FSME-09-031, May, Program, 10 CFR Parts 50, 52.pdf

(FSME-09-031, May, Program, 10 CFR Parts 50, 52) May 20, 2009 STATE LIAISON OFFICERS PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO 10 CFR PARTS 50 AND 52 TO ENHANCE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS REGULATIONS (FSME-09-031) Purpose: To inform the State Liaison Officers of the May 18, 2009, publication of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC’s) proposed emergency preparedness regulations in Federal Register notice (FRN), 74 FR 23254. Contents: Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) supporting the proposed rule. Background: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published the enclosed FRN, to amend 10 CFR 50.47, 50.54, and Appendix E to codify certain generically applicable requirements similar to those previously imposed by Commission orders, update the emergency preparedness regulations to include requirements previously and voluntarily initiated by nuclear power plant licensees, and amend other licensee emergency plan requirements based on a comprehensive review of the NRC’s emergency preparedness regulations and guidance. The proposed requirements would enhance the ability of licensees in preparing, and taking, certain emergency preparedness and protective measures in the event of a radiological emergency; address, in part, security issues identified after the terrorist events of September 11, 2001; clarify regulations to effect consistent emergency plan implementation among licensees, and modify certain emergency preparedness requirements to be more effective and efficient. The proposed rule is available for public comment through notice in the Federal Register and can be accessed at /2009/pdf/E9-1094.pdf. Enclosed with this letter is the EA supporting the proposed rule. The conclusion of the EA is the Commissions finding that no significant environmental impact will result from the proposed rule. Discussion: If you have any comments on the rule and its environmental assessment, please provide them by August 3, 2009. Comments received after this date