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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DHS–2011–0094] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Department of 

Homeland Security/ALL—017 General 

Legal Records System of Records 

AGENCY: Privacy Office, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of Privacy Act system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of 

Homeland Security proposes to update 

and reissue a Department-wide system 

of records notice titled, ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security/ALL—017 General 

Legal Records System of Records.’’ This 

system will assist attorneys in providing 

legal advice to the Department of 

Homeland Security on a wide variety of 

legal issues. As a result of the biennial 

review of this system, updates have 

been made to the routine uses within 

this notice and other administrative 

non-substantive changes. The 

subsections of the exemptions have 

been updated for accuracy and a new 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking has 

been published. Until a new Final Rule 

is published, the Final Rule published 

on October 1, 2009 remains active and 

in place. This system will continue to be 

included in the Department of 

Homeland Security’s inventory of 

record systems. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

December 23, 2011. The new system of 

records will be effective December 23, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number DHS– 

2011–0094 by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 1–(866) 466–5370. 

• Mail: Mary Ellen Callahan, Chief 

Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Washington, DC 20528. 

• Instructions: All submissions 

received must include the agency name 

and docket number for this rulemaking. 

All comments received will be posted 

without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

• Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions and privacy issues 

please contact: Mary Ellen Callahan 

(703) 235–0780, Chief Privacy Officer, 

Privacy Office, Department of Homeland 

Security, Washington, DC 20528. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 

1974, the Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) proposes to update and 

reissue a Department-wide system of 

records notice titled, ‘‘DHS/ALL—017 

General Legal Records System of 

Records.’’ This system will assist 

attorneys in providing legal advice to 

DHS on a wide variety of legal issues. 

As a result of the biennial review of 

this system, updates have been made to 

the routine uses within this notice and 

other administrative non-substantive 

changes. It also reflects that in some 

cases, the records in the system will be 

classified. The subsections of the 

exemptions have also been updated for 

accuracy and a new Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (NPRM) has been 

published. Until a new Final Rule is 

published, the Final Rule published on 

October 1, 2009 remains active and in 

place. Additions were made to the 

routine uses to include sharing with 

federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, 

foreign, or international agency, 

regarding individuals who pose or are 

suspected of posing a risk to 

transportation or national security; to 

former employees to respond to 

government agencies or licensing 

authorities or for personnel matters; to 

the Department of Justice, United States 

Attorney’s Office, or other federal 

agencies to collect debt; to the 

Department of Transportation for certain 

purposes; and to third-parties regarding 

their employees, applicants, contractors, 

and individuals to whom the third-party 

issues credentials or clearance to 

secured areas. 

The purpose of this system is to assist 

DHS attorneys in providing legal advice 

to DHS personnel on a wide variety of 

legal issues; to collect the information of 

any individual who is, or will be, in 

litigation with the Department, as well 

as the attorneys representing the 

plaintiff(s) and defendant(s) response to 

claims by employees, former employees, 

and other individuals; to assist in the 

settlement of claims against the 

government; to represent DHS during 

litigation, and to maintain internal 

statistics. DHS is authorized to 

implement this program primarily 

through 5 U.S.C. 301; The Federal 

Records Act, 44 U.S.C. 3101; The 

Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public 

Law 107–296; and The Aviation and 

Transportation Security Act, Public Law 

107–71. This system has an affect on 

individual privacy that is balanced by 

the need to collect and maintain 

information related to legal advice 

issued. Routine uses contained in this 

notice include sharing with the 

Department of Justice (DOJ) for legal 

advice and representation; to a 

congressional office at the request of an 

individual; to the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA) for 

records management; to contractors in 

support of their contract assignment to 

DHS; to agencies, organizations or 

individuals for the purpose of audit; to 

agencies, entities, or persons during a 

security or information compromise or 

breach; to an agency, organization, or 

individual when there could potentially 

be a risk of harm to an individual; to an 

appropriate federal, state, tribal, local, 

international, or foreign law 

enforcement agency or other appropriate 

authority charged with investigating or 

prosecuting a violation or enforcing or 

implementing a law, rule, regulation, or 

order; to a court, magistrate, or 

administrative tribunal for hearings; to 

third parties during the course of an 

investigation; to a federal, state, local, 

tribal, foreign, or international agency, 

where such agency has requested 

information relevant or necessary for the 

hiring or retention of an individual; to 

international and foreign governmental 

entities in accordance with law and 

formal or informal international 

agreement; to State Bar Grievance 

Committees and local Attorney General 

offices for disbarment or disciplinary 

proceedings; to unions recognized as 

exclusive bargaining representatives; To 

a former employee of HDS, in 

accordance with applicable regulations; 

to the DOJ, United States Attorney’s 

Office, or other federal agencies for 

further collection action on any 

delinquent debt; and to the news media 

in the interest of the public. This system 

will remain in constant review to ensure 

that if information is collected from the 

public that the practice is done so in 

compliance with Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA). 

