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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
44 CFR Part 350
[Docket ID FEMA–2012–0026]
RIN 1660–ZA21
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)
Federal Emergency
Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notification of availability.
AGENCY:
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA),
concurrently with the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC), is
issuing final guidance entitled ‘‘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). This final guidance
document focuses on preparedness for
radiological incidents at commercial
nuclear power plants that could impact
public health and safety.
DATES: This final guidance document
was issued in December 2019.
ADDRESSES: This final guidance
document is available online at https://
www.regulations.gov and on FEMA’s
website at https://www.fema.gov. The
proposed and final guidance
documents, all related Federal Register
Notices, and all public comments
received during the comment period are
available at https://www.regulations.gov
under Docket ID FEMA–2012–0026.
You may also view a hard copy of the
final guidance document at the Office of
Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Eberst, Policy Supervisor,
Policy and Regulations Branch,
Technological Hazards Division,
National Preparedness Directorate,
Resilience, william.eberst@
fema.dhs.gov, (202) 341–4917.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
the domestic licensing of commercial
nuclear power plants (NPPs), the
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) and the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) evaluate emergency
preparedness activities at and around
these facilities. Emergency preparedness
activities for a radiological incident at
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an NPP are essential for communities
that could be affected by an incident at
the facility. FEMA’s role in the licensing
process is to review and evaluate the
adequacy of the planning and
preparedness activities and capabilities
of State, local, and Tribal governments
and provide its findings and
determinations to the NRC. FEMA
performs this activity before the NRC
issues a license to operate a NPP and
then provides ongoing findings and
determinations that planning and
preparedness efforts are effective and
consistent with regulatory guidelines.
The NRC evaluates applicants for NPP
site permits, construction permits, and
operating licenses. As a part of that
evaluation, the NRC reviews the
licensees’ emergency plans and
preparedness efforts. NPP licensees and
State, local, and Tribal governments
within the emergency planning zones
surrounding commercial NPPs must
show that plans are in place that
provide reasonable assurance that
adequate protective measures will be
taken to protect public health and safety
in the event of an incident at an NPP.
In November 1980, FEMA issued
‘‘Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation
of Radiological Emergency Response
Plans and Preparedness in Support of
Nuclear Power Plants (NUREG–0654/
FEMA–REP–1, Rev. 1)’’ jointly with the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
(45 FR 85862, Dec. 30, 1980). NUREG–
0654/FEMA–REP–1, Rev. 1 provides
guidance on the 16 Planning Standards
referenced in FEMA’s regulations at 44
CFR 350.5 and the NRC’s regulations at
10 CFR 50.47. Both agencies use these
Planning Standards, and associated
Evaluation Criteria contained in
NUREG–0654/FEMA–REP–1, Rev. 1, to
evaluate the adequacy of emergency
plans and preparedness of NPP owners
and operators, and the State, local, and
Tribal government jurisdictions in
which NPPs are sited.
Since the publication of NUREG–
0654/FEMA–REP–1, Rev. 1 in 1980, four
supplementary documents and one
addendum (66 FR 22270, May 3, 2001)
have been issued that update and
modify specific planning and
procedural elements. Since publication
of these documents, there have been
changes to FEMA and NRC regulations,
guidance, policies and advances in
technology. NUREG–0654/FEMA–REP–
1, Rev. 2 consolidates the four
supplementary documents and one
addendum, clarifies the relationship of
radiological emergency planning and
preparedness to the larger National
Preparedness System and its
components, and provides updates and
additional guidance reflective of over 30
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years of improvements and lessons
learned in the radiological emergency
preparedness community.
To begin this revision process, 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, Aug. 6, 2012). Based on
feedback from the two public meetings,
FEMA solicited comments from
stakeholders and interested members of
the public on the scope of future
revisions to NUREG–0654/FEMA–REP–
1, Rev. 1 (77 FR 65700, Oct. 30, 2012).
A series of stakeholder engagement
sessions were held on October 29–31,
2013 and June 25, 2014. Summaries of
the stakeholder engagement sessions are
posted to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov
under Document ID: FEMA–2012–0026–
0055 and FEMA–2012–0026–0053,
respectively.
