80 FR 50862 - Notice To Extend the Comment Period for the 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 162 (August 21, 2015)

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is extending the comment period for the proposed revision 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. 2, which published in the Federal Register on May 29, 2015. The comment period for the proposed revised guidance, which would have ended on August 27, 2015, is extended until October 13, 2015.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 162 (Friday, August 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2012-0026]


Notice To Extend the Comment Period for the 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: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is extending 
the comment period for the proposed revision 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. 2, which published in the Federal Register on May 29, 2015. The 
comment period for the proposed revised guidance, which would have 
ended on August 27, 2015, is extended until October 13, 2015.

DATES: The comment period is extended until October 13, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be identified by Docket ID FEMA-2012-0026 and 
may be submitted 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 Please note that this draft 
guidance is not a rulemaking and the Federal Rulemaking Portal is being 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., 8 
NE., 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., 8 NE., 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) with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC) as a joint policy document. (45 FR 85862, December 30, 1980). 
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. FEMA and the NRC are proposing to revise NUREG-
0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1 to address stakeholder interest and the various 
emergency planning and preparedness lessons learned since its initial 
publication.
    On May 29, 2015, both FEMA and the NRC published notices to solicit 
public input 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. (80 FR 30697 and 
80 FR 30739). Based on comments received, and because FEMA and the NRC 
have specifically requested the public's comments on the proposed 
revised guidance in an attempt to benefit from the experience of all 
interested parties, the comment period will be extended for an 
additional 45 days. This notice announces the extension of the public 
comment period to October 13, 2015.

    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: August 12, 2015.
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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