Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: a249630a-33b9-49e1-8822-27af538368f6
Document Type: esrp
Title: HISTORIC PROPERTIES
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: 2.5.3
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gs. Information developed at this stage will contribute necessary data for ESRPs 4.1.3 and 5.1.3. The construction and subsequent operation of a nuclear power facility could impact historic properties directly (e.g., destruction or alteration of the integrity of a property) or indirectly (e.g., prohibiting access or increasing the potential for vandalism). Elements of Section 110 of NHPA require Federal agencies to manage and protect identified, eligible historic properties located on lands under their jurisdiction. NUREG-1555 2.5.3-4 October 1999 III. REVIEW PROCEDURES The reviewer’s analysis of historic properties should be closely linked with the impact assessment review described by ESRPs 4.1.3 and 5.1.3 to establish the historical and archaeological characteristics that are most likely to be affected. The reviewer should take the following steps: (1) Contact the appropriate State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) to determine if there are any additional comments or information concerning the proposed station site. ` Make initial contact by phone and invite the SHPO to participate in the site visit. ` If the SHPO has comments or information that add to or amplify that which was provided by the applicant, request that the SHPO forward, by letter to the staff, these additional comments. (2) Contact the Archeology and Ethnography Program (AEP) of the National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Department of Interior. This office is a particularly useful source of expertise in the area of historic and cultural preservation and is staffed with professionals who can assist in the environmental review and in analyzing the results of the applicant’s surveys and investigations. (3) In consultation with the SHPO, apply the National Register criteria outlined by the U.S. Department of the Interior (NPS 1990; 1991) to historic properties that are on the station site or that will be directly affected by plant construction. If a property appears to meet the criteria, or if it is