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Waste Management:
1998 WIPP Compliance Certification Decision
WIPP
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WIPP regulatory documents are legal documents that explain and support EPA's decision to certify that the Department of Energy has met EPA's criteria for opening the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. All documents related to EPA's compliance decision are available through the Agency's WIPP Docket. Electronic versions of documents comprising the following categories are available below in pdf format unless otherwise noted:
- Final
Certification Decision Documents
decision announcement, response to comments, compliance application review documents - Transcripts from
Public Hearings
official transcripts on proposed alternative provisions - EPA's Proposed
Certification Decision
proposed rule and guidance
- EPA's Certification Criteria (including our proposed alternative provisions published on August 9, 2002)
- Remote-Handled Transuranic
(RH-TRU) Waste Documents
proposed rule and guidance
Final Certification Decision
Public Hearing Transcripts
Official transcripts from EPA's public hearings on Proposed Alternative Provisions to 40 CFR Part 194
| Hearing Date | Location | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| 09/24/02 | Albuquerque (PDF) | (37 pp, 125K) |
| 09/25/02 | Santa Fe (PDF) | (43 pp, 193K) |
Official transcripts from EPA's public hearings on the Certification Decision
| Hearing Date | Location | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| 01/05/98 | Carlsbad (PDF) | (72 pp, 290K) |
| 01/07/98 | Carlsbad (PDF) | (81 pp, 118K) |
| 01/07/98 | Albuquerque (PDF) | (540 pp, 1.40MB) |
| 01/08/98 | Albuquerque (PDF) | (332 pp, 213MB) |
| 01/08/98 | Santa Fe (PDF) | (286 pp, 832K) |
| 01/09/98 | Santa Fe (PDF) | (612 pp, 1.49MB) |
Certification Decision:Proposed Rule and Related Documents
- Proposed
Rule and Preamble: Certification Decision - 10/23/97 (PDF)
- Guidance for Implementation of 40 CFR Part 191, Subpart A Federal Register Notice--2/28/97 (PDF) (1 pg, 12.1MB)
Certification Decision:Compliance Criteria
- Final Compliance Application Guidance for 40 CFR Part 194(PDF) [EPA 402-R-95-014] (85 pp, 681K) (3/96)
- Final Rule and Preamble (40 CFR Part 194)(PDF) (118 pp, 163MB) (2/96)
- Response to Comments Document (40 CFR Part 194)(PDF) [EPA 402-R-96-001] (278 pp, 846K) (1/96)
- Proposed
Alternative Provisions for 40 CFR Part 194 (PDF) (18 pp, 166K) (8/02)
- Final Alternative Provisions for 40 CFR Part 194 (PDF) (13 pp, 107K) (7/04)
Remote-Handled Transuranic (RH-TRU) Waste Documents
- DOE RH Waste Characterization Plan (PDF) (32 pp, 447K)
- DOE Waste Characterization Program Implementation Plan (PDF) (127 pp, 1.57MB)
- EPA Preliminary
Approval Letter (December 19, 2003) (PDF) (4 pp, 31.9K)
