[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 246 (Monday, December 23, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 70399-70400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27435]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 50
[NRC-2018-0261; 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: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Final guidance; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), concurrently
with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is issuing final
guidance document entitled, ``Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation
of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of
Nuclear Power Plants; Rev. 2'' (NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 2).
DATES: This final guidance document is available on December 23, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0261 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0261 or FEMA-
2012-0026. Address questions about NRC docket IDs in Regulations.gov to
Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-9127; email:
[email protected]. Public comments and supporting materials
related to this final guidance document can be found at https://www.regulations.gov by searching on Docket ID FEMA-2012-0026. For
technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Document collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, contact the
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NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209,
301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-
1, Rev. 2, ``Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological
Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power
Plants,'' Final Report is available in ADAMS under Accession No.
ML19347D139.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Fiske, Office of Nuclear
Security and Incident Response, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-287-9228, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In November 1980, the NRC and FEMA issued ``Criteria for
Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and
Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants; Rev. 1'' (NUREG-0654/
FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1) as a joint interagency guidance document (45 FR
85862; December 30, 1980). NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1 provides
guidance on the 16 Planning Standards referenced in the NRC's
regulations in Sec. 50.47 of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), and in FEMA's regulations at 44 CFR 350.5. Both
agencies use these Planning Standards, and the associated Evaluation
Criteria contained in NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1, to evaluate the
adequacy of emergency plans and preparedness of commercial nuclear
power plant owners and operators, and state, local, and tribal
government jurisdictions located near commercial nuclear power plant
sites.
Since the publication of NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1, there have
been substantial changes to NRC and FEMA regulations, guidance, and
policies and advances in emergency preparedness planning and
technology. As a result, the NRC and FEMA have issued four
supplementary documents and one addendum to update and expand upon the
guidance in NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev 1. This revision consolidates
the four supplementary documents and one addendum, and provides updates
and additional guidance reflective of over 35 years of improvements and
lessons learned in the radiological emergency preparedness community.
The NRC and FEMA held two public meetings on August 22, 2012, and
September 13, 2012, to discuss the scope of the proposed revision to
NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1 (77 FR 46766; August 6, 2012). To assist
in further defining the scope, the NRC and FEMA solicited public
comments on specific issues related to NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1
(77 FR 65700; October 30, 2012). Additionally, stakeholder and public
engagement sessions were held during staff development of the revised
guidance on October 29-31, 2013 and June 25, 2014.
Following development of the revised guidance, the draft NUREG-
0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 2 was posted to the Federal Rulemaking website at
https://www.regulations.gov for public comment (80 FR 30697; May 29,
2015). The original 90-day comment period was scheduled to conclude on
August 27, 2015; however, in response to requests from the public for
an extension based on the broad scope of the revision and the extensive
review necessary to develop comments, the NRC and FEMA granted a 45-day
extension to the original comment period (80 FR 50862; August 21,
2015). The comment period closed on October 13, 2015. In total, the
agencies received, reviewed, and considered 609 comments during
development of this revision. Of the 609 comments, 64 were accepted
(draft guidance was revised exactly as recommended), 154 were agreed to
in part, and the remaining 391 were either noted or rejected. In all,
218 comments resulted in revisions to the draft guidance. A detailed
report on the comment resolutions, including the agencies' rationales
for each comment's disposition, will be available online for review in
ADAMS under Accession No. ML19350A378 and at https://www.regulations.gov/, under Docket ID NRC-2018-0261, within 30 days
after issuance of the final NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 2.
II. Congressional Review Act
The NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 2 is a rule as defined in the
Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801-808). However, the Office of
Management and Budget has not found it to be a major rule as defined in
the Congressional Review Act.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of December, 2019.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brian E. Holian,
Director, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response.
[FR Doc. 2019-27435 Filed 12-20-19; 8:45 am]
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