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1 program. Of course, there have been a lot of suggestions 
2 made for changes in those sections, and I will make a 
3 couple of my own in a minute. 
4 However, it is premature to make any changes 
5 concerning containment and the actual guidelines. First 
6 of all, there has not been an Impact Statement done, and 
7 this needs to be done before any action is taken on a 
8 significant environmental action of this nature. Secondly, 
9 there has not been a convincing case for relaxation, and 
10 I don't feel there is sufficient confidence at this point. 
11 I will just point to one comment which is made both in the 
12 Director's Decision and in the Environmental Impact 
13 Statement. The Director says that the containment 
14 standards, the classification may appear somewhat arbitrary 
15 in the decision document. When you turn to the Impact 
16 Assessment, it says that it is somewhat arbitrary. Now, 
17 I would like to know which one it is, as a member of the 
18 public. 
19 I will go to one of my recommendations. In 
20 Part I, there is no provision providing for higher contain- 
21 ment or new prohibitions. Now, there might be unperceived 
22 hazards which will arise, and some mechanism must be available 
23 to act in case they do. There is nothing. There is a 
24 mechanism for decertification now, but not for higher 
25 containment or new prohibitions, and I will submit some 
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