The NUREG–0654/FEMA–REP–1,
Rev. 2 draft was posted to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal for public comment
(80 FR 30697, May 29, 2015). The
original comment period was scheduled
to conclude on August 27, 2015,
however, several commenters requested
an extension beyond the original 90-day
comment period. Commenters cited the
voluminous material put forth by the
agencies for comment and that the
proposed guidance document covered
many policy matters that required a
time consuming review by licensees and
their offsite counterparts. FEMA and the
NRC determined that it was in the
interest of all parties to extend the
comment period to October 13, 2015 (80
FR 50862, Aug. 21, 2015). Most of the
changes made to the proposed guidance
document are clarifying, nonsubstantive changes that reflect current
practice.
FEMA and the NRC are issuing the
final guidance document: ‘‘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). The final guidance
document included adjudication of 631
comments from 32 commenters. FEMA
and the NRC prepared a comment/
response matrix entitled ‘‘Adjudication
Report for NUREG–0654/FEMA–REP–1,
Rev. 2 Public Comments Sorted by
Document Order December 2019’’ that
may be viewed at www.regulations.gov
under Docket ID FEMA–2012–0026. The
substantive changes in the final
guidance document align with the
national preparedness doctrine, as
directed by the President in directives
and supported by the National
Preparedness System (NPS).
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Additionally, this final guidance
document incorporates the Radiological
Emergency Preparedness Program
guidance into the NPS, thus ensuring
that it is risk- and threat-informed and
appropriate for the whole community.
The contents of this final guidance
document do not have the force and
effect of law and are not meant to bind
the public in any way. This final
guidance document is intended only to
provide clarity to the public regarding
existing requirements under the law or
agency policies.
Implementation: The timeframe for
transition to the final guidance
document, ‘‘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),
will vary amongst State, local, and
Tribal governments and will be tied to
their individual exercise cycle. FEMA
intends to work with each jurisdiction
to determine the best timeframe for
transition, taking both the level of effort
and where each is within their exercise
cycle into account.
Authority: NRC Authorization Acts of
1980 (Pub. L. 96–295) and 1982–1983 (Pub.
L. 97–415); Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended,
Titles II and VI, Sections 201 and 611, 42
U.S.C. 5131 and 5196; Homeland Security
Act of 2002, as amended, Title VI, Chapter
1, Subchapter V, Sections 503 and 504, 6
U.S.C. 313 and 314; Security and
Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006,
Title V, Section 612, 6 U.S.C. 314a;
Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing
and Urban Development, and Independent
Agencies Appropriations for 1999, 42 U.S.C.
5196e; Post-Katrina Emergency Management
Reform Act of 2006, Title VI, Sections 602,
642, 643, and 644, 6 U.S.C. 701, 742, 743,
and 744; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978;
E.O. 12241, as amended; E.O. 12127, as
amended. E.O. 12148, as amended; E.O.
12657, as amended; FEMA’s regulations in
title 44, chapter I, parts 350–354 of the CFR.
Dated: November 27, 2019.
Pete Gaynor,
Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 180831813–9170–02; RTID
0648–XY058]
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Inseason Adjustment
to the 2020 Gulf of Alaska Pollock and
Pacific Cod Total Allowable Catch
Amounts
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason
adjustment; request for comments.
AGENCY:
NMFS is adjusting the 2020
total allowable catch (TAC) amounts for
the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) pollock and
Pacific cod fishery. This action is
necessary because NMFS has
determined these TACs are incorrectly
specified, and will ensure the GOA
pollock and Pacific cod TACs are the
appropriate amount based on the best
available scientific information for
pollock and Pacific cod in the GOA.
This action is consistent with the goals
and objectives of the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Gulf of Alaska.
DATES: Effective 0001 hours, Alaska
local time (A.l.t.), January 1, 2020, until
the effective date of the final 2020 and
2021 harvest specifications for GOA
groundfish, unless otherwise modified
or superseded through publication of a
notification in the Federal Register.
Comments must be received at the
following address no later than 4:30
p.m., A.l.t., January 7, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by NOAA–NMFS–2018–0103
by any of the following methods:
• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2018–
0103, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments.
