| STGWG
- The
State and Tribal Government Working Group The
State and Tribal Government Working Group (STGWG) helps ensure that the
Department of Energy http://www.energy.gov
(DOE) facilities and sites are operated and cleaned up in compliance
with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, and Tribal
rights including those retained by treaty, and conferred by statute and
the trust responsibility; as well as in a manner that protects human
health, safety and the environment http://tis-nt.eh.doe.gov/whs/.
The STGWG home page is intended to help publicize the group's activities
for the benefit of its members. If you have comments or suggestions
concerning the STGWG home page, please contact Brandt A. Petrasek at albert.petrasek@em.doe.gov
or 202-586-4818. Related Documents [Very Important] http://web.em.doe.gov/stgwg/docs.html The State and Tribal Government Working Group meets twice yearly. The next meeting will be held in November 2004 in Washington, D.C. http://web.em.doe.gov/stgwg/meetings.html STGWG History: The governors called for "decisive federal action to establish a comprehensive national program for the cleanup of all DOE defense and research facilities...and for the stable long-term funding required to support such a program." Moreover, they committed themselves to work constructively with DOE to meet these goals. In May 1989, then-Secretary of Energy Watkins, invited each governor to appoint a representative to participate in the planning process for the Department's Five-Year Plan through membership in a State and Tribal Government Working Group (STGWG). The Secretary also invited representatives from the Yakama Indian Nation, the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, the National Governors' Association, the National Conference of State Legislatures, and the National Association of Attorneys General to participate. STGWG first met in June 1989. STGWG includes representatives of the following States, Tribes, and associations:
Colorado Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) Florida * Georgia Idaho Illinois Isleta Pueblo Jemez Pueblo Kentucky Missouri National Association of Attorneys General National Conference of State Legislatures National Governors' Association Navajo Nation Nevada New Mexico New York Nez Perce Tribe Ohio Oregon Pueblo de San Ildefonso Santa Clara Pueblo Seneca Nation of Indians Shoshone-Bannock Tribes South Carolina Tennessee Texas Washington Yakama Nation
The Department of Energy provides funding for a single representative from each affected State and Tribe to participate in the meetings of the STGWG. In addition, DOE funds technical, administrative, and facilitation support to this body. The Department is funding STGWG support and participation through a cooperative agreement with the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). When a new state, Tribe or association wishes to join STGWG, they contact DOE with a statement of interest and how they are affected by a DOE facility. In some cases, DOE may invite an entity to appoint a representative to be a STGWG member. http://web.em.doe.gov/stgwg/history.html Participating
States: California Colorado
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/hm/rf/rfhom.asp
Georgia Idaho
http://www2.state.id.us/deqinel/main_op.htm
Illinois Kentucky Missouri Nevada
http://ndep.state.nv.us/boff/bff01.htm
New
Mexico New
York Ohio
http://offo2.epa.state.oh.us/
Oregon
http://www.energy.state.or.us/nucsafe/nucsafe.htm
South
Carolina Tennessee
http://www.state.tn.us/environment/
Texas Washington http://web.em.doe.gov/stgwg/statpart.html
Participating
