Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: fb246029-902a-4486-a571-9eb2f19a6eff
Document Type: esrp
Title: THE REGION
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.2.3
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riteria for the review of land use in the region are based on the relevant requirements of the following: ` 10 CFR 51.71(d) with respect to analysis requirements to be included in environmental impact statements (EISs) prepared by NRC ` 10 CFR 51, Appendix A(7), with respect to discussion in EISs prepared by NRC of possible conflicts between alternatives and the objectives of applicable land-use plans. Regulatory positions and specific criteria necessary to meet the regulations identified above are provided in ` There are no regulatory positions specific to this ESRP. Technical Rationale The technical rationale for evaluating the applicant’s description of land use in the region is discussed in the following paragraph: NRC’s regulations implementing NEPA provide that NRC EISs are to include a section discussing the environmental consequences of alternatives (10 CFR 51, Appendix A[7]). The section is to include a discussion of “possible conflicts between the alternatives and the objectives of Federal, State, regional, and local (and in the case of a reservation, Native American tribal) land-use plans, October 1999 2.2.3-3 NUREG-1555 policies, and controls for the area concerned.” In addition, the regulations provide that due con- sideration is to be given in an EIS to compliance with applicable zoning and land-use regulations (10 CFR 51.71[d]). Guidance on (1) what constitutes a land-use plan or policy, and (2) how an agency should handle poten- tial conflicts between a proposal and the objectives of land-use plans is provided by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) in Question 23 of “Forty Most Asked Questions” (CEQ 1981). With regard to what constitutes a land-use plan or policy, CEQ states on page 18033 that the term “land-use plans” includes all types of formally adopted documents for land-use planning, zoning and related regulatory requirements. Local general plans are included, even though they are subject to future change. Proposed plans