[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45925-45926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18312]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9840-5]


Clean Water Act: Availability of List Decisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Responsiveness 
Summary Concerning EPA's May 9, 2013 Public Notice of Proposed 
Decisions To Add Waters and Pollutants to Louisiana's 2012 Section 
303(d) List.
    On May 9, 2013 EPA published a notice in the Federal Register at 
Volume 78, Number 90, pages 27233-27234 providing the public the 
opportunity to review its decision to partially approve and proposal to 
partially disapprove Louisiana's 2012 Section 303(d) List. 
Specifically, EPA approved Louisiana's listing of 323 waterbody 
pollutant combinations, and associated priority rankings. EPA proposed 
to disapprove Louisiana's decisions not to list three waterbodies. 
These three waterbodies were added by EPA because the applicable 
numeric water quality standards marine criterion for dissolved oxygen 
was not attained in these segments.
    Based on the Responsiveness Summary, EPA finds no new information 
or persuasive arguments as to why the three waters should not be added 
to the 2012 Louisiana Section 303(d) List as proposed. Therefore, EPA 
is taking Final Action on the addition of three waterbody pollutant 
combinations to the final Louisiana 2012 Section 303(d) List. The basis 
for these decisions is described in EPA's Record of Decision.

ADDRESSES: Copies of EPA's Responsiveness Summary Concerning EPA's July 
18, 2013 Public Notice of Final Decisions To Add Waters and Pollutants 
to Louisiana's 2012 Section 303(d) List can be obtained at EPA Region 
6's Web site at http://www.epa.gov/region6/water/npdes/tmdl/index.htm#303dlists, or by writing or calling Ms. Diane Smith at Water 
Quality Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX

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75202-2733, telephone (214) 665-2145, facsimile (214) 665-6490, or 
email: [email protected]. Underlying documents from the 
administrative record for these decisions are available for public 
inspection at the above address. Please contact Ms. Smith to schedule 
an inspection.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) 
requires that each state identify those waters for which existing 
technology-based pollution controls are not stringent enough to attain 
or maintain state water quality standards. For those waters, states are 
required to establish Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) according to a 
priority ranking.
    EPA's Water Quality Planning and Management regulations include 
requirements related to the implementation of Section 303(d) of the CWA 
(40 CFR 130.7). The regulations require states to identify water 
quality limited waters still requiring TMDLs every two years. The list 
of waters still needing TMDLs must also include priority rankings and 
must identify the waters targeted for TMDL development during the next 
two years (40 CFR 130.7).
    Consistent with EPA's regulations, Louisiana submitted to EPA its 
2012 listing decisions under Section 303(d) on February 14, 2013. On 
May 1, 2013, EPA approved Louisiana's 2012 listing of 323 water body-
pollutant combinations and associated priority rankings, and proposed 
to disapprove Louisiana's decisions not to list three waterbodies. On 
July 18, 2013, EPA finalized the action to disapprove Louisiana's 2012 
listing decisions not to list three water quality limited segments. EPA 
identified these additional waters and pollutants along with priority 
rankings for inclusion on the 2012 Section 303(d) List.

    Dated: July 18, 2013.
David F. Garcia,
Deputy Director, Water Quality Protection Division, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2013-18312 Filed 7-29-13; 8:45 am]
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