Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Final Agency Action on 56 Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), 17975-17976 [E8-6815]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 64 / Wednesday, April 2, 2008 / Notices Estimated total number of respondents: 2,100. Frequency of response: On occasion. Estimated total average burden per response: Ranges from 14 to 646; depending on type of registration activity. Estimated total annual burden hours: 75,922 hours. Estimated total annual costs: $ 5,561,258. IV. Are There Changes in the Estimates from the Last Approval? There is a decrease of 77,052 hours (from 152,974 to 75,922) in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease reflects a decline in the number of estimated responses, and is due, in part, to EPA’s enhanced ability to more accurately track registration activities via upgraded database systems. This enhancement has enabled EPA to identify and eliminate some doublecounting of submitted responses. This change is an adjustment. V. What is the Next Step in the Process for this ICR? 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Gulliford, Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances. [FR Doc. E8–6672 Filed 4–1–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8550–2] Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Final Agency Action on 56 Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces final agency action on 56 TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in Louisiana’s Red, Sabine, and the Terrebonne Basins, under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Documents from the administrative record file for the 56 TMDLs, including the TMDL calculations and responses to comments, may be viewed at https:// www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6wq/npdes/ tmdl/index.htm. The administrative record file may be examined by calling or writing Ms. Diane Smith at the address below. Please contact Ms. Smith to schedule an inspection. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Smith, Environmental Protection Specialist, Water Quality Protection Division, U.S. EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202–2733, (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 established 43 of these TMDLs pursuant to a consent decree entered in this lawsuit. EPA Takes Final Agency Action on 56 TMDLs By this notice EPA is taking final agency action on the following 56 TMDLs for waters located within the Louisiana river basins: Waterbody name 100404 100405 100406 100501 120110 120202 120204 120205 120206 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Pollutant Cypress Bayou Reservoir ........................................................ Black Bayou (including Black Bayou Reservoir) ..................... Flat River—Headwaters to Loggy Bayou ................................ Bayou Dorcheat—Arkansas State Line to Lake Bistineau (scenic). Bayou Pierre—Headwaters to Sawing Lake ........................... Boggy Bayou—Headwaters to Wallace Lake .......................... Black Lake Bayou—Webster-Bienville Parish Line ................. Black Lake and Clear Lake ...................................................... Saline Bayou—From Saline Lake to Red River ...................... Rigolette Bayou—Headwaters to Red River ........................... Iatt Lake ................................................................................... Lake Concordia ........................................................................ Bayou Toro—Headwaters to LA Hwy. 473 .............................. Bayou Poydras ......................................................................... Bayou Choctaw ........................................................................ Chamberlin Canal .................................................................... Bayou Plaquemine—Plaquemine Lock to Intracoastal Waterway. Upper Grand River and Lower Flat River—Headwaters to Intracoastal Waterway. Intracoastal Waterway—Morgan City to Port Allen Route— Port Allen Locks to Bayou Sorrel Locks. Bayou Cholpe—Headwaters to Bayou Choctaw ..................... Bayou Black—Intracoastal Waterway to Houma ..................... Lake Verret and Grassy Lake .................................................. Lake Palourde .......................................................................... Grand Bayou and Little Grand Bayou—Headwaters to Lake Varret. Intracoastal Waterway—Houma to Larose .............................. Bayou Penchant—Bayou Chene to Lake Penchant ................ 15:36 Apr 01, 2008 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00028 17975 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dissolved Oxygen. Dissolved Oxygen. Nutrients and Dissolved Oxygen. Dissolved Oxygen and Mercury. Nutrients and Dissolved Oxygen. Nutrients and Dissolved Oxygen. Dissolved Oxygen. Dissolved Oxygen. Dissolved Oxygen. Dissolved Oxygen. Dissolved Oxygen. Dissolved Oxygen. Dissolved Oxygen. Nutrients and Dissolved Oxygen. Nutrients, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Dissolved Oxygen. Nutrients, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Dissolved Oxygen. Nutrients and Dissolved Oxygen. Dissolved Oxygen. Nutrients and Dissolved Oxygen. Dissolved Oxygen. Nutrients and Dissolved Oxygen. Nutrients and Dissolved Oxygen. pH. TSS. Nutrients and Dissolved Oxygen. Dissolved Oxygen. E:\FR\FM\02APN1.SGM 02APN1 17976 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 64 / Wednesday, April 2, 2008 / Notices Subsegment Waterbody name 120402 ............... Bayou Chene—From Intracoastal Waterway to Bayou Penchant Navigation Canal to Terrebonne Bay. Intracoastal Waterway—Bayou Boeuf ..................................... Lake Penchant ......................................................................... Lake Hache, Lake Theriot ........................................................ Lake de Cade ........................................................................... Bayou Blue—Intracoastal Waterway to boundary between segments 1206 and 1207. Bayou Blue—Grand Bayou Canal to boundary between segments 1206 and 1207 (Estuarine). Lost Lake, Four League Bay ................................................... Bayou Petite Caillou—From Houma Navigation Canal to Terrebonne Bay. 120403 120404 120405 120406 120604 ............... ............... ............... ............... ............... 120606 ............... 120708 ............... 120709 ............... EPA requested the public to provide EPA with any significant data or information that might impact the 56 final TMDLs in the Federal Register Notices: Volume 72, Number 206, pages 60666 and 60667 (October 25, 2007); Volume 72, Number 209, pages 61355 and 61356 (October 30, 2007); and Volume 73, Number 22, pages 6178 and 6179 (February 1, 2008). The comments were received, and EPA’s response to comments and the TMDLs may be found at https://www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6wq/ npdes/tmdl/index.htm. Dated: March 26, 2008. Miguel Flores, Director, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6. [FR Doc. 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17975-17976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6815]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8550-2]


Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Final Agency Action on 56 Total 
Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces final agency action on 56 TMDLs prepared 
by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in Louisiana's Red, Sabine, and the 
Terrebonne Basins, under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). 
Documents from the administrative record file for the 56 TMDLs, 
including the TMDL calculations and responses to comments, may be 
viewed at https://www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6wq/npdes/tmdl/index.htm. The 
administrative record file may be examined by calling or writing Ms. 
Diane Smith at the address below. Please contact Ms. Smith to schedule 
an inspection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Smith, Environmental Protection 
Specialist, Water Quality Protection Division, U.S. EPA Region 6, 1445 
Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202-2733, (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 established 43 of these TMDLs pursuant to 
a consent decree entered in this lawsuit.

EPA Takes Final Agency Action on 56 TMDLs

    By this notice EPA is taking final agency action on the following 
56 TMDLs for waters located within the Louisiana river basins:

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       Subsegment             Waterbody name             Pollutant
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100404.................  Cypress Bayou Reservoir  Dissolved Oxygen.
100405.................  Black Bayou (including   Dissolved Oxygen.
                          Black Bayou Reservoir).
100406.................  Flat River--Headwaters   Nutrients and
                          to Loggy Bayou.          Dissolved Oxygen.
100501.................  Bayou Dorcheat--         Dissolved Oxygen and
                          Arkansas State Line to   Mercury.
                          Lake Bistineau
                          (scenic).
100601.................  Bayou Pierre--           Nutrients and
                          Headwaters to Sawing     Dissolved Oxygen.
                          Lake.
100602.................  Boggy Bayou--Headwaters  Nutrients and
                          to Wallace Lake.         Dissolved Oxygen.
100702.................  Black Lake Bayou--       Dissolved Oxygen.
                          Webster-Bienville
                          Parish Line.
100703.................  Black Lake and Clear     Dissolved Oxygen.
                          Lake.
100803.................  Saline Bayou--From       Dissolved Oxygen.
                          Saline Lake to Red
                          River.
101301.................  Rigolette Bayou--        Dissolved Oxygen.
                          Headwaters to Red
                          River.
101302.................  Iatt Lake..............  Dissolved Oxygen.
101604.................  Lake Concordia.........  Dissolved Oxygen.
110401.................  Bayou Toro--Headwaters   Dissolved Oxygen.
                          to LA Hwy. 473.
120102.................  Bayou Poydras..........  Nutrients and
                                                   Dissolved Oxygen.
120103.................  Bayou Choctaw..........  Nutrients, Nitrogen,
                                                   Phosphorus, and
                                                   Dissolved Oxygen.
120105.................  Chamberlin Canal.......  Nutrients, Nitrogen,
                                                   Phosphorus, and
                                                   Dissolved Oxygen.
120106.................  Bayou Plaquemine--       Nutrients and
                          Plaquemine Lock to       Dissolved Oxygen.
                          Intracoastal Waterway.
120107.................  Upper Grand River and    Dissolved Oxygen.
                          Lower Flat River--
                          Headwaters to
                          Intracoastal Waterway.
120109.................  Intracoastal Waterway--  Nutrients and
                          Morgan City to Port      Dissolved Oxygen.
                          Allen Route--Port
                          Allen Locks to Bayou
                          Sorrel Locks.
120110.................  Bayou Cholpe--           Dissolved Oxygen.
                          Headwaters to Bayou
                          Choctaw.
120202.................  Bayou Black--            Nutrients and
                          Intracoastal Waterway    Dissolved Oxygen.
                          to Houma.
120204.................  Lake Verret and Grassy   Nutrients and
                          Lake.                    Dissolved Oxygen.
120205.................  Lake Palourde..........  pH.
120206.................  Grand Bayou and Little   TSS.
                          Grand Bayou--
                          Headwaters to Lake
                          Varret.
120304.................  Intracoastal Waterway--  Nutrients and
                          Houma to Larose.         Dissolved Oxygen.
120401.................  Bayou Penchant--Bayou    Dissolved Oxygen.
                          Chene to Lake Penchant.

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120402.................  Bayou Chene--From        pH.
                          Intracoastal Waterway
                          to Bayou Penchant
                          Navigation Canal to
                          Terrebonne Bay.
120403.................  Intracoastal Waterway--  Dissolved Oxygen.
                          Bayou Boeuf.
120404.................  Lake Penchant..........  Dissolved Oxygen.
120405.................  Lake Hache, Lake         Nutrients and
                          Theriot.                 Dissolved Oxygen.
120406.................  Lake de Cade...........  Nutrients and
                                                   Dissolved Oxygen.
120604.................  Bayou Blue--             Dissolved Oxygen.
                          Intracoastal Waterway
                          to boundary between
                          segments 1206 and 1207.
120606.................  Bayou Blue--Grand Bayou  Nutrients and
                          Canal to boundary        Dissolved Oxygen.
                          between segments 1206
                          and 1207 (Estuarine).
120708.................  Lost Lake, Four League   Nutrients and
                          Bay.                     Dissolved Oxygen.
120709.................  Bayou Petite Caillou--   Nutrients and
                          From Houma Navigation    Dissolved Oxygen.
                          Canal to Terrebonne
                          Bay.
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    EPA requested the public to provide EPA with any significant data 
or information that might impact the 56 final TMDLs in the Federal 
Register Notices: Volume 72, Number 206, pages 60666 and 60667 (October 
25, 2007); Volume 72, Number 209, pages 61355 and 61356 (October 30, 
2007); and Volume 73, Number 22, pages 6178 and 6179 (February 1, 
2008). The comments were received, and EPA's response to comments and 
the TMDLs may be found at https://www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6wq/npdes/tmdl/
index.htm.

    Dated: March 26, 2008.
Miguel Flores,
 Director, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6.
 [FR Doc. E8-6815 Filed 4-1-08; 8:45 am]
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