Notice of Intent

for the ADEC Hazardous Waste Program to Seek

Program Approval from EPA

The Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), Division of Environmental Health, Hazardous Waste Program is seeking authorization from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate hazardous waste in Alaska, in lieu of EPA. As part of the process, ADEC is seeking comments from the public on its views on the proposed program, including comments on the draft of the application that will be submitted to EPA for authorization of the ADEC Hazardous Waste Program.

The application includes 4 parts as required by Title 40, Part 271 of the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR 271):

• The Hazardous Waste Regulations in Title 18, Chapter 62 of the Alaska Administrative Code (18 AAC 62)
• The DRAFT Program Description, that describes how the program is structured and how it will conduct operations;
• The DRAFT Attorney General’s Statement, that describes how Alaska laws apply to the adoption of the federal Program, including comparisons between state and federal statutes and regulations; and,
• The DRAFT Memorandum of Agreement between DEC and the EPA describes the responsibilities of each party in addressing the program.

For questions on this notice of intent or additional information, please email hazardous.waste@alaska.gov.

OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

ADEC is requesting comments on the application documents prior to submitting the final application to EPA. If your comments are on a specific document, please indicate the document, page number, and the subject of the comment, or copy and paste the text on which you are commenting in your comment narrative. If sufficient interest is indicated, ADEC may schedule a public hearing regarding the application package.

Written comments will be included in the record if received before 11:59 p.m. on December 8, 2025. You may comment electronically via our public notice site at https://dec.alaska.gov/commish/public-notices/ or you may submit written comments by mail, email, or fax to:

Rebecca Colvin, ADEC Solid Waste Program

555 Cordova St. Anchorage, AK 99501

Fax: 907-269-7510

Email: rebecca.colvin@alaska.gov.

ADEC complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you are a person with a disability who may need accommodation in order to participate in this public process, please contact Kristin Mabry kristin.mabry@alaska.gov 907-334-0884, Alaska Relay Service/TTY/TDD 800-770-8973, or dial 711 within 10 days prior to closure of this public notice period to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.