Tribal Air Program Main Page

Regional Information

National Information

Tribal Air Project Officers

Mary Manous, Tribal Air Grants & Policy Lead
(206) 553-1059
manous.mary@epa.gov

Justin Spenillo, Washington and Oregon Tribes
(206) 553-6125
spenillo.justin@epa.gov

Michael McGown, Idaho Tribes
(208) 378-5764
McGown.Michael@epa.gov

Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), tribes can apply to become administrators of the air quality laws within federally recognized Indian Reservations that are normally managed by EPA. Tribes in Region 10 are developing their own capacity to manage air pollution sources within their jurisdiction and protect air quality with technical and financial assistance from EPA. The following information relates to a variety of EPA Clean Air Act programs and assistance that are relevant to tribes and Reservations within Region 10.

Federal Air Rules for Reservation (FARR)

The Federal Air Rules for Reservations in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington were developed to ensure basic rules governing air pollution sources within Reservation boundaries. Since these rules became effective in June 2005, many tribes have been working to assist EPA to ensure these rules are protecting air quality for all residents of reservations.

FARR Hotline: 1-800-424-4EPA.

Overview

Click directly on the triangle to the left for an overview of EPA Region 10's Tribal Air Program.

Air Quality Monitoring and Assessment Region 10 Guidance on Tribal Air Quality Assessments (PDF): (2pp, 20K) Contacts: Monitoring: Keith Rose (206) 553- 1949, rose.keith@epa.gov Quality Assurance & Data Management: Christopher Hall, (206) 553-0521, hall.christopher@epa.gov Ambient Monitoring Air Quality System Data [AQS] Quality Assurance Tribal Air Monitoring Support Center	Emissions Inventories Contacts: General Information: Madonna Narvaez (206) 553- 2117, narvaez.madonna@epa.gov Data Management: Christopher Hall, 206 553-0521 hall.christopher@epa.gov Emissions Inventory Data Emission Inventory Training
Indoor Air and Radon Contacts: Indoor Air Quality: Sue Titus (206) 553- 1189, titus.susan@epa.gov Radon: Davis Zhen (206) 553-7660 zhen.davis@epa.gov Indoor Air Topics Radon	Permits Contacts: Title V Fees/Permits: Gary Olson (206) 553-0977 olson.gary@epa.gov Title V Part 71 (Tribal): Doug Hardesty (208) 378-5759 hardesty.doug@epa.gov; Pat Nair (208) 378-5754 nair.pat@epa.gov Construction Permits (PSD): Dan Meyer (206) 553-4150, meyer.dan@epa.gov Tribal Operating Permits Forms for Operating Permit Program
Regulation Development and Tribal Implementation Plans Contacts: Dave Bray (206) 553-4253 bray.dave@epa.gov Mary Manous (206) 553-1059 manous.mary@epa.gov Tribal Implementation Plans - Guidance	Air Pollution Incident Complaints/Enforcement Contacts: Gary Olson (206) 553-0977 olson.gary@epa.gov Steven Potokar (206) 553- 6354 potokar.steven@epa.gov FARR Hotline: 1-800-424-4EPA (4372)

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Eligiblity Determinations and the Tribal Authority Rule

Tribes that have established eligibility to Sections of the Clean Air Act as of May 1, 2006

	105	106	505(a)(2)	106(c-e)
Tribe	Grant	Interstate Air Agency	Affected State for Title V	Designation Authority
ShoshoneBannock	6/23/2000	6/23/2000	6/23/2000	6/23/2000
Tulalip	1/29/2004
Colville	2/10/2004
Puyallup	5/11/2004		5/11/2004
Swinomish	6/11/2004
Quinault	1/6/2005
Makah	4/9/2006
Umatilla	2/2/2007		2/2/2007
Coeur d'Alene	2/27/2007