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responses to those comments. Because similar comments were made by multiple individuals, the
responsiveness summary groups those comments accordingly and provides summary responses.
A few letters of comment referenced comments that had previously been submitted to the
Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) during the its public notice(s) on its
proposed 2002 Section 303(d) list. As alluded to earlier, EPA had already examined Missouri’s
public comment record during its review of the State’s 2002 Section 303(d) list submission
package to determine if the State adequately responded to comment, and whether or not the State
demonstrated good cause for not including on the list either waterbodies or pollutants causing
impairment. Section II.G. in Enclosure 1 to EPA’s April 29, 2003 decision letter to Missouri
regarding the State’s 303(d) list, addresses EPA’s determinations with regard to the State’s
public comment record.
Appendix A to this Responsiveness Summary contains a list of acronyms which are
replete throughout this document; Appendix B identifies those waters and/or pollutants of
concern that EPA had added and/or restored to the list but are not being added to the final list
based on information provided by MDNR and/or the public during EPA’s public comment
period; and, Appendix C is the complete Section 303(d) list which includes final revisions to
Enclosure 5 to EPA’s April 29, 2003 decision letter to Missouri (i.e., U.S. EPA’s Consolidated
2002 Missouri 303(d) List).
Comments were received from the following individuals and entities:
1. Robert J. Brundage - Assistant General Counsel, Premium Standard Farms, Inc.
2. Deborah Neff - Attorney General’s Office, Missouri Clean Water Commission
3. Dorris L. Bender - Environmental Compliance Managaer, Water Pollution Control
Department, City of Independence
3. Brian Wm Marshall - Vice-President, Marshall Engineering & Surveying, Inc.
4. Albert Price
5. David A. Shorr - Lathrop & Gage Law Offices
6. Charles M. Scott - U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service
7. Suzan Franck
8. Steven W. Pagan
9. Brian D. Nieves - 98 th District State Representative
10. Ralph C. Schlemper - President, Friends of Fox Creek
11. Richard Schlemper - Century Farm
12. Kevin R. Schlemper - Friends of Fox Creek
13. Mr. & Mrs. Punch Rascher
14. Terry & Darla Pabst
15. Leonard C. Duerbeck
16. Shirley Poertner
17. Steve Schwartz
18. Susan Schlemper
19. Walter Schlemper