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(DRBOSAC) will meet in Philadelphia, 

PA to discuss various issues to improve 

oil spill prevention and response 

strategies for the Delaware River and 

Bay. This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

DATES: The Committee will meet on 

Wednesday, June 17, 2009, from 10 a.m. 

to 1 p.m. This meeting may close early 

if all business is finished. Requests to 

make oral presentations should reach 

the Coast Guard on or before June 8, 

2009. Written material, and requests to 

have a copy of your material distributed 

to each member of the committee, 

should reach the Coast Guard on or 

before June 10, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at 

Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay, 1 

Washington Ave., Philadelphia, PA 

19147. Send written material and 

requests to make oral presentations to 

Gerald Conrad, Liaison to the 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO) of the 

DRBOSAC, at the address above. This 

notice and any documents identified in 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

as being available in the docket may be 

viewed online, at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, using docket 

number USCG–2008–0333. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gerald Conrad, Liaison to the DFO of 

the DRBOSAC, telephone 215–271– 

4824. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

(Pub. L. 92–463). 

Agenda of the Meeting 

The agenda for the June 17 meeting 

will be as follows: 

(1) Opening comments. 

(2) Introductions. 

(3) Administrative announcements. 

(4) Pre-approved presentations from 

the public. 

(5) Debriefs from each DRBOSAC Subcommittee. 

(6) Public comments. 

(7) Future Committee business. 

(8) Closing. 

More information and detail on the 

meeting will be available at the 

committee Web site, located at https:// 

homeport.uscg.mil/drbosac. Additional 

detail may be added to the agenda up to 

June 10, 2009. 

Procedural 

This meeting is open to the public. 

All persons entering the building will 

have to present identification and may 

be subject to screening. Please note that 

the meeting may close early if all 

business is finished. 

The public will be able to make oral 

presentations during the meeting when 

given the opportunity to do so. Members 

of the public may seek pre-approval for 

their oral presentations by contacting 

the Coast Guard no later than June 8, 

2009. The public may file written 

statements with the committee; written 

material should reach the Coast Guard 

no later than June 10, 2009. If you 

would like a copy of your material 

distributed to each member of the 

committee in advance of the meeting, 

please submit 35 copies to the Liaison 

to the DFO no later than June 10, 2009, 

and indicate that the material is to be 

distributed to committee members in 

advance of the June 17 meeting. 

Please register your attendance with 

the Liaison to the DFO no later than 

June 10, 2009. 

Information on Services for Individuals 

With Disabilities 

For information on facilities, or 

services for individuals with 

disabilities, or to request special 

assistance at the meeting, contact the 

Liaison to the DFO as soon as possible. 

Dated: 5 May 2009. 

David L. Scott, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 

Sector Delaware Bay, Designated Federal 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–11528 Filed 5–15–09; 8:45 am] 

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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/Rev. 1 Supplement 4 and 

FEMA Radiological Emergency 

Preparedness Program Manual 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency (FEMA) is 

accepting comments on two documents: 

the proposed 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/Rev. 1 (NUREG–0654), and the 

proposed Radiological Emergency 

Preparedness Program Manual (the 

REPP Manual). NUREG–0654 is a joint 

document issued by the Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission (NRC) and 

FEMA that contains the Evaluation 

Criteria against which FEMA and the 

NRC measure the emergency 

preparedness plans of Nuclear Power 

Plant owners and operators and the 

State, local, and Tribal jurisdictions in 

which they sit. The REPP Manual 

provides additional implementation 

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 REPP Manual 

consolidates all of the FEMA 

Radiological Emergency Preparedness 

Program’s many operative guidance and 

policy documents into one location, and 

provides additional guidance on the 

proposed changes in Supplement 4. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 3, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The proposed Supplement 4 

and the proposed REPP Manual are 

available online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. You may also 

view hard copies of these documents at 

the Office of Chief Counsel, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, Room 

835, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20472. You may submit comments on 

the proposed Supplement 4 and the 

proposed REPP Manual, identified by 

Docket ID FEMA–2008–0022, by one of 

the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

E-mail: FEMA–POLICY@dhs.gov. 

