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
Chapter: 
Section ID: RG-4.2
CFR Part: 
CFR Title: 

Content:
activities and include prehistoric and historic era archaeological sites, historic districts, and buildings, as well as any site structure or object that may be considered eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Historic and cultural resources also include traditional cultural properties important to a living community of people for maintaining their culture. A historic property is a historic or cultural resource that is eligible for listing on the NRHP.5 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), requires Federal agencies to take into account the potential effects of their actions on the cultural environment. The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA) (54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq.) requires Federal agencies to consider the impacts of their undertakings on historic properties if they are eligible, or considered