ML23107A284
| ML23107A284 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 08/17/2023 |
| From: | Christopher Hanson NRC/Chairman |
| To: | Heart M Ute Mountain Ute Tribe |
| Shared Package | |
| ML23094A039 | List: |
| References | |
| CORR-23-0069, LTR-23-0075 | |
| Download: ML23107A284 (1) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 -0001
CHAIR August 17, 2023
Manuel Heart, Chairman Ute Mountain Ute Tribe P.O. Box JJ T owaoc, CO 81334
Dear Chairman Heart:
On behalf of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), I am responding to your March 27, 2023, letter addressed to the NRC, U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requesting formal consultation regarding development of a strategic uranium reserve.
The NRC 's Tribal Policy Statement established principles to promote effective government -to-government interactions with Federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes, and to encourage and facilitate Tribal involvement in areas that the NRC has jurisdiction. In accordance with these principles, the NRC is coordinating with the other Federal agencies addressed in your letter and supported an interagency meet ing on July 7, 2023, with you and your General Counsel, Peter Ortego, to discuss the scope and logistics of future consultation. The NRC w ill also be supporting the DOE 's interagency consultation meeting scheduled for August 24-25, 2023. We will continue to work with Mr. Ortego to coord inate meeting logistics.
If you have any questions, please contact Kevin Williams, Director, Division of Materials Safety, Security, State, and Tribal Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
Kevin can be contacted via phone at (301) 415-3340, or via email at Kevin.Williams@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, - l
Christopher T. Hanson