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<br />F/lde,al Reglete~ Vol. 52. No. 236 I Wednesday. oecem~9, 1987 IProp:o;sedRu~re:.f;11
<br />Thi. propo.lIIw<lUld e.tabli.h two undar .thls propoBodrula. EPA would.. .imiIarlansuage(i.e." ".~~slaJ1fJai, . '." ..
<br />change. to I>arf 35 "State and Local, accept appllcetions from tribe. for government~1 function."! fotmd"b\ th" ';
<br />A..i.tanco:' by. amending Subpart A for !reatment a. a State on a program-by, Indian GovarnmontalTaJt Stal\1.)\ct.of',
<br />Indian WHP prpgraln..and adding a . .' program ba.i., For examplo. a tribe may '1982 (Pub. L97-0473), Eaobappli""nt ."
<br />naw Subpart Kfor Indian SSAD '., .ho", the.appropriate juri.diction and mu.t al.o provido copio.:of acurJ!ently
<br />program., The I'ropo.ed,amand",enl\o' otherwise qualify for !reatm"rilasa . affective tribalcim.tituUOnorQurl'enliy
<br />Subp~rt AMdprop,o.ed Subpart K . Slala inoMorta applY,farliWHl'. effe~tivatribalcodes.ordina,,,cesfandl
<br />con,tam IWO Iml'ortanlelement. for ... program. grant... thai tribe would nol ,. .or tribal re.o.luti?n. (or o~er tn'e,. of . ..... .
<br />IndIan WHPan'd/o. SSAD program(.), aulomatieally:by trealeda.a Stale far' documenlll8pell1f!ed In Ujepropo.ed' '"
<br />The fir.1 elemeill wo;ulde.labli.h. ..... any'othar program. or $"anl. in the .' regulation).bowing tha"i"eclfli;ni~nJier t.
<br />criteria andpro~d1lre8 for India" triqe. SOW A antilEPA approvel! a .oparate, .'" in wh!cb,the appllcanll~ pre.entlj' ...,.'.
<br />10 apply to EP..A...f.orlr... eatmen..lc.aaa. SI~.le, ap. plicatio.n..Ho. w. ..e..,\or, .de.... i.goatie.n. .for. '.'. . po. n..o?"., Ing. th..e;.type. Of. f1i\t. ..eli. 0",. cnel" .
<br />An Indian trib",musl be deslJl!l/ltad' by ., !reatment a.s a.Slale relating'to a WHl'.' forth m Ita narrative Slale,ll1ent;..
<br />EPAfor treatmel\l ~1I a State befo~e il i. or SSAD'program grant woUIdoperate' , . . '[3J A; map- an,dlorI"gal!lte.Ctipl..lOn rif
<br />eligible 10 ..b~lfan,appncatlpn for.; . .' .ailSla!e.desf8i\atioirforCthe'wholeWHP:" theeroaove.rWliii:hthe'ijllli~cirlbe
<br />approval oh;~ program I(lEPAand or SSAD.pl'ograln-. sill~eEP~ wOuld' ... a.,,,irte jilrislliCllonfiirth;fP'!i1!6,s. of It.
<br />. to apply fora"o~a\ed fun.u",. ',' arialyZetribalJ1irlsdiction overfhe propo.e!! WHl' or SSAD jtrogril)nQl); "':'.
<br />Similarly. If a trjbe o;pta forlreatment as . regulilled aotiviliesofthe whole c' 'coplea of curte.n!lye(f'ec!i,\i:e:Pf<>.1II$IOI)$
<br />a State withl'\l$P,cl,to the SsAD program.. . .... .' .... oftriblil co!!e$8ildordInllhc.e.alJi!' .'
