[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 11858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5714]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7464-3]


Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Final Agency Action on 1 Total 
Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces final agency action on 1 TMDL prepared 
by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in Louisiana's Ouachita river basin, 
under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Documents from the 
administrative record file for the 1 TMDL, including TMDL calculations 
and responses to comments, may be viewed at http://www.epa.gov/region6/water/tmdl.htm. The administrative record file may be examined by 
calling or writing Ms. Ellen Caldwell at the following address. Please 
contact Ms. Caldwell to schedule an inspection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Caldwell, Environmental 
Protection Specialist, Water Quality Protection Division, U.S. EPA 
Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202-2733, (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 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 1 TMDL

    By this notice EPA is taking final agency action on the following 1 
TMDL for waters located within the Ouachita river basin:

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          Subsegment                Waterbody name          Pollutant
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081602........................  Little River--From      Mercury in fish
                                 Bear Creek to           tissue.
                                 Catahoula Lake
                                 (Scenic).
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    EPA requested the public to provide EPA with any significant data 
or information that may impact the 1 TMDL in Federal Register notice 67 
FR 77994 (December 20, 2002). The comments received and EPA's response 
to comments may be found at http://www.epa.gov/region6/water/tmdl.htm.

    Dated: February 28, 2003.
Oscar Ramirez, Jr.,
Acting Director, Water Quality Protection Division, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 03-5714 Filed 3-11-03; 8:45 am]
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