[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 189 (Monday, October 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55768-55769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19335]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8475-1]


Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Final Agency Action on 14 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 14 TMDLs prepared 
by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in Louisiana's Red and Sabine River 
Basins, under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Documents 
from the administrative record file for the 14 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, 
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 five of these TMDLs pursuant 
to a consent decree entered in this lawsuit.

EPA Takes Final Agency Action on 14 TMDLs

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

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          Subsegment                Waterbody name          Pollutant
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100401-0556575................  Ivan Lake.............  Mercury.
100703........................  Black Lake and Clear    Mercury.
                                 Lake.
100705........................  Kepler Lake...........  Mercury.
100709........................  Grand Bayou--           Mercury.
                                 Headwaters to Black
                                 Lake Bayou.
100709-001....................  Grand Bayou Reservoir.  Mercury.
100803........................  Saline Bayou--From      Mercury.
                                 Saline Lake to Red
                                 River.
101302........................  Iatt Lake.............  Mercury.
101501........................  Big Saline Bayou--      Mercury.
                                 Catahoula Lake to
                                 Saline Lake.
101502........................  Saline Lake...........  Mercury.
101504........................  Saline Bayou--Larto     Mercury.
                                 Lake to Saline Lake
                                 (scenic).
101505........................  Larto Lake............  Mercury.
101506........................  Big Creek--Headwaters   Mercury.
                                 to Saline Lake.
110101........................  Toledo Bend Reservoir-- Mercury.
                                 TX-LA Line to Toledo
                                 Bend Dam.
110503........................  Vernon Lake...........  Mercury.
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    EPA requested the public to provide EPA with any significant data 
or information that might impact the 14 Final TMDLs in the Federal 
Register Notice: Volume 72, Number 137, page 39420 (July 18, 2007). The 
comments received and the EPA's response to comments and the TMDLs may 
be found at http://www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6wq/npdes/tmdl/index.htm.


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    Dated: September 24, 2007
William K. Honker,
Deputy Director, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6.
[FR Doc. E7-19335 Filed 9-28-07; 8:45 am]
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