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PART 352—COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS: EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS PLANNING

Section Contents

§ 352.1 Definitions.
§ 352.2 Scope, purpose and applicability.
Subpart A—Certifications and Determinations
§ 352.3
§ 352.4
§ 352.5
§ 352.6
§ 352.7

Purpose and scope.
Licensee certification.
FEMA action on licensee certification.
FEMA determination on the commitment of Federal facilities and resources.
Review and evaluation.
Subpart B—Federal Participation

§ 352.20 Purpose and scope.
§ 352.21 Participating Federal agencies.
§ 352.22 Functions of the Federal Radiological Preparedness Coordinating Committee
(FRPCC).
§ 352.23 Functions of a Regional Assistance Committee (RAC).
§ 352.24 Provision of technical assistance and Federal facilities and resources.
§ 352.25 Limitation on committing Federal facilities and resources for emergency
preparedness.
§ 352.26 Arrangements for Federal response in the licensee offsite emergency response
plan.
§ 352.27 Federal role in the emergency response.
§ 352.28 Reimbursement.
§ 352.29 Appeal process.

Authority: Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. app. 2251 et seq.; )
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.; 31
U.S.C. 9701; Executive Order 12657; Executive Order 12148; Executive Order 12127 and
Executive Order 12241.
Source: 54 FR 31925, Aug. 2, 1989, unless otherwise noted.
§ 352.1 Definitions.

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As used in this part, the following terms and concepts are defined:
(a) Associate Director means the Associate Director, State and Local Programs and Support, FEMA or
designee.
(b) Director means the Director, FEMA or designee.
(c) EPZ means Emergency Planning Zone.
(d) FEMA means the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(e) NRC means the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
(f) Regional Director means the Regional Director of FEMA or designee.
(g) Local government means boroughs, cities, counties, municipalities, parishes, towns, townships or
other local jurisdictions within the plume and ingestion exposure pathway EPZs that have specific roles
in emergency planning and preparedness.
(h) Decline or fail means a situation where State or local governments do not participate in preparing
offsite emergency plans or have significant planning or preparedness inadequacies and have not
demonstrated the commitment or capabilities to correct those inadequacies in a timely manner so as to
satisfy NRC licensing requirements.
(i) Governor means the Governor of a State or his/her designee.
(j) Certification means the written justification by a licensee of the need for Federal compensatory
assistance. This certification is required to activate the Federal assistance under this part.
(k) Responsible local official means the highest elected official of an appropriate local government.
(l) Technical assistance means services provided by FEMA and other Federal agencies to facilitate
offsite radiological emergency planning and preparedness such as: Provision of support for the
preparation off site radiological emergency response plans and procedures; FEMA coordination of
services from other Federal agencies; provision and interpretation of Federal guidance; provision of
Federal and contract personnel to offer advice and recommendations for specific aspects of
preparedness such as alert and notification and emergency public information.
(m) Federal facilities and resources means personnel, property (land, buildings, vehicles, equipment),
and operational capabilities controlled by the Federal government related to establishing and
maintaining radiological emergency response preparedness.
(n) Licensee means the utility which has applied for or has received a license from the NRC to operate a
commercial nuclear power plant.
(o) Reimbursement means the payment to FEMA/Federal agencies, jointly or severally, by a licensee
and State and local governments for assistance and services provided in processing certifications and
implementing Federal compensatory assistance under this part 352.
(p) Host FEMA Regional Office means the FEMA Regional Office that has primary jurisdiction by virtue
of the nuclear power plant being located within its geographic boundaries.
(q) Command and control means making and issuing protective action decisions and directing offsite
emergency response resources, agencies, and activities.

§ 352.2 Scope, purpose and applicability.

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(a) This part applies whenever State or local governments, either individually or together, decline or fail
to prepare commercial nuclear power plant offsite radiological emergency preparedness plans that are
sufficient to satisfy NRC licensing requirements or to participate adequately in the preparation,
demonstration, testing, exercise, or use of such plans. In order to request the assistance provided for in
this part, an affected nuclear power plant applicant or licensee shall certify in writing to FEMA that the
above situation exists.
(b) The purposes of this part are as follows: (1) To establish policies and procedures for the submission
of a licensee certification for Federal assistance under Executive Order 12657; (2) set forth policies and
procedures for FEMA's determination to accept, accept with modification, or reject the licensee
certification; (3) establish a framework for providing Federal assistance to licensees; and (4) provide
procedures for the review and evaluation of the adequacy of offsite radiological emergency planning and
preparedness. Findings and determinations on offsite planning and preparedness made under this part
are provided to the NRC for its use in the licensing process.
(c) This part applies only in instances where Executive Order 12657 is used by a licensee and its
provisions do not affect the validity of the emergency preparedness developed by the licensee
independent of or prior to Executive Order 12657.

