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Timeline of Written or Telephone Correspondence and Consultation Meetings between EPA Region I

BART FIPs for Four Corners Power Plant and Navajo Generating Station 

Written or Telephone Correspondence 

Date Originator Recipient Subject August 19, 2009 Laura Yoshii, Acting Regional 

Administrator 

President Joe Shirley Jr., Navajo Nation 

Telephone call to notify President ShirleAdvanced Notice of Proposed RulemakPower Plant and Navajo Generating Sta

August 19, 2009 Colleen McKaughan, Associate 

Director, Air Divison 

Environmental Directors or Tribal Leaders of Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation and NTEC 

Electronic Mail – Notification of Signat

August 28, 2009 Federal Register Publication of Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking September 16, 2009 President Joe Shirley Jr. Laura Yoshii Request for 30-day extension of commeOctober 12, 2009 Mary Felter, Tribal Council 

Secretary and Action Chief Executive Officer 

Laura Yoshii Request for consultation and extension 

October 13, 2009 Shan Lewis, President of the 

InterTribal Council of Arizona 

Laura Yoshii Request for consultation and extension 

October 19, 2009 Laura Yoshii Secretary Mary Felter Invitation to consult and notification of October 26, 2009 Laura Yoshii President Joe Shirley Jr. Extending comment period on ANPR. I

extended time and requested informatiomethod. 

November 13, 2009 Laura Yoshii Individual letters to 20 

Arizona Tribal Leaders 

Extending comment period on ANPR. Iextended time and requested informatiomethod. 

December 18, 2009 Colleen McKaughan Steven Etsitty, Executive 

Director of the Navajo Nation EPA 

Extending comment period for Tribes to time for government to government con

February 23, 2010 Governor William Rhodes, Gila 

River Indian Community 

Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, EPA Region IX 

Comment Letter on ANPR focused on N
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February 26, 2010 President Clinton Pattea, Fort 

McDowell Yavapai Nation 

Jared Blumenfeld Request for consultation and comment l

Navajo Generating Station 

March 1, 2010 President Joe Shirley Jr. Anita Lee, EPA Region IX Air 

Division staff 

Comment Letter on ANPR – concern abfacilities, SCR is not BART for NGS an

March 1, 2010 Chairman Leroy Shingoitewa, 

Hopi Tribal Council 

Jared Blumenfeld Comment Letter on ANPR plus econom

International, focused on Navajo Gener

March 1, 2010 Chairman Ned Norris Jr., 

Tohono O’odham Nation 

Jared Blumenfeld Comment Letter on ANPR focused on N

March 1, 2010 Robert Palmquist, General 

Counsel to Ak-Chin Indian Community 

Jared Blumenfeld Comment Letter on ANPR focused on N

March 1, 2010 President Diane Enos, Salt 

River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community 

Jared Blumenfeld Comment Letter on ANPR focused on F

October 6, 2010 Jared Blumenfeld President Joe Shirley, Jr. Telephone call to notify President Shirle

BART determination for Four Corners P

October 19, 2010 Federal Register Publication of Proposed Rulemaking for Four Corners Power Plant November 19, 2010 Steven Etsitty Jared Blumenfeld Letter to request for update on reschedu

hearings. Offer of assistance from Navaworkshops, consultation 

November 23, 2010 Deborah Jordan, EPA Region 

IX Air Division Director 

Steven Etsitty Letter to notify Navajo Nation EPA tha

alternative to BART. Comment period eHope that this additional time will allow consultation. 

January 12, 2011 Colleen McKaughan and Anita 

Lee 

Eugenia Quintana, Navajo Nation EPA, Director of the Air and Toxic Department 

Telephone call to discuss public hearing Corners proposal scheduled for March 2

February 9, 2011 Jared Blumenfeld President Joe Shirley, Jr. Telephone call to notify President Shirle

Supplemental Proposal for Four Corner

February 25, 2011 Federal Register Publication of Supplemental Proposal for Four Corners Power Plant 
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April 8, 2011 Representative of Gila River 

Indian Community 

Colleen McKaughan and Region IX staff 

Conference call to discuss relationship bsettelement agreement and Central ArizGenerating Station 

April 12, 2011 President Ben Shelly, Navajo 

Nation 

Anita Lee, EPA Region IX Air Division staff 

Request for government to government Determination for Four Corners Power 

May 12, 2011 Jared Blumenfeld President Ben Shelly Confirmation of consultation request on 

meeting scheduled for May 19, 2011) 

May 20, 2011 Governor William Rhodes, Gila 

River Indian Community 

Lisa Jackson, EPA Administrator 

Request for consultation on Navajo GenBART 

June 9, 2011 President Diane Enos, Salt 

River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community 

Lisa Jackson Request for consultation on Navajo Gen

BART 

June 30, 2011 Jared Blumenfeld Individual letters to 21 Tribes, 

1 Tribal NGO and National Congress of American Indians 

Invitation to consult on NGS and providissues 

July 14, 2011 Governor William Rhodes, Gila 

River Indian Community 

Lisa Jackson Request for consultation on Navajo Gen

proposed Mercury Air Toxics Standard 

July 29, 2011 President Ben Shelly Lisa Jackson Request for consultation on Navajo GenAugust 4, 2011 Jared Blumenfeld John Lewis, Executive 

Director of the InterTribal Council of Arizona 

Postponement of NGS BART consultatnotification of Letter from David HayesInterior to Jared Blumenfeld, and EPA r

August 25, 2011 Gina McCarthy, Assistant 

Administrator for the EPA Office of Air and Radiation 

President Ben Shelly Response to July 29 letter, Consultation 

2011 in Phoenix for NGS BART 

September 6, 2011 Jared Blumenfeld Individual letters to 19 Tribes Rescheduled NGS BART Consultation September 6, 2011 Jared Blumenfeld President Ben Shelly Follow up letter on May 19, 2011 consu

Corners Power Plant 

September 14, 2011 President Ben Shelly Gina McCarthy Request for consultation on NGS and prSeptember 21, 2011 Chairman David Kwail, 

Yavapai Apache Nation 

Laura Yoshii Comment Letter on ANPR 
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October 6, 2011 Janet McCabe, Principal 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for EPA OAR; Technical Staff from OAQPS, CAMD, R9 

Representatives from several Arizona Tribes 

Webinar and conference call to discuss with MATS modeling 

October 14, 2011 Chairman Louis Manuel Jr., 

Ak-Chin Indian Community 

Janet McCabe NGS, Proposed Air Quality Regulations

Responsibility 

May 21, 2012 Jared Blumenfeld President Ben Shelly Invitation to consult on Four Corners in August 2, 2012 Jared Blumenfeld Governor Gregory Mendoza Invitation to consult on Navajo GeneratAugust 2, 2012 Jared Blumenfeld President Ben Shelly Invitation to consult on Navajo GeneratAugust 9, 2012 Jared Blumenfeld President Ben Shelly Follow up to Consultation on Four CornAugust 17, 2012 Jared Blumenfeld Tribal Leaders of 22 Tribes Invitation to consult on Navajo GeneratAugust 21, 2012 Percy Deal, Hardrock Chapter 

President, Navajo Nation 

Jared Blumenfeld Request for public hearings on NGS on 

Kayenta Chapter, Forest Lake Chapter, 

August 24, 2012 Federal Register Publication of Final BART Determination for Four Corners Power PlantSeptember 21, 2012 President Ben Shelly Jared Blumenfeld Follow up to August 7, 2012 Consultati

for Navajo Generating Station 

January 17, 2013 Jared Blumenfeld Elected Leaders of Navajo 

Nation, Hopi Tribe, Gila River Indian Community, Ak-Chin Indian Community, Tohono O’odham Nation 

Telephone Call regarding up-coming sig

February 5, 2013 Federal Register Publication of Proposed BART Determination for Navajo Generating Station March 1, 2013 President Ben Shelly Jared Blumenfeld Letter: Request for 90-day extension of March 11, 2013 Governor Gregory Mendoza, 

Gila River Indian Community 

Jared Blumenfeld Letter: Request for 90-day extension of 

March 19, 2013 Federal Register Publication of 90-day Extension of Public Comment Period April 5, 2013 Janet McCabe, and Deborah 

Jordan, EPA 

To 22 Leaders of Tribes located in Arizona 

Letter: Invitation to consult on NGS on 
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June 11, 2013 President Ben Shelly Jared Blumenfeld Letter: Request for Government-to-GovJune 19, 2013 Federal Register Publication of Notice of Intent to Hold Public Hearings June 27, 2013 Jared Blumenfeld President Ben Shelly Letter: Response to June 11, 2013 LetteJuly 8, 2013 Federal Register Publication of Additional Extension of Public Comment Period August 19, 2013 Chairman LeRoy Shingoitewa, 

Hopi Tribe 

Gina McCarthy, Administrator, EPA 

Letter: Response to Proposed SRP BAR

August 28, 2013 President Ben Shelly Jared Blumenfeld Letter: Requesting U.S. EPA to Condu

Analysis for Best Available Retrofit TGenerating Station Using Significant N

September 13, 2013 Jared Blumenfeld and Region 9 

staff 

Chairman LeRoy Shingoitewa and Robert Lyttle, Hopi Tribe 

Telephone Call: In response to letter dat

September 16, 2013 Federal Register Publication of Additional Extension of Public Comment Period September 25, 2013 Jared Blumenfeld and Colleen 

McKaughan 

Elected Leaders or Legal Counsel of Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, Gila River Indian Community, Ak-Chin Indian Community, Tohono O’odham Nation 

Telephone Calls regarding signature of 

October 22. 2013 Federal Register Publication of Supplemental Proposed Rule for NGS and Notice of Public Hearings December 9, 2013 Chairman Herman Honanie, 

Hopi Tribe 

Jared Blumenfeld Letter: NGS and Proposed SRP-Alterna

December 16, 2013 Chairman Herman Honanie Anita Lee, Gina McCarthy, 

and Jared Blumenfeld, EPA 

Letter: Request for additional informati

December 17, 2013 Chairman Ronnie Lupe, White 

Mountain Apache Tribe 

Anita Lee, EPA Letter: Request for extension of comme

December 24, 2013 Jared Blumenfeld Chairman Herman Honanie Letter: Response to Request for CommeDecember 24, 2013 Jared Blumenfeld Chairman Ronnie Lupe Letter: Response to Request for CommeDecember 27, 2013 Chairman Ned Norris, Jr., 

Tohono O’odham Nation 

Jared Blumenfeld Letter: Comment Letter on Proposed BA
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January 3, 2014 Chairman Herman Honanie Gina McCarthy and Anita Lee, 

EPA 

Letter: Proposed Alternative Action for 

January 5, 2014 Dwight Witherspoon, Council 

Delegate for Five Chapters of the Navajo Nation 

US EPA Letter: Comment Letter on Proposed BA

January 6, 2014 Chairman Louis Manuel, Jr., 

Ak-Chin Indian Community 

Jared Blumenfeld Letter: Comment Letter on Proposed BA

January 6, 2014 Linus Everling, Gila River 

Indian Community 

Anita Lee Letter: Comment Letter on Proposed BA

January 6, 2014 President Ben Shelly Anita Lee Letter: Comment Letter on Proposed BAJanuary 6, 2014 Speaker Johnny Naize, Navajo 

Nation Legislative Branch 

Anita Lee Letter: Comment Letter on Proposed BA

January 6, 2014 Joe Sparks, The Sparks Law 

Firm, on behalf of Tonto Apache Tribe and San Carlos Apache Tribe 

Anita Lee Letter: Comment Letter on Proposed BA

January 6, 2014 Chairperson Manuel Savala, 

Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians 

Anita Lee Letter: Comment Letter on Proposed BA

January 7, 2014 Jared Blumenfeld Chairman Herman Honanie Letter: Response to letter dated DecembJanuary 31, 2013 Chairman Herman Honanie Jared Blumenfeld Letter: Request for Additional Time to SFebruary 5, 2014 Chairman Ronnie Lupe Anita Lee Letter: Comment Letter on Proposed BAFebruary 6, 2014 Jared Blumenfeld Chairman Herman Honanie Letter: Response to Letter dated January 

Consultation Meetings 

Date Participants Subject June 10, 2009 Meeting between Laura Yoshii and Joe Shirley Jr. Discuss moving forward on an Advance

Rulemaking on BART for Four Corners 
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August 28, 2009 Federal Register Publication of Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking October 8, 2009 Meeting with C. McKaughan and other Region 9 Staff with S. 

Etsitty and staff from Navajo Nation EPA 

Discuss ANPR 

October 22, 2009 EPA Air Division, Navajo Nation EPA Attorney General, 

Division of Natural Resources, and Dine Power Authority, in Window Rock, AZ 

Further consultation would be best facilEPA 

December 15, 2009 Colleen McKaughan, Associate Director of the EPA Region IX 

Air Division and Water Policy Committee of the InterTribal Council of Arizona, in Phoenix, AZ 

Provided summary briefing of ANPR 

December 15, 2009 Colleen McKaughan and Representatives from Hopi Tribe Provided summary briefing of ANPR January 8, 2010 Lisa Jackson, EPA Administrator, Jared Blumenfeld, Regional 

Administrator, Tribal Leaders and NGOs in Phoenix, AZ 

Discuss ANPR and request for commen

January 28, 2010 Colleen McKaughan and Representatives from Ak-Chin Indian 

Community 

Discuss Navajo Generating Station and 

February 1, 2010 Colleen McKaughan and Representatives from Gila River Indian 

Community 

Discuss ANPR 

March 3, 2010 Jared Blumenfeld, Regional Administrator, and Region IX Staff, 

and numerous Tribal and Environmental NGOs in San Francisco 

Listening session on air quality issues in 

April 6, 2010 Colleen McKaughan and Representatives from Ak-Chin Discuss Navajo Generating Station June 24, 2010 Colleen McKaughan and Representatives from Tohono O’odham Discuss Navajo Generating Station October 1, 2010 Colleen McKaughan and Representatives of InterTribal Council 

of Arizona 

Update on status of EPA BART analysi

October 19, 2010 Federal Register Publication of Proposed Rulemaking for Four Corners Power Plant November 29, 2010 Colleen McKaughan and Representatives of Tohono O’odham Discuss Navajo Generating Station December 1, 2010 Colleen McKaughan and Representatives of InterTribal Council 

of Arizona 

Update on status of EPA BART analysi

February 25, 2011 Federal Register Publication of Supplemental Proposal for Four Corners Power Plant March 4, 2011 Colleen McKaughan and Representatives of Fort McDowell 

Indian Community 

Discuss Navajo Generating Station 

May 19, 2011 Jared Blumenfeld and EPA staff, and President Shelly and 

Navajo Nation staff in San Francisco, CA 

Formal Consultation on FCPP BART to letter from Navajo Nation 

September 16, 2011 Janet McCabe, Jared Blumenfeld, and other EPA staff from 

Region IX and Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards and Arizona Tribes (OAQPS), InterTribal Council of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ 

Formal Consultation on MATS, BART, Station 
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October 12, 2011 Janet McCabe, Deputy Assistant Administrator for EPA Office 

Air and Radiation, Region IX Staff (by phone) and President Ben Shelly and staff, in Washington D.C 

Formal Consultation on MATS and Nav

October 14, 2011 Janet McCabe and other EPA staff from Region IX and OAQPS 

and Gila River Indian Community Governor Rhodes and Tribal Council 

Continued Formal Consultation on MATStation 

October 14, 2011 Janet McCabe and other EPA staff from Region IX and OAQPS 

and Hopi Chairman Shingoitewa and Tribal Council 

Formal Consultation on MATS and Nav

October 14, 2011 Janet McCabe and other EPA staff from Region IX and OAQPS 

and Ak-Chin Chairman Manuel and Tribal Council 

Formal Consultation on MATS and Nav

October 25, 2011 Jared Blumenfeld and Gila River Indian Community Governor 

Rhodes and Tribal Council 

Continued Formal Consultation on BARStation 

November 4, 2011 Janet McCabe and other EPA staff from Region IX and Gila 

River Indian Community Governor Rhodes 

Continued Formal Consultation on MATStation 

November 8, 2011 Jared Blumenfeld and other EPA Region IX staff and 

representatives of DineCARE and San Juan Citizens Alliance 

Several concerns related to Four Corner

January 29, 2012 Gina McCarthy with Hopi Tribe (part of visit to NGS) Formal consultation regarding finalizatiJanuary 30, 2012 Gina McCarthy roundtable meeting (part of EUEC conference in 

Phoenix, AZ), including ITCA and NTAA 

Discussion/information session regardin

February 7, 2012 Janet McCabe meeting with Gila River (including Governor Greg 

Mendoza) 

Formal consultation regarding finalizati

February 8, 2012 Janet McCabe, Deborah Jordan, Colleen McKaughan, InterTribal 

Council of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ 

Information session regarding MATS anStation 

February 9, 2012 Jared Blumenfeld and other EPA staff from Region IX, with Lori 

Goodman (Dine CARE) 

Consultation regarding BART at Four CFarmington, NM 

May 3, 2012 Janet McCabe, Deborah Jordan, and other EPA staff, with 

Environmental Defense Fund, National Parks Conservation Association, Dine CARE, To Nizhoni Ani, individuals from Navajo Nation and Hopi Tribe 

