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Tri-Party Agreement
Administrative Record (AR) and Public Information Repository (PIR)

This web site provides the public with easy and immediate access to information and documents included in the AR and PIR. These documents, which are publicly available, are accessible directly through this site. The document database is updated as additional documents are submitted to the AR. The Predefined Search "Recently Added Within 90 days" provides links to the documents most recently added to the AR.

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Administrative Record (AR)

The AR is the body of documents and information that is considered or relied upon to arrive at a final decision for remedial action or hazardous waste management. An AR is established for each operable unit (OU); treatment, storage, or disposal unit (TSD); or Expedited Response Action (ERA) group and will contain all documents having information considered in arriving at a Record of Decision or permit. Documents become part of the AR by a variety of means:

The information has been designated as an AR document by the Tri-Party Agreement , (Table 9-3, pages 9-11 - 9-12).
The Environmental Protection Agency; Washington State Department of Ecology; or the U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office Project Manager has identified the document for inclusion in the AR system.

Public Information Repository (PIR)

The necessity of keeping a collection of documents and information known as the PIR was established by the Community Relations Plan for the Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order. Information needs to be readily available to the public to ensure meaningful participation. One mechanism for accomplishing this goal is the establishment of PIRs at major population centers. There are four PIR locations located outside of the Hanford Site and one onsite location. Documents being submitted for public comment are also processed through the PIR. Appendix B, Table I of the Community Relations Plan lists the types of items that are included in the PIRs. The Hanford Events Calendar provides a list of documents available for public review.

PIR Locations:

Public Access Room
2440 Stevens Center, Room 1101
P.O. Box 950, Mail Stop H6-08
Richland, WA 99352

Phone: (509) 376-2530
Fax: (509) 376-4989
POC: Heather Childers
E-Mail: Heather_M_Childers@rl.gov

Hours: 9:00 - 11:30 a.m., 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. Office closed every other Friday.

Suzzallo Library
University of Washington
P.O. Box 352900
Seattle, WA 98195-2900

Phone: (206) 543-4664
Fax: (206) 685-8049

DOE-RL Public Reading Room
Washington State University
Consolidated Information Center, Room 101L
2770 University Drive
Richland, WA 99352

Phone: (509) 372-7443
Fax: (509) 372-7444

Gonzaga University
Foley Center
East 502 Boone
Spokane, WA 99258-0001

Phone: (509) 323-6110
Fax: (509) 324-5806

Portland State University
Branford Price Millar Library
1875 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97207-1151

Phone: (503) 725-4709
Fax: (503) 725-4524

Comments and suggestions for improvement of this site are welcome. Our goal is to have this web site be a valuable additional resource for open communication with the public. Please e-mail your comments to ARPIR_Admin@rl.gov.

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