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PART 62—CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR EMERGENCY ACCESS TO NON-FEDERAL AND REGIONAL LOW-LEVEL WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES

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Subpart A—General Provisions

Sec.

62.1 Purpose and scope.

62.2 Definitions.

62.3 Communications.

62.4 Interpretations.

62.5 Specific exemptions.

62.8 Information collection requirements: OMB approval.

Subpart B—Request for a Commission Determination

62.11 Filing and distribution of a determination request.

62.12 Contents of a request for emergency access: General information.

62.13 Contents of a request for emergency access: Alternatives.

62.14 Contents of a request for an extension of emergency access.

62.15 Additional information.

62.16 Withdrawal of a determination request.

62.17 Elimination of repetition.

62.18 Denial of request.

Subpart C—Issuance of a Commission Determination

62.21 Determination for granting emergency access.

62.22 Notice of issuance of a determination.

62.23 Determination for granting temporary emergency access.

62.24 Extension of emergency access.

62.25 Criteria for a Commission determination.

62.26 Criteria for designating a disposal facility.

Subpart D—Termination of Emergency Access

62.31 Termination of emergency access.

Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, sec. 161 (42 U.S.C. 2201); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201 (42 U.S.C. 5841); Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985, secs. 2, 6 (42 U.S.C. 2021b, 2021f); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note.

Source: 54 FR 5420, Feb. 3, 1989, unless other noted.

[72 FR 55933 Oct. 1, 2007; 73 FR 42675, Jul. 23, 2008; 77 FR 39908, Jul. 6, 2012; 80 FR 54235, Sep. 9, 2015]

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