Subpart A—Certifications and Determinations
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§ 352.3 Purpose and scope.
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This subpart establishes policies and procedures for submission by a commercial nuclear power plant
licensee of a certification for Federal assistance under Executive Order 12657. It contains policies and
procedures for FEMA's determinations, with respect to a certification. It establishes a framework for
providing Federal assistance to licensees. It also provides procedures for review and evaluation of the
adequacy of licensee offsite radiological emergency planning and preparedness.

§ 352.4 Licensee certification.
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(a) A licensee which seeks Federal assistance under this part shall submit a certification to the host
FEMA Region Director that a decline or fail situation exists. The certification shall be in the form of a
letter from the chief executive officer of the licensee. The contents of this letter shall address the
provisions set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section.
(b) The licensee certification shall delineate why such assistance is needed based on the criteria of
decline or fail for the relevant State or local governments.
(c) The licensee certification shall document requests to and responses from the Governor(s) or
responsible local official(s) with respect to the efforts taken by the licensee to secure their participation,
cooperation, commitment of resources or timely correction of planning and preparedness failures.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under control number 3067–0201)

§ 352.5 FEMA action on licensee certification.
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(a) Upon receiving a licensee certification, the host Regional Director shall immediately notify FEMA

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Headquarters of the licensee certification. Within 5 days the host Regional Director shall notify the
Governor of an affected State and the chief executive officer of any local government that a certification
has been received, and make a copy of the certification available to such persons. Within 10 days, the
host Regional Director shall acknowledge in writing the receipt of the certification to the licensee.
(b) Within 15 days of receipt of the certification, the Regional Director shall publish a notice in theFederal
Registerthat a certification from the licensee has been received, and that copies are available at the
Regional Office for review and copying in accordance with 44 CFR 5.26.
(c) FEMA Headquarters shall notify the NRC of receipt of the certification and shall request advice from
the NRC on whether a decline or fail situation exists.
(d) State and local governments may submit written statements to the host Regional Director outlining
their position as to the facts stated in the letter of certification. Such statements shall be submitted to
FEMA within 10 days of the date of notification provided to State and local government under §352.5(a).
Any such statements shall be a part of the record and will be considered in arriving at recommendations
or determinations made under the provisions of this part.
(e) The host FEMA Regional Office shall provide, after consulting with State and responsible local
officials, a recommended determination on whether a decline or fail situation exists to the FEMA
Associate Director within 30 days of receipt of the licensee certification.
(f) The FEMA Associate Director shall make a determination on whether a decline or fail situation exists
within 45 days of receipt of the licensee certification and shall advise the licensee, NRC, and State and
local officials.
(g) The times for actions set out above may be extended up to an aggregate of 30 days by the host
Regional Director or Associate Director, as appropriate.

§ 352.6 FEMA determination on the commitment of Federal facilities and resources.
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(a) A licensee request for Federal facilities and resources shall document the licensee's maximum
feasible use of its resources and its efforts to secure the use of State and local government and
volunteer resources.
(b) Upon a licensee request for Federal facilities and resources, FEMA headquarters shall notify NRC
and request advice from the NRC as to whether the licensee has made maximum use of its resources
and the extent to which the licensee has complied with 10 CFR 50.47(c)(1). The host FEMA Regional
Director shall make a recommendation to the FEMA Associate Director on whether the provision of
these facilities and resources is warranted. The FEMA Associate Director shall make a final
determination as to whether Federal facilities and resources are needed.
(c) In making the determination under paragraph (b) of this section, FEMA:
(1) Shall work actively with the licensee, and before relying upon any Federal resources, shall make
maximum feasible use of the licensee's own resources, which may include agreements with volunteer
organizations and other government entities and agencies; and
(2) Shall assume that, in the event of an actual radiological emergency or disaster, State and local
authorities would contribute their full resources and exercise their authorities in accordance with their
duties to protect the public and would act generally in conformity with the licensee's radiological
emergency preparedness plan.
(d) The FEMA Associate Director shall make a determination on the need for and commitment of
Federal facilities and resources. The FEMA determination shall be made in consultation with affected
Federal agencies and in accordance with 44 CFR 352.21. FEMA shall inform the licensee, the States
and affected local governments in writing of the Federal support which will be provided. This information
shall identify Federal agencies that are to provide Federal support, the extent and purpose of the
support to be provided, the Federal facilities and resources to be committed and the limitations on their
use. The provision of the identified Federal support shall be made under the policies and procedures of
subpart B of this part.

