[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case of this draft guidance document, they may not be for regulatory 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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