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EPA/AR RIN: 2060-AN15 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: Amendment of the Standards for Radioactive Waste Disposal in Yucca Mountain, Nevada 
Abstract: This action amended the standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada (40 CFR part 197). These standards were issued in 2001 and were partially remanded by a Federal court in 2004. These amendments addressed the remanded portion of the standards, viz., the compliance period. EPA was given the authority to set Yucca Mountain-specific standards in the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EnPA). 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 197   
Legal Authority: PL 102-486    Energy Policy Act of 1992   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/22/2005  70 FR 49014   
Final Action  10/15/2008  73 FR 61255   
Additional Information: SAN No. 4964; EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-AIR/2005/August/Day-22/a16193.htm; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0083
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Ray Clark
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6608J,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 343-9198
Fax:202 343-2065
Email: Clark.Ray@epa.gov

Raymond Lee
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
6608J,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 343-9463
Fax:202 343-2503
Email: lee.raymond@epa.gov