Tribes: Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) http://www.umatilla.nsn.us/
Isleta
Pueblo Jemez
Pueblo Navajo
Nation Nez
Perce Tribe Pueblo
de San Ildefonso Santa
Clara Pueblo Senaca
Nation of Indians http://www.sni.org/ Shoshone-Bannock
Tribes Yakama
Nation http://web.em.doe.gov/stgwg/tribpart.html Participating Organizations: National Association of Attoneys General (NAAG) National Governors Association (NGA) National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) 2004 STGWG Committees & DOE POCs (February update)STGWG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Peter Chestnut -- Tribal Issues Co-Chair Armand Minthorn -- Co-Convenor Ken Niles – Transportation Co-Chair John Owsley -- State At-Large Member Willie Preacher -- Tribal At-Large Member Neil Weber -- Stewardship Co-Chair Mike Wilson – I & D Co-Chair Tom Winston -- Co-Convenor DOE Point of Contact: Brandt Petrasek TRIBAL ISSUES Peter Chestnut (San Ildefonso) - Co-Chair Willie Preacher (Shoshone-Bannock) - Co-Chair Joseph Chavarria (Santa Clara) Michael Chavarria (Santa Clara) Linda Sikkema (NCSL) Patrick Sobotta (Nez Perce) Neil Weber (San Ildefonso) Mike Wilson (Wash.) DOE Point of Contact: Brandt Petrasek TRANSPORTATION Ken Niles (Ore.) – Co-Chair (Vacancy: Tibal Co-Chair) Rich Allen (Ill.) Michael Chavarria (Santa Clara) Peter Chestnut (San Ildefonso) Robert Geller (Mo.) Aaron Miles Sr. (Nez Perce) Roger Mulder (Tx.) Max Power (Wash.) DOE Point of Contact: tbc LONG-TERM STEWARDSHIP Neil Weber (San Ildefonso) – Co-Chair John Owsley (Tenn.) - Co-Chair Joseph Chavarria (Santa Clara) Peter Chestnut (San Ildefonso) Robert Geller (Mo.) Brian Hembacher (NAAG) Russell Jim (Yakama Nation) Aaron Miles Sr. (Nez Perce) Armand Minthorn (CTUIR) Max Power (Wash.) Tuss Taylor (Ky.) Tom Winston (Ohio) DOE Point of Contact: tbc INTEGRATION AND DISPOSITION Mike Wilson (Wash.) - Co- Chair (Vacancy: Tibal Co-Chair) Peter Chestnut (San Ildefonso) Keith Collinsworth (SC) Roger Mulder (Tex.) John Owsley (Tenn.) Tuss Taylor (Ky.) Kathleen Trever (Id.) DOE Point of Contact: tbc 2004
Member List: April 2004 stgwg: STATE AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENT WORKING GROUP Rich Allen--Illinois Bureau Chief of Env. Safety Division of Nuclear Safety Illinois Emergency Mgt. Agency 1035 Outer Park Drive Springfield, IL 62704 217-782-1322 Fax: 217-524-6417 Lezlie Aller--Idaho Alternate Manager INEEL Oversight Program 900 N. Skyline, Suite C Idaho Falls, ID 83402 208-528-2600 Fax: 208-538-2605 Anthony Armijo--Jemez Alternate Interim Director, Department of Resource Protection Pueblo of Jemez P.O. Box 100 Jemez Pueblo, NM 87024 505-834-7696 Fax: 505-834-7697 James Bearzi--New Mexico Alternate Chief, Hazardous and Radioactive Materials Bureau New Mexico Environment Dept. P.O. Box 26110 Santa Fe, NM 87502 505-827-1567 Fax: 505-827-1544 james_bearzi@nmenv.state.nm.us Joseph Mark Chavarria--Santa Clara Pueblo Office of Environmental Affairs Santa Clara Pueblo P.O. Box 580, 1 Kee Street Espanola, NM 87532 505-753-7326 Fax: 505-753-8988 J. Michael Chavarria--Santa Clara Alternate Office of Environmental Affairs Santa Clara Pueblo P.O. Box 580, 1 Kee Street Espanola, NM 87532 505-753-7326 or 505-747-1819 Fax: 505-753-8988 mchavarria@santaclarapueblo.org Peter Chestnut--San Ildefonso Alternate Tribal Attorney Pueblo de San Ildefonso 121 Tijeras, N.W., Suite 2001 P.O. Box 27190 Albuquerque, NM 87125 505-842-5864 Fax: 505-843-9249 Betsy L. Child--Tennessee Commissioner, Tenn. Dept. of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) 21st Floor, L&C Tower 401 Church St. Nashville, TN 37243-0435 615-532-0104 Fax: 615-532-0120 Keith A. Collinsworth-So. Carolina Alternate