Area Designations for the 2012 Annual Fine Particle (PM2.5) Standard
Tribal Recommendations and EPA Responses for Area Designations
2012 Annual PM2.5 Standards – Tribal Recommendations and EPA Responses
On August 19, 2014, the EPA sent letters to state and tribal representatives informing them of the EPA’s intended designations, including area boundaries, for the 2012 annual PM2.5 standard. This action takes the next step to implement the standard by responding to initial recommendations made by the states and some tribes to the EPA in December 2013. These intended decisions are based on air quality monitoring data, recommendations submitted by the states and tribes, and other technical information. The EPA intends to finalize these designations in December 2014.
Tribal recommendations and EPA response letters are presented below.
State recommendations and EPA response letters are available on the State Recommendations page.
These responses are provided here in PDF format for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY and do not represent EPA's views on the appropriateness or adequacy of a tribes’ recommendations.
EPA Intended Designations (Not Final)
| Tribe | Tribal Recommendation | EPA Response | Tribal Remarks on EPA Response |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sandy Rancheria | Letter (PDF) (2pp, 598k) | ||
| Cahuilla Band of Indians | Letter (PDF) (2pp, 603k) | ||
| Catawba | Letter (PDF) (3pp, 923k) | ||
| Cherokee | Letter (PDF) (3pp, 931k) | ||
| Choctaw | Letter (PDF) (3pp, 938k) | ||
| Coeur d'Alene | Letter (PDF) (3pp, 1.5 MB) | ||
| Cold Springs Rancheria | Letter (PDF) (2pp, 598k) | ||
| Eastern Shoshone Tribe | Letter (PDF) (3pp, 55k) | ||
| Fond du Lac Reservation | Letter (PDF) (2pp, 105k) | Letter (PDF) (3pp, 550k) | |
| Forest County Potawatomi Community | Letter (PDF) (8pp, 3.0 MB) | Letter (PDF) (3pp, 569k) | |
| Gila River Indian Community | Letter (PDF) (2pp, 973k) | Letter (PDF) (2pp, 608k) | |
| Greenville Rancheria | Letter (PDF) (2pp, 699k) | ||
| Miccosukee | Letter (PDF) (3pp, 939k) | ||
| Morongo Band of Mission Indians | Letter (PDF) (2pp, 604k) | ||
| North Fork Rancheria | Letter (PDF) (2pp, 602k) | ||
| Northern Arapaho Tribe | Letter (PDF) (3pp, 53k) | ||
| Pala Band of Mission Indians | Letter (PDF) (3pp, 192k) | Letter (PDF) (2pp, 617k) | |
| Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians | Letter (PDF) (2pp, 1.2 MB) | Letter (PDF) (2pp, 597k) CA TSD (PDF) (181pp, 9.2 MB) |
Letter (PDF) (1pp, 496k) |
| Picayune Rancheria | Letter (PDF) (2pp, 604k) | ||
| Poarch | Letter (PDF) (3pp, 941k) | ||
| Quechan Indian Tribe | Letter (PDF) (2pp, 616k) | ||
| Ramona Band of Cahuilla Indians | Letter (PDF) (2pp, 604k) | ||
| Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community | Letter (PDF) (7pp, 678k) | Letter (PDF) (2pp, 615k) | |
| San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians | Letter (PDF) (2pp, 603k) | ||
| Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians | Letter (PDF) (2pp, 608k) | ||
| Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi Yokut Tribe | Letter (PDF) (2pp, 609k) | ||
| Seminole | Letter (PDF) (3pp, 943k) | ||
| Shoshone-Bannock | Letter (PDF) (3pp, 1.5 MB) | ||
| Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians | Letter (PDF) (2pp, 609k) Letter (PDF) (2pp, 1.0 MB) |
Letter (PDF) (1pg, 363k) | |
| Table Mountain Rancheria | Letter (PDF) (2pp, 604k) | ||
| Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians | Letter (PDF) (2pp, 712k) | ||
| Tule River Indian Tribe | Letter (PDF) (2pp, 617k) |