Administrative Record Index

I. Applicable Legal Documents (download the complete pdf document in the reports section below)

a. Laws and Regulations

i. Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended ("CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. § 9607 -(43 CFR Part 11)
ii. Clean Water Act (CWA)- (40 CFR Part 100)
iii. Environmental Conservation Law (ECL)

b. Judicial Actions - ALCOA

i. COMPLAINT: United States of America, The State of New York and The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe vs. Aluminum Company of America and Reynolds Metals CO. Civil No. 7:13-CV-337 [NAM/TWD]
ii. NOTICE OF LODGING: United States of America, The State of New York and The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe vs. Aluminum Company of America and Reynolds Metals CO. Civil No. 7:13-cv-337-NAM-TWD
iii. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE: United States of America, The State of New York and The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe vs. Aluminum Company of America and Reynolds Metals CO. Civil No. 7:13-cv-00337-NAM-TWD
iv. CONSENT DECREE: United States of America, The State of New York and The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe vs. Aluminum Company of America and Reynolds Metals CO. Civil No. 7:13-cv-00337-NAM- TWD
v. CONSENT DECREE APPENDICES
vi. NOTICE OF UNOPPOSED MOTION OF PLAINTIFFS TO ENTER CONSENT DECREE: United States of America, The State of New York and The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Plaintiffs, vs. ALCOA INC. and REYNOLDS METALS CO., Civil Action No. 7:13-cv-00337-NAM- TWD
vii. MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF UNOPPOSED MOTION OF PLAINTIFFS TO ENTER CONSENT DECREE: United States of America, The State of New York and The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Plaintiffs, vs. ALCOA INC. and REYNOLDS METALS CO., Civil Action No. 7:13-cv-00337-NAM-TWD

c. Judicial Actions-General Motors

i. Consent Decree and Settlement Agreement Regarding Natural Resource Damage Claims Between The Debtors, The United States of America, The State of Indiana, The State of New York, and The St.
Regis Mohawk Tribe. Civil No. 09-50026 (REG)
ii. Order Approving Consent Decree and Settlement Agreement between The Debtors and The United States. Chapter 11 Case No. 09-50026 (REG)

II. Trustee Management

a. 1991 Trustee Council Memorandum of Agreement
b. 2007 NRDA Cultural Restoration Cooperative Agreement
c. Trustee Council Resolutions
i. 1991 Res. No. 91-1 of SLETC re: Allocation of Funds among Trustees (150k).
ii. 1991 SRMT Tribal Council Res. No. 91-20 re: Tribal Council entered into MOA with Trustees as Administrative Trustee.
iii. 1991 SRMT Tribal Council Res. No. 91-86 re: Tribal Council entered into MOA with Trustees and using Hagler Bailly as contractor with funds from NRDA.
iv. 1993 Trustee Resolution No. 93-1 re: NOAA as interim Administrative Trustee.
v. 1993 Trustee Resolution No. 93-2 re: Outstanding RCG Invoice to be paid $99,570.91.
vi. 2013 Trustee Resolution No. 2013-1 re: Distribution of funds in escrow accounts.

III. Financial Agreements

a. 1990/1991 NRDA Funding Agreement between the Companies and Trustees (for Assessment Plan).
b. 1991 St. Lawrence NRD Escrow Account Agreement between the Companies and Marine Midland Bank ($600k).
c. 2000 Escrow Agreement between the Trustees, the Companies and M&T Bank ($100k).
d. 2000 Funding Agreement for Preliminary Cooperative Assessment Efforts (100k).
e. 2006 Funding Agreement for Interim Cultural Restoration Projects ($100k).

IV. Other Documents

a. 1997 EPA Directive to ensure requirements for CERCLA and coordination with SLETC are met.

V. Public Outreach and Involvement

a, Press Releases

i. Press Release: Public, Environment to Benefit from $20.3 Million from Two Settlements for Natural Resource Damage in St. Lawrence River Area: March 27, 2013
ii. St. Lawrence Environment Natural Resource Damage Assessment Request for Restoration Suggestions 10/23/2006.
iii. SLETC Solicitation of Restoration Projects Letter 09/29/2006.
iv. Restoration Suggestion Form

b. Factsheets

i. SLETC Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration: November 2012
ii. SLETC Cooperative Natural Resource Damage Assessment: November 2012
iii. SLETC Preferred Ecological Restoration Projects: November 2012
iv. SLETC St. Lawrence NRDA Preferred Lost Human Services Restoration Projects: November 2012
v. SLETC Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration-Cultural
vi. SRMT Natural Resource Damages Assessment (NRDA) Program

c. Public Meetings

i. Akwesasne NRDA Cultural Impact Assessment Cultural Restoration Plan Public Information Session PowerPoint Presentation 2/28/2011.
ii. IAGLR Conference Presentation

d. Fish Consumption Advisories

i. Fish Consumption Advisories for the St. Lawrence River 1971-2012

e. Public Comments

i. Public Comments from two meetings and submissions to Lisa Rosman

VI. Trustee Council-Generated Documents

i. Preassessment Screen Determination for the St. Lawrence Environment in the Vicinity of Massena, NY
ii. St. Lawrence Environment NRDA Data Compilation Report
iii. St. Lawrence River Environment Natural Resource Damage Assessment: Restoration and Compensation Determination Plan (RCDP) and Environmental Assessment
iv. Modifications to the November 2012 RCDP Memorialized in the Final Revised May 2013 RCDP
v. Anthropological Report: The Effects of Environmental Contamination on the Mohawks of Akwesasne
vi. Natural Resource Damages Assessment Project Cultural Assessment Plan
vii. Cultural Impact Study: Assessment and Overview of the Effects of Environmental Contamination on the Mohawks of Akwesasne

VII. Contact for Further Information

a. EPA Webpage for Natural Resource Damages
b. Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Webpage for Natural Resource Damages
c. NOAA Webpage for Natural Resource Damages
d. FWS Webpage for Natural Resource Damages (expired link)
e. NYSDEC Webpage for Natural Resource Damages
f. DOI Webpage for Natural Resource Damages

Publications