UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

REGION 10 

1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900 

Seattle, WA 98101-3140 

SEP .2 0 2012 

Honorable Melvin R. Sheldon, Chairman 

Tulalip Tribes of Washington 

6406 Marine Drive 

Tulalip, Washington 98271 

Dear Chairman Sheldon: 

OFFICE OF 

AIR, WASTE AND TOXICS 

Consistent with the Environmental Protection Agency's government-to-government relationship with 

tribal governments, the EPA is offering an opportunity for consultation regarding the pending EPA 

proposed action on the Washington regional haze State Implementation Plan. This plan addresses 

visibility in our Nation's national parks and wilderness areas (or Class I areas) in Washington State, and 

it, along with the EPA action on the plan, may be of interest to your Tribe. 

Regional haze plans must assure reasonable progress towards the national goal of achieving natural 

visibility conditions in Class I areas by 2064. The regional haze plans must include long-term strategies 

for making reasonable progress toward meeting this goal. Among other things, the regional haze plans 

must identify those air pollution sources that impair visibility in Class I areas, including older sources 

that may not have adequate air pollution control technology, and determine whether it is reasonable to 

require additional controls. The Alcoa Intalco Works aluminum smelter in Ferndale, the Tesoro refinery 

in Anacortes, the BP Cherry Point Refinery and the Port Townsend Paper Company are four of the 

major sources the State and the EPA have evaluated as part of the regional haze plan. 

The regional haze plans are based on five, I 0-year planning cycles and the first plans were clue in 

December, 2007. Washington completed and submitted its first plan to the EPA for approval in 2010. 

Due to an existing lawsuit, the EPA is under a tight timeframe to act on this regional haze plan. 

Washington solicited and received meaningful input from tribal air quality programs through Tribal 

membership and participation in the Western Regional Air Partnership, technical and policy forums and 

committees. We are also aware that some tribes provided important input as the states developed and 

adopted their plans. 

We take this opportunity to invite you to consult with the EPA on the Washington regional haze plan. In 

addition to the consultation opportunities offered in this letter, we invite you to submit comments during 

the public comment period that will be associated with these Federal Register notices. 

Additional information about Washington's regional haze plan, including the submittals, can be found 

on the following website: 

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/air/globalwarm_RegHaze/regional_haze.html 

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The EPA welcomes any additional input you may have for us as we move forward with our action on 

this plan. Should you have any questions or want to initiate consultation with the EPA, please contact 

Steve Body at 206-559-0782 or via email at body.steve@epa.gov, by October 15, 20 I 2. Also, please 

inform him of who at the Tribe he shou!d work with to plan the consultation. 

cc: via e-mail: 

Richard Young 

Sincerely, 

Richard Albright, Director 

Office of Air, Waste and Toxics 

Director of Environmental Services, Tulalip Tribes 

Gillian Mittelstaedt 

Air Quality Program, Tulalip Tribes 
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

REGION 10 

1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900 

Seattle, WA 98101-3140 

SEP 2 0 201Z 

Honorable Brian Cladoosby, Chairman 

Swinomish Tribe 

11404 Moorage Way 

La Conner, Washington 98257 

Dear Chairman Cladoosby: 

OFFICE OF 

AIR, WASTE AND TOXICS 

Consistent with the Environmental Protection Agency's government-to-government relationship with 

tribal governments, the EPA is offering an opportunity for consultation regarding the pending EPA 

proposed action on the Washington regional haze State Implementation Plan. This plan addresses 

visibility in our Nation's national parks and wilderness areas (or Class I areas) in Washington State, and 

it, along with the EPA action on the plan, may be of interest to your Tribe. 

Regional haze plans must assure reasonable progress towards the national goal of achieving natural 

visibility conditions in Class I areas by 2064. The regional haze plans must include long-term strategies 

for making reasonable progress toward meeting this goal. Among other things, the regional haze plans 

must identify those air pollution sources that impair visibility in Class I areas, including older sources 

that may not have adequate air pollution control technology, and determine whether it is reasonable to 

require additional controls. The Alcoa Intalco Works aluminum smelter in Ferndale, the Tesoro refinery 

in Anacortes, the BP Cherry Point Refinery and the Port Townsend Paper Company are four of the 

major sources the State and the EPA have evaluated as part of the regional haze plan. 

The regional haze plans are based on five, 1 0-year planning cycles and the first plans were due in 

December, 2007. Washington completed and submitted its first plan to the EPA for approval in 2010. 

Due to an existing lawsuit, the EPA is under a tight timeframe to act on this regional haze plan. 

Washington solicited and received meaningful input from tribal air quality programs through Tribal 

membership and participation in the Western Regional Air Partnership, technical and policy forums and 

committees. We are also aware that some tribes provided important input as the states developed and 

adopted their plans. 

We take this opportunity to invite you to consult with the EPA on the Washington regional haze plan. In 

addition to the consultation opportunities offered in this letter, we invite you to submit comments during 

the public comment period that will be associated with these Federal Register notices. 

Additional information about Washington's regional haze plan, including the submittals, can be found 

on the following website: 

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/air/globalwarm_RegHaze/regional_haze.html 

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The EPA welcomes any additional input you may have for us as we move forward with our action on 

this plan. Should you have any questions or want to initiate consultation with the EPA, please contact 

Steve Body at 206-559-0782 or via email at body.steve@epa.gov, by October 15, 2012. Also, please 

inform him of who at the Tribe he should work with to plan the consultation. 

cc: via e-mail: 

Scott Andrews 

Sincerely, 

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Richard Albright, Director 

Office of Air, Waste and Toxics 

Environmental Management & Compliance Coordinator 

Swinomish Tribe 

Tony Basabe 

Air Quality Analyst, Swinomish Tribe 
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

REGION 10 

1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900 

Seattle, WA 98101-3140 

SEP 2 0 2012 

Honorable Norma A. Joseph, Chairwoman 

Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe 

5318 Chief Brown Lane 

Darrington, Washington 98241 

Dear Chairwoman Joseph: 

OFFICE OF 

AIR, WASTE AND TOXICS 

Consistent with the Environmental Protection Agency's government-to-government relationship with 

tribal governments, the EPA is offering an opportunity for consultation regarding the pending EPA 

proposed action on the Washington regional haze State Implementation Plan. This plan addresses 

visibility in our Nation's national parks and wilderness areas (or Class I areas) in Washington State, and 

it, along with the EPA action on the plan, may be of interest to your Tribe. 

Regional haze plans must assure reasonable progress towards the national goal of achieving natural 

visibility conditions in Class I areas by 2064. The regional haze plans must include long-term strategies 

for making reasonable progress toward meeting this goal. Among other things, the regional haze plans 

must identify those air pollution sources that impair visibility in Class I areas, including older sources 

that may not have adequate air pollution control technology, and determine whether it is reasonable to 

require additional controls. The Alcoa Intalco Works aluminum smelter in Ferndale, the Tesoro refinery 

in Anacortes, the BP Cherry Point Refinery and the Port Townsend Paper Company are four of the 

major sources the State and the EPA have evaluated as part of the regional haze plan. 

The regional haze plans are based on five, I 0-year planning cycles and the first plans were clue in 

December, 2007. Washington completed and submitted its first plan to the EPA for approval in 2010. 

Due to an existing lawsuit, the EPA is under a tight timeframe to act on this regional haze plan. 

Washington solicited and received meaningful input from tribal air quality programs through Tribal 

membership and participation in the Western Regional Air Partnership, technical and policy forums and 

committees. We are also aware that some tribes provided important input as the states developed and 

adopted their plans. 

We take this opportunity to invite you to consult with the EPA on the Washington regional haze plan. In 

addition to the consultation opportunities offered in this letter, we invite you to submit comments during 

the public comment period that will be associated with these Federal Register notices. 

Additional information about Washington's regional haze plan, including the submittals, can be found 

on the following website: 

http://www .ecy. wa. gov/programs/air/ globalwarm_RegHaze/regi onal_haze. html 

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The EPA welcomes any additional input you may have for us as we move forward with our action on 

this plan. Should you have any questions or want to initiate consultation with the EPA, please contact 

Steve Body at 206-559-0782 or via email at body.steve@epa.gov, by October 15, 2012. Also, please 

inform him of who at the Tribe he should work with to plan the consultation. 

cc: via e-mail: 

Jason Joseph 

Sincerely, 

Richard Albright, Director 

Office of Air, Waste and Toxics 

Director of Natural Resources, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe 
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

REGION 10 

Honorable Shawn Yanity, Chairman 

Stillaguamish Tribe 

P. 0. Box 277 

Arlington, Washington 98233-0277 

Dear Chairman Yanity: 

1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900 

Seattle, WA 98101-3140 

SEP JO 201Z 

OFFICE OF 

AIR, WASTE AND TOXICS 

Consistent with the Environmental Protection Agency's government-to-government relationship with 

tribal governments, the EPA is offering an opportunity for consultation regarding the pending EPA 

proposed action on the Washington regional haze State Implementation Plan. This plan addresses 

visibility in our Nation's national parks and wilderness areas (or Class I areas) in Washington State, and 

it, along with the EPA action on the plan, may be of interest to your Tribe. 

Regional haze plans must assure reasonable progress towards the national goal of achieving natural 

visibility conditions in Class I areas by 2064. The regional haze plans must include long-term strategies 

for making reasonable progress toward meeting this goal. Among other things, the regional haze plans 

must identify those air pollution sources that impair visibility in Class I areas, including older sources 

that may not have adequate air pollution control technology, and determine whether it is reasonable to 

require additional controls. The Alcoa Intalco Works aluminum smelter in Ferndale, the Tesoro refinery 

in Anacortes, the BP Cherry Point Refinery and the Port Townsend Paper Company are four of the 

major sources the State and the EPA have evaluated as part of the regional haze plan. 

The regional haze plans are based on five, I 0-year planning cycles and the first plans were due in 

December, 2007. Washington completed and submitted its first plan to the EPA for approval in 2010. 

Due to an existing lawsuit, the EPA is under a tight timeframe to act on this regional haze plan. 

Washington solicited and received meaningful input from tribal air quality programs through Tribal 

membership and participation in the Western Regional Air Partnership, technical and policy forums and 

committees. We are also aware that some tribes provided important input as the states developed and 

adopted their plans. 

We take this opportunity to invite you to consult with the EPA on the Washington regional haze plan. In 

addition to the consultation opportunities offered in this letter, we invite you to submit comments during 

the public comment period that will be associated with these Federal Register notices. 

Additional information about Washington's regional haze plan, including the submittals, can be found 

on the following website: 

http://www .ecy. wa.gov /programs/air/ globalwarm_RegHaze/regional_haze. html 

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The EPA welcomes any additional input you may have for us as we move forward with our action on 

this plan. Should you have any questions or want to initiate consultation with the EPA, please contact 

Steve Body at 206-559-0782 or via email at body.steve@epa.gov, by October 15, 2012. Also, please 

inform him of who at the Tribe he should work with to plan the consultation. 

cc: via e-mail: 

John Drotts 

Sincerely, 

t~~ 

Richard Albright, Director 

Office of Air, Waste and Toxics 

Natural Resources Manager, Stillaguamish Tribe 

Pat Stevenson 

Environmental Manager, Stillaguamish Tribe 
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

REGION 10 

Honorable Tom Wooten, Chairman 

Samish Indian Nation 

P. 0. Box 217 

Anacortes, Washington 98221 

Dear Chairman Wooten: 

1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900 

Seattle, WA 98101-3140 

SEP 2 0 2012 

OFFICE OF 

AIR, WASTE AND TOXICS 

Consistent with the Environmental Protection Agency's government-to-government relationship with 

tribal governments, the EPA is offering an opportunity for consultation regarding the pending EPA 

proposed action on the Washington regional haze State Implementation Plan. This plan addresses 

visibility in our Nation's national parks and wilderness areas (or Class I areas) in Washington State, and 

it, along with the EPA action on the plan, may be of interest to your Tribe. 

Regional haze plans must assure reasonable progress towards the national goal of achieving natural 

visibility conditions in Class I areas by 2064. The regional haze plans must include long-term strategies 

for making reasonable progress toward meeting this goal. Among other things, the regional haze plans 

must identify those air pollution sources that impair visibility in Class I areas, including older sources 

that may not have adequate air pollution control technology, and determine whether it is reasonable to 

require additional controls. The Alcoa Intalco Works aluminum smelter in Ferndale, the Tesoro refinery 

in Anacortes, the BP Cherry Point Refinery and the Port Townsend Paper Company are four of the 

major sources the State and the EPA have evaluated as part of the regional haze plan. 

The regional haze plans are based on five, I 0-year planning cycles and the first plans were due in 

December, 2007. Washington completed and subrnitted its first plan to the EPA for approval in 2010. 

Due to an existing lawsuit, the EPA is under a tight timeframe to act on this regional haze plan. 

Washington solicited and received meaningful input from tribal air quality programs through Tribal 

membership and participation in the Western Regional Air Partnership, technical and policy forums and 

committees. We are also aware that some tribes provided important input as the states developed and 

adopted their plans. 

We take this opportunity to invite you to consult with the EPA on the Washington regional haze plan. In 

addition to the consultation opportunities offered in this letter, we invite you to submit comments during 

the public comment period that will be associated with these Federal Register notices. 

Additional information about Washington's regional haze plan, including the submittals, can be found 

on the following website: 

http://www .ecy. wa.gov /programs/air/ global wann_RegHaze/regional_haze. html 

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The EPA welcomes any additional input you may have for us as we move forward with our action on 

this plan. Should you have any questions or want to initiate consultation with the EPA, please contact 

Steve Body at 206-559-0782 or via email at body.stevc@epa.gov, by October 15, 2012. Also, please 

inform him of who at the Tribe he should work with to plan the consultation. 

' 

cc: via e-mail: 

Christine Woodward 

Sincerely, 

~~Director -

Office of Air, Waste and Toxics 

Natural Resource Director, Samish Indian Nation 
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

REGION 10 

Honorable Robert Kelly, Chairman 

Nooksack Indian Tribe 

P. 0. Box 157 

Deming, Washington 98224-0157 

Dear Chairman Kelly: 

1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900 

Seattle, WA 98101-3140 

SEP .2 0 2012 OFFICE OF 

AIR, WASTE AND TOXICS 

Consistent with the Environmental Protection Agency's government-to-government relationship with 

tribal governments, the EPA is offering an opportunity for consultation regarding the pending EPA 

proposed action on the Washington regional haze State Implementation Plan. This plan addresses 

visibility in our Nation's national parks and wilderness areas (or Class I areas) in Washington State, and 

it, along with the EPA action on the plan, may be of interest to your Tribe. 

Regional haze plans must assure reasonable progress towards the national goal of achieving natural 

visibility conditions in Class I areas by 2064. The regional haze plans must include long-term strategies 

for making reasonable progress toward meeting this goal. Among other things, the regional haze plans 

must identify those air pollution sources that impair visibility in Class I areas, including older sources 

that may not have adequate air pollution control technology, and determine whether it is reasonable to 

require additional controls. The Alcoa lntalco Works aluminum smelter in Ferndale, the Tesoro refinery 

in Anacortes, the BP Cherry Point Refinery and the Port Townsend Paper Company are four of the 

major sources the State and the EPA have evaluated as part of the regional haze plan. 

The regional haze plans are based on five, 1 0-year planning cycles and the first plans were due in 

December, 2007. Washington completed and submitted its first plan to the EPA for approval in 2010. 

Due to an existing lawsuit, the EPA is under a tight timeframe to act on this regional haze plan. 

Washington solicited and received meaningful input from tribal air quality programs through Tribal 

membership and participation in the Western Regional Air Partnership, technical and policy forums and 

committees. We are also aware that some tribes provided important input as the states developed and 

adopted their plans. 

We take this opportunity to invite you to consult with the EPA on the Washington regional haze plan. In 

addition to the consultation opportunities offered in this letter, we invite you to submit comments during 

the public comment period that will be associated with these Federal Register notices. 

Additional information about Washington's regional haze plan, including the submittals, can be found 

on the following website: 

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/air/globalwarm_RegHaze/regional_haze.html 

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The EPA welcomes any additional input you may have for us as we move forward with our action on 

this plan. Should you have any questions or want to initiate consultation with the EPA, please contact 

Steve Body at 206-559-0782 or via email at body.steve@epa.gov, by October 15, 2012. Also, please 

inform him of who at the Tribe he should work with to plan the consultation. 

cc: via e-mail: 

Gary MacWilliams 

Sincerely, 

hard Albright, Director 

Office of Air, Waste and Toxics 

Director of Natural Resources, Nooksack Indian Tribe 
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

REGION 10 

Honorable Clifford Cultee, Chairman 

Lummi Indian Nation 

2616 Kwina Road 

Bellingham, Washington 98226-9298 

Dear Chairman Cultee: 

1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900 

Seattle, WA 98101-3140 

SEP 2 0 2012 

OFFICE OF 

AIR, WASTE AND TOXICS 

Consistent with the Environmental Protection Agency's government-to-government relationship with 

tribal governments, the EPA is offering an opportunity for consultation regarding the pending EPA 

proposed action on the Washington regional haze State Implementation Plan. This plan addresses 

visibility in our Nation's national parks and wilderness areas (or Class I areas) in Washington State, and 

it, along with the EPA action on the plan, may be of interest to your Tribe. 

Regional haze plans must assure reasonable progress towards the national goal of achieving natural 

visibility conditions in Class I areas by 2064. The regional haze plans must include long-term strategies 

for making reasonable progress toward meeting this goal. Among other things, the regional haze plans 

must identify those air pollution sources that impair visibility in Class I areas, including older sources 

that may not have adequate air pollution control technology, and determine whether it is reasonable to 

require additional controls. The Alcoa Intalco Works aluminum smelter in Ferndale, the Tesoro refinery 

in Anacortes, the BP Cherry Point Refinery and the Port Townsend Paper Company are four of the 

major sources the State and the EPA have evaluated as part of the regional haze plan. 

The regional haze plans are based on five, I 0-year planning cycles and the first plans were due in 

December, 2007. Washington completed and submitted its first plan to the EPA for approval in 2010. 

Due to an existing lawsuit, the EPA is under a tight timeframe to act on this regional haze plan. 

Washington solicited and received meaningful input from tribal air quality programs through Tribal 

membership and participation in the Western Regional Air Partnership, technical and policy forums and 

committees. We are also aware that some tribes provided important input as the states developed and 

adopted their plans. 

We take this opportunity to invite you to consult with the EPA on the Washington regional haze plan. In 

addition to the consultation opportunities offered in this letter, we invite you to submit comments during 

the public comment period that will be associated with these Federal Register notices. 

Additional information about Washington's regional haze plan, including the submittals, can be found 

on the following website: 

http://www .ecy. wa.gov /programs/air/ global warm_RegHaze/regional_haze. html 

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The EPA welcomes any additional input you may have for us as we move forward with our action on 

this plan. Should you have any questions or want to initiate consultation with the EPA, please contact 

Steve Body at 206-559-0782 or via email at body.sleve@epa.gov, by October 15, 2012. Also, please 

inform him of who at the Tribe he should work with. to plan the consultation. 

cc: via e-mail: 

Leroy Deardorff 

Sincerely, 

Richard Albright, Director 

Office of Air, Waste and Toxics 

Environmental Programs Director, Lummi Indian Nation 
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

REGION 10 

1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900 

Seattle, WA 98101-3140 

Honorable Jennifer Washington, Chairwoman 

Upper Skagit Indian Tribe 

25944 Community Plaza Way 

Sedro Woolley, Washington 98284-9739 

Dear Chairwoman Washington: 

SEP .2 0 2012 

OFFICE OF 

AIR, WASTE AND TOXICS 

Consistent with the Environmental Protection Agency's government-to-government relationship with 

tribal governments, the EPA is offering an opportunity for consultation regarding the pending EPA 

proposed action on the Washington regional haze State Implementation Plan. This plan addresses 

visibility in our Nation's national parks and wilderness areas (or Class I areas) in Washington State, and 

it, along with the EPA action on the plan, may be of interest to your Tribe. 

Regional haze plans must assure reasonable progress towards the national goal of achieving natural 

visibility conditions in Class I areas by 2064. The regional haze plans must include long-term strategies 

for making reasonable progress toward meeting this goal. Among other things, the regional haze plans 

must identify those air pollution sources that impair visibility in Class I areas, including older sources 

that may not have adequate air pollution control technology, and determine whether it is reasonable to 

require additional controls. The Alcoa Intalco Works aluminum smelter in Ferndale, the Tesoro refinery 

in Anacortes, the BP Cherry Point Refinery and the Port Townsend Paper Company are four of the 

major sources the State and the EPA have evaluated as part of the regional haze plan. 

The regional haze plans are based on five, I 0-year planning cycles and the first plans were due in 

December, 2007. Washington completed and submitted its first plan to the EPA for approval in 20 I 0. 

Due to an existing lawsuit, the EPA is under a tight timeframe to act on this regional haze plan. 

Washington solicited and received meaningful input from tribal air quality programs through Tribal 

membership and participation in the Western Regional Air Partnership, technical and policy forums and 

committees. We are also aware that some tribes provided important input as the states developed and 

adopted their plans. 

We take this opportunity to invite you to consult with the EPA on the Washington regional haze plan. In 

addition to the consultation opportunities offered in this letter, we invite you to submit comments during 

the public comment period that will be associated with these Federal Register notices. 

Additional information about Washington's regional haze plan, including the submittals, can be found 

on the following website: 

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/air/globalwarm_RegHaze/regional_haze.html 

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The EPA welcomes any additional input you may have for us as we move forward with our action on 

this plan. Should you have any questions or want to initiate consultation with the EPA, please contact 

Steve Body at 206-559-0782 or via email at body.steve@epa.gov, by October 15,2012. Also, please 

inform him of who at the Tribe he should work with to plan the consultation. 

cc: via e-mail: 

Lauren Rich 

Sincerely, 

Richard Albright, Director 

Office of Air, Waste and Toxics 

Environmental Planner, Upper Skagit Indian Tribe