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<br />ster I Vol. 52, No. 236 I Wednesday, ,December 9, 1987 rProposed Rt1Ies.
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<br />ENVIRONMENTAL PR()rECTlON
<br />AGENCY
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<br />40 CFR Part 35
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<br />[FRL-3251-al . . . ". .
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<br />.Trealmel)I 01 Iridian tri~..Stales;. .....
<br />Granlslo Indian TribeS fQI\WellhUd. .
<br />Prolecllon and Sole So. Aquifer . '.
<br />Demonstrallon Progl1il'l'l,.' '. . ,
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<br />AGENCY: Omc.of Water. Envtfonm.ntel
<br />Prot.ctionAg.ncy (EPAl' , '. .
<br />ACTION: Propos.d- ruI.,
<br />SUMMARYl'rh. Saf.1ll'lnkIh3 Wat.rAot
<br />Am.ndm.nts of 1986 (Pub~t..9lI-3IllJl
<br />authorlz. EPA to treat Jndlall. ~b.s'as .' .
<br />Stat.., a\ld to provide gra~t. io..gdJan '.
<br />trib.s tb dov.lop and Impl''''.11t Sole . .
<br />Sourc. Aquifer D.monstrallonand,
<br />W.llh.ad Prot.ction Progr$ms, s.ctioil.
<br />1427 and 1420, r.sp.ctiv.ly, This':I i .
<br />proposod rul. establishell ~roc'dures for
<br />dotonnlnlng .Iigibilill of iI\~all trI~s to,
<br />apply fortr.atm.nt as Sta(<l. iind, if' . .
<br />found oligibl., to apply to iei:elv.a, ". .'
<br />approval oland grantdorWaDhead
<br />Protection and/or Sole.So"",e ,Aqulf.r.
<br />Demonstration progr!!JDs.~: '". .
<br />DATES: Wrlit.n comments,inusl b.
<br />sl'hmltt.don or b.foreJan\1~i125.1988:"
<br />A publlch.arlng will bllltsl!l !ii'Deilv.r,"
<br />Colorado, ,!n January 13, 1$88, b.sJlutln8.
<br />at 9:00 a.m. In the Roc;ky t4iJ!nttaln.' '"
<br />Room, EP~, R.glon vm (5l!ijfioorl.999. .
<br />18th Stre..i;Oe.nver, CO 8l$!2-2~' . .
<br />ADDRESSES: S.nd wrlttencollUll~~tsto .'
<br />Project omc.r. Indian Trlh'lr RoSu\ation,
<br />Offlc. of Ground,Wat.r Pri!le<;Ilon;;' .
<br />(WH-55OG), EPj\,401MS~.tcSW..;
<br />Wasblngton, PC 20480, A qopyof the
<br />comm.nla and aupporting docwnenla . .
<br />will be avallabl. for rllVl.w'dUtfug'.
<br />nonnal busin.ss hoUl'llet l\1e PUblfc.
<br />R.f.renc.l1illt. EPi\. Room24c!4.401M'
<br />'.' StreetSW,;Washlngton.oP~,ItIS'
<br />requ.sted thatanyon.pla~t..
<br />. attend the public h.arlng('sp.~ally .
<br />thos.. who. plan to make st+IeJl\Bnts)
<br />. register In advanc. by .Ilhercalllng .
<br />Kirst.n Oravec at (202)3oa,.1011' or by . .
<br />writing to th. att.ntion of Ms'-Oravec at.
<br />EPA (WH-550G), 401 M Stieet8W....
<br />Washington; DC 20480.P.n.ons,plannlng
<br />to make stat.m.nts at .th. ~.arlng are .. .
<br />.ncourag.d to submll wrltt.n copt.s of
<br />their remarks at the tim. of th.:h.arlng. .
<br />FOReFURTHeR INFORMA~ CONTACT:
<br />Nonna Hagho.. omc. of Ground-Wat.r
<br />Prot.ctlon (WH-55OG}..Enylrolimental' .
<br />Prot.ctlon Ag.ncy, 401 M Slteet SW..
<br />Washington, DC 20480; 202/307r7071,
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<br />SUPl'LIMENTARYiNFORMATlON: .' .milnagili8th~. envlronmilntal prografus '.
<br />I. Stetutory .R.qulrem.nis for Indian' affectlDgJ"s.rv.auon lands:~ In praC;ilc",
<br />ProgralllS . ., EPA poHey Is to work dir.ctly with'
<br />TIt S . Drlnkl W A . .trlbal governmonts... asind.p.nd.o.nt
<br />.' a.. .' ng .at.r ot. ..' ~. allthorltl.sJorl'e8.wationaffillrs.an'!'-
<br />Amendm.ntsof~986(AIII.ndm.l\ts).~ .. I I b'dJ . .
