UNITED STATES

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

REGION 8

Docket No. SDWA-08-2007-0082

In the Matter of:	)

)

Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes	)

of the Fort Peck Reservation,	)

Respondents.	)	FINAL UNOPPOSED
)	MOTION FOR EXTENSION

)	OF TIME FOR ANSWER

Proceedings under Section 1423(c)	)

of the Safe Drinking Water Act	)

42 U.S.C. 300h-2(c)	)

)

The Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation (Respondents) move as follows:

1.	On December 7, 2007, Respondents filed their Third Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time for Answer. The Regional Judicial Officer granted this motion on December 13, 2007.

2.	Pursuant to this order and to the procedural rules, 40 C.F.R. § 22.15, the Respondents' answer is now due on Monday, January 28, 2008.

3.	Respondents and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have taken significant steps towards arriving at a settlement of all claims. Both parties see a substantial likelihood of success.

4.	Respondents and EPA agree that the resources Respondents would have to commit to their counsel to fund the development of an answer would be more productively used to continue the settlement process.

5.	On Thursday, January 24, 2008 as part of a status conference with the Regional Judicial Officer, the undersigned counsel conferred with Mr. Jim Eppers of EPA regarding the amount of time the parties require to complete and file a Consent Agreement in this matter. Based on this Respondents request a three month extension of time for filing their answer.

6.	Mr. Eppers has reviewed this motion and concurs with it.

THEREFORE, pursuant to 40 C.F.R. § 22.7(b), Respondents respectfully request that the requirement that they answer the Complaint be extended until Monday, April 28, 2008.

Respectfully submitted,

Douglas W. Wolf

Douglas W. Wolf

Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse,

Endreson & Perry LLP

1425 K Street, N.W.

Suite 600

Washington, DC 20005

202-682-0240

202-682-0249fax

Attorney for Respondents Assiniboine &

Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation

UNITED STATES

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

REGION 8

Docket No. SDWA-08-2007-0082

In the Matter of:	)

)

Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes	)

of the Fort Peck Reservation,	)

Respondents.	)

)	CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

)

Proceedings under Section 1423(c)	)

of the Safe Drinking Water Act	)

42 U.S.C. 300h-2(c)	)

)

The undersigned counsel for the Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation (Respondents) hereby affirms that on the 25th of January 2008 he served Respondents' Final Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time for Answer as follows:	The motion was served electronically upon Mr. Jim Eppers, counsel for EPA and by mail, first class postage prepaid.

Respectfully submitted,

Douglas W. Wolf

Douglas W. Wolf

Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse,

Endreson & Perry LLP

1425 K Street, N.W.

Suite 600

Washington, DC 20005

202-682-0240

202-682-0249fax

Attorney for Respondents Assiniboine &

Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation