[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 194 (Thursday, October 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62061-62062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25766]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Availability of List Decisions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA's Responsiveness
Summary Concerning EPA's April 13, 2011 Public Notice of Proposed
Decisions to Add Waters and Pollutants to Louisiana's 2008 Section
303(d) List.
On April 13, 2011 EPA published a notice in the Federal Register at
76 FR 20664-20665 providing the public the opportunity to review its
decision to partially approve and proposal to partially disapprove
Louisiana's 2008 Section 303(d) List. Specifically, EPA approved
Louisiana's listing of 409 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 2008 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 2008 Section 303(d) List. The basis
for these decisions is described in EPA's Responsiveness Summary and
the Record of Decision.
ADDRESSES: Copies of EPA's Responsiveness Summary Concerning EPA's
September 28, 2011 Public Notice of Final Decisions to Add Waters and
Pollutants to Louisiana's 2008 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
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Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX 75202-2733, telephone (214) 665-
2145, facsimile (214) 665-6490, or e-mail: [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
2008 listing decisions under Section 303(d) on August 25, 2009. On
April 13, 2011, EPA approved Louisiana's 2008 listing of 409 water
body-pollutant combinations and associated priority rankings, and
proposed to disapprove Louisiana's decisions not to list three
waterbodies. On September 28, 2011, EPA finalized the action to
disapprove Louisiana's 2008 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 2008
Section 303(d) List.
Dated: September 28, 2011.
Miguel I Flores,
Director, Water Quality Protection Division, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2011-25766 Filed 10-5-11; 8:45 am]
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