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Operations that involve subsurface mining or the extraction of oil, gas, or potash
and that use or dispose of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) would be subject to regulations
as described in 40 CFR Part 761, including the following:
• Manufacturing, processing, distribution in commerce, and use of PCBs and PCB
items (Subpart B)
• Marking of PCBs and PCB items (Subpart C)
• PCB spill cleanup policy (Subpart G)
• General recc 'd reports (Subparts 1)
• PCB waste disposal records and reports {Subpart K)
Permits. special reports. and fees
No permits or fees are associated w',h 40 CFR Part 761. Users of PCJ" or
products containing PCBs would need to meet reporting requirements described in 40
CFR Part 761.
References
Arbuckle, J., Brownell, F., Case, D., Halbleib, W., Jensen, L., Landfair, S., Lee, R.,
Miller, M., Nardi, K., Olney, .A , Saravadi, D., Spensley, J., Steinway, D., and
Sullivan, T., 1993, Environnv • Law Handbook, Twelfth Edition: Government
Institutes Inc., Rockville, MD,jO pp.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agencv 1993, Code of Federal Regulations Title 40,
Protection of Environment, Parts 700 to 799, Office of the Federal Register,
National Archlves and Records Administration, Washington DC, 1350 pp.
Waste Isolation Pilot PIaDt Land Withdrawal Act, the WlPP Land Management
Plan, and the DOE-BLM Memorandum of Understanding
WIPP Land Withdrawal Act
The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WlPP) Land Withdrawal Act restricts the mining
of minerals and exttaetion of oil or gas on the withdrawn land and within 1 mi of the
withdrawn land boundary at any time (including after the decommissioning of the WIPP
Site), in order to protect the integrity of the disposal system.
The Land Withdrawal Act, Public Law 102-579, was enacted on October-30,
1992, to transfer the land under and around the WIPP site from the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) to the Department of Energy (DOE). The Land Withdrawal Act
reserves the withdrawn land for authorized activities associated with the WIPP Project.
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All subsurface mining for minerals or extraction of oil or gas (including slant
drilling from outside the boundaries of the withdrawal area) is prohibited on the withdrawn
land, with two exceptions. These exceptions are two 32D-acre tracts of land within