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), 70399-70400 [2019-27435]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 246 / Monday, December 23, 2019 / Rules and Regulations lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with RULES which each activity is carried out and in accordance with applicable U.S. Federal, state, and local laws and regulations. A Participant shall conduct its business in the United States in accordance with applicable Federal, state, and local laws and regulations. (c) Neither a Participant nor its affiliates shall make export sales of U.S. agricultural commodities covered under the terms of an agreement. Neither a Participant nor its affiliates shall charge a fee for facilitating an export sale. A Participant may collect check-off funds and membership fees that are required for membership in the Participant’s organization. (d) The Participant shall not use program activities or project funds to promote private self-interests or conduct private business. (e) A Participant shall not limit participation in its TASC activities to members of its organization. Participants shall ensure that their TASC-funded programs and activities are open to all otherwise qualified individuals and entities on an equal basis and without regard to any nonmerit factors. (f) A Participant shall select U.S. agricultural industry representatives to participate in activities based on criteria that ensure participation on an equitable basis by a broad cross section of the U.S. industry. If requested by CCC, a Participant shall submit such selection criteria to CCC for approval. (g) The Participant must report any actions or circumstances that may have a bearing on the propriety of program activities to the appropriate Attache´/ Counselor, and the Participant’s U.S. office shall report such actions or circumstances in writing to CCC. (h) The officers, employees, board members, and agents of the Participant shall neither solicit nor accept gratuities, favors, or anything of monetary value from contractors, subcontractors, or parties to subagreements. However, Participants may set standards for situations in which the financial interest is not substantial, or the gift is an unsolicited item of nominal value. The standards of conduct shall provide for disciplinary actions to be applied for violations of such standards by officers, employees, board members, or agents of the Participant. § 1487.20 Amendments. (a) Participants may request to modify approved projects if circumstances change in such a way that they would likely affect the progress and ultimate success of a project. Such modification must be made through a written VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:18 Dec 20, 2019 Jkt 250001 amendment to the agreement. All requests for project modifications must be made in writing to CCC and must include: (1) A justification as to why changes to the project as originally designed are needed; (2) An explanation of the necessary adjustments in approach or strategy; and (3) A description of necessary changes in the project’s time line(s) and/or budget (e.g., shifting of budgetary resources from one-line item to another in order to accommodate the changes). (b) All requests for project modifications must be reviewed and approved by CCC. Upon approval, CCC will issue an amendment to the agreement, which must be signed by CCC and the Participant. § 1487.21 Noncompliance with an agreement. (a) If a Participant fails to comply with any term in its project agreement, approval letter, or this part, CCC may take one or more of the enforcement actions in 2 CFR part 200 and, if appropriate, initiate a claim against the Participant, following the procedures set forth in this part. CCC may also initiate a claim against a Participant if program income or CCC-provided funds are lost due to an action or omission of the Participant. If any Participant has engaged in fraud with respect to the TASC program, or has otherwise violated program requirements under this part, CCC may: (1) Hold such Participant liable for any and all losses to CCC resulting from such fraud or violation; (2) Require a refund of any assistance provided to such Participant plus interest as determined by FAS; and (3) Collect liquidated damages from such Participant in an amount determined appropriate by FAS. (b) The provisions of this section shall be without prejudice to any other remedy that is available under any other provision of law. § 1487.22 Paperwork reduction requirements. The paperwork and recordkeeping requirements imposed by this part have been approved by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980. OMB has assigned control number 0551–0038 for this information collection. Dated: November 27, 2019. Margo Erny, Acting Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation. In concurrence with: PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 70399 Dated: November 26, 2019. Ken Isley, Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. [FR Doc. 2019–27248 Filed 12–20–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 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) Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Final guidance; issuance. AGENCY: 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: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\23DER1.SGM 23DER1 70400 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 246 / Monday, December 23, 2019 / Rules and Regulations lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with RULES NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– 415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@ nrc.gov. 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: Jonathan.Fiske@ nrc.gov. 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 § 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:18 Dec 20, 2019 Jkt 250001 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] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Part 72 [NRC–2018–0221, NRC–2019–0030, and NRC–2019–0160] RIN 3150–AK18, 3150–AK28, and 3150– AK36 List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International HI–STORM 100 Multipurpose Canister Cask System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1014, Amendment Nos. 11, 12, 13, and 14; Corrections Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Correcting amendments. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published three direct final rules in the Federal Register on December 12, 2018, February 26, 2019, and October 3, 2019, that amended its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the Holtec International HI–STORM 100 Multipurpose Canister Cask System listing within the ‘‘List of approved spent fuel storage casks’’ to include Amendment Nos. 11, 12, 13, and 14, respectively, to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014. The technical specifications for Amendment Nos. 11, 12, 13, and 14 contained minor editorial and non-substantive errors. The purpose of this action is to correct these errors. DATES: This rule is effective on December 23, 2019. ADDRESSES: For Amendment Nos. 11 and 12, please refer to Docket ID NRC– 2018–0221; for Amendment No. 13, please refer to Docket ID NRC–2019– 0030; and for Amendment No. 14, please refer to Docket ID NRC–2019– 0160 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publiclyavailable information related to this action using any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket IDs NRC–2018–0221, NRC– 2019–0030, or NRC–2019–0160. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–415– 3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 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 publiclyavailable documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\23DER1.SGM 23DER1

Agencies

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[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]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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

[[Page 70400]]

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]
 BILLING CODE 7590-01-P

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.