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40 CFR § 194.62 - Notice of proposed rulemaking for certification.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s194.62"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 194.62 - Notice of proposed rulemaking for certification."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "194.62"
section_name: "Notice of proposed rulemaking for certification."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS"
part_number: "194"
part_name: "CRITERIA FOR THE CERTIFICATION AND RE-CERTIFICATION OF THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT'S COMPLIANCE WITH THE 40 CFR PART 191 DISPOSAL REGULATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Pub. L. 102-579, 106 Stat. 4777, as amended by Pub. L. 104-201,110 Stat. 2422; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970, 35 FR 15623, Oct. 6, 1970, 5 U.S.C. app. 1; Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2011-2296 and 10101-10270."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 5235, Feb. 9, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "194"
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# 194.62 Notice of proposed rulemaking for certification.

(a) The Administrator will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the *Federal Register* announcing the Administrator's proposed decision, pursuant to section 8(d)(1) of the WIPP LWA, whether to issue a certification that the WIPP facility will comply with the disposal regulations and soliciting comment on the proposal.

(b) The notice will provide a public comment period of at least 120 days.

(c) The notice will announce public hearings in New Mexico.

(d) Any comments received on the notice will be made available for inspection in the dockets established pursuant to § 194.67.