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GARY R. HERBERT
Governor
SPENCERJ. COX
Lieutenant Governor
Department of
Environmental Quality
Alan Matheson
Executive Director
DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
AND RADIATION CONTROL
Scott T. Anderson
Director
December 22.2015
George Gooch, Manager
Environmental Services
ATK Launch Systems - Promontory
P.O. Box 707
Brigham City, UT 84302-0707
RE: Emergency Permit
ATK Launch Systems - Promontory Facility
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Dear Mr. Gooch:
The Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control has completed its review of your December 14,2015
request for an emergency permit for 90 days to treat, by open burning, military flares that fail to ignite during
quality control testing procedures. As described in your letter, the quality control testing is required by ATK
Launch System's (ATK) contract with the Department of Defense.
ATK has determined that flares that fail to ignite, or only partially ignite during these tests, once located, are
unsafe to move due to the potential damage sustained from the impact with the ground. An emergency permit for
treatment is needed so that ATK may open burn flares that fail to ignite properly in-place at the Kosmo testing
area. The flares that will be tested and covered by this permit are LUU-I9, Ll-ru-l, LUU2-C18,M257,M278 and
the new developmental flare P215.
Enclosed is Utah Hazardous Waste Emergency Permit #UT-029-2015 authorizing ATK to treat the flares
identified above that have been characteized as unsafe to move. This permit is based on the premise that the
information provided by ATK is accurate and that treatment of flares will be conducted as specified in your letter.
Waste material collected after the treatment is complete must be properly characteized and transported to an
approved disposal facility. ATK is also required to maintain records of the open buming activities. These records
should include the date and time of treatment, the name of the person(s) conducting the treatment, the number and
type of flares treated, the location of treatment, a description of the treatment effectiveness and the final
disposition of waste residues.
These records must be included in the report that is to be submitted to the Division within 14 days of the
expiration date of the permit.
195 North 1950 West . Salt take City, UT
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 144880 . Salt L-ake City, UT 84114-4880
Telephone [phone]. Fax [phone]. T.D.D. [phone]
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ln the event that a flare doesn't deploy or ignite as designed and cannot be located for treatment under this permit,
ATK should notify the Division as soon as possible. ln addition, all lost flares must be recorded and included in
the report described above.
This permit becomes effective on January 2,2016 and will expire on March 31,2016. Emergency permits are
issued under the authority of 19-6-101 through l22,Utah Code Annotated, as amended and R3l5-3-6.2 of the
Utah Administrative Code.
If you have any questions, please call Jeff Vandel at (80 1 ) 536-0257 .
Scott T. Anderson, Director
Division of Waste Manasement and Radiation Control
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Enclosure: Emergency Permit
c: Jason Wells, ATK Launch Systems
Lloyd C. Berentzen, MBA, Health Officer, Bear River Health Department
Grant Koford, EHS, Environmental Health Director, Bear River Health Department
STATE OF UTAH EMERGENCY PERMIT UT.O29-2015
Permittee:
ATK LALTNCH SYSTEMS _PROMONTORY
uTD009081357
P.O. BOX 707
BRIGHAM CITY, UT 84302-0707
Pursuant to the Utah Solid and Hazardous Waste Act, 19.6.101-123, et. seq., Utah Code Annotated, as amended,
and the Utah Administrative Code (R3 I 5- 1 through R3 I 5- I 4 and R3 1 5-50) as adopted by the Utah Solid and
Hazardous Waste Control Board, an emergency permit is issued to ATK Launch Systems - Promontory (hereafter
called the "Permittee") to treat, by open burning, military flares (type LUU-l ,LUU2-C1B, LUU-19, M257,M278
or P215) that fail to ignite during quality control testing. The Permittee has requested an emergency permit based
on its determination that it is unsafe to move flares that fail to ignite properly after being dropped from an airplane
or launched from the ground during testing procedures. lt was determined that the safest way to manage these
potentially damaged flares is to bum them in place prior to transporting it for disposal. The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency has authorized the Director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control to
issue such a permit under Section 3006(b) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
The Permittee shall comply with all terms and conditions of this permit. The permit consists of the applicable
portions of R3l5-1 through R315-14, R315-50 and R3l5-l0l of the Utah Administrative Code. Applicable rules
are those which are in effect on the date of issuance of this permit.
