[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32493-32494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13711]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID NRC-2010-0080]
NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-, Rev. 1, Supplement 3, Guidance for
Protective Action Recommendations for General Emergencies; Draft for
Comment
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of meeting and extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) are reopening the comment period and
announcing the date, time and location for one in a series of public
meetings that will be held to discuss the proposed Supplement 3 to
NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev.1, Guidance for Protective Action
Recommendations for General Emergencies (NUREG Supp 3). NUREG Supp 3
addresses onsite and offsite nuclear power plant preparedness.
DATES: Meeting Date: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 9,
2010 from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. (Central Daylight Time).
Registration Date: Those interested in participating in this
meeting by teleconference or webconference should call or e-mail the
person listed below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section as
soon as possible, but no later than 1 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on
Tuesday, June 8, 2010.
Comment Period: The public comment period originally scheduled to
close on May 24, 2010, has been extended to August 9, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Radisson Hotel La Crosse,
200 Harborview Plaza, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601; Ph: 608-784-6680.
You may submit comments on the proposed Supplement 3, identified by
Docket ID NRC-2010-0080, by visiting http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions listed on how to submit comments. (Note: This process
applies to all government requests for comments--even though as in the
case of this draft guidance document, they may not be for regulatory
purposes). For further information and methods for submitting comments,
see the ``Announcement of Issuance for Public Comment, Availability''
(at 75 FR 10524, on March 8, 2010) or call or e-mail the contact person
listed below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Ralston, Emergency
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Management Specialist, Professional Services and Integration Branch,
Technological Hazards Division, Protection and National Preparedness,
[email protected], (202) 212-2310.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These meetings will be conducted jointly by
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) and will address Supplement 3 to NUREG-0654/
FEMA-REP-1, Rev.1, Guidance for Protective Action Recommendations for
General Emergencies (NUREG Supp 3). Draft NUREG Supp 3 has been
proposed by these two agencies to address emergency planning and
preparedness for Nuclear Power Plants. This document addresses both
onsite (the plants themselves) and offsite (State, local, Tribal
offsite response organizations) planning and preparedness. FEMA and the
NRC are soliciting comments for the joint document through the notice
of availability, titled ``Announcement of Issuance for Public Comment,
Availability'' (75 FR 10524, published on March 8, 2010). The document
is available at http://www.regulations.gov (Docket ID NRC-2010-0080).
Please note that the public comment period on this document has been
extended to August 9, 2010.
NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1, is a joint FEMA/NRC policy document
that contains the Evaluation Criteria that FEMA and the NRC use to
determine compliance with the 16 Planning Standards that are located in
FEMA's regulations at 44 CFR 350.5, and the NRC's regulations at 10 CFR
part 50. The agencies use these Planning Standards, and associated
Evaluation Criteria, to measure the adequacy of emergency preparedness
plans of Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) owners and operators and the State,
local, and Tribal jurisdictions in which they are sited.
NUREG Supp 3 provides additional guidance directed to NPP
licensees, State, local, and Tribal jurisdictions. Elements of this
draft guidance include increased offsite response organization
involvement in the development of protective action strategies,
consideration of staged evacuation as the initial protective action at
General Emergency, increased use of shelter-in-place for certain
scenarios, and guidance to improve communications with the public
before and during an emergency. The substance of this joint draft
guidance aligns with changes proposed in the NRC Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking entitled ``Enhancements to Emergency Preparedness
Regulations'' (74 FR 23254, published on May 18, 2009), and Interim
Staff Guidance as well as the changes proposed in FEMA's draft
Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program Manual and Supplement 4 to
NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev.1 (74 FR 23198 published on May 18, 2009).
The purpose of these public meetings is to (1) Introduce the
proposed draft guidance jointly; (2) answer questions about the
proposed draft guidance document and to describe the next steps in the
guidance document process; (3) ensure openness during the guidance
document process; (4) provide additional opportunities for public
participation in the guidance document process; and, (5) build positive
relations, confidence, and trust in the guidance document process.
Public Meeting Date, Time, and Location:
Wednesday, June 9, 2010.
Meeting Location: Radisson Hotel La Crosse, 200 Harborview Plaza,
La Crosse, Wisconsin 54601; Ph: 608-784-6680.
Times: 1 p.m.-4 p.m. (Central Daylight Time); Please note that the
meeting may close early if all business is finished.
Two additional meetings, with precise times and locations yet to be
determined, are tentatively scheduled for the month of July, 2010. When
these meeting times and locations are confirmed, a notice will be
published in the Federal Register.
Teleconferencing: Interested members of the public unable to attend
the meeting may participate by telephone via a toll-free
teleconference. For details, please call the contact person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Those interested in
participating in this meeting by teleconference should call or email
the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section as
soon as possible, but no later than 1 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on
Tuesday, June 8, 2010.
Webconferencing: Interested members of the public unable to attend
the meeting may participate remotely on the internet. For details,
please call the contact person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section as soon as possible, but no later than 1 p.m. (Eastern
Standard Time) on Tuesday, June 8, 2010.
Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities
FEMA provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with
disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation
to participate in this meeting (e.g., sign language), or need this
meeting notice or other information from the meeting in another format,
please notify the person listed above in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section as soon as possible so that arrangements can be made.
Timothy W. Manning,
Deputy Administrator, Protection and National Preparedness, Federal
Emergency Management Agency.
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