### December 14 Tribal Consultation Teleconference with EPA on an Upcoming Regulation Felicia Wright to: Alfreda Mitre, Bill Patton, David Janik, Grant Jonathan, Janice Whitney, Jean Gamache, Lois Adams, Randy Gee, Sally Thomas, Willie Harris, Wolfgang Brandner 11/30/2010 04:58 PM

Cc: Chris Hoff, David Guest, Elana Goldstein, Felicia Wright, Jeff Besougloff, OW-OST-SHPD-WQS- HQ, OW-OST-WQS-Brchiefs, OW-OST-WQS-Coordinators, Thomas Gardner, Chelsea Morris, Fred Leutner From: Felicia Wright/DC/USEPA/US To: Alfreda Mitre/R8/USEPA/US@EPA, Bill Patton/R4/USEPA/US@EPA, David Janik/R8/USEPA/US@EPA, Grant Jonathan/R2/USEPA/US@EPA, Janice Whitney/R2/USEPA/US@EPA, Jean Gamache /R9/USEPA/US@EPA, Lois Cc: Chris Hoff/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, David Guest/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Elana Goldstein/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Felicia Wright/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Jeff Besougloff/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, OW-OST-SHPD -WQS-HQ, OW-OST-WQS-Brchiefs, TO: Regional Indian Coordinators I am writing to request your immediate assistance in spreading the word electronically to Tribes in your Region about an upcoming teleconference. The teleconference concerns an Office of Water rulemaking that would propose a set of targeted changes to the water quality standards regulation. Tribes-Only Session #2: "Water Quality Standards Regulatory Changes " December 14 th , 2010 4:00

– 5:30 pm EDT Teleconference phone number : (888) 689-4723 Conference ID: 27877415 This is the second teleconference opportunity on this topic. The first teleconference call took place on August 19, 2010. About 80 tribes participated. EPA is holding this second call to enable a more detailed discussion of the regulatory changes being considered. All tribes with an interest in water quality standards are invited. The rulemaking would directly affect tribes that have been found eligible to be treated in the same manner as a state (TAS) for administering a water quality standards program. The attached document contains a fact sheet about the call and a list of questions that will be discussed during the call. The fact sheet includes detailed instructions for the call. The questions are designed to obtain tribal views on the details of EPA's proposal.

This email will be our broadest notification to tribes about the December 14 th call. I would appreciate your forwarding this notification to tribes as soon as possible

. In addition, if you have near term meetings or conference calls with tribes in your region, please mention this opportunity. We particularly want to be sure the 45 tribes with TAS for water quality standards know as soon as possible about the teleconference. Would you please contact these tribes electronically as well? These tribes are listed at http://water.epa.gov/scitech/swguidance/waterquality /standards/wqslibrary/approvtable.cfm. I am alsocop y in g appropriate people in the Re g ional Water office staff in hopes the y can assis t -- or take the lead -- in these notifications. We will also send separate emails to (1) the National Tribal Caucus, (2) the National Tribal Water Council, and (3) participants in the August 19 teleconference. I hope you can help us in this way. If you have questions or concerns, or are unable to assist, please let us know right away so we can make alternate arrangements. Thank you in advance for your assistance, and please let me know if you need more information. Felicia Felicia Wright Tribal Coordinator EPA Office of Water 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Mailcode 4101M Washington, DC 20460 202-566-566-1886