NOTE
SUBJECT:
Consultation
with
US
Bureau
of
Indian
Affairs
TO:
File
FROM:
Stephen
Hoffman
DATE:
2/
27/
06
The
purpose
of
this
note
is
to
document
consultation
between
USEPA
and
the
US
Department
of
Interior,
Bureau
of
Indian
Affairs
(
BIA)
regarding
the
use
of
chat
in
transportation
projects
and
in
non­
transportation
cement
and
concrete
uses.

On
September
28,
2005
Richard
Kinch,
OSW/
USEPA
and
I
met
with
representatives
of
the
Bureau
of
Indian
Affairs
to
assure
that
consultation
with
tribes
during
the
development
of
the
proposal
would
be
deemed
adequate
by
BIA.
BIA
staff
were
led
by
Mr
Robert
M.
Laidlaw,
Office
of
the
Secretary
DOI
and
Mr.
Allen
Sedik
of
BIA.

We
presented
a
briefing
to
BIA
which
included
an
outline
of
the
proposal
with
a
draft
schedule.
BIA
strongly
suggested
that
EPA
participate
in
an
upcoming
meeting
of
the
Tri­
State
Natural
Resource
Damage
Committee
in
Pittsburg,
Kansas
where
BIA
and
all
of
the
areas
tribes
would
be
meeting.
This
would
be
a
good
opportunity
to
present
information
about
this
rulemaking
and
seek
input
from
the
tribes.
I
was
told
to
contact
Mr.
Jim
Dwyer,
NRD
Coordinator
to
be
placed
on
that
meeting's
agenda.
Notes
from
attending
this
meeting
are
found
under
separate
cover.
BIA
also
suggested
that
regular
contact
be
maintained
with
tribes
throughout
the
development
of
the
proposal.
