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• suggests routes to States and Tribes, based on highway route-controlled quantity routing criteria (49 CFR 397.101), which carriers would follow between given origins and destinations; • provides for State, Tribal, and local review and comment on proposed routes; • recognizes that States and Tribes may designate routes in accordance with 49 CFR 397.103; • uses cooperative agreements with State Regional Groups to help facilitate interactions with States; • allows for route modifications following a defined process involving State, Tribes, and local stakeholder input; • minimizes the number of routes used for WIPP shipments; and • specifies routes to be used as an enforceable provision in contracts with carriers. If shipments are contemplated using protocols other than those agreed to for TRU waste shipments to WIPP, negotiations will be held with affected states and tribes prior to the commencement of shipments. c. Low-Level and Mixed Low-Level Waste. Carriers select routes in accordance with the provisions of 49 CFR 397.101(a), which state that except in circumstances when there is only one practicable highway route available, considering operating necessity and safety, the carrier: (1) ensures that the motor vehicle is operated on routes that minimize radiological risk; (2) considers available information on accident rates, transit time, population density and activities, and the time of day and the day of week during which transportation will occur to determine the level of radiological risk; and tells the driver which route to take and that the motor vehicle contains Class 7 (radioactive) materials. Isotopes. The carriers act in accordance with the requirements set forth in 49 CFR 397.101. d. (3)
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