Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Final Agency Action on 3 Arkansas Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), 4215-4216 [E8-1195]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
4215
Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 16 / Thursday, January 24, 2008 / Notices
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–8520–4]
Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Final
Agency Action and Availability of 4
Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) in
Arkansas
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
final agency action of 4 TMDLs and the
availability of the administrative record
files for comment on 4 TMDLs and the
calculations for these TMDLs prepared
by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in the
State of Arkansas, under section 303(d)
of the Clean Water Act (CWA). These
TMDLs were completed in response to
the lawsuit styled Sierra Club, et al. v.
Browner, et al., No. LR–C–99–114.
DATES: Comments must be submitted in
writing to EPA on or before February 25,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the 4 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 4
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/earth1r6/6wq/npdes/
tmdl/index.htm, or obtained by calling
Segment-Reach
11140109–013
11140109–013
11140109–033
11140109–033
EPA requests that the public provide
to EPA any water quality related data
and information that may be relevant to
the calculations for the 4 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 Arkansas Department of
Environmental Quality (ADEQ). The
ADEQ will incorporate the TMDLs into
its current water quality management
plan.
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
EPA Seeks Comment on 4 TMDLs
By this notice EPA is seeking
comment on the following 4 TMDLs for
waters located within Arkansas basins:
Waterbody name
......................................................................
......................................................................
......................................................................
......................................................................
Dated: January 14, 2008.
William K. Honker,
P.E., Deputy Director, Water Quality
Protection Division, EPA Region 6.
[FR Doc. E8–1193 Filed 1–23–08; 8:45 am]
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 1999,
five Arkansas environmental groups, the
Sierra Club, Federation of Fly Fishers,
Crooked Creek Coalition, Arkansas Fly
Fishers, and Save our Streams
(plaintiffs), filed a lawsuit in Federal
Court against the EPA, styled Sierra
Club, et al. v. Browner, et al., No. LR–
C–99–114. Among other claims,
plaintiffs alleged that EPA failed to
establish Arkansas TMDLs in a timely
manner.
Holly Creek
Holly Creek
Mine Creek
Mine Creek
Pollutant
...........................................................................
...........................................................................
...........................................................................
...........................................................................
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–8520–3]
Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Final
Agency Action on 3 Arkansas Total
Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
final agency action on 3 TMDLs
established by EPA Region 6 for waters
listed in the State of Arkansas, under
section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act
(CWA). These TMDLs were completed
in response to the lawsuit styled Sierra
Club, et al. v. Browner, et al., No. LR–
C–99–114. Documents from the
administrative record files for the final
3 TMDLs, including TMDL calculations
may be viewed at https://www.epa.gov/
region6/6wq/npdes/tmdl/index.htm.
ADDRESSES: The administrative record
files for these 3 TMDLs may be obtained
by writing or calling Ms. Diane Smith,
Environmental Protection Specialist,
Water Quality Protection Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX
75202–2733. Please contact Ms. Smith
to schedule an inspection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diane Smith at (214) 665–2145.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1999,
five Arkansas environmental groups, the
Sierra Club, Federation of Fly Fishers,
Crooked Creek Coalition, Arkansas Fly
Fishers, and Save our Streams
(plaintiffs), filed a lawsuit in Federal
Court against the EPA, styled Sierra
Club, et al. v. Browner, et al., No. LR–
C–99–114. Among other claims,
plaintiffs alleged that EPA failed to
establish Arkansas TMDLs in a timely
manner.
EPA Takes Final Agency Action on 3
TMDLs
By this notice EPA is taking final
agency action on the following 3 TMDLs
for waters located within the State of
Arkansas:
jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES
Segment-Reach
Waterbody name
08020203–007 ......................................................................
08020203–005 ......................................................................
08020203–003 ......................................................................
Blackfish Bayou ....................................................................
Blackfish Bayou ....................................................................
Blackfish Bayou ....................................................................
VerDate Aug<31>2005
20:35 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 214001
PO 00000
Frm 00044
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Fecal coliform.
E. coli.
Fecal coliform.
E. coli.
E:\FR\FM\24JAN1.SGM
Pollutant
24JAN1
Siltation/Turbidity.
Siltation/Turbidity.
Siltation/Turbidity.
4216
Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 16 / Thursday, January 24, 2008 / Notices
EPA requested the public to provide
EPA with any significant data or
information that might impact the 3
TMDLs at Federal Register Notice:
Volume 72, Number 241, pages 71409—
71410 (December 17, 2007). No
comments were received.
Dated: January 14, 2008.
William K. Honker,
P.E., Deputy Director, Water Quality
Protection Division, EPA Region 6.
[FR Doc. E8–1195 Filed 1–23–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0012; FRL–8348–6]
FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel;
Notice of Public Meeting
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: There will be a 4–day meeting
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory
Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and
review the Endocrine Disruptor
Screening Program (EDSP) Proposed
Tier-1 Screening Battery.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
March 25–28, 2008, from approximately
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m, Eastern Standard
Time.
