44 CFR § 351.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t44/s351.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "44 CFR § 351.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 44
title_name: "Emergency Management and Assistance"
section_number: "351.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "PREPAREDNESS"
part_number: "351"
part_name: "RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 552, Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, E.O. 12127, E.O. 12148, E.O. 12241; Presidential Directive of Dec. 7, 1979."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 10759, Mar. 11, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "351"
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# 351.1 Purpose.

This part sets out Federal agency roles and assigns tasks regarding Federal assistance to State and local governments in their radiological emergency planning and preparedness activities. Assignments in this part are applicable to radiological accidents at fixed nuclear facilities and transportation accidents involving radioactive materials.