Los Alamos NATIONAL LABORATORY

Waste Management Division Waste Management Programs P.O. Box 1663, Mail Stop K499 Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (505) 667-4873/Fax (505) 667-9201

Mr. John E. Kieling, Chief Hazardous Waste Bureau New Mexico Environment Department 2905 Rodeo Park Drive East, Building 1 Santa Fe, NM 87505

Dear Mr. Kieling:

~ ENTER.

Date: NOV 0 1 2013 Refer to: WM-D0-13-0078

LAUR: 13-27579

RECEIVED

NMED Hazardous Waste Bureau

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF PUBLICATION AND PUBLIC MAILING OF LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY CLASS 3 PERMIT MODIFICATION REQUEST

The gurpose of this letter is to provide evidence to the New Mexico Environment Department- Hazardous Wastf Bureau (NMED-HWB) that notification to persons on the NMED-HWB maintained facility mailing list and newspaper publication for a Class 3 permit modification request to the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Hazardous Waste Facility Permit (Permit) were conducted in accordance with the requirements ofTitle 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR) § 270.42(c)(2). The Department of Energy (DOE) and Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS), collectively the Permittees, submitted a permit modification request on September 30, 2013 to include an open burning hazardous waste management unit within the Permit, known as the Technical Area (TA) 16-388 Flash Pad. The Permittees are requesting a Class 3 permit modification as defined in 40 CFR § 270.42(c).

Enclosure 1 is the notification that was sent to the facility mailing list. The notification was mailed on October 7, 2013 as required by 40 CFR §270.42(c)(2). Enclosure 2 contains the newspaper publications that were published on October 2, 2013 and October 3, 2013 in the following newspapers: Santa Fe New Mexican, Albuquerque Journal- North, and the Los Alamos Monitor.

Additionally, an electronic mail (e-mail) notification was sent to the list of individuals maintained by the Permittees in accordance with Permit Section 1.13 on October 7, 2013 to notify the interested public that the permit modification request was submitted to the NMED-HWB for review.

An Equal Opportunity Employer I Operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC for the U.S. Department of Er

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If you have comments or questions regarding this notification, please contact Mark Haagenstad (WM­PROG) at (505) 665-2014.

Sincerely,

~~ft&;v Acting Group Leader Waste Management Programs Los Alamos National Security, LLC

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Enclosures: 1. Notification sent to the Facility Mailing List 2. Newspaper Publications Published on October 2, 2013 and October 3, 2013

Cy: Carl A. Beard, PADOPS, (E-File to aosburn@lanl.gov) Michael T. Brandt, ADESH, (E-File to lindasalazar@lanl.gov) Robert L. Dodge, WM-DO, (E-File) Michelle L. Coriz, WM-PROG, (E-File) Mark P. Haagenstad, WM-PROG, (E-File) locatesteam@lanl.gov, (E-File) wm-correspondence@lanl.gov, (E-File)

An Equal Opportunity Employer I Operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy's NNSAt,J ill~

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ENCLOSURE 1

Notification sent to the Facility Mailing List

Date:

WM-D0-13-0078

LAUR-13-27579

NOV ·o 7 2013 -------------------------

September 2013 Public Notice of a Class 3 Permit Modification Request and Public Meeting

for an Open Burning Unit at Technical Area 16

Los Alamos National Laboratory Hazardous Waste Facility Permit, EPA ID No. NM0890010515

Activity: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS), have requested to modify the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Hazardous Waste Facility Permit via a Class 3 permit modification request. The modification requests the inclusion of an open burning hazardous waste treatment unit within the Permit.

Facility: LANL is owned by DOE, and is operated jointly by DOE and LANS. Under authority of the New Mexico Hazardous Waste Act (Section 74-4-1 et seq., NMSA 1978, as amended, 1992) and the New Mexico Hazardous Waste Management Regulations (20.4.1 NMAC), the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) can approve or deny hazardous waste permits and closure plans, permit modifications, and amendments.

