Availability of Proposed Approval Decisions and Lists Under CWA Section 303(d)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Availability of Proposed Approval Decisions and Lists Under CWA

Section 303(d)

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Region VII.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of lists for the Region

VII states of Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri submitted to EPA pursuant

to CWA section 303(d)(2) as well as EPA's proposed decisions to approve

these lists, and requests public comment.

DATES: Comments must be submitted to EPA on or before November 14,

1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments on these items should be sent to Jerome Pitt, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency Region VII, Water Management Division,

726 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas 66101.

Copies of these items can be obtained by writing or calling Jerome

Pitt, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region VII, Water Management

Division, 726 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas 66101; Phone: 913-

551-7766; FAX: 913-551-7765.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerome L. Pitt at 913-551-766.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA)

requires that each State identify those waters for which existing

required pollution controls are not stringent enough to implement State

water quality standards. For those waters, states are required to

establish total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) according to priority

ranking. The identified waters and loads are required to be submitted

to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval from ``time

to time.''

On January 11, 1985 EPA published a final rule (50 FR 1775) that

established 40 CFR part 130 (Water Quality Planning and Management).

This rule established certain requirements for State and local

government water quality programs, including requirements related to

the implementation of section 303(d) of the CWA. The regulation did not

specify dates for State compliance with the section 303(d)

requirements, but reiterated the statutory provision calling for

submission from time to time. On July 24, 1992, EPA published a final

rule (57 FR 33040) that amended 40 CFR 130.7. The rule established that

each state shall submit biennially to the Regional Administrator

beginning in 1992 the list of waters, pollutants causing impairment,

and the priority ranking including waters targeted for TMDL development

within the next two years.

Consistent with EPA's amended regulation Kansas, Nebraska and

Missouri have submitted to EPA for approval their list decisions under

section 303(d)(2). EPA today proposes to approve these lists submitted

by Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri and solicits public comment on the

proposed approval decisions and on the state lists.

Dated: September 19, 1994.

Ronald R. Ritter,

Director, Water Management Division, USEPA Region VII.

[FR Doc. 94-23888 Filed 9-26-94; 8:45 am]

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