<br />pl'o~am.(as OPIlos. ea 10.JlIaldi)g.. , ". A8'iS,th.flca. ae furS.la.leSith. e In. di..'an. ..' . curren.li. ye. ffec!:ti. vcetrlb~ll!e.. ....(I..l.q~.'.!>ij'.S(o. r
<br />apphcalion for the program as.a ..' tribeilius! bave ltaOWri logal auUtorities other types of.doCUments;llpecl!Js(\ In '
<br />mnn!c1pality), than Ilm..1 he found ". ioadm!itisloraprograili under the . ..... the proposedl'u,le) wblch !islablls1ithe
<br />quahfie~ fo"tre'tmenlaaa S~ale before . SOWA; EPA doe. nol delegate.its own ba.is.for tbeJ1irlsdiclionahs.fltIl4n.; il
<br />il i. ollgIble.lo .yllm\t anal'. plication for authority; N~thlngin thI. propo.alls' do.crlpllon of the nature or .ubjecl' '
<br />approval of an ljSAD program and to inlended'lo aller any pre-existing... mailer of the ....erlodJurlIIdictionicand a
<br />epplr for a..ocl,led,func1lng. The .' authority'ortmmllJ1ity IIny India!l tribe description ofthe'loeatioqB of Ute'
<br />requltements.a &\bo mU.1 ~eel undor maybaveW:lth,re.pecltothirdparlie.; proposed wel)baad.proleqtion flrears) .
<br />Subparts A endKarsldentical. Tbe .... '. Toas.i.ltheAdmirlllilrlitorill" (WHPA) or C#ticalaqulfe"prolfictlon
<br />.econ~ elemenl.!ll.cl1..e.specific granl delermlnlng wbetherail::mqJantribe, . . aroa(.) (CAPA;)1t propose~IO regulate.
<br />provi.lOn. for tlte.devolopmenland/or . .boUld be !realed...li !ltala.pursuailllO.' Tbl.informatjonwill a..I$,t EPAin
<br />Implementation of "ribal SSAD and. . .. the ellglbility Crileria of .ection. '. . verifyirlg thai a tribe bas theneoje..ary
<br />WHP prograJlls. inn. proposal,does.not. 1451(b)(1)rifthe:SOWA; thI.s propo.al . j1irlsdictionlQ'tmplemenl !he pr(lfll'!lJll(s);
<br />e.tebli.brequite.JlI.. enl. for appro. val of a W.OUI!!......re/ju. ire Indian tri.'b.e. 81..0 pr.. o.vid.e. . . (4) A de..cn. 'pti.on. of the. 1l1..c1l dilillin.,.,...tri.be's
<br />p~po.ed tribal WHl' o.r SSADprogram specific !nfOrmatian wlthirl four '. capability 10 adminl.ler a WHPor
<br />dlfferenl from lh!lreqUlrement$ calegories. Tbl.s'informal.ion iIlclijde.: SSAD progrSI\l; EPA's dotermination of
<br />applicab!e 10 Sl1\t.. becau.eEPA "(1)Evideni;ethat' a tribe iil recognized wbether a tribe ls"reason/lblyexpecled
<br />believe. ,llaapPt:'prtale .to apply .uch by the Secretary of the Inlorior, . .' '. . 10 be capable"will eon.idllr .txfactoril:c,c
<br />requ!remenlslo ,. dien tribe., ., . Periodically. the Secretary of the Inlerior' (a) The"irlbe's Previous m'll1age!'ial
<br />A. Treatment of ilTribe as a State' publisbe..a li.1 of federally reCOgnized experience: [b)tIie,exiSlel\'(:e "f.' "'.
<br />Currently.Slates may apply for gr~nls' tribes. The appliC('ll1 may u.ethis !1.lor envirorimenlal otpublishh"alth, . '. . .i
<br />10 .upport SSAD!pro8ram(.) Iinder' . ..other documenl~tion 10 .how that II bas program..admln/stered by:the tribe, (c).
<br />.ectlori 1427 of tho' SDWA and'WHP Federal recognillon; . . Its accounting and proc~,m.ent.sys.lems:
<br />program(s) undei ieciIon 1428 oftbo (2) Anarrlitlv~ .tatenientthal,ltl. (d)ri1e~anl.ni.i') place f~cartyl~oul i:
<br />SDWA It i.EPA;'sbllention iIl.thI. currently "carrymg outsub.tantlal. th.e executive. legIslative, and ju!!lclal .