Availability: The proposed permit modification is available for public review weekdays between 8:00am and 5:00pm at NMED- Hazardous Waste Bureau

Meeting:

Comments:

2905 Rodeo Park Drive East, Building 1 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505

Copies are also available at the LANL Hardcopy Public Reading Room weekdays from 9:00am to 4:00pm at Northern New Mexico Citizens' Advisory Board Office

94 Cities of Gold Road in Pojoaque, New Mexico http://www.lanl.gov/community-environment/environmental-stewardship/public-reading-room.php

Electronic copies of the permit modification request can also be found in the LANL Electronic Public Reading Room (EPRR) at http://eprr.lanl.gov.

The LANL Hazardous Waste Facility Permit can be found on the NMED LANL Permit web page at: http://www.nmenv.state.nm.us/HWB/Permit.htrn

A public meeting about the permit modification request will be held from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm on

October 30,2013 at Fuller Lodge, 2132 Central Ave, Los Alamos, NM.

Any person who would like to comment on the proposed Class 3 permit modification may do so by contacting:

Dave Cobrain NMED-Hazardous Waste Bureau,

2905 Rodeo Park Drive East, Building 1, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505-6313 Telephone (505) 476-6000 or e-mail: dave.cobrain@state.nm.us.

The Permittee's compliance history during the life of the permit being modified is available from the NMED contact person. The 60-day public comment period for

this permit modification will run from October 3, 2013 through December 2, 2013 . Any person who wishes to comment on this action should submit written or

e-mail comments with the commenter's name and address to the address above. Only written comments received on or before December 2, 2013, will be

considered.

Facility Contact: If you have questions, please contact Los Alamos National Laboratory. Lorrie Bonds Lopez

Environmental Communication & Public Involvement P.O. Box 1663, MS M996 Los Alamos, NM 87545

Phone/email: 505-667-0216 I envoutreach@lanl.gov

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ENCLOSURE2

Newspaper Publications Published on October 2, 2013 and October 3, 2013

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From there, the situa­tion gets increasingly rich with terror and tension, as well as beauty and human weakness.

"Vertigo" has one of those endings that bangs shut, like the lid of a casket. It says, "Take that, every other movie ever made:'

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StpttMbtr 1013 Public Notice of a Clau 3 Permit Modlfleatloa R~- aod Pllbllc Meedna

for •• Optn Bumla1 Unit at Teclllllcal Ara 16 Los Alomos Notional Laborotory H-rdouo Waote FacWty Pt,.ll, l!:JioA ID No. NMOI90010515

Activity:

Facility:

Availability:

lhe U.S. ()eportnt<n< of En<'lll' (DOll) and lhe Loo Alamos Notionol Sc<\&'ity, U.C (LANS~ have requested 10 modi~ the l.ol Alamos Nationol l.a-.y (LANL) Hazanlouo Wute Facility Permit vio o Class 3 permit tnodiftatiun nqutJt. The modificalloa requesu tbe inclusion of an open bumin& huMdous wure trutmcnt unil ~ ilhin the PC"nnk.

I.ANI. is o"'ned by DO~. ond II. operoUid jointly by DOE and 1..1\NS. Under authority of tho New Mexico lllll:N'douo Waste Ac:t (S.c:tlon 74-4·1 tt "'!•· NMSA 1978, .. ""'""""'· 1992) and the New Mexico Huard0111 WtSie Mll/\lgement Rtpilotions (20.4.1 NMAC), the New Muico EnYironfll<nl Deportment (NMED) can appro"l'< 0< dcoy hwltdoUJ woslc: pcrmitt and ct...,., plans, permk modifications. and--··

The pn>pastd permit modlfocation b ovolloble for public "'view weckcll~ betwHn 8:00am and S:OO pm •• NM£0- lhunlo .. Woote Bura•

