1 Tribal Participation in the NEI Sally Dombrowski EPA–OAQPS

2 History of Tribal Submissions 2002 – 28 tribal submissions Navajo Nation, first tribe to submit using a node 2005 – 3 tribes tribes 9 Facility 14 Point 16 Nonpoint 7 Onroad 8 Nonroad 2011 – Submission due date 12/31/2012

3 How WAS the NEI created? If no tribal data - Point inventory – Augmented data from state files, TRI, etc. – Double reporting state/tribes Nonpoint – Past NEIs were county-based data Onroad/Nonroad – Past NEIs used county-level activity data

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5 How is the NEI created now? Several values from various data sources General Purpose Release to public is a single value Tribal and state value is our first choice No tribal data creates a hole

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7 Creating the NEI with EIS If no tribal data… …NO REPRESENTATION

8 Timelines for Submission Next tri-annual submission (2011) Window opens June 1, 2012 December 31, 2012

9 Uses of the NEI The NEI is a key input for Modeling of national rules NAAQS reviews, CSAPR, etc Non-attainment designations NATA review Toxics risk modeling Trends reports and analyses

10 EIS/NEI YOUR DATA IS IMPORTANT Help is available ITEP Sally Dombrowski, or

11 Grant Opportunities Exchange Network Grants IT assets, data storage and internet connectivity Automate current systems Amend systems to accommodate EIS format St Regis Mohawk Tribe success story l l Announcement for applications in summer Applications generally due early November