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§ 352.7 Review and evaluation.
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FEMA shall conduct its activities and make findings under this part in a manner consistent with 44 CFR
part 350 to the extent that those procedures are appropriate and not inconsistent with the intent and
procedures required by E.O. 12657. This Order shall take precedence, and any inconsistencies shall be
resolved under the procedures in the NRC/FEMA Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on planning
and preparedness. (50 FR 15485, April 18, 1985)

Subpart B—Federal Participation
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§ 352.20 Purpose and scope.
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This subpart establishes policy and procedures for providing support for offsite radiological emergency
planning and preparedness in a situation where Federal support under Executive Order 12657 (E.O.
12657) has been requested. This subpart:
(a) Describes the process for providing Federal technical assistance to the licensee for developing its
offsite emergency response plan after an affirmative determination on the licensee certification under
subpart A (44 CFR 352.5(f));
(b) Describes the process for providing Federal facilities and resources to the licensee after a
determination under subpart A (44 CFR 352.6(d)) that Federal resources are required;
(c) Describes the principal response functions which Federal agencies may be called upon to provide;
(d) Describes the process for allocating responsibilities among Federal agencies for planning sitespecific emergency response functions; and
(e) Provides for the participation of Federal agencies, including the members of the FRPCC and the
RACs.

§ 352.21 Participating Federal agencies.
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(a) FEMA may call upon any Federal agency to participate in planning for the use of Federal facilities
and resources in the licensee offsite emergency response plan.
(b) FEMA may call upon the following agencies, and others as needed, to provide Federal technical
assistance and Federal facilities and resources:
(1) Department of Commerce;
(2) Department of Defense;
(3) Department of Energy;
(4) Department of Health and Human Services;
(5) Department of Housing and Urban Development;

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(6) Department of the Interior;
(7) Department of Transportation;
(8) Environmental Protection Agency;
(9) Federal Communications Commission;
(10) General Services Administration;
(11) National Communications System;
(12) Nuclear Regulatory Commission;
(13) United States Department of Agriculture; and
(14) Department of Veterans Affairs.
(c) FEMA is the Federal agency primarily responsible for coordinating Federal assistance. FEMA may
enter into Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) and other instruments with Federal agencies to
provide technical assistance and to arrange for the commitment and utilization of Federal facilities and
resources as necessary. FEMA also may use a MOU to delegate to another Federal agency, with the
consent of that agency, any of the functions and duties assigned to FEMA. Following review and
approval by OMB, FEMA will publish such documents in theFederal Register.

§ 352.22 Functions of the Federal Radiological Preparedness Coordinating Committee
(FRPCC).
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Under 44 CFR part 351, the role of the FRPCC is to assist FEMA in providing policy direction for the
program of technical assistance to State and local governments in their radiological emergency planning
and preparedness activities. Under this subpart, the role of the FRPCC is to provide advice to FEMA
regarding Federal assistance and Federal facilities and resources for implementing subparts A and B of
this part. This assistance activity is extended to licensees. The FRPCC will assist FEMA in revising the
Federal Radiological Emergency Response Plan (FRERP).

§ 352.23 Functions of a Regional Assistance Committee (RAC).
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(a) Under 44 CFR part 351, the role of a RAC is to assist State and local government officials to develop
their radiological emergency plans, to review the plans, and to observe exercises to evaluate the plans.
Under subparts A and B of this part, these technical assistance activities are extended to the licensee.
(b) Prior to a determination under subpart A (44 CFR 352.6(d)) that Federal facilities and resources are
needed, the designated RAC for the specific site will assist the licensee, as necessary, in evaluating the
need for Federal facilities and resources, in addition to providing technical assistance under §352.23(a).
(c) In accomplishing the foregoing, the RAC will use the standards and evaluation criteria in NUREG–
0654/FEMA–REP–1, Rev. 1 and Supp. 1.1 or approved alternative approaches, and RAC members
shall render such technical assistance as appropriate to their agency mission and expertise.
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(d) Following determination under subpart A (44 CFR 352.6(d)) that Federal facilities and resources are
needed, the RAC will assist FEMA in identifying agencies and specifying the Federal facilities and
resources which the agencies are to provide.

