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Clean Water Act Section 303(d):
Availability of List Decisions
Environmental Protection
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ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s Responsiveness
Summary Concerning EPA’s November
5, 2007, Public Notice of Final Decisions
to Add Waters and Pollutants to
Louisiana’s 2006 section 303(d) List.
On November 5, 2007 EPA published
a notice in the Federal Register at 72 FR
62476–62477 providing the public the
opportunity to review its final decision
to add waters and pollutants to
Louisiana’s 2006 section 303(d) List as
required by EPA’s Public Participation
regulations (40 CFR part 25). Based on
the Responsiveness Summary, an
amended action is warranted and a total
of five water body pollutant
combinations were removed from EPA’s
Final Action on Louisiana’s 2006
section 303(d) List. As a result of this
amended Final Action, EPA is adding
133 water body pollutant combinations
to Louisiana’s 2006 section 303(d) List.
A total of 478 water body pollutant
combinations are now included in
Louisiana’s 2006 Final section 303(d)
List. The basis for these decisions is
described in EPA’s Responsiveness
Summary and the amended Record of
Decision.
ADDRESSES: Copies of EPA’s
Responsiveness Summary Concerning
EPA’s November 5, 2007, Public Notice
of Final Decisions to Add Waters and
Pollutants to Louisiana’s 2006 section
303(d) List can be obtained at EPA
Region 6’s Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6wq/tmdl.htm,
or by writing or calling Ms. Diane Smith
at Water Quality Protection Division,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX
75202–2733, telephone (214) 665–2145,
facsimile (214) 665–7373, or e-mail:
smith.diane@epa.gov. Underlying
documents from the administrative
record for these decisions are available
for public inspection at the above
address. Please contact Ms. Smith to
schedule an inspection.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diane Smith at (214) 665–2145.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA)
requires that each state identify those
waters for which existing technologybased pollution controls are not
stringent enough to attain or maintain
state water quality standards. For those
waters, states are required to establish
Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)
according to a priority ranking.
EPA’s Water Quality Planning and
Management regulations include
requirements related to the
implementation of section 303(d) of the
CWA (40 CFR 130.7). The regulations
require states to identify water quality
limited waters still requiring TMDLs
every 2 years. The list of waters still
needing TMDLs must also include
priority rankings and must identify the
waters targeted for TMDL development
during the next two years (40 CFR
130.7).
Consistent with EPA’s regulations,
Louisiana submitted to EPA its 2006
listing decisions under section 303(d)
on February 12, 2007. On October 19,
2007, EPA approved Louisiana’s 2006
listing of 347 water body-pollutant
combinations and associated priority
rankings. EPA disapproved Louisiana’s
2006 listing decisions not to list 136
water quality limited segments. EPA
identified these additional waters and
pollutants along with priority rankings
for inclusion on the 2006 section 303(d)
Lists.
Dated: February 7, 2008.
Miguel I. Flores,
Director, Water Quality Protection Division,
Region 6.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Availability of List Decisions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Responsiveness
Summary Concerning EPA's November 5, 2007, Public Notice of Final
Decisions to Add Waters and Pollutants to Louisiana's 2006 section
303(d) List.
On November 5, 2007 EPA published a notice in the Federal Register
at 72 FR 62476-62477 providing the public the opportunity to review its
final decision to add waters and pollutants to Louisiana's 2006 section
303(d) List as required by EPA's Public Participation regulations (40
CFR part 25). Based on the Responsiveness Summary, an amended action is
warranted and a total of five water body pollutant combinations were
removed from EPA's Final Action on Louisiana's 2006 section 303(d)
List. As a result of this amended Final Action, EPA is adding 133 water
body pollutant combinations to Louisiana's 2006 section 303(d) List. A
total of 478 water body pollutant combinations are now included in
Louisiana's 2006 Final section 303(d) List. The basis for these
decisions is described in EPA's Responsiveness Summary and the amended
Record of Decision.
ADDRESSES: Copies of EPA's Responsiveness Summary Concerning EPA's
November 5, 2007, Public Notice of Final Decisions to Add Waters and
Pollutants to Louisiana's 2006 section 303(d) List can be obtained at
EPA Region 6's Web site at https://www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6wq/tmdl.htm, or
by writing or calling Ms. Diane Smith at Water Quality Protection
Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6, 1445 Ross
Ave., Dallas, TX 75202-2733, telephone (214) 665-2145, facsimile (214)
665-7373, or e-mail: smith.diane@epa.gov. Underlying documents from the
administrative record for these decisions are available for public
inspection at the above address. Please contact Ms. Smith to schedule
an inspection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Smith at (214) 665-2145.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA)
requires that each state identify those waters for which existing
technology-based pollution controls are not stringent enough to attain
or maintain state water quality standards. For those waters, states are
required to establish Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) according to a
priority ranking.
EPA's Water Quality Planning and Management regulations include
requirements related to the implementation of section 303(d) of the CWA
(40 CFR 130.7). The regulations require states to identify water
quality limited waters still requiring TMDLs every 2 years. The list of
waters still needing TMDLs must also include priority rankings and must
identify the waters targeted for TMDL development during the next two
years (40 CFR 130.7).
Consistent with EPA's regulations, Louisiana submitted to EPA its
2006 listing decisions under section 303(d) on February 12, 2007. On
October 19, 2007, EPA approved Louisiana's 2006 listing of 347 water
body-pollutant combinations and associated priority rankings. EPA
disapproved Louisiana's 2006 listing decisions not to list 136 water
quality limited segments. EPA identified these additional waters and
pollutants along with priority rankings for inclusion on the 2006
section 303(d) Lists.
Dated: February 7, 2008.
Miguel I. Flores,
Director, Water Quality Protection Division, Region 6.
[FR Doc. E8-2894 Filed 2-14-08; 8:45 am]
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