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Tribal Recommendations and EPA Responses
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Tribal Areas Designated under the 2006 Air Quality Standards
| EPA plans to designate geographic areas as attaining or not attaining the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 standards by December 22, 2008. EPA has requested that states and tribes submit recommendations to EPA for PM2.5 attainment and nonattainment areas by December 18, 2007.
Tribal recommendations are presented below. State information is available on the State Recommendations page. |
The National Tribal Environmental Council 
and that Tribal Council's workgroup,
The National Designation & Implementation Work Group have been addressing tribal issues with respect to the designation process.
The documents listed below are tribes' responses to EPA's request for recommendations on the designation of areas for the PM2.5 standard. These responses are provided here in PDF format for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY and do not represent EPA's views on the appropriateness or adequacy of a tribe's recommendations.
The quality of these PDF files are quite variable, and are the result of the quality of the documents provided by the tribes.
Tribal recommendations received by EPA
| Tribe | Tribal Recommendation | EPA Response | Tribe Remarks on EPA Response |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians | Letter (PDF) (2 pp, 82KB) | Letter (PDF) (2 pp, 63KB) | |
| Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians | Letter (PDF) (2 pp, 86KB) | Letter (PDF) (2 pp, 66KB) | |
| Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians | Letter (PDF) (3 pp, 210KB) | Letter (PDF) (8 pp, 434KB) | |
| Pala Band of Mission Indians | Letter (PDF) (3 pp, 170KB) | Letter (PDF) (2 pp, 64KB) |
Tribes Expected to be in 24-hour PM2.5 Nonattainment Areas — No Recommendations Received
| Tribe | EPA Response | Tribe Remarks on EPA Response |
|---|---|---|
| Berry Creek Rancheria | Letter (PDF) (24 pp, 1.3MB) | |
| Big Sandy Rancheria | Letter (PDF) (26 pp, 1.7MB) | |
| Cahuilla Band | Letter (PDF) (22 pp, 1.3MB) | |
| Cold Springs Rancheria | Letter (PDF) (25 pp, 1.7MB) | |
| Enterprise Rancheria | Letter (PDF) (24 pp, 1.3MB) | |
| Graton Rancheria | Letter (PDF) (24 pp, 1.6MB) | |
| Ho-Chunk Tribe | Letter (PDF) (22 pp, 1.1MB) | |
| Lytton Tribal Council | Letter (PDF) (24 pp, 1.6MB) | |
| Mechoopda Indian Tribe | Letter (PDF) (24 pp, 1.3MB) | |
| Mooretown Rancheria | Letter (PDF) (24 pp, 1.3MB) | |
| Morongo Band of Mission Indians | Letter (PDF) (22 pp, 1.3MB) | |
| North Fork Rancheria | Letter (PDF) (26 pp, 1.7MB) | |
| Oneida Tribe | Letter (PDF) (22 pp, 718KB) | |
| Picayune Rancheria | Letter (PDF) (26 pp, 1.7MB) | |
| Puyallup Tribe | Letter (PDF) (49 pp, 4.6MB) | |
| Quechan Tribal Council | Letter (PDF) (20 pp, 1.2MB) | |
| Ramona Band of Cahuilla | Letter (PDF) (22 pp, 1.3MB) | |
| Rumsey Rancheria | Letter (PDF) (32 pp, 2.2MB) | |
| San Manuel General Council | Letter (PDF) (22 pp, 1.3MB) | |
| Santa Rosa Rancheria | Letter (PDF) (26 pp, 1.7MB) | |
| Shingle Springs Rancheria | Letter (PDF) (32 pp, 2.2MB) | |
| Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians | Letter (PDF) (22 pp, 1.3MB) | |
| Table Mountain Rancheria | Letter (PDF) (26 pp, 1.7MB) | |
| Torres Martinez Tribal Council | Letter (PDF) (20 pp, 1.2MB) | Letter (PDF) (41 pp, 7.5MB) |
| Tule River Indian Tribe | Letter (PDF) (26 pp, 1.7MB) | |
| United Auburn Indian Community | Letter (PDF) (32 pp, 2.2MB) |
Tribes Expected to be in Attainment/Unclassifiable Areas — No Recommendations Received (PDF) (13 pp, 20KB)
Tribe Remarks on EPA Letters
Fort Belknap Indian Community (PDF) (4 pp, 1.0MB)
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (PDF) (1 pp, 62KB)