• Mail: Submit written comments to
Glenn Merrill, Assistant Regional
Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, Alaska Region NMFS, Attn:
Records. Mail comments to P.O. Box
21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668.
Instructions: NMFS may not consider
comments if they are sent by any other
method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the
comment period ends. All comments
received are a part of the public record,
and NMFS will post the comments for
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public viewing on www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. NMFS will
accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/
A’’ in the required fields if you wish to
remain anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Obren Davis, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
GOA exclusive economic zone
according to the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of
Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council
(Council) under authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act.
Regulations governing fishing by U.S.
vessels in accordance with the FMP
appear at subpart H of 50 CFR part 600
and 50 CFR part 679.
The final 2019 and 2020 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the GOA
(84 FR 9416, March 14, 2019) set the
2020 pollock TAC at 114,943 metric
tons (mt) in the GOA. In December
2019, the North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council)
recommended a 2020 pollock TAC of
115,930 mt for the GOA, which is more
than the 114,943 mt established by the
final 2019 and 2020 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the
GOA. The Council’s recommended 2020
TAC, and the area and seasonal
apportionments, is based on the Stock
Assessment and Fishery Evaluation
report (SAFE), dated November 2019.
The final 2019 and 2020 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the GOA
(84 FR 9416, March 14, 2019) set the
2020 Pacific cod TAC at 15,709 metric
tons (mt) in the GOA. In December
2019, the North Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Council)
recommended a 2020 Pacific cod TAC
of 6,431 mt for the GOA, which is less
than the 15,709 mt established by the
final 2019 and 2020 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the
GOA. The Council’s recommended 2020
TAC, and the area and seasonal
apportionments, is based on the Stock
Assessment and Fishery Evaluation
report (SAFE), dated November 2019.
Steller sea lions occur in the same
location as the pollock and Pacific cod
fisheries and are listed as endangered
under the Endangered Species Act
(ESA). Pollock and Pacific cod are
principal prey species for Steller sea
lions in the GOA. The seasonal
apportionment of pollock and Pacific
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
44 CFR Part 350
[Docket ID FEMA-2012-0026]
RIN 1660-ZA21
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: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.
ACTION: Notification of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), concurrently
with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), is issuing final guidance
entitled ``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). This final guidance document
focuses on preparedness for radiological incidents at commercial
nuclear power plants that could impact public health and safety.
DATES: This final guidance document was issued in December 2019.
ADDRESSES: This final guidance document is available online at https://www.regulations.gov and on FEMA's website at https://www.fema.gov. The
proposed and final guidance documents, all related Federal Register
Notices, and all public comments received during the comment period are
available at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-2012-0026.
You may also view a hard copy of the final guidance document at the
Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C
Street SW, Washington, DC 20472.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Eberst, Policy Supervisor,
Policy and Regulations Branch, Technological Hazards Division, National
Preparedness Directorate, Resilience, [email protected],
(202) 341-4917.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of the domestic licensing of
commercial nuclear power plants (NPPs), the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
evaluate emergency preparedness activities at and around these
facilities. Emergency preparedness activities for a radiological
incident at an NPP are essential for communities that could be affected
by an incident at the facility. FEMA's role in the licensing process is
to review and evaluate the adequacy of the planning and preparedness
activities and capabilities of State, local, and Tribal governments and
provide its findings and determinations to the NRC. FEMA performs this
activity before the NRC issues a license to operate a NPP and then
provides ongoing findings and determinations that planning and
preparedness efforts are effective and consistent with regulatory
guidelines. The NRC evaluates applicants for NPP site permits,
construction permits, and operating licenses. As a part of that
evaluation, the NRC reviews the licensees' emergency plans and
preparedness efforts. NPP licensees and State, local, and Tribal
governments within the emergency planning zones surrounding commercial
NPPs must show that plans are in place that provide reasonable
assurance that adequate protective measures will be taken to protect
public health and safety in the event of an incident at an NPP.
