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AGENCY
[FRL–9505–4]
Clean Water Act Section 303(d):
Availability of 28 Total Maximum Daily
Loads (TMDLs) in Louisiana
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
ACTION: Notice of extension of the public
comment period.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
extension of the public comment period
for the notice of availability that
published on November 14, 2011, 76 FR
70442 (FRL–9491–1). Specifically,
comments will be accepted on the
administrative record files and the
calculations of 28 TMDLs prepared by
EPA Region 6. This notice covers waters
in the State of Louisiana’s Lake
Pontchartrain Basin that were identified
as impaired on the States Section 303(d)
list. 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: The public comments must be
submitted in writing to the EPA on or
before January 13, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the 28
TMDLs should be sent to Diane Smith,
Environmental Protection Specialist,
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EPA Seeks Comment on 28 TMDLs
By this notice EPA is seeking
comment on the following 28 TMDLs
for waters located within Louisiana:
Waterbody name
040102
040103
040201
040302
040304
040305
040503
040504
040505
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Pollutant
Comite River—Wilson-Clinton Hwy to entrance of White Bayou (East Baton Rouge Parish) (Scenic) ..........
Comite River—Entrance of White Bayou to Amite River ..................................................................................
Bayou Manchac—Headwaters to Amite River ..................................................................................................
Amite River—LA Hwy 37 to Amite River Diversion Canal Fecal Coliform..
Grays Creek—Headwaters to Amite River Fecal Coliform..
Colyell Creek System (includes Colyell Bay) ....................................................................................................
Natalbany River—Headwaters to Tickfaw River ...............................................................................................
Yellow Water River—Origin to Ponchatoula Creek ..........................................................................................
Ponchatoula Creek and Ponchatoula River ......................................................................................................
Selsers Creek—Origin to South Slough ............................................................................................................
Big Creek and Tributaries—Headwaters to confluence with Tangipahoia River ..............................................
W–14 Main Diversion Canal—from its origin in the north end of the City of Slidell to its junction with Salt
Bayou.
Salt Bayou—Headwaters to Lake Pontchartrain (Estuarine) ............................................................................
Lake Pontchartrain Drainage Canals ................................................................................................................
New Orleans East Leveed Waterbodies (Estuarine) ........................................................................................
Tickfaw River—From MS State Line to LA Hwy 42 (Scenic) ...........................................................................
Yellow Water River—Origin to Ponchatoula Creek ..........................................................................................
Amite River—MS State Line to LA Hwy 37 (Scenic) ........................................................................................
Blind River—From Amite River Diversion Canal to mouth at Lake Maurepas (Scenic) ..................................
Bayou Cane—Headwaters to U. S. Hwy 190 (Scenic) .....................................................................................
Amite River—Amite River Diversion Canal to Lake Maurepas ........................................................................
Blind River—From Amite River Diversion Canal to mouth at Lake Maurepas (Scenic) ..................................
Blind River—Source to confluence with Amite River Diversion Canal (Scenic) ...............................................
Tickfaw River—From MS State Line to LA Hwy 42 (Scenic) ...........................................................................
Tangipahoa River—MS State Line to Interstate Hwy 1–12 (Scenic) ...............................................................
Tchefuncte River and Tributaries— Headwaters to confluence with Bogue Falaya River (Scenic) ................
Bayou Liberty—Headwaters to LA Hwy 433 .....................................................................................................
Bayou Liberty—LA Hwy 433 to confluence with Bayou Bonfouca (Estuarine) Mercury..
The EPA requests that the public
provide any water quality related data
and information relevant to the
calculations for the 28 TMDLs. EPA will
review all data and information
submitted during the public comment
period and will 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
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Water Quality Protection Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX
75202–2733 or email:
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
28 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
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:
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AGENCY
Dated: December 1, 2011.
