Rulemaking Activities
Proposed Subchapter B. Exportation and Importation of Waste
The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission voted to propose this rule at its November 13, 2010, meeting.
Proposed Rule
Proposed rule PDF verison of Texas Register Publication
The Texas Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission ("Commission") proposes new Subchapter B, to be captioned "Exportation and Importation of Waste" (including §675.21 to be captioned "Exportation of Waste to a Non-Party State for Disposal," §675.22 to be captioned "Exportation of Waste to a Non-Party State for Management or Processing and Return to the Party States for Management or for Disposal in the Compact Facility," §675.23 to be captioned "Importation of Waste from a Non-Compact Generator for Management or Disposal," and §675.24 to be captioned “Importation of Waste from a Non-Compact Generator for Management”) to be contained in Texas Administrative Code, Title 31, Part 21, Chapter 675, governing export and import of low-level radioactive waste and fees associated with those activities.
If adopted, the proposed rules will govern the export and import of low-level radioactive waste and fees associated with those activities. The proposed rules may be found in the November 26, 2010, issue of the Texas Register beginning at page 10435 (35 TX Register 10425).
Deadline for Comments
E-mail or postmark by midnight, December 26, 2010
Contact for Making Comments
EMAIL TO: rule.comment@tllrwdcc.org
MAILING ADDRESS:
TLLRWDCC
3616 Far West Blvd., Suite 117, #294, Austin, TX 78731
PROBLEMS? TELEPHONE: 512-814-7019
Hearing Notice
December 9, 2010
10 AM
Building E, Room 201
12100 Park 35 Circle
Ausitn, TX 78753
Hearing Webcast
The public can access the webcast from the following page: http://www.texasadmin.com/tceqs.shtml. The live link will be available around 9:45 a.m. the day of the meeting and the archive will be available a couple of hours after the conclusion of the meeting.
Audio Recordings of Hearings
December 9, 2010, Hearing Audio
Comments Received on the Proposed Rule
NOTE: This website will be updated periodically as new information becomes available.
Received at Public Hearing December 9, 2010
Speakers Providing Written Comments:
Received by email or postal services
Boucher for VPIRG, NEC, SOA, CAN and VCAN
Promote Andrews (Burns letter)
Promote Andrews Member Comments
ReEnergize Texas & attachment Richards letter
Representatives Anchia and Bonnen
SEED and Item 1, Item 2, Item 3, Item 4, Item 5, and Item 6
SW Compact and Item 1, Item 2 and Item 3
Texas House of Representative Members
Trevor Lowell Complaint and Comments
Waste Control Specialists File 1 File 2
Through the following organizations, these numbers of email comments were received. Posted are representative samples.
4300 through credoaction.org Sample letter
455 through NIRS Sample letter
26 through nukefreetexas.org Sample letter
810 through Texans for Public Health and Safety Sample letter
378 through Sierra Club Sample letter https://secure2.convio.net/sierra/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=5290
The Commission received a letter from a teacher at Tascosa High School containing 41 letters from students both for and against the rule.
Meeting to Consider Rule Comments and Possible Action
Agenda
January 4, 2011, 9 AM
The James Roberts Center, 855 Hwy 176 East, Andrews, TX 79714
Rule Packet for January 4, 2011
Rule Adopted at January 4, 2011 Meeting
31 TAC 675.21-23
Rulemaking
Subchapter B. Exportation and Importation of Waste
Deadline for comments: email or postmark by midnight, December 26, 2010