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file a written request for reconsideration within three (3) calendar days of receiving the notification of intent to deobligate the funds. Any detail or arguments regarding why the state disagrees with the deobligation decision shall be provided at that time.

3. The written request for reconsideration shall be sent via E–Mail (PDF) or Facsimile to Jordan Dorfman. E–Mail address is Dorfman.Jordan@epa.gov; Fax is 202–
501–2346.

4. The Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water shall review all reconsideration submissions, and shall issue a decision in writing within three (3) calendar days of receiving the reconsideration request. This decision shall be the final decision of the Agency.

5. The Agency will follow the same type of procedure for any subsequent reallotments.

Craig E. Hooks, Assistant Administrator, Office of Administration and Resources Management.
[FR Doc. 2010–3847 Filed 2–24–10; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION**  **AGENCY**

**[FRL–9118–5]**

**Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Availability of Ten Total Maximum**  **Daily Loads (TMDLs) in Louisiana**

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice of availability.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice announces the availability for comment on the administrative record files and the calculations of ten TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6.

This notice covers waters in the State of Louisiana’s Atchafalaya and Mississippi River Basins that were identified as impaired on the States Section 303(d) list. 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 March 29,
2010.

**ADDRESSES :**  Comments on the ten TMDLs should be sent to Diane Smith, Environmental Protection Specialist, Water Quality Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX 75202–2733 or e-mail: smith.diane@epa.gov. For further information, contact Diane Smith at (214) 665–2145 or fax 214.665.7373. The administrative record files for the ten TMDLs are available for public inspection at this address as well. Documents from the administrative record files may be viewed at http:// www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6wq/npdes/ tmdl/index.htm , or obtained by calling or writing Ms. Smith at the above address. Please contact Ms. Smith to schedule an inspection.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Diane Smith at (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 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 ten TMDLs pursuant to a consent decree entered in this lawsuit.

EPA Seeks Comment on Ten TMDLs

By this notice EPA is seeking comment on the following ten TMDLs for waters located within Louisiana:

Subsegment Waterbody name Pollutant

010301 ............................................ West Atchafalaya Basin Floodway .............................................. .......... Dissolved Oxygen. 070203 ............................................ Devil’s Swamp Lake and Bayou Baton Rouge ..................................... Fecal Coliform. 070401 ............................................ Mississippi River Passes (estuarine) ......................................... ............ Fecal Coliform. 070403 ............................................ Octave Pass and Main Pass (estuarine) ........................................ ....... Fecal Coliform.070404 ............................................ Tiger Pass, Red Pass, Grand Pass, and Tante Phine Pass (estuarine). Fecal Coliform.

070501 ............................................ Bayou Sara ................................................................... ......................... Fecal Coliform. 070502 ............................................ Thompson Creek ............................................................... .................... Fecal Coliform. 070503 ............................................ Capitol Lake ................................................................. .......................... Fecal Coliform. 070505 ............................................ Tunica Bayou ................................................................. ........................ Fecal Coliform. 070601 ............................................ Mississippi River Basin Coastal Bays and Gulf Waters to the State three-mile limit. Fecal Coliform.

EPA requests the public provide to EPA any water quality related data and information that may be relevant to the calculations for the ten TMDLs. EPA will review all data and information submitted during the public comment period and will 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: February 18, 2010. Miguel I. Flores, Director, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2010–3830 Filed 2–24–10; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION**  **AGENCY**

**[EPA–HQ–OW–2009–0921; FRL–9118–6]**

**Extension of Request for Scientific Views for Draft 2009 Update Aquatic**  **Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Ammonia—Freshwater** 

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice; extension of the request for scientific views.

**SUMMARY :**  On December 30, 2009 (74 FR 69086), EPA announced the availability of draft national recommended water quality criteria for ammonia for the


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protection of aquatic life entitled ‘‘Draft 2009 Update Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Ammonia— Freshwater’’ . Written scientific views on the draft recommended criteria were to be submitted to EPA on or before March 1, 2010 (a 60-day request for scientific views). Since publication, the Agency has received several requests for additional time to submit comments. Therefore, EPA is extending the period of time in which the Agency will accept scientific views on the draft criteria document for an additional 30 days.

**DATES :**  Scientific views must be received on or before April 1, 2010. Comments postmarked after this date may not be considered.

**ADDRESSES :**  Submit your scientific views, identified by Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–OW–2009–0921, by one of the following methods:

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.

• E-mail: OW-Docket@epa.gov.

• Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) Water Docket, MC 28221T; 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.

• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., EPA West, Room 3334, Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.

Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2009– 0921. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http:// www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.

Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Office of Water Docket/EPA/DC, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., EPA West, Room 3334, Washington, DC. This Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., EST, Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the Office of Water Docket is (202) 566–2426.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Lisa Huff, Health and Ecological Criteria Division (4304T), U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; (202) 566–0787; huff.lisa@epa.gov.

Dated: February 18, 2010. Peter S. Silva, Assistant Administrator for Water.
[FR Doc. 2010–3833 Filed 2–24–10; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[FRL–9117–9]**

**Good Neighbor Environmental Board**

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice of meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, EPA gives notice of a meeting of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board (Board). The Board usually meets three times each calendar year, twice at different locations along the U.S. border with Mexico, and once in Washington, DC. It was created in 1992 by the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative Act, Public Law 102–532, 7 U.S.C. Section 5404. Implementing authority was delegated to the Administrator of EPA under Executive Order 12916. The Board is responsible for providing advice to the President and the Congress on environmental and infrastructure issues and needs within the States contiguous to Mexico in order to improve the quality of life of persons residing on the United States side of the border. The statute calls for the Board to have representatives from U.S. Government agencies; the States of Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas; and Tribal and private organizations to provide advice on environmental and infrastructure issues along the U.S./Mexico Border.

The purpose of the meeting is to continue discussion and finalize the Board’s 13th report. Presentations will also be heard on the environmental impacts of the border fence. The meeting will include a planning session, a business meeting and a public comment session. A copy of the meeting agenda will be posted at http:// www.epa.gov/ocem/gneb

. **DATES :**  The Good Neighbor Environmental Board will hold an open meeting on Thursday, March 11, from 8:30 a.m. (registration at 8 a.m.) to 5:30 p.m. The following day, March 12, the Board will hold a business meeting from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.

**ADDRESSES :**  The meeting will be held at Esplendor Resort, 1069 Camino Caralampi, Rio Rico, AZ 85648, phone number: 520–281–1901. The meeting is open to the public, with limited seating on a first-come, first-served basis.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Dolores Wesson, Designated Federal Officer, wesson.dolores@epa.gov, 202– 564–1351, U.S. EPA, Office of Cooperative Environmental Management (1601M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  If you wish to make oral comments or submit written comments to the Board, please contact Dolores Wesson at least five days prior to the meeting.

General Information: Additional information concerning the GNEB can be found on its Web site at http:// www.epa.gov/ocem/gneb

.

Meeting Access: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Dolores Wesson at 202–564–1351 or by e-mail at wesson.dolores@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Dolores Wesson at least 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA as