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## ISIDRO LOPEZ VICE CHAIRMAN December 11, 2009 Laura Yoshii Acting Regional Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, California 94105-3901 Re: Request to Consult on the Advanced Notice ofProposed Rulemaking concerning Navajo Generating Station, EPA Docket No. EPA-R09-0AR-2009-0598 (74 Fed. Reg. 44313 (Aug. 28, 2009)) Dear Ms. Yoshii: Thank you for your letter ofNovember 13,2009 inviting the Tohono O'odham Nation to engage in government to government consultation with Region IX ofthe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over the Advanced Notice ofProposed Rulemaking concerning the Best Available Retrofit Technology determination for the Navajo Generating Station. This letter and the attached Tohono O'odham Legislative Council Resolution No. 09-644 are fOlwarded as a request to initiate such consultation. We would like to hold this consultation before the Tohono O'odham Nation submits comments on the Advanced Notice ofProposed Rulemaking. In order to accomplish meaningful consultation, the Tohono O'odham Nation requests an extension ofthe December 28,2009 deadline for comments to March 1,2010. We realize. that t..ltere 

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### opportunity to submit connnents afterthe PropoSed Ruie has 

### been pUblished. However, because the environmental, economic and political issues involved in this decision are important, complex and multi-faceted, the Nation needs to consult with 

### the EPA and the Bureau ofReclamation before it can take an initial position or offer a meaningful perspective to decisionmakers. As you know, both EPA and 

### the Bureau of Reclamation have a trust responsibility to the Tohono O'odham Nation, and are bound by Executive Order 13175, as reaffirmed by 

### President Obama's recent Tribal Consultation Memorandum, to provide meaningful and timely consultation to the Nation. The Tohono O'odham Nation only became aware ofthis issue upon receiving your November 13, 2009 letter, and by attending a meeting called by the Office ofArizona Governor Jan Brewer on November 25,2009. We cannot complete the necessary consultation prior to the December 28, 2009 

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### RESOLUTION OF THE TOBONO O'ODJIAM LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (Acceptlnl

## u.s. Environmental Protection Agency's Invitation to Consult on Adwance Notice

ofProposed RalemaJdllg Concern

.... the NawaJo Generating Stadon aDd IDIpacts on the Nadon's Water Resonrces) RESOLUTION NO. 09-644 1 WHEREAS, sowere.DlndlaD tribes skare a unique 

### trust reladonshlp with tbe United States of 

### 2 America. wldcll is embodied In the Constitndon of the United States, n1Ullerous court 

### 3 opbdons, 

### statutes, ueeuthe orders, and federal alency poUcles; and 

### 4 WHEREAS. the United States Coqress has recogDlzecl the federal lowernment's 

### "trust 

### 5 responslbUldes to protect Indlan water rqbts" and the United StatesDepartmeDt of 6 tile IDterior has upressly acbowledled 

### Its trust responsibility concerning tribal 7 water l'esolU'ceS (WesternWater PoUcy Reriew Act of1992, Pub. L. 10Z-S7S, title XXX, 8 

### § 100Z(9). reprintedatn U.S.C. 

### § 171; 55 Fed. 

### Rq. 9221 (1990)); and 

### 9 WHEREAS, the Bureau of Reclamadon within the DepartmeDt of the IDterior has llkewIse 10 acknowledged Its role as a 

### trustee for trtbal water resources aDd Iaa.s pledged to 11 protecttribal assets (JncUan Pollcy ofthe Bureau ofReclamadon. FebrniU}' 25, 1998); 

### 12 and 13 WHEREAS, after lIUUIy years ofnegotiationswith federal, state. aDd prlwate parties, the Tokono 14 O'odllam Nadon agreed to settle substandal water debts aad other claims In 

### 15 accordaDce wItb the terms oIPub. L.I08-451, the ArIzona WaterSettlemeDtsAct, Title 16 

### In, tile Southern Arbona Water RIghts SettiemeDt Act Amendments ("SAWRSA 17**Ammendments~;and** 18 WHEREAS, _dertlleSAWRSAAmendments, the Nadonbas an annuaiendtlementof66,000 acre

### 19 feet of central ArboRa Project water (SAWRSA Amendments, Sections 104(a) and 20 116(a)); and 

### 21 WHEREAS. the SAWRSAAmendmeDts 

### req,DIre tlaatthe United States "pay

### to tile CeDtral ArIzona 

### 12 PI'OJedopentbaaageneythe lkedoperadoD. mainteDaace, and replacementcbaqe5 

### 23 associated 

### with the deUwery ofthe Nadon's central ArlzoDa Projectwater" from the 24 Lower Colorado RIver Basin Dewelopment FUDd (SAWBSA Amendments, Section 

### 25 119(g)(6) and section 107(a)(2)(1\)); and 

### 26 WHEREAS, the Ualtecl States

### Is also oblilated 

### to pay the variable operatlDa costs, lneludiDa the 27 

### cost ofelectJ:ldty to naD the P1UllPS which operate the Central Arbona Project, frOID 

### 28 the Cooperathe Fund orlglllaDy established and IOnded by the Southe

... ArIzona 29 Water BJabts settlemeDt Ad of 1982 aDd reauthorized by section

## no oftbe SAWRSA 30 Amendments (SAWRSAAmeDdments, section 110 (b)(I)(A)); and 31IUlSOI.UTION NO. 09-M4 (AcceptblIU.S. Enril'onmentalProtectlonAlenCJ'slnvitationto ConsaltonAclvanceNotkeotProposed Rale

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### 1dDI ConcendDa the Navajo Generatlal Station and Impacts on tbe Nation's Water Resources) pqeZors 

### 1 WHEREAS, 

### theUDitedStatesEDvIrolllllentaiProtedlonqency("EPA")lIaspDbUslledanAdYanced 2 Notice olProposed Rulemakbll (UANPR") concel'lllDaproposed alrpoUDtlon controls 

### 3 lor Navajo GeDeratlnl StatioD ("NGS'') (74 Fed. Rq. 

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### 18, 10" .uNGS 

### 4 RlI1emakbal'')); and 

### 5 WHEREAS, tile NGS Is a coal·llred power plaDt on tileNavajo Nation dlat leDerates eledrlcltJ 

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### 6 pDlDP CAP water, and nlVeDlies derived from escess NGS power slIIes .Dpport tile 

### 7 Lower Colorado River BaslD lJew'e1opmeat FUDd, wb1cll pays for tile fb:ed operation, 

### 8 malatenance, aDd replacement costs associated wltII deUverles 01 tile Nation's CAP 

### 9 entitiemeDt; and 

### 10 WHEREAS, the NGS and associated 

### c:oaI mining operations provide sDbstantlalreveDDes to tile 11 Navajo NatioD aDd Hopi Tribe, aud provideJobs to tribal members; aDd 12 WHEREAS, OD November ZS, ZOO, the 

### Oftke 01 the Governor 01 ArlzoDa coonllDated a meetlnl 

### 13 betweeD certalnArbODatribes aDd BnreauolReclamatloD, the saItRDerProJect, tile 14 CeDtralArboDaWater Consenatlon District, aud otllerwater and power "teresls ID 15 the State 01 Arboaa 

### to dlsenss tile NGS RulemaldDa; and 

### 16 WHEREAS, several eDtlde. wllo made preseDtations at the November 

### 2S, Z." stakelaolders 17 meetlDg IIqned that the proposed poUDtloD coDtrols lor NGS 

### wID Delatlvely affect 18 ArDoDa

.. dIaD tribes In a nDmber olways, IndudlDg bJ dramatlcallJlDcreasIDg the 19 

### cost oldeUverlDlCAPwaterand rednclDlreveDues 

### to the "owerColorado RlverBaslD 20 DeveiopmeDtFund; and 21 WHEREAS. tile 

### cost aDd avaUabUlty ofe1edrldty from NGS 

### wOI impact the variable power 

### costs 22 associatedwltb tile dellYel'Joftlle Nation's CAPendtl.emeDtandtIIererorelllsoImpact 

### 23 the SAWBSA Cooperath'eFD.d; aDd 

### 24 WHEREAS, tile EPA, Navajo Nation. and Hopi Tribe were Dot

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### to the stakellolders meetiDI 

### 2S aad meet:in8 part1clpauts bad DotprerionslJcoDsutedwltIl tile NatioDre&ardlnl tile 

### 26 NGS Rulemakbal; .Dd 

### 27RESOLUTION NO. 

### 19-6H (AceeptbalU.S. EnrironmentaiProtectionApacy's 

### lantadon to CoasDltoaAdnRce Notk:eofProposed R1deJDaJdDI Concendnll tile Na"ajo GeaeratIDll StatiOR aad I_pads oa the Natloa's Water Resoarces) PaploU 

### 1 WHEREAS, federal departmeats and aleades are mandated bJ l!Jr:ecuUYe Orde

.. 11175, 

### 2 "Co_altatloa aad Coonlbaatloa with ladlan Tribal Go"eI'Dmeats" «"CoDSaltatioa 

### 3 Onter")to consultwithtribeswlleafOI'Dl-.Jatbllaadlmplemeatml pollcies O

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### 4 otheractloasthatIla"ea .abstaatlald.lrectelrectoaaaJladlaa tribe (be«:ath'eOrd.er 

### S nl7S (No"ember 6, Z••••); alld 

### 6 WHEREAS. the CODSaltatioa Onle

.. aadaddltloaalexecaUve ord.enaad IllelDOraadareqlllre that 7 

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..aada aaeades ea.are tllat tlaere Is Huaeaabqfal" aad "timely"tdltal 8 IDpat wllea formalatllli or Implemeatla& pollcies that bve tdballmpUcadODS; and 

### 9 WHEREAS. Presideat Obama receatlJ reatllrJDed tile federal loveI'Dmeat·s commltmeat 

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### 10 l'eIula

.. and meaalalfal consultatloa aad coDaboratioa with tribal otlldals ID poUcy 

### 11 declslonstbatIlavetdballmplkationslaeladlal, asaaIDltIaIstep, tIo'oacllcomplete 12 aad conslsteat Implementatloa ofEllec

..t1."e Order 11175" «74 Fed. Rei. 57881 (Nov. 5, 13 Z'09) ("Tribal Coasaltatioa Memoraadlllll")); aad 

### 14 WHEREAS, EPA ReKIoa 9 has adopted. an "App

..oach to Consultatioa with Tribal GoYel'Dllleats 

### 15 .BeIard.1D1 Noa-Enforcemeat Related Matten," which describes coasultatioa "as 16 lDellldlDla meaalDlfal and tlmelJ 10vel'Dllleat-to-lovel'Dmeatdlaloplewith elected 17 0.. daly-appolDted oilldais of tribal lo"erameats or aDthorized IDtertrtbal 

### 18 ol"laalzatious"; aad 

### 19 WHEREAS, the laterTrIhalCo.adlofAdzoaa, byResohltloa.7I9,"'.al'ledtheEPAtoateadthe 20 period lor tribes to commeat oa the NGS RalemaJdal aDd lias also caUed Dpoa EPA 21 Rqloa 9 to consalt with Arboaa ladlaa tribes, the BareaD of LaDd Maaalemeat, 22 B

....ea.. olladlaa AIIalrs, aad B

..rea.. ofReclamatioa; _d 23 WHEREAS, ID a No"ember 11, Z.09 letter the EPA Rqloa 9 

## ActIDI Administrator 1Drited. tile 24 Tohoao**O'~am** Natioa to c:oasalt and to commeat oa the NGS Ralemald-I and 2S ateaded the period rorsDbmls.loaoltribalcommeatsto DecemberZ8, ZOO9, ollly.b: 26 weeks after the consaltatloa letter was seat to the Natloa aad otller atrected tribes; 27 andRESOI.UTlON NO. 09=H4 (Acc:eptlDIU.S. EnftrolUllentalProtectloaAlenq's IDYltation fo ConsD1tonAdv_ce Notk:eofProposed 

### Rale".1dnI CoDcernIDI tbeNanJo GeneratIDI station aad Impaas on.e Nadon's Water Resources) Pap&oU

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### 2 aad other Adzoaa l.dIaD tribes _d, 

### III accordance with the federailovel1Ulleat's 

### 3 trut obll8adon to 

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.. .uatlon Order, the Tribal Consaltado. 

### 4 lIemol'lllld

.... and EPA poOdes, all aJfeeted tribes are entitled to a mea......... aDd 

### 5 timet)' opportaalty to co ....t on the Navajo GelleradD. Station ANPR; aad 

### 6 WHEREAS, becaue the Navalo GeneradD. Stadon ANPR raises hIKlIly complell environmental, 

### 7 teduloloak:a1, 

### economic, alld I'OIIcy

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### wlIl reqlllre atellslve 

### aaaIJsIs. tile 

### 8 NadoDwill need additional time beyoDd the December Z', Z0I9 deadllDe to couult 

### 9 with tile EPA 

### III a meanlallUlaad timelyway aadto ••bmlt 

### Its resaltlnl comments. 

### 10 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Tohono O'odham Lealslatlve CoDDeO hereby 11 (1) desll-tes the Nadon's Chab'penon aDd Lellslatlve Water Resources 

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### as the om.... '. vested with aDthority to coumt willi aDd snbmlt 13 wr1Uen COIIIJIIeDbitothe EPAcoDcera1D& Nawalo GeDeratlnaStationANPR; aDd 

### 14 (Z) aqesthe EPAtootend the tr1baIcommentdeacllbae oDthe Navalo GeneradDl 

### 15 StatloDANPRtollarelll,ZI18lDordertoprowldetheNatioDaDdotherdeeted 

### 16 tribes with a "mea.In""" aDd "timelY' opportnnlty to consnlt on the Navajo 

### 17 GeneratIDl Station ANPR. 

### 18 Tile IorqolDl Resol.doD was passedbytile Tollollo**O'odllamL~IsIath'e** Co.ncUo.tIIe 18TR• Day 

### 19 ofDlCEIIBEIl. Z8M at a meetlDl at widell a q.oram was present with a vote orz..... 41 FOR; -I­ 20 AGAlNST;D.NOT VOTING; and 117.1MWABSENT,plD'SaaDttotilepowenvested 

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### 21 ArtIcle VI. section 1 

### ill orthe CoJUtltution of tile TohoDO O·Odbam Nation. adopted by the TolloDO 

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### I-.ary 18. 1986; and approved by the Aednll Deputy AssIsteDt 

### secretary­ 23 IDdIaD AtI'a1rs (OperatloRS) on MarcIl ',19", PID'SDaDtto section 16 oIthe AdolJ••e 1',19)4 (4' 24 Stat.9M). 

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