Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0156-0085
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2005-07-14T18:54:53Z

TELEPHONE
CALL
RECORD
x
Incoming
Call
_
Outgoing
Call
Account
&
Task
Number
0154.03.004.009
Project
Name
Other
Solid
Waste
Incineration
Date
6/
15/
05
Time
1400
EDT
Person
Calling
Jason
Huckaby
(
ERG),
Mary
Johnson
(
EPA),
Brian
Shrager
(
EPA),
Bob
Wayland
(
EPA)
Activity
Conference
Call
Person
Called
Doug
Buteyn
(
AK
DEC),
Leslie
Simmons
(
AK
DEC),
Ed
Emswiler
(
AK
DEC)
Telephone
No.

(
919)
541­
4332
(
EPA
conference
call­
in
number)

General
Subject
Discussion
on
local
government
structures
and
Class
II
and
III
solid
waste
disposal
sites
in
Alaska
TOPICS
DISCUSSED
AND
ACTION
TAKEN
The
purpose
of
the
conference
call
was
for
EPA
and
State
of
Alaska
Department
of
Environmental
Conservation
(
AK
DEC)
representatives
to
discuss
issues
specific
to
solid
waste
management
in
remote
areas
of
Alaska
and
how
those
issues
relate
to
EPA's
proposed
new
source
performance
standards
and
emission
guidelines
for
other
solid
waste
incineration
(
OSWI)
units
(
agenda
attached).
In
particular,
EPA
had
the
following
three
questions:

1.
What
types
of
local
government
structure
are
present
in
Alaska?
Discussion:
AK
DEC
indicated
that
there
are
two
types
of
local
government
structures
in
Alaska
­
"
boroughs"
and
"
unorganized
areas."
"
Boroughs"
are
like
counties,
where
one
or
more
municipalities
are
joined
in
a
regional
government.
There
are
about
15
boroughs
in
Alaska.
"
Unorganized
areas"
are
the
non­
borough
areas
where
there
is
either
(
1)
no
intermediate
government
between
the
State
and
the
tribal,
village,
or
city
council,
and
local
government
is
strictly
at
the
municipal
level
or
(
2)
no
governing
body
other
than
the
State.
AK
DEC
further
indicated
that
there
are
large
parts
of
Alaska
where
people
reside
and
there
is
no
local
governing
structure.
2.
Would
an
incinerator
run
by
a
borough
or
unorganized
area
meet
the
definition
of
Class
II
or
Class
III
municipal
solid
waste
landfill?
Discussion:
AK
DEC
indicated
that
there
are
incinerators
used
at
solid
waste
disposal
sites
in
both
boroughs
and
unorganized
areas
(
e.
g.,
village
government
or
tribal
council)
that
would
meet
the
requirements
to
be
defined
as
a
Class
II
or
Class
III
municipal
solid
waste
landfill.
However,
the
State
of
Alaska
does
not
consider
the
local
government
structure
in
determining
the
class
of
a
municipal
solid
waste
landfill.
AK
DEC
indicated
that
the
definitions
of
Class
II
and
Class
III
municipal
solid
waste
landfills
are
strictly
based
on
the
anticipated
volume
of
waste
going
to
the
disposal
site
and
the
location
(
proximity
to
Class
I
landfill)
regardless
of
the
government
structure.
As
a
result,
there
also
are
Class
I
municipal
solid
waste
landfills
located
in
both
boroughs
and
unorganized
areas.
3.
What
are
Alaska's
thoughts
on
how
incinerators
at
these
boroughs
and
unorganized
areas
in
Alaska
should
be
addressed?
Discussion:
AK
DEC
likes
the
language
regarding
incinerators
used
in
isolated
areas
of
Alaska
in
the
proposed
preamble
and
rules.
They
find
the
language,
as
proposed,
very
workable
and
believe
that
the
proposal
appropriately
addresses
incinerators
used
in
isolated
areas
of
Alaska,
including
boroughs
and
unorganized
areas.

AK
DEC
also
pointed
out
that
incinerators
at
pump
stations
or
oil
exploration
camps
could
qualify
as
Class
II
or
Class
III
muncipial
solid
waste
landfills
under
their
State
solid
waste
rules,
provided
the
incinerators
were
burning
municipal
waste.
They
explained
that,
given
the
same
waste
volumes
and
locations,
the
State
does
not
make
a
distinction
when
permitting
a
waste
disposal
site
that
qualifies
for
Class
III
status
owned
by
an
oil
pump
station
or
a
small
village
government.
However,
if
oily
residues
were
being
burned,
Alaska
would
not
consider
the
incinerator
to
be
disposing
of
municipal
waste
and
would
permit
them
differently.
Again,
AK
DEC
reiterated
that
the
proposed
language
is
very
workable
and
fits
nicely
into
Alaska's
State
regulations
for
solid
waste
disposal.
They
did
not
suggest
any
changes
to
the
proposed
language.