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Atomic Energy Act (AEA)
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Atomic Energy Act (AEA)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Proposed Rule StageAtomic Energy Act (AEA)
4020. <bullet> PROTECTIVE ACTION GUIDANCE FOR DRINKING WATER Legal Authority: 42 USC 2021(h)/AEA(h)/Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970; PL 96-295, sec 304; EO 12241 CFR Citation: 41 CFR 351 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This action will result in Federal protective action guidance (PAG) for State and local officials to use in the event of a nuclear accident to protect the general public from the adverse health affects associated with the ingestion of drinking water that is contaminated with radioactive material. As soon as the draft guidance is developed it will be submitted to the PAG Subcommittee of the Federal Radiological Preparedness Coordinating Committee (FRPCC) for review and comment. Members of the PAG subcommittee include representatives from DOE, DOD, FEMA, NRC, HHS, USDA, DOT, and the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD). When a consensus among the representatives is reached, the guidance is recommended to the full FRPCC for endorsement. After that endorsement is obtained a notice of the availability of a revised EPA 400-R-92-001, ``Manual of Protective Action Guides and Protective Actions for Nuclear Incidents'' will be published in the Federal Register. Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite Action Date FR Cite ANPRM 08/31/83 48 FR 39563 NPRM 10/00/94 Final Action 12/00/95 Action Date FR Cite ANPRM 06/18/86 51 FR 22264 NPRM 10/00/94 Final Action 09/00/95 Action Date FR Cite ANPRM 10/29/93 58 FR 8029 Final Action 00/00/00 Action Date FR Cite NPRM 09/24/87 52 FR 36000 Final Action 10/00/94