1905 Rodeo Park om. Eaot, llulld'-11 Saatal't, N.,. Multo 17!tS

Cop it'S ore oliO ovoilable at the LAN I. Htrd<OJ>Y Public Rtadina Room weokcllys from 9:00am to 4:00pm at . Nonktra Ntw Muko Olfztu' Ad-ry loerct Olllct

94 Cllko of Cold Road I• Pojoeq.., Now Mnlco httn.:IW\\" .lpn!.gn\·.).'OOltll..UN!Y=tJn-imntns.'Tu/Cnrltonmcnsai·MtuldJblp/publle:rt•Unll=[Opm.atm

Eltctronlc copiu of1he permit moolifi<Oilon r<qll<tt nn 1110 be found In the LANL E'"troak- Pabtic Rtad•aa Roo• (£PRR) •I hf!r:lltnrt lanl.a®

lhc I..ANL Hozanlous Wosle Focllity Pcrmh eon be li>und mlhe NMI!D 1..1\NL Pnm~ -b poae 11:

b!!Rill'nw.ururm *''om usJJ-IWMmnfi.Jnm. 1\l .. tlac: A public me<tin& oboutthe p<nnil modification r<quosl will be held &om SoH.,.. to 7::M p• on

Octob<r J0,1013 11 F ... r Lodp,1131 CntniAw, Loo All- NM.

Commtnto: Artyp<non who would like to com,..,. on thoproposedCiasl p<m~k nwdifitotiofl may do 10 by C<lfltlclintl:

DneCoWala NMED·IIIU-1 Woote lereu,

2905 Rodeo Potil om. Eatl, B•lldt.al. Suta f'~. New Molleo 17~13 T«lef•••• (505) 47UOOO or ..... u: "'>·•·sobral•@nla•• om.•

The Pamluee•o compliance hlllory durin& the life oftho permit bc:in& modifoed is l>~ilablc &om tho NMED contocl peroon. The 60-doy public COI1UIICOnt pniod for

chit. p<rmlt modili<otlon wlll..., &om Oolall« 3, 2013 thn>u;l1 D<cembc:r 2, 2013. Any penon who wishes to.....,..,, on chis 1c:tlon lhould 1ubmh wrinen or ~m•il comment. with lhc: commencer'a name 1nd ec:kfluj co tbt address above.

Only •vrinen commtnll rcoeived on or bcfOR D<cembct 2. 2013, will be conoickml.

I r ,OU have qucscioos, pleut COIIIICI Los Alamos Nllionol LabortiOfY. Lorrltlle .... Lopa

t:ovlrN .. •tal Com•••lutloo a hbllc J.-al P.O. 11 .. 1663, MS M­LosAII-NM17S4$

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y. the motifttion . lawsuit is suspect,

been communicating with May's attorney

and have been processing the reams of documents responsive to their 13-pase request," Knell said In a statement.

May was neYer accused of any wrongdo~ but the audi­tor's report said campbell was able to carry out the forgery because the authority's IIUUlll8" ers and governing board were "asleep at the wheeL" May has maintained that Campbell lied to him and other senior staff about the preparation of the audit.

Since his firing. May has sought to restore his reputation, and his public records request was part of that elrort.

May contends the Martinez adminlstndon has planned to scale back or dismantle the authority. wbkh arraD8t!S fmanciDg for public projects that otherwise could generate business for private firms.

Adminlstratioo-bac:ked legis­lation to Impose state oversight of the authority's budget and accounting failed in the Legisla­ture earlier this year.

The lawsuit said the failure to disclose documents prevents May~ determining whether administration officials "played a significant role in creating and cootlnuing a biased ' investiga­tive' process" for the fraudulent audit

May objects that the author­ity's governing board scrapped his initial plan as CEO to hire a former federal prosecutor to investipte how the audit was faked.

