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Federal Register / Vol. 67, No. 114 / Thursday, June 13, 2002 / Notices 40735 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Dated: June 7, 2002. pages of comments from numerous Washington, DC 20460. Telephone: Art Payne, commenters, including the parties 202–564–3261; facsimile: 202–565– Acting Director, National Center for requesting more time. EPA believes that 0050; e-mail: [email protected]. Environmental Assessment. it has appropriately responded to the [FR Doc. 02–14993 Filed 6–12–02; 8:45 am] comments received. Furthermore, EPA SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BILLING CODE 6560–50–P is establishing these TMDLs pursuant to Foundation for Global Action on deadlines established in a consent Persistent Organic Pollutants: A United decree in the case styled Sierra Club, et States Perspective, developed by ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION al. v. Clifford et al., No. 96–0527, (E.D. scientists from EPA, other federal and AGENCY La.) which does not at this late date state agencies, and the academic permit EPA to grant additional time for [FRL–7227–3] community, is a technical support public comment, absent relief from the document aimed at informing decision Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Final court, which the Agency does not makers, general academia, and the Agency Action on 98 Total Maximum believe is necessary to seek here. public on the scientific foundation and Daily Loads (TMDLs) and Final Agency However, EPA will continue to accept relevance to the United States of the Action on 20 Determinations That information submitted regarding Stockholm Convention on Persistent TMDLs Are Not Needed potential errors in the TMDL, and/or to Organic Pollutants (POPs). POPs are a meet with parties to discuss potential small group of organic chemicals AGENCY: Environmental Protection errors. If the Agency determines that exhibiting the combined properties of Agency (EPA). errors were made, it will issue a persistence, bioaccumulation, toxicity, ACTION: Notice of availability. correction notice or revise the TMDL, as and long-range environmental transport. appropriate. SUMMARY: This notice announces final The administrative record files may The report, which has been through agency action on 98 TMDLs prepared by internal review, independent external be obtained by calling or writing Ms. EPA Region 6 for waters listed in Caldwell at the above address. Please peer review, and public review and Louisiana’s Calcasieu and Ouachita comment, summarizes data available in contact Ms. Caldwell to schedule an river basins, under section 303(d) of the inspection. the peer reviewed literature on the 12 Clean Water Act (CWA). This notice POPs chemicals initially included in the also announces final agency action FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stockholm Convention and provides an removing 20 waterbody/pollutant Ellen Caldwell at (214) 665–7513. overview of the risks posed to U.S. combinations from the Louisiana 303(d) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1996, ecosystems and the public. This small list because TMDLs are not needed. The two Louisiana environmental groups, group of chemicals have been major EPA evaluated these waters and the Sierra Club and Louisiana contributors to toxic environmental prepared the 98 TMDLs needed in Environmental Action Network pollution in the United States and response to a consent decree entered in (plaintiffs), filed a lawsuit in Federal worldwide. The 12 POPs included in the lawsuit Sierra Club, et al. v. Clifford Court against the EPA, styled Sierra the Convention are: aldrin, dieldrin, et al., No. 96–0527, (E.D. La.). Club, et al. v. Clifford et al., No. 96– endrin, DDT, chlordane, heptachlor, Documents from the administrative 0527, (E.D. La.). Among other claims, mirex, toxaphene, hexachlorobenzene, record files for the 20 determinations the plaintiffs alleged that the EPA failed polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), that TMDLs are not needed and for the to establish Louisiana TMDLs in a polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, and 98 TMDLs, including TMDL timely manner. calculations and the responses to polychlorinated dibenzofurans. The EPA Takes Final Agency Action on 98 comments, may be viewed at Stockholm Convention on POPs was TMDLs www.epa.gov/region6/water/tmdl.htm. signed by EPA Administrator Christine EPA believes that the public notice By this notice EPA is taking final Todd Whitman on behalf of the United and comment period provided for these agency action on the following 98 States in May 2001, and has been TMDLs was adequate. During the TMDLs for waters located within the submitted to Congress for ratification. comment period, EPA received over 400 Calcasieu and Ouachita river basins: Subsegment Waterbody name Pollutant 030301 ....................... Calcasieu River & Ship Channel—Saltwater Barrier to Moss Lake (Estuarine) Contaminated sediments (Mercury, (Includes Coon Island and Clooney Island Loops). PAHs, and toxicity). 