Adopting & Submitting a Tribal Implementation Plan
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Adopting & Submitting a Tribal
Implementation Plan
Angela Benedict-DunnSRMT Environment
DivisionAir Quality Program
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Outline
TIP development TIP – table of contents TIP review TAS-Treatment as State letter to
EPA
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Outline (cont.)
Tribal council approval Formal public comment period TIP approval Outreach and education
4Map of Reservation
boundaries and Industries
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Reynolds Before
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Reynolds
2001
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Reynolds After 2 redundant
wet scrubbers: some PM, some Fl, SO2
2 redundant dryscrubbers: PM, recycles mix back to plant
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TIP Development 2 years, included data from emissions
inventory Criteria pollutants, permitting programs
(minor source/burn) Reason for TIP
– Program getting large– Needed way to organize
Set our own standards, need permitting program w/o EPA involvement (sovereignty issue)
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TIP Development Timeline
Draft TIP 2001 Final draft 2001 Council approval 2002
– Community public comment– Surrounding areas and reservation
public comment EPA review and approval 2003
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TIP Table of Contents Declaration of Policy Section 1.0…….Organizational Structure Section 2.0……..Legal Authority Section 3.0……..Resources Section 4.0……..Severability Section 5.0……..Definitions Section 6.0……..Public Participation Section 7.0……..Revisions Section 8.0……..Air Quality Control Region Section 9.0……..Air Quality Standards Section 10.0……Emissions Inventory Section 11.0……General Permit Requirements Section 12.0……Permits for Minor Facilities
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TIP Section 13.0……Synthetic Minor Facilities Section 14.0……Source Surveillance Section 15.0……Open Burning Section 16.0……Reserved Section 17.0……Control of Emissions Section 18.0……Enforcement Section 19.0……Review of State Permits Section 20.0……Regional Haze Planning Section 21.0……Reports Appendix A-TCR99-43 Appendix B-Eligibility Appendix C-Open Burn Code Appendix D-Safety and Civil Obedience Code Appendix E-Press Release Announcement of Formation
of MANE-VU
12Truckstop on Reservation
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TIP Review
Informal review by R2 office Review by admin, Council, lawyers Informal review by community Avenues for outreach
– Website– Public repositories– Newspapers article
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TAS-Treatment as State Letter to EPA
Treatment as State letter to EPA Receive comments from state
– State can only comment on jurisdictional boundaries
• Not approved yet– Concerned about boundaries
EPA approval of TAS must precede or coincide with TIP approval– Worse case- letter can be approved
same time as TIP
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Tribal Council approval Difficulties explaining reasoning for
regulations, technical aspects, not all chiefs formally educated
Difficulties pinning council down for meeting, need lead time to get on schedule
Steps to getting tribal resolution and time frame
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Alcoa West
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Formal Public Comment Period TIP open to all (reservation and
surrounding area) for comments Avenues for getting information
out– Website– Public repositories– Newspaper article
30 day time frame from day published in paper
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Formal Public Comment Period (cont.)
At end of period, all comments will be addressed
If any comment is significant, public hearing will be held to address that concern
After comments addressed, all material to EPA for review
R2 EPA continued to informally review. TIP will be sent to EPA HQ for formal review
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TIP Approval
Tribal approval and tribal resolution in order
EPA approval Community must be given notice
of effective date Community/affected entity
outreach and education
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General Motors
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Outreach and Education Local radio station CKON call-in talk
show• “Tetewataron”-Let’s All Talk
Community education meetings– Had two already: Mold/Mildew & ETS– Burn regulations: Res.2002-59– TIP
IEN-Iroquois Environmental Newsletter– Published every Spring & Fall
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Domtar
23Map of Reservation boundaries
and Industries
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Summary
TIP development TIP development timeline TIP table of contents TIP review
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Summary (cont.)
TAS – Treatment as State letter to EPA
Tribal Council approval Formal public comment period TIP approval Outreach and education
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SRMT Environment Division
Phone: 518-358-5937
website: www.northnet.org/earth