[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 73 (Friday, April 16, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 18870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9602]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 194
[FRL-6327-2]
RIN 2060-AG85
Change in Dates of EPA Inspection of Transuranic Waste
Characterization Systems and Processes at the Rocky Flats Environmental
Technology Site Related to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a
change in the dates of a planned inspection of systems and processes
for characterizing certain transuranic (TRU) radioactive waste at the
Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (RFETS), as described in
EPA's Federal Register document of March 25, 1999 (64 FR 14418). The
original dates were April 12-16, as announced in the March 25 notice.
The inspection will now be held the week of April 26, 1999. This will
allow for the 30-day public comment period on Department of Energy
(DOE) documents applicable to characterization of TRU waste at RFETS,
which was announced in the March 25 notice, to occur in advance of the
inspection. The documents available for comment are entitled: (1)
``Transuranic Waste Management Manual, Rev. 2,'' (2) ``RFETS TRU Waste
Characterization Program Quality Assurance Project Plan,'' and (3)
``Salt Residue Stabilization, Building 707 Process Control/
Qualification Plan.'' They are available for review in the public
dockets listed in ADDRESSES. In accordance with EPA's WIPP Compliance
Criteria at 40 CFR 194.8, EPA will conduct an inspection of waste
characterization systems and processes at RFETS to verify that the
proposed systems and processes at RFETS can characterize transuranic
waste at issue properly, consistent with the Compliance Criteria. This
notice of the inspection and comment period accords with 40 CFR 194.8.
DATES: Comments must be received by EPA's official Air Docket on or
before May 10, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted to: Docket No. A-98-49, Air
Docket, Room M-1500 (LE-131), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401
M Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20460. The DOE documents are available
for review in the official EPA Air Docket in Washington DC, Docket No.
A-98-49, Category II-A-2, and at the following three EPA WIPP
informational docket locations in New Mexico: in Carlsbad at the
Municipal Library, Hours: Monday-Thursday, 10 am-9 pm, Friday-Saturday,
10 am-6 pm, and Sunday 1 pm-5 pm; in Albuquerque at the Government
Publications Department, Zimmerman Library, University of New Mexico,
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 am-9 pm, Friday, 8 am-5 pm, Saturday-Sunday,
1 pm-5 pm; and in Santa Fe at the Fogelson Library, College of Santa
Fe, Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 am-12 am, Friday, 8 am-5 pm, Saturday, 9
am-5 pm, and Sunday, 1 pm-9 pm.
Copies of items in the docket may be requested by writing Docket A-
98-49 at the address provided above, or by calling (202) 260-7548. As
provided in EPA's regulations at 40 CFR part 2, and in accordance with
normal EPA docket procedures, a reasonable fee may be charged for
photocopying.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Monroe, Office of Radiation and
Indoor Air, (202) 564-9310, or call EPA's toll-free WIPP Information
Line, 1-800-331-WIPP.
Dated: April 12, 1999.
Robert Perciasepe,
Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 99-9602 Filed 4-15-99; 8:45 am]
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