Clean Water Act: Final Agency Action on 32 Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) in Louisiana, 21557-21558 [2012-8496]

Download as PDF 21557 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 69 / Tuesday, April 10, 2012 / Notices and Related Activities on Fish Passage for Anadromous Fish; Request 4— Effects of the Project and Related Facilities Hydrology for Anadromous Fish: Magnitude, Timing, Duration, and Rate of Change; Request 7—Evaluation of the Upper Tuolumne Habitats for Anadromous Fish; Request 8—Salmon and Steelhead Full Life-Cycle Population Models; and Request 9— Effects of the Project and Related Facilities on Ecosystem/Marine-Derived Nutrients for Anadromous Fish. Dated: April 2, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–8528 Filed 4–9–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL12–52–000] System Energy Resources, Inc.; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order Take notice that on March 28, 2012, System Energy Resources, Inc. (System Energy Resources), submitted a petition requesting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue a declaratory order determining that System Energy Resources’ payment of distributions out of common stock or paid-in capital to its parent and sole shareholder, Entergy Corporation, under the circumstances and conditions identified in the petition, will not violate section 305(a) of the Federal Power Act. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. 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Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on April 27, 2012. Dated: April 2, 2012. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–8525 Filed 4–9–12; 8:45 am] ACTION: Notice of availability. This notice announces final agency action on 32 TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in Louisiana’s, Lake Pontchartrain Basin, under Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Documents from the administrative record file for the 32 TMDLs, including TMDL calculations and responses to comments, may be viewed at www.epa.gov/region6/water/ 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. SUMMARY: 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. 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 32 of these TMDLs pursuant to a consent decree entered in this lawsuit. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BILLING CODE 6717–01–P EPA Takes Final Agency Action on 32 TMDLs ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9657–2] Clean Water Act: Final Agency Action on 32 Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) in Louisiana By this notice EPA is taking final agency action on the following 32 TMDLs on waters located within the Louisiana Lake Pontchartrain Basin: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). AGENCY: Waterbody name 040102 ................................. srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Subsegment 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 .......................................... Grays Creek—Headwaters to River Amite .................................................................. 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) ...................................... 040103 040201 040302 040304 040305 040503 040504 040505 040603 040703 040909 ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. 040910 ................................. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:26 Apr 09, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Pollutant E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1 Fecal Coliform Fecal Fecal Fecal Fecal Fecal Fecal Fecal Fecal Fecal Fecal Fecal Coliform. Coliform. Coliform. Coliform. Coliform. Coliform. Coliform. Coliform. Coliform. Coliform. Coliform. Fecal Coliform. 21558 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 69 / Tuesday, April 10, 2012 / Notices Subsegment 041302 041401 040501 040504 040301 040401 ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. 040903 ................................. 040303 ................................. 040401 ................................. 040403 040501 040701 040801 ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. 040905 040906 040505 041201 041805 041401 ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. ................................. Waterbody name 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 Mercury.. Bayou Liberty—LA Hwy 433 to confluence With Bayou Bonfouca (Estuarine) .......... Ponchatoula Creek and Ponchatoula Dissolved River ................................................ Bayou Labranche ......................................................................................................... Lake Borgne Canal (Violet Canal) ............................................................................... New Orleans East Leveed Waterbodies ...................................................................... of the information collection described below. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 11, 2012. ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to the FDIC by any of the following methods: • https://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/ laws/federal/notices.html. • Email: comments@fdic.gov Include the name of the collection in the subject line of the message. • Mail: Gary A. Kuiper (202.898.3877), Counsel, Room NY– Dated: March 28, 2012. 5046, Federal Deposit Insurance William K. Honker, P.E., Acting Director, Water Quality Protection Corporation, 550 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20429. Division, EPA Region 6. • Hand Delivery: Comments may be [FR Doc. 2012–8496 Filed 4–9–12; 8:45 am] hand-delivered to the guard station at BILLING CODE 6560–50–P the rear of the 17th Street Building (located on F Street), on business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE All comments should refer to the CORPORATION relevant OMB control number. A copy of the comments may also be submitted Agency Information Collection to the OMB desk officer for the FDIC: Activities: Proposed Collection Office of Information and Regulatory Renewal; Comment Request Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Washington, DC 20503. Corporation (FDIC). ACTION: Notice and request for comment. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary A. Kuiper, at the FDIC address above. SUMMARY: The FDIC, as part of its SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: continuing effort to reduce paperwork Proposal To Renew the Following and respondent burden, invites the Currently-Approved Collection of general public and other Federal Information agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the renewal of an existing Title: Interagency Notice of Change in information collection, as required by Director or Executive Officer. the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 OMB Number: 3064–0097. (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Currently, the Affected Public: Business or other FDIC is soliciting comment on renewal financial institutions. EPA requested the public provide to EPA any significant water quality related data or information that might impact the 32 TMDLs in the Federal Register Notices: volume 76, number 219, pages 70442 and 70443 (November 14, 2011), volume 76, number 234, page 76161 (December 6, 2011), and volume 76, number 247, page 80366 (December 23, 2011). The comments which were received, EPA’s response to comments, as well as the TMDLs may be found at www.epa.gov/region6/water/npdes/ tmdl/index.htm. srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Pollutant VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:26 Apr 09, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 Fecal Coliform. Fecal Coliform. TDS. TDS. TSS. TSS. TSS. Mercury. Mercury. Mercury. Mercury. Mercury. Mercury. Mercury. Oxygen. Dissolved Oxygen. Dissolved Oxygen. Dissolved (Estuarine) Oxygen. Estimated Number of Respondents: 840. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1680 hours. General Description of Collection: Certain insured state nonmember banks must notify the FDIC of the addition of a director or the employment of a senior executive officer. Request for Comment Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the FDIC’s functions, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the estimates of the burden of the information collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. All comments will become a matter of public record. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Dated at Washington, DC, this 5th day of April 2012. Robert E. Feldman, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–8544 Filed 4–9–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6714–01–P E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21557-21558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8496]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9657-2]


