\J LJLILr III 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 ------- |