This system will continue to be 

included in DHS’s inventory of record 

systems. 

II. Privacy Act 

The Privacy Act embodies fair 

information principles in a statutory 

framework governing the means by 

which the United States Government 

collects, maintains, uses, and 

disseminates individuals’ records. The 

Privacy Act applies to information that 

is maintained in a ‘‘system of records.’’ 

A ‘‘system of records’’ is a group of any 

records under the control of an agency 

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the name of an individual or by some 

identifying number, symbol, or other 

identifying particular assigned to the 

individual. In the Privacy Act, an 

individual is defined to encompass 

United States citizens and legal 

permanent residents. As a matter of 

policy, DHS extends administrative 

Privacy Act protections to all 

individuals where systems of records 

maintain information on U.S. citizens, 

lawful permanent residents, and 

visitors. Individuals may request access 

to their own records that are maintained 

in a system of records in the possession 

or under the control of DHS by 

complying with DHS Privacy Act 

regulations, 6 CFR part 5. 

The Privacy Act requires that each 

agency publish in the Federal Register 

a description denoting the type and 

character of each system of records in 

order to make agency recordkeeping 

practices transparent, to notify 

individuals about the use of their 

records, and to assist the individual to 

more easily find files within the agency. 

Below is a description of the General 

Legal Records System of Records. 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), 

DHS has provided a report of this 

revised system of records to the Office 

of Management and Budget and to the 

Congress. 

SYSTEM OF RECORDS: 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS)/ALL—017. 

SYSTEM NAME: 

DHS/ALL—017 General Legal Records 

System of Records. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Classified and Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Records are maintained at DHS and 

component locations in Washington, DC 

and field offices. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Categories of individuals covered by 

this system include DHS employees and 

former employees, other federal agency 

employees and former employees, 

members of the public, individuals 

involved in litigation with DHS or 

involving DHS, individuals who either 

file administrative complaints with DHS 

or are the subjects of administrative 

complaints initiated by DHS, 

individuals who are named parties in 

cases in which DHS believes it will or 

may become involved, matters within 

the jurisdiction of the Department either 

as plaintiffs or as defendants in both 

civil and criminal matters, witnesses, 

and to the extent not covered by any 

other system, tort and property 

claimants who have filed claims against 

the Government and individuals who 

are subject of an action requiring 

approval or action by a DHS official, 

such as appeals, actions, training, 

awards, foreign travel, promotions, 

selections, grievances and delegations, 

OGC attorneys to whom cases are 

assigned, and attorneys and authorized 

representatives for whom DHS has 

received complaints regarding their 

practices before DHS and/or the 

Executive Office for Immigration 

Review (EOIR). 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Categories of records in this system 

include: 

• Names of individuals involved in 

each legal case; 

• Names of witnesses; 

• Records relating to litigation by or 

against the U.S. Government (or 

litigation in which the U.S. Government 

is not a party, but has an interest) 

resulting from questions concerning 

DHS cases and legal actions that the 

Department either is involved in or in 

which it believes it will or may become 

involved; 

• Claims by or against the 

Government, other than litigation cases, 

arising from a transaction with DHS, 

and documents related thereto, 

including demographic information, 

vouchers, witness statements, legal 

decisions, and related material 

pertaining to such claims; 

• Investigation reports; 

• Legal authority; 

• Legal opinions and memoranda; 

• Criminal actions; 

• Criminal conviction records; 

• Claims and records regarding 

discrimination, including employment 

and sex discrimination; 

• Claims and records regarding the 

Rehabilitation Act; 

• Claims against non-DHS attorneys 

and/or representatives who engage in 

unethical activities or exhibit 

unprofessional behavior; 

• Copies of petitions filed with DHS; 

• Personnel matters; 

• Contracts; 

• Foreclosures; 

• Actions against DHS officials; 

• Titles to real property; 

• Records relating to requests for DHS 

records other than requests under the 

Freedom of Information Act and the 

Privacy Act of 1974; 

• Testimonies of DHS employees in 

federal, state, local, or administrative 

criminal or civil litigation; 

• Documentary evidence; 

• Supporting documents including 

the legal and programmatic issues of the 

case, correspondence, legal opinions 

and memoranda and related records; 

• State Bar grievance/discipline 

proceedings records; 

• Security Clearance Information 

• Records concerning requests for 

information regarding the use of 

reproductions of obligations of the 

United States, including bonds, checks, 

coins, coupons, currencies (U.S. and 

foreign), fractional notes, postage 

stamps (U.S. and foreign), postal money 

orders, and postmarks; 

• Any type of legal document, 

including but not limited to complaints, 

summaries, affidavits, litigation reports, 

motions, subpoenas, and any other court 

filing or administrative filing or 

evidence; 

• Employee and former employee 

ethics question forms and responses; 

and 

• Court transcripts. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

5 U.S.C. 301; The Federal Records 

Act, 44 U.S.C. 3101; The Homeland 

Security Act of 2002, Public Law 107– 

296; The Aviation and Transportation 

Security Act, Public Law 107–71. 

PURPOSE(S): 

The purpose of this system is to assist 

DHS attorneys in providing legal advice 

to DHS personnel on a wide variety of 

legal issues; to collect the information of 

any individual who is, or will be, in 

litigation with the Department, as well 

as the attorneys representing the 

plaintiff(s) and defendant(s) response to 

claims by employees, former employees, 

and other individuals; to assist in the 

settlement of claims against the 

government; to represent DHS during 

litigation, and to maintain internal 

statistics. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

In addition to those disclosures 

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or a 

portion of the records or information 

contained in this system may be 

disclosed outside DHS as a routine use 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as 

follows: 

A. To the Department of Justice 

(including United States Attorney 

Offices) or other federal agency or 

federal executive office conducting 

litigation or in anticipation of litigation 

before any court, adjudicative or 

administrative body, when it is 

necessary to the litigation and one of the 

following is a party to the litigation or 

has an interest in such litigation: 

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2. any employee of DHS in his/her 

official capacity; 

3. any employee or former employee 

of DHS in his/her individual capacity 

where the Department of Justice or DHS 

has agreed to represent the employee; or 

4. the United States or any agency 

thereof, is a party to the litigation or has 

an interest in such litigation, and DHS 

determines that the records are both 

relevant and necessary to the litigation 

and the use of such records is 

compatible with the purpose for which 

DHS collected the records. 

B. To a congressional office from the 

record of an individual in response to 

an inquiry from that congressional office 

made at the request of the individual to 

whom the record pertains. 

C. To the National Archives and 

Records Administration or other federal 

government agencies pursuant to 

records management inspections being 

conducted under the authority of 44 

U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. 

D. To an agency, organization, or 

individual for the purpose of performing 

audit or oversight operations as 

authorized by law, but only such 

information as is necessary and relevant 

to such audit or oversight function. 

E. To appropriate agencies, entities, 

and persons when: 

1. DHS suspects or has confirmed that 

the security or confidentiality of 

information in the system of records has 

been compromised; 

2. The Department has determined 

that as a result of the suspected or 

confirmed compromise there is a risk of 

harm to economic or property interests, 

identity theft or fraud, or harm to the 

security or integrity of this system or 

other systems or programs (whether 

maintained by DHS or another agency or 

entity) or harm to the individual who 

relies upon the compromised 

information; and 

3. The disclosure made to such 

agencies, entities, and persons is 

reasonably necessary to assist in 

connection with DHS’s efforts to 

respond to the suspected or confirmed 

compromise and prevent, minimize, or 

remedy such harm. 

F. To contractors and their agents, 

grantees, experts, consultants, and 

others performing or working on a 

contract, service, grant, cooperative 

agreement, or other assignment for DHS, 

when necessary to accomplish an 

agency function related to this system of 

records. Individuals provided 

information under this routine use are 

subject to the same Privacy Act 

requirements and limitations on 

disclosure as are applicable to DHS 

officers and employees. 

G. To an appropriate federal, state, 

tribal, local, international, or foreign law 

enforcement agency or other appropriate 

authority charged with investigating or 

prosecuting a violation or enforcing or 

implementing a law, rule, regulation, or 

order, where a record, either on its face 

or in conjunction with other 

information, indicates a violation or 

potential violation of law, which 

includes criminal, civil, or regulatory 

violations and such disclosure is proper 

and consistent with the official duties of 

the person making the disclosure. 

