J~~~ ED STq TFS 

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

o ~~~~ Q WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460 

JA N 3 0 2013 

Mr. J. R. Stroble OFFICE OF 

AIR AND RADIATION 

Manager, National TRU Program 

U.S. Department of Energy 

P.O. Box 3090 

Carlsbad, NM 88221 

Dear Mr. Stroble: 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reviewed the information provided by the U.S. 

Department of Energy, Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) in an October 24, 20121etter reporting the Tier 2 

(T2) changes made during fiscal year 2012, fourth quarter (July-September). Transuranic (TRU) waste 

sites with EPA-approved waste characterization (WC) programs must report their T2 changes on a 

quarterly basis as established in EPA's site—specific baseline approvals. For FY12 fourth quarter, we 

reviewed the reported T2 changes at the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project and the Central 

Characterization Project. EPA does not object to any of the changes reported in the enclosures to your 

letter. 

The enclosure to this letter identifies the documents we need, in their entirety, to better understand the 

specific topic, and to be better informed of the exact nature of the T2 changes made to the approved WC 

activities. This information will also assist us in planning future inspections. We request that CBFO 

provide the documents in electronic format, via the internet or on a CD and then notify EPA by e-mail 

when they are available. 

Please contact Rajani Joglekar (202-343-9462) or Ed Feltcorn (202-343-9422) if you have any 

questions. 

Sincerely, 

~ , t-- 

Tom Peake, Director 

Center for Waste Management and Regulations 

Enclosure 

Internet Address (URL) • http://www.epa.gov 

Recycled/Recyclable * Printed with Vegetable Oil Based Inks on 100 % Postconsumer, Process Chlorine Free Recycled Paper 
cc (Electronic Distribution): 

A. Harris, DOE HQ 

J. Franco, CBFO 

N. Castaneda, CBFO 

T. Morgan, CBFO 

M. Pinzel, CBFO 

C. Fesmire, CBFO QA 

D. Sellmer, CTAC 

Site Documents 
CCP Tier 2 Changes FY 2012, Fourth Quarter Requested Documents 

INL-CCP 

INL-CCP RH Document: 

• CCP-AK-INL-502, Revision 6, Central Characterization Project RH TRU Waste Certification 

Plan for 40 CFR Part 194 Compliance for INL RH Waste Stream: ID-ANLE-S5000, August 1, 

2012 

fNL-CCP CH AKSR: 

• CCP-AK-INL-005, Revision 6, Central Characterization Project Acceptable Knowledge 

Summary Report for Rocky Flats Immobilized Organic Liquids Stored at the Idaho National 

Laboratory, Waste Streams ID-RF-S3114 and ID-RF-S3150-A, August 15, 2012 

Note: EPA is specifically requesting Revision 6, knowing that this version has been superseded. 

LANL-CCP 

LANL-CCP T2 Changes: 

• AK Accuracy Reports for Waste Stream: 

o LA-CIN01.001 

• Acceptable Knowledge Source Document Discrepancy Resolution: 

o DR044 for Waste Stream LA-CIN01.001 

SRS-CCP 

SRS-CCP CH AKSR: 

• CCP-AK-SRS-16, Revision 0, Central Characterization Project Acceptable Knowledge 

Summary Report For Contact-Handled Transuranic Waste from the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, Waste Stream: SR-NIST-HET, September 7, 2012 

SRS-CCP RH AKSR: 

• CCP-AK-SRS-580, Revision 5, Central Characterization Project Acceptable Knowledge 

Summary Report For Savannah River Site Remote-Handled Transuranic Waste, Waste Stream: 

SR-RH-FBL.01, SR-RH-FBL.02, August 22, 2012 

SRS-CCP T2 Changes: 

• Add Container memo for Waste Streams: 

o SR-W027-221H-HOM 

• Acceptable Knowledge Source Document Discrepancy Resolution: 

o DR001 for AK-21 

o DR002 for AK-21 

SRS-CCP CH Waste Stream Profile Forms: 

• SR-221 H-PuOx