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IFORMATION AND
INPUT ON WIPP
2006 EPA WIPP FACT SHEET No. 2
EPA is committed to public consultation:
• Providing clear and complete information
• Creating opportunities for public input
• Responding to concerns voiced by members of the
public or stakeholder groups.
Get The Information You Need
I. Check the EPA Website. EPA will make sure that key in-
formation is available on its WIPP Website. You can also
contact EPA in one of the ways below.
2. Call the EPA WIPP Information Line r-t^^^^^^H
events or to leave a question.
3. E-mail us at radiation.questions@epa.gov.
4. Join the EPA WIPP-NEWS E-mail Service. To ensure that
you are receiving the most up-to-date information, we
encourage all interested parties to sign up for our WIPP-
NEWS e-mail service by visiting our website. EPA will
send out periodic announcements through WIPP-NEWS
whenever there is any significant WIPP-related informa-
tion to report.
5. Access Paper Documents at EPA Dockets. All public
documents can be viewed at EPA's Dockets in
Washington, DC, Carlsbad, NM, Santa Fe, NM, and
Albuquerque, NM. These fact sheets are located in Air
Docket No. A-98-49, Item II-B1-5.
6. Use Department of Energy Information Resources. Ques-
tions about WIPP can also be directed to the DOE WIPP
Information Center by phone at 1-800-336-9477 or by
email at infocntr@wipp.ws. Additional information can
be found on the DOE WIPP website at www.wipp.ws.
EPA Conducts Continuing Activities to
Inspect and Oversee WIPP Activities
What EPA Will Do
1 Conduct regular inspec-
tions of the WIPP site, as
well as the waste generator
sites
• Evaluate any changes to
the activities and condi-
tions at WIPP
• Keep the public informed
about WIPP activities
through our website,
emails and meetings
What the Public Can Do
• Regularly check website/
WIPP-NEWS email alert/WIPP
Information Line for meeting
announcements, new information,
and other news
• Call, email, or fax EPA staff with
any questions or comments
• Public comment periods on
proposed waste generator site
approval decisions will be
announced on the web,
WIPP-NEWS email alert, and
WIPP Information Line
EPA received public comments on both the complete-
ness and technical adequacy of DOE's first recertification
application. In general, these comments addressed issues
concerning the waste inventory, the performance assess-
ment and karst. Public comments led EPA to request ad-
ditional information and analyses from DOE and to perform
a re-evaluation of karst information. EPA addressed public
comments in the relevant Certification Application Review
Documents, or CARDs, and the Technical Support Docu-
ments, or TSDs, that support EPA's recertification decision.
Both the CARDs and TSDs are available from the EPA WIPP
website or docket.
Fact Sheets in this Series:
Recertification
Fact Sheet No. 1
Public Involvement
Fact Sheet No. 2
EPA Response to Public Input on Recertification
In May 2004, EPA officially opened the public comment
period on the Department of Energy's Recertification Appli-
cation. EPA requested comments on the completeness and
adequacy of DOE's recertification application. The com-
ment period remained open until December 2005, 45 days
after EPA issued its completeness determination.
United States Environmental Protection Agency I Office of Air and Radiation (6608J) I EPA 402-F-06-007 I March 2006
www.epa.gov/radiation/wipp
Performance Assessment Fact Sheet No. 3
TRU Waste Inventory Fact Sheet No. 4
Groundwater Fact Sheet No. 5
Karst Fact Sheet No. 6
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