[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 230 (Wednesday, December 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 69924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26481]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7844-3]


Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Availability of 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 of Louisiana, 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 
January 3, 2005.

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 or fax 
214.665.6689. 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 proposes these TMDLs pursuant to a 
consent decree entered in this lawsuit.

EPA Seeks Comment on 4 TMDLs

    By this notice EPA is seeking comment on the following 4 TMDLs for 
waters located within the Barataria river basin:

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      Subsegment           Waterbody name              Pollutant
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020201................  Bayou Des Allemands-- Dissolved Oxygen.
                         Lac Des Allemands
                         to Hwy. U.S. 90
                         (scenic).
020201................  Bayou Des Allemands-- Nutrients.
                         Lac Des Allemands
                         to Hwy. U.S. 90
                         (scenic).
020303................  Lake Cataouatche and  Dissolved Oxygen.
                         Tributaries.
020303................  Lake Cataouatche and  Nutrients.
                         Tributaries.
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    EPA requests that the public provide to EPA any water quality 
related data and information that may be relevant to the calculations 
for the 4 TMDLs. EPA will review all data and information submitted 
during the public comment period and revise the TMDLs 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: November 22, 2004.
Jane B. Watson,
Acting Director, Water Quality Protection Division, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 04-26481 Filed 11-30-04; 8:45 am]
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