Document: 10 CFR Part 51
Document ID: 9ab08e70-e1ac-41a3-8821-668996f24ec5
Document Type: cfr
Title: Public hearings in proceedings for issuance of materials license with respect to a geologic repository.
Source: 10 CFR Part 51
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-51/section-51.109
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Section ID: 51.109
CFR Part: 51
CFR Title: 10

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t forth in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section, it is not practicable to adopt the DOE environmental impact statement, as it may have been supplemented. The presiding officer shall resolve disputes concerning adoption of the DOE environmental impact statement by using, to the extent possible, the criteria and procedures that are followed in ruling on motions to reopen under § 2.326 of this chapter . ( b ) In any such proceeding, the presiding officer will determine those matters in controversy among the parties within the scope of NEPA and this subpart, specifically including whether, and to what extent, it is practicable to adopt the environmental impact statement prepared by the Secretary of Energy in connection with the issuance of a construction authorization and license for such repository. ( c ) The presiding officer will find that it is practicable to adopt any environmental impact statement prepared by the Secretary of Energy in connection with a geologic repository proposed to be constructed under Title I of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended, unless: ( 1 ) ( i ) The action proposed to be taken by the Commission differs from the action proposed in the license application submitted by the Secretary of Energy; and ( ii ) The difference may significantly affect the quality of the human environment; or ( 2 ) Significant and substantial new information or new considerations render such environmental impact statement inadequate. ( d ) To the extent that the presiding officer determines it to be practicable, in accordance with paragraph (c) of this section, to adopt the environmental impact statement prepared by the Secretary of Energy, such adoption shall be deemed to satisfy all responsibilities of the Commission under NEPA and no further consideration under NEPA or this subpart shall be required. ( e ) To the extent that it is not practicable, in accordance with paragraph (c) of this section, to adopt the environmental impact statement