Include ‘‘Docket ID FEMA–2008–0022’’ 

in the subject line of the message. 

Fax: 703–483–2999. 

Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: 

Regulation & Policy Team, Office of 

Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Room 835, 500 C 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

Docket ID. Also, because FEMA is 

collecting comments on two documents 

in this docket, please also identify the 

document to which your comment 

applies. Regardless of the method used 

for submitting comments or material, all 

submissions will be posted, without 

change, to the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, 

and will include any personal 

information you provide. Therefore, 

submitting this information makes it 

public. You may wish to read the 


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Privacy Act notice that is available on 

the Privacy and Use Notice link on the 

Administration Navigation Bar of 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, and search for 

Docket ID ‘‘FEMA–2008–0022.’’ 

Submitted comments may also be 

inspected at FEMA, Office of Chief 

Counsel, Room 835, 500 C Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20472. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Craig Fiore, Deputy Chief, Radiological 

Emergency Preparedness Branch, 

Technological Hazards Division, 

National Preparedness Directorate, 

craig.fiore@dhs.gov, (703) 605–4218. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) is accepting comments on the 

proposed 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/Rev. 1 (Supplement 4), and the 

proposed Radiological Emergency 

Preparedness Program Manual (the 

REPP Manual). The substance of these 

proposed policies conforms to changes 

proposed in the Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking entitled ‘‘Enhancements to 

Emergency Preparedness Regulations.’’ 

The NRC rulemaking can be found on 

http://www.regulations.gov in Docket ID 

NRC–2008–0122. 

Supplement 4 

As part of the domestic licensing of 

commercial nuclear power plants 

(NPPs), FEMA and the NRC evaluate 

emergency preparedness activities at 

these facilities. Preparedness activities 

for a radiological incident at an NPP are 

an essential part of planning for 

communities that could be affected by 

such events. FEMA’s role is to review 

and provide findings to the NRC on 

planning and preparedness activities of 

State, local, and Tribal governments, 

licensee emergency response 

organizations, if applicable, and other 

supporting organizations (collectively 

referred to as Offsite Response 

Organizations or OROs). FEMA 

performs this activity before the NRC 

issues a license to operate a NPP, as 

well as provides ongoing certifications 

that planning and preparedness efforts 

are effective and consistent with 

relevant regulatory guidelines. The NRC 

evaluates applicants for NPP site 

permits, construction permits, and 

operating licenses. As a part of that 

evaluation, the NRC reviews the onsite 

facility licensees’ emergency plans and 

preparedness efforts. 

NPP licensees and OROs must show 

that they have plans in place that 

provide a reasonable assurance that 

adequate protective measures will be 

taken to protect public health and safety 

in the event of an incident at an NPP. 

The NRC evaluates the adequacy of the 

onsite plans and capabilities, and FEMA 

evaluates the adequacy of the offsite 

plans and capabilities by applying 16 

planning standards. The planning 

standards are contained in FEMA 

regulations at 44 CFR 350.5 and NRC 

regulations at 10 CFR part 50 (including 

Appendix E). 

The NRC and FEMA have also 

developed a number of evaluation 

criteria that the agencies use to 

determine compliance with each of the 

16 planning standards. Those evaluation 

criteria are contained in NUREG–0654 

which is incorporated by reference into 

FEMA’s regulations at 44 CFR part 350, 

as well as contained in NRC regulations 

at 10 CFR part 50. As such, the criteria 

established in NUREG–0654 are binding 

upon both NPP licensees and the OROs 

responsible for offsite emergency 

preparedness planning in the areas 

surrounding the NPP. 

Supplement 4 adds to, and in limited 

situations revises, evaluation criteria 

contained in NUREG–0654. The changes 

in Supplement 4 are being proposed to 

address four emerging issues: (1) 

Preparing for and responding to hostile 

action-based (HAB) events at NPPs; (2) 

enhancing scenario realism and 

reducing negative training and preconditioned responses to exercise 

participants; (3) aligning the offsite 

Radiological Emergency Preparedness 

(REP) Program with the national 

preparedness initiatives under 

Homeland Security Presidential 

Directives 5 and 8; and (4) ensuring 

backup means are in place for alert and 

notification systems. 

