[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20020-20021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7952]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9655-2]
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 November 30, 2011, Public Notice of Proposed
Decisions to Add Waters and Pollutants to Louisiana's 2010 Section
303(d) List.
On November 30, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) published a notice in the Federal Register at Volume 76, Number
230, pages 74057-74058 providing the public the opportunity to review
its decision to partially approve and proposal to partially disapprove
Louisiana's 2010 Section 303(d) List. Specifically, EPA approved
Louisiana's listing of 410 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 2010 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 2010 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
March 20, 2012 Public Notice of Final Decisions to Add Waters and
Pollutants to Louisiana's 2010 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 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
2010 listing decisions under Section 303(d) on January 13, 2011. On
November 30, 2011, EPA approved Louisiana's 2010 listing of 410 water
body-pollutant combinations and associated priority rankings, and
proposed to disapprove Louisiana's decisions not to list three
waterbodies. On March 20, 2012, EPA finalized the action to disapprove
Louisiana's 2010 listing decisions not to list three water quality
limited segments. EPA identified these additional waters and pollutants
along
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with priority rankings for inclusion on the 2010 Section 303(d) List.
Dated: March 20, 2012.
William K. Honker,
Acting Director, Water Quality Protection Division, Region 6.
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