<br />U.S.C, 300fez'saq"onact.d onlUn.~9, : nota. pQ.I.tica,"u, visions of Stet~~.
<br />1986.lnclu!le S"ctlonl4.51.ntitl"d'. ':ThIsprop"sai ad'dr.ssesfudiait
<br />"IndlaitTrib..,"TIt. Am.ndm.nts' 'adminlWationottW(}ofth~'{oui ,..'
<br />authorlz. EPA fo tr.at IndJan trlb.s as ..programs contain.d w1ihipth. SDVVA,
<br />Stat.s, d.l.ga.ta primary enforc.ni.nt .: .:'l'he'S,QW AWes .n.ctador! D.oc.mljilr, .
<br />responsibility forth. Public Wator ' .....17.1974. {PIlb,493-523 and am.nd.a in
<br />Supply and Uncl_rground Injection ,,; ",:~~~ (Pub,:4 ga.-ISO], 19r9(Pub, .1.: 90".. ,'.,
<br />Con!rol Pr"grlllll. to such trlb.s,.and "c' .',8;l11980(Pub, .L.l!6,.5O:O, and.1UOa (rub..
<br />allow grant am' contract assistance to'. .': ,~~~l'TJ1"~tat\ite protects ,th., '
<br />suchIndial\trlb.s.tgcm;rx olltftliicll"na:''il!u!lbtyo( driliklng wat.r supp\laa.at!d .'
<br />'provided for bythil ~.PrlnIlln8Water '. "'ground:",at.rthrotW>outt\1,a UI\Ued' .
<br />Acl(SOWA), T1i.Am.ndmentll i!!iJUfre ';Stale. b~.stabU8hiDg;f~U!JI\ajor . .:
<br />~Atoprom!ll$at.rllgulationSwlthIii<~l'l1gra'l,!8'Publl()Wat.rSy.tems .,., .' .
<br />.ight..n mgnthsaftilr enaGlIIi.nl;;/;e.,by(,;PW~}.l1ildersround{nje()tionC;oljtrol .
<br />D.c.mb.r 19,1987, :sp.olfy!ng,!hQs",(, UIC 'l.,1IVHl> an\l.SSAI),'rh. pwS ,
<br />provisions ofthe'SPW Awh.re Ills progralll"atablls~.s d.ti*king wat~ ,.
<br />. approprlat. tolteat JndJim trlb.ll.as . .. :qualitystendards; the UlCprogram
<br />Stat.s, 'rhaAdmInIslratot proposesthat..prot.CIa gro!lll~ wat.r by r"gulalingth.
<br />.Ills approprall.to tr.atIndJan trlb81Ias .elnjectiOI\,offiu.dslnto,thoground; the
<br />, Stalasunder s.ction 1427.oftha. SPWA ..' WHPprogram assists Sla,.s in th.;. ~
<br />. "SoleS!iurc.;\qulferD.nionstrati"n. .... . 'd.v.lopm.nt andlnipl.JI\.ntation of.a .
<br />'. Program" (SSAP). andS.otion 142&of.'/.: .prograll> to Prot.ct, fromc.ontaminaijo!l;
<br />the SD:W:A ,"Stata PJ;ograms to.Esteb1fsh' .... the wellh"adaroasarotlild publlow"t.r . '
<br />. W.llh.adProtecllonAr.as"(WHt>l,' ..supply w"llii; and Ille SSAPprogra",. . . .
<br />'SectlOn'1'151aatilbl(sMs thr",ft.sla.an .: as~lstsll.ta.t....inth. d.v..I~PD1.nlof 'a. .
<br />India\lTrih"m1l8~me.i b.fore, Ir.a.tineni' '. prograll> toprotect~'crlti~alaqwf.r ..... . .
<br />.s a,SliIt.)sautHci*"d: (1} TlteJlldi.m. '. ~ '}protoctionarelia~ w1thili"soJ'. s"\IN)e .
<br />. Tribe.lsreqogniJ.d byth" S..cr.taryof . ,aqUifers,'.' I!I'A has aIr.~dypropos.a;a '.
<br />th. Int.rlpr ""lIltas a goy.rnlngbodY . se.parate. ri1\. for.IndJan'fWSand utc .
