Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Availability of List Decisions, 45217-45218 [2015-18523]

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[FR Doc. 2015–18568 Filed 7–28–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9931–45–Region 6] Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Availability of List Decisions Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: This notice announces the availability of The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Responsiveness Summary Concerning EPA’s March 10, 2015 Public Notice of Proposed Decisions to Add Waters and Pollutants to Louisiana’s 2014 Section 303(d) List. On March 10, 2015 EPA published a notice in the Federal Register at Volume 80, Number 46, page 12628 providing the public the opportunity to review its decision to partially approve and proposal to partially disapprove Louisiana’s 2014 Section 303(d) list. Specifically, EPA approved Louisiana’s listing of 279 waterbody-pollutant combinations, and associated priority rankings. EPA proposed to disapprove Louisiana’s decisions not to list 43 water quality limited segments and associated pollutants constituting 93 waterbody-pollutant combinations. EPA also proposed to add these waterbodypollutant combinations to the 2014 Section 303(d) list because applicable numeric water quality standards were not attained in these segments for one of the following parameters: Dissolved oxygen (marine criterion); turbidity; and minerals (individually or a combination of sulfates, chlorides, and/or total dissolved solids). SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 45217 Based on the Responsiveness Summary, EPA finds no new information or persuasive arguments as to why the 43 water quality limited segments should not be added to the 2014 Louisiana Section 303(d) list as proposed. Therefore, EPA is taking Final Action on the addition of 43 water quality limited segments and associated 93 waterbody-pollutant combinations to the final Louisiana 2014 Section 303(d) list. The basis for these decisions is described in EPA’s Decision Document for the Louisiana 2014 Section 303(d) list, available at https://www.epa.gov/ region6/water/npdes/tmdl/index.htm. ADDRESSES: Copies of EPA’s Responsiveness Summary Concerning EPA’s July 21, 2015 Public Notice of Final Decisions to Add Waters and Pollutants to Louisiana’s 2014 Section 303(d) list can be obtained at EPA Region 6’s Web site at https:// www.epa.gov/region6/water/npdes/ tmdl/index.htm#303dlists, or by writing or calling Evelyn Rosborough, Environmental Protection Specialist, Water Quality Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX 75202–2733, telephone (214) 665–7515, facsimile (214) 665–6490, or email: rosborough.evelyn@epa.gov. Underlying documents from the administrative record for these decisions are available for public inspection at the above address. Please contact Evelyn Rosborough to schedule an inspection. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evelyn Rosborough at (214) 665–7515. 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 two 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 2014 listing decisions under Section 303(d) on August 19, 2014. On February 26, 2015, EPA approved Louisiana’s 2014 E:\FR\FM\29JYN1.SGM 29JYN1 45218 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 145 / Wednesday, July 29, 2015 / Notices listing of 279 water body-pollutant combinations and associated priority rankings, and proposed to disapprove Louisiana’s decisions not to list 43 water quality limited segments and associated pollutants constituting 93 waterbody-pollutant combinations. On July 21, 2015, EPA finalized the action to disapprove Louisiana’s 2014 listing decisions not to list 43 water quality limited segments. EPA identified these additional waters for inclusion on the 2014 Section 303(d) List. Dated: July 21, 2015. William K. Honker, Director, Water Quality Protection Division, Region 6. [FR Doc. 2015–18523 Filed 7–28–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0422; FRL–9930–32] Pesticide Cumulative Risk Assessment: Framework for Screening Analysis; Notice of Availability and Request for Comment Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES I. General Information EPA is announcing the availability of draft guidance, Pesticide Cumulative Risk Assessment: Framework for Screening Analysis, for public comment. This document provides guidance on how the EPA will screen groups of pesticides for cumulative evaluation using a two-step approach beginning with the evaluation of available toxicological information and if necessary followed by a riskbased screening approach. This framework supplements the existing guidance documents for establishing common mechanism groups (CMGs) and conducting cumulative risk assessments (CRA). Additionally, EPA is also seeking comments on a draft copy of the human health risk assessment where the cumulative assessment was conducted in conjunction with pending actions for abamectin. DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 28, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0422 by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:33 Jul 28, 2015 Jkt 235001 or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. • Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the instructions at https:// www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monique Perron, Health Effects Division (7509P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 347–0395; email address: perron.monique@epa.gov or Don Wilbur, Health Effects Division (7509P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 347–8894; email address: wilbur.donald@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Does this action apply to me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. The following list of North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them. Potentially affected entities may include: • Crop production (NAICS code 111). • Animal production (NAICS code 112). • Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311). • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532). B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA? 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD–ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD–ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ comments.html. II. What action is the Agency taking? Section 408(b)(2)(D)(v) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) requires EPA to take into account available evidence concerning the cumulative effects of pesticide residues and other substances that have a common mechanism of toxicity. The Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) has previously developed two guidance documents: • Guidance For Identifying Pesticide Chemicals and Other Substances that have a Common Mechanism of Toxicity (USEPA, 1999), which describes the process for CMGs; • Guidance on Cumulative Risk Assessment of Pesticide Chemicals That Have a Common Mechanism of Toxicity (USEPA, 2002), which describes the steps used in conducting CRA. Copies of those two guidance documents can be found at https://www.regulations.gov in docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2015– 0422. The process described in those documents results in a highly refined CRA but requires an extensive amount of resources, large amounts of toxicology and exposure data, and may involve sophisticated modelling. The process involves developing science policy documents that establish a CMG before conducting a highly refined CRA. To date, OPP has established five CMGs: Organophosphates (OPs), N-methyl carbamates (NMCs), chloracetanilides, triazines, and naturally occurring pyrethrins and synthetic pyrethroids. CRAs have been conducted on each group and are available at https:// www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/cumulative/. The level of refinement provided by this approach is not necessary or even feasible for all existing pesticide classes. The 2002 CRA guidance notes that not all cumulative assessments need to be of the same depth and scope and that it is important to determine the need for a comprehensive risk assessment by considering the exposure profile. The 2011 World Health Organization International Programme on Chemical Safety guidance on CRA which are available at https://www.who.int/ipcs/en E:\FR\FM\29JYN1.SGM 29JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 145 (Wednesday, July 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45217-45218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18523]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9931-45-Region 6]


Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Availability of List Decisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of The Environmental 
Protection Agency's (EPA) Responsiveness Summary Concerning EPA's March 
10, 2015 Public Notice of Proposed Decisions to Add Waters and 
Pollutants to Louisiana's 2014 Section 303(d) List.
    On March 10, 2015 EPA published a notice in the Federal Register at 
Volume 80, Number 46, page 12628 providing the public the opportunity 
to review its decision to partially approve and proposal to partially 
disapprove Louisiana's 2014 Section 303(d) list. Specifically, EPA 
approved Louisiana's listing of 279 waterbody-pollutant combinations, 
and associated priority rankings. EPA proposed to disapprove 
Louisiana's decisions not to list 43 water quality limited segments and 
associated pollutants constituting 93 waterbody-pollutant combinations. 
EPA also proposed to add these waterbody-pollutant combinations to the 
2014 Section 303(d) list because applicable numeric water quality 
standards were not attained in these segments for one of the following 
parameters: Dissolved oxygen (marine criterion); turbidity; and 
minerals (individually or a combination of sulfates, chlorides, and/or 
total dissolved solids).
    Based on the Responsiveness Summary, EPA finds no new information 
or persuasive arguments as to why the 43 water quality limited segments 
should not be added to the 2014 Louisiana Section 303(d) list as 
proposed. Therefore, EPA is taking Final Action on the addition of 43 
water quality limited segments and associated 93 waterbody-pollutant 
combinations to the final Louisiana 2014 Section 303(d) list. The basis 
for these decisions is described in EPA's Decision Document for the 
Louisiana 2014 Section 303(d) list, available at https://www.epa.gov/region6/water/npdes/tmdl/index.htm.

ADDRESSES: Copies of EPA's Responsiveness Summary Concerning EPA's July 
21, 2015 Public Notice of Final Decisions to Add Waters and Pollutants 
to Louisiana's 2014 Section 303(d) list can be obtained at EPA Region 
6's Web site at https://www.epa.gov/region6/water/npdes/tmdl/index.htm#303dlists, or by writing or calling Evelyn Rosborough, 
Environmental Protection Specialist, Water Quality Protection Division, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, 
TX 75202-2733, telephone (214) 665-7515, facsimile (214) 665-6490, or 
email: rosborough.evelyn@epa.gov. Underlying documents from the 
administrative record for these decisions are available for public 
inspection at the above address. Please contact Evelyn Rosborough to 
schedule an inspection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evelyn Rosborough at (214) 665-7515.

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 two 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 
2014 listing decisions under Section 303(d) on August 19, 2014. On 
February 26, 2015, EPA approved Louisiana's 2014

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listing of 279 water body-pollutant combinations and associated 
priority rankings, and proposed to disapprove Louisiana's decisions not 
to list 43 water quality limited segments and associated pollutants 
constituting 93 waterbody-pollutant combinations. On July 21, 2015, EPA 
finalized the action to disapprove Louisiana's 2014 listing decisions 
not to list 43 water quality limited segments. EPA identified these 
additional waters for inclusion on the 2014 Section 303(d) List.

    Dated: July 21, 2015.
William K. Honker,
Director, Water Quality Protection Division, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2015-18523 Filed 7-28-15; 8:45 am]
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