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110 STAT. 2852 PUBLIC LAW 104-201—SEPT. 23, 1996 (4) in subsection (d), by striking ", during the test phase, a biennial" and inserting "a" and by striking ", consisting of a documented analysis of and inserting "as necessary to demonstrate"; and (5) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b). SEC. 3186. DISPOSAL OPERATIONS. Subsection (b) of section 7 of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act (106 Stat. 4785) is amended to read as follows: "(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMENCEMENT OF DISPOSAL OPERATIONS.— The Secretary may commence emplacement of transuranic waste underground for disposal at WIPP only upon completion of— "(1) the Administrator's certification under section 8(d)(1) that the WIPP facility will comply with the final disposal regulations; "(2) the acquisition by the Secretary (whether by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise) of Federal Oil and Gas Leases No. NMNM 02953 and No. NMNM 02953C, unless the Administrator determines under section 4(b)(5) that such acquisition is not required; and Notification. "(3) the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary notifies Congress that the requirements of section 9(a)(1) have been met.". SEC. 3187. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY DISPOSAL REGULATIONS. (a) SECTION 8(d)(1). —Section 8(d)(1) of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act (106 Stat. 4786) is amended— (1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: "(A) APPLICATION FOR COMPLIANCE. —Within 30 days after the date of the enactment of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Amendment Act, the Secretary shall provide to Congress a schedule for the incremental submission of chapters of the application to the Administrator beginning no later than 30 days after the date of the submittal of the schedule. The Administrator shall review the submitted chapters and provide requests for additional information from the Secretary as needed for completeness within 45 days of the receipt of Notification. each chapter. The Administrator shall notify Congress of such requests. The schedule shall call for the Secretary to submit all chapters to the Administrator no later than October 31, 1996. The Administrator may at any time request additional information from the Secretary as needed to certify, pursuant to subparagraph (B), whether the WIPP facility will comply with the final disposal regulations."; and (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking "after the application is" and inserting "after the full application has been". (b) SECTION 8(d)(2) and (3).—Section 8(d) of such Act is amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking "(1) COMPLI- ANCE WITH DISPOSAL REGULATIONS.—" and by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (1) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), respectively. (c) SECTION 8(g). —- Section 8(g) of such Act is amended to read as follows: