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 PUBLIC LAW 97-415—JAN. 4, 1983

96 STAT. 2077

of nuclear materials, equipment, or facilities, as specified under subsection a.; and "(3) provide justification that the Secretary has applied such regulation or order so as to protect from disclosure only the minimum amount of information necessary to protect the health and safety of the public or the common defense and security.". STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS UNDER SECTION 275

SEC. 18. (a) Section 275 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 is amended— (1) by striking in subsection a. "one year after the date of enactment of this section" and substituting "October 1, 1982" and by adding the following at the end thereof: "After October 1, 1982, if the Administrator has not promulgated standards in final form under this subsection, any action of the Secretary of Energy under title I of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 which is required to comply with, or be taken in accordance with, standards of the Administrator shall comply with, or be taken in accordance with, the standards proposed by the Administrator under this subsection until such time as the Administrator promulgates such standards in final form."; (2) by striking in subsection b. (1) "eighteen months after the enactment of this section, the Administrator shall, by rule, promulgate" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "October 31, 1982, the Administrator shall, by rule, propose, and within 11 months thereafter promulgate in final form,'; (3) by adding the following at the end of subsection b. (1): "If the Administrator fails to promulgate standards in final form under this subsection by October 1, 1983, the authority of the Administrator to promulgate such standards shall terminate, and the Commission may take actions under this Act without regard to any provision of this Act requiring such actions to comply with, or be taken in accordance with, standards promulgated by the Administrator. In any such case, the Commission shall promulgate, and from time to time revise, any such standards of general application which the Commission deems necessary to carry out its responsibilities in the conduct of its licensing activities under this Act. Requirements established by the Commission under this Act with respect to byproduct material as defined in section l i e. (2) shall conform to such standards. Any requirements adopted by the Commission respecting such byproduct material before promulgation by the Commission of such standards shall be amended as the Commission deems necessary to conform to such standards in the same manner as provided in subsection f. (3). Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit or suspend the implementation or enforcement by the Commission of any requirement of the Commission respecting byproduct material as defined in section 11 e. (2) pending promulgation by the Commission of any such standard of general application."; (4) by adding the following new subsection at the end thereof: "f. (1) Prior to January 1, 1983, the Commission shall not implement or enforce the provisions of the Uranium Mill Licensing Requirements published as final rules at 45 Federal Register 65521

42 USC 2022.

42 USC 7911.

Promulgation authority.

42 USC 2014.

Uranium mill licensing requirement regulations.

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