHF 16, 781–934–2866 ..... Kingston Harbormaster ....... Town Landing ..................... VHF 9, 781–585–0519 ....... Mean low water depth (in feet) Fee 9 None. N/A None. 8 None. N/A None. 6 None. 3 None. April 1–Dec. 15 ................... 7 am–5 pm ......................... May 1–Nov. 1 ..................... Pumpout boat ..................... Daily 10 am–6 pm .............. May 1–Nov. 1 ..................... Self-Serve 24 hrs ................ May 1–Nov. 1 ..................... Spring 9 am–5 pm .............. Summer 7 am–7 pm ........... Fall 9 am–5 pm .................. May 1–Nov. 1 ..................... Spring 9 am–5 pm .............. Summer 7 am–7 pm ........... Fall 9 am–5 pm .................. Apr. 1–Nov. 1 ..................... 8 am–4 pm ......................... Dated: July 11, 2006. Robert W. Varney, Regional Administrator, New England Region. [FR Doc. E6–11530 Filed 7–19–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8200–4] Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Availability of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability for comment of the administrative record files for 85 TMDLs and the calculations for these TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in the Red River, Sabine River, and Terrebonne Basins of VHF 16, 781–934–2866 ..... Louisiana, under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). These TMDLs were completed in response to a court order in the lawsuit styled Sierra Club, et al. v. Clifford, et al., No. 96–0527, (E.D. La.). DATES: Comments must be submitted in writing to EPA on or before August 21, 2006. ADDRESSES: Comments on the 85 TMDLs should be sent to Diane Smith, Environmental Protection Specialist, Water Quality Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX 75202–2733 or e-mail: smith.diane@epa.gov. For further information, contact Diane Smith at (214) 665–2145 or fax 214.665.7373. The administrative record files for the 85 TMDLs are available for public inspection at this address as well. Documents from the administrative record files may be viewed at https://www.epa.gov/region6/water/ tmdl.htm, or obtained by calling or writing Ms. Smith at the above address. Please contact Ms. Smith to schedule an inspection. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Smith at (214) 665–2145. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1996, two Louisiana environmental groups, the Sierra Club and Louisiana Environmental Action Network (plaintiffs), filed a lawsuit in Federal Court against the EPA, styled Sierra Club, et al. v. Clifford, et al., No. 96– 0527, (E.D. La.). Among other claims, plaintiffs alleged that EPA failed to establish Louisiana TMDLs in a timely manner. EPA proposes 63 of these TMDLs pursuant to a consent decree entered in this lawsuit. EPA Seeks Comment on 85 TMDLs By this notice EPA is seeking comment on the following 85 TMDLs for waters located within Louisiana basins: Waterbody name Pollutant 100306 .............. 100309 .............. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES_1 Subsegment Kelly Bayou—AR State Line to Black Bayou ............................................................... Cross Bayou .................................................................................................................. 100406 100602 100603 100701 .............. .............. .............. .............. Flat River—Headwaters to Loggy Bayou ..................................................................... Boggy Bayou ................................................................................................................. Wallace Lake ................................................................................................................. Black Lake Bayou ......................................................................................................... 100704 .............. 100707 .............. 100708 .............. Kepler Creek ................................................................................................................. Castor Creek—Headwaters to Black Lake Bayou ........................................................ Unnamed Tributary to Castor Creek near Town of Castor .......................................... Fecal Coliform. Turbidity, TDS, Chloride, Sulfate, and TSS. Fecal Coliform and TDS. Turbidity and Sedimentation/siltation. Turbidity and Sedimentation/siltation. Turbidity, TDS, and Sedimentation/siltation. TDS. Fecal Coliform. Sulfate and TDS. VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:44 Jul 19, 2006 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20JYN1.SGM 20JYN1 41218 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 139 / Thursday, July 20, 2006 / Notices Subsegment Waterbody name Pollutant .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. Grand Bayou—Headwaters to Black Lake Bayou ........................................................ Unnamed Tributary to Grand Bayou near Town of Hall Summit ................................. Saline Bayou—from its origin near Arcadia to LA Hwy 156 in Winn Parish (scenic) .. Unnamed Tributary to Saline Bayou near Town of Arcadia ......................................... Nantaches Creek—Headwaters to Nantaches Lake .................................................... Cane River—above Natchitoches to Red River ........................................................... Bayou Kisatchie—entrance and into Kisatchie National Forest to Old River (scenic) Rigolette Bayou—Headwaters to Red River ................................................................ Latt Creek—Headwaters to Latt Lake .......................................................................... Buhlow Lake (Pineville) ................................................................................................. Old Saline Bayou—from Saline Lake to Red River ...................................................... Larto Lake ..................................................................................................................... Bayou Cocodrie—from Little Cross Bayou to Wild Cow Bayou (scenic) ..................... Cocodrie Lake ............................................................................................................... Pearl Creek—from its origin to its entrance into Sabine River (scenic) ....................... Bayou Toro—Headwaters to LA Hwy 473 .................................................................... Bayou Toro—LA Hwy 473 to its entrance into Sabine River ....................................... West Anacoco Creek—Headwaters to Vernon Lake ................................................... Bayou Anacoco—Vernon Lake to Anacoco Lake ........................................................ Vinton Waterway ........................................................................................................... Bayou Portage .............................................................................................................. 120102 .............. Bayou Poydras .............................................................................................................. 120104 120105 120106 120109 120110 120111 120112 120201 120206 120301 120502 120503 120504 120506 120507 120508 120602 120605 120606 120701 120703 120707 120708 Bayou Grosse Tete ....................................................................................................... Chamberlin Canal ......................................................................................................... Bayou Plaquemine ........................................................................................................ Intracoastal Waterway ................................................................................................... Bayou Cholpe ................................................................................................................ Bayou Maringouin—Headwaters to East Atchafalaya Basin Levee ............................. Bayou Fordoche ............................................................................................................ Lower Grand River and Belle River .............................................................................. Grand Bayou and Little Grand Bayou .......................................................................... Bayou Terrebonne ........................................................................................................ Bayou Grand Caillou ..................................................................................................... Bayou Petit Caillou ........................................................................................................ Bayou Petit Caillou ........................................................................................................ Bayou du Large ............................................................................................................. Bayou Chauvin .............................................................................................................. Houma Navigation Canal .............................................................................................. Bayou Terrebonne ........................................................................................................ Bayou Pointe au Chien ................................................................................................. Bayou Blue .................................................................................................................... Bayou Grand Caillou ..................................................................................................... Bayou du Large ............................................................................................................. Lake Boudreaux ............................................................................................................ Lost Lake, Four League Bay ........................................................................................ Fecal Coliform. TDS, Chloride, and Sulfate. Fecal Coliform. TDS and Sulfate. Fecal Coliform. TDS and Chloride. Fecal Coliform and TDS. Fecal Coliform. TDS. Turbidity. Turbidity. Turbidity, TDS, and Sulfate. Turbidity. Turbidity. Fecal Coliform. Fecal Coliform. Fecal Coliform. Fecal Coliform. Fecal Coliform. Turbidity. TDS, Chloride, Fecal Coliform, and TSS. Sediment, Sulfate, TDS, TSS, and Fecal Coliform. Fecal Coliform and TDS. Fecal Coliform, TSS, and Sediment. Turbidity. Fecal Coliform. TDS and Sulfate. Fecal Coliform and TDS. Fecal Coliform and TDS. Fecal Coliform and Sulfate. Fecal Coliform. Fecal Coliform. Fecal Coliform. Fecal Coliform. Fecal Coliform. Fecal Coliform. Fecal Coliform. Fecal Coliform. Fecal Coliform. Fecal Coliform. Fecal Coliform. Fecal Coliform. Fecal Coliform. Fecal Coliform. Fecal Coliform. 100709 100710 100801 100804 100901 101101 101103 101301 101303 101401 101503 101505 101601 101602 110202 110401 110402 110501 110504 110601 120101 .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES_1 EPA requests that the public provide to EPA any water quality related data and information that may be relevant to the calculations for the 85 TMDLs. EPA will review all data and information submitted during the public comment period and revise the TMDLs where appropriate. EPA will then forward the TMDLs to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ). The LDEQ will incorporate the TMDLs into its current water quality management plan. 4 Dated: July 13, 2006. Miguel I. Flores, Director, Water Quality Protection Division (6WQ). [FR Doc. E6–11529 Filed 7–19–06; 8:45 am] FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Deletion of Agenda Item From July 13, 2006, Open Meeting Media .............................................................. VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:44 Jul 19, 2006 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Sunshine Act Meeting July 13, 2006. The following item has been deleted from the list of Agenda items scheduled for consideration at the Thursday, July 13, 2006, Open Meeting and previously listed in the Commission’s Notice of Thursday, July 6, 2006. Title: Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service. 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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 139 (Thursday, July 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41217-41218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11529]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8200-4]

Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Availability of Total Maximum
Daily Loads (TMDL)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability for comment of the
administrative record files for 85 TMDLs and the calculations for these
TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in the Red River,
Sabine River, and Terrebonne Basins of Louisiana, under section 303(d)
of the Clean Water Act (CWA). These TMDLs were completed in response to
a court order in the lawsuit styled Sierra Club, et al. v. Clifford, et
al., No. 96-0527, (E.D. La.).

DATES: Comments must be submitted in writing to EPA on or before August
21, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the 85 TMDLs should be sent to Diane Smith,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Water Quality Protection Division,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas,
TX 75202-2733 or e-mail: smith.diane@epa.gov. For further information,
contact Diane Smith at (214) 665-2145 or fax 214.665.7373. The
administrative record files for the 85 TMDLs are available for public
inspection at this address as well. Documents from the administrative
record files may be viewed at https://www.epa.gov/region6/water/
tmdl.htm, or obtained by calling or writing Ms. Smith at the above
address. Please contact Ms. Smith to schedule an inspection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Smith at (214) 665-2145.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1996, two Louisiana environmental groups,
the Sierra Club and Louisiana Environmental Action Network
(plaintiffs), filed a lawsuit in Federal Court against the EPA, styled
Sierra Club, et al. v. Clifford, et al., No. 96-0527, (E.D. La.). Among
other claims, plaintiffs alleged that EPA failed to establish Louisiana
TMDLs in a timely manner. EPA proposes 63 of these TMDLs pursuant to a
consent decree entered in this lawsuit.

EPA Seeks Comment on 85 TMDLs

By this notice EPA is seeking comment on the following 85 TMDLs for
waters located within Louisiana basins:

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Subsegment Waterbody name Pollutant
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100306...................... Kelly Bayou--AR State Line Fecal Coliform.
to Black Bayou.
100309...................... Cross Bayou................ Turbidity, TDS, Chloride, Sulfate, and TSS.
100406...................... Flat River--Headwaters to Fecal Coliform and TDS.
Loggy Bayou.
100602...................... Boggy Bayou................ Turbidity and Sedimentation/siltation.
100603...................... Wallace Lake............... Turbidity and Sedimentation/siltation.
100701...................... Black Lake Bayou........... Turbidity, TDS, and Sedimentation/siltation.
100704...................... Kepler Creek............... TDS.
100707...................... Castor Creek--Headwaters to Fecal Coliform.
Black Lake Bayou.
100708...................... Unnamed Tributary to Castor Sulfate and TDS.
Creek near Town of Castor.

