Title 40 | CRITERIA FOR THE CERTIFICATION AND RE-CERTIFICATION OF THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT'S COMPLIANCE WITH THE 40 CFR PART 191 DISPOSAL REGULATIONS
part_subject: "CRITERIA FOR THE CERTIFICATION AND RE-CERTIFICATION OF THE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT'S COMPLIANCE WITH THE 40 CFR PART 191 DISPOSAL REGULATIONS"
subpart_code: "A"
subpart_subject: "General Provisions"
section_number: "194.6"
section_subject: "Alternative provisions."
cfr_reference: "40 CFR 194.6"
title_name: "Title 40"
title_subject: "Protection of Environment"
parts_covered: "Parts 190 to 259"
revised_date: "Revised as of July 1, 2019"
publication_date: "As of July 1, 2019"
contains_description: "Containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect"
publication_info: "Published by Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration as a Special Edition of the Federal Register"
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The Administrator may, by rule pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, substitute for any of the provisions of this part alternative provisions, or minor alternative provisions, in accordance with the following procedures:
(a)Alternative provisions may be substituted after:
(1)Alternative provisions have been proposed for public comment in the Federal Register together with information describing how the alternative provisions comport with the disposal regulations, the reasons why the existing provisions of this part appear inappropriate, and the costs, risks and benefits of compliance in accordance with the alternative provisions;
(2)A public comment period of at least 120 days has been completed and public hearings have been held in New Mexico;
(3)The public comments received have been fully considered; and
(4)A notice of final rulemaking is published in the Federal Register.
(b)Minor alternative provisions may be substituted after:
(1)The minor alternative provisions have been proposed for public comment in the Federal Register together with information describing how they comport with the disposal regulations, the reasons why the existing provisions of this part appear inappropriate, and the benefit of compliance in accordance with the minor alternative provision;
(2)A public comment period of at least 30 days has been completed for the minor alternative provisions and the public comments received have been fully considered;
(3)A notice of final rulemaking is published in the Federal Register for the minor alternative provisions.