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In order to improve communication and build stronger partnerships
with the Tribes, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
established a Tribal Operations Committee in February 1994. The
Tribal Operations Committee (TOC) is comprised of 19 Tribal leaders
or their Environmental Program Managers (referred to as the "Tribal
Caucus") and EPA's Senior Leadership Team, including the Administrator,
the Deputy Administrator and the Agency's Assistant Administrators
and Regional Administrators.
The Tribal Caucus (TC) meets on a regular basis to discuss implementation
of the environmental protection programs for which EPA and the Tribes
share responsibility as co-regulators. All Tribes are encouraged
to communicate with members of the TC. The current membership of
the TC is as follows:
Updated July, 2004
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