United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Solid Waste
and Emergency Response
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February 1998
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Native American Network
Prairie Island Indian Community
Hosts 4th National Tribal Conference
on Environmental Managment
The Office of Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
:OSWER) is pleased to
announce that the Prairie Island
Indian Community of Mdewakanton
and Wahpekute Dakota Sioux will
host the Fourth National
Tribal Conference on Envi-
ronmental Management
(NTCEM) at their Treasure
Island Resort and Casino,
May 19-21, 1998. The Prairie
Island Indian Community is
located at the confluence of
the Vermillion and Missis-
sippi Rivers in Red Wing,
Minnesota, which is approxi-
mately 40 miles south of
Minneapolis/St. Paul.
expected, including representatives
from over 120 different tribes, Native
Alaskan Villages, tribal consortia,
and organizations. Representatives of
various federal agencies, such as
EPA, Department of Justice, Depart-
Treasure Island Resort and Casino, home of the 4th
National Tribal Conference on Environmental
Management
The NTCEM has been held every
other year since 1992. Based on the
attendance at the 1996 conference,
more than 600 participants are
ment of Energy, Department of
Defense, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
and Indian Health Service attended
previous conferences and are ex-
pected to participate once again.
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Bands of Eastern Dakota, also known
as the Mississippi or Minnesota
Sioux, have lived on Prairie Island.
The Prairie Island Reservation was
created when the Secretary of the
Interior purchased land and placed it
into trust for the tribe in 1889.
Today, there are approximately 500
enrolled members governed by a five
member Tribal Council that directly
employs approximately 50 people.
The new Tribal Council members,
sworn in on December 18, 1997,
include Audrey Kohnen, President
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Deputy Administrator Addresses
NCAI 54th Annual Convention
Deputy Adminis-
trator Fred
Hansen ad-
dressed the General
Assembly at the National
Congress of American
Indians (NCAI) 54th
Annual Convention in
Santa Fe, New Mexico,
November 16-21,1997.
The occasion marked the
first time that a represen-
tative from the highest
level in EPA addressed
the NCAI convention,
which is one of the
largest and oldest national tribal
meetings. Deputy Administrator
Hansen spoke on behalf of EPA and
expressed his appreciation to all of the
tribes, and the tribal officers of the
EPA Tribal Operations Committee
(TOC), for their leadership in environ-
mental management.
EPA Deputy Administrator
Fred Hansen
The Deputy Administra-
tor praised the members
of the TOC by saying,
"Without these people's
leadership and that of
NCAI, EPA could never
have taken the steps it
has taken to strengthen its
tribal policies." He
thanked Jim Fletcher,
TOC Co-Chair and
Environmental Officer of
the Morongo Band of
Mission Indians (CA);
John Banks, TOC Vice-
Chair and Natural Re-
source Director of the Penobscot
Indian Nation; and Lorenda Joe, TOC
Secretary and Deputy Director of the
Navajo Nation Environmental Protec-
tion Agency, for helping EPA be more
responsive to tribal needs.
The Deputy Administrator took the
opportunity to highlight several EPA
accomplishments of the past five
years in partnership with the tribes:
the reaffirmation of the EPA Indian
Policy by Administrator Carol
Browner in 1994; the establishment
of the Tribal Operations Committee
(TOC) in 1994 to improve communi-
cations between EPA and the tribes;
and the establishment of the Ameri-
can Indian Environmental Office
(AIEO) in 1995 to help tribes im-
prove the environment in Indian
Country and raise awareness within
the Agency. Mr. Hansen emphasized
the increases to the EPA Indian
program's funding and resources for
Indian Country since 1994, from $36
million to $137 million overall, and
from $19 million to $79 million for
grants specifically. "This money,"
Mr. Hansen said, "used in many
different ways, will go far in helping
you to keep clean your air, your water
and your land." As of September
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"Those Who Were Born of the Waters" continued
(the first female to serve as
a Tribal Council presi-
dent); Noah White, Vice
President; Darrell
Campbell, Secretary; Ron
Johnson, Treasurer; and Lu
Taylor-Jacobson, Assistant
Secretary/Treasurer.
The tribe's main economic venture is
the Treasure Island Resort and
Casino, which is owned and operated
by the tribe. Approximately 1,500
people are employed by the casino,
and on any given day there may be as
many as 4,500 visitors. The tribe
also has an R.V. Park, a marina, and
Pow-Wow grounds. Other
facilities that enhance the
quality of life on the
reservation include a
community center; an
administrative building; a
health clinic staffed by
doctors from the Mayo
Clinic in Rochester,
Minnesota; and a water treatment
plant. Nearby attractions for recre-
ation include golfing, boating, biking,
hiking, and shopping.
Located in the Mississippi River
floodplain and within half-mile of the
Norther States Nuclear Power Plant,
the Prairie Island Indian Community
is involved in an array of environ-
mental and natural resource issues.
The tribe's Environmental Depart-
ment was started in December 1992
with a Multi-Media Assistance
Program grant from EPA Region 5.
The Environmental Department is
currently working on establishing a
water quality laboratory, writing
emergency and hazards analysis
plans, and placing new land into
trust. The Environmental Depart-
ment works to protect the resources
of the Mdewakanton and Wahpekute
people to meet current needs and for
future generations.
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National Tribal Environmen-
tal Council (NTEC) com-
pleted its solid waste focus meeting
series with a meeting in Anchorage,
Alaska. The NTEC meetings, which
were funded by EPA's Office of
Solid Waste (OSW), provided the
opportunity for tribal representatives,
EPA, and other federal agencies,
including BIA and IHS, to discuss
solid waste problems, feasible
solutions, and strategy development
for capacity building across Indian
Country. In addition to the Anchor-
age meeting, NTEC hosted seven
prior focus meetings in Washington,
B.C.; Billings, Montana; San Fran-
cisco, California; Cass Lake, Minne-
sota; Seattle, Washington; Albuquer-
que, New Mexico; and Norman,
Oklahoma. NTEC also presented
their findings at their Fourth Annual
Conference in Philadelphia, MI; at
the EPA Region 10 Tribal Solid
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NA mm AMERICAN NETWORK
"Living Government-to-
Government Partnerships for
Tribal Environmental
Management"
Region 9 Fifth Annual Tribal
EPA Conference,
San Francisco, CA
November 4-6,1997
The opening remarks by Re-
gional Administrator Felicia
Marcus set the tone for the Fifth
Annual Tribal EPA Conference in
Region 9, based in San Francisco,
California. For two and a half days,
November 4-6, over 220 tribal
participants from the states of Ari-
zona, California and Nevada joined
their EPA federal partners for a
continuing dialogue on environmen-
tal protection in Indian country.
Since 1993, the conference participa-
tion by both tribal and EPA staff has
doubled in numbers. The evidence of
the growth of tribal environmental
programs was visible as tribal speak-
ers co-presented and moderated
nearly every session at the confer-
ence.
The rapid growth of tribal programs
parallels the advancement of EPA's
Indian program. The number of
Indian Environmental General
Assistance Program (GAP) grants
managed by Region 9 has grown
from 19 to 90. About 80% of the
tribes in the region have received
some type of technical assistance
from EPA.
Much of the conference focused on
the GAP program - ranging from
highlights from mature tribal environ-
mental programs to first-year tribal
recipients. Other workshop sessions
highlighted many of the success
stories from Tribes such as the White
Mountain Apache Tribe (AZ), the
Gila River Indian Community (AZ),
the Hoopa Valley Tribe (CA) and the
Hualapai Tribe (AZ) whose environ-
mental programs have expanded due
to consistent GAP assistance.
Many tribes voiced their common
concern about the need for depend-
able, long-term GAP funding. Tribes
expressed concern about the limita-
tion of four-year GAP funding and
the level of funding for Tribes once
they receive program delegations.
