Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: 3d0785e0-b95c-4d8c-b957-005cf3cd61c6
Document Type: esrp
Title: TRANSMISSION CORRIDORS AND OFFSITE AREAS
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: 4.1.2
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icts. If there are any possibilities of resolving the conflicts, these should be explained as well. The EIS should also evaluate the seriousness of the impact of the proposal on the land-use plans and policies, and whether, or how much, the proposal will impair the effectiveness of land-use control mechanisms for the area. Comments from officials of the affected area should be solicited early and should be carefully acknowledged and answered in the EIS. III. REVIEW PROCEDURES Limited portions of land-use impacts are covered in ESRPs 4.1.3, 4.3.1, and 4.4; therefore, this ESRP will be limited to direct physical changes and restriction on land use in the corridors and offsite areas due to construction. For each of these, the impact analysis should include consideration of the direct physical land-use impacts that occur in the corridors and offsite areas due to construction activities. The reviewer should direct the analysis toward conclusions with respect to the following: ` long-term physical changes in land use of the corridors and offsite areas ` short-term changes in land use of the corridors and offsite areas and the applicant’s plans for mitigation of adverse impacts ` construction impacts on the geologic environment. The reviewer should take the following steps: (1) Evaluating Long-Term Physical Changes in Land Use of the Corridors and Offsite Areas: (a) Consider land-use changes in the context of the amount and quality of land affected after mitigating measures, if any, have been implemented. ` Review restrictions imposed by the presence of transmission lines on use of farm land, recreational areas, housing areas, and other similar areas. (b) If appropriate, analyze the degree of change and its acceptability by comparing specific cases with existing standards, guides, regulations, or legislation or to Federal, State, regional, local, and affected Native American tribal land-use plans and zoning ordinances, consulting with these sources and ensuring