ML18193A882
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| Issue date: | 06/20/2017 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
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SUMMARY
OF TRIBAL OUTREACH ACTIVITIES INVOLVING THE WYOMING AGREEMENT (Revised 6/20/17) 1 With the support of the Tribal liaison team, the ASPB has engaged in the following outreach activities to tribes in the Northern Plains that had previously expressed interest in NRC licensing of uranium mill facilities in Wyoming regarding the application by the State of Wyoming to become an Agreement state:
Phone calls and follow up emails to Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (THPOs) notifying them of the availability of WYs draft regulations and the opportunity to comment (March 20 - April 7, 2017)
Letters to Tribal Chairpersons and Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for 30 tribes (April 25, 2017)
Email invitations to participate in a webinar on Wyoming becoming an Agreement state on May 16, 2017 (April 26-May 3, 2017)
Email invitation to the same webinar mentioned above, rescheduled to May 31, 2017. (May 11, 2017)
Emails to THPOs notifying them of the availability of Wyomings draft regulations and the opportunity to provide comment (June 16, 2017)
Below are the individual responses received by MSTR staff and action taken.
Outreach Activity Tribal Feedback NRC Response Future Action Phone calls and follow up emails to THPOs notifying them of the availability of WYs draft regulations and the opportunity to comment (March 20 - April 7, 2017)
Clair Green, THPO Lower Brule Sioux Tribe requested information on WYs adherence to Federal guidelines in developing their proposed program. (March 27, 2017)
Email on March 28, 2017 Follow-up phone call on April 5, 2017 with Ms. Green: provided responses to her questions.
None.
Phone calls and follow up emails to THPOs notifying them of the availability of WYs draft regulations and the opportunity to comment (March 20 - April 7, 2017)
Alvin Windy Boy, THPO Chippewa Cree Tribes of the Rocky Boy Reservation requested information on (1) the impact of the transfer of authority on existing programmatic agreements and (2) More information on NRC involvement in an unrelated DOE program. (March 27, 2017)
Email on March 28, 2017 to schedule call. Four follow-up calls at scheduled times between April 6 and 24, 2017 to speak with Mr. Windy Boy resulted in rescheduling due to his schedule conflicts.
After April 24th call, requested that Mr.
Windy Boys office contact NRC with a convenient time for the call. No response to date.
Non-specific: Phone call from Ryan Ortiz and Steve Babbits, Northern Arapaho Tribe (NA Environmental) to NRC Mr. Ortiz and Mr. Babbits asked specific questions regarding the environmental review process under an Agreement State, jurisdiction of groundwater from a State licensed ISL, the status of the Title I site on their reservation after the Agreement goes into effect, and jurisdictional questions Provided responses to the questions during the April 4, 2017 call. Exchanged emails later on April 4th to acknowledge discussion and contact information None. Mr. Ortiz indicated that he would report to the tribal council on the conversation.
SUMMARY
OF TRIBAL OUTREACH ACTIVITIES INVOLVING THE WYOMING AGREEMENT (Revised 6/20/17) 2 Outreach Activity Tribal Feedback NRC Response Future Action involving future applications for uranium milling operation on or near their reservation. Mr. Ortiz indicated that he participated in a March 13, 2017 meeting between the State and the two Wyoming tribes and that the SHPO had contacted them about the Agreement. (April 4, 2017)
Invitation to THPOs to participate in a rescheduled webinar (May 11, 2017)
Yufna Soldier Wolf, THPO Northern Arapaho Tribe responded to invitation that her program is opposed to the project.
Stated that she planned to compose a letter. Stated that she had not seen any information on how the State of WY planned to address ancestral remains or cultural resources. (May 11, 2017)
OGC suggested a phone call to Ms. Soldier Wolf to better understand her concerns and to see if her concerns would be covered in the webinar.
Email send May 24, 2017 requesting convenient time for call. No response to date.
Call Ms. Wolf Non-specific; outreach in general ACHP relayed a portion of an email by Mr.
Garrie Kills A Hundred, THPO, and Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe that was sent to ACHP that communicated that he and other THPOs are against the agreement state concept because of the government-to-government relationship and are concerned with the impact on historic properties. ACHP requested that NRC respond directly to Mr. Kills A Hundred (May 23, 2017)
Email send May 24, 2017 requesting convenient time for call. No response to date.
Call Mr. Kill A Hundred Non-specific; outreach in general Kristina Quaempts, on behalf of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe requested contact information for WY DEQ. She sent a document for the Northern Cheyennes Section 106 automated consultation request system. It appears that the NRC Tribal Chairman letter may have been During follow-up conversation with Ms. Quaempts, NRC staff (Talley and White) stated that the NRC is not requesting consultation on the Wyoming draft agreement application and our letter to the Northern None, matter resolved.
SUMMARY
OF TRIBAL OUTREACH ACTIVITIES INVOLVING THE WYOMING AGREEMENT (Revised 6/20/17) 3 Outreach Activity Tribal Feedback NRC Response Future Action misinterpreted as a request from the NRC for consultation. (June 5, 2017)
Cheyenne Tribe on the draft agreement was strictly meant to inform them of our activities.
Ms. Quaempts indicated that the tribe was under the impression that the NRC was asking for consultation.
Confirmatory email sent to Ms.
Quaempts to document the conversation (June 15, 2017)
Webinar on WY becoming an Agreement state. (May 31, 2017)
Steve Vance, THPO expressed concerns about (1) NRCs support of its consultation commitment as expressed in the NRC Tribal policy statement; (2) the lack of face time with NRC since 2014; (3) the perceived intent of WY to push tribes out of the process for reviewing licenses; (4) past contamination of the Cheyenne River from uranium projects and the path forward for the tribe to protect its water resources when there is no Federal consultation. He indicated that he is looking forward to NRCs future outreach and consultation as he has more questions and concerns that he would like to raise.
Emails to THPOs notifying them of the availability of Wyomings draft regulations and the opportunity to provide comment (June 16, 2017)
SUMMARY
OF TRIBAL OUTREACH ACTIVITIES INVOLVING THE WYOMING AGREEMENT (Revised 6/20/17) 4 Future Actions Website on Wyoming Agreement with the purpose of providing a clearinghouse on information of interest to the public and the Tribes Possible participation in regional tribal meetings to discuss Wyoming Agreement process