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Adopting & Submitting a Tribal Implementation Plan

Adopting & Submitting a Tribal Implementation Plan. Angela Benedict-Dunn SRMT Environment Division Air Quality Program. Outline. TIP development TIP – table of contents TIP review TAS-Treatment as State letter to EPA. Outline (cont.). Tribal council approval

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Adopting & Submitting a Tribal Implementation Plan

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  1. Adopting & Submitting a Tribal Implementation Plan Angela Benedict-Dunn SRMT Environment Division Air Quality Program

  2. Outline • TIP development • TIP – table of contents • TIP review • TAS-Treatment as State letter to EPA

  3. Outline (cont.) • Tribal council approval • Formal public comment period • TIP approval • Outreach and education

  4. Map of Reservation boundaries and Industries

  5. Reynolds Before

  6. Reynolds 2001

  7. Reynolds After • 2 redundant wet scrubbers: some PM, some Fl, SO2 • 2 redundant dryscrubbers: PM, recycles mix back to plant

  8. 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)

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. Truckstop on Reservation

  13. TIP Review • Informal review by R2 office • Review by admin, Council, lawyers • Informal review by community • Avenues for outreach • Website • Public repositories • Newspapers article

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. Alcoa West

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. General Motors

  21. 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

  22. Domtar

  23. Map of Reservation boundaries and Industries

  24. Summary • TIP development • TIP development timeline • TIP table of contents • TIP review

  25. Summary (cont.) • TAS – Treatment as State letter to EPA • Tribal Council approval • Formal public comment period • TIP approval • Outreach and education

  26. SRMT Environment Division Phone: 518-358-5937 website: www.northnet.org/earth

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