[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 96 (Thursday, May 19, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-12191]


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[Federal Register: May 19, 1994]


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Part III





Federal Emergency Management Agency





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Continuation of Fiscal Year (FY) 1993 Methodology To Establish Fee for 
Services To Support FEMA's Offsite Radiological Emergency Preparedness 
(REP) Activities; Notice
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

 

 Continuation of Fiscal Year (FY) 1993 Methodology To Establish 
Fee for Services To Support FEMA's Offsite Radiological Emergency 
Preparedness (REP) Activities

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The methodology established by FEMA's interim rule, 44 CFR 
part 354, published in the Federal Register on July 1, 1993 (58 FR 
35770), for assessing and collecting fees from U. S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (NRC) licensees for services provided by FEMA personnel for 
FEMA's REP Program will continue in effect for FY 1994.

DATES: The continuation of the methodology established by the interim 
rule, 44 CFR part 354, is effective for FY 1994 (October 1, 1993 to 
September 30, 1994).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda H. Vasta, Chief, Regulatory 
Services Coordination Unit, Preparedness, Training, and Exercises 
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC 20472, 
(202) 646-4570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As authorized by Public Law 103-124 (107 
Stat. 1297), a fee will be charged to NRC licensees of commercial 
nuclear power plants for all site-specific and generic services 
provided by FEMA for FEMA's REP program. The policy and administrative 
basis for determining the fee was specified in FEMA's interim rule, 44 
CFR part 354. All funds collected under this rule will be deposited in 
the U.S. Department of the Treasury to offset appropriated funds 
obligated by FEMA for its REP Program.
    The hourly user fee rate for FEMA personnel is established on the 
basis of the methodology set forth in the referenced FEMA interim rule 
at 44 CFR 354.4(a), ``Determination of costs for FEMA personnel,'' and 
will be used to assess and collect fees for site-specific and generic 
services rendered by FEMA personnel during FY 1994. The methodology 
provides for the determination of the exact FEMA personnel hourly rate 
for any FY at the completion of that FY.
    FEMA will issue a user fee billing for the first half of FY 1994. 
Since, as described above, the determination of the exact FEMA 
personnel hourly rate for a FY cannot be calculated until the end of 
that FY, FEMA will use the FY 1993 hourly user fee rate of $122.88 for 
this mid-year billing. Any billing adjustments necessary after 
calculating the actual hourly rate will be made after the end of FY 
1994. This hourly rate applies to charges for services provided by FEMA 
personnel, not charges for services provided by FEMA contractors. 
Charges for actual costs of contractor services will be in accordance 
with the interim rule at 44 CFR 354.4(b), except for generic contractor 
charges, for the recovery of appropriated funds obligated for the 
Emergency Management Planning and Assistance portion of FEMA's REP 
Program budget. The interim rule methodology precludes the assessment 
of generic contractor charges under part 354.4(b) until the end of the 
Fiscal Year. Charges under 44 CFR 354.4(c) will be assessed and 
adjusted, if necessary, at the end of the Fiscal Year.
James Lee Witt,
Director.
[FR Doc. 94-12191 Filed 5-18-94; 8:45 am]
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