[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 22]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR191.26]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 191--ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR MANAGEMENT 
AND DISPOSAL OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL, HIGH-LEVEL AND TRANSURANIC RADIOACTIVE 
WASTES--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart C--Environmental Standards for Ground-Water Protection
 
Sec. 191.26  Alternative provisions.

    The Administrator may, by rule, substitute for any of the provisions 
of this subpart alternative provisions chosen after:
    (a) The alternative provisions have been proposed for public comment 
in the Federal Register together with information describing the costs, 
risks, and benefits of disposal in accordance with the alternative 
provisions and the reasons why compliance with the existing provisions 
of this subpart appears inappropriate;
    (b) A public comment period of at least 90 days has been completed, 
during which an opportunity for public hearings in affected areas of the 
country has been provided; and
    (c) The public comments received have been fully considered in 
developing the final version of such alternative provisions.