[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 159 (Thursday, August 18, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-20339]
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[Federal Register: August 18, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Albuquerque Operations Office; Notice of Intent To Enter Into a
Noncompetitive Financial Cooperative Agreement With the Pueblo de
Cochiti
SUMMARY: The Albuquerque Operations Office (ALO) intends to enter into
a noncompetitive financial assistance cooperative agreement with the
Pueblo de Cochiti (Pueblo). Assistance of $100,000 will support the
development of a comprehensive proposal for funding from the Department
of Energy (DOE) for the purpose of oversight, monitoring and evaluation
of environmental and cultural issues associated with operations at DOE
facilities at Los Alamos, New Mexico. The proposed award will provide
the Pueblo with technical and administrative resources necessary to the
identification, understanding, and development of environmental issues
impacting the Pueblo lands and its people.
DATES: The proposed effective date is September 1, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Address comments to the attention of Tracy
Loughead, Office of Environment/Project Management, U.S. Department of
Energy, Albuquerque Operations Office, P.O. Box 5400, Albuquerque, NM
87185-5400. Telephone: (505) 845-5977. Comments must be received prior
to the proposed effective date.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The financial assistance is authorized under
the DOE Organization Act, Public Law 95-91, as amended. This funding
supports an Accord between the Pueblo and the DOE which established a
government-to-government relationship and provided for the sharing of
information regarding environmental issues related to DOE's Los Alamos
facilities which are near the Pueblo. There are four pueblos which
entered into Accords for this purpose (Jemez Pueblo, The Pueblo of
Santa Clara, and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso). Similar cooperative
agreements are being entered into with them; therefore, all eligible
recipients have been identified, and a non-competitive award is
appropriate. In particular, this award meets the criteria of 10 CFR
600.(b)(2)(i)(B),(C),(D), and (E) in that
(1) The implementation of the Accord was to have been conducted by
the Pueblo using its own resources; however, DOE support of the
activity will enhance the ability of the Pueblo to carry out the intent
of the Accords and be of benefit to the public. DOE knows of no other
entity which is conducting or is planning to conduct similar
activities.
(2) The Pueblo is a unit of government and the implementation of
the Accord together with any follow-on cooperative agreement is related
to the performance of this governmental function within the Pueblo's
jurisdiction.
(3) The Pueblo has the exclusive capability to perform the
implementation of the cooperative agreement in consonance with the
spirit of the Accord. The Pueblo is the governmental authority that has
jurisdiction over Indian lands considered most affect by the Los Alamos
National Laboratory.
(4) The Pueblo is a sovereign entity for certain purposes, and in
that respect, is similar to a foreign government. The purpose of the
cooperative agreement is to extend the value of the previously signed
Accord, thus affirming and strengthening the Government-to-Government
relationship between DOE and the Pueblo.
Issued in Albuquerque, New Mexico on August 4, 1994.
Richard A. Marquez,
Assistant Manager for Management and Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-20339 Filed 8-17--94; 8:45 am]
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