[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59504-59506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16652]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8229-3]


Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Final Agency Action on Eighty 
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 eighty TMDLs 
prepared by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in Louisiana's Red River, 
Sabine River, and Terrebonne Basins, under section 303(d) of the Clean 
Water Act (CWA). Documents from the administrative record file for the 
eighty TMDLs, including TMDL calculations and responses to comments, 
may be viewed at http://www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6wq/npdes/tmdl/index.htm. 
The administrative record file may be examined by calling or writing 
Ms. Diane Smith at the address below. Please contact Ms. Smith to 
schedule an inspection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Smith, Environmental Protection 
Specialist, Water Quality Protection Division, U.S. EPA Region 6, 1445 
Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202-2733, (214) 665-2145.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1996, two Louisiana environmental groups,

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

EPA Takes Final Agency Action on Eighty TMDLs

    By this notice EPA is taking final agency action on the following 
eighty TMDLs for waters located within the Louisiana river basins:

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           Subsegment               Waterbody name         Pollutant
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100306..........................  Kelly Bayou--AR     Fecal Coliform.
                                   State Line to
                                   Black Bayou.
100309..........................  Cross Bayou.......  Turbidity, TDS,
                                                       Chloride,
                                                       Sulfate, and TSS.
100406..........................  Flat River--        Fecal Coliform and
                                   Headwaters to       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--      Fecal Coliform.
                                   Headwaters to
                                   Black Lake Bayou.
100708..........................  Unnamed Tributary   Sulfate and TDS.
                                   to Castor Creek
                                   near Town of
                                   Castor.
100709..........................  Grand Bayou--       Fecal Coliform.
                                   Headwaters to
                                   Black Lake Bayou.
100710..........................  Unnamed Tributary   TDS, Chloride,
                                   to Grand and        Sulfate.
                                   Bayou near Town
                                   of Hall Summit.
100801..........................  Saline Bayou--from  Fecal Coliform.
                                   its origin near
                                   Arcadia to LA Hwy
                                   156 in Winn
                                   Parish (scenic).
100804..........................  Unnamed Tributary   TDS and Sulfate.
                                   to Saline Bayou
                                   near Town of
                                   Arcadia.
100901..........................  Nantaches Creek--   Fecal Coliform.
                                   Headwaters to
                                   Nantaches Lake.
101101..........................  Cane River--above   TDS and Chloride.
                                   Natchitoches to
                                   Red River.
101103..........................  Bayou Kisatchie--   Fecal Coliform and
                                   entrance into       TDS.
                                   Kisatchie
                                   National Forest
                                   to Old River
                                   (scenic).
101301..........................  Rigolette Bayou--   Fecal Coliform.
                                   Headwaters to Red
                                   River.
101303..........................  Iatt Creek--        TDS.
                                   Headwaters to
                                   Iatt Lake.
101401..........................  Buhlow Lake         Turbidity.
                                   (Pineville).
101601..........................  Bayou Cocodrie--    Turbidity.
                                   from Little Cross
                                   Bayou to Wild Cow
                                   Bayou (scenic).
110202..........................  Pearl Creek--from   Fecal Coliform.
                                   its origin to its
                                   entrance into
                                   Sabine River
                                   (scenic).
110401..........................  Bayou Toro--        Fecal Coliform.
                                   Headwaters to LA
                                   Hwy 473.
110402..........................  Bayou Toro--LA Hwy  Fecal Coliform.
                                   473 to its
                                   entrance into
                                   Sabine River.
110501..........................  West Anacoco        Fecal Coliform.
                                   Creek--Headwaters
                                   to Vernon Lake.
110504..........................  Bayou Anacoco--     Fecal Coliform.
                                   Vernon Lake 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        Fecal Coliform.
                                   Waterway.
120110..........................  Bayou Cholpe......  TDS and Sulfate .
120111..........................  Bayou Maringouin--  Fecal Coliform
                                   and Headwaters to   TDS.
                                   East Atchafalaya
                                   Basin Levee.
120112..........................  Bayou Fordoche....  Fecal Coliform and
                                                       TDS.
120201..........................  Lower Grand River   Fecal Coliform and
                                   and Belle River.    Sulfate.
120206..........................  Grand Bayou and     Fecal Coliform.
                                   Little Grand
                                   Bayou.
120301..........................  Bayou Terrebonne..  Fecal Coliform.
120502..........................  Bayou Grand         Fecal Coliform.
                                   Caillou.
120503..........................  Bayou Petit         Fecal Coliform.
                                   Caillou.
120504..........................  Bayou Petit         Fecal Coliform.
                                   Caillou.
120506..........................  Bayou du Large....  Fecal Coliform.
120507..........................  Bayou Chauvin.....  Fecal Coliform.
120508..........................  Houma Navigation    Fecal Coliform.
                                   Canal.
120602..........................  Bayou Terrebonne..  Fecal Coliform.
120605..........................  Bayou Pointe au     Fecal Coliform.
                                   Chien.
120606..........................  Bayou Blue........  Fecal Coliform.
120701..........................  Bayou Grand         Fecal Coliform.
                                   Caillou.
120703..........................  Bayou du Large....  Fecal Coliform.
120707..........................  Lake Boudreaux....  Fecal Coliform.
120708..........................  Lost Lake, Four     Fecal Coliform.
                                   League Bay.
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    .EPA requested the public to provide EPA with any significant data 
or information that might impact the eighty TMDLs in the Federal 
Register Notice: Volume 71, Number 139, pages 41217-41218 (July 20, 
2006). The

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comments received and the EPA's response to comments may be found at 
http://www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6wq/npdes/tmdl/index.htm.
    EPA received requests from the Gulf Restoration Network and six 
individuals for a 60-day extension of the comment period on the eighty 
draft TMDLs in Louisiana. EPA will not extend the original comment 
period, however, the Gulf Restoration Network and others may submit 
comments after the closing date (i.e., August 21, 2006) of the comment 
period until October 20, 2006. EPA will review and respond to comments 
received between August 22, 2006, and October 20, 2006, and may 
consider revising or modifying these TMDLs if appropriate.

    Dated: September 28, 2006.
Miguel I. Flores,
Director, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6.
[FR Doc. E6-16652 Filed 10-6-06; 8:45 am]
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