Consultation regarding Navajo Generati

June 13, 2012 Jared Blumenfeld and EPA staff with President Shelly and other 

Navajo Nation staff 

Consultation on Four Corners Power Pl

August 7, 2012 Jared Blumenfeld and EPA staff with Governor Mendoza and 

other staff of the Gila River Indian Community 

Consultation on Navajo Generating Stat

August 7, 2012 Jared Blumenfeld and EPA staff with President Shelly and other 

Navajo Nation staff 

Consultation on Navajo Generating Stat

August 24, 2012 Federal Register Publication of Final BART Determination for Four Corners Power Plant
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August 27, 2012 Jared Blumenfeld and EPA staff with Chairman Shingoitewa and 

other representatives of the Hopi Tribe; Vice-Chairman William Antone and representatives of the Ak-Chin Indian Community; Lt. Governor Stephen Lewis and representatives of the Gila River Indian Community, Representatives of the Tohono O’odham Nation, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Hualapai, Tonto Apache, Yavapai Prescott, and Navajo Nation 

Consultation on Navajo Generating Stat

February 5, 2013 Federal Register Publication of Proposed BART Determination for Navajo Generating Station March 7, 2013 Colleen McKaughan at the AZ House of Representatives, Native 

American Caucus in Phoenix, AZ. Other participants included Navajo Nation, Salt River Project, DineCARE, ad CAP 

Discuss NGS proposed rulemaking 

March 19, 2013 Colleen McKaughan and representatives from the Tohono 

O’odham Nation 

Discuss NGS proposed rulemaking 

March 19, 2013 Federal Register Publication of 90-day Extension of Public Comment Period March 21, 2013 Deborah Jordan and Colleen McKaughan with several Tribes at 

the InterTribal Council of Arizona 

Discuss NGS proposed rulemaking 

April 16, 2013 Jared Blumenfeld and President Ben Shelly in Gallup, NM Meeting was not focused on NGS, but s

occurred 

April 16, 2013 Jared Blumenfeld and Dwight Witherspoon, Window Rock, NM Discuss NGS proposed rulemaking April 17, 2013 Jared Blumenfeld and Black Mesa Water Coalition Discuss NGS proposed rulemaking April 29, 2013 Janet McCabe and Colleen McKaughan, with several Tribes 

located in Arizona, including Gila River Indian Community, AkChin Indian Community, and Navajo Nation in Phoenix, AZ 

Discuss NGS proposed rulemaking 

June 7, 2013 Jared Blumenfeld and Region 9 staff with Governor Gregory 

Mendoza, Council Members, and other representatives from Gila 

River Indian Community in Chandler, AZ 

Discuss NGS proposed rulemaking 

June 13, 2013 Jared Blumenfeld and Region 9 staff with President Clinton 

Pattea and Carole Klopatek (Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation) via Conference Call 

Discuss NGS proposed rulemaking 

June 19, 2013 Federal Register Publication of Notice of Intent to Hold Public Hearings July 8, 2013 Federal Register Publication of Additional Extension of Public Comment Period August 22, 2013 Joann Chase, Director of the EPA American Indian 

Environmental Office and other staff from EPA HQ, Deborah Jordan, Air Division Director, Region 9 and other Region 9 staff, 

Discuss NGS proposed rulemaking and 
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with Governor Gregory Mendoza, Council Members, and other representatives from Gila River Indian Community in Washington, DC 

August 28, 2013 Jared Blumenfeld and Region 9 staff with President Ben Shelly 

and representatives from the Navajo Nation in San Francisco, CA 

Discuss NGS proposed rulemaking and 

September 16, 2013 Federal Register Publication of Additional Extension of Public Comment Period October 22. 2013 Federal Register Publication of Supplemental Proposed Rule for NGS and Notice of Public Hearings December 9, 2013 Jared Blumenfeld and Region 9 staff with Lt. Governor Stephen 

Lewis and several council members of the Gila River Indian Community in Sacaton, AZ 

Discuss NGS proposed rulemaking and 

December 9, 2013 Jared Blumenfeld and Region 9 staff with Chairman Herman 

Honanie and several council members of the Hopi Tribe, in Phoenix, AZ 

Discuss NGS proposed rulemaking and 

December 10, 2013 Jared Blumenfeld and Region 9 staff with representatives from 9 

Tribes (Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, Gila River, White Mountain Apache, Ak-Chin, Tohono O’odham, Pascua Yaqui, Hualapai, 

Salt River Pima Maricopa), at Inter Tribal Council of Arizona in 

Phoenix. 

Discuss NGS proposed rulemaking and 

December 10, 2013 Jared Blumenfeld and Region 9 staff with Vice Chairman 

William Antone and Robert Palmquist of the Ak-Chin Indian Community, in Phoenix, AZ 

Discuss NGS proposed rulemaking and 

December 10, 2013 Jared Blumenfeld and Region 9 staff with Amy Mignella, 

representing the White Mountain Apache Tribe, in Phoenix, AZ 

Discuss NGS proposed rulemaking and