The board instead decided that a similar legal and account­Ing probe would be handled tbroush the State Auditor's Office. Board members main­tained that would ensure the independence of the review, but May disagreed

Thursday, October 3, 2013 THE NEW MEXICAN H

Los Alamos NATIONAl I.ABORATORY

.September 2013 Public Notice of a Class 3 Permit Modification Request and Public Meeting

for an Open Burning Unit at Technical Area 16

Los Alamos National Laboratory Hazardous Waste Facility Permit, EPA ID No. NM0890010515

Activity: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS), bave requested to modify the Lo Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Hazardous Waate Facility Pennit via a Class 3 permit modification request. The modification requests the inclusion of an open burning hazardous waste treatment unit within tbe Permit.

FacUlty: LANL is owned by DOE, and is operated jointly by DOE and LANS. Under authority of the New Mexico Hazardous Waste Act (Section 74-4-1 et seq., NMSA 1978, aa amended, 1992) and the New Mexico Hazard.ous Waste Management Regulations (20.4.1 NMAC), the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) can approve or deny hazardous waste permits and closure plans, permit modificatioos, and amendments.

A vaUablllty: The proposed pcrmit modification is available for public review weekdays between 8:00 am and S:OO pm at NMED - Huardoa1 Waste Bure ..

lH!I Rodeo Park Drive East, BalldJaai Saata Fe, New Mesko 87!10!1

Copies are also available at the LANL Hudcopy Public Reading Room weekdays from 9:00am to 4:00pm at Norther• New Mellico Cltlzeu' AIMIOI')' Board Oftlce '

94 Cltlet of GOld Rollclla Pojoaqae, New Mellico htt · '~ I 11 v mmunit -env ·n · ntal-stcW!Ifdshiplnuhlic·rC!Iding-C90ro.php

Electronic copies of the permit modification request can also be found in the LANL Eledroale Publle Readtaa RHa (EPRR) at htto://eprr.lanl.gov.

The LANL Hazardous Waste Facility Permit can be found on the NMED LANL Permit web page at: ht ~ w ~

Meedug: A public meeting about the permit modification request will be beld from !1:30 pm to 7:31 pm on

October 30, 2013 at Fuller Lodce, 1131 Cutral Ave, Lot Alamoa, NM.

Comments: Any person who would like to comment on the propoaed Claas 3 permit modification may do so by contacting:

Dave Cobrala NMED-Huardou• Wute Bareaa,

290!1 Rodeo Park Drive Eut, Balldlac I, Saata Fe, New Melko 87~13 Telephoae (!11!1) 476-aOI or e-..U: dave.cohraln@stact ,nm.us.

The Permittee's compliance history during the life of the permit being modified is available from the NMED contact person. The 60-day public comment period for

this permit modification will run from October 3, 2013 through December 2, 2013. Any person who wishes to comment on this action should submit written or e-mail comments with the commenter's name and addre$$ to the address above.

Only written comments received on or before December 2, 2013, will be cons idem!.

ffyou bave questions, pleaae contact Los Alamos National Laboratory. Lorrie Bo1d1 Lopez

EavlrOIDMDIII Com•allleltloD II: Public 1avolnDMat P.O. Bos 1663, MS M996 Los Alaaos, NM 87!145

PlloMiemaU: !11!1-667-0116/ envoutruch@lanl.gov

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lab lllanaged oy a consor­tlu led by Bechtel Corp., an(l he National Nuclear Sec ity Administration for the !roblems.

"r ere's a lot of just clear, incompetence," said ello of the Los Alamos Group, an Albuquer­sed organization long

al of the lab's project gement.

ings have gotten better in

ognmon that the Laboratory and NNSA have made signifl· cant progress in the last two years,'' lab spokesman Kevin Roark said in a statement.

The radioactive waste treatment project has fallen victim to repeated changes in requirements and design plans, according to a report from the Department ofEner· gy's Office of Inspector Gen­eral, with estimated costs at

l\ an's shooting death der investigation

spokeswoman would not ent on two things men­

d in a search warrant a vit relating to the inci­de : t says the handgun was fotl in the victim's upturned rig t hand and that the gun wa. '+not in a natural position for • use."

