80 FR 50878 - Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 162 (August 21, 2015)

On May 29, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued and requested comments on draft NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Revision 2, ``Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants.'' The public comment period was originally scheduled to close on August 27, 2015. The NRC has decided to extend the public comment period to allow more time for members of the public to develop and submit their comments.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 162 (Friday, August 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50878-50879]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20637]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[FEMA-2012-0026, NRC-2015-0133]


Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response 
Plans and Preparedness

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft NUREG; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On May 29, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 
issued and requested comments on draft NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Revision 
2, ``Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency 
Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants.'' 
The public comment period was originally scheduled to close on August 
27, 2015. The NRC has decided to extend the public comment period to 
allow more time for members of the public to develop and submit their 
comments.

DATES: The due date for comments on the document published on May 29, 
2015 (80 FR 30739) is extended. Comments should be filed no later than 
October 13, 2015. Comments received after this date will be considered, 
if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure 
consideration only for comments received on or before this date.

ADDRESSES: In order to avoid the receipt and review of duplicate 
submissions, please submit your comments and any supporting material by 
only one of the following means:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID FEMA-2012-0026. For 
technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
     Mail comments to: Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of 
Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20472-3100.
    For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting 
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don Tailleart, Office of Nuclear 
Security and Incident Response, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-287-9257; email: 
[email protected] or William Eberst, Technological Hazards 
Division, National Preparedness Directorate, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472-3100; telephone: 202-341-4917; 
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID FEMA-2012-0026 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain 
publicly available information related to this action by any of the 
following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID FEMA-2012-0026.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the

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ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, 
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. The 
draft guidance document is available in ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML14246A519.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Submitted comments may also be inspected at the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency (FEMA), Office of Chief Counsel, 500 C Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20472-3100.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID FEMA-2012-0026 in the subject line of your 
comment submission, in order to ensure that FEMA is able to make your 
comment submission available to the public in this docket.
    All submissions received must include the agency name (FEMA) and 
docket ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or 
material, FEMA will post all submissions, without change, to 
www.regulations.gov and will include any personal information that 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.

II. Discussion

    On May 29, 2015, the NRC requested comments on draft NUREG-0654/
FEMA-REP-1, Revision 2, ``Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of 
Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of 
Nuclear Power Plants.'' Comments on the draft document were also 
requested by FEMA on the same date (80 FR 30697). The public comment 
period was originally scheduled to close on August 27, 2015. On June 
23, 2015, the Nuclear Energy Institute submitted a request to the NRC 
and FEMA to extend the public comment period an additional 90 days 
(ADAMS Accession No. ML15205A187). The NRC, in conjunction with FEMA, 
has decided to extend the public comment period on this document until 
October 13, 2015, to allow more time for members of the public to 
submit their comments. This represents a 45-day extension, rather than 
90 days as requested, in consideration of the extensive public outreach 
and stakeholder engagement throughout the development of the draft 
document, which provided opportunities for reviewing and providing 
feedback on preliminary versions of the document. A 45-day extension 
should provide sufficient additional time for comments to be provided.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day of August, 2015.
    For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brian E. Holian,
Director, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response.
[FR Doc. 2015-20637 Filed 8-20-15; 8:45 am]
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