[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27557-27558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13609]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2008-0022]
Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency
Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants;
NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1/Rev. 1 Supplement 4 and FEMA Radiological
Emergency Preparedness Program Manual
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is extending
the comment period for two documents: The proposed Supplement 4
(Supplement 4) to ``Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of
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Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of
Nuclear Power Plants,'' NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1/Rev. 1 (NUREG-0654), and
the proposed Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Manual (the
REPP Manual). The original comment period was scheduled to conclude on
August 3, 2009. FEMA is extending the period until October 19, 2009.
DATES: This notice is effective June 3, 2009. Comments must be received
by October 19, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The proposed Supplement 4 and the proposed REPP Manual are
available online at http://www.regulations.gov. You may also view hard
copies of these documents at the Office of Chief Counsel, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Room 835, 500 C Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20472. You may submit comments on the proposed Supplement 4 and the
proposed REPP Manual, identified by Docket ID FEMA-2008-0022, by one of
the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: [email protected]. Include ``Docket ID FEMA-2008-0022''
in the subject line of the message.
Fax: 703-483-2999.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Regulation & Policy Team, Office of
Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Room 835, 500 C
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and Docket ID. Also, because FEMA is collecting comments on two
documents in this docket, please also identify the document to which
your comment applies. Regardless of the method used for submitting
comments or material, all submissions will be posted, without change,
to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and
will include any personal information you provide. Therefore,
submitting this information makes it public. You may wish to read the
Privacy Act notice that is available on the Privacy and Use Notice link
on the Administration Navigation Bar of http://www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and search for Docket ID ``FEMA-2008-0022.''
Submitted comments may also be inspected at FEMA, Office of Chief
Counsel, Room 835, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Fiore, Deputy Chief,
Radiological Emergency Preparedness Branch, Technological Hazards
Division, National Preparedness Directorate, [email protected], (703)
605-4218.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) is extending the comment period for two documents: the proposed
Supplement 4 (Supplement 4) to ``Criteria for Preparation and
Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in
Support of Nuclear Power Plants,'' NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1/Rev. 1 (NUREG-
0654), and the proposed Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program
Manual (the REPP Manual).
NUREG-0654 is a joint document issued by the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) and FEMA that contains the Evaluation Criteria against
which FEMA and the NRC measure the emergency preparedness plans of
Nuclear Power Plant owners and operators and the State, local, and
Tribal jurisdictions in which they sit. The REPP Manual provides
additional implementation guidance for State, local, and Tribal
jurisdictions.
Supplement 4 revises and provides additional offsite requirements
for emergency preparedness programs at the Nation's nuclear power
plants, as well as requirements for backup means for alert and
notification, and coordination between licensees and offsite
responders. The REPP Manual consolidates all of the FEMA Radiological
Emergency Preparedness Program's many operative guidance and policy
documents into one location, and provides additional guidance on the
proposed changes in Supplement 4.
FEMA published a notice of availability for these two documents on
May 18, 2009, at 74 FR 23198. The original comment period was scheduled
to conclude on August 3, 2009. In response to public comments, FEMA and
the NRC have jointly determined to extend the comment period until
October 19, 2009. Since the May 18 publication of the notice of
availability, FEMA has received several comments requesting that the
period be extended beyond the original 75 day period. These requests
have suggested a range of more appropriate comment periods, lasting
from 150 to 180 days. Various organizations cited the voluminous
material put forth by the agencies for comment. Because the proposed
regulatory amendments and guidance documents cover many significant
legal, regulatory and policy matters that may require a time consuming
review by licensees and their offsite counterparts, FEMA and the NRC
have determined that it is in the interest of all parties to extend the
comment period.
Authorities: FEMA proposes to issue the new REPP Manual, and FEMA
and the NRC propose to issue Supplement 4 to NUREG-0654 under the
authority of: Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978; Presidential Directive
of Dec. 7, 1979; Executive Order 12148 ``Federal Emergency
Management''; section 201 of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C.
5131, as amended by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, as amended (Pub. L. 93-288); Homeland
Security Act of 2002, 6 U.S.C. 101 et seq., as amended by the Post
Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (Pub. L. 109-295); NRC
Authorization Acts of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-295) and 1982-1983 (Pub. L. 97-
415); Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.;
Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.; Energy
Policy Act of 2005, 42 U.S.C. 15801 note; Homeland Security
Presidential Directive 5: Management of Domestic Incidents; and
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8: National Preparedness; 10
CFR part 50; 10 CFR part 50, Appendix E; 44 CFR part 350.
Dated: June 4, 2009.
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator.
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