[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 26 (Monday, February 9, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5985-5986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2712]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7619-7]


Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Availability of 4 Total Maximum 
Daily Loads (TMDL)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability for comment of the 
administrative record files for 4 TMDLs and the calculations for these 
TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in the Barataria river 
basin, under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). 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: Comments must be submitted in writing to EPA on or before March 
10, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the 4 TMDLs should be sent to Ellen Caldwell, 
Environmental Protection Specialist, Water Quality Protection Division, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, 
TX 75202-2733 or e-mail: [email protected]. For further 
information, contact Ellen Caldwell at (214) 665-7513. The 
administrative record files for the 4 TMDLs are available for public 
inspection at this address as well. Documents from the administrative 
record files may be viewed at http://www.epa.gov/region6/water/tmdl.htm, or 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 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 Seeks Comment on 4 TMDLs

    By this notice EPA is seeking comment on the following 4 TMDLs for

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waters located within the Barataria river basin:

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          Subsegment                Waterbody name          Pollutant
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020401.......................  Bayou Lafourche--        Dissolved
                                Donaldsonville to        Oxygen.
                                Intracoastal Waterway
                                at Larose
020401.......................  Bayou Lafourche--        Nutrients.
                                Donaldsonville to
                                Intracoastal Waterway
                                at Larose
020401.......................  Bayou Lafourche--        Fecal Coliform.
                                Donaldsonville to
                                Intracoastal Waterway
                                at Larose
020701.......................  Bayou Segnette--origin   Fecal Coliform.
                                to Bayou Villars.
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    EPA requests that the public provide any water quality related data 
and information that may be relevant to the calculations for 4 TMDLs. 
EPA will review all data and information submitted during the public 
comment period and revise the TMDL 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: February 2, 2004.
Miguel I. Flores,
Director, Water Quality Protection Division, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 04-2712 Filed 2-6-04; 8:45 am]
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