Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 2d4a35b7-c091-4532-b503-bf35a5bdc380
Document Type: esrp
Title: THE SITE AND VICINITY
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 4
Section ID: 4.1.1
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nuclear power station and in its vicinity are based on the relevant requirements of the following: ` 10 CFR 51.71(d) with respect to analysis requirements to be included in draft 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 ` guidance and requirements for particular land types shown in Table 4.1.1-1. NUREG-1555 4.1.1-4 October 1999 Table 4.1.1-1. Federal Sources to be Consulted for Various Special Land Types Land Type Sources to be Consulted Coastal Zones 1. Coastal Zone Management Act (16 USC 1451-1464) 2. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration regulations implementing the Coastal Zone Management Act (15 CFR 923) Farmland 1. Farmland Protection Policy Act (7 USC 4201) 2. U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations implementing the Farmland Protection Policy Act (7 CFR 658) 3. Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) memorandum on “Analysis of Impacts on Prime and Unique Agricultural Lands in Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act” (45 FR 59189) Floodplains 1. Executive Order 11988, “Floodplain Management” (42 FR 26951) 2. U.S. Water Resources Council, “Floodplain Management Guidelines” (40 FR 6030) Wetlands 1. Executive Order 11990, “Protection of Wetlands” (42 FR 26961) as amended by Executive Order 12608 (52 FR 34617) Wild and Scenic Rivers 1. Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 USC 1271-1287) 2. CEQ memorandum on “Procedures for Interagency Consultation to Avoid or Mitigate Adverse Effects on Rivers in the Nationwide Inventory” (45 FR 59191-59192) Regulatory positions and specific criteria necessary to meet the regulations identified above are as follows: ` Regulatory Guide 4.7, Rev. 2, General Site Suitability for Nuclear Power Stations (NRC 1998), with respect to land-use considerations rendering a proposed site unsuitable for a nuclear power