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100709...................... Grand Bayou--Headwaters to Fecal Coliform.
Black Lake Bayou.
100710...................... Unnamed Tributary to Grand TDS, Chloride, and Sulfate.
Bayou near Town of Hall
Summit.
100801...................... Saline Bayou--from its Fecal Coliform.
origin near Arcadia to LA
Hwy 156 in Winn Parish
(scenic).
100804...................... Unnamed Tributary to Saline TDS and Sulfate.
Bayou near Town of Arcadia.
100901...................... Nantaches Creek--Headwaters Fecal Coliform.
to Nantaches Lake.
101101...................... Cane River--above TDS and Chloride.
Natchitoches to Red River.
101103...................... Bayou Kisatchie--entrance Fecal Coliform and TDS.
and into Kisatchie
National Forest to Old
River (scenic).
101301...................... Rigolette Bayou--Headwaters Fecal Coliform.
to Red River.
101303...................... Latt Creek--Headwaters to TDS.
Latt Lake.
101401...................... Buhlow Lake (Pineville).... Turbidity.
101503...................... Old Saline Bayou--from Turbidity.
Saline Lake to Red River.
101505...................... Larto Lake................. Turbidity, TDS, and Sulfate.
101601...................... Bayou Cocodrie--from Little Turbidity.
Cross Bayou to Wild Cow
Bayou (scenic).
101602...................... Cocodrie Lake.............. Turbidity.
110202...................... Pearl Creek--from its Fecal Coliform.
origin to its entrance
into Sabine River (scenic).
110401...................... Bayou Toro--Headwaters to Fecal Coliform.
LA Hwy 473.
110402...................... Bayou Toro--LA Hwy 473 to Fecal Coliform.
its entrance into Sabine
River.
110501...................... West Anacoco Creek-- Fecal Coliform.
Headwaters to Vernon Lake.
110504...................... Bayou Anacoco--Vernon Lake Fecal Coliform.
to Anacoco Lake.
110601...................... Vinton Waterway............ Turbidity.
120101...................... Bayou Portage.............. TDS, Chloride, Fecal Coliform, and TSS.
120102...................... Bayou Poydras.............. Sediment, Sulfate, TDS, TSS, and Fecal Coliform.
120104...................... Bayou Grosse Tete.......... Fecal Coliform and TDS.
120105...................... Chamberlin Canal........... Fecal Coliform, TSS, and Sediment.
120106...................... Bayou Plaquemine........... Turbidity.
120109...................... Intracoastal Waterway...... Fecal Coliform.
120110...................... Bayou Cholpe............... TDS and Sulfate.
120111...................... Bayou Maringouin-- Fecal Coliform and TDS.
Headwaters to East
Atchafalaya Basin Levee.
120112...................... Bayou Fordoche............. Fecal Coliform and TDS.
120201...................... Lower Grand River and Belle Fecal Coliform and Sulfate.
River.
120206...................... Grand Bayou and Little Fecal Coliform.
Grand Bayou.
120301...................... Bayou Terrebonne........... Fecal Coliform.
120502...................... Bayou Grand Caillou........ Fecal Coliform.
120503...................... Bayou Petit Caillou........ Fecal Coliform.
120504...................... Bayou Petit Caillou........ Fecal Coliform.
120506...................... Bayou du Large............. Fecal Coliform.
120507...................... Bayou Chauvin.............. Fecal Coliform.
120508...................... Houma Navigation Canal..... Fecal Coliform.
120602...................... Bayou Terrebonne........... Fecal Coliform.
120605...................... Bayou Pointe au Chien...... Fecal Coliform.
120606...................... Bayou Blue................. Fecal Coliform.
120701...................... Bayou Grand Caillou........ Fecal Coliform.
120703...................... Bayou du Large............. Fecal Coliform.
120707...................... Lake Boudreaux............. Fecal Coliform.
120708...................... Lost Lake, Four League Bay. Fecal Coliform.
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EPA requests that the public provide to EPA any water quality
related data and information that may be relevant to the calculations
for the 85 TMDLs. EPA will review all data and information submitted
during the public comment period and revise the TMDLs where
appropriate. EPA will then forward the TMDLs to the Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ). The LDEQ will incorporate
the TMDLs into its current water quality management plan.

Dated: July 13, 2006.
Miguel I. Flores,
Director, Water Quality Protection Division (6WQ).
[FR Doc. E6-11529 Filed 7-19-06; 8:45 am]
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