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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) | (37pp, 125Kb) |
| 09/25/02 | Santa Fe (PDF) | (43pp, 193Kb) |
Official transcripts from EPA's public hearings on the Certification Decision
| Hearing Date | Location | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| 01/05/98 | Carlsbad (PDF) | (72pp, 290Kb) |
| 01/07/98 | Carlsbad (PDF) | (81pp, 118Kb) |
| 01/07/98 | Albuquerque (PDF) | (540pp, 1.40Mb) |
| 01/08/98 | Albuquerque (PDF) | (332pp, 213Mb) |
| 01/08/98 | Santa Fe (PDF) | (286pp, 832Kb) |
| 01/09/98 | Santa Fe (PDF) | (612pp, 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) (1pp, 12.1Mb)
Certification Decision:Compliance Criteria
- Final Compliance Application Guidance for 40 CFR Part 194(PDF) [EPA 402-R-95-014] (85pp, 681 Kb) (3/96)
- Final Rule and Preamble (40 CFR Part 194)(PDF) (118pp, 163Mb) (2/96)
- Response to Comments Document (40 CFR Part 194)(PDF) [EPA 402-R-96-001] (278pp, 846 Kb) (1/96)
- Proposed
Alternative Provisions for 40 CFR Part 194 (PDF) (18pp, 166 Kb) (8/02)
- Final Alternative Provisions for 40 CFR Part 194 (PDF) (13pp, 107 Kb) (7/04)
Remote-Handled Transuranic (RH-TRU) Waste Documents
- DOE RH Waste Characterization Plan (PDF) (32pp, 447 Kb)
- DOE Waste Characterization Program Implementation Plan (PDF) (127pp, 1.57Mb)
- EPA Preliminary
Approval Letter (December 19, 2003) (PDF) (4pp, 31.9 Kb)
