Common use of Review and Comment on Documents Clause in Contracts

Review and Comment on Documents. 1. The DOE shall com plete and submit each primary document to EPA and SCDHEC on or before the correspon ding deadline established for the submittal of the documents established pursuant to Section XX (Timetables and Deadlines) of this Agreement. The Parties agree that DOE may submit Revision.0 documents requiring certification under 40 CFR 270.11 without said certification. Upon the approval of the Revision.0 of the submittal of the Revision.1 document, the DOE shall provide the certification as required under 40 CFR 270.11. The DOE shall com plete and submit the secon dary document s in accor dance with the target dates established for the issuance of such document s accor ding to the approved schedules within the appropriate Work Plan(s). 2. Unless the Parties mutually agree to another time period, all Revision.0 document s shall be subject to the document-specific period for review and comment as provided in Appendix I of this Agreement. All secon dary documents shall be subject to a one hundred and twenty day (120) period for review and comment. Review of any document by the EPA and SCDHEC may concern all aspects of the document (including its com pleteness) and should include, but is not limited to, technical evaluation of any aspect of the document and con sistency with CERCLA, the NCP and any pertinent guidance or policy promulgated by the EPA or SCDHEC. Comments by the EPA and SCDHEC shall be provided with adequate specificity so that the DOE may respond to the comment and, if appropriate, make changes to the document. Comments shall refer to any pertinent sources of authority or references upon which the comments are based, and, upon request of the DOE, the EPA, and SCDHEC shall provide a copy of the cited authority or reference. In cases involving complex or unusually lengthy documents, EPA and SCDHEC may extend the comment period for an additional thirty (30) days by written notice to the DOE prior to the end of the comment period. On or before the close of the comment period, the EPA and SCDHEC shall submit its written comments to the DOE. 3. Representatives of the DOE shall make themselves readily available to the EPA and SCDHEC during the comment period for purposes of informally responding to questions and comment s on document s. Oral comment s made during such discussions need not be the subject of a written response by the DOE at the close of the comment period. 4. In commenting upon a document which contain s a proposed XXXX determination, EPA or SCDHEC shall include a reasoned statement of whether it objects to any portion of the proposed XXXX determination. To the extent that the EPA and/or SCDHEC objects, it shall explain the bases for its objection in detail and shall identify any ARARs which it believes were not properly addressed in the proposed XXXX determination. 5. Following the close of the review/comment period for a document, the DOE shall give full consideration to all EPA and SCDHEC written comments on the document submitted during the comment period. Within ninety (90) days of the receipt of comment s on a secon dary document, the DOE shall submit to EPA and SCDHEC its written response to comments received within the comment period. The period for revision a Revision.0 primary document will begin on the last date that comments are received from either EPA or SCDHEC. The DOE shall submit to EPA and SCDHEC the Revision.1 primary document and a response to comment s within the period established under Appendix I of the Agreement. 6. The DOE may extend the review period established under Appendix I for either responding to comment s on a document or for submitting the Revision.1 primary document, for an additional thirty (30) days by providing written notice to EPA and SCDHEC. In extenuating circumstances, this time period may be further extended in accor dance with Section XXXI (Extensions) of this Agreement.