federal_register: 96-29352
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| 96-29352 | Decision to Certify Whether the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Complies With the 40 CFR Part 191 Disposal Regulations and the 40 CFR Part 194 Compliance Criteria | Proposed Rule | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to certify whether or not the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) will comply with EPA's environmental radiation protection standards for the disposal of radioactive waste. The WIPP is being constructed by the Department of Energy (DOE) near Carlsbad, New Mexico, as a potential repository for the safe disposal of transuranic radioactive waste. Pursuant to the 1992 WIPP Land Withdrawal Act, as amended, EPA must certify that the WIPP will comply with EPA's standards for disposal, and other statutory requirements must be met, before DOE may commence disposal of radioactive waste at the WIPP. EPA will determine whether the WIPP will comply with EPA's standards for disposal based on the application submitted by the Secretary of Energy. DOE's compliance certification application was received by the EPA on October 29, 1996, and a copy may be found in EPA's public dockets (see Additional Docket Information at the end of this notice). The Administrator will make a determination as to the completeness of the application in the near future and will notify the Secretary, in writing, when the Agency deems the application ``complete.'' EPA will evaluate the ``complete'' application in determining whether the WIPP will comply with the radiation protection standards for disposal. The Agency requests public comment on all aspects of the DOE's application. | 1996-11-15 | 1996 | 11 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/11/15/96-29352/decision-to-certify-whether-the-waste-isolation-pilot-plant-complies-with-the-40-cfr-part-191 | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1996-11-15/pdf/96-29352.pdf | Environmental Protection Agency | 145 | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to certify whether or not the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) will comply with EPA's environmental radiation protection standards for the disposal of radioactive waste. The WIPP is being constructed... |