Are Alaskan Native Villages considered federally-recognized?
On page 3 of the guidance, Alaska Native villages are included in the definition of “tribe” as potential applicants for the USTfields Pilot. You would have to check with the U.S. Department of Interior (http://www.doi.gov/ancestry.html) to see if a particular tribe is on a list of federally-recognized tribes. Q6: Concerning cost recovery, would it be possible for an EPA Regional staff to become more involved with a state’s cost recovery process? The Region is aware that the funds are provided to the state and that it is up to the state to manage the funds, but would there be any restriction on a federal government employee assisting a state with the cost recovery process if a state wanted federal assistance? A: EPA’s cost recovery policy (entitled “Cost Recovery Policy for the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund,” OSWER Directive 9610.10a, May 24, 1994) provides that states are responsible for all legal, programmatic, and administrative activities necessary to recover their exp