H. To a court, magistrate, or 

administrative tribunal in the course of 

presenting evidence, including 

disclosures to opposing counsel or 

witnesses in the course of civil 

discovery, litigation, or settlement 

negotiations or in connection with 

criminal law proceedings or in response 

to a subpoena from a court of competent 

jurisdiction. 

I. To third parties during the course 

of an investigation to the extent 

necessary to obtain information 

pertinent to the investigation, provided 

disclosure is appropriate to the proper 

performance of the official duties of the 

officer making the disclosure. 

J. To a federal, state, local, tribal, 

foreign, or international agency, where 

such agency has requested information 

relevant or necessary for the hiring or 

retention of an individual, or the 

issuance of a security clearance, license, 

contract, grant, or other benefit, or if 

necessary to obtain information relevant 

to a DHS decision concerning the hiring 

or retention of an individual, the 

issuance of a security clearance, license, 

contract, grant, or other benefit. 

K. To international and foreign 

governmental entities in accordance 

with law and formal or informal 

international agreement. 

L. To State Bar Grievance Committees 

and local Attorney General offices for 

disbarment or disciplinary proceedings. 

M. To unions recognized as exclusive 

bargaining representatives under the 

Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, 5 

U.S.C. 7111 and 7114, the Merit 

Systems Protection Board, arbitrators, 

the Federal Labor Relations Authority, 

and other parties responsible for the 

administration of the Federal labormanagement program for the purpose of 

processing any corrective actions, or 

grievances, or conducting 

administrative hearings or appeals, or if 

needed in the performance of other 

authorized duties. 

N. To the appropriate federal, state, 

local, tribal, territorial, foreign, or 

international agency, regarding 

individuals who pose or are suspected 

of posing a risk to transportation or 

national security. 

O. To a former employee of DHS, in 

accordance with applicable regulations, 

for purposes of responding to an official 

inquiry by a federal, state, or local 

government entity or professional 

licensing authority; or facilitating 

communications with a former 

employee that may be necessary for 

personnel—related or other official 

purposes where the Department requires 

information or consultation assistances 

from the former employee regarding a 

matter within that person’s former area 

of responsibility. 

P. To the DOJ, United States 

Attorney’s Office, or other federal 

agencies for further collection action on 

any delinquent debt when 

circumstances warrant, as well as to a 

debt collection agency for the purpose 

of debt collection. 

Q. To the news media and the public, 

with the approval of the Chief Privacy 

Officer in consultation with counsel, 

when there exists a legitimate public 

interest in the disclosure of the 

information or when disclosure is 

necessary to preserve confidence in the 

integrity of DHS or is necessary to 

demonstrate the accountability of DHS’s 

officers, employees, or individuals 

covered by the system, except to the 

extent it is determined that release of 

the specific information in the context 

of a particular case would constitute an 

unwarranted invasion of personal 

privacy. 

R. To the Department of 

Transportation and its operating 

administrations when necessary or 

relevant to (1) Ensure safety and 

security in any mode of transportation, 

(2) enforce DHS regulations or 

requirements, or (3) the issuance, 

maintenance, or renewal of a license, 

certificate, contract, grant, or other 

benefit. 

S. To third parties about individuals 

who are their employees, job applicants, 

contractors, or any other individual who 

is issued credentials or granted 

clearances by the third party to secured 

areas when relevant to such 

employment, application, contract, or 

issuance of the credential or clearance. 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES: 

Privacy Act information may be 

reported to consumer reporting agencies 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(12) 

collecting on behalf of the United States 

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POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Records in this system are stored 

electronically or on paper in secure 

facilities behind a locked door. The 

electronic records are stored on 

magnetic disc, tape, digital media, CD– 

ROM, and computer. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Data may be retrieved by individual’s 

name. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Records in this system are 

safeguarded in accordance with 

applicable rules and policies, including 

all applicable DHS automated systems 

security and access policies. Strict 

controls have been imposed to minimize 

the risk of compromising the 

information that is being stored. Access 

to the computer system containing the 

records in this system is limited to those 

individuals who have a need to know 

the information for the performance of 

their official duties and who have 

appropriate clearances or permissions. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

For DHS Headquarters, records are 

kept for 10 years, in accordance with 

National Archives and Records 

Administration General Records 

Schedule [schedule in process.] For 

components of DHS, retention may vary. 

Please contact the component system 

manager. 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

The System Managers are the 

respective General Counsel/Chief 

Counsel for DHS and each of its 

components. Their addresses will vary 

according to each component. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

The Secretary of Homeland Security 

has exempted this system from the 

notification, access, and amendment 

procedures of the Privacy Act because it 

is a law enforcement system. However, 

DHS will consider individual requests 

to determine whether or not information 

may be released. Thus, individuals 

seeking notification of and access to any 

record contained in this system of 

records, or seeking to contest its 

content, may submit a request in writing 

to the Headquarters’ or component’s 

FOIA Officer, whose contact 

information can be found at http:// 

www.dhs.gov/foia under ‘‘contacts.’’ If 

an individual believes more than one 

component maintains Privacy Act 

records concerning him or her the 

individual may submit the request to 

the Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security, 245 Murray Drive, 

SW., Building 410, STOP–0665, 

Washington, DC 20528. 

When seeking records about yourself 

from this system of records or any other 

Departmental system of records your 

request must conform with the Privacy 

Act regulations set forth in 6 CFR part 

5. You must first verify your identity, 

meaning that you must provide your full 

name, current address and date and 

place of birth. You must sign your 

request, and your signature must either 

be notarized or submitted under 28 

U.S.C. 1746, a law that permits 

statements to be made under penalty of 

perjury as a substitute for notarization. 

While no specific form is required, you 

may obtain forms for this purpose from 

the Director, Disclosure and FOIA, 

http://www.dhs.gov or 1–(866) 431– 

0486. In addition you should provide 

the following: 

• An explanation of why you believe 

the Department would have information 

on you; 

• Identify which component(s) of the 

Department you believe may have the 

information about you; 

• Specify when you believe the 

records would have been created; 

• Provide any other information that 

will help the FOIA staff determine 

which DHS component agency may 

have responsive records; and 

• If your request is seeking records 

pertaining to another living individual, 

you must include a statement from that 

individual certifying his/her agreement 

for you to access his/her records. 

Without this bulleted information the 

component(s) may not be able to 

conduct an effective search, and your 

request may be denied due to lack of 

specificity or lack of compliance with 

applicable regulations. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information originates with DHS and 

its components, court subpoenas, law 

enforcement agencies, other federal, 

state, and local courts, state bar 

licensing agencies, state bar grievance 

agencies, and inquiries and/or 

complaints from witnesses or members 

of the general public. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

The Secretary of Homeland Security 

has exempted this system from 

subsections (c)(3) and (c)(4); (d); (e)(1), 

(e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I), 

(e)(5), (e)(8); (e)(12); (f); (g)(1); and (h) of 

the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552a(j)(2). In addition, the Secretary of 

Homeland Security has exempted this 

system from subsections (c)(3); (d); 

(e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I); and (f) 

of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552a(k)(1), (k)(2), (k)(3), and (k)(5). 

Dated: October 26, 2011. 

Mary Ellen Callahan, 

Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2011–30175 Filed 11–22–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9L–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID FEMA–2008–0022] 

Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation 

of Radiological Emergency Response 

Plans and Preparedness in Support of 

Nuclear Power Plants, NUREG–0654/ 

FEMA–REP–1, Supplement 4 and 

FEMA Radiological Emergency 

Preparedness Program Manual 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) is issuing 

two final guidance documents: 

Supplement 4 (Supplement 4) to 

‘‘Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation 

of Radiological Emergency Response 

Plans and Preparedness in Support of 

Nuclear Power Plants,’’ NUREG–0654/ 

FEMA–REP–1, Revision 1 (NUREG– 

0654), and the Radiological Emergency 

Preparedness Program Manual (the REP 

Program Manual). Supplement 4 is a 

joint document issued by FEMA and the 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 

that contains the evaluation criteria 

against which FEMA and the NRC 

measure the emergency preparedness 

plans of nuclear power plant owners, 

operators and the State, local, and Tribal 

jurisdictions in which they reside. The 

REP Program Manual is intended to be 

the principal source of policy and 

guidance for State, local, and Tribal 

jurisdictions. Supplement 4 revises and 

provides additional offsite requirements 

for emergency preparedness programs at 

the Nation’s nuclear power plants, as 

well as requirements for backup means 

for alert and notification and 

coordination between licensees and 

offsite responders. The REP Program 

Manual consolidates many of the REP 

Program’s operative guidance and 

policy documents into one location, and 


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