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ehe U.S. !DVlro~t&l lro••c'lun A&en~7 (ErA) lor eheir reviev. To dAco,
there haVe been several letters exchanged be~en 8LK, DOE. and EPA as to
vnether approval ot these AlDI and ~1,• .:••,,,It:ing devel..,-..t of the oil •.,d
Cas lease could potentially jeopardize the VIPP site.
On Kay 4, 1994, EPA ,~tified OOE that EPA vas ~bl., ae that time, eo
determine if the ae ,:.siticc-. of the two leases under "UP (lV!lQ{·02'~3 a.nr1
~·029S3·C) is req~ired to comply vith the final transuranio waaee di.posal
refUlations in 40 cra 191 or the Solid Vaate Disposal Act. A tiaal
datermination vill bAve to vait ~til EPA receive. DOE'. c~let. application
in 1996 for certification as a solid vaste disposal sita ~r the Solid Waste
Dllposal Act. In addition, two new i.,ues have surfaoed: the potential
impact. from injection ••11s and vater flooding for .econdary recovery. It
sppean naither of -then issues have~been adequately analyzed. On J\Ill8 3.
1994, llO! raquastel! BU{ delay any daci.ions until aftal: Dec_el: 1996. when
F.PA vnuld reeeive DOE's complete application for reviev. A fiDal
determination would be ude by El'A SOlllec1me after thae liat•.
Due to the uncertaluty of when a final deteIlllinat10n will be II&d., and the
utlknDWll
UiaetJI frOlll inJ.ct-iOt" WAn. and water floodlna. 1t is nee-ass"" to
deny approval of your eisht proposed vella, at this eiDe.
opp11ootLon- are enolo••4.
Your 000'1.. of the
1ft acoor4anoe with .3 C~ 31'S.~, yo~ ..y app••l this 6ecislan p.a p.h.lnterior
Board of Land Appeal. accordlna to the procedu:es outlined ou ~e e~los.d
Fon. 1842·1.
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Departaent of IDee.,
P.O. lox 2078
Carlsbad, !Il &8120
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RK (920, a. S.leh)
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