Notice2025-22228
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review, Comment Request; Federal Assistance for Offsite Radiological Emergency Preparedness and Planning
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Published
December 8, 2025
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentFederal Emergency Management Agency
Abstract
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. FEMA invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on an extension of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning all information collections related to FEMA Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program requirements.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 233 (Monday, December 8, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56792-56793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22228]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Federal Emergency Management Agency
[Docket ID: FEMA-2025-0114; OMB No. 1660-0024]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review, Comment Request; Federal Assistance for Offsite Radiological
Emergency Preparedness and Planning
AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: 30-Day notice of extension and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will submit the
information collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and
Budget for review and clearance in accordance with the requirements of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. FEMA invites the general public to
take this opportunity to comment on an extension of a currently
approved information collection. In accordance with the requirements of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments
concerning all information collections related to FEMA Radiological
Emergency Preparedness Program requirements.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 7, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Renae Connell, Emergency Management
Specialist, FEMA/National Preparedness Division (NPD)/Technological
Hazards Division (THD), 202.657.2294 and <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#97e5f2f9f6f2b9f4f8f9f9f2fbfbd7f1f2faf6b9f3ffe4b9f0f8e1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f587909b9490db969a9b9b909999b593909894db919d86db929a83">[email protected]</span></a>.
You may contact the Information Management Division for copies of the
proposed collection of information at email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aaecefe7eb87e3c4ccc5d8c7cbdec3c5c487e9c5c6c6cfc9dec3c5c4d987e7cbc4cbcdcfc7cfc4deeacccfc7cb84cec2d984cdc5dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="286e6d65690561464e475a45495c414746056b4744444d4b5c4147465b05654946494f4d454d465c684e4d4549064c405b064f475e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) runs the
Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Program. This program helps
State, Tribal, and local governments plan, train, and prepare for
emergencies involving commercial nuclear power facilities. It ensures
that these governments can respond to and recover from such incidents.
Legal Background: Section 109 of the NRC Authorization Act of 1980
(Pub. L. 96-295) requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to
include emergency preparedness as a condition for licensing nuclear
power plants. This means that before a plant can operate, there must be
an emergency response plan that meets FEMA and NRC standards. If there
is no State or local plan, an alternative plan must provide reasonable
assurance that public health and safety are protected. Regulations: The
NRC has set regulations in 10 CFR part 50, which include 16 planning
standards for emergency plans. FEMA has similar standards in 44 CFR
part 350. FEMA reviews offsite emergency plans and preparedness in
communities around commercial nuclear power facilities. States must
conduct joint exercises involving local governments, the State, and the
NRC licensee to ensure these plans are effective (see 44 CFR part
350.9). Reasonable Assurance: FEMA defines ``reasonable assurance'' as
having adequate plans and preparedness to protect public health and
safety in the event of an incident at a commercial nuclear power
facility. This includes having the right procedures, trained personnel,
facilities, equipment, and regular drills and exercises. FEMA works
with other Federal agencies, State, Tribal, and local governments, and
industry stakeholders
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to make this determination. Voluntary Participation: While
participation in offsite radiological emergency planning is voluntary,
those who choose to participate must follow the program requirements in
44 CFR part 350 and the joint NRC/FEMA document NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1,
Rev. 2, ``Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological
Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power
Plants,'' and the REP Program Manual (RPM) provides detailed guidance
on these requirements.
This proposed information collection previously published in the
Federal Register on August 21, 2025, at 90 FR 40835 with a 60-day
public comment period. No comments were received. The purpose of this
notice is to notify the public that FEMA will submit the information
collection abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget for
review and clearance.
Collection of Information
Title: Federal Assistance for Offsite Radiological Emergency
Preparedness and Planning.
Type of Information Collection: Extension, without change, of a
currently approved information collection.
OMB Number: 1660-0024.
FEMA Forms: There are no forms for this collection; rather the
regulatory text details the information to be transmitted to FEMA.
Abstract: The intent of this request is to collect comments on the
extension, without change, of a currently approved information
collection under an OMB control number. This control number represents
all information collections related to FEMA REP Program requirements
described in 44 CFR parts 350 and 352.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 104.
Estimated Number of Responses: 104.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,400.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $258,706.
Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $736,064.
Comments
Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a) evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the Agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b)
evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
Russell R. Bard,
Acting Senior Director for Information Management, Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2025-22228 Filed 12-5-25; 8:45 am]
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