EPA's Region 6 Office
Serving: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and 66 Tribal Nations
Regional Tribal Operations Committee
The Environmental Protection Agency established the Tribal Operations Committee (TOC) in 1994 to assist EPA with the establishment of a national co-regulatory partnership. The intent of the TOC was to implement the 1984 Indian Policy by providing a forum for enhancing tribal environmental protection. The Region 6 Regional Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC) was subsequently established to serve as a liaison between the TOC, the Tribes, and Region 6 on national policy issues and to articulate tribal concerns to the Senior Managers and staff regarding regional issues.
Regional Tribal Operations Committee Charter [pdf, 20kb, 6 pages]
Planning calls are held each month.
For more information, please contact Mark Allen, our Tribal Ombudsman, at 214-665-2719.