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EPA/AR RIN: 2060-AR60 Publication ID: Fall 2013 
Title: Criteria for the Certification and Recertification of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant's Compliance With the Disposal Regulations; Panel Closure Redesign 
Abstract: This rule will propose to modify a small portion of 40 CFR part 194, "Criteria for the Certification and Recertification of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant's Compliance with the 40 CFR part 191 Disposal Regulations." 40 CFR part 194, appendix A, condition 1 currently stipulates that the Option D Panel Closure included in DOE's 1996 Compliance Certification application be implemented to seal filled waste panels in the repository. On September 28, 2011, DOE submitted a Planned Change Request which proposes the replacement of the concrete monolith and mortared explosion wall included in the Option D Panel Closure with an alternative design consisting of steel bulkheads and mined salt backfill. According to DOE, implementation of Option D presents significant technical obstacles, and the proposed change meets the same operational performance requirements while reducing costs and impacts on waste emplacement activities. Participation is expected from EPA Region VI and OGC. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 194   
Legal Authority: WIPP LWA (PL 102-579)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/00/2013 
Final Rule  03/00/2014 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Jonathan Walsh
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW., Mail Code 6608J,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 343-9238
Fax:202 343-2305
Email: walsh.jonathan@epa.gov

Tom Peake
Environmental Protection Agency
Air and Radiation
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 6608J,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 343-9765
Fax:202 343-2304
Email: peake.tom@epa.gov