Conference Announcement and Registration vvEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency 'AST£ ^TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM Rocky Mountain Regional Hazardous Substance Research Center ------- The workshop will unite tribal members and representatives and government officials to examine technical and policy issues related to historic, current, and future mining impacts on Native American lands. The workshop goals are to educate individuals involved with mining issues affecting reservation and other Native American lands in the U.S., to identify current approaches to these issues, and to provide a compre- hensive annotation of those issues, which include mining and mine waste impacts, support mechanisms, cleanup processes, and other key areas of mining and reclamation. Tribal leaders Tribal environmental natural resource managers and staff Tribal attorneys and consultants Native American grassroots environmental groups Environmental and natural resource organizations Local communities Federal, regional, state and local agencies Tribal health professionals Interested parties involved in mining, manage- ment, land use, and cleanup of Native American lands and resources impacted by mining. ------- Sacred Lands and Cultural Impacts Reclamation Practices and Consequences Bonding and Insurance Issues Legacy Mine Waste Current Mine Closure Current and Proposed Mining Activity Siting of Mines Air/Water/Soil Issues Legal and Policy Issues Human Health and Environmental Effects Analysis of the 1872 Mining Law Environmental Justice Issues Trust Responsibilities by Federal Agencies Ecosystem Impacts Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment Community Outreach/Involvement The Future of Environmental Protection Regard- ing Mining in the U.S. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response Regional Offices Montana Tech & MSE-Techhology Applications, Inc. University of Nevada, Reno Great Basin Mine Watch Laguna Acoma Coalition for a Safe Environment (LACSE) Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes, Fort Belknap Indian Community Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe National Tribal Environmental Council Mineral Policy Center Natives Impacted by Mining (NIBM) 2* ------- The workshop will be held at the following location: Atlantis Hotel 3800 South Virginia Street Reno, NV 89502 Phone: (800) 723-6500, or (775) 825-4700 We have reserved a limited number of rooms at the hotel Please reference the EPA Workshop on Mining Impacts to receive the special rate. Reservations are on a space-available basis and must be made by August 16, 2003. The workshop rate is $55 plus 12% tax per night. A preliminary agenda will be available on EPA's website in July 2003. Visit EPA's website for more information: For additional registration or logistical information, contact AlinaMartinofSAICattcs-events@saic.com or (703)318-4678. For technical inquiries, please contact: Norma Lewis U.S.EPA,NRMRL 26 West Martin L. King Dr. Cincinnati, OH 45268 Phone:(513)569-7665 Email: lewis.norma@epa.gov ------- Register online at: 1^^ggE^^^ffi!^KSsaaasaffiKu=iM°^s-^"<""--- _ . This is the easiest way to register and receive quick confirmation. The confirmation letter will contain additional important travel and logistical details. Or you may mail or fax the following information to: Alina Martin SAIC 11251 Roger Bacon Drive, MS R-4-3 Reston,VA 20190 Fax: (703) 736-0826 There is no registration fee. FIRST NAME, LAST NAME: ORGANIZATION: TITLE/POSITION: ADDRESS: CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE TELEPHONE: It is EPA's policy to make reasonable accommodation to persons with disabilities wishing to participate in the Agency's programs, pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 29USC 791 Any request for accommodation should be made to'Alina Martin, SAIC, at tcs-events@saic.com by Friday, August 8,2003, so that EPA will have sufficient time to process the request. " ------- United States Environmental Protection Agency National Risk Management Research Laboratory, G-72 Cincinnati, OH 45268 Official Business Penalty for Private Use $300 EPA/625/F-02/004A Presorted First Class U.S. Postage Paid EPA Permit NO. G-35 /T""y Recycled/Recyclable Printed with vegetable-based ink on paper that contains a minimum of 50% post-consumer fiber content processed chlorine free ------- |