Federal Facilities Liaison, SC Dept. of Health & Env. Control, EQC 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201 803-896-8955 Fax: 803-896-8999 Kara Colton--National Governors Assn. Senior Policy Analyst Natural Resources Policy Studies National Governors Association 444 N. Capitol Street Washington, DC 20001-1512 202-624-7878 Robert Geller--Missouri Alternate Chief, Federal Facilities Section Hazardous Waste Program Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102 573-751-3907 Fax: 573-526-5268 Michael Grainey --Oregon First Alternate Deputy Director Oregon Department of Energy 625 Marion Street, NE Salem, OR 97310 503-378-5489 Fax: 503-373-7806 Steve Gunderson—Colorado Alternate Rocky Flats Project Coordinator Colo. Dept. of Public Health & Env. Haz. Materials & Waste Mgt. Div. 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Denver, CO 80246-1530 303-692-3367 Fax: 303-759-5355 sgunderson@smtpgate.dphe.state.co.us Brian Hembacher--National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) Deputy Attorney General California Attorney General’s Office 300 S. Spring St. Los Angeles, CA 90013 213-897-2638 Fax: 213-897-2802 John Howard--Texas Director, Environmental Policy Governor’s Policy Office P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711 512-463-2198 Fax: 512-463-1975 Susan Hughs—Oregon Second Alternate Natural Resource Trustee Representative Ore. Dept. of Energy, Nuclear Safety Div. 625 Marion St., NE Salem, OR 97301-3737 503-373-7429 Russell Jim--Yakama Nation Program Manager, Environmental Restoration/Waste Management Yakama Nation P.O. Box 151, Fort Road Toppenish, WA 98948 509-452-2502 Fax: 509-452-2503 Michael John—Seneca Nation of Indians Tribal Council Member Seneca Nation of Indians P.O. Box 231 Salamanca, NY 14779 716-945-1790 (ask for Planning Dept.) Fax: 716-945-0206 David A. Kelm--Illinois Alternate Director of Governmental Affairs Illinois Dept. of Nuclear Safety 1035 Outer Park Dr. Springfield, IL 62704 217-785-0229 Fax: 217-524-4724 Robert W. King Jr.--South Carolina Assistant Deputy Commissioner Env. Quality Control, So. Carolina Dept. of Health and Env. Control Sims Building, 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201 803-898-3900 Fax: 803-898-3931 kingrw@columb30.dhec.state.sc.us Bert Langley--Georgia Alternate Environmental Protection Division Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources 2 Martin Luther King Dr., Room 1452 Atlanta, GA 30334 404-656-3301 Fax: 404-657-7893 bert_langley@mail.dnr.state.ga.us Alvino Lucero--Isleta Pueblo Governor Isleta Pueblo P.O. Box 1270 Isleta, NM 87022 505-869-3111 Fax: 505-869-4236 Charles Lundstrom—New Mexico Director, Water & Waste Mgt. Division New Mexico Environment Dept. 1190 St. Francis Dr. P.O. Box 26110 Santa Fe, NM 87502 505-827-1758 Fax: 505-827-2836 charles_lundstrom@nmenv.state.nm.us Stephen Mahfood--Missouri Director, Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102 573-751-4732 Fax: 573-751-7627 Aaron Miles Sr.--Nez Perce Tribe Natural Resource Manager Dept. of Natural Resources Nez Perce Tribe P.O. Box 365 Main Street and Beaver Grade Lapwai, ID 83540 208-843-7400 Fax: 208-843-7419 Armand Minthorn--Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) CTUIR Board of Trustees P.O. Box 638, 73239 Confederated Way Pendleton, OR 97801 541-276-3165 Fax: 541-276-3095 Graham Mitchell--Ohio Alternate Chief, Office of Federal Facilities Oversight Ohio Environmental Protection Agency 401 East 5th Street Dayton, OH 45402-2911 937-285-6018 Fax: 937-285-6249 graham.mitchell@epa.state.ohio.us Roger Mulder--Texas Alternate Director, Pantex Program State Energy Conservation Office