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PUBLIC NOTICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Gold King Mine Spill Updates

November 9 & 10, 2015

Date Time Location

Monday, November 9, 2015 1:00-3:00 p.m. Shiprock Chapter House

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 9:00-12:00 p.m. Oljato (Monument Valley Welcome Center)

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 2:00-5:00 p.m. Aneth Chapter House

Agenda

Navajo Nation EPA

o Updates on data findings

o Future sampling plans

Navajo Nation Department of Agriculture

o Update on results of assessments conducted

Navajo Nation Department of Justice

o Overview of the scope of legal claims that might be filed

o Discussion on how the individual claims relate to the Nation’s claims

o Update on what the Nation is doing to ensure USEPA uses an interim claims

process rather than a “one and done” process as has been proposed

o Suggestions on the types of documentation that claimants will need to provide in

order to substantiate their claims.

Hosts: Ethel Branch, Attorney General

Navajo Nation Department of Justice

Dr. Donald Benn, Executive Director

Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency

Navajo Nation Department of Agriculture

Contact: 928-871-6345 for additional information

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