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" -, I MEMORANDUl\1 OF UNDERSTANDING AMONG TIlE I. BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS ffiIA) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (USEPA) U.S. GEOLOGICAL SERVICE (uSGS) I FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY CFEMA) " INDIAN REALTIl SERVICE emS) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INPS) I NUCLEAR REGULA TORY COMMISSlON 1NRC'l U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE roSFWS) GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSAl . ADHOC INVOLVEMENT BY THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE) AND' THE PRAIRIE ISLAND DAKOTA COMMUNITY I I I. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE I The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) , the Indian Health Service (illS), the NPS Archaeological Assistance Division (NPS), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the U.S. I Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), General Services Administration (GSA), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) and other federal entities all have responsibilities and interests in protecting the environment, human health, cultural resources, and property interests of the Prairie Island .- Dakota Community under the doctrine of trust responsibility. This principle is based on the spirit of President Clinton's Executive Order dated April 11, 1994, and the President's Memorandum, dated April 29, 1994. Further, there a National-Level MOU between the BIA, . USEPA, ms, USGS and HUD that sets a National-level framework for this specific MOU. A counterpart regional 5 Agency MOU Work Group exists that can be used as a forum to discuss and resolve issues of mutual interest between the federal agencies. Each participating agency . and any Indian tribe in the Great Lakes area is invited to direct issues to the Regional 5 Agency MOU Work Group. I It is therefore the purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to identify areas of mutual interest and responsibilities among the federal agencies, and coordinate the respective activities of the agencies and tribal government to promote the most efficient and integrated use I of resources in consultation and coordination with the Tribe to provide the stated need to ensure protection of the health and safety of the citizens of the Prairie Island Dakota Community, a federally recognized Indian tribe, their cultural and natural resources, and related property and I property interests in relation to the operation (including spent nuclear fuel storage) of the Northern States Power (NSP) Nuclear Utility Plant, within immediate and adjacent _proximity to the Prairie Island Dakota Community and other environmental health risks. The primary . objective of this MOU centers on protecting the human health, environment and trust resources of the Prairie Island Dakota Community from risks imposed by forces outside the control or meaningful participation by the government and members of the community. The Prairie Island I .e . I --