<br />propo.~I. wbich/iddrililsosthilWHl' and governmental duties ~ powe~: over. a, function. of the tribal govafnJllen~(e) .
<br />SSAD program(li.rid liprecedlng" . ..... ~etme~ area, EPAcoh~lders the phra.e Ibe..~lationabipbelween~$uI~ted .
<br />propo.al relalirlg to the PWS and mc '. . carrymg oulsub.tantial governmonlal entilles and/or theadiirlnlstrative .'
<br />program.); thai. generally. IndllllltribeS duties a~dpower.:' ~orelate 1,0 whother agencyofthll trib81!love~enlw:hich ,';
<br />whicb meel the "'qulromenl.' for ' the appUcanl performs. e..e,!l~al . ..' , i.. or will be, e~orcmgtheprogram(s): .'
<br />!reatmenl as a Stll,e, may apply for Ihe govornmonlalfunctio".trad'lIonsliy and (f) a descnptllln ')fl!>e,tellhn!ca/and
<br />program approvale and granl.under the perfonned:bya.overelgn government. '. adminl.trati;ve'cspsbilille.'lIf thesteff 10
<br />SDW A. Oncie,sn liIdilll1 tribel.;frealed . Such.functiomrmay iIlclude. .but are nol . . adminl.lor and menaga oltller program.c
<br />a. a Slale forpmpose. ola WHl'or Iimlle~ to. thepo~er 10 t8lJ:. the, power' . The stalemeJilofthetribelPrev,IOIls'
<br />SSAD program. Ql>A will revie.w aof emmenl !!omalIl;and thepohcs. managementllcll'pllrlence sl(~uldmcl.de .
<br />tribe'. program approval or granl . . powel" (i,e'.. the power 10 provide for the ;. .lnformalionof;thatypl< 10, l~dlcatMhal'
<br />applicalloninthe 8ame manner a. a . public bealth, .afety. and general . the tribe bas tho managen.u exparllse to
<br />Slate application ""cepl a. noledin thi... welfare of the affecledpopulatiori). . effecti".lyadminlsler. ~ and/or'
<br />proposal. . .!:...." :,. . "Accordingly.theapplicantmU.lprovide SSADp~ogram.Types"fintormallon
<br />. As dlscu..ed below. one Of the .C' a narrative .Ialemonl de.criblng tho thai EPA willu.elo evelua!e ..'
<br />requlrein~ntsIor.iraatme,,~as~ !!Isle i. governmerileUiinction.curronily managerial experience are confraet.
<br />Ihat a tribe .bow .j1irlsdicilon "iie~ theperfo~ed by the trib~1 governing bodr ',authori~ed ~der the IndiartSolf- . .
<br />functlon. encompllsslldby a.r.atticular. Including. butnolltmlledlo. the exerCl.e . Delermmation Acl (Pub. L 9&'638). the
<br />prograni or granl~Itj.;pos.lbe,fora ..... of the. policle power;taxatio~. and the.. '.: Indian Mineral Deve!op",eJ\..! A~t (~b.
<br />tribe 10 demon.irate the.neee..s!'}'. .... . oxerCl.oofthe power. of emill.ont L. 97-382). or the btdianSatlitahon ...
<br />j1irl.diction!oroljaprOgram 'orgj.sol. ...' domaln1 This .hilerprotationof "carrying Facility ConstrUction ActivlJy Act (Pub,
<br />while noi.dem.on....tretlpglheappropriate oul ,.ub.tantial governmental dullo.. and L. 86-12.1). .EPAwUl requirei!nlprrilslion .
<br />jurlsdictlon forthepi!ier.Progrlim..and, . power8'~ I.consl.lonl\vltb theloiternal on tbe tribe.so:xecalive,legj.latfve.....nd;...
<br />granls arider the:!!O.wA, Accordingly.. Revenue Se~ce'..interpretalion of . judiclalfuncllOIl.lo onsure1thal the .Irlbe...
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