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§ 352.24 Provision of technical assistance and Federal facilities and resources.
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(a) Under a determination under subpart A (44 CFR 352.5(f) and 352.4(e)) that a decline or fail situation
exists, FEMA and other Federal agencies will provide technical assistance to the licensee. Such
assistance may be provided during the pendency of an appeal under §352.29.
(b) The applicable criteria for the use of Federal facilities and resources are set forth in subpart A (44
CFR 352.6(c)(1)(2)). Upon a determination under subpart A (44 CFR 352.6(d)) that Federal resources or
facilities will be required, FEMA will consult with the FRPCC, the RAC, the individual Federal agencies,
and the licensee, to determine the extent of Federal facilities and resources that the government could
provide, and the most effective way to do so. After such consultation, FEMA will specifically request
Federal agencies to provide those Federal facilities and resources. The Federal agencies, in turn, will
respond to confirm the availability of such facilities and resources and provide estimates of their costs.
(c) FEMA will inform the licensee in writing of the Federal support which will be provided. This
information will identify Federal agencies which are to be included in the plan, the extent and purpose of
technical assistance to be provided and the Federal facilities and resources to be committed, and the
limitations of their use. The information will also describe the requirements for reimbursement to the
Federal Government for this support.
(d) FEMA will coordinate the Federal effort in implementing the determinations made under subpart A
(44 CFR 352.5(f) and 352.6(d)) so that each Federal agency maintains the committed technical
assistance, facilities, and resources after the licensee offsite emergency response plan is completed.
FEMA and other Federal agencies will participate in training, exercises, and drills, in support of the
licensee offsite emergency response plan.
(e) In carrying out paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section, FEMA will keep affected State and local
governments informed of actions taken.
(Approval by the OMB under control number 3067–0201)

§ 352.25 Limitation on committing Federal facilities and resources for emergency
preparedness.
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(a) The commitment of Federal facilities and resources will be made through the authority of the affected
Federal agencies.
(b) In implementing a determination under subpart A (44 CFR 352.6(d)), that Federal facilities and
resources are necessary for emergency preparedness, FEMA shall take care not to supplant State and
local resources. Federal facilities and resources shall be substituted for those of the State and local
governments in the licensee offsite emergency response plan only to the extent necessary to
compensate for the nonparticipation or inadequate participation of those governments, and only as a last
resort after consultation with the Governor(s) and responsible local officials in the affected area(s)
regarding State and local participation.
(c) All Federal planning activities described in this subpart will be conducted under the assumption that,
in the event of an actual radiological emergency or disaster, State and local authorities would contribute
their full resources and exercise their authorities in accordance with their duties to protect the public from
harm and would act, generally, in conformity with the licensee's offsite emergency response plan.

§ 352.26 Arrangements for Federal response in the licensee offsite emergency
response plan.
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Federal agencies may be called upon to assist the licensee in developing a licensee offsite emergency

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response plan in areas such as:
(a) Arrangements for use of Federal facilities and resources for response functions such as:
(1) Prompt notification of the emergency to the public;
(2) Assisting in any necessary evacuation;
(3) Providing reception centers or shelters and related facilities and services for evacuees;
(4) Providing emergency medical services at Federal hospitals; and
(5) Ensuring the creation and maintenance of channels of communication from commercial nuclear
power plant licensees to State and local governments and to surrounding members of the public.
(b) Arrangements for transferring response functions to State and local governments during the
response in an actual emergency; and
(c) Arrangements which may be necessary for FEMA coordination of the response of other Federal
agencies.

§ 352.27 Federal role in the emergency response.
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In addition to the Federal component of the licensee offsite emergency response plan described in
subpart B (§352.26), and after complying with E.O. 12657, Section 2(b)(2), which states that FEMA:

(2) Shall take care not to supplant State and local resources and that FEMA shall substitute
its own resources for those of State and local governments only to the extent necessary to
compensate for the nonparticipation or inadequate participation of those governments, and
only as a last resort after appropriate consultation with the Governors and responsible local
officials in the affected area regarding State and local participation;
FEMA shall provide for initial Federal response activities, including command and control of the offsite
response, as may be needed. Any Federal response role, undertaken pursuant to this section, shall be
transferred to State and local governments as soon as feasible after the onset of an actual emergency.

§ 352.28 Reimbursement.
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In accordance with Executive Order 12657, Section 6(d), and to the extent permitted by law, FEMA will
coordinate full reimbursement, either jointly or severally, to the agencies performing services or
furnishing resources, from any affected licensee and from any affected nonparticipating or inadequately
participating State or local government.

§ 352.29 Appeal process.
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(a) Any interested party may appeal a determination made by the Associate Director, under §§352.5 and
352.6 of this part, by submitting to the Director, FEMA, a written notice of appeal, within 30 days after
issuance. The appeal is to be addressed to the Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500
C Street SW., Washington, DC 20472. The appeal letter shall state the specific reasons for the appeal
and include documentation to support appellant arguments. The appeal is limited to matters of record
under §§352.5 and 352.6.

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(b) Within 30 days of receipt of this letter, the FEMA Director or designee will review the record and
make a final determination on the matter.
(c) Copies of this determination shall be furnished to the Appellant, the State(s), affected local
governments, and the NRC.
(d) For purposes of this section, the term interested party means only a licensee, a State or a local
government, as defined in §352.1(g).
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