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NUREG–0654/FEMA–REP–1, Rev.1 is
a joint NRC/FEMA policy document
that provides guidance on the sixteen
Planning Standards referenced in
FEMA’s regulations at 44 CFR 350.5,
and the NRC’s regulations at 10 CFR
part 50. Both agencies use these
Planning Standards, and associated
Evaluation Criteria, to evaluate the
adequacy of emergency preparedness
plans of commercial nuclear power
plant owners and operators, and the
State, local, and Tribal jurisdictions in
which commercial nuclear power plants
are sited.
Since the publication of NUREG–
0654/FEMA–REP–1, Rev.1 in November
1980, four supplementary documents
and one addendum have been issued
that update and modify specific
planning and procedural elements.
These documents are available online at
https://www.regulations.gov (Docket ID
FEMA–2012–0026). Considering
stakeholder interest and the various
emergency planning and preparedness
lessons learned since its initial
publication, FEMA and the NRC are
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
[Docket ID FEMA–2012–0025]
Plantings Associated with Eligible
Facilities (RP9524.5)
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) is
accepting comments on Recovery
Policy, RP 9524.5, Plantings Associated
with Eligible Facilities. DATES:
Comments must be received by
September 5, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be
identified by docket ID FEMA–2012–
0025 and may be submitted by one of
the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Please note that this proposed policy is
not a rulemaking and the Federal
Rulemaking Portal is being utilized only
as a mechanism for receiving comments.
Mail: Regulatory Affairs Division,
Office of Chief Counsel, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Room
835, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20472–3100.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jurice Hardin, Public Assistance
Division, via email at
Jurice.Hardin@dhs.gov or by facsimile at
(202) 646–3304. If you have any
questions, please call Ms. Hardin at
(202) 646–2931, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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 https://
www.regulations.gov, and will include
any personal information you provide.
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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 the methods specified in the
ADDRESSES section. Please submit your
comments and any supporting material
by only one means to avoid the receipt
and review of duplicate submissions.
Docket: The proposed policy is
available in docket ID FEMA–2012–
0025. For access to the docket to read
background documents or comments
received, go to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov and
search for the docket ID. Submitted
comments may also be inspected at
FEMA, Office of Chief Counsel, Room
835, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20472.
II. Background
Generally, plantings such as trees,
shrubs, and other vegetation are not
eligible for replacement under Section
406 of the Robert T. Stafford Relief and
Emergency Disaster Assistance Act
(Stafford Act) (Repair, Restoration, and
Replacement of Damaged Facilities).
FEMA acknowledges the economic and
environmental benefits of replacing
trees, shrubs, and other plantings, but
has determined that replacement of
trees, shrubs, and other plantings
damaged or destroyed by a disaster does
not impact essential services. This
policy defines ineligible work related to
trees, shrubs, and other plantings, and
defines the limited eligibility for
replacement of grass and sod associated
with facilities eligible for repair and
restoration.
Limited instances when plantings are
eligible include grass and sod
replacement if it is an integral part of
the repair of an eligible recreational
facility (e.g., publicly owned football,
soccer, baseball fields, golf courses);
plantings when they are part of an
emergency protective measure or the
repair of an eligible facility for the
purposes of stabilizing slopes (including
dunes on eligible improved beaches),
erosion control, or minimizing sediment
runoff; and plantings required for the
mitigation of environmental impacts
such as impacts to wetlands or
endangered species habitat. Eligibility of
the above plantings is limited to
plantings that are required under a
Federal, State, Tribal, or local
government code or regulation.
This policy was previously issued on
July 18, 2007. The policy was reviewed
according to the established schedule
for FEMA Public Assistance policies.
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FEMA seeks comment on the
proposed policy, which is available
online at https://www.regulations.gov in
docket ID FEMA–2012–0025. Based on
the comments received, FEMA may
make appropriate revisions to the
proposed policy. Although FEMA will
consider any comments received in the
drafting of the final policy, FEMA will
not provide a response to comments
document. When or if FEMA issues a
final policy, FEMA will publish a notice
of availability in the Federal Register
and make the final policy available at
https://www.regulations.gov.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 5121–5207.
Dated: August 1, 2012.
