[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 76 (Monday, April 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 22132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09009]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9909-64-Region-6]


Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Proposed Withdrawal of One Total 
Maximum Daily Load

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of proposed withdrawal of one total maximum daily load.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby issues notice 
of the proposed withdrawal of one Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for 
lead, as found in the document titled ``TMDLs for Lead and Siltation/
Turbidity for Big Creek near Sheridan, Arkansas.'' The TMDL was 
established by EPA in March of 2008. This proposed withdrawal action 
will not affect the TMDLs for Siltation/Turbidity established in the 
same TMDL document.
    The aforementioned withdrawal action is being proposed based upon 
EPA's determination that the lead TMDL for Big Creek near Sheridan 
(reach 08040203-904) should not have been established due to data 
quality concerns which have been recently identified. Such concerns 
relate primarily to the location of the ambient monitoring station for 
Big Creek near Sheridan, and its questionable representativeness of the 
reach when it was first listed in 2004. In May of 2008, the monitoring 
station was relocated to a new site which is more representative of the 
reach. Should new data indicate impairment for lead, the reach would be 
placed back on the 303(d) list, and a TMDL would be required at that 
time.

DATES: Comments on the proposed withdrawal action must be submitted in 
writing to the EPA on or before May 21, 2014. The EPA is limiting the 
scope of comments specifically to the withdrawal action described 
herein. The EPA is not accepting comments on any other portion of the 
TMDL document, including the TMDLs developed for Siltation/Turbidity on 
the same reach (08040203-904).

ADDRESSES: Comments limited to the proposed withdrawal of the TMDL for 
Lead for Big Creek near Sheridan, Arkansas should be sent to Evelyn 
Rosborough, Water Quality Protection Division, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue Dallas, TX 75202-2733, or 
emailed to [email protected]. The administrative record files 
for the TMDL are available for public inspection at the previously 
listed address. Please contact Evelyn Rosborough (via mail, email, or 
by calling (214) 665-7515) to schedule an inspection or to obtain 
copies of relevant supporting documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The TMDLs were developed under EPA Contract 
Number 68-C-02-108. The Federal Register (FR) notice of availability, 
seeking public comments on the draft TMDLs, was published on December 
17, 2007 (72 FR 71409). Public comments were received by January 16, 
2008, and a response to each comment was provided. The Federal Register 
notice of availability for the final TMDLs was published on August 14, 
2008 (see 73 FR 47596).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evelyn Rosborough, Water Quality 
Protection Division, U.S. EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 
75202-2733, (214) 665-7515.

    Dated: April 7, 2014.
William K. Honker,
Director, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2014-09009 Filed 4-18-14; 8:45 am]
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