THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) AND THE “RECIPIENT” IS TO FACILITATE ENGAGEMENT AMONG TRIBAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FROM FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES AND BOTH DOE’S OFFICE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY, OFFICE OF INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT (DOE-IWM) AND DOE’S OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, OFFICE OF PACKAGING AND TRANSPORTATION (DOE-OPT) IN PLANNING AND COORDINATION FOR DEPARTMENTAL RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS SHIPMENTS, BOTH ONGOING AND FOR FUTURE LARGE-SCALE DOE TRANSPORTATION OF COMMERCIAL SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL (SNF), HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE (HLW), AND OTHER RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS. THIS FACILITATION IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING SUCCESSFUL DOE RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS THAT ARE SAFE, SECURE, AND THAT MERIT PUBLIC TRUST AND CONFIDENCE.