98-33198. Fee for Services To Support FEMA's Offsite Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 240 (Tuesday, December 15, 1998)]
    [Rules and Regulations]
    [Pages 69001-69005]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-33198]
    
    
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    FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
    
    44 CFR Part 354
    
    RIN 3067-AC87
    
    
    Fee for Services To Support FEMA's Offsite Radiological Emergency 
    Preparedness Program
    
    AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
    
    ACTION: Interim final rule with request for comments.
    
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    SUMMARY: This rule establishes the policies and administrative basis 
    for FEMA to assess fees on Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 
    licensees to recover the full amount of the funds that we obligate to 
    provide services for offsite radiological emergency planning and 
    preparedness beginning in Fiscal Year (FY) 1999.
    
    DATES: This rule is effective December 15, 1998. Please submit your 
    comments on or before February 16, 1999.
    
    ADDRESSES: We invite your comments on this rule. Please submit them to 
    the Rules Docket Clerk, Office of the General Counsel, Federal 
    Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW., room 840, Washington, DC 
    20472, (telefax) 202-646-4536, or (email) rules@fema.gov.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vanessa E. Quinn, Preparedness, 
    Training, and Exercises Directorate, Federal Emergency Management 
    Agency, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-3664, 
    (telefax) 202-646-3508, (email) vanessa.quinn@fema.gov.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    
    Background: A Chronology
    
         1991. On March 6, 1991, we published in the Federal 
    Register (56 FR 9452-9459) a final rule, 44 CFR part 353, that 
    established a structure for assessing and collecting user fees from NRC 
    licensees. Under 44 CFR part 353, Radiological Emergency Preparedness 
    (REP) services provided by FEMA personnel and FEMA contractors were 
    reimbursable only if these services were site-specific in nature and 
    directly contributed to the fulfillment of emergency preparedness 
    requirements needed for licensing by the NRC under the Atomic Energy 
    Act of 1954, as amended. Although we are publishing a new approach for 
    the assessment and collection of fees from licensees for FY 1999 and 
    beyond, part 353 remains in effect and will apply in any subsequent 
    fiscal year for which the Congress does not authorize us to collect 
    user fees for generic services.
         1992. Pub. L. 102-389, October 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1571-
    1606, expanded reimbursable REP Program activities by authorizing us to 
    charge licensees of commercial nuclear power plants fees to recover the 
    full amount of the funds anticipated to be obligated for our REP 
    Program for FY 1993.
         1993. On July 1, 1993, we published in the Federal 
    Register (58 FR 35770-35775) an interim final rule, 44 CFR part 354, to 
    establish and set forth the policies and administrative basis for 
    assessing and collecting these fees. We reserved the option to reissue 
    or amend part 354 for other fiscal years provided that the Congress 
    enacted appropriate authority.
         Pub. L. 103-124, September 23, 1993, 107 Stat.1297, 
    directed us to continue assessing and collecting fees to recover the 
    full amount of the funds anticipated to be obligated for our REP 
    Program for FY 1994. In addition, the Administration proposed to assess 
    such fees for subsequent fiscal years.
         Using the methodology established by the interim final 
    rule, 44 CFR part 354, we calculated the final hourly user
    
