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GARY R, HERBERT
Governor
SPENCERJ. COX
Lieutenant Governor
Department of
Environmental Quality
Alan Matheson
Exectttive Director
DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
AND RADIATION CONTROL
Scott T. Anderson
Director
April I1,2016
George Gooch, Manager
Environmental S ervices
ATK Launch Systems - Promontory
P.O. Box 707
Brigham City, UT 84302-0707
RE: Emergency Permit
ATK Launch Systems - Promontory Facility
uTD009081357
Dear Mr. Gooch:
The Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control has completed its review of your March22,
2016 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
smergency 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-
19, LUU-I ,LLJU2-C1B,M257 and M278.
Enclosed is Utah Hazardous Waste Emergency Permit #UT-005-2016 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 burning 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.
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Mailing Address: P.O. Box 144880 ' Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4880
Telephone [phone]'Fax (801) s36-0222 'T.D.D. [phone]
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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.
In the event that a flare doesn't deploy or ignite as designed and cannot be located for treatment under
this permit, ATK should notiff the Division as soon as possible. In addition, all lost flares must be
recorded and included in the report described above.
This permit was on April 1, 2016 and will expire on June 30,2016. Emergency permits are issued under
the authority of l9-6-101 through l22,Utah Code Annotated, as amended and R315-3-6.2 of the Utah
Administrative Code.
If you have any questions, please call JeffVandel at [phone].
Scott T. Anderson, Director
Division of Waste Managernent and Radiation Control
STA/JV/jr
Enclosure: Emergency Permit
c: Lloyd C. Berentzen, MBA, Health Officer, Bear River Health Department
Grant Koford, EHS, Environmental Health Director, Bear River Health Department
Jason Wells, ATK Launch Systems
Sincerely,
STATE OF UTAH EMERGENCY PERMIT UT-OOs -2016
Permittee:
ATK LAUNCH SYSTEMS _ PROMONTORY
uTD009081357
P.O. BOX 707
BRIGHAM CITY. UT 84302-0707
Pursuant to the Utah Solid andHazardous Waste Act, 19.6.101-123, et. seq., Utah Code Annotated, as
amended, and R3l5-l through R315-14 and R315-50 of the Utah Administrative Code as adopted by the
Waste Management and Radiation Control Board, an emergency permit is issued to ATK Launch
Systems - Promontory (hereafter called the o'Permittee") to treat, by open burning, military flares (type
LUU-I, LUU2-C/B, LUU-19, M257 or M278) 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. It was determined that the safest way to manage these potentially damaged flares is
to burn 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 R315-1 through R315-14, R3l5-50, and R315-101 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 Permiuee 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 shall be 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 March 22,2016 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 Code
Annotated. 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 April 1,2016 and shall expire June 30, 2016, unless terminated in accordance
with R3I5-4-1.5(a) of the Utatr:\lministrative Code.
Date:
Scott T. Anderson, Director
Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control
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GARY R. HERBERT
Governor
SPENCER J. COX
Lieulenant Governor
Department of
Environmental Quality
Alan Matheson
Execative Director
DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
AND RADIATION CONTROL
Scott T. Anderson
Direclor
April 11,2016
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RE: NAC Account #9001350993
Dear Sirs:
This email constitutes authorization to publish the attached NOTICE in the Salt Lake Tribune and
Deseret News on April 13,2016.
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
Affachment: PublicNotice
c: Lloyd C. Berentzen, MBA, Health Officer, Bear River Health Department
Grant Koford, EHS, Environmental Health Director, Bear River Health Department
Jason Wells, ATK Launch Systems
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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GARY R. HERBERT
Governor
SPENCER J. COX
Lieutenant Governor
Department of
Environmental Quality
Alan Matheson
Executive Director
DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT
AND RADIATION CONTROL
Scott T. Anderson
Director
April I1,2016
Box Elder News Journal
Attn: Terri
This email constitutes authorization to publish the attached NOTICE in the Box Elder News Journal on
April20, 2016.
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: PublicNotice
Lloyd C. Berentzen, MBA, Health Officer, Bear River Health Department
Grant Koford, EHS, Environmental Health Director, Bear River Health Department
Jason Wells, ATK Launch Systems
Donna Spangler (Email), Carlee Christoffersen (Email), Don Verbica (Email)
Facility File, Public Participation File, Alisa Westenskow
NOTICE
An emergency hazardous waste permit (#UT-005-2016) has been issued to the ATK Launch Systems -
Promontory facility, Box Elder County, Utah authorizingATK personnel to treat military flares that fail
to ignite during airborne and ground launch testing procedures.
This permit was effective April 1,2016 and expires June 30, 2016. Copies of the permit are available
dr 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 Office 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, Office of Human Resources at [phone], TDD
[phone] or by email at [e-mail].