Public Notice:
Class 3 Permit Modification Request and Public Meeting, Settlement Agreement 10-01251
Los Alamos National Laboratory Hazardous Waste Facility Permit, EPA ID No. NM0890010515
Activity: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS), have submitted a Class 3 permit modification request to modify the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Hazardous Waste Facility Permit. The modification revises the Permit to incorporate changes agreed upon by the April 21, 2017 Settlement Agreement, resolving a permit appeal filed in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (Case No. 10-01251). The changes describe the integration of the Permit with the 2016 Order on Consent, addition of a definition for “regulated unit,” removal of a prohibition for the delegation of the Permittees’ responsibilities, removal a clause regulating the Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility at Technical Area 50 and removal of references for the disposal of non-hazardous radioactive waste from the closure plans for LANL permitted hazardous waste management units.
Facility: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is owned by DOE, and is operated jointly by DOE and LANS. Under authority of the New Mexico Hazardous Waste Act (Section 74-4-1 et seq., NMSA 1978, as amended, 1992) and the New Mexico Hazardous Waste Management Regulations (20.4.1 NMAC), the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) can approve or deny hazardous waste permits and closure plans, permit modifications, and amendments.
Availability: The proposed permit modification is available for public review weekdays between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm at
NMED – Hazardous Waste Bureau
2905 Rodeo Park Drive East, Building 1
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505-6313
Copies are also available at the LANL Hardcopy Public Reading Room weekdays between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm at
Northern New Mexico Citizens’ Advisory Board Office
94 Cities of Gold Road in Pojoaque, New Mexico
https:////www.lanl.gov/community-environment/environmental-stewardship/public-reading-room.php
Electronic copies of the permit modification request can also be found in the
LANL Electronic Public Reading Room (EPRR) at https:////eprr.lanl.gov.
The LANL Hazardous Waste Facility Permit can be found on the NMED LANL Permit web page at
https:////www.nmenv.state.nm.us/HWB/Permit.htm
Meeting: A public meeting about the permit modification will be held from 5:30 to7:30 p.m. on August 30, 2017 at Fuller Lodge, 2132 Central Ave, Los Alamos, NM.
Comments: Any person who would like to comment on the proposed Class 3 permit modification may do so by contacting:
Neelam Dhawan
NMED-Hazardous Waste Bureau,
2905 Rodeo Park Drive East, Building 1, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505-6313
Telephone (505) 476-6000 or e-mail: neelam.dhawan@state.nm.us.
The Permittee’s compliance history during the life of the permit being modified is available from the NMED contact person. The public comment period for this permit modification will run from July 23, 2017 through September 22, 2017. Any person who wishes to comment on this action should submit written or e-mail comments with the commenter’s name and address to the address above. Only written comments received on or before September 22, 2017, will be considered.
Facility Contact: If you have questions, please contact Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Kaitlin Martinez
Environmental Communication & Public Involvement
P.O. Box 1663, MS K491
Los Alamos, NM 87545
Phone/email: 505-667-6168/envoutreach@lanl.gov
