98-33199. Fee for Services to Support FEMA's Offsite Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 240 (Tuesday, December 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 69075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33199]


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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY


Fee for Services to Support FEMA's Offsite Radiological Emergency 
Preparedness Program

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with FEMA Interim Final Rule, ``Fee for Services 
to Support FEMA's Offsite Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) 
Program,'' 44 CFR Part 354, published elsewhere in this issue of the 
Federal Register, FEMA has established a fiscal year (FY) 1999 hourly 
rate of $33.01 for assessing and collecting fees from Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensees for services provided by FEMA 
personnel for FEMA's REP Program.

DATES: This user fee hourly rate is effective for FY 1999 (October 1, 
1998 to September 30, 1999).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: D. Anne Martin, Acting Division 
Director, Exercises Division, Preparedness, Training and Exercises 
Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20472, [phone] or (email) [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As authorized by Pub. L. 105-276 (112 Stat. 
2461), an hourly user fee rate of $33.01 will be charged to NRC 
licensees of commercial nuclear power plants for all site-specific 
biennial exercise related services provided by FEMA personnel for 
FEMA's REP Program under 44 CFR part 354, published in the Federal 
Register on December 11, 1998, (60 FR 15628). All funds collected under 
this rule will be deposited in the REP Program Fund offset the actual 
costs by FEMA for its REP Program.
    The hourly rate is established on the basis of the methodology set 
forth in 44 CFR 354.4(b), ``Determination of site-specific biennial 
exercise related component for FEMA personnel,'' and will be used to 
assess and collect fees for site-specific biennial exercise related 
services rendered by FEMA personnel.
    The establishment of this hourly rate is intended only to address 
charges to NRC licensees for services provided by FEMA personnel, not 
charges for services provided by FEMA personnel under the flat fee 
component referenced at 44 CFR 354.4(d) nor for services provided by 
FEMA contractors. Services provided by FEMA contractors will be charged 
in accordance with 44 CFR 354.4(c) and (d) for the recovery of 
appropriated funds obligated for the Emergency Management Planning and 
Assistance (EMPA) portion of FEMA's REP Program budget.

    Dated: December 10, 1998.
Kay C. Goss,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 98-33199 Filed 12-14-98; 8:45 am]
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