Public Notice: Emergency hazardous waste permit for Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska

Emergency hazardous waste permit for Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska
How to Comment
Comments Due

Comments on the emergency permit may be submitted by email to Louie Cuaderno (cuaderno.louie@epa.gov) or by mail to:

Louie Cuaderno
U.S. EPA, Region 10
222 West 7th Avenue, Box 19
Anchorage, AK 99513

Comments must be emailed or postmarked on or before June 9, 2025.

Publish Date

Summary

The EPA is requesting public comment on its approval of an emergency permit under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act for Eielson Air Force Base. 

The emergency permit temporarily allowed base personnel to safely detonate countermeasure flares that were considered unsafe for routine disposal. The emergency detonation occurred at Eielson Air Force Base's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Proficiency Range.

The emergency permit was effective from November 4 to November 18, 2024.

The EPA authorized the emergency permit request because there was an imminent and substantial endangerment to people’s health and the environment if the hazardous waste was not promptly disposed of.

Administrative record

Copies of the emergency permit, EPA's approval letter, and Eielson's permit request are available for review below.

Permit applicant

U.S. Air Force, 354th Civil Engineering Squadron
2310 Central Avenue, Suite 100
Eielson Air Force Base, AK 99702-2299
EPA ID #AK1570028646

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