[Federal Register: July 8, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 130)]
[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7935-6]

 
Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Final Agency Action on Six 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 six TMDLs 
prepared by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in the Atchafalaya River, 
Barataria River, Lake Pontchartrain, Mississippi River, Sabine River, 
and Terrebonne Basins of Louisiana, under section 303(d) of the Clean 
Water Act (CWA). Documents from the administrative record file for the 
six TMDLs, including TMDL calculations and responses to comments, may 
be viewed at http://www.epa.gov/region6/water/tmdl.htm. The 

administrative record file may be examined by calling or writing Ms. 
Diane Smith at the following address. 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 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 Takes Final Agency Action on Six TMDLs

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

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               Subsegment                               Waterbody name                         Pollutant
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010901..................................  Atchafalaya Bay and Delta and Gulf Waters   Mercury.
                                           to the State 3-mile Limit.
021102..................................  Barataria Basin Coastal Bays and Gulf       Mercury.
                                           Waters to the State 3-mile Limit.
042209..................................  Lake Pontchartrain Basin Coastal Bays and   Mercury.
                                           Gulf Waters to the State 3-mile Limit.
070601..................................  Mississippi River Basin Coastal Bays and    Mercury.
                                           Gulf Waters to the State 3-mile Limit.
110701..................................  Sabine River Basin Coastal Bays and Gulf    Mercury.
                                           Waters to the State 3-mile Limit.
120806..................................  Terrebonne Basin Coastal Bays and Gulf      Mercury.
                                           Waters to the State 3-mile Limit.
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    EPA requested the public to provide EPA with any significant data 
or information that might impact the six TMDLs in the Federal Register 
Notice 70 FR 19760 (April 14, 2005). The comments received and EPA's 
response to comments may be found at http://www.epa.gov/region6/water/tmdl.htm
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    Dated: June 28, 2005.
William K. Honker,
Acting Director, Water Quality Protection Division, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 05-13490 Filed 7-7-05; 8:45 am]

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