As previously mentioned, NUREG– 

0654 is currently incorporated by 

reference into FEMA’s regulations at 44 

CFR part 350. Should Supplement 4 

become final, FEMA intends to update 

the incorporation by reference to 

include not only the original NUREG– 

0654, but also its supplements, 

including Supplement 4. In doing so, 

FEMA intends to make the substance 

proposed in Supplement 4 binding on 

OROs. 

The REPP Manual 

The REPP Manual is intended to be 

the principal source of policy and 

guidance for FEMA’s REP Program. The 

REPP Manual provides an overview 

along with additional guidance to aid 

ORO planners, responders, and 

emergency management professionals. 

This manual provides additional 

guidance with respect to the planning 

standards established in 44 CFR part 

350 and the evaluation criteria 

contained in NUREG–0654 and its 

Supplements. The REPP Manual does 

not create new requirements or 

evaluation criteria. 

In August 2002, FEMA released a 

Draft REPP Manual for interim use by 

OROs, NPP licensees, FEMA Regional 

staff, the NRC, and other stakeholders in 

developing plans or assessing planning 

and preparedness in communities 

surrounding the Nation’s NPPs. The 

document currently available for 

comment is an updated version of the 

REPP Manual. This document contains 

only proposed guidance, however, and 

it will not be effective until comments 

have been received and adjudicated by 

FEMA, and the final version has been 

published. 

The proposed REPP Manual 

incorporates and updates previouslyissued FEMA Guidance Memoranda 

(GMs), policy memoranda, and some 

FEMA–REP series documents. The 

REPP Manual effectively retires these 

documents from use as independent 

resources. Guidance on specific 

technical areas and other REP Program 

documents that FEMA was unable to 

incorporate have been retained as 

‘‘technical references.’’ The remaining 

stand-alone FEMA–REP series 

documents and these technical 

references are listed in Appendix C and 

cited in the applicable parts of this 

proposed REPP Manual. The retired 

guidance documents are listed in 

Appendix D as a historical resource. To 

the greatest extent possible, FEMA will 

issue all future REP Program guidance 

as amendments to the applicable parts 

of the REPP manual. 

In updating the 2002 Draft REPP 

Manual, FEMA made important changes 

to both the language and the substance 

of the document. First, FEMA 

conducted a ‘‘plain English’’ review to 

produce a more easily understandable 

document by considering the audience’s 

needs and avoiding unnecessary words, 

jargon, technical terms, and long and 

ambiguous sentences. Second, the new 

REPP Manual provides guidance on the 

integration of terms and concepts found 

in the National Incident Management 

System/Incident Command System and 

in the National Exercise Program, 

Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation 

Program (HSEEP). (Note: Because both 

HSEEP and REP are evolving programs, 

additional revisions and modifications 

may be necessary.) Further, the REPP 


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Manual provides additional guidance on 

the new or revised evaluation criteria 

proposed in Supplement 4 and the 

NRC’s proposed rulemaking. 

Authorities: FEMA proposes to issue the 

new REPP Manual, and FEMA and the NRC 

propose to issue Supplement 4 to NUREG– 

0654 under the authority of: Reorganization 

Plan No. 3 of 1978; Presidential Directive of 

Dec. 7, 1979; Executive Order 12148 ‘‘Federal 

Emergency Management’’; section 201 of the 

Disaster Relief Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. 5131, 

as amended by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as 

amended (Pub. L. 93–288); Homeland 

Security Act of 2002, 6 U.S.C. 101 et seq., as 

amended by the Post Katrina Emergency 

Management Reform Act (Pub. L. 109–295); 

NRC Authorization Acts of 1980 (Pub. L. 96– 

295) and 1982–1983 (Pub. L. 97–415); Atomic 

Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 

2011 et seq.; Energy Reorganization Act of 

1974, 42 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.; Energy Policy 

Act of 2005, 42 U.S.C. 15801 note; Homeland 

Security Presidential Directive 5: 

Management of Domestic Incidents; and 

Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8: 

National Preparedness; 10 CFR part 50; 10 

CFR part 50, Appendix E; 44 CFR part 350. 

