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Utah Department of Environmental Quality

The mission of the Department of Environmental Quality is to
safeguard human health and quality of life by protecting and
enhancing the environment.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 14, 2000

Contact:
Bill Sinclair, Division of Radiation Control Director, (801) 536-4255

Public Comment Sought on Envirocare's Land Ownership Exemption Request

The Utah Radiation Control Board is seeking public comment on Envirocare's request for an exemption from the governmental land ownership requirements in connection with the disposal of containerized Class A, B and C low-level radioactive waste.

The public may provide comments either orally or in writing. To accept oral comments, the Radiation Control Board will conduct two public hearings. The hearings are scheduled for Jan. 4 at 7 p.m., at the Department of Environmental Quality, 168 N. 1950 West, Room 101, Salt Lake City; and Jan. 11 at 7 p.m., at the Tooele County Courthouse Auditorium, 47 S. Main, Tooele.

The public should submit written comments by mail to William J. Sinclair, Executive Secretary, Utah Radiation Control Board, PO Box 144850, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4850; or by e-mail to bsinclai@deq.state.ut.us. Written and e-mail comments must be received by 5 p.m. on Jan. 12, 2001.

"To accommodate the public's request for more opportunities to provide input, the Radiation Control Board decided to hold additional public hearings and extend the deadline for written comments," said Bill Sinclair, director of the Division of Radiation Control and executive secretary of the Radiation Control Board.

A copy of the Envirocare governmental land ownership rule exemption request is available for public review and for copying between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Division of Radiation Control, 168 N. 1950 West, Room 212, Salt Lake City. Information regarding Envirocare's exemption request may also be obtained by contacting Bill Sinclair at (801) 536-4250 or visiting the web site www.deq.state.ut.us/eqrad/drc_hmpg.htm.

The Radiation Control Board will consider all public comments, both oral and written, before acting on Envirocare's request. Board action on the exemption request is scheduled for Jan. 19 at 2 p.m., at the Department of Environmental Quality, 168 N. 1950 West, Room 101, Salt Lake City.