Tribal Identifier Data Standard
Background
EPA routinely works with tribal partners. Many EPA systems and applications contain tribal data. Maintaining the accuracy of this data is difficult because tribal names can change. Manually updating a new tribal name in each EPA system or application is a huge task. Often, this would lead to data inaccuracy. EPA needed to ensure tribal data quality.
Data Standard and Services
The Tribal Identifier Data Standard (2014) (pdf) and the Tribes Services were created by the EPA to improve tribal data quality in Agency systems and applications. The data standard requires Agency systems with tribal information to maintain accurate and current references to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) recognized American Indian and Alaska Native tribal entities. This includes the tribe’s name, state location(s), EPA region, BIA Code, and EPA Internal Identifier. Implementing this data standard increases EPA’s ability to exchange and integrate tribal data, helping the agency coordinate and work with our tribal partners.
Tribes Services to make it easy to comply with the data standard.