P.O. Box 13047, 200 E. 10th St. Austin, Texas 78711 512-463-1866 Fax: 512-463-6178 Ken Niles--Oregon Administrator, Nuclear Safety Division Oregon Office of Energy 625 Marion St. NE, Suite #1 Salem, OR 97301-3742 503-378-4906 Fax: 503-378-6457 John Owsley--Tennessee Alternate Director, Tennessee Dept. of Environment and Conservation, DOE Oversight Division 761 Emory Valley Road Oak Ridge, TN 37830-7072 865-481-0995 Fax: 865-482-1835 Max Power--Washington Alternate Nuclear Waste Program Specialist Washington Dept. of Ecology P.O. Box 47600 Olympia, WA 98504-7600 360-407-7118 Fax: 360-407-7151 Willie Preacher--Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Tribal/DOE Director Shoshone-Bannock Tribes P.O. Box 306, Pima Drive Fort Hall, ID 83203 208-478-3706 Fax: 208-237-0797 wpreacher@shoshonebannocktribes.com Timothy B. Rice – New York Div. of Solid & Hazardous Materials NYS Dept. of Env. Conservation 625 Broadway, 8th Floor Albany, NY 12233-7255 518-402-8579 Fax: 518-402-8646 Linda Sikkema--NCSL Alternate Program Director Nat'l Conf. of State Legislatures 7700 E. First Place Denver, CO 80230 303-364-7700 Fax: 303-364-7800 Patrick Sobotta--Nez Perce Alternate Director, ERWM Nez Perce Tribe P.O. Box 365, Main Street & Beaver Grade Lapwai, ID 83540 208-843-7376 Fax: 208-843-7378 Tuss Taylor--Kentucky Program Manager, DOE Oversight Div. of Waste Mgt., Kentucky Dept. for Environmental Protection 14 Reilly Road Frankfort, KY 40601 502-564-6716 Fax: 502-564-2705 Kathleen Trever--Idaho Coordinator for INEEL Oversight 1410 N. Hilton Boise, ID 83706 208-373-0498 Fax: 208-373-0429 Neil Weber--San Ildefonso Alternate Director, Dept. of Environment Pueblo de San Ildefonso Route 5, Box 315A Santa Fe., NM 87506 505-455-4119,x322 Fax: 505-455-1120 Mike Wilson--Washington State Program Manager, Nuclear Waste Program Department of Ecology P.O. Box 47600 Olympia, WA 98504-7600 360-407-7150 Fax: 360-407-7152 Tom Winston--Ohio Chief, Southwest District Office Ohio Environmental Protection Agency 401 East 5th Street Dayton, OH 45402-2911 937-285-6016 Fax: 937-285-6249 CURRENT VACANCY: NEVADA, NAVAJO NATION DOE-EM Point of Contact Brandt Petrasek, Tribal Programs Office of Environmental Mgt., EM-11 U.S. Dept. of Energy 1000 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20585 202-586-4818 Fax: 202-586-0293 National Conf. of State Legislatures Staff Denise Griffin -- STGWG Coordinator Alise Garcia -- Admin. Assistant Linda Tassin – Admin. Assistant National Conference of State Legislatures 7700 E. First Place Denver, CO 80230 303-364-7700 Fax: 303-364-7800 http://web.em.doe.gov/stgwg/2004_STGWG_MEMBER_LIST.pdf
STGWG
Meeting Summary March
26-27, 2003 EM:
U.S. Department of Energy Office Of Environmental Management EM
Home http://www.em.doe.gov/ Interested
Audiences http://www.em.doe.gov/audience.html
Stakeholders
http://www.em.doe.gov/stakeholders.html
STGWG
Page http://www.em.doe.gov/stgwg
Meetings
http://www.em.doe.gov/meetings.html
National
Conference of State Legislatures STGWG
(State
and Tribal Government Working Group) March
26-27, 2003 Denver,
Colorado MEETING
SUMMARY & ACTION ITEMS (Action
Item chart on last page) Wednesday,
March 26, 2003 Executive
Session Personnel
changes at DOE:
Report
out from Tribal Executive Session on March 25 Neil
Weber, Pueblo of San Ildefonso
Intergovernmental
Groups & DOE/Streamlining: Discussion
Abbreviations
in following sections: Q-Question; A-Answer; C-STGWG Comment; R-DOE
Response to Comment For
referenced presentations in following sections, contact: Denise Griffin,
NCSL, 303-364-7700; denise.griffin@ncsl.org. STGWG
Full Meeting Welcome
from Co-Conveners and Invocation Dr.
Raymond Loretto, Governor, Jemez Pueblo; and Tom Winston, Ohio EPA Opening
Comments and Agenda Review Sandra
Waisley, Acting Director of Intergovernmental and Public Accountability,
Office of Environmental Management (EM)
Report
Out from Executive Session
DOE
Budget Update Roger
Butler, DOE Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Planning and Budget,
EM (See
presentation)
Q:
Timing on release of FY03 dollars: What happens if agreements can’t be
reached? A:
Assumption is that agreements will be reached. Q:
Tribal budget figures for FY04? A:
Sandra will provide detail for Tribal members. Review
of Tribal, State and Local Government and Other Stakeholder Activities,
1999-2002: S. Waisley
Q:
Evaluation available? A:
It’s not an official report yet. Q:
Will Environmental Management try to phase out Tribal programs by ’04? A:
No. C:
Timing of DOE funding cycles stress Tribes’ ability to fund workplan
and meet deliverables. C:
Same issue at Rocky Flats – issue is pervasive. Need to know when
sites provide dollars vs. when headquarters puts it in its budget. R:
Should not happen normally – ’03 is tough year. C:
More information offline is requested. C:
Feedback on evaluation would be helpful to program recipients of
agreements to improve their performance. R:
Program analysis will be ongoing. Next phase is to develop action plan. C:
Would like to see more interaction with program recipients re lessons
learned on both sides, e.g., performance measures quantified, etc. R:
Follow-up actions are to include feedback with recipients. C:
Recipients need to understand what is required by DOE. Q:
Copy of budget presentation? Action
Item:
EM will send electronically. Q:
Project breakdown structures (PBSs) at website – by site? A:
Yes. Q:
Baselines to reflect how projects to be funded by both sites and HQ? A:
Yes. Q:
There are non-EM activities not accounted for in budget baselines or in
other organizations within DOE. How to be accounted for and budgeted
(excess facilities)? A:
Discussion ongoing at Jessie Roberson’s level – how to address the
inventory of facilities – early in the process. Q:
Will Rocky Flats’ closing in ’06 free up more dollars for other
sites? A:
No, that is not included in the profiles. C:
Frustrating that there is little appreciation of past history efforts.
It would be helpful to acknowledge that things have changed. More
flexibility in dollar use would be appreciated. C:
Would be helpful to get status report on DOE’s 10 Corporate Teams and
be able to have input. Action
Item:
S. Waisley will follow up and provide status where available. C:
Would like more information on the 16 metrics developed since the Fall.
Some sites have been meeting the metrics for their sites, but entire 16
are not known Action
Item:
EM will look into providing the 16 metrics to STGWG members. C:
Information from field not always complete; need complete context and
better information exchange. A website would be helpful in providing
EM-wide information to both states and Tribes. DOE
Program Offices involved in Sites (EM, NNSA, Science, Nuclear Energy):
Putting the Pieces Together STGWG
Round-robin Discussion
Site-Specific
Issues
Rocky
Flats (RF) Closure Project Richard
DeSalvo, Acting Assistant Manager for Environment and Stewardship, DOE-RF Mark
Sattelberg, Senior Contaminants Biologist, U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service, RF Dave
Shelton, Vice President, Environmental Systems & Stewardship, Kaiser
Hill Steve
Tarlton, Rocky Flats Oversight Unit Leader, Colo. Dept. of Public Health
& Environment (See
presentations) Q:
Remaining contamination will require enforceable Institutional Controls
(ICs). Who pays? A:
Stewardship planning recognizes need for ICs to achieve regulatory
compliance. Enforceability will rely on final site cleanup agreements
including final land use. DOE will retain control of some contaminated
land. Post-closure agreement could be part of final RFCA (Rocky Flats
Cleanup Agreement) and final ROD (Record of Decision). C:
State of Colorado would like agreement on ICs sooner than DOE's
timeline. State would like DOE to sign on to covenant. Q:
How many state people involved in Rocky Flats closure? A:
Three different teams of people working on different aspects of closure. C:
Description of project is classic emergency response effort. Q:
How are ICS being addressed within Colorado Dept. of Public Health and
Environment? A:
Developing reporting requirements, documents and decisions, information
management mechanisms. Processes and mechanisms continue to evolve with
emphasis on continuous improvement. C:
Problematic issues for sites with continuing missions:
C:
Common site vision doesn't have to be closure, but is necessary first
step. C:
Prior to closure agreement, Rocky Flats had multiple missions, but
single regulator aspect (state) was effective. C:
How to prioritize risk: Look at site holistically; easier with EM site. C:
Determine role of contractor in agreement discussions. Q:
How to put a funding mechanism in place with continuing cleanup
missions? How to not have contractors make a career of site cleanup? A:
Kaiser-Hill must accomplish the mission. Define mission with DOE and incentivize
accomplishment of mission. A:
Predictable, plannable project leads to stable funding; shows that
specific things can be done. Q:
Does Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) have requirements/criteria that DOE
must meet? A:
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between DOE and DOI (Department of
Interior) still in process; FWS has general idea of what to expect. Q:
Baselining process that enables priorities and roles in that process? A:
Consultative effort among parties early; realize that they're dealing
with uncertainties, and remain flexible. First,
need credible baseline as detailed as possible, recognizing
uncertainties. Could parties agree on ‘reasonableness’ of baseline
issues? Develop performance-based approaches for each project. Need to
be flexible. Taking
a problem-solving, collaborative approach helps drive to common,
creative solutions/processes. Q:
Is part of the success due to allowing the contractor to talk directly
with regulator? A:
Yes, DOE manages the contract, rather than the contractor. Q:
How does third party ownership of mineral rights affect agreement? A:
Issue will be negotiated in MOU between DOE and DOI. Q:
DOE thoughts on its resolution? A:
Title work has been completed to identify interests. Some mineral rights
are subordinate to federal government rights. Still looking for
solution. Q:
Some things still in place that will require perpetual oversight. Has
state identified the required resources? A:
Still trying to get a handle on the resources; looking at the other
sites for models. Q:
Issue of lead regulator? A:
State coordinates regulator authority among EPA, etc. - a collaborative
process. Thursday,
March 27, 2003 Transportation
Update Patrice
Bubar, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary, DOE Office of Integration
and Disposition (See
presentation)
Q:
Identify waste streams that are non-defense? A:
Yes, identify site-by-site the defense pedigree of the waste. Q:
Acceptance of PCB waste at WIPP? A:
Still working on issue. EPA/NEPA/NM all working to resolve issue. Q:
Characterization of shipments at WIPP facility vs. earlier in process? A:
Confirmation of characterization at facility; mobile units. Multiple
paths currently trying to ‘nail down’ efforts. Mobile units at sites
that need them. Q:
Legacy waste at Los Alamos to WIPP? A:
Characterization of waste at Los Alamos: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) agreed to scale back requirements of shipments to WIPP. Q:
Rail line at Carlsbad? A:
Yes, think so. Q:
Corporate team looking at transuranic (TRU) waste to particular sites?
Will we be brought into loop? A:
Yes, will be fed into the baseline. Q:
To what extent is Envirocare being held to Class B-C license? A:
Effort is to send to DOE sites. It’s a big issue for Rocky Flats --
not counting on commercial entity. Q:
How are materials transported via private couriers tracked, and how can
Tribes learn more about these shipments vis-a-vis emergency response? A:
DOE does not track hazardous shipments; the site knows what is on the
road. Q:
Defense pedigree of West Valley waste? A:
It’s a high priority; attorneys are looking at issue. Q:
In one instance, waste was tracked by satellite, but took 90 minutes to
communicate. Why not GPS tracking? A:
Time lapse was between connections via telephone. Q:
Re coordination with other DOE offices: Is NNSA on transportation teams? A:
NNSA is on packaging and transport, but not spent nuclear fuel (SNF). RW
is on team for SNF. DOE
Risk-Based End States Cleanup Project David
Geiser, Director, DOE Office of Long-Term Stewardship (See
presentation)
Donna
Bergman-Tabbert, DOE–Grand Junction Dan
Collette, Manager, Technical Services, S.M. Stoller Corp., Grand
Junction (See
presentations)
Web
Demonstration:
Q:
A concern with electronic media is changing technology, wherewithal to
update technology to review information? A:
Tool is seen as working tool - not only source for the information. Need
to keep in nonproprietary formats. Office
of Legacy Management (OLM) Michael
Owen, Director, DOE Office of Worker and Community Transition (See
presentation)
Q:
Standards/criteria of Corps sites to move into Legacy Management? A:
Grand Junction Office (GJO) has developed protocols with the Corps to
receive their sites - monitoring and documentation requirements. If
remedy fails, then goes back to Corps for remediation. Corps is working
with regulators to meet their requirements. GJO continues to work with
Corps on requirements and for transfer. Q:
Legacy Management involved in LTS requirements: Can you refuse sites? A:
Long-Term Surveillance and Maintenance (LTSM) is mission; not involved
in EM remediation decisions. Decisions to accept sites, or not, are
still being determined. Q:
Merging of LTS and worker benefits: Resulting in competition for
funding. Is there enough money? A:
Worker benefits come with specific line items -- earmarks pension trust
funds - shouldn't be too much competition. Video
Presentations Shoshone-Bannock
Tribes: "Closing the Circle" Nez
Perce Tribe: "Oral History Perspectives on the Hanford Nuclear
Site" Nez
Perce Treaty Book Presentation Aaron
Miles, Nez Perce Tribe Tribal
Issues Session Kristen
Ellis, Intergovernmental Liaison Officer, Intergovernmental and External
Affairs, Office of Congressional & Intergovernmental Affairs (CI)
Q:
Agenda of Tribal Summit? A:
Emerged from American Indian Policy - has been promised for some time -
to fulfill Tribal consultative agreements. C:
"DOI doesn't do energy and DOE doesn't do Indians" – Bill
S424 will help. C:
Helpful to have both States and Tribes involved in land management/use
decisions - and have an office within DOE to get the States & Tribes
involved. R:
Cory Flowers is main contact in Legacy Management. Legacy Management
deals with sites with no ongoing
mission. C:
Hope that commitment to get American Indian Policy Implementation Plan
extends beyond EM. (See STGWG white paper Dec. 02.) C:
General counsel has concerns with application DOE-wide, but there are
commitments to move forward. C:
Government-to-government relationships refers to relationship with each
Tribe ; consultation is two-way street. C:
Consultation with/notification of Tribes must be early on; deadlines
must be reasonable to Tribes. Phone consultations are not
adequate/acceptable. Wrap-Up/Next
Steps
State
and Tribal Government Working Group (STGWG) March
26-27, 2003 Denver,
Colorado ACTION
ITEMS
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