The main point conveyed was that the
ability of tribes to protect their
resources and communities into the
long-term increasingly depends on
the sustainability of their environ-
mental programs.
Darrell Gerlaugh from the Gila River
Indian Community (AZ) shared the
experience of his tribe's response to a
recent "tire fire" when several
thousands of tons of abandoned
shredded tires suddenly ignited.
With a health threat to tribal and local
communities, the tribe's emergency
response program lead the response,
and coordinated with county and state
officials.
As part of a
plenary session
on the National
Environmental
Policy Act
(NEPA), Keith
Jones, Environ-
mental Planner
for the White
Mountain
Apache Tribe
(AZ), discussed
his tribe's
internal project
review process
which integrates
d
"We definitely have our work cut out for
us to reach consistent and stable Tribal
environmental management in Indian
country. I can see only one way to make
this work - as partners. Until federal
programs are delegated, we must rely on
partnerships between EPA and Tribes to
direct EPA resources to where they are
needed most and to make regulatory
decisions to protect tribal resources. We
must work as partners to demonstrate to
other federal agencies the meaning of
government-to-government relation-
ships. "
- Felicia Marcus,
Regional Administrator
comprehensive community planning
with environmental, social, economic
and cultural considerations in tribal
decision-making. By tribal resolu-
tion, the "Tribal Plan and Project
Review" process requires the tribe to
interface with the Elders Advisory
Committee, tribal staff and BIA
cultural, historical and archeological
staff. Mr. Jones' presentation drew
many questions from other tribes
interested in developing similar
environmental review processes for
their own governments.
Complementing this plenary session
was a panel of tribal environmental
managers from the Campo Band of
Kumeyaay (CA), Morongo Band of
Mission Indians (CA), Hualapai (AZ)
and Hoopa Valley (CA) Tribes
discussing their experience in devel-
oping environmental codes and
ordinances for implementation and
enforcement on their reservations.
With half of the 1997 GAP recipients
being first-time recipients and new to
EPA programs, workshops and
presentations
were also
targeted to reach
Tribal audiences
with different
levels of exper-
tise. For ex-
ample, the Air
Division divided
workshops into
Introductory and
Advanced
Topics sessions.
Based on recom-
mendations from
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he Regions
the previous conference, other key
topics included tribal participation in
the Border XXI workgroups, tribal
concerns about inadequate resources
to meet looming solid waste and UST
deadlines, and national issues in-
volved with tribal program authoriza-
tion decisions. The Nevada Indian
Environmental Coalition (NIEC)
presented a unique workshop on
cultural and Tribal resource protec-
tion in natural and environmental
resource management.
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe and
EPA Host Tribal Casino Waste
Reduction Workshop
For many Tribes, gaming and
lodging facilities are significant,
if not the largest, producers of solid
waste. Waste is generated in the
gaming rooms, administrative offices,
hotel and food services. Addition-
ally, the use of water, energy, and
potentially hazardous materials can
be extensive.
In response to Tribal concerns
emanating from the growth of the
gaming and hospitality industry in
Tribal communities, the Minne-
sota Chippewa Tribe (MCT) and
EPA Region 5 sponsored a Tribal
Casino Waste Reduction Work-
shop on August 12, 1997. The
Fond du Lac Reservation's Black
Bear Hotel and Casino near
Duluth, Minnesota was the host
site for this workshop. About
fifty people participated, repre-
Many of the tribes restated the
national concern of improving the
participation of Tribes in federal
decision-making and activities that
impact tribal resources and environ-
ments. The White House Domestic
Policy Council Subgroup on Ameri-
can Indians and Alaska Natives met
in Olympia, Washington, on October
15 and 16, 1997, to discuss ways to
implement more effective collabora-
tion when major federal activities
affect tribal lands and resources.
Felicia Marcus and many of the
region's tribal leaders participated in
this meeting and committed to work
jointly in providing leadership among
federal agencies and the Administra-
tion to encourage stronger federal
senting environmental, casino, hotel
and restaurant staff from numerous
Tribes in Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Michigan.
Dr. Robert B. Pojasek was the
featured guest instructor for the
workshop. Dr. Pojasek presented his
proven approach for waste reduction,
which uses process mapping as a
foundation for fully understanding
comprehensive facility operations.
Through this understanding of facility
Dr. Robert Pojasek presents his proven approach
to waste reduction
policy that enhances the role of
Tribes in the protection of their
resources.
Regional Administrator Felicia
Marcus acknowledged that EPA has a
long way to go before the needs of
Indian Country are met. With the
precedent set by making tribal
programs a priority for the region,
tribes are helping EPA more effec-
tively raise the priority of tribal
environmental issues.
For more information about the EPA
Region 9 Indian Program contact
Clancy Tenley, Indian Program
Manager, at (415) 744-1607 or
e-mail:
tenley.clancy@epamail.epa.gov.
operations, pollution prevention
opportunities may be identified. Dr.
Pojasek has developed this systems
approach, using a variety of problem
solving and decision making tools, to
permit the continuous assessment and
improvement of process efficiency by
facility staff.
Prior to the workshop, personnel
from the Black Bear Casino met with
Dr. Pojasek, USEPA, and the director
of the Fond du Lac Reservation
Environmental Department to
analyze various operations at the
casino, hotel, and restaurant. This
was to determine which facility
processes could be best analyzed
during the workshop.
In the workshop, four teams led
by Black Bear Casino staff used
team exercises to map four facility
processes: food delivery and
storage, laundry, beverage service
bottle collection, and bingo hall
waste management. Workshop
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Vermont Law School Offers Summer Courses in
Indian Country Environmental Law
During the 1998 summer
session, Vermont Law
School (VLS) is offering two
courses focusing exclusively on the
development and application of
Environmental law in Indian Coun-
try. The first course, "Introduction to
Indian Country Environmental Law,"
addresses how the cooperative
federalism model of environmental
law (creating a federal-state partner-
ship) applies to Indian country.
Major course topics include federal
environmental policies for Indian
country, tribal regulatory authority
over non-Indian polluters, actions for
damages to tribal natural resources,
tribal citizen suits, and regulation and
taxation of on-reservation natural
resource development. This course
runs June 1-11,1998 and will be
taught by James M. Grijalva, Associ-
ate Professor of Law and Director,
Tribal Environmental Law Project,
University of North Dakota School of
Law.
The second course, "Advanced
Topics in Indian Country Environ-
mental Law," covers the statutory and
regulatory framework for carrying out
federal environmental laws in Indian
country, and the resolution of
tribal-state disputes concerning
regulatory authority. The course
emphasizes the federal policy of
treating tribes as states under the
Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and
the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act. In addition, federal
laws providing protection for places
that have cultural and religious
importance to tribes, including the
National Historic Preservation Act
and the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act, will
be covered. This course runs June
15-25, 1998 and will be taught by
Dean B. Suagee, Of Counsel, Hobbs,
Straus, Dean & Walker, Washington,
D.C.
The 1998 summer program brochure
is not out yet, but look for it soon.
As in prior years, the deadline for
registration is May 1, 1998. Prospec-
tive applicants do not have to be
registered in a degree program at
VLS to attend the summer program.
Applicants do not even have to be
law students. However, a bachelor's
degree is a prerequisite. For law
students attending other schools,
credit for VLS summer program
classes generally can be transferred to
other law schools.
For more information on the VLS
Summer Sessions, contact the
Environmental Law Center at Ver-
mont Law School at (800)227-1395
or (802) 763-8303; the fax number is
(802)763-2940; or via e-mail:
elcinfo@vermontlaw.edu. You can
also check out the VLS website by
using the following address:
www.vermontlaw.edu/elc.htm
National Tribal Conference
The focus of the conference is tribal
capacity building. The NTCEM
provides opportunities for training
and information sharing, and will
showcase Tribal partnerships. The
conference agenda will address an
array of environmental media issues
throughout Indian Country. In the
past, the NTCEM has included topics
invol ving waste management, air and
water quality standards, environmen-
tal justice grants, Alaska issues, and
stream and wetland rehabilitation
projects. Space will be available for
exhibitors, such as federal agencies,
private consulting firms, and local
Native American artisans. The
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Tribe's conference facility can
accommodate up to 40 vendors.
