[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 150 (Thursday, August 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 42697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20172]
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FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Guidance for Developing State, Tribal, and Local Radiological
Emergency Response Planning and Preparedness for Transportation
Accidents
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: FEMA announces the availability of the document ``Guidance for
Developing State, Tribal, and Local Radiological Emergency Response
Planning and Preparedness for Transportation Accidents, FEMA-REP-5,
Revision 2,'' and requests comments.
DATES: Comments and responses should be sent no later than November 3,
1999.
ADDRESSES: Comments on ``FEMA-REP-5, Rev. 2'' should be sent to the
Rules Docket Clerk, Office of the General Counsel, room 840, Federal
Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472,
(facsimile) (202) 646-4536.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William F. McNutt, Senior Policy
Advisor, Chemical and Radiological Preparedness Division, Preparedness,
Training, and Exercises Directorate, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2857,
(facsimile) (202) 646-3508.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEMA-REP-5 was prepared by the
Transportation Accidents Subcommittee of the Federal Radiological
Preparedness Coordinating Committee. It represents the efforts of
several federal agencies, state organizations, and a Native American
organization. The intended use of FEMA-REP-5 is to provide guidance to
State, Tribal and local government officials who must prepare or revise
emergency response plans for transportation accidents involving
radioactive materials. Although use of the guidance is not mandatory,
it is recommended for use to develop a hazard specific plan, as part of
an all-hazards emergency response plan, at all levels of government.
Published first in March 1983, this guidance document was revised
and published in June 1992 as Revision 1. The current revision is
intended to supersede all previous issues. When the defined objectives
are applied, planning will include all aspects of preparedness from
pre-accident coordination and assignment of responsibilities, to post-
accident operations, cleanup, and site restoration. The State, Tribal
or local government office that adheres to the expressed concepts and
recommendations found in FEMA-REP-5, Rev. 2, will be able to prepare an
emergency operations plan that satisfies the need to protect both
workers and citizens while safely responding to a radioactive materials
transportation accident. The plan can be appended to the overall
emergency operations plan for the jurisdiction.
Our goal is to provide guidance by means of a useful document that
enables officials at all levels of government to plan for possible
hazardous accidents. We welcome your comments on this document. All
comments will be considered.
Dated: July 30, 1999.
Kay C. Goss,
Associate Director for Preparedness, Training, and Exercises.
[FR Doc. 99-20172 Filed 8-4-99; 8:45 am]
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