Comments. The Agency encourages
written comments be submitted by
March 11, 2008 and requests for oral
comments be submitted by March 18,
2008. Written comments and requests to
make oral comments are accepted until
the date of the meeting but anyone
submitting written comments after
March 11, 2008 should contact the
Designated Federal Official (DFO) listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. For additional instructions,
see Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Nominations. Nominations of
candidates to serve as ad hoc members
of the FIFRA SAP for this meeting
should be provided on or before
February 7, 2008.
Special accommodations. For
information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, and to
request accommodation of a disability,
please contact the DFO listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least
10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA
as much time as possible to process
your request.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Environmental Protection Agency,
Conference Center - Lobby Level, One
VerDate Aug<31>2005
20:35 Jan 23, 2008
Jkt 214001
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Dr., Arlington, Virginia 22202.
Comments. Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0012, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington,
DC 20460–0001.
• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental
Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries
are only accepted during the Docket’s
normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket Facility telephone number is
(703) 305–5805.
Instructions. Direct your comments to
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–
0012. If your comments contain any
information that you consider to be CBI
or otherwise protected, please contact
the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT to obtain special
instructions before submitting your
comments. EPA’s policy is that all
comments received will be included in
the docket without change and may be
made available on-line at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website is an
‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through
regulations.gov, your e-mail address
will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is
placed in the docket and made available
on the Internet. If you submit an
electronic comment, EPA recommends
that you include your name and other
contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM
you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification,
EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid
PO 00000
Frm 00045
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses.
Docket. All documents in the docket
are listed in a docket index available in
regulations.gov. To access the electronic
docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, select ‘‘Advanced
Search,’’ then ‘‘Docket Search.’’ Insert
the docket ID number where indicated
and select the ‘‘Submit’’ button. Follow
the instructions on the regulations.gov
website to view the docket index or
access available documents. Although
listed in a docket index, some
information is not publicly available,
e.g., CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on
the Internet and will be publicly
available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are
available in the electronic docket at
https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S–
4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The
hours of operation of this Docket
Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone
number is (703) 305–5805.
Nominations: Nominations, requests
to present oral comments, and requests
for special accommodations. Submit
nominations to serve as an ad hoc
member of the FIFRA SAP, requests for
special seating accommodations, or
requests to present oral comments to the
DFO listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Downing, DFO, Office of Science
Coordination and Policy (7201M),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(202) 564–8432; fax number: (202) 564–
8382; e-mail addresses:
downing.jim@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public
in general. This action may, however, be
of particular interest to persons who are
or may be required to conduct testing of
chemical substances under the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),
FIFRA, and the Food Quality Protection
Act of 1996 (FQPA). Since other entities
may also be interested, the Agency has
not attempted to describe all the specific
entities that may be affected by this
action. If you have any questions
E:\FR\FM\24JAN1.SGM
24JAN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 16 (Thursday, January 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4215-4216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1195]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8520-3]
Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Final Agency Action on 3 Arkansas
Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This notice announces the final agency action on 3 TMDLs
established by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in the State of Arkansas,
under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). These TMDLs were
completed in response to the lawsuit styled Sierra Club, et al. v.
Browner, et al., No. LR-C-99-114. Documents from the administrative
record files for the final 3 TMDLs, including TMDL calculations may be
viewed at https://www.epa.gov/region6/6wq/npdes/tmdl/index.htm.
ADDRESSES: The administrative record files for these 3 TMDLs may be
obtained by writing or calling Ms. Diane Smith, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Water Quality Protection Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX
75202-2733. Please contact Ms. Smith to schedule an inspection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Smith at (214) 665-2145.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1999, five Arkansas environmental groups,
the Sierra Club, Federation of Fly Fishers, Crooked Creek Coalition,
Arkansas Fly Fishers, and Save our Streams (plaintiffs), filed a
lawsuit in Federal Court against the EPA, styled Sierra Club, et al. v.
Browner, et al., No. LR-C-99-114. Among other claims, plaintiffs
alleged that EPA failed to establish Arkansas TMDLs in a timely manner.
EPA Takes Final Agency Action on 3 TMDLs
By this notice EPA is taking final agency action on the following 3
TMDLs for waters located within the State of Arkansas:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Segment-Reach Waterbody name Pollutant
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
08020203-007............................. Blackfish Bayou.............. Siltation/Turbidity.
08020203-005............................. Blackfish Bayou.............. Siltation/Turbidity.
08020203-003............................. Blackfish Bayou.............. Siltation/Turbidity.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[[Page 4216]]
EPA requested the public to provide EPA with any significant data
or information that might impact the 3 TMDLs at Federal Register
Notice: Volume 72, Number 241, pages 71409--71410 (December 17, 2007).
No comments were received.
Dated: January 14, 2008.
William K. Honker,
P.E., Deputy Director, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6.
[FR Doc. E8-1195 Filed 1-23-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
