2009 June 18 - Cooperating Agency Status

 

ROSEMONT COPPER PROJECT EIS
COOPERATING AGENCY STATUS (6/18/09)

 

INITIAL INVITATIONS
(Summary:  12 invitations, 1 decline, 5 in review, 6 formal agreements)

Tribal Governments

Invitation
Date
MOU Status
Tohono O’dham Nation (including Tribal Liaison Coordination)
07/10/08
In Review
Federal Agencies
Invitation
Date
Response
Dept. of the Air Force, 162d Fighter Airwing
07/10/08
MOU  3/27/09
Dept. of Army, Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District
07/10/08
Letter  8/21/081
Environmental Protection Agency
07/10/08
Declined 10/14/08
USDI Bureau of Land Management, Tucson Field Office
07/10/08
In Review
Arizona State Agencies
Invitation
Date
Response
Arizona Dept. of Environmental Quality
07/18/08
MOU  5/19/09
Arizona Dept. of Mines and Mineral Resources
07/18/08
MOU  4/14/09
Arizona Dept. of Transportation
07/18/08
In Review
Arizona Game and Fish Department
07/18/08
In Review
Arizona State Land Dept.
07/18/08
MOU  5/28/09
Local  Governments
Invitation
Date
Response
Pima County
07/18/08
MOU  6/9/09
Town of Sahuarita
10/09/08
In Review

1Corps of Engineer policy prohibits signing MOUs.  They sent a letter of cooperation parameters.

INITIAL INQUIRIES
(Summary:  20 inquiries, 13 declines, 2 unknown, 4 in review, 1 formal agreement)

Federal Agencies
Inquiry
Date
MOU Status
Dept. of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Arizona Division
07/22/08
Declined  8/26/08
Dept. of Energy, Western Area Power Administration
07/18/08
Declined  7/31/08
USDI Bureau of Reclamation
07/10/08
Declined  9/12/08
USDI U.S. Geological Survey
07/18/08
Declined  8/14/08
Dept. of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration
07/18/08
Declined  8/06/08
USDI Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
07/15/08
Declined  9/04/082
Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration
07/16/08
Unknown
USDI Fish and Wildlife Service
07/18/08
Unknown
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
07/14/08
Declined  5/11/09
Arizona State Agencies
Inquiry
Date
Response
Arizona Dept. of Administration, Risk Management
07/18/08
Declined  5/18/09
Arizona Dept. of Public Safety
07/18/08
Declined  8/15/08
Arizona Dept. of Water Resources
07/18/08
In Review
Arizona Geological Survey
07/18/08
MOU 4/20/09
Arizona State Historic Preservation Office
07/22/08
Declined  7/31/08
Arizona State Mine Inspector
07/18/08
In Review
Arizona State Parks
07/18/08
In Review
Arizona Water Banking Authority
07/22/08
Declined  5/11/09
Local  Governments
Inquiry
Date
Response
City of Tucson
07/21/08
In Review
Cochise County
07/21/08
Declined  6/08/09
Santa Cruz County
07/18/08
Declined  8/29/08

2Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians declined, but forwarded inquiry on to Bureau of Indian Affairs.