T affidavit also states that the was blood on the wall of a k11 en hallway that "did not app r to be consistent with t~ ositioning of the male's b on the floor ... " I

r ce are waiting fpr an au•• y report from the Office

ofthe Medical Investigator on the cause and manner of the man's death, Westervelt said. This report will also include a toxicology screen, requested by police to see If the man had been drinking.

Police are also awaiting forensics tests of evidence tak­en from the apartment. That evidence includes the black five-shot revolver, one spent .38 caliber casing, two live .38 caliber cartridges, two empty bottles of scotch, a cigarette butt, blood swabs and three empty cans of Red Bull energy drinks.

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O'Reilly, rliht, director of Santa Fe'a land Use lJe .• ~al'ltmttnt . .-reets Mayor Dayan lheni from Jlmo In the

Shandon~Chlna, at the Santa Fe Community Pol~ventlctn Center o Wednesday. The delegation lnclud-

from t province, who_,. learning about lndora10nltln1tr: the cuftural pr .. ervatlon and

tourlam economy I their development efforta.

ThURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013

Los Alamos II tiOfl ~0 • ORV

September 2013 Public Notice of a Class 3 Permit Modlftcatlon Request and Public Meeting

for an Open Burning Unit at Technical Area 16 Los Alamos National Laboratory Hazardous Waste FacUlty Permit, EPA ID No. NM0890010Sl5

Activity:

Facility:

A vailablllty:

Meeting:

Comments:

The U.S. Depanment of Energy (DOE) and the Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS), have requested to modify the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Hazardous Waste Facility Permit via a Class 3 permit modification request. The modification requests the inclusion of an open burning hazardous waste treatment unit within the Permit.

LANL is owned by DOE, and is operated jointly by DOE and LANS. Under authority of the New Mexico Hazardous Waste Act (Section 74-4-1 et seq., NMSA 1978, as amended, 1992) and the New Mexico Hazardous Waste Management Regulations (20.4.1 NMAC), the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) can approve or deny hazardous waste permits and closure plans, permit modifications, and amendments.

The proposed permit modification is available for public review weekdays between 8:00 am and 5:00pm at NME.D- Hazardous Waste Bureau

2905 Rodeo Park Drive East, Building I Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505

Copies arc also available at the LANL Hardcopy Public Reading Room weekdays from 9:00am to 4:00pm at Northern New Mexico Citizens' Advisory Board Omce

94 Cities of Gold Road In Pojoaque, New Mexko http:l/www,lunl,ww/communjty=enyjronmenVcnvironmental·stcwardship/oob!ic-roadjng-room.obn

Electronic copies of the permit modification request can also be found in the LANL Electronic PubHc Reading Room (EPRR) at h«p:f/eprr.lanl.gOv.

The LANL Hazardous Waste Facility Permit can be found on the NMED LANL Permit web page at: http:l/www.nmcnv.state.i".usfHWB/Pcrmjt.htm

A public meeting about the permit modification request will be held from 5:30pm to 7:30pm on

October 30,2013 at Fuller Lodge, 2132 Central Ave, Los Alamos, NM.

Any person who would like to comment on the proposed Class 3 permit modification may do so by contacting:

Dave Cobrain NMED-Hazardous Waste Bureau,

2905 Rodeo Park Drive East, Bulldlql, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505-6313 Telephone (50S) 476-6000 or e-mail: dave.cobraln@state.nm.us.

The Pcnnittee's compliance history during the life of the pennit being modified is available from the NMED contact person. The 60-day public comment period for

this permit modification will run from October 3, 2013 through December 2, 2013 . Any person who wishes to comment on this action should submit written or e-mail comments with the commcnter's name and address to the address above.

Only written comments received on or before December 2, 2013, will be considered.

If you have questions. please contact Los Alamos National Laboratory. Lorrie Bonds Lopez

Environmental Communication & Public Involvement P.O. Box 1663, MS M996 Los Alamos, NM 87545

Phone/email: 505·667-0216/ en"outreacb@lanl.aov

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