Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: eb459717-f66d-4f9a-894b-c0715ad66f1f
Document Type: esrp
Title: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
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: 2.5.4
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nmental Quality provides guidance for addressing environmental justice, “Environmental Justice: Guidance Under the National Environmental Policy Act,” CEQ Guidance, December 10, 1997 (CEQ 1997). ` Guidelines for specific information requirements for environmental justice determinations are described in Attachment 4 to NRR Office Letter No. 906, Revision 1: “Procedural Guidance for Preparing Environmental Assessments and Considering Environmental Issues” (NRC 1996). NRR Office Letter No. 906 is revised periodically. Obtain the latest revision for current guidance on this subject. Technical Rationale The technical rationale for evaluating the applicant’s description of minority and low-income populations is discussed in the following paragraphs: In accordance with 10 CFR 51.45, the applicant is required to submit in the ER information needed for evaluating these factors. Guidelines for specific information requirements for environmental NUREG-1555 2.5.4-4 October 1999 justice determinations are described in Regulatory Guide 4.7 and Attachment 4 to the Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) Office Letter No. 906. Information submitted by the applicant is adequate and meets the 10 CFR 51.45 and 10 CFR 51.71 requirements and interim NRR guidelines if it permits the identification of minority and low-income populations as addressed in most recent revision of the guidance. As part of an environmental justice review, the reviewer should (1) alert the EPM of the existence of any unusual circumstances that warrant an environmental justice review in an EIS, (2) determine through comparative analysis whether a minority or low-income population exists that may be impacted (i.e., environmental impact site as outlined in NRR Office Letter No. 906), and (3) assess the degree to which each minority or low-income population would disproportionately experience adverse human health and environmental impacts and would disproportionately receive any benefits. Data in the ER should be