Notice
is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office (DOE-ID)
and the Idaho Environmental Coalition, LLC (IEC), collectively referred to as
the Permittee, are submitting to the State of Idaho Department of Environmental
Quality (DEQ) a Class 2 permit modification request (PMR) with a request for
temporary authorization (RTA) on or about May 12, 2026. The proposed
modification is to the Hazardous Waste Management Act/Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act Partial Permit for Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center
(INTEC) Waste Management Operations located on the Idaho National Laboratory
(INL), Environmental Protection Agency Identification Number ID4890008952. The PMR/RTA
is being submitted in accordance with Permit Condition I.D.4 and the Idaho
Administrative Procedure Act (IDAPA) 58.01.05.012 [Title 40 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) 270.11(d), 40 CFR 270.30(k), and 40 CFR 270.42].
This
Class 2 PMR/RTA provides for the addition of a new, outside hazardous and mixed
waste management unit located at the north end of INTEC that will be utilized
for container storage and treatment (macroencapsulation). The Permittee is
requesting an RTA to support continued INTEC operations and to prevent
disruption of ongoing waste management activities.
This
change does not alter the ability of the Permittee to provide continued
protection of human health and the environment.
A
60-day comment period has been established to provide comments on the PMR/RTA.
This comment period begins on the date of the publication of this notice
(published in the Idaho Falls Post Register May 13, 2026) and will end
on July 12, 2026. All comments should be addressed to:
Idaho Department of
Environmental Quality
Attention: Mr. Daryl
Sawyer
1410 North Hilton
Boise, ID 83706
The
required public meeting regarding this PMR/RTA will be held as a virtual video
conference, on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, starting at 6:00
p.m. and ending at 8:00 p.m. MDT, or ending at 6:30 p.m. if members of
the public do not participate by 6:30 p.m.
To join, select from the
following options:
1)
Web
Browser:
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2)
By
Phone:
Dial: 12089183357
Conference ID: 679
059 31#
This
meeting will be within the 60-day public comment period after submittal.
Specific information regarding this meeting is included in the notice mailed to
all persons on the official mailing list and published in the Legal Notice, in
accordance with IDAPA 58.01.05.012 [40 CFR 270.42(b)(2)].
Following
submittal to the DEQ, a copy of the PMR/RTA will be placed in the INL Research
Library Digital Repository for viewing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at the
following website: http://inldigitallibrary.inl.gov. Additionally, if unable to access the
website, a hardcopy of the PMR/RTA can be reviewed at the Idaho Falls Public
Library. The hardcopy is located on the main floor of the library, behind the
circulation/checkout desk. The Idaho Falls Public Library is located at 457
Broadway, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
A
copy of the Administrative Record that includes a copy of this PMR/RTA and
supporting documentation is available for public viewing and copying at the DEQ
address listed above.
The DEQ contact
person is Mr. Daryl Sawyer. He may be reached at (208)
373-0547. The contact person for DOE-ID is Ms. Shelby Goodwin. She may be
reached at (208) 541-0078. The contact person for IEC is Mr. Chris Vilord. He
may be reached at (208) 533-6283.
The Permittee’s
compliance history during the life of the permit being modified is available
from the DEQ contact person.