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Tribal Air Programs in the Pacific Southwest

The Air Division provides technical and programmatic assistance to the 148 tribes in EPA's Pacific Southwest Region (Region 9) to promote clean air and reduce green house gas emissions that contribute to Climate Change. The Air Division can help tribes with air quality planning, permitting, rulemaking, enforcement/compliance, indoor air, monitoring and related technical support, air grants, and climate change.

General Guidance

• Plain English Guide to the Clean Air Act
• Treatment in the Same Manner as a State

Region 9 Tribal Air Funding

• Guidelines for Tribal Air Funding (PDF) (2 pp, 23K)
• Project officers for R9 Tribal Air Grants
• R9 Tribal Clean Air Act Funding Announcement (FY13)

Air Monitoring

• Air Quality Maps
• Air Quality System (AQS)
• Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPP)
• TAMS Center (Tribal Air Monitoring Support) 

Permitting

For more information about permitting, please email the Region 9 Tribal Air Permits Office (R9TribalAIRpermits@epa.gov)

• Federal Registrar Notice of Tribal New Source Review (PDF) (62 pp, 500K)
• National Tribal NSR Information
• Clean Air Act Requirements for Air Pollution Sources in Indian Country (PDF) (3 pp, 423K)
• Clean Air Compliance Guide for Indian Country (PDF) (1 pp, 138K)
• Forms
• Registration Form for Existing Minor Source (PDF) (7pp, 60K)
• Application for New Construction of a Minor Source (PDF) (15pp, 100K)
• Application for a Synthetic Minor Permit (PDF) (4pp, 42K)

Air Quality Planning

• Gila River Indian Community Tribal Implementation Plan
  
• Navajo Nation Power Facilities

Other Tribal Air Issues

• Air Pollutants
  
• Climate Change
• Indoor Air and Radon
• Mercury | Don't Mess With Mercury

Tools and Training

• Air Pollution Training Institute (APTI)
• Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) 
• Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) 
• National Tribal Air Association (NTAA) 
• National Tribal Forum on Air Quality (NTF) 
• Tribal Emission Inventory Software Solution (TEISS) Web-based training course, 17 lessons  

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