ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Notice of Request for Adjudicatory Hearing  

Requester –                   Jim and Nancy Oliver, dba Safety Waste Incineration                                                                                                   

Contested Decision –     Division of Environmental Health’s January 2, 2024 Notice of Denial – Safety Waste Medical Waste Treatment Permit  issued by the Division of Environmental Health                               

Location –                    8050 S. Alix Drive, Wasilla, Alaska 99623

Background –               The Requesters disagree with the Division’s January 2, 2024 decision.

Copies of the request for adjudicatory hearing  can be viewed on DEC’s web site at https://dec.alaska.gov/commish/review-guidance.htm   Copies may also be obtained by writing to Gary Mendivil, Hearing Liaison, Office of the Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation, P.O. Box 111800, Juneau, AK 99811-1800; by phoning Mr. Mendivil at (907) 465-5061; by faxing a request to (907) 465-5070; or by email to Gary.Mendivil@alaska.gov.

As provided in 18 AAC 15.220, the Division may file a response to the request for adjudicatory hearing by serving a response on the Office of Administrative Hearings by February 28, 2024. The Requester may file a reply within seven days of service of any timely filed response to the hearing request. Written responses on the request for adjudicatory hearing may be served by email to doa.oah@alaska.gov or by mail addressed to the Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Box 1101231, Juneau, AK 99811-0231, or the Office of Administrative Hearings, 550 W. Seventh Avenue, Suite 1940, Anchorage, AK 99501. Please also serve a courtesy copy of the adjudicatory hearing request response to Gary Mendivil, Hearing Liaison, Office of the Commissioner, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, P.O. Box 111800, Juneau, AK 99811-1800, by facsimile to (907) 465-5070, or by email to Gary.Mendivil@alaska.gov.

The Office of Administrative Hearings will issue a recommended decision to the DEC Commissioner on whether the request meets the requirements of 18 AAC 15.200 and, if so, the scope of the proceedings before the Office of Administrative Hearings. The Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee will issue a decision on the request under 18 AAC 15.220. DEC complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you are a person with a disability who may need a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Megan Kohler at (907) 269-4198.