David J. Kaufman,
Director, Office of Policy and Program
Analysis, Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Moapa Solar Energy Center on the
Moapa River Indian Reservation, Clark
County NV
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Indian Affairs,
in cooperation with the Moapa Band of
Paiute Indians and other Federal
agencies, intends to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
that evaluates a solar energy generation
center on the Moapa River Indian
Reservation. This notice announces the
beginning of the scoping process to
solicit public comments and identify
potential issues related to the EIS. It also
announces that two public scoping
meetings will be held in Nevada this
summer to identify potential issues,
alternatives, and mitigation to be
considered in the EIS. ID30
DATES: Written comments on the scope
of the EIS or implementation of the
proposal must arrive by September 5,
2012. The dates of the public scoping
meetings will be published in the Las
Vegas Sun, Las Vegas Review-Journal,
and Moapa Valley Progress 15 days
before the scoping meetings.
ADDRESSES: You may mail, email, or
hand carry written comments to either
Mr. Paul Schlafly, Natural Resource
Specialist, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Southern Paiute Agency, 180 North 200
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East Suite 111, P.O. Box 720, St. George,
Utah 84770; telephone: (435) 674–9720;
email: paul.schlafly@bia.gov, or Ms.
Amy Heuslein, Regional Environmental
Protection Officer, BIA Western
Regional Office, 2600 North Central
Avenue, 4th Floor Mailroom, Phoenix,
Arizona 85004; telephone: (602) 379–
6750; email: amy.heuslein@bia.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Proposed Action consists of
constructing and operating a solar
generation energy center, consisting of a
Photovoltaic (PV), installation up to 100
Megawatts (MW), and Concentrated
Solar Power (CSP), installation up to
100 MW in size on the Moapa River
Indian Reservation in Clark County,
Nevada. The proposed solar energy
project is referred to as the Moapa Solar
Energy Center (Project).
The facility would be located on tribal
lands held in trust for the Moapa Band.
The proposed transmission line
interconnection and access road
corridor associated with the project will
be located on Federal lands
administered and managed by BLM.
The project would:
• Help to provide a long-term,
diverse, and viable economic revenue
base and job opportunities for the
Moapa Band while
• Help Nevada and neighboring states
to meet their State renewable energy
needs. The Project would
• Allow the Moapa Band, in
partnership with the developer, to
optimize the use of the lease site while
maximizing the potential economic
benefit to the Tribe.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs will
prepare the EIS in cooperation with the
Moapa Band of Paiute Indians, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), and Nellis Air Force Base. The
EIS will provide a framework for BIA
and BLM to make determinations and
take Federal actions. The Federal action
for BIA would be to approve or deny a
lease and any associated rights-of-way
(ROW) on tribal lands for the proposed
solar facility and for BLM to grant, grant
with modifications or deny the ROW
application for a proposed transmission
line and access road. EPA and Nellis Air
Force Base may adopt the
documentation to make decisions under
their authority and the Moapa Band may
also use the EIS to make decisions
under their Tribal Environmental Policy
Ordinance. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service will review the document for
consistency with the Endangered
Species Act, as amended, and other
implementing acts.
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The goals of this EIS are to:
(1) Provide agency decision makers,
the Moapa Band, and the general public
with a comprehensive understanding of
the impacts of the proposed solar energy
center development project and
alternatives on the Reservation;
(2) Describe the cumulative impacts of
increased development on the
Reservation; and
(3) Identify and propose mitigation
measures that would minimize or
prevent significant adverse impacts.
This EIS will analyze the proposed
project and appurtenant features, viable
alternatives including other
interconnection options, and the No
Action alternative. Other alternatives
may be identified in response to issues
raised during the scoping process.
The Project would be located in
Township 16 South, Range 64 East,
Sections 30 and 31 Mount Diablo
Meridian, Nevada. For the purposes of
this EIS, the ‘‘Analysis Area’’ will
include approximately 1,000 acres of
land entirely located on the Reservation
and the corridors for the transmission
interconnection and access road located
on Federal land managed by BLM.
The project would be fenced and
contain up to two components. One
would consist of the construction and
operation of up to a 100 MW PV solar
plant and associated facilities on 500
acres. The PV project would include up
to 175,000 crystalline PV panels, a
single-axis tracking system, inverters,
and an operation and maintenance
building. Construction of the PV
component is expected to take up to 12
months and is expected to have a
project life of 25 years.
