(a) An applicant for a permit pursuant to this Part must establish and maintain a public information office within a reasonable distance, considering the availability of suitable office space, of the proposed disposal site(s) and any alternate disposal site(s). The office must be open for at least 20 hours a week during normal business hours (Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) and for a total of eight hours a week during weekday evenings and on weekends. The office must be open to the public beginning no later than 15 days after submission of the application.

(b) The permittee must establish and maintain a public information center on the disposal site during the operation, closure, and post-closure periods. The center must be open for at least 20 hours a week during normal business hours (Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm) and for at least a total of eight hours a week during weekday evenings and on weekends.

(c) The public information center must contain a public documents room where individuals may review and copy documents related to the land disposal facility.

(d) The public information center must contain models of the disposal site and the disposal units, audio-visual presentations on land disposal facility operations, and demonstrations of radiation surveying and monitoring equipment and techniques. The public information center must present estimates of the radiation doses received by the general public due to site operations and transportation of waste to the site, and a comparison of the radiation doses with those received from natural and medical sources.

(e) The public information center must provide for public tours of the land disposal facility. The permittee must establish a schedule for tours when they will not conflict with operations at the land disposal facility.