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EPA-Tribal Environmental Plans (ETEPs) Protect People, Land and Water in Indian Country
What is an EPA-Tribal Environmental Plan (ETEP)?
•	Jointly developed plan outlining how each tribe and
the EPA will work together to support the tribe's
environmental goals within the context of all EPA tribal
programs, including, but not limited to, the Indian
Environmental General Assistance Program.
•	A planning and communication tool for the tribe and
EPA that provides a road map for future decision-making.
ETEPs have 4 components:
1.	Inventory of regulated entities
2.	Tribal environmental program
priorities
3.	EPA program priorities
4.	Mutual roles and responsibilities
How do ETEPs lead to stronger environmental and public health protection in Indian country?
•	ETEPs are unique documents that reflect the tribe's and EPA's government-to-government relationship,
leading to a shared understanding of the most important federal environmental program issues facing the
tribe.
•	The tribe's environmental program priorities are informed by EPA's regulatory authorities and the best
available data on the tribe's environmental program needs.
•	Plan implementation helps to target EPA financial assistance toward building tribal environmental
program capacity to achieve the tribe's goals.
•	Plans identify areas where EPA may need to prioritize its work and resources for that particular tribe, given
the tribe's own priorities, environmental protection needs, and available resources, to carry out EPA's
federal environmental program responsibilities.
•	ETEPs lead to better measurement of tribal environmental program progress over time, which informs
stronger decision-making and real results.
How are ETEPs implemented?
•	ETEPs are intended to be practical documents that
lead to informed decisions about how to allocate
financial and technical assistance for environmental
programs.
•	Implementation involves coordination between the
tribe and various EPA staff who administer EPA
programs in Indian country and manage tribal grant
programs.
•	EPA and the tribe work together to monitor progress
toward ETEP goals and to keep the plans relevant to
the changing environmental and public health
challenges facing the tribe.
Want to learn more? Visit the American Indian Environmental Office (AIEO) website at https://www.epa.gov/tribal
EES. Environmental Protection Agency | American Indian Environmental Office | Washington, DC | EPA 160F18011 | August 2018
ETEPs...
•	Support Objective 2.1 of EPA's
Strategic Plan, "Enhance Shared
Accountability"
•	Continue a long-standing
commitment to cooperative
EPA-tribal planning
•	Cover a 3 to 5-year period
•	Vary in length and structure,
providing flexibility to each tribe
and EPA region

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