[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21680-21681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10631]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7203-4]


Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Final Agency Action on 45 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 45 TMDLs prepared 
by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in Louisiana's Mermentau and 
Vermilion/Teche river basins, under section 303(d) of the Clean Water 
Act (CWA). EPA evaluated these waters and prepared the 45 TMDLs in 
response to the lawsuit styled Sierra Club, et al. v. Clifford et al., 
No. 96-0527, (E.D. La.). Documents from the administrative record files 
for the final 45 TMDLs, including TMDL calculations and responses to 
comments, may be viewed at www.epa.gov/region6/water/tmdl.htm. The 
administrative record files may be obtained by calling or writing Ms. 
Caldwell at the above address. Please contact Ms. Caldwell to schedule 
an inspection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Caldwell at (214) 665-7513.

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 United 
States Environmental Protection Agency (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 Takes Final Agency Action on 45 TMDLs

    By this notice EPA is taking a final agency action on the following 
45 TMDLs for waters located within the Mermentau and Vermilion/Teche 
basins:

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             Subsegment                     Waterbody Name                           Pollutant
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050103.............................  Bayou Mallet...............  Ammonia.
050402.............................  Lake Arthur and Lower        Ammonia.
                                      Mermentau River to Grand
                                      Lake.
050103.............................  Bayou Mallet...............  Nutrients.
050402.............................  Lake Arthur and Lower        Nutrients.
                                      Mermentau River to Grand
                                      Lake.
050701.............................  Grand Lake.................  Nutrients.
050702.............................  Intracoastal Waterway......  Nutrients.
050901.............................  Mermentau River Basin        Nutrients.
                                      Coastal Bays and Gulf
                                      Waters to State 3-mile
                                      limit.
050103.............................  Bayou Mallet...............  Organic enrichment/low DO.
050402.............................  Lake Arthur and Lower        Organic enrichment/low DO.
                                      Mermentau.
050602.............................  Intracoastal Waterway......  Organic enrichment/low DO.
050603.............................  Bayou Chene--includes Bayou  Organic enrichment/low DO.
                                      Grand Marais.

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050701.............................  Grand Lake.................  Organic enrichment/low DO.
050702.............................  Intracoastal Waterway......  Organic enrichment/low DO.
050802.............................  Big Constance Lake and       Organic enrichment/low DO.
                                      Associated Waterbodies
                                      (Estuarine).
050901.............................  Mermentau River Basin        Organic enrichment/low DO.
                                      Coastal Bays and Gulf
                                      Waters to State 3-mile
                                      limit.
060207.............................  Bayou des Glaises Diversion  Nutrients.
                                      Channel.
060210.............................  Bayou Carron...............  Nutrients.
060601.............................  Charenton Canal............  Nutrients.
060701.............................  Tete Bayou.................  Nutrients.
060803.............................  Vermilion River............  Nutrients.
060901.............................  Bayou Petite Anse..........  Nutrients.
060903.............................  Bayou Tigre................  Nutrients.
060904.............................  Vermilion B890 Basin New     Nutrients.
                                      Iberia Southern Drainage
                                      Canal.
060907.............................  Franklin Canal.............  Nutrients.
060909.............................  Lake Peigneur..............  Nutrients.
060911.............................  Vermilion-Teche River        Nutrients.
                                      Basin--(Dugas Canal).
061103.............................  Freshwater Bayou Canal.....  Nutrients.
060207.............................  Bayou des Glaises Diversion  Organic enrichment/low DO.
                                      Channel.
060209.............................  Irish Ditch/Big Bayou--      Organic enrichment/low DO.
                                      unnamed Ditch to Irish
                                      Ditch.
060210.............................  Bayou Carron...............  Organic enrichment/low DO.
060211.............................  West Atchafalaya Borrow Pit  Organic enrichment/low DO.
                                      Canal.
060212.............................  Chatlin Lake Canal.........  Organic enrichment/low DO.
060601.............................  Charenton Canal............  Organic enrichment/low DO.
060701.............................  Tete Bayou.................  Organic enrichment/low DO.
060703.............................  Bayou du Portage...........  Organic enrichment/low DO.
060803.............................  Vermilion River Cutoff.....  Organic enrichment/low DO.
060901.............................  Bayou Petite Anse..........  Organic enrichment/low DO.
060903.............................  Bayou Tigre................  Organic enrichment/low DO.
060904.............................  Vermilion River B890 Basin   Organic enrichment/low DO.
                                      New Iberia Southern
                                      Drainage Canal.
060907.............................  Franklin Canal.............  Organic enrichment/low DO.
060908.............................  Spanish Lake...............  Organic enrichment/low DO.
060909.............................  Lake Peigneur..............  Organic enrichment/low DO.
060911.............................  Vermilion-Teche River        Organic enrichment/low DO.
                                      Basin--(Dugas Canal).
061001.............................  West Cote Blanche Bay......  Organic enrichment/low DO.
061103.............................  Freshwater Bayou Canal.....  Organic enrichment/low DO.
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    EPA requested the public to provide EPA with any significant data 
or information that may impact the 45 TMDLs at Federal Register Notice: 
Volume 66, Number 199, pages 52403-52404 (October 15, 2001). The 
comments received and EPA's response to comments may be found at 
www.epa.gov/region6/water/tmdl.htm.

    Dated: April 22, 2002.
Sam Becker,
Acting Director, Water Quality Protection Division, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 02-10631 Filed 4-30-02; 8:45 am]
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