80 FR 30697 - " Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants " (NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 2)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 103 (May 29, 2015)

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requests public comments on the draft ``Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants'' (NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 2).

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 103 (Friday, May 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30697-30698]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13023]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2012-0026]


``Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological 
Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power 
Plants'' (NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 2)

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requests public 
comments on the draft ``Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of 
Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of 
Nuclear Power Plants'' (NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 2).

DATES: Comments must be received by August 27, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket ID FEMA-2012-
0026, by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments. Please note that this draft 
guidance is not a rulemaking and the Federal Rulemaking Portal is being 
utilized only as a mechanism for receiving comments.
    Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of 
Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20472.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Eberst, Policy Supervisor, 
Professional Services Branch, Technological Hazards Division, 
Protection and National Preparedness Directorate, 
[email protected]. (202) 341-4917.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Participation

    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and Docket ID. 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, which can be viewed by clicking on the ``Privacy Notice'' link 
on the homepage of www.regulations.gov.
    You may submit your comments and material by methods specified in 
the ADDRESSES section above. Please submit your comments and any 
supporting material by only one means to avoid the receipt and review 
of duplicate submissions.
    Docket: The draft guidance is available in Docket ID FEMA-2012-
0026. 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 the Docket ID. Submitted comments 
may also be inspected at FEMA, Office of Chief Counsel, 500 C Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20472.

II. Background

    In November 1980, the Federal Emergency Management Agency issued 
``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) jointly with the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (NRC) as a joint policy document. (45 FR 85862, December 30, 
1980).

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    NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1 was issued as a joint FEMA/NRC policy 
document that provides guidance on the sixteen Planning Standards 
referenced in FEMA's regulations at 44 CFR 350.5 and the NRC's 
regulations at 10 CFR part 50. Both agencies use these Planning 
Standards to evaluate the adequacy of the emergency plans of commercial 
nuclear power plant owners and operators, and the emergency plans and 
preparedness of State and local governments within the Emergency 
Planning Zones surrounding commercial nuclear power plants.
    Since the publication of NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1 in 1980, 
four supplementary documents and one addendum (66 FR 22270, May 3, 
2001) have been issued that update and modify specific planning and 
procedural elements. These documents are available online at http://www.regulations.gov (Docket ID FEMA-2012-0026). FEMA and the NRC are 
considering revising NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1 to address 
stakeholder interest and the various emergency planning and 
preparedness lessons learned since its initial publication.
    Since the publication of these documents, there have been changes 
to FEMA and NRC regulations, guidance, policies and advances in 
technology. FEMA, working with the NRC, is soliciting comments from 
stakeholders and interested members of the public on the draft document 
``Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency 
Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants,'' 
NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 2. The document is available online at 
http://www.regulations.gov (Docket ID FEMA-2012-0026).
    FEMA and the NRC held two public meetings on August 22, 2012 and 
September 13, 2012 as well as two public stakeholder engagement 
sessions held on October 29-31, 2013 and June 25, 2014. The purpose of 
these public meetings were to: (1) Solicit input from stakeholders and 
interested members of the public on the scope of future revisions to 
NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev.1; (2) describe the proposed timeline for 
the revisions to NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev.1; (3) promote 
transparency, public participation, and collaboration during the NUREG-
0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev.1 revision process; and (4) allow direct input to 
the writing teams during the writing process. All of the presentation 
material and meeting notes are available to review online at http://www.regulations.gov (Docket ID FEMA-2012-0026).
    Through this Notice, FEMA and NRC are soliciting comments from 
stakeholders and interested members of the public on the draft document 
NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 2.
    FEMA seeks comment on the draft guidance, which is available online 
at http://www.regulations.gov in Docket ID FEMA-2012-0026. Based on the 
comments received, FEMA may make appropriate revisions to the draft 
document. FEMA will consider any comments received in the drafting of 
the final policy. When FEMA issues a final policy, FEMA will publish a 
notice of availability in the Federal Register and make the final 
policy available at http://www.regulations.gov. The final policy will 
not impose legally binding requirements.

    Authority:  NRC Authorization Acts of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-295) and 
1982-1983 (Pub. L. 97-415); Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, Titles II and VI, Sections 201 
and 611, 42 U.S.C. 5131 and 5196; Homeland Security Act of 2002, as 
amended, Title VI, Chapter 1, Subchapter V, Sections 503 and 504, 6 
U.S.C. 313 and 314; Security and Accountability for Every Port Act 
of 2006, Title V, Section 612, 6 U.S.C. 314a; Department of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
Appropriations for 1999, 42 U.S.C. 5196e; Post-Katrina Emergency 
Management Reform Act of 2006, Title VI, Sections 602, 642, 643, and 
644, 6 U.S.C. 701, 742, 743, and 744; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 
1978; E.O. 12241, as amended; E.O. 12127, as amended. E.O. 12148, as 
amended; E.O. 12657, as amended; FEMA's regulations in Title 44, 
Chapter I, Parts 350-354 of the CFR.

    Dated: May 4, 2015.
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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