030306 ....................... Bayou Verdine (Estuarine) ................................................................................... Contaminated sediments (4,4’-DDT, Methoxychlor, PAHs, Zinc, Calcium, and toxicity). 030901 ....................... Bayou D’Inde—Headwaters to Calcasieu River (Estuarine) ............................... Contaminated sediments (Mercury, toxicity, and organics). 030305 ....................... Contraband Bayou (Estuarine) ............................................................................ Copper. 031201 ....................... Calcasieu River Basin—Coastal Bays and Gulf Waters to State 3 mile limit ..... Mercury. 030301 ....................... Calcasieu River and Ship Channel—Saltwater Barrier to Moss Lake (Estua- Metals (Copper, Lead, and Mercury). rine) (Includes Coon Island and Clooney Island Loops). 030304 ....................... Moss Lake (Estuarine) ......................................................................................... Metals (Copper, Mercury). 030306 ....................... Bayou Verdine (Estuarine) ................................................................................... Metals (Mercury, Nickel). 030901 ....................... Bayou D’Inde—Headwaters to Calcasieu River (Estuarine) ............................... Metals (Copper, Nickel, and Mercury). 030305 ....................... Contraband Bayou (Estuarine) ............................................................................ Pathogen indicators. 030701 ....................... Bayou Serpent ..................................................................................................... Pesticides (Fipronil). 030301 ....................... Calcasieu River and Ship Channel—Saltwater Barrier to Moss Lake (Estua- Priority organics (PAHs). rine) (Includes Coon Island and Clooney Island Loops). VerDate jun<06>2002 18:18 Jun 12, 2002 Jkt 197001 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13JNN1.SGM pfrm15 PsN: 13JNN1 40736 Federal Register / Vol. 67, No. 114 / Thursday, June 13, 2002 / Notices Subsegment Waterbody name Pollutant 030306 ....................... Bayou Verdine (Estuarine) ................................................................................... Priority organics (Phenols, and 1,2– Dichloroethane). 030901 ....................... Bayou D’Inde—Headwaters to Calcasieu River (Estuarine) ............................... Priority organics (PCBs, Tetrachloroethane, Hexachlorobenzene, Hexachlorobutadiene, and Bromoform). 030702 ....................... English Bayou—Headwaters to Calcasieu River ................................................. Suspended solids. 030702 ....................... English Bayou—Headwaters to Calcasieu River ................................................. Turbidity. 081501 ....................... Castor Creek—Headwaters to Little River ........................................................... Chlorides. 0809(04) ..................... Little Bayou Boeuf/Wham Brake (within segment 0809) ..................................... Dioxins. 080912 ....................... Tisdale Brake/Staulkinghead Creek from origin to Little Bayou Boeuf ............... Dioxins. 080101 ....................... Ouachita River—Arkansas State Line to Columbia Lock and Dam (Scenic Mercury. from the Arkansas State Line to intersection with Bayou Bartholomew—22 miles). 080902 ....................... Bayou Bonne Idee—Headwaters to Boeuf River ................................................ Nitrogen. 080102 ....................... Bayou Chauvin ..................................................................................................... Noxious aquatic plants. 080201 ....................... Ouachita River—Columbia Lock and Dam to Jonesville ..................................... Nutrients. 080302 ....................... Black River—Corps of Engineers Control Structure to Red River ...................... Nutrients. 080902 ....................... Bayou Bonne Idee—Headwaters to Boeuf River ................................................ Nutrients. 080904 ....................... Bayou Lafourche—near Oakridge to Boeuf River near Columbia ...................... Nutrients. 080910 ....................... Clear Lake ............................................................................................................ Nutrients. 081002 ....................... Joe’s Bayou—Headwaters to Bayou Macon ....................................................... Nutrients. 081201 ....................... Tensas River—Headwaters to Jonesville (including Tensas Bayou) .................. Nutrients. 081202 ....................... Lake St. Joseph (Oxbow Lake) ..........................................................................
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