Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 236 / Thursday, December 9, 2004 / Notices 71409

Barrel & Drum Superfund Site, U.S. EPA 

Region II, CERCLA Docket No. 02–

2004–2023. The proposed settlement is 

available for public inspection at EPA 

Region II offices at 290 Broadway, New 

York, New York 10007–1866. To request 

a copy, please contact the individual 

identified below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sarah Flanagan, Assistant Regional 

Counsel, New Jersey Superfund Branch, 

Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 17th 

Floor, 290 Broadway, New York, New 

York 10007–1866. Telephone: 212–637–

3136.

Dated: November 23, 2004. 

Kathleen C. Callahan, 

Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 2.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7846–5] 

Clean Water Act Section 303(d): 

Availability of Total Maximum Daily 

Loads. (TMDL)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability for comment of the 

administrative record files for 9 TMDLs 

and the calculations for these TMDLs 

prepared by EPA Region 6 for waters 

listed in the Atchafalaya River, 

Barataria, Calcasieu River, Lake 

Pontchartrain, Mermentau River, 

Vermilion-Teche River, Mississippi 

River, Sabine River, and Terrebonne 

Basins of Louisiana, under section 

303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). 

These TMDLs were completed in 

response to a court order in the lawsuit 

styled Sierra Club, et al. v. Clifford, et 

al., No. 96–0527, (E.D. La.).

DATES: Comments must be submitted in 

writing to EPA on or before January 10, 

2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the 9 TMDLs 

should be sent to Linda Adams, 

Environmental Scientist, Water Quality 

Protection Division, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency Region 6, 1445 Ross 

Ave., Dallas, TX 75202–2733 or email: 

adams.lindak@epa.gov. For further 

information, contact Linda Adams at 

(214) 665–6546 or fax (214) 665–2191. 

The administrative record files for the 9 

TMDLs are available for public 

inspection at this address as well. 

Documents from the administrative 

record files may be viewed at 

www.epa.gov/region6/water/tmdl.htm, 

or obtained by calling or writing Ms. 

Adams at the above address. Please 

contact Ms. Adams to schedule an 

inspection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda Adams at (214) 665–6546.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1996, 

two Louisiana environmental groups, 

the Sierra Club and Louisiana 

Environmental Action Network 

(plaintiffs), filed a lawsuit in Federal 

Court against the 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 proposes these TMDLs 

pursuant to a consent decree entered in 

this lawsuit. 

EPA Seeks Comment on 9 TMDLs 

By this notice EPA is seeking 

comment on the following 9 TMDLs for 

waters located within Louisiana basins:

Subsegment Waterbody Name Pollutant 

010901 ........................................................ Atchafalaya Bay and Delta and Gulf Waters to the State 3-mile Limit ........................... Mercury. 

021102 ........................................................ Barataria Basin Coastal Bays and Gulf Waters to the State 3-mile Limit ...................... Mercury. 

031201 ........................................................ Calcasieu River Basin Coastal Bays and Gulf Waters to the State 3-mile Limit ........... Mercury. 

042209 ........................................................ Lake Pontchartrain Basin Coastal Bays and Gulf Waters to the State 3-mile Limit ...... Mercury. 

050901 ........................................................ Mermentau River Basin Coastal Bays and Gulf Waters to the State 3-mile Limit ......... Mercury. 

061201 ........................................................ Vermilion-Teche River Basin Coastal Bays and Gulf Waters to the State 3-mile Limit Mercury. 

070601 ........................................................ Mississippi River Basin Coastal Bays and Gulf Waters to the State 3-mile Limit .......... Mercury. 

110701 ........................................................ Sabine River Basin Coastal Bays and Gulf Waters to the State 3-mile Limit ................ Mercury. 

120806 ........................................................ Terrebonne Basin Coastal Bays and Gulf Waters to the State 3-mile Limit .................. Mercury. 

EPA requests that the public provide 

to EPA any water quality related data 

and information that may be relevant to 

the calculations for the 9 TMDLs. EPA 

will review all data and information 

submitted during the public comment 

period and revise the TMDLs where 

appropriate. EPA will then forward the 

TMDLs to the Louisiana Department of 

Environmental Quality (LDEQ). The 

LDEQ will incorporate the TMDLs into 

its current water quality management 

plan.

Dated: December 2, 2004. 

James R. Brown, 

Acting Director, Water Quality Protection 

Division, Region 6.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Information 

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 

Federal Communications Commission, 

Comments Requested 

December 1, 2004. 

Summary: The Federal 

Communications Commission, as part of 

its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork burden invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection(s), as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, Pub. L. 104–13. An 

agency may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act that does not 

display a valid control number. 

Comments are requested concerning (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; and (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Dates: Written Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) comments should be 

submitted on or before February 7, 2005.