This is an important step in providing tools and guidance to EPA staff when considering, not just exposures from multiple sources and multiple pollutants, but also other issues that can impact the fence line communities. This is particularly important to Tribes where communities are “locked in place” and don’t have the options for relocation. It also provides the Agency tools to work with the impacted Tribes to consider cultural and traditional practices that can be impacted by the decisions at hand.
This guidance throughout discusses the importance of working with and consulting with Tribes on decisions that impact them. It seeks to move EPA forward in providing guidance on considering cumulative risk.
Comments on this proposed action are due to EPA by February 19, 2025, using the Federal Rulemaking Portal or by email to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov
The Docket ID is: EPA-HQ-OLEM-2024-0360.
NTAA’s PRK
- NTAA Tribal Template Letter – A Template word document that includes NTAA’s comments that can be used by Tribes to submit to the EPA.
- NTAA Fact Sheet – A fact sheet that can be used by Tribes to inform community members and leadership regarding this proposal.
- NTAA Comment Letter – The official letter NTAA submitted to the EPA in response to the proposal.