Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: b8420708-0008-446d-b824-660104c20840
Document Type: esrp
Title: RELATED FEDERAL PROJECT ACTIVITIES
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: 2.8
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s within the applicant’s service area that have been used to justify a need for power (from the ER and consultation with appropriate Federal agencies) ` descriptions of planned Federal projects that are contingent on plant construction and operation (from the ER and consultation with appropriate Federal agencies). October 1999 2.8-3 NUREG-1555 II. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA Acceptance criteria for the review of information on related Federal-project activities and the possible need for one or more cooperating agencies in preparation of the EIS are based on the relevant requirements of the following: ` 40 CFR 1508.25 and 10 CFR 51.14(b) with respect to the scope of an EIS and consideration of the cumulative impacts of connected, cumulative, and similar actions ` 40 CFR 1501.6, 10 CFR 51.10(b)(2), and 10 CFR 51.14 with respect to the possible need for cooperating agencies in the preparation of the EIS ` 10 CFR 51.29(a)(7) with respect to the possible need to identify cooperating agencies. Data provided by the applicant will generally be adequate if future actions of other Federal agencies that are connected with, cumulative with, or similar to the NRC action are identified and described in suffi- cient detail to enable an assessment to be made. Technical Rationale The technical rationale for identifying related Federal-project activities is discussed in the following paragraph: The bases for the need for the information called for in this ESRP are 40 CFR 1508.25 and 40 CFR 1501.6. The Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ’s) definition of the term “scope” at 40 CFR 1508.25 calls for Federal agencies to consider the cumulative impacts of related actions that are connected, cumulative, or similar when determining the appropriate scope for an EIS. The terms “connected,” “cumulative,” and “similar” are defined in 40 CFR 1508.25(a). NRC has indicated that it will follow CEQ’s definition of scope (10 CFR 51.14[b]). In some cases, it may be necessary or