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 Environmental Protection Agency [FRL-6928-3]
 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
 ACTION: Notice of availability.
 SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability for comment of the administrative record file for 88 TMDLs prepared by EPA Region 6 for waters listed in Louisiana's Mermentau and Vermilion/Teche river basins, under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). EPA prepared these TMDLs in response to a Court Order dated October 1, 1999, in the lawsuit 
                        *Sierra Club, et al.*
                         v. 
                        *Clifford et al.,*
                         No. 96-0527, (E.D. La.). Under this court order, EPA is required to prepare TMDLs when needed for waters on the Louisiana 1998 section 303(d) list by December 31, 2007.
 DATES: Comments on the 88 TMDLs must be submitted in writing to EPA on or before February 2, 2001.
 ADDRESSES: Comments on the 88 TMDLs should be sent to Ellen Caldwell, Environmental Protection Specialist, Water Quality Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX 75202-2733. For further information, contact Ellen Caldwell at (214) 665-7513. The administrative record file for these TMDLs is available for public inspection at this address as well. Copies of the TMDLs and their respective calculations may be viewed at www.epa.gov/​region6/​water/​tmdl.htm, or obtained by calling or writing Ms. Caldwell at the above address. Please contact Ms. Caldwell to schedule an inspection.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Caldwell at (214) 665-7513.


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 United States Environmental Protection Agency (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. Discussion of the court's order may be found at 65 FR 54032 (September 6, 2000). EPA Seeks Comments on 88 TMDLs By this notice EPA is seeking comment on the following 88 TMDLs for waters located within the Mermentau and Vermilion/Teche basins: Subsegment
Waterbody name
Pollutant060205
Bayou Teche—Headwaters At Bayou Courtableau to I-10
Salinity/TDS.060211
West Atchafalaya Borrow Pit Canal
Salinity/TDS.060301
Bayou Teche—I-10 to Keystone Locks and Dam
Salinity/TDS. 
                             Chlorides.050201
Bayou Plaquemine Brule—Head-Waters to Bayou Descannes
Ammonia.050401
Mermentau River—Origin to Lake Arthur
Ammonia.060102
Cocodrie Lake
Noxious Aquatic.Plants & Ammonia.Chlorides.Sulfate.060204
Bayou Courtableau—Origin to West Atchafalaya Borrow Pit Canal
Ammonia. 
                             Salinity/TDS.060203
Chicot Lake
Noxious Aquatic.Plants & Nutrients.050101
Bayou Des Cannes—Headwaters to Mermentau River
Nutrients.050301
Bayou Nezpique—Headwaters to Mermentau River
Nutrients.060202
Bayou Cocodrie
Nutrients.060208
Bayou Boeuf—Headwaters To Bayou Courtableau
Nutrients.060211
West Atchafalaya Borrow Pit Canal
Sulfates.060301
Bayou Teche—I-10 to Keystone Locks and Dam
Sulfates.050101
Bayou Des Cannes—Headwaters to Mermentau River
Total Suspended Solids (TSS).050102
Bayou Joe Marcel
TSS.050103
Bayou Mallet
TSS.( print page 369)050201
Bayou Plaquemine Brule—Headwaters To Bayou Des Cannes
Siltation. 
                             TSS.050301
Bayou Nezpique—Headwaters to Mermentau River
Siltation. 
                             TSS.050302
Mermentau River Basin
Siltation.
                             TSS.050401
Mermentau River—Origin to Lake Arthur
TSS.050402
Lake Arthur and Lower Mermentau
TSS.050501
Bayou Que de Tortue—Headwaters To Mermentau River
TSS. 
                             Siltation.050602
Intracoastal Waterway
TSS.050701
Grand Lake
TSS.050702
Intracoastal Waterway
TSS.050703
White Lake
Siltation.TSS.050901
Bays and Gulf Waters to State 3-mile Limit
Siltation. 
                             TSS.060101
Spring Creek—Headwaters to Cocodrie Lake (Scenic)
TSS.060102
Cocodrie Lake
Siltation.060201
Bayou Cocodrie—From U.S. Hwy 167 To the Bayou Boeuf Cocodrie Canal
TSS.060202
Bayou Cocodrie
TSS.Siltation.060203
Chicot Lake
TSS.060204
Bayou Courtableau—Origin to West Atchafalaya Borrow Pit Canal
TSS.060205
Bayou Teche—Headwaters at Bayou Courtableau to I-10
TSS.060207
Bayou des Glaises Diversion Canal
TSS.060208
Bayou Boeuf—Headwaters to Bayou Courtableau
TSS.060210
Bayou Carron
TSS.060211
West Atchafalaya Borrow Pit Canal
TSS.060212
Chatlin Lake Canal and Bayou Dulac
TSS.Siltation.060301
Bayou Teche—I-10 to Keystone Locks and Dam
Turbidity.
                             TSS.060401
Bayou Teche—Keystone Locks and Dam to Charenton Canal
TSS.060501
Bayou Teche—Charenton Canal to Wax Lake Outlet
TSS.060601
Charenton Canal
TSS.060701
Tete Bayou
TSS.060702
Lake Fausse Point and Dauterive Lake
TSS.Siltation.060703
Bayou du Portage
TSS.060906
Intracoastal Waterway
TSS.060907
Franklin Canal
TSS.Turbidity.060801
Vermilion River—Headwaters at Bayou Fusilier-Bourbeaux Junction to New Flanders (Ambassador Caffery Bridge At Hwy 3073)
TSS.060802
Vermilion River—From New Flanders (Ambassador Caffery Bridge at Hwy 3073 to Intracoastal Waterway)
TSS.060803
Vermilion River Cutoff
TSS.060804
Intracoastal Waterway
TSS.060901
Bayou Petite Anse
TSS.060902
Bayou Carlin (Delcambre Canal)— Lake Peigneur to Bayou Petite Anse (Estuarine)
TSS.060903
Bayou Tigre
TSS060904
Vermilion River B890 Basin New Iberia Drainage Canal
TSS.060905
New Iberia Southern Drainage Canal
TSS.Turbidity.060909
Lake Peigneur
Siltation.TSS.060910
Boston Canal and Associated Canals (Estuarine)
Siltation. 
                             TSS.Turbidity.060911
Vermilion-Teche River Basin
TSS.061101
Bayou Petite Anse
Siltation.TSS.Turbidity.061102
Intracoastal Waterway
TSS.061103
Freshwater Bayou Canal
TSS.Turbidity.
 EPA requests that the public provide to EPA any water quality related data and information that may be relevant to the calculations for these TMDLs, or any other comments relevant to these TMDLs. EPA will review all data and 
                    ( print page 370)
                    information submitted during the public comment period and revise the TMDLs where appropriate. EPA will then forward the TMDLs to the Court and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ). LDEQ will incorporate the TMDLs into its current water quality management plan. Dated: December 21, 2000. Sam Becker, Acting Director, Water Quality Protection Division, Region 6.


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