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April2. 2015 

Janet McCabe 

Acting Assistant Administrator 

Office of Air and Rndintion 

Environmental Protection Agency 

EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) 

Mail code 2R221T 

Attn: Docket 10 No. EPA-HQ-OAR-20 13-0602 

1200 Pennsylvania A vc. N\V 

Washington. DC 20460 

Rc: Request for Meetings with the lJ.S. Environmental Protection A~crtcy, Including a 

Government-to-Government Consultation, to Discuss Aspects of a lll(d) Plan for 

the Navajo Nation under the Clean Power Plan 

Dear Ms. McCabe: 

I am writing to request two meetings with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

(''USEPA"). The first meeting will consist of representatives from the avajo Nation, the U.S. 

Bureau of Reclamation (''BOR"), Salt River Project (''SRP") and Arizona Puhlic Service 

Company ("APS") (<.:ollcctively the •·Requesting Parties'') and USEPA. ·r he second meeting will 

be a government-to-government consultation between USEPA and the Navajo Nation. 

1 The 

meetings will both t<>cus on a potential 111 (d) plan for the Navajo Nation to he developed in 

accordance with US EPA's Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines tor Existing Stationary 

Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units (''Proposed Rule")2 and the Carbon Pollution 

Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: EGUs in Indian Country and U.S. 

Territories; Multi-jurisdictional Partnerships: Proposed R.ule ("Supplemental Proposed Rule"l 

request that both meetings occur on the same day during the week of April 27, 2015 in 

Washington, DC:~ l also request that at least one representative from USEPA Region 9 also 

attend these meetings. 

1 The Navajo Nation makes this request in accordance with L.:xecutive Order l J 175. Consu ltation and Coordination 

will1 Indian Tribal Governm nt~. dated November 6, 2000. and the l 984 USEP A Policy for the Administration of 

Environmental PrognHlts on Indian Reservations. which was reaffirmed by most recently by USFP!\. Administrator 

Regina McCarthy on January 9. 20 14. Sec http://www.cpa.gov/indimvbasicinfofl 984-indiun-poli(;y-rcaffirmatioumcmo-09JI\.N l4 .pdf. 

: 79 f ed. Reg. 34830 

' 79 Fed. Reg. 65482 

J If this is not enough time for US FPA to put together and plan for a government-to-government consuhation. a le$s 

fo rmal mec:ting between USL·PA and the Navajo Nation would be acceptable. 

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Topics to be discussed 

During the first meeting. the Requesting Parties would like to discuss the following with 

USEPA: ~ 

l. Baseline year: 

2. Heat rate improvements pertaining to Navajo Generating Station and Four 

Comers Power Plant; 

3. Early Con1pliance Option: and 

4. Renewable energy development on the Navajo Nation. 

During the government-to-government consultation. the Navajo Nation would like to 

discuss the following with USEPA: 

I. Parity glidepath developed by the Navajo Nation regn rding end use and energy 

efficiency (application of Building Block 4 to the Navajo Nation); and 

2. Navajo Nation's comments on the Proposed Rule and Supplemental Proposed 

Rule. 

I look forward to hearing from you soon to organize a date, time and location for these 

meetings. Please contact me at stephenbetsitty@navajo-nsn.gov or 928-871-7692 or April 

Quim1. Staff Attorney, Navajo Nation Department of Justice at aquinn@nndoj.org or 928-871-

6347. 

Sincerelv. . 

3::- j ~ Stephen B. Etsitty 

Executive Director 

cc: William Niebling, Sen. Advisor, Cong. & Internal Affairs. Air & Radiation, USEPA 

Melanie King, Energy Strategies Group. Sector Policies and Programs Division, USEPA 

Jared Blumenfeld. Administrator, USEPA Region 9 

Colleen McKaughan. Associate Dirc·ctor, Air Division. US EPA Region 9 

Anita Lee, Environmental Scientist, USEPA Region 9 

Amy Zimpfer, Associate Director, USEPA Re&,rion 9 

David Palumbo, Lower Colorado Assistant Regional Director. BOR 

Kelly Barr, Senior Director, Environmental Mgmt & Deputy Legal Executive. SRP 

Ann Becker, Vice President, Environmental and Chief Sustainability Oflicer, APS 

Deswood Tome. Cliief of Staff, Navajo Nation OPVP 

HaiTison Tsosie. Attorney General, Navajo Nation 

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