Tribal Consultation
EPA’s Draft Fiscal Year 2025-2026 National Program Guidances
Deadline: June 4, 2024
EPA will be available for consultation and coordination with federally recognized Indian Tribes on the draft FY 2025-2026 National Program Guidances (NPGs). The consultation period begins April 23, 2024, and continues through June 4, 2024.
The consultation period is in parallel with a six-week public review and comment period, in which Tribes also may elect to participate. The draft NPGs will be posted on EPA’s
National Program Guidances website.
EPA will be hosting a national informational teleconference on May 16, 2024. The information for the teleconference is as follows:
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May 16, 2024 (2:00-4:00 PM EDT)
To join the meeting: Click HERE.
Meeting ID: 286 907 719 762 | Passcode: BLoAUY
The deadline to submit a comment is
June 4, 2024. Consultation materials are available on EPA’s Tribal Consultation Opportunities Tracking System (TCOTS) website located at:
https://tcots.epa.gov.
EPA’s Sixth Proposed Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 6) for Public Water Systems
Deadline: June 20, 2024
EPA is initiating consultation and coordination with federally recognized Indian Tribes on the development of the sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR) for public drinking water systems. Under the UCMR, EPA collects data for contaminants suspected to
be found in drinking water, but that do not have health-based standards set under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
EPA will be holding upcoming webinars to describe potential approaches for developing UCMR 6, which includes prospective drinking water analytical methods and contaminants, possible sampling design, and other monitoring considerations. The webinar schedule is as follows:
The deadline to request for a one-on-one consultation meeting is June 10, 2024. The deadline to submit a comment is
June 20, 2024. Consultation materials are available on EPA’s Tribal Consultation Opportunities Tracking System (TCOTS) website located at:
https://tcots.epa.gov. For additional information, please visit:
https://www.epa.gov/dwreginfo/information-about-public-water-systems.
