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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low-income population of interest threshold a specific CBG’s minority, or low-income population proportion would need to be at least 40 percent. By the same criteria, if the State proportion of the population were 60 percent and the CBG’s proportion were 52 percent, then the CBG would cross the 50 percent threshold and would be considered a minority or low-income population of interest, even though the proportion was not 20 percentage points greater than the State average. Second, minority and low-income populations of interest may exist that are too small to be easily identified using the CBG approach. For example, the economic region may include a small, but highly concentrated minority population that is masked by a larger demographic within the population’s block group. Consequently, identification of populations of interest at the CBG level is not sufficient by itself for the purposes of the EJ analysis. The existence of unique populations can be found through public outreach and field investigations in the demographic region to determine whether the CBG analysis missed any minority and low-income populations of interest. Description in the ER The applicant should describe their analysis and all public outreach and field investigations performed to develop the demographic data for the ER. The ER should also include the following information: • A series of maps, one each for each important minority and low-income populations of interest, identifying the CBGs within the demographic region that meet either of the above population of interest criteria for minority or low-income populations. The maps should note the location of the proposed site, principal cities and towns, roads, and any other relevant features. The maps should indicate which, if any, CBGs trigger the EJ threshold proportion. Each map should be accompanied by a table containing a count of the CBGs within the demographic region that meet or exceed the comparative threshold criteria (see