# APPENDIX VIUNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION 10 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900 Seattle, WA 98101-3140 OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT 

### AUG 3 0 2010 Replyto: OCE-I27 MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: Agreed Clarifications to Enforcement and Compliance Documents Flow between U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 and Idabo DEQ
FROM: JeffKenKnight, ManagerAirlRCRA Compliance Unit

# ~At~ TO: Brian Monson, Idabo Department ofEnvironmental Quality This memorandum serves to provide notice to interestedparties that certain clarifications have been agreed tobyUnited States Environmental Protection Agency Region 

### 10 (EPA) and the Idaho Department ofEnvironmental Quality (DEQ) concerning the required enforcement and compliance document flow underthe Memorandum ofAgreementbetween the State ofIdaho and the United States Environmental ProtectionAgency Region 

### 10revised on July 30,2001 (MOA). First, Items 3 and

### 4 on the schedule found on pages 

### 18 and 

### 19 ofthe MOA entitled "ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCEDOCUMENTFLOWBETWEENEPA AND DEQ" have been agreedto no longerbe required by DEQ unless specificallyrequested byEPA. Second, any itemrequired to be submitted underthe MOA maybe submitted to EPA orDEQ electronically. Third, enforcement and compliance documents will be submitted to the following named individuals at the following email 

### orphysical address:
ToEPA: Adam Baron RCRA Compliance Officer U.S. EPARegion 10 OCE-127 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900 Seattle, W A 98101 baron.adam@epa.gov
To IDEQ: Natalie Clough Hazardous WasteCompliance Manager IdahoDEQ 1410N. Hilton Street Boise, ID 83706 Natalie.Clough@deg.idaho.govUNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION 10 

### RECEIVED 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900 

## uAR 07 2011 Seattle, WA 98101-3140 "" OEPT. OF**ENVJ~MENrAL** OOAUTY**o~I!IHI(l'lI''''''** AiR, WASTE AND TOXles 

## MAR 0 32011**~fr.** 

### BrianMonson, Manager Waste Management and Remediation Division Idaho Department ofEnvironmental Quality 1410 N. Hilton Boise, ID 83706
Re: Agreed Clarifications to RCRA Pennitting and Correetive Action Document Flow between EPA and Idaho DEQ
Dear Mr. Monson: This letter documents certain clarifications that have been agreed to by United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 

### (EPA) and the Idaho Department ofEnviroumental Quality (DEQ). Theclarifications concernthe required Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) pennitting and corrective aetion document flow wlderthe EPA and DEQ's Memorandum ofAgreement (MOA), as revised on 7-30-01. The detailed tables attached to the MOA describing the flow ofdocuments between DEQ and EPA havebeenupdated and are enclosed. These tables have been updated as a collaborative etTort onbehalfofthe Agencies to limit unnecessary expenditure ofresources. 

### Ifyou have any questions orcomments, please contact ZachHedgpeth ofmystaffat 

### 206/553­ 1217 

### orhedgpeth.zachra:epa.gov. Alternate!y, you may contact Robbie Hedeen, ofthe Corrective Action and PennitsTeam at 

### 206/553-0201 orhedeen.roberta@epa.gov.

/ Sincerely,

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# _L~h:r,**~anage~** Resource Management and

. RCRA State Programs Unit Office ofAir, Waste and Toxics Enclosures

cc: John Brueck, IDEQ Robert Bullock, IDEQ

### 2 BASE PERMITTING DOCUMENT FLOW BETWEEN EPA AND IDAHO DEQl



### • Item Item Descri tion State Action EPA Action' 1-:1:--1 New/revised Part A ap lication •

### Cop~E:P~A-!----t~R;:;.:e::.:v'7'ie:c:w,-,-,-,fi~le7--_-I Part B Permit application Copy to EPA Review and within 30 days comment, file of receipt perm! sperm! s an 3 

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### mod d 

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### R' 

### d tEPA 30 ev!ewand i 

### associated fact sheets and public days before i 

### commentwithin ! 

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### notices start of public ! 

### 30 days or as

, 

### .comment period

. negotiated, file Final permits/permit mods; response Copy to EPA Review, file to comments; statement of basis or fact sheet; any technical justification 

# !4

, relating to permit issuance 1 

### Emergency permits Copy to EPA File, review upon ! 

### request 

### 6 • Closure Plan, associated NODs and • Copyto EPA • Review, file 

### 5 I

• 

### • public notices 

### 7 CloE\ure acceptance letter 

### +-= Copyt() EPA File I i 

### 8 • Permit Termination/Denial Copy to EPA • Review, file 

## 19 i 

### All Public Notices Copyto EPA i 

### Review, file

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### Per DEQ Other, at DEO request" Assist DEO to 

### • 10 maximum extent possible schedule 

## I

1

### Table applies to all permits/permitted facilities which are subject to the authorized

hazardous waste program in Idaho. 2 

### If DEQ knows or suspects there may be controversy or a potential precedent-setting issue(s) associated with a permit or otherdocument, DEQ will inform EPA as soon as possible. DEQ and EPA may consult to inform EPA's decision regarding whetherto conduct a review. 3 

### DEQ may request an EPA review or EPA may choose to conduct a review. EPA may comment on any document it reviews and will inform DEQ that there will be comments as soon as possible. Generally, the decision for EPA to review will be determined during the quarterly meetings, but may also be amended based on new information, cursory review ofa document, or other circumstance. Should EPA conduct a review, DEQ will copy subsequent submittals and correspondence relating to the document**~e.g.,** 

### NODs, revised part B, revised permit, etc.) to EPA.

DEQ and EPA may negotiate timing during the quarterly meetings with updates as necessary. Default EPA review time for documents is 30 daysfrom receipt by the EPA office. 5 

### It is not necessary to send documents which are not identified on this table to EPA, unless specifically requested by EPA or unless DEQ requests EPA review.

To save resources, as well as time and money, electronic transfer of documents is encouraged.CORRECTIVE ACTION DOCUMENT FLOW BETWEEN EPAAND IDAHO DEQl

-----··-------..1 State**Action~** • EPA**Action3,~** 

### 1 Item Item Desc;:ription Draft RFA Reports generated by Copyto EPA

. Review and comment to State State within 

### 30 days or tell State that EPA will not review 

### 2 Final RFA Reports sent to facilities Send to EPA in draft Review if EPA form when sentto commented on draft, file facility for comment , , 3 Final EI evaluation forms and Send to EPA • Review, file • NCAPS worksheets 

### r­

4 :-----t-;· Draft Corrective

### Ac:::;:t;-io~n~o~rd--ce~rs----t-;;S:-e~n--;d-:---to**E=:P::CA~in~d--cr~a"ft-----r""R:-e~vi:-e~w~a~n~d;--c~o~m~m-e-n-:-t---i** i final form 

### 30 days prior within 

### 30 days or as

. to issuance/public negotiated, file

notice**~--;------I** Final Corrective Action orders, Copyto EPA 

### 5 Review, file revisions 

### 6**~=--;---c-** , Remedy Selection documents,

. Copyto EPA Review and comment, file i i including Statement of Basis, permit • modification, order, etc. I-c i

### 7=--~i C':::·orrective

### ActionC=-o~m=-CplC-e-Ctio-n i determinations/No Further Action

· determinations

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### 8 All Public Notices ----._-----_...._----­ 

### . 9 Other, at DEQ request !

---_... Copy to EPA Review, file
Cop to EPA Review, file Per DEQ s-'-ch:-'-e-d7'u'7---t A':-'s::"s7is::"t:"::D=-=E::':Q;;:""'to-m-a-xc-im-u-m---J le extent possible

1Table applies to all corrective action facilities which are subject to the authorized hazardous waste program in Idaho.

If DEQ knows or suspects there may be controversy or a potential precedent-setting issue{s) associated with an action or document, DEQ will inform EPA as soon as possible. DEQ and EPA may consult to inform EPA's decision regarding whetherto conduct a review. 3 DEQ may request an EPA review or EPA may choose to conduct a review. EPA may comment on any document it reviews and will inform DEQ that there will be comments as soon as possible. Generally, the decision for EPAto review will be determined during the quarterly meetings, but may also be amended based on new information, cursory review ofa document, or other circumstance. Should EPA conduct a review, DEQ will copy subsequent submittals and correspondence relating to the document (e.g., revised EI, revised Order, etc.) to EPA. 4 DEQ and EPA may negotiate timing during the quarterly meetings with updates as necessary. Default EPA review time for documents is 

### 30 days from the date of receipt by the EPA office. 5 It is not necessaryto send documents which are not identified on this table to EPA, unless specifically requested by EPA or unless DEQ requests EPA review.

To save resources, as well as time and money, electronic transfer ofdocuments is encouraged.