> Luke Jones
> Email: jones.luke@epa.gov
> http://www.epa.gov/indian/
>
> Dear Luke,
> Please direct me to the information that would explain how studies are
> done, on the environment, as it relates to native american indian burial
> grounds, environmental protection, before blasting starts on a rock
> quarry.
> Thanks,
> From: marylou <marylou@Safe-mail.net>
> To: Luke Jones/DC/USEPA/US@EPA
> Date: 11/16/2011 02:44 PM
> Subject: Question on Environmental Protection
_____________________________________________________________
Dear Luke,
- The questions and statement are very straightforward and not complicated. If your agency cannot help me I will continue to research this elsewhere.
- I was hoping that you could help because of your position.
- I am not entering a proposal.
- Please direct me to the information that would explain how studies are
done,within the epa, and other agencies on the environment - as it relates to native american indians
- native american indian burial
grounds - environmental protection
- Location is within the 50 states in America
-------- Original Message --------
From: Jones.Luke@epamail.epa.gov
To: marylou <marylou@Safe-mail.net>
Subject: Re: Question on Environmental Protection
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:10:52 -0500
> Thank you for contacting me.
>
> I am not able to answer your question as stated. I would need to have
> some more details about the specific situation to better understand what
> activities are proposed, who would be undertaking the activities, the
> scale of the project, the exact location of the project, etc.
>
> Feel free to write me back with more information, or give me a call to
> discuss.
>
> Luke Jones, Sr. Policy Advisor
> American Indian Environmental Office (MC 2690-M)
> US Environmental Protection Agency
> 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
> Washington, DC 20460
> 202.564.4013 = desk
> 202.407.6239 = mobile
_________________________________________________________
Thank you for your response Luke,
I am wanting to stop mining of rock and blasting in Missouri.
My questions remain the same.
> Dear Luke,
> The questions and statement are very straightforward and not complicated. If your agency cannot help me I will continue to research this elsewhere.
> I was hoping that you could help because of your position.
> 1. I am not entering a proposal.
> 2. Please direct me to the information that would explain how studies
> are done,within the epa, and other agencies on the environment as it relates to native american indians native american indian burial grounds
Who protects the environment until it is found that there are sacred native american indian lands where the area of the blasting/ mining occurs.
Thank you,
M
-------- Original Message --------
From: Jones.Luke@epamail.epa.gov
To: marylou <marylou@Safe-mail.net>
Subject: Re: 2) Re: Question on Environmental Protection
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2011 11:54:45 -0500
> I am so happy to know you are interested in learning more about these
> important issues!
>
> Please know that the answers to your questions may not be as simple and
> straightforward as you might expect.
>
> For example, EPA and other federal agencies are part of the Executive
> Branch of government. These executive branch agencies conduct research
> in a HUGE variety of ways. We often conduct research because Congress
> (Legislative Branch) appropriates funding and authority to an agency and
> directs us to undertake a specific research project. This is what is
> often called an "earmark" or "line item" project. Beyond that, the
> federal government has literally hundreds of programs under authorities
> covering a VAST range of issues. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
> Administration (NOAA), the various programs under the US Department of
> the Interior (DOI), the US Department of Agriculture (DOA), The Centers
> for Disease Control (CDC), the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
> Registry (ATSDR), the US EPA, and many many other federal agencies all
> have research programs that might address your interests.
>
> Typically, studies are done through Financial Assistance Agreements
> (grants and cooperative agreements) where a federal agency seeks
> proposals from eligible recipients, reviews the various proposals, and
> awards grants to the recipient in accordance with federal grant
> requirements. Most federal research grants are competitive, but some are
> non-competitive.
>
> To complicate this even further, each federal law authorizing each
> research grant program will have its own specific requirements and
> processes. This is why it is so important to know more information about
> what particular environmental research issues you are most interested -
> this way we can direct you to the most appropriate resources.
>
> Here are two sources of information that might help you:
>
> 1) Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
> https://www.cfda.gov/
>
> 2) Grants.gov
> http://grants.gov/
>
> These two resources may help you narrow down your interests so we can
> get you the most helpful information.
>
> There are also no simple answers to your questions related to studies on
> the environment specifically related to "Native Americans" and "Native
> American Burial Grounds". For example, it may depend on whether the
> burial ground is located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation
> or other land under the jurisdiction of the tribe. This is why the
> actual location of the site of interest is important. It will also be
> important to know if the research is for a community of "Native
> Americans" that live on tribal lands or in some other part of the
> country. It will also be important to know if the burial ground is a
> site eligible for listing on the National Registry of Historic Places,
> thus able to receive special considerations under the National Historic
> Preservation Act.
>
> Good luck with the sites I provided above, and feel free to give me a
> call or reply with some more specifics about what you are looking for.
> If you are interested in reviving federal money to conduct some
> research, it would be good to know if you would be seeking to apply for
> the grant as an individual or if you are part of an organization. This
> is important because some funding in the federal government is
> specifically for institutions, such as universities, non-governmental
> organizations, federally recognized tribal governments, etc.
>
> Luke Jones, Sr. Policy Advisor
> American Indian Environmental Office (MC 2690-M)
> US Environmental Protection Agency
> 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
> Washington, DC 20460
> 202.564.4013 = desk
> 202.407.6239 = mobile
>
>
>
>
> From: marylou <marylou@Safe-mail.net>
> To: Luke Jones/DC/USEPA/US@EPA
> Date: 11/19/2011 07:45 PM
> Subject: 2) Re: Question on Environmental Protection
>
>
>
> Dear Luke,
> The questions and statement are very straightforward and not
> complicated. If your agency cannot help me I will continue to
> research this elsewhere.
> I was hoping that you could help because of your position.
> 1. I am not entering a proposal.
> 2. Please direct me to the information that would explain how studies
> are
> done,within the epa, and other agencies on the environment
> 3. as it relates to native american indians
> 4. native american indian burial
> grounds
> 5. environmental protection
> 6. Location is within the 50 states in America
> Thank you,
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> From: Jones.Luke@epamail.epa.gov
> To: marylou <marylou@Safe-mail.net>
> Subject: Re: Question on Environmental Protection
> Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:10:52 -0500
>
> > Thank you for contacting me.
> >
> > I am not able to answer your question as stated. I would need to have
> > some more details about the specific situation to better understand
> what
> > activities are proposed, who would be undertaking the activities, the
> > scale of the project, the exact location of the project, etc.
> >
> > Feel free to write me back with more information, or give me a call to
> > discuss.
> >
> > Luke Jones, Sr. Policy Advisor
> > American Indian Environmental Office (MC 2690-M)
> > US Environmental Protection Agency
> > 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
> > Washington, DC 20460
> > 202.564.4013 = desk
> > 202.407.6239 = mobile
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: marylou <marylou@Safe-mail.net>
> > To: Luke Jones/DC/USEPA/US@EPA
> > Date: 11/16/2011 02:44 PM
> > Subject: Question on Environmental Protection
> >
> >
> >
> > Luke Jones
> > Email: jones.luke@epa.gov
> > http://www.epa.gov/indian/
> >
> > Dear Luke,
> > Please direct me to the information that would explain how studies are
> > done, on the environment, as it relates to native american indian
> burial
> > grounds, environmental protection, before blasting starts on a rock
> > quarry.
> > Thanks,
