40 CFR § 194.63 - Final rule for certification.

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title: "40 CFR § 194.63 - Final rule for certification."
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title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "194.63"
section_name: "Final rule for certification."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
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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"
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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."
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# 194.63 Final rule for certification.

(a) The Administrator will publish a Final Rule in the *Federal Register* announcing the Administrator's 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.

(b) A document summarizing significant comments and issues arising from comments received on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, as well as the Administrator's response to such significant comments and issues, will be prepared and will be made available for inspection in the dockets established pursuant to § 194.67.