[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 139 (Thursday, July 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41217-41218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11529]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8200-4]


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 85 TMDLs and the calculations for these 
TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in the Red River, 
Sabine River, and Terrebonne Basins 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 August 
21, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the 85 TMDLs should be sent to Diane Smith, 
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 Diane Smith at (214) 665-2145 or fax 214.665.7373. The 
administrative record files for the 85 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. Smith at the above 
address. Please contact Ms. Smith to schedule an inspection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Smith at (214) 665-2145.

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 63 of these TMDLs pursuant to a 
consent decree entered in this lawsuit.

EPA Seeks Comment on 85 TMDLs

    By this notice EPA is seeking comment on the following 85 TMDLs for 
waters located within Louisiana basins:

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         Subsegment                  Waterbody name                              Pollutant
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100306......................  Kelly Bayou--AR State Line   Fecal Coliform.
                               to Black Bayou.
100309......................  Cross Bayou................  Turbidity, TDS, Chloride, Sulfate, and TSS.
100406......................  Flat River--Headwaters to    Fecal Coliform and TDS.
                               Loggy Bayou.
100602......................  Boggy Bayou................  Turbidity and Sedimentation/siltation.
100603......................  Wallace Lake...............  Turbidity and Sedimentation/siltation.
100701......................  Black Lake Bayou...........  Turbidity, TDS, and Sedimentation/siltation.
100704......................  Kepler Creek...............  TDS.
100707......................  Castor Creek--Headwaters to  Fecal Coliform.
                               Black Lake Bayou.
100708......................  Unnamed Tributary to Castor  Sulfate and TDS.
                               Creek near Town of Castor.

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100709......................  Grand Bayou--Headwaters to   Fecal Coliform.
                               Black Lake Bayou.
100710......................  Unnamed Tributary to Grand   TDS, Chloride, and Sulfate.
                               Bayou near Town of Hall
                               Summit.
100801......................  Saline Bayou--from its       Fecal Coliform.
                               origin near Arcadia to LA
                               Hwy 156 in Winn Parish
                               (scenic).
100804......................  Unnamed Tributary to Saline  TDS and Sulfate.
                               Bayou near Town of Arcadia.
100901......................  Nantaches Creek--Headwaters  Fecal Coliform.
                               to Nantaches Lake.
101101......................  Cane River--above            TDS and Chloride.
                               Natchitoches to Red River.
101103......................  Bayou Kisatchie--entrance    Fecal Coliform and TDS.
                               and into Kisatchie
                               National Forest to Old
                               River (scenic).
101301......................  Rigolette Bayou--Headwaters  Fecal Coliform.
                               to Red River.
101303......................  Latt Creek--Headwaters to    TDS.
                               Latt Lake.
101401......................  Buhlow Lake (Pineville)....  Turbidity.
101503......................  Old Saline Bayou--from       Turbidity.
                               Saline Lake to Red River.
101505......................  Larto Lake.................  Turbidity, TDS, and Sulfate.
101601......................  Bayou Cocodrie--from Little  Turbidity.
                               Cross Bayou to Wild Cow
                               Bayou (scenic).
101602......................  Cocodrie Lake..............  Turbidity.
110202......................  Pearl Creek--from its        Fecal Coliform.
                               origin to its entrance
                               into Sabine River (scenic).
110401......................  Bayou Toro--Headwaters to    Fecal Coliform.
                               LA Hwy 473.
110402......................  Bayou Toro--LA Hwy 473 to    Fecal Coliform.
                               its entrance into Sabine
                               River.
110501......................  West Anacoco Creek--         Fecal Coliform.
                               Headwaters to Vernon Lake.
110504......................  Bayou Anacoco--Vernon Lake   Fecal Coliform.
                               to Anacoco Lake.
110601......................  Vinton Waterway............  Turbidity.
120101......................  Bayou Portage..............  TDS, Chloride, Fecal Coliform, and TSS.
120102......................  Bayou Poydras..............  Sediment, Sulfate, TDS, TSS, and Fecal Coliform.
120104......................  Bayou Grosse Tete..........  Fecal Coliform and TDS.
120105......................  Chamberlin Canal...........  Fecal Coliform, TSS, and Sediment.
120106......................  Bayou Plaquemine...........  Turbidity.
120109......................  Intracoastal Waterway......  Fecal Coliform.
120110......................  Bayou Cholpe...............  TDS and Sulfate.
120111......................  Bayou Maringouin--           Fecal Coliform and TDS.
                               Headwaters to East
                               Atchafalaya Basin Levee.
120112......................  Bayou Fordoche.............  Fecal Coliform and TDS.
120201......................  Lower Grand River and Belle  Fecal Coliform and Sulfate.
                               River.
120206......................  Grand Bayou and Little       Fecal Coliform.
                               Grand Bayou.
120301......................  Bayou Terrebonne...........  Fecal Coliform.
120502......................  Bayou Grand Caillou........  Fecal Coliform.
120503......................  Bayou Petit Caillou........  Fecal Coliform.
120504......................  Bayou Petit Caillou........  Fecal Coliform.
120506......................  Bayou du Large.............  Fecal Coliform.
120507......................  Bayou Chauvin..............  Fecal Coliform.
120508......................  Houma Navigation Canal.....  Fecal Coliform.
120602......................  Bayou Terrebonne...........  Fecal Coliform.
120605......................  Bayou Pointe au Chien......  Fecal Coliform.
120606......................  Bayou Blue.................  Fecal Coliform.
120701......................  Bayou Grand Caillou........  Fecal Coliform.
120703......................  Bayou du Large.............  Fecal Coliform.
120707......................  Lake Boudreaux.............  Fecal Coliform.
120708......................  Lost Lake, Four League Bay.  Fecal Coliform.
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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 85 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: July 13, 2006.
Miguel I. Flores,
Director, Water Quality Protection Division (6WQ).
 [FR Doc. E6-11529 Filed 7-19-06; 8:45 am]
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