<br />.oarrylng out subat8ntialgovernm.ntal,... : pro~a'P~ [52 FR~1~2,Ji1l~27.1987k '"
<br />duti..slil!dp~~~~; (2) '!t. fun~lioit" to '.' '." J!PMOfII1.d aworkgrilup In Angu.t .
<br />b..l<atcls.d !;iy,th. IndJ~n Tnb. ar.. .,\1988.to draftregulallons t1iat woilld' '.
<br />W1th1nth. area,!f,th. '):nbal .... ." Impl.ments.ction 1451 ofth. SDWA.'In
<br />.Gov.rnm8llbj~sdictio"'and (3}.\he .'. Ootobet188.8.tha workgrO\lP'~Il'\lulatad.
<br />;IndJan Tribe is reaaonahly el<p.~~.d.tQ.,; dr!Ift mat.iial Q!I,a proposed rgI. for'th. .
<br />e' b. capabl.. Incth.. Adurlillstrator.s, . . .', ;,PWS an\lUIC:pri!gtams.to'States ana
<br />. judgtn.nl; of!,af!'Y!ng. "ut, ili. !'uncll~IlS:i, ..litdJan;trlb.s for cOmill.nt, Much of \h.'
<br />to b~ .l<.rcls.d lna"mann.r conslat~nt.." . Jan8uaglilri'1135,fl55 alid35.4o:t5'ofihis
<br />. lVi\hthe. t.l'!!'sa,!~ Jl1""oses,.of th.Acl ..pwpos81 p.i'taililng. to eligiblIltyfor !h.
<br />an~ofaU !,pp~cab,l. rogulatlons, :ltealJl\ent ofatrlba as a Stat. for.. .
<br />. n.Sackground "',..' ...... .... ......."'purP08.softh"WHPandSSAI:l '.'
<br />Tbl8propOsatwould i1nPI.me~t' '::i:,:;;:::.,~,:~, ~:tl~~ ':d't7cnt . .'
<br />. F.d.ral poUcystat.lIl~nts r.ga~ ,,' .' ;\l1'Ogram8.. '. ~ .
<br />JndJ~n tribes. On,}anaary2'l11903k ~.., ":);'.' ". <, . '. .:
<br />'.' Pl'.~ld.nt Raag8n~isn.li.ilfed.~al.. .;\ JIl; Dllii:1isillO;t jjj~ Pri.Pi>.ooRul.
<br />IndJanPolicy Stetoment proVlding;for.' ";' , .. :, .' . . "', .. ..' .'. '.
<br />treatm8lltoftrlbalgov.rnmentsoll'a;' ; . > ThIs proposal :would alIo:wIndJan
<br />.,gov.~ni.to'goVeriu1ientbasia .nd: :"itrlb.s,tClll.com~eligilll.to submit (Qt
<br />. i1l1pporting'th. j>riliciiple ofaelf- y...::. '.' 'apprQV\\ltheil;'Jijiplicationdor.' a WFlP' .' ,
<br />. d.tannination'and local d.clslon,;' , ~. ':. program'and-apply for'grantt to\l.v810p ,
<br />. making by IndJan irlbes. EPA respond.d :alld/orlmplementWHPprograms, It:
<br />totha Presldont'utatelhent by" . . ,':."woUld \liao allow Indian-trlb.s to. submit
<br />dev.lopulg adJscus.ion. paper ontitl.d . "'for approval th.1r .applicatlollsfor a': .
<br />"Administration of Environmental. ,'. .SSAP program and to apply for granla ..
<br />Program'; 011 IndJan Lands" In luly.1OO3;' . .todev.lop and/or ImpleJn.nt SSAD ,.
<br />andsubsequ.ntly d.v.loplng the EPA .... .' programs 8s.Stat.s' Sinoe indian trlblls
<br />."IndJan Policy Stat.m.nt and. . .' . . may qurr.ntly apply!oran S$AP :
<br />Impl.m.ntationGuld.Un.s" In . .... ..pwgram'imd \ls80clate4 fundJng as a
<br />Nov.mb.r19114-, EPA's policy Is '~to giv8;.municiipaI.80v.nnitent;th. proposed'
<br />special conslderatioll to trlballnt.r8llts. ' . .ruI. th.....bl' .Itmlnat.stha Il..dfor
<br />in making Ag.ncy policy and to.nllur<i, <',trib.s toapply;folntly with aGov.rn'or
<br />the close'lnvolvem.nt .f Irlbal . '. oh Statawhlchth.y must do If th.y,'opt
<br />gov.rnni.nts In making d.clslons .aDd . to sppl~,as a municipal gov.rnm.nt.. .' .
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