Clean Water Act: Final Agency Action on 32 Total Maximum Daily 
Loads (TMDLs) in Louisiana

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces final agency action on 32 TMDLs prepared 
by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in Louisiana's, Lake Pontchartrain 
Basin, under Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Documents 
from the administrative record file for the 32 TMDLs, including TMDL 
calculations and responses to comments, may be viewed at www.epa.gov/region6/water/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 32 of these TMDLs pursuant to 
a consent decree entered in this lawsuit.

EPA Takes Final Agency Action on 32 TMDLs

    By this notice EPA is taking final agency action on the following 
32 TMDLs on waters located within the Louisiana Lake Pontchartrain 
Basin:

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               Subsegment                               Waterbody name                         Pollutant
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040102..................................  Comite River--Wilson-Clinton Hwy to         Fecal Coliform
                                           entrance of White Bayou (East Baton Rouge
                                           Parish) (Scenic).
040103..................................  Comite River--Entrance of White Bayou to    Fecal Coliform.
                                           Amite River.
040201..................................  Bayou Manchac--Headwaters to Amite River..  Fecal Coliform.
040302..................................  Amite River--LA Hwy 37 to Amite River       Fecal Coliform.
                                           Diversion Canal.
040304..................................  Grays Creek--Headwaters to River Amite....  Fecal Coliform.
040305..................................  Colyell Creek System (includes Colyell      Fecal Coliform.
                                           Bay).
040503..................................  Natalbany River--Headwaters to Tickfaw      Fecal Coliform.
                                           River.
040504..................................  Yellow Water River--Origin to Ponchatoula   Fecal Coliform.
                                           Creek.
040505..................................  Ponchatoula Creek and Ponchatoula River...  Fecal Coliform.
040603..................................  Selsers Creek--Origin to South Slough.....  Fecal Coliform.
040703..................................  Big Creek and Tributaries--Headwaters to    Fecal Coliform.
                                           confluence with Tangipahoia River.
040909..................................  W-14 Main Diversion Canal--from its origin  Fecal Coliform.
                                           in the north end of the City of Slidell
                                           to its junction with Salt Bayou.
040910..................................  Salt Bayou--Headwaters to Lake              Fecal Coliform.
                                           Pontchartrain (Estuarine).

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041302..................................  Lake Pontchartrain Drainage Canals........  Fecal Coliform.
041401..................................  New Orleans East Leveed Waterbodies         Fecal Coliform.
                                           (Estuarine).
040501..................................  Tickfaw River--From MS State Line to LA     TDS.
                                           Hwy 42 (Scenic).
040504..................................  Yellow Water River--Origin to Ponchatoula   TDS.
                                           Creek.
040301..................................  Amite River--MS State Line to LA Hwy 37     TSS.
                                           (Scenic).
040401..................................  Blind River--From Amite River Diversion     TSS.
                                           Canal to mouth at Lake Maurepas (Scenic).
040903..................................  Bayou Cane--Headwaters to U.S. Hwy 190      TSS.
                                           (Scenic).
040303..................................  Amite River--Amite River Diversion Canal    Mercury.
                                           to Lake Maurepas.
040401..................................  Blind River--From Amite River Diversion     Mercury.
                                           Canal to mouth at Lake Maurepas (Scenic).
040403..................................  Blind River--Source to confluence with      Mercury.
                                           Amite River Diversion Canal (Scenic).
040501..................................  Tickfaw River--From MS State Line to LA     Mercury.
                                           Hwy 42 (Scenic).
040701..................................  Tangipahoa River--MS State Line to          Mercury.
                                           Interstate Hwy 1-12 (Scenic).
040801..................................  Tchefuncte River and Tributaries--          Mercury.
                                           Headwaters to confluence with Bogue
                                           Falaya River (Scenic).
040905..................................  Bayou Liberty--Headwaters to LA Hwy 433
                                           Mercury..
040906..................................  Bayou Liberty--LA Hwy 433 to confluence     Mercury.
                                           With Bayou Bonfouca (Estuarine).
040505..................................  Ponchatoula Creek and Ponchatoula           Oxygen.
                                           Dissolved River.
041201..................................  Bayou Labranche...........................  Dissolved Oxygen.
041805..................................  Lake Borgne Canal (Violet Canal)..........  Dissolved Oxygen.
041401..................................  New Orleans East Leveed Waterbodies.......  Dissolved (Estuarine)
                                                                                       Oxygen.
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    EPA requested the public provide to EPA any significant water 
quality related data or information that might impact the 32 TMDLs in 
the Federal Register Notices: volume 76, number 219, pages 70442 and 
70443 (November 14, 2011), volume 76, number 234, page 76161 (December 
6, 2011), and volume 76, number 247, page 80366 (December 23, 2011). 
The comments which were received, EPA's response to comments, as well 
as the TMDLs may be found at www.epa.gov/region6/water/npdes/tmdl/index.htm.

    Dated: March 28, 2012.
 William K. Honker,
P.E., Acting Director, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2012-8496 Filed 4-9-12; 8:45 am]
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