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    fee rate for FEMA personnel during FY 1993 at $122.88. On December 13, 
    1993, we published a notice to this effect in the Federal Register (58 
    FR 65274). The notice explained that we would not publish a final rule 
    at that time, pending a reconsideration of the methodology used for FY 
    1993 and taking into consideration the comments received on interim 
    final rule 44 CFR part 354.
         1994. We continued the methodology established by the 
    interim final rule 44 CFR part 354 in effect for FY 1994 by notice in 
    the Federal Register (59 FR 26350), published May 19, 1994.
         Using the methodology established by the interim final 
    rule, we calculated the final hourly user fee rate for FEMA personnel 
    during FY 1994 at $120.79. On November 28, 1994, we published a notice 
    to this effect in the Federal Register (59 FR 60792-60793).
         On July 27, 1994, we published a proposed rule in the 
    Federal Register, 59 FR 38306--38309, 44 CFR part 354. Predicated on 
    Congress passing authorizing legislation, this rule proposed to 
    establish fees for FY 1995 assessed at a flat rate based on fiscal year 
    budgeted funds for REP Program services performed by FEMA personnel and 
    by FEMA contractors whether or not those services directly supported 
    NRC licensing requirements.
         1995. Under our appropriation for FY 1995, Pub. L. 103-
    327, September 28, 1994, 108 Stat. 2325, the Congress authorized us to 
    assess and collect fees from Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 
    licensees to recover approximately, but not less than, 100 percent of 
    the amounts that we anticipated would be obligated for our Radiological 
    Emergency Preparedness (REP) Program. This appropriations act further 
    required us to publish through rulemaking a fair and equitable 
    methodology for the assessment and collection of fees applicable to 
    persons subject to FEMA's radiological emergency preparedness 
    regulations. Pub. L. 103-327 granted authority for these user fees to 
    be assessed and collected for fiscal year 1995 services only. Although 
    the public law was limited to FY 1995, we reserved the option of 
    reissuing or amending part 354 for other fiscal years provided that the 
    Congress enacts appropriate authority.
         Under final rule 44 CFR part 354, 60 FR 15628-15634, 
    published on March 24, 1995, we acted to recover fiscal year budgeted 
    funds for REP Program services performed by FEMA personnel and by FEMA 
    contractors whether or not those services directly supported NRC 
    licensing requirements. We assessed fees for FY 1995-FY 1998 using a 
    historically-based methodology in which we calculated two components 
    for each site: (1) A site-specific, biennial exercise-related component 
    and (2) a flat fee component.
         Pub. L. 105-276, 112 Stat. 2502, established in the 
    Treasury a Radiological Emergency Preparedness Fund, which will be 
    available for offsite radiological emergency planning, preparedness, 
    and response. This Act gives continuing authority to the Director of 
    FEMA, beginning in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, to publish fees to 
    be assessed and collected, applicable to persons subject to our 
    radiological emergency preparedness regulations. As in previous Acts, 
    we must collect not less than 100 percent of the amounts needed for our 
    radiological emergency preparedness program, and the methodology for 
    assessment and collection of fees must be fair and equitable. Fees 
    received must be deposited in the Fund as offsetting collections and 
    become available on October 1, 1999, and remain available until 
    expended.
        Historically-based methodology. Final rule 44 CFR part 354 adopted 
    the historically-based approach to the methodology in place of the flat 
    fee approach described in the proposed rule. We adopted this approach 
    based on the numerous public comments that we received on our proposed 
    flat fee methodology and on the results of our comparison of different 
    user fee methodologies, which used actual data from fiscal years 1993 
    and 1994.
        The historically-based methodology contains elements of the flat 
    fee methodology and of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) methodology. 
    The methodology responds to commenters who objected to the flat fee's 
    lack of site-specific considerations and accountability by factoring in 
    site-specific information relating to the majority of site-specific 
    activities, i.e., plume pathway emergency planning zone (EPZ) biennial 
    REP exercises.
        The historically-based methodology also preserves many of the 
    benefits of a flat fee methodology, specifically:
        (1) The ability to provide each licensee with a bill early in the 
    fiscal year, thus facilitating the licensee's planning and budgeting 
    process by greatly increasing the predictability of the licensee's 
    bill;
        (2) The ability of States and licensees to request needed technical 
    assistance;
        (3) The earlier deposit of funds in the U.S. Treasury, thus 
    benefiting the U.S. taxpayer;
        (4) A reduction of our resources needed to track administrative 
    costs, thus making the accounting and billing process more efficient 
    and cost-effective for the Government and freeing up our scarce 
    resources for other REP Program activities; and
        (5) The historically-based methodology ensures fairness and equity 
    in billing licensees.
        Agreements and criteria for services we provide. We provide 
    services primarily under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between 
    the NRC and FEMA, published on September 14, 1993 (58 FR 47996--48001) 
    and under regulations issued by both FEMA (44 CFR parts 350, 351, and 
    352) and the NRC (10 CFR parts 50 and 52).
        We evaluate radiological emergency response plans and exercises 
    using joint FEMA-NRC criteria, NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Revision 1 and 
    Supplement 1. When State and local governments do not participate in 
    the development of an emergency plan, the licensee may submit a 
    licensee offsite plan to the NRC. Under the MOU, the NRC can request 
    that we review a licensee offsite plan and provide its assessments and 
    findings on the adequacy of such plans and preparedness evaluated under 
    Supplement 1.
        Electronic billing and payment. We will deposit all funds collected 
    under this rule to the newly established Radiological Emergency 
    Preparedness Fund as offsetting collections, which will be available 
    for our REP Program. The Department of the Treasury recently revised 
    Sec. 8025.30 of publication I-TFM 6-8000 to require Federal agencies to 
    collect funds by electronic funds transfer when such collection is 
    cost-effective, practicable, and consistent with current statutory 
    authority. Working with the Department of the Treasury we now provide 
    for payment of bills by electronic transfers through Automated Clearing 
    House (ACH) credit payments.
    
    Revisions Pertaining to This Interim Rule
    
        This Interim Final Rule makes two principal changes to 44 CFR part 
    354. The first revision is that we increase the billing cycle from four 
    years to six years. The first six-year cycle will encompass FY 1999-
    2004. We will continue to track and monitor exercise activity during 
    this period of time and will make appropriate adjustments to this 
    component to calculate user fee assessments for later six-year cycles.
        Under the second revision fees received under this rule will be 
    deposited in the newly established Radiological Emergency Preparedness 
    Fund. Fees received will be deposited in
    
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    the Fund as offsetting collections and will be available for offsite 
    radiological emergency preparedness, planning, and response activities 
    beginning on October 1, 1999.
    
    Administrative Procedure Act Determination
    
        We are publishing this interim final rule without opportunity for 
    prior public comment under the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 
    553. I have determined that a comment period would be unnecessary, 
    impractical, and contrary to the public interest. This interim final 
    rule does not contain any significant, substantive changes from 
    previous REP regulations, but reflects changes to internal procedures 
    under which we will assess and collect fees from NRC licensees.
        Procedures affecting NRC licensees remain substantially unchanged. 
    The procedural changes do not affect the rights of NRC licensees to 
    dispute the nature or the amount of the assessment or method of 
    collection. Further, the procedural changes in this interim final rule 
    primarily affect how we will participate in the offset program. In 
    order to implement the program for assessments made for FY 1999 and 
    beyond, we need to modify and publish our regulations. We invite public 
    comments on the interim final rule, and will take any comments into 
    account when we publish the final rule. I determine that good cause 
    exists and that it is in the public interest to issue this interim 
    final rule without opportunity for prior public comment.
    
    Regulatory Flexibility Act
    
        I certify that this interim final rule is exempt from the 
    requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act because it makes minor 
    and technical amendments mandated by statute, 31 U.S.C. 3720A and by 
    the Department of the Treasury Interim Rule. This interim final rule 
    does not contain any significant substantive changes from FEMA's 
    present debt collection regulations and does not substantially change 
    how FEMA collects debts owed the United States that arise under FEMA 
    programs. The Regulatory Flexibility Act does not apply to this interim 
    final rule and no regulatory analysis has been prepared.
    
    Paperwork Reduction Act
    
        The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the 
    information collection requirements contained in this interim final 
    rule under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 
    U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and has assigned OMB control number 3067-0122.
    
    Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review
    
        Promulgation of this interim final rule is required by statute, 31 
    U.S.C. 3716 and 3720A, and is not a significant regulatory action 
    within the definition of E.O.12866. To the extent possible under the 
    statutory requirements of 31 U.S.C. 3720A this interim final rule 
    adheres to the principles of regulation set forth in Executive Order 
    12866. The Office of Management and Budget did not review this interim 
    final rule under Executive Order 12866.
    
    Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking
    
        We have sent this interim final rule to the Congress and to the 
    General Accounting Office under the Congressional Review of Agency 
    Rulemaking Act, Pub. L. 104-121. This interim final rule is not a 
    ``major rule'' within the meaning of that Act. It does not result in 
    nor is it likely to result in an annual effect on the economy of 
    $100,000,000 or more; it will not result in a major increase in costs 
    or prices for consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or 
    local government agencies, or geographic regions; and it will not have 
    ``significant adverse effects'' on competition, employment, investment, 
    productivity, innovation, or on the ability of United States-based 
    enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises.
        This interim final rule is exempt from the requirements of the 
    Regulatory Flexibility Act, as certified previously, and complies with 
    the Paperwork Reduction Act.
        This interim final rule is not an unfunded Federal mandate within 
    the meaning of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-4. 
    The rule does not meet the $100,000,000 threshold before that Act 
    applies.
    
    List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 354
    
        Disaster assistance, Commercial nuclear power plants and reactors, 
    Intergovernmental relations, Radiation protection, and Technical 
    assistance.
    
        Accordingly, we revise 44 CFR part 354 to read as follows:
    
    PART 354--FEE FOR SERVICES TO SUPPORT FEMA'S OFFSITE RADIOLOGICAL 
    EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM
    
    Sec.
    354.1  Purpose.
    354.2  Scope of this regulation.
    354.3  Definitions.
    354.4  Assessment of fees.
    354.5  Description of services.
    354.6  Billing and payment of fees.
    354.7  Failure to pay.
    
        Authority: Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 43 FR 41943, 3 
    CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 329; sec. 109, Pub. L. 96-295, 94 Stat. 780; 
    sec. 2901, Pub. L. 98-369, 98 Stat. 494; Title III, Pub. L. 103-327, 
    108 Stat. 2323-2325; Pub. L. 105-276, 112 Stat. 2502; EO 12148, 44 
    FR 43239, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 412; EO 12657, 53 FR 47513, 3 CFR, 
    1988 Comp., p. 611.
    
    
    Sec. 354.1  Purpose.
    
        This part establishes the methodology for FEMA to assess and 
    collect user fees from Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensees of 
    commercial nuclear power plants to recover at least 100 percent of the 
    amounts that we anticipate to obligate for our Radiological Emergency 
    Preparedness (REP) Program as authorized under Title III, Pub. L. 105-
    276, 112 Stat. 2461, 2502. Under Pub. L. 105-276 the methodology for 
    assessment and collection of fees must be fair and equitable and must 
    reflect the full amount of costs of providing radiological emergency 
    planning, preparedness, response and associated services. Our 
    assessment of fees will include our costs for use of agency resources 
    for classes of regulated persons and our administrative costs to 
    collect the fees. Licensees will deposit fees by electronic transfer 
    into the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Fund in the U.S. Treasury 
    as offsetting collections.
    
    
    Sec. 354.2  Scope of this regulation.
    
        The regulation in this part applies to all persons or licensees who 
    have applied for or have received from the NRC:
        (a) A license to construct or operate a commercial nuclear power 
    plant;
        (b) A possession-only license for a commercial nuclear power plant, 
    with the exception of licensees that have received an NRC-approved 
    exemption to 10 CFR 50.54(q) requirements;
        (c) An early site permit for a commercial nuclear power plant;
        (d) A combined construction permit and operating license for a 
    commercial nuclear power plant; or
        (e) Any other NRC licensee that is now or may become subject to 
    requirements for offsite radiological emergency planning and 
    preparedness.
    
    
    Sec. 354.3  Definitions.
    
        The following definitions of terms and concepts apply to this part:
        Biennial exercise means the joint licensee/State and local 
    government exercise, evaluated by FEMA, conducted around a commercial 
    nuclear power plant site once every two years in conformance with 44 
    CFR part 350.
        EPZ means emergency planning zone.
    
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        FEMA means the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
        Federal Radiological Preparedness Coordinating Committee (FRPCC) 
    means a committee chaired by FEMA with representatives from the Nuclear 
    Regulatory Commission, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of 
    Health and Human Services, Department of Interior, Department of 
    Energy, Department of Transportation, Department of Agriculture, 
    Department of Commerce, Department of State, Department of Veterans 
    Affairs, General Services Administration, National Communications 
    System, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and other 
    Federal departments and agencies as appropriate.
        Fiscal Year means the Federal fiscal year commencing on the first 
    day of October through the thirtieth day of September.
        NRC means the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
        Obligate or obligation means a legal reservation of appropriated 
    funds for expenditure.
        Persons or Licensee means the utility or organization that has 
    applied for or has received from the NRC:
        (1) A license to construct or operate a commercial nuclear power 
    plant;
        (2) A possession-only license for a commercial nuclear power plant, 
    with the exception of licensees that have received an NRC-approved 
    exemption to 10 CFR 50.54(q) requirements;
        (3) An early site permit for a commercial nuclear power plant;
        (4) A combined construction permit and operating license for a 
    commercial nuclear power plant; or
        (5) Any other NRC license that is now or may become subject to 
    requirements for offsite radiological emergency planning and 
    preparedness activities.
        Plume pathway EPZ means for planning purposes, the area within 
    approximately a 10-mile radius of a nuclear plant site.
        RAC means Regional Assistance Committee chaired by FEMA with 
    representatives from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Environmental 
    Protection Agency, Department of Health and Human Services, Department 
    of Energy, Department of Agriculture, Department of Transportation, 
    Department of Commerce, Department of Interior, and other Federal 
    departments and agencies as appropriate.
        REP means Radiological Emergency Preparedness as in FEMA's REP 
    Program.
        Site means the location at which one or more commercial nuclear 
    power plants (reactor units) have been, or are planned to be built.
        Site-specific services mean offsite radiological emergency 
    planning, preparedness and response services provided by FEMA personnel 
    and by FEMA contractors that pertain to a specific commercial nuclear 
    power plant site.
        Technical assistance means services provided by FEMA to accomplish 
    offsite radiological emergency planning, preparedness and response, 
    including provision of support for the preparation of offsite 
    radiological emergency response plans and procedures, and provision of 
    advice and recommendations for specific aspects of radiological 
    emergency planning, preparedness and response, such as alert and 
    notification and emergency public information.
    
    
    Sec. 354.4  Assessment of fees.
    
        (a)(1) We, FEMA, assess user fees from licensees using on a 
    methodology that includes charges for REP Program services provided by 
    both our personnel and our contractors. Beginning in FY 1995, we 
    established a four-year cycle from FY 1995-1998 with predetermined user 
    fee assessments that were collected each year of the cycle. The 
    following six-year cycle will run from FY 1999 through FY 2004. The fee 
    for each site consists of two distinct components:
        (i) A site-specific, biennial exercise-related component to recover 
    the portion of the REP program budget associated only with plume 
    pathway emergency planning zone (EPZ) biennial exercise-related 
    activities. We determine this component by reviewing average biennial 
    exercise-related activities/hours that we use in exercises conducted 
    since the inception of our REP user fee program in 1991. We completed 
    an analysis of REP Program activities/hours used during the FY 1991-
    1995 cycle at the end of that four-year cycle. We will make adjustments 
    to the site-specific user fees for the next proposed FY 1999-2004 six-
    year cycle.
        (ii) A flat fee component that is the same for each site and 
    recovers the remaining portion of the REP Program budgeted funding that 
    does not include biennial exercise-related activities.
        (2) We will assess fees only for REP Program services provided by 
    our personnel and by our contractors, and we will not assess fees for 
    those services that other Federal agencies involved in the FRPCC or the 
    RACs provide.
        (b) Determination of site-specific, biennial exercise-related 
    component for our personnel. We will determine an average biennial 
    exercise-related cost for our personnel for each commercial nuclear 
    power plant site in the REP Program. We base this annualized cost 
    (dividing the average biennial exercise-related cost by two) on the 
    average number of hours spent by our personnel in REP exercise-related 
    activities for each site. We will determine the average number of hours 
    using an analysis of site-specific exercise activity spent since the 
    beginning of our user fee program (1991). We determine the actual user 
    fee assessment for this component by multiplying the average number of 
    REP exercise-related hours that we determine and annualize for each 
    site by the average hourly rate in effect for the fiscal year for a REP 
    Program employee. We will revise the hourly rate annually to reflect 
    actual budget and cost of living factors, but the number of annualized, 
    site-specific exercise hours will remain constant for user fee 
    calculations and assessments throughout the six-year cycle. We will 
    continue to track and monitor exercise activity during the six-year 
    cycle, FY 1999-2004. We will make appropriate adjustments to this 
    component to calculate user fee assessments for later six-year cycles.
        (c) Determination of site-specific, biennial exercise-related 
    component for FEMA contract personnel. We have determined an average 
    biennial exercise-related cost for REP contractors for each commercial 
    nuclear power plant site in the REP Program. We base this annualized 
    cost (dividing the average biennial exercise-related cost by two) on 
    the average costs of contract personnel in REP site-specific exercise-
    related activities since the beginning of our user fee program (1991). 
    We will continue to track and monitor activity during the initial six-
    year cycle, FY 1999-2004, and we will make appropriate adjustments to 
    this component for calculation of user fee assessments during 
    subsequent six-year cycles.
        (d) Determination of flat fee component. For each year of the six-
    year cycle, we recover the remainder of REP Program budgeted funds as a 
    flat fee component. Specifically, we determine the flat fee component 
    by subtracting the total of our personnel and contractor site-specific, 
    biennial exercise-related components, as outlined in Sec. 354.4 (a) and 
    (b), from the total REP budget for that fiscal year. We then divide the 
    resulting amount equally among the total number of licensed commercial 
    nuclear power plant sites (defined under Sec. 354.2, Scope) to arrive 
    at each site's flat fee component for that fiscal year.
        (e) Discontinuation of charges. When we receive a copy from the NRC 
    of their
    
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    approved exemption to 10 CFR 50.54(q) requirements stating that offsite 
    radiological emergency planning and preparedness are no longer required 
    at a particular commercial nuclear power plant site, we will 
    discontinue REP Program services at that site. We will no longer assess 
    a user fee for that site from the beginning of the next fiscal year.
    
    
    Sec. 354.5  Description of services.
    
        Site-specific and other REP Program services provided by FEMA and 
    FEMA contractors for which FEMA will assess fees on licensees include 
    the following:
        (a) Site-specific, plume pathway EPZ biennial exercise-related 
    component services.
        (1) Schedule plume pathway EPZ biennial exercises.
        (2) Review plume pathway EPZ biennial exercise objectives and 
    scenarios.
        (3) Provide pre-plume pathway EPZ biennial exercise logistics.
        (4) Conduct plume pathway EPZ biennial exercises, evaluations, and 
    post exercise briefings.
        (5) Prepare, review and finalize plume pathway EPZ biennial 
    exercise reports, give notice and conduct public meetings.
        (6) Activities related to Medical Services and other drills 
    conducted in support of a biennial, plume pathway exercise.
        (b) Flat fee component services.
        (1) Evaluate State and local offsite radiological emergency plans 
    and preparedness.
        (2) Schedule other than plume pathway EPZ biennial exercises.
        (3) Develop other than plume pathway EPZ biennial exercise 
    objectives and scenarios.
        (4) Pre-exercise logistics for other than the plume pathway EPZ.
        (5) Conduct other than plume pathway EPZ biennial exercises and 
    evaluations.
        (6) Prepare, review and finalize other than plume pathway EPZ 
    biennial exercise reports, notice and conduct of public meetings.
        (7) Prepare findings and determinations on the adequacy or approval 
    of plans and preparedness.
        (8) Conduct the formal 44 CFR part 350 review process.
        (9) Provide technical assistance to States and local governments.
        (10) Review licensee submissions pursuant to 44 CFR part 352.
        (11) Review NRC licensee offsite plan submissions under the NRC/
    FEMA Memorandum of Understanding on Planning and Preparedness, and 
    NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, Revision 1, Supplement 1. You may obtain copies 
    of the NUREG-0654 from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government 
    Printing Office.
        (12) Participate in NRC adjudication proceedings and any other 
    site-specific legal forums.
        (13) Alert and notification system reviews.
        (14) Responses to petitions filed under 10 CFR 2.206.
        (15) Disaster-initiated reviews and evaluations.
        (16) Congressionally-initiated reviews and evaluations.
        (17) Responses to licensee's challenges to FEMA's administration of 
    the fee program.
        (18) Response to actual radiological emergencies.
        (19) Develop regulations, guidance, planning standards and policy.
        (20) Coordinate with other Federal agencies to enhance the 
    preparedness of State and local governments for radiological 
    emergencies.
        (21) Coordinate REP Program issues with constituent organizations 
    such as the National Emergency Management Association, Conference of 
    Radiation Control Program Directors, and the Nuclear Energy Institute.
        (22) Implement and coordinate REP Program training with FEMA's 
    Emergency Management Institute (EMI) to assure effective development 
    and implementation of REP training courses and conferences.
        (23) REP personnel participation as lecturers or to perform other 
    functions at EMI, conferences and workshops.
        (24) Services associated with the assessment of fees, billing, and 
    administration of this part.
    
    
    Sec. 354.6  Billing and payment of fees.
    
        We will send bills that are based on the assessment methodology set 
    out in Sec. 354.4 to licensees to recover the full amount of the funds 
    that we budget to provide REP Program services. Licensees that have 
    more than one site will receive consolidated bills. We will forward one 
    bill to each licensee during the first quarter of the fiscal year, with 
    payment due within 30 days. If we exceed our original budget for the 
    fiscal year and need to make minor adjustments, the adjustment will 
    appear in the bill for the next fiscal year.
    
    
    Sec. 354.7  Failure to pay.
    
        Where a licensee fails to pay a prescribed fee required under this 
    part, we will implement procedures under 44 CFR part 11, Subpart C, to 
    collect the fees under the Debt Collection Act of 1982 (31 U.S.C. 3711 
    et seq.).
    
        Dated: December 10, 1998.
    James L. Witt,
    Director.
    [FR Doc. 98-33198 Filed 12-14-98; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Effective Date:
12/15/1998
Published:
12/15/1998
Department:
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Interim final rule with request for comments.
Document Number:
98-33198
Dates:
This rule is effective December 15, 1998. Please submit your comments on or before February 16, 1999.
Pages:
69001-69005 (5 pages)
RINs:
3067-AC87
PDF File:
98-33198.pdf
CFR: (9)
44 CFR 2901
44 CFR 354.1
44 CFR 354.2
44 CFR 354.3
44 CFR 354.4
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