Dated: May 5, 2009. 

David Garratt, 

Acting Deputy Administrator, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. E9–10951 Filed 5–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–21–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5312–N–01] 

Notice of Availability: Program 

Requirements for the Green Retrofit 

Program for Multifamily Housing Under 

the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing 

Commissioner, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD announces the 

availability of program requirements, 

including eligibility requirements and 

application instructions, for the Green 

Retrofit Program authorized under Title 

XII of the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111– 

5, approved February 17, 2009). The 

Green Retrofit Program makes funding 

available to multifamily owners for 

adopting measures that will meet 

requirements for green project 

operation. The notice establishing the 

program requirements is available on 

the HUD Web site at: http:// 

www.hud.gov/recovery/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Theodore K. Toon, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary, Office of Affordable Housing 

Preservation, Office of Housing, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street, SW., 

Room 6230, Washington, DC 20410; 

telephone 202–708–0001 (this is not a 

toll-free number). Persons with hearing 

or speech impairments may access this 

number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Information Relay Service 

at 800–877–8339. 

Dated: May 13, 2009. 

Brian D. Montgomery, 

Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal 

Housing Commissioner. 

[FR Doc. E9–11556 Filed 5–13–09; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for 1029–0103 

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing 

that the information collection request 

regarding noncoal reclamation, found at 

30 CFR Part 875, has been forwarded to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for renewed approval. The 

information collection request describes 

the nature of the information collection 

and the expected burden and cost. 

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to 

approve or disapprove the information 

collection but may respond after 30 

days. Therefore, public comments 

should be submitted to OMB June 17, 

2009, in order to be assured of 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted to the Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, Department of 

the Interior Desk Officer, via e-mail at 

OIRA_Docket@omb.eop.gov, or by 

facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Also, 

please send a copy of your comments to 

John A. Trelease, Office of Surface 

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 

1951 Constitution Ave, NW., Room 202– 

SIB, Washington, DC 20240, or 

electronically to jtrelease@osmre.gov. 

Please reference 1029–0103 in your 

correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

receive a copy of the information 

collection request, contact John A. 

Trelease at (202) 208–2783, or 

electronically at jtrelease@osmre.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 

implement provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), 

require that interested members of the 

public and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

[see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. OSM has 

submitted a request to OMB to renew its 

approval of the collection of information 

for 30 CFR Part 875—Noncoal 

Reclamation. OSM is requesting a 3-year 

term of approval for this information 

collection activity. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. Responses are required 

to obtain a benefit. The OMB control 

number for this collection of 

information is listed in 30 CFR part 875, 

which is 1029–0103. 

As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a 

Federal Register notice soliciting 

comments on these collections of 

information was published on February 

27, 2009 (74 FR 8985). No comments 

were received. This notice provides the 

public with an additional 30 days in 

which to comment on the following 

information collection activity: 

Title: 30 CFR Part 875—Noncoal 

Reclamation. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0103. 

Summary: This part establishes 

procedures and requirements for State 

and Indian tribes to conduct noncoal 

reclamation using abandoned mine land 

funding. The information is needed to 

assure compliance with the Surface 

Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 

1977. 

Bureau Form Numbers: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Description of Respondents: State 

governments and Indian Tribes. 

Total Annual Responses: 1. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 100. 

Send comments on the need for the 

collection of information for the 

performance of the functions of the 

agency; the accuracy of the agency’s 

burden estimates; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information collection; and ways to 

minimize the information collection 

burden on respondents, such as use of 

automated means of collection of the 

information, to the places listed under 

ADDRESSES. Please refer to control 

number 1029–0103 in all 

correspondence. 


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