Document: 10 CFR Part 51
Document ID: 0544608e-9bb6-4515-8fd0-cca17cb83999
Document Type: cfr
Title: Environmental report—limited work authorization.
Source: 10 CFR Part 51
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-51/section-51.49
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Section ID: 51.49
CFR Part: 51
CFR Title: 10

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§ 51.49 Environmental report—limited work authorization. ( a ) Limited work authorization submitted as part of complete construction permit or combined license application. Each applicant for a construction permit or combined license applying for a limited work authorization under § 50.10(d) of this chapter in a complete application under 10 CFR 2.101(a)(1) through (a)(4) , shall submit with its application a separate document, entitled, “Applicant's Environmental Report—Limited Work Authorization Stage,” which is in addition to the environmental report required by § 51.50 of this part . Each environmental report must also contain the following information: ( 1 ) A description of the activities proposed to be conducted under the limited work authorization; ( 2 ) A statement of the need for the activities; and ( 3 ) A description of the environmental impacts that may reasonably be expected to result from the activities, the mitigation measures that the applicant proposes to implement to achieve the level of environmental impacts described, and a discussion of the reasons for rejecting mitigation measures that could be employed by the applicant to further reduce environmental impacts. ( b ) Phased application for limited work authorization and construction permit or combined license. If the construction permit or combined license application is filed in accordance with § 2.101(a)(9) of this chapter , then the environmental report for part one of the application may be limited to a discussion of the activities proposed to be conducted under the limited work authorization. If the scope of the environmental report for part one is so limited, then part two of the application must include the information required by § 51.50 , as applicable. ( c ) Limited work authorization submitted as part of an early site permit application. Each applicant for an early site permit under subpart A of part 52 of this chapter requesting a limited work authorization shall submit