Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (GAP)

Photo Credit: Larissa Pfleeger-Ritzman, Shoalwater Bay Tribe Natural Resources Department; Tokeland, WA

on Willapa Bay

Draft: National EPA-Tribal Environmental Plan (ETEP) Template

National EPA-Tribal Environmental Plan (ETEP) Template

Tribe:

EPA Region:

ETEP Time Period:

This combined ETEP and GAP Work Plan includes requirements listed in the 2022 GAP Guidance. If a recipient has questions regarding this template, please contact the EPA Project Officer. If EPA staff have questions, please contact EPA’s American Indian Environmental Office (AIEO).

This collection of information is approved by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. OMB Control Number: 2090-NEW. Responses to this collection of information are mandatory [40 CFR Part 35, 2 CFR Parts 200 and 207]. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is as follows: EPA staff estimate that it takes a GAP recipient 20 hours to complete an initial ETEP and one hour for an annual review, for a total of 21 hours. Send comments on the Agency’s need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden to Director, Information Engagement Division; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2821T); 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW; Washington, D.C. 20460. Include the OMB control number in any correspondence. Do not send the completed form to this address.

Section 1: Implementation of the Federal Environmental Programs on the Reservation

Including: EPA Regulated Entities & EPA Program Priorities (including Direct Implementation)

As stated in the 2022 GAP Guidance, EPA Regional Offices should develop and provide each Tribe with a draft inventory of federally-regulated entities in Indian country, to be incorporated into the tables below. Tribes may also consider adding regulated entities that are not within Indian country but that may impact the Tribe’s environment. EPA maintains program-specific databases of regulated entities and data query tools that Tribes may use to identify additional regulated entities of interest. See page 18 of the 2022 GAP Guidance for more information.

EPA Regional Offices shall also identify EPA’s Direct Implementation (DI) responsibilities for each Tribe, detailed in the tables below.

A) EPA Direct Implementation

1.

*EPA-Regulated Entities Identified in Indian Country:

Information about the regulated entities (optional):

Primary Federal Statute and Subsection:

and enter Subsection, or, if not listed, type here:

Primary EPA Contact (optional¹):

Primary Tribal Contact (optional):

Has the Tribe been delegated, authorized, or approved the program?

If not, complete the section below.

If the answer to the question above is No, complete the following section

Anticipated EPA Direct Implementation Activities (completed by EPA)

Anticipated Tribal Activities to Support EPA Direct Implementation (completed by Tribe) – optional

Tribe’s Long-Term Program Development Goal (choose one: 1. Tribal Assumption of Program Authority, 2. Meaningful Participation, 3. Solid and Hazardous Waste Implementation; as identified in Section 2 below)

2.

EPA-Regulated Entities Identified in Indian Country:

Information about the regulated entities (optional):

Primary Federal Statute:

or, if not listed, type here:

Primary EPA Contact (optional):

Primary Tribal Contact (optional):

Has the Tribe been delegated, authorized, or approved the program?

If not, complete the section below.

If the answer to the question above is No, complete the following section:

Anticipated EPA Direct Implementation Activities (completed by EPA)

Anticipated Tribal Activities to Support EPA Direct Implementation (completed by Tribe) – optional

Tribe’s Long-Term Program Development Goal (choose one: 1. Tribal Assumption of Program Authority; 2. Meaningful Participation; 3. Solid and Hazardous Waste Implementation; as identified in Section 2 below)

*Add (copy and paste) more “EPA-Regulated Entities Identified in Indian Country” tables below, as needed

B) Additional EPA Program Priorities

List, if applicable (including, for example, regional and national priorities identified in the EPA Strategic Plan or included in National Program Guidance):

*Add or remove program priorities, as applicable.

Number	EPA Program Priority
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9
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Section 2: Tribal Priorities

1. Priority Area

Short description of priority area (summary of the proposed work):

Capacity indicator(s) associated with this priority:

Anticipated timeline for completing capacity indicator(s) above (i.e., within this ETEP, or beyond this ETEP):

Tribe’s long-term program development goal for this priority area (choose one: 1. Tribal Assumption of Program Authority; 2. Meaningful Participation; 3. Solid and Hazardous Waste Implementation; see page 19 in the 2022 GAP Guidance for more information):

Requested EPA assistance to support this priority (examples could include: consortia support, coordination/facilitation, site visit, technical assistance, training, etc.):

2. Priority Area

Short description of priority area (summary of the proposed work):

Capacity indicator(s) associated with this priority:

Anticipated timeline for completing capacity indicator(s) above (i.e., within this ETEP, or beyond this ETEP):

Tribe’s long-term program development goal for this priority area (choose one: 1. Tribal Assumption of Program Authority; 2. Meaningful Participation; 3. Solid and Hazardous Waste Implementation; see page 19 in the 2022 GAP Guidance for more information):

Requested EPA assistance to support this priority (examples could include: consortia support, coordination/facilitation, site visit, technical assistance, training, etc.):

Work Plan Components associated with this priority area are:

*Add (copy and paste) more priority areas, as needed

Section 2, Continued: Solid Waste Service Delivery

(Complete if the Tribe is using GAP funds to support solid waste service delivery activities)

As stated in the 2022 GAP Guidance (page 11), the conditions in Sections 1 and 2 below apply to GAP awards that include solid waste and recovered materials collection, transportation, backhaul, and disposal services.

Service delivery activities that support for-profit commercial operations and/or activities outside of Indian country should include justification of direct or indirect Tribal benefit (for example, a Tribal partnership with the local jurisdiction to increase recycling volume to support program sustainability) and appropriate award conditions, such as those related to program income.

Section I: Integrated Waste Management Plan (IWMP) Information

☐Yes, the Tribe has a current IWMP that includes the relevant information. Date of plan: ______

*Go to Section II

☐No, the Tribe does not have a current IWMP that includes the relevant information.

*Complete the information below and then go to Section II

1) A description of the Tribe’s waste management program structure and administration:

2) Current and proposed waste management practices:

3) Description of the community service area:

Section II: Additional Conditions

1. Is solid waste program development and/or implementation a priority in this ETEP for the Tribe?

☐Yes (continue to next question)

☐No (do not move to next question – this should be a listed priority in the Tribe’s ETEP to receive funding)

2. The Tribe’s work plan includes solid waste program development and/or implementation as a standalone GAP work plan component and separately outline the associated component costs. Complete the work plan component below.

Work Plan Component

Work Plan Component Title:

Funding for this Component: $

Estimated Work Years:

Work Plan Commitments

	WORK PLAN COMMITMENTS (ACTIVITIES) FOR THIS COMPONENT	TIME FRAME	Outputs AND OUTCOMES (Tribal Roles and responsibilities for commitment)	EPA Roles and responsibilities for commitment, if applicable
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1 “Optional” refers to information that is not required.