The Prairie Island Indian Community
will provide travel assistance to tribal
government representatives in the
form of travel reimbursements. A
reimbursement of up to $1000 will be
Treasure Island Resort and Casino on the
Prairie Island Indian Reservation
available to one representative per
tribe on a "first come, first served"
basis. All tribes are invited to attend
the conference. The Prairie Island
Indian Community looks forward to
continuing the tradition of hosting
the premier environmental manage-
ment conference for Indian Tribes.
The NTCEM is a partnership and
collaboration of efforts between the
Prairie Island Indian Community,
EPA Headquarters, and EPA Region
5. If you would like more informa-
tion, contact Heather Westra,
Environmental Coordinator, Prairie
Island Indian Community at (800)
554-5473.
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Deputy Administrator continued
1997, 129 tribes have begun to that many tribes are beginning to
implement their own environmental
programs in partnership with EPA.
The Deputy Administrator explained
that the past five years of partnership
are creating a greater level of collabo-
ration between EPA and tribes now
Solid Waste
FOCUS Meetings continued
Waste Network meeting in Warm
Springs, OR; and at the EPA Region
9 Tribal Conference in San Francisco,
CA.
The main topics discussed during the
focus meetings were solid waste
education, dump closure, federal
grant processes, solid waste facilities,
technical assistance, enforcement,
solid waste as a priority item, and
costs of solid waste management.
Meeting participants recommended
ways in which federal agencies can
change or improve their policies
dealing with tribal solid waste
programs. Some of the recommenda-
tions include preparing guidance
accompanied by financial assistance
for dump closures, prioritizing tribal
solid waste management issues at
EPA headquarters level, simplifying
the federal grant awarding process,
providing tribal access to technical
assistance centers and funding, and
communicating to Congress the need
for funding and the intricacies
associated with solid waste manage-
ment issues in Indian Country.
NTEC is currently developing a final
report on the entire series of focus
group meetings. EPA plans to use
the final report to finalize its Munici-
pal Solid Waste (MSW) Strategy for
Indian Country. For more informa-
tion on the focus meetings, contact
Mr. Boyd Nystedt, NTEC, at (505)
242-2175 or (800) 727-2175.
implement their own water quality
standards under the Clean Water Act
(CWA). Mr. Hansen spoke about the
challenges this level of collaboration
brings in working with tribes prior to
final decisions that effect tribal lands,
and defending EPA approvals of
tribal programs in court such as the
recent Supreme Court case City of
Albuquerque vs. Browner. While
this case upheld EPA's approval of
the Pueblo of Isleta's (NM) water
quality standards, other challenges
loom. Mr. Hansen stated, "EPA has
been busy defending tribal authority
under the Clean Air Act, the Safe
Drinking Water Act, and we have
been trying to find solutions for the
laws mat fall short and do not allow
us to develop full partnership with
tribes, such as we are doing for solid
waste management in the face of
adverse court decisions."
Mr. Hansen reminded everyone about
the White House Domestic Policy
Council meeting in October 1997,
and acknowledged the accolades of
some tribes who consider EPA a
model for other federal agencies that
work with tribes. He admitted
though that, "... few among you
(tribes), or in the Agency for that
matter, would say that our work is
done."
Concerning the future, the Deputy
Administrator conveyed his under-
standing of tribal frustrations with
the inconsistencies between the
federal agencies and said that EPA
will be addressing those issues. He
also remarked that he would do all he
could to ensure that EPA continues
to make a difference in Indian
Country, and asked that tribal leaders
continue to make environmental
protection a priority. Mr. Hansen
said, "We need strong leadership
from both the Federal government
and from Indian Country to form
new and effective solutions."
