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The council will be chaired by Governor Richard Riley. 

 There will be 14 members who are designated by the 

 President as follows: eight governors; five state and 

 local government officials other than governors; and, a 

 tribal government representative. The Secretaries of 

 Energy, Interior, and Transportation and the Adminis- 

 trator of the Environmental Protection Agency are also 

 members . 



The Council will provide advice and recommendations to 

 the President and the Secretary of Energy on nuclear 

 waste management including interim storage of spent 

 fuel. In particular, the Council will: 



(a) Recommend procedural mechanisms for reviewing 

 specific nuclear waste management plans and pro- 

 grams, including the consultation and concurrence 

 process designed to achieve Federal, State, and 

 local agreement which accommodates the interests 

 of all the parties. 



(b) Work on development of detailed nuclear waste 

 management plans and provide recommendations to 

 ensure that they adequately address the needs of 

 affected States and local areas. 



(c) Advise on all aspects of siting and licensing of 

 facilities for storage and disposal of nuclear 

 wastes . 



(d) Advise on proposed Federal regulations, standards, 

 and criteria related to nuclear waste management 

 programs. 



(e) Identify and make recommendations on other matters 

 related to the transportation, storage, and dis- 

 posal of nuclear wastes that the Council believes 

 are important. 



• The principle of consultation and concurrence will 

 apply in the siting of high level waste repositories. 

 Under the framework of consultation and concurrence, a 

 host State will have a continuing role with regard to 

 the Federal government's actions on the siting, design, 

 and construction of a high level waste repository. 



2. Interim Planning Strategy for High Level and Transuranic 

 Waste Disposal 



Pending reviews required by the National Environmental Policy Act 

 and in order to provide interim guidance to the radioactive waste 

 management program for its near-term actions and following the 

 consideration of alternative technical approaches, the President 



