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The Army Corps of Engineers plans to “revise its regulations” to ensure its consultations with sovereign tribes are “confirmed by the U.S. Constitution, treaties, statutes, executive orders, judicial decisions and presidential documents and policies.”
The proposed change comes in the form of what is known as an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which states an agency’s intention to issue a new regulation.
The pending rulemaking would effectively prevent the Obama administration from making decisions on issuing permits, such as the one needed to complete the controversial Dakota Access crude pipeline, until he leaves office on Jan. 21, 2017.
The notice, which was posted on the website of the U.S. Office Information and Regulatory Affairs, said the public will be able to comment on the proposal until Jan. 1, 2017.
...The issue of tribal consultation has been a major problem surrounding energy infrastructure projects, as federal agencies take different approaches to consulting with tribes on major decisions.
At present, the Army Corps of Engineers, which manages many infrastructure projects for the government, takes one approach to consulting Native American tribes. The Interior Department and its Bureau of Indian Affairs take another, and laws overlap.
New U.S. Army Rules May Further Delay North Dakota Pipeline
So, everyone on the same page................to do exactly what they wanted to do to begin with.
The proposed change comes in the form of what is known as an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which states an agency’s intention to issue a new regulation.
The pending rulemaking would effectively prevent the Obama administration from making decisions on issuing permits, such as the one needed to complete the controversial Dakota Access crude pipeline, until he leaves office on Jan. 21, 2017.
The notice, which was posted on the website of the U.S. Office Information and Regulatory Affairs, said the public will be able to comment on the proposal until Jan. 1, 2017.
...The issue of tribal consultation has been a major problem surrounding energy infrastructure projects, as federal agencies take different approaches to consulting with tribes on major decisions.
At present, the Army Corps of Engineers, which manages many infrastructure projects for the government, takes one approach to consulting Native American tribes. The Interior Department and its Bureau of Indian Affairs take another, and laws overlap.
New U.S. Army Rules May Further Delay North Dakota Pipeline
So, everyone on the same page................to do exactly what they wanted to do to begin with.
