How to Write an Effective Comment Letter National Tribal Forum on Air Quality Fountain Hills, AZ May 1, 2013
Presentation Roadmap Pre-Comment Letter Development Preparing the Comment Letter Post-Comment Letter Period 2
Pre-Comment Letter Development Establish your Tribal Identity Values Demography Economy Geography Legal Rights What Else Makes You Unique? 3
Pre-Comment Letter Development Gather Data for Your Tribal Identity Reservation Map Map of Off-Reservation Activities Air-Related Information Other Information Demography Environmental Health Economic 4
Pre-Comment Letter Development Anticipating the Regulatory Action Semiannual Regulatory Agenda EPA/NTAA Tribal Air Policy Calls Pre-Publication of Regulatory Action Comment deadlines 5
Preparing the Comment Letter Seek out Information Research Table of Contents Preamble Search on “comment” Statutory and Executive Orders 6
Preparing the Comment Letter Writing Approach Write persuasively Criticize constructively Give praise Be clear and concise Propose alternatives/recommendations Remind EPA what’s at stake 7
Preparing the Comment Letter Letter Framework Identify your Tribe Roadmap of main discussion points Communicate your Tribal Identity Intersperse discussion points with Tribal Identity Offer alternatives/recommendations Closing 8
Preparing the Comment Letter Other Aspects Technical comments Frequent comments Things to Avoid 9
Post-Comment Letter Period Sharing with Others EPA response 10
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