Document: NRC Regulatory Guide
Document ID: f0baf50b-5bb7-4783-b2f9-9586e09c97e1
Document Type: regulatory_guide
Title: Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations + HISTORY - HISTORY 02/2017 – DG-4026 , Proposed Revision 3 09/2014 – Periodic Review of Revision 2 – Revise (Rev. 3)
Source: NRC Regulatory Guide Division 4
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1611/ML16116A068.pdf
Revision Date: 2023-06
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Section ID: RG-4.2
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rtaking and may be different for different kinds of effects caused by the undertaking.” DG-4026, Page 46 • Legal description of the APE appropriate for the proposed project area. Note that not all areas of the U.S. (i.e., the original 13 colonies) use the Public Land Survey System (e.g., township, range, and section information). • Aerial photos of the proposed project site before any land disturbing activities commence. • Identification of any parts of the APE that are Federal, State, or Tribal-owned (i.e., not privately owned) lands. 2.6.1 Cultural Background This section of the ER should provide a discussion of the historic use of the land and the activities that have occurred within APE and the surrounding area. This includes a description of the cultural history of the region (including the proposed project site) from the beginning of human settlement to the present, and summarizes how this information was collected for the proposed APE. Information can be derived from background research (literature review and site file search) and from the use of plat and other historic maps showing ownership, acreage, property boundaries, and the location of existing or former historic structures. Other sources that can assist with description of the cultural background include land records, archival sources, local museums or historical societies, libraries, planning documents, mapping/imaging, and online sources. If available, consult ethnohistoric sources to identify affected American Indian Tribes and other groups that may have historic and cultural ties to the proposed project area. 2.6.2 Historic and Cultural Resources at the Site and in the Vicinity This section of the ER should provide a description of historic and cultural resources identified within the direct and indirect APEs (e.g., transmission line corridors, and in the vicinity). All cultural resource survey reports that are developed to identify and assess effects to historic and cultural resources