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Public Notice: Proposed RCRA Permit Decision for CNMI Remedial Action Plan

Publish Date: 04/17/2018

Summary

EPA is requesting public comment on its proposed Remedial Action Plan permit decision for the detonation unit and storage cave located at Marpi Point, Saipan, approximately 1 mile north of the new Marpi Landfill. The applicant is Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services, Station 1 Tekken Drive, P.O. Box 7068 SVRB, Saipan, MP 96950. EPA’s proposed decision will allow DFEMS to continue:

  1. storage of hazardous remediation waste munition in a storage cave; and
  2. treatment of hazardous remediation waste munitions in a detonation unit.

The proposed permit renewal will extend the permit duration for 10 years.

How to Get More Information

You may email or call Amanda Cruz (contact information at right) and/or go to the EPA’s web site. You may also review the Administrative Record which contains the documents and information that EPA considered in proposing to renew the permit. The administrative record is physically located at the EPA Region 9 Office, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105. The record will be available for public inspection from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Monday through Thursday. A satellite information repository containing the administrative record is located at Joeten-Kiyu Public Library, Insatto Street, Saipan, MP 96950.

Applicant or Respondent

Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Station 1 Tekken Drive
P.O. Box 7068 SVRB
Saipan, MP 96950