The second component would be
located on an adjacent 500 acre parcel
and be a CSP installation using either:
• eSolar’s state-of-the-art CSP plant
technology—the basic building block of
eSolar’s CSP technology consists of
twenty-four 250-foot tall tower/receiver
combinations situated between north
and south-facing subfields of heliostat
mirrors. The heliostats are mounted on
an above-ground frame, elevated
approximately three feet from ground
level to minimize dust collection and
allow for easy access for maintenance.
This module (the tower/receiver and
associated heliostat mirrors) is repeated
as needed to provide the full output of
the CSP power plant design. The
focused solar heat boils water within the
thermal receiver and produces steam.
The steam from each thermal receiver is
aggregated and sent to a steam turbine
that generates electricity. The steam
then reverts back to water through
cooling and is routed back to the tower/
receivers where the process repeats.
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[FR Doc No: 2012-19132]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID FEMA-2012-0025]
Plantings Associated with Eligible Facilities (RP9524.5)
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is accepting
comments on Recovery Policy, RP 9524.5, Plantings Associated with
Eligible Facilities. DATES: Comments must be received by September 5,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be identified by docket ID FEMA-2012-0025 and
may be submitted by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments. Please note that this proposed
policy is not a rulemaking and the Federal Rulemaking Portal is being
utilized only as a mechanism for receiving comments.
Mail: Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Room 835, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20472-3100.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jurice Hardin, Public Assistance
Division, via email at Jurice.Hardin@dhs.gov or by facsimile at (202)
646-3304. If you have any questions, please call Ms. Hardin at (202)
646-2931, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20472.
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 https://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 the methods specified
in the ADDRESSES section. Please submit your comments and any
supporting material by only one means to avoid the receipt and review
of duplicate submissions.
Docket: The proposed policy is available in docket ID FEMA-2012-
0025. For access to the docket to read background documents or comments
received, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov and search for the docket ID. Submitted comments
may also be inspected at FEMA, Office of Chief Counsel, Room 835, 500 C
Street SW., Washington, DC 20472.
II. Background
Generally, plantings such as trees, shrubs, and other vegetation
are not eligible for replacement under Section 406 of the Robert T.
Stafford Relief and Emergency Disaster Assistance Act (Stafford Act)
(Repair, Restoration, and Replacement of Damaged Facilities). FEMA
acknowledges the economic and environmental benefits of replacing
trees, shrubs, and other plantings, but has determined that replacement
of trees, shrubs, and other plantings damaged or destroyed by a
disaster does not impact essential services. This policy defines
ineligible work related to trees, shrubs, and other plantings, and
defines the limited eligibility for replacement of grass and sod
associated with facilities eligible for repair and restoration.
Limited instances when plantings are eligible include grass and sod
replacement if it is an integral part of the repair of an eligible
recreational facility (e.g., publicly owned football, soccer, baseball
fields, golf courses); plantings when they are part of an emergency
protective measure or the repair of an eligible facility for the
purposes of stabilizing slopes (including dunes on eligible improved
beaches), erosion control, or minimizing sediment runoff; and plantings
required for the mitigation of environmental impacts such as impacts to
wetlands or endangered species habitat. Eligibility of the above
plantings is limited to plantings that are required under a Federal,
State, Tribal, or local government code or regulation.
This policy was previously issued on July 18, 2007. The policy was
reviewed according to the established schedule for FEMA Public
Assistance policies.
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FEMA seeks comment on the proposed policy, which is available
online at https://www.regulations.gov in docket ID FEMA-2012-0025. Based
on the comments received, FEMA may make appropriate revisions to the
proposed policy. Although FEMA will consider any comments received in
the drafting of the final policy, FEMA will not provide a response to
comments document. When or if FEMA issues a final policy, FEMA will
publish a notice of availability in the Federal Register and make the
final policy available at https://www.regulations.gov.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 5121-5207.
Dated: August 1, 2012.
David J. Kaufman,
Director, Office of Policy and Program Analysis, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2012-19132 Filed 8-3-12; 8:45 am]
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