In November 1980, FEMA issued ``Criteria for Preparation and
Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in
Support of Nuclear Power Plants (NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1)''
jointly with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). (45 FR 85862,
Dec. 30, 1980). NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1 provides guidance on the
16 Planning Standards referenced in FEMA's regulations at 44 CFR 350.5
and the NRC's regulations at 10 CFR 50.47. Both agencies use these
Planning Standards, and associated Evaluation Criteria contained in
NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1, to evaluate the adequacy of emergency
plans and preparedness of NPP owners and operators, and the State,
local, and Tribal government jurisdictions in which NPPs are sited.
Since the publication of NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 1 in 1980,
four supplementary documents and one addendum (66 FR 22270, May 3,
2001) have been issued that update and modify specific planning and
procedural elements. Since publication of these documents, there have
been changes to FEMA and NRC regulations, guidance, policies and
advances in technology. NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 2 consolidates the
four supplementary documents and one addendum, clarifies the
relationship of radiological emergency planning and preparedness to the
larger National Preparedness System and its components, and provides
updates and additional guidance reflective of over 30 years of
improvements and lessons learned in the radiological emergency
preparedness community.
To begin this revision process, 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, Aug.
6, 2012). Based on feedback from the two public meetings, FEMA
solicited comments from stakeholders and interested members of the
public on the scope of future revisions to NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev.
1 (77 FR 65700, Oct. 30, 2012). A series of stakeholder engagement
sessions were held on October 29-31, 2013 and June 25, 2014. Summaries
of the stakeholder engagement sessions are posted to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov under Document ID:
FEMA-2012-0026-0055 and FEMA-2012-0026-0053, respectively.
The NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 2 draft was posted to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal for public comment (80 FR 30697, May 29, 2015). The
original comment period was scheduled to conclude on August 27, 2015,
however, several commenters requested an extension beyond the original
90-day comment period. Commenters cited the voluminous material put
forth by the agencies for comment and that the proposed guidance
document covered many policy matters that required a time consuming
review by licensees and their offsite counterparts. FEMA and the NRC
determined that it was in the interest of all parties to extend the
comment period to October 13, 2015 (80 FR 50862, Aug. 21, 2015). Most
of the changes made to the proposed guidance document are clarifying,
non-substantive changes that reflect current practice.
FEMA and the NRC are issuing the final guidance document:
``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). The final guidance document included
adjudication of 631 comments from 32 commenters. FEMA and the NRC
prepared a comment/response matrix entitled ``Adjudication Report for
NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Rev. 2 Public Comments Sorted by Document Order
December 2019'' that may be viewed at www.regulations.gov under Docket
ID FEMA-2012-0026. The substantive changes in the final guidance
document align with the national preparedness doctrine, as directed by
the President in directives and supported by the National Preparedness
System (NPS).
[[Page 70436]]
Additionally, this final guidance document incorporates the
Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program guidance into the NPS, thus
ensuring that it is risk- and threat-informed and appropriate for the
whole community.
The contents of this final guidance document do not have the force
and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way. This
final guidance document is intended only to provide clarity to the
public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency
policies.
Implementation: The timeframe for transition to the final guidance
document, ``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), will vary amongst State,
local, and Tribal governments and will be tied to their individual
exercise cycle. FEMA intends to work with each jurisdiction to
determine the best timeframe for transition, taking both the level of
effort and where each is within their exercise cycle into account.
Authority: NRC Authorization Acts of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-295) and
1982-1983 (Pub. L. 97-415); Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, as amended, Titles II and VI, Sections 201
and 611, 42 U.S.C. 5131 and 5196; Homeland Security Act of 2002, as
amended, Title VI, Chapter 1, Subchapter V, Sections 503 and 504, 6
U.S.C. 313 and 314; Security and Accountability for Every Port Act
of 2006, Title V, Section 612, 6 U.S.C. 314a; Department of Veterans
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations for 1999, 42 U.S.C. 5196e; Post-Katrina Emergency
Management Reform Act of 2006, Title VI, Sections 602, 642, 643, and
644, 6 U.S.C. 701, 742, 743, and 744; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of
1978; E.O. 12241, as amended; E.O. 12127, as amended. E.O. 12148, as
amended; E.O. 12657, as amended; FEMA's regulations in title 44,
chapter I, parts 350-354 of the CFR.
Dated: November 27, 2019.
Pete Gaynor,
Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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