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DESCRIPTION:At NCAI's Mid Year Conference\, the EPA\, with the participatio
 n of the Department of the Army and the Army Corps of Engineers\, is consul
 ting with tribal leaders and tribal officials on a proposal to revise the d
 efinition of “waters of the United States.” This action follows the Februar
 y 28\, 2017\, Presidential Executive Order (E.O.) 13778\, which directs the
  EPA and the Department of Army to review and rescind or revise the 2015 Cl
 ean Water Rule. The E.O. directs the agencies to do so consistent with the 
 principles that Justice Scalia outlined in the Rapanos plurality opinion in
 dicating that Clean Water Act jurisdiction includes relatively permanent wa
 ters and wetlands with a continuous surface connection to such waters. The 
 agencies are implementing the E.O. in two steps to provide as much certaint
 y as possible as quickly as possible: 1) an initial rulemaking to recodify 
 the previous\, longstanding regulatory definition of “waters of the United 
 States” and 2) a second rulemaking to revise the definition of “waters of t
 he United States\,” taking into consideration the principles of the plurali
 ty opinion in Rapanos.  EPA initiated consultation and coordination with fe
 derally recognized tribes on April 20\, which concludes on June 20. The age
 ncies are aware that the scope of Clean Water Act jurisdiction is of intens
 e interest to many tribes and stakeholders and therefore want to provide ti
 me for appropriate consideration and deliberations on the ultimate regulati
 on. Tribal officials are invited to participate in this session to learn mo
 re about the agencies’ actions and to provide feedback on how different rul
 emaking options might affect tribes.\n\nFrom 12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. in the 
 Brothertown Room.\n
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CLASS:PRIVATE
LOCATION:Mohegan Sun\, Uncasville\, CT
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SUMMARY:Environment Protection Agency - Proposal to Revise the Definition o
 f Waters of the United States Listening Session
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