In addition, all waste generated from the treatment shall be properly characterized and transported to an approved
disposal facility. The Permittee shall maintain records of the open burning activities. These records shall include
the date and time of treatment, the name of the person(s) conducting the treatment, the number and type of flares
treated, the specific location of treatment within the Kosmo testing area, a record of any lost flares, a description
of the treatment effectiveness, and the final disposition of waste residues. These records shallbe included in a
report that shall be submitted to the Director within 14 days of the expiration date of the permit. In addition, if
ATK is unable to find any flares that fail to properly ignite or deploy, ATK shall notify the Director as soon as
possible.
This permit is based on the premise that the information received in the letter dated December 14, 2015 and
through discussions with ATK personnel is accurate and that the treatment will be conducted as specified in the
letter. Any inaccuracies or misrepresentations found in the request described above may be grounds for the
termination of this permit, in accordance with R315-4-1.5(a) of the Utah Administrative Code. The Permittee
shall inform the Director of any deviation from, or changes in, the information in the request which would affect
the Permittee's ability to comply with the applicable regulations.
This permit is effective on January 2,2016 and shall expire on March 31,2016, unless terminated in accordance
with R3l5-4-1.5(a) of the Utah Administrative Code.
Sign Date: /ZD+ra'-L- Z/ S-
Scott T. Anderson, Director
Division of Waste Manasement and Radiation Control
State
GARY R. HERBERT
Governor
SPENCER J. COX
Lieutenant Goyernor
Department of
Environmental Quality
Alan Matheson
Execative Director
DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
AND RADIATION CONTROL
Scott T. Anderson
Director
December 22.2015
Newspaper Agency Corporation
Legal Advertising Department
143 South Main
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
RE: NAC Account #9001350993
Dear Mark:
This email constitutes authorization to publish the attached NOTICE in the Salt Lake Tribune and
Deseret News on December 30, 2015.
Please send invoice and affidavit of publication to:
Scott T. Anderson, Director
Division of Waste Manasement and Radiation Control
P.O. Box 144880
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4880
Attachment: PublicNotice
c: Jason Wells, ATK Launch Systems
Lloyd C. Berentzen, MBA, Health Officer, Bear River Health Department
Grant Koford, EHS, Environmental Health Director, Bear River Health Department
Donna Spangler (Email), Carlee Christoffersen (Email), Don Verbica (Email)
Facility File, Public Participation File, Alisa Westenskow
195 North 1950 West. Salt Lake City, UT
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 144880 . Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4880
Telephone [phone]. Fax [phone]. T.D.D. [phone]
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State of Utah
GARY R. HERBERT
Governor
SPENCER J. COX
Lieutetwnt Governor
Department of
Environmental Quality
Alan Matheson
Execative Director
DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
AND RADI,ATION CONTROL
Scott T. Anderson
Director
December 22,2015
Box Elder News Journal
Dear Terri:
This email constitutes authorization to publish the attached NOTICE in the Box Elder News Journal on
December 30, 2015.
Please send invoice and affidavit of publication to:
Scott T. Anderson, Director
Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control
P.O. Box 144880
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-4880
Attachment: Public Notice
c: Jason Wells, ATK Launch Systems
Lloyd C. Berentzen, MBA, Health Officer, Bear River Health Department
Grant Koford, EHS, Environmental Health Director, Bear River Health Department
Donna Spangler (Email), Carlee Christoffersen (Email), Don Verbica (Email)
Paper copies to: Facility File, Public Participation File, Alisa Westenskow
195 North 1950 West. Salt Lake City, UT
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 144880 . Salt Lake Ciry, UT 841144880
Telephone [phone]. Fax [phone]. T.D.D. [phone]
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NOTICE
An emergency hazardous waste permit (#UT-029-2015) has been issued to the ATK Launch Systems -
Promontory facility, Box Elder County, Utah authorizing ATK personnel to treat military flares that fail to ignite
during airborne and ground launch testing procedures.
This permit is effective on January 2,2016 and expires on March 31,2016. Copies of the permit are available for
public inspection during normal business hours at the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control,
located on the 2nd floor of the Multi-Agency State Offrce Building, 195 North 1950 West, Salt Lake City, Utah.
For further information, please contact Jeff Vandel at [phone]. In compliance with the American
Disabilities Act, individuals with special needs (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) should
contact Dana Powers, Offrce of Human Resources at [phone], TDD [phone] or by email at
[e-mail].