For more information about the
NCAI annual conventions and the
midyear conventions, please call
NCAI at (202) 466-7767.
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l A number of organizations will host solid waste conferences, traimng^essions,j>r other events of interest to
^Tribes and EPA A calendar 7>F these events is provided below For informatioiTon additional tribal environ-
gjnental events, contact EPA's Ajje|icajynjhanj^r|>||inental Ogee at (202) 260-7939 or visit their Web page
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Working Effectively With
Tribal Governments
EPA Region 8, Denver, CO
Fifth AnnualNational Tribal
Environmental Council
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Castlegar, BC (Canada)
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National Congress of
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%Mid Year Session Green Bay, WI
Contact for More Information
JaneMarie Freiheiter, EPA
303-312-6348
Maggie Cover, NTEC
(505) 242-2175 or
800) 727-2175
Don McDonald
205-753-1583 or
EMail sff-mes@island net
Christine Yost, EPA
212-637-3564
Heather^Westra^ Environmental
Coojdmator, Prairie Island
Indian Community,
(800) 554-5473
NCAI
(202) 466-7767
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Minnesota
EPA Will Fund New Brownfields Pilots in 1998
continued
participants were urged to ask
questions so they may understand
each process. The end product for
each team exercise was to make
recommendations for waste reduc-
tion. Also presented during this
portion of the workshop was a waste
reduction case study, which was
conducted as a pilot project by Lac
du Flambeau Tribal staff in their
Lake of the Torches casino near
Minocqua, Wisconsin.
As measured by interest and feed-
back regarding this workshop, the
information gained by tribes will be
put to good use. Tribal staff will
conduct pollution prevention audits at
casinos as well as other tribal facilities
such as government offices, clinics,
and schools. Funding for this project
came from MCT's Pollution Preven-
tion Incentives for States grant,
received from USEPA.
For more information, contact Karl
Humphrey, MCT, at (218) 335-6303,
or Dolly Tong, EPA, at (3 12)
886-1019.
EPA is now accepting proposals
for the second round of the
1998 National Brownfields
Economic Redevelopment Pilots.
The brownfields pjlots, which may
_ each be fundediip to $200,000 over a
I' - two year period, are designed to
empower states, communities, tribes
and other parties interested in eco-
nomic redevelopment to work
together to prevent, assess, and reuse
j- brqwnfields.
A browhfield is a commercial or
industrial site or a portion of a site
that has actual or perceiyed contami-
nation, as well as an active potential
for redevelopment or reuse. Chosen
pilots test redevelopment models,
- direct special efforts toward removing
» regulatory barriers without sacrificing
j^protectiveness, and facilitate coordi-
fc? nated environmental assessments and
cleanup efforts at the federal, state,
tribal and local levels. These funds
are used to generate interest by
pulling together community groups,
investors, lenders, developers and "
other affected parties to address the
issue of cleaning up sites contami-
nated with hazardous substances and
returning them to appropriate produc-
tive use. However, these cooperative
agreements may not be used for clean
up activities. EPA expects to select
approximately 100 additional na-
tional brownfields assessment pilots
in fiscal year 1998.
The deadline for new applications for
the 1998 assessment pilots is March
23, 1998. The national brownfields
assessment pilots are administered on
a competitive basis. To ensure a fair.
selection process, evaluation panels
consisting of EPA Regional and
Headquarters staff and other federal
agency representatives will assess
how well theproposals meet the
selection criteria outlined in the
newly revised application booklet,
"The BrownfielBs Economic Rede-
velopment Initiative: Proposal
Guidelines for Brownfields Assess-
ment Demonstration Pilots" (dated
Oc|pber 1997). Copies of the appli-
cation package and the solicitation
notice can be obtained by calling the
RCRA/Superfund Hpjtline at
1-800-424-9346 or 703-412-9810.
Information can also be obtained
through the Internet at:
www.epa.gov/brownfields/
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste (5306W)
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
Official Business
Penalty for Private Use
$300
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