Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: f0baf50b-5bb7-4783-b2f9-9586e09c97e1
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations + HISTORY - HISTORY 02/2017 – DG-4026 , Proposed Revision 3 09/2014 – Periodic Review of Revision 2 – Revise (Rev. 3)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1611/ML16116A068.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-4.2
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ties with unique characteristics should be the focus of the analysis of potential pathways considered in the EJ analysis. The applicant should coordinate its EJ analysis with the historic and cultural resources analysis to identify any potential American Indian Tribal linkages to traditional or culturally important resources (e.g., culturally important activities, lands, or waters). DG-4026, Page 44 Subsistence Subsistence refers to the activities of low-income communities, households, or individuals to acquire resources by nonmarket means such as home gardening, fishing, hunting, and gathering. Subsistence practices can accomplish the following: • Provide direct income through sale of harvested resources (e.g., cord wood or mistletoe sales). • Supplement household income by substituting wild or home produced foods for commercially purchased foods, freeing up available income to be applied to other expenses. • Facilitate participation in a traditional ecologically-based American Indian lifestyle through the consumption of traditional animal or plant species or through activities on traditional lands. The existence of specific subsistence and related resource dependencies attributable to any site are most commonly documented by direct observation and interviews with local minority and low-income community leaders. The applicant should determine whether any EJ communities in close proximity to the site or proposed offsite facilities, exhibit these practices. Outreach activities should provide a basis for identifying whether such activities may be present near the site. EJ Communities with Unique Characteristics For the purposes of NRC environmental reviews, “unique EJ communities” refers to traditional, cultural or religious communities with specific ties to the lands or waters near the site. For example, American Indian Tribes may have specific rights or a cultural or spiritual attachment to natural resources at a site (e.g., wild rice, sweet grasses, and