William K. Honker,
Acting Director, Water Quality Protection
Division, EPA Region 6.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9505-4]
Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Availability of 28 Total Maximum
Daily Loads (TMDLs) in Louisiana
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of extension of the public comment period.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the extension of the public comment
period for the notice of availability that published on November 14,
2011, 76 FR 70442 (FRL-9491-1). Specifically, comments will be accepted
on the administrative record files and the calculations of 28 TMDLs
prepared by EPA Region 6. This notice covers waters in the State of
Louisiana's Lake Pontchartrain Basin that were identified as impaired
on the States Section 303(d) list. 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: The public comments must be submitted in writing to the EPA on
or before January 13, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the 28 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 email: 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 28 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 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:
EPA Seeks Comment on 28 TMDLs
By this notice EPA is seeking comment on the following 28 TMDLs for
waters located within Louisiana:
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Subsegment Waterbody name Pollutant
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040102................... Comite River-- Fecal Coliform.
Wilson-Clinton Hwy
to entrance of
White Bayou (East
Baton Rouge
Parish) (Scenic).
040103................... Comite River-- Fecal Coliform.
Entrance of White
Bayou to Amite
River.
040201................... Bayou Manchac-- Fecal Coliform.
Headwaters to
Amite River.
040302................... Amite River--LA Hwy
37 to Amite River
Diversion Canal
Fecal Coliform..
040304................... Grays Creek--
Headwaters to
Amite River Fecal
Coliform..
040305................... Colyell Creek Fecal Coliform.
System (includes
Colyell Bay).
040503................... Natalbany River-- Fecal Coliform.
Headwaters to
Tickfaw River.
040504................... Yellow Water River-- Fecal Coliform.
Origin to
Ponchatoula Creek.
040505................... Ponchatoula Creek Fecal Coliform.
and Ponchatoula
River.
040603................... Selsers Creek-- Fecal Coliform.
Origin to South
Slough.
040703................... Big Creek and Fecal Coliform.
Tributaries--Headw
aters to
confluence with
Tangipahoia River.
040909................... W-14 Main Diversion Fecal Coliform.
Canal--from its
origin in the
north end of the
City of Slidell to
its junction with
Salt Bayou.
040910................... Salt Bayou-- Fecal Coliform.
Headwaters to Lake
Pontchartrain
(Estuarine).
041302................... Lake Pontchartrain Fecal Coliform.
Drainage Canals.
041401................... New Orleans East Fecal Coliform.
Leveed Waterbodies
(Estuarine).
040501................... Tickfaw River--From TDS.
MS State Line to
LA Hwy 42 (Scenic).
040504................... Yellow Water River-- TDS.
Origin to
Ponchatoula Creek.
040301................... Amite River--MS TSS.
State Line to LA
Hwy 37 (Scenic).
040401................... Blind River--From TSS.
Amite River
Diversion Canal to
mouth at Lake
Maurepas (Scenic).
040903................... Bayou Cane-- TSS.
Headwaters to U.
S. Hwy 190
(Scenic).
040303................... Amite River--Amite Mercury.
River Diversion
Canal to Lake
Maurepas.
040401................... Blind River--From Mercury.
Amite River
Diversion Canal to
mouth at Lake
Maurepas (Scenic).
040403................... Blind River--Source Mercury.
to confluence with
Amite River
Diversion Canal
(Scenic).
040501................... Tickfaw River--From Mercury.
MS State Line to
LA Hwy 42 (Scenic).
040701................... Tangipahoa River-- Mercury.
MS State Line to
Interstate Hwy 1-
12 (Scenic).
040801................... Tchefuncte River Mercury.
and Tributaries--
Headwaters to
confluence with
Bogue Falaya River
(Scenic).
040905................... Bayou Liberty-- Mercury.
Headwaters to LA
Hwy 433.
040906................... Bayou Liberty--LA
Hwy 433 to
confluence with
Bayou Bonfouca
(Estuarine)
Mercury..
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The EPA requests that the public provide any water quality related
data and information relevant to the calculations for the 28 TMDLs. EPA
will review all data and information submitted during the public
comment period and will 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: December 1, 2011.
William K. Honker,
Acting Director, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2011-31820 Filed 12-9-11; 8:45 am]
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