Idaho Cleanup Project CERCLA
Administrative Record and Information
Repository

Introduction:

The Information Repository and Administrative Record collections provide public access to information concerning the Idaho National Laboratory’s (INL) Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP).

The Idaho Department of Energy is responsible for cleaning up contaminated sites at the INL in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order (FFA/CO). The CERCLA requires documents relevant to public understanding of cleanup actions at the INL be made available to the public. These documents are maintained in this Administrative Record and Information Repository.

The following provides details on the organization, options for accessing and sorting information, and additional information on the INL’s Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) CERCLA Administrative Record/Information Repository system.

How the System is Organized:

Potential and confirmed waste release sites addressed by the INL’s Idaho Cleanup Project are divided into specific units for operation and management purposes. These units are called waste area groups (WAGs). There are 10 WAGs at the INL. Each WAG is further broken down into operable units (OUs), which are groupings of potential or confirmed release sites used to identify similar contamination problems. The number of OUs differs from one WAG to another.

When referring to an OU, the WAG number is given first, followed by a hyphen and a two-digit number assigned to the specific OU within the WAG.

The organization of the system will allow the user to access information in the following ways:

Begin by selecting either About this web site or one of the other following selections to view specific documents:

About this web site

Choosing About this web site will show the user information about the Administrative Record and Information Repository and will also provide help while maneuvering through the system.

Recent Documents

All documents created in the last 90 days will be displayed. You may then choose to display documents created 90 days prior.

Removal Action Documents for D&D Activities

Documents created for D&D removal actions not identified in the FFA/CO.

Select All for Date Range

A starting month and year, and ending month and year may be selected, and documents will be displayed in chronological order, 100 at a time.

Select All for Author

A listing of authors will be provided. Select the author whose documents you would like to view; documents will then be listed.

Select All for Title/Key Word

A listing of key words will be provided. The user may choose either a word or a phrase from the list provided; a list of documents will then be displayed with the selected word or phrase in the document title, with the most recently created documents first.

Select All for Waste Area Group

A listing of WAG titles and descriptions is displayed. You may choose the WAG documents you wish to see; they will then be displayed in descending chronological order.

Select All for Operable Unit

A listing of OU titles and descriptions, including site codes, is provided. The user may select an OU to view document titles; the titles will be displayed in descending chronological order.

Select All for File Category

This sorting option lists the index of the Administrative Record by File Category, allowing you to select the type of documents you wish to view, i.e., Proposed Plans, Remedial Investigations, Remedial Designs, etc. Once the document category is selected, documents falling within the category will be listed with the most recent publication appearing first.

Search Within General ICP Documents

This sorting option allows you to search for documents that are not WAG- or OU-specific. When selecting this option, you will be provided with a screen that narrows your search to Author, Title/Key Word, File Category, and General ICP Documents, Sorted by Date. Each selection has a limited choice of options for further viewing.

Additional Information

When pressed, the following keys are used for screen manipulation:

The hourglass symbol replaces the arrow on the screen when the request is being processed. Please wait until the request is completely processed before pressing another key. When the process is complete, the arrow symbol will reappear indicating the user can proceed.

To STOP a current request from completing the process, press the STOP button.

The Information Repository and Administrative Record database system counts the number of pages in the document and does not consider the document's pagination or page numbering sequence. For example, a document may contain 200 pages in total. The database will count 200 pages for that particular document and will not consider the pagination sequence unique to the document; i.e., the pagination sequence may begin each section of the document with page number one (1), it may identify the appendices with an alpha character, or the Table of Contents may be numbered with roman numerals. Should the user select page 10, the tenth page of the document would be viewed, possibly being page ix of the document.

Obtaining Copies of Documents

Public Request

Members of the public can obtain a hard copy of a document using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request process. The FOIA request form can be accessed on-line at http://www.id.doe.gov/foia/more.htm .

Internal Request

INL employees can obtain a hard copy by contacting the Administrative Record / Information Repository Coordinator at Denise.Brush@icp.doe.gov, 533-3888 or mail stop 9115. An INL charge number will be required.

ACRONYMS

This is a standard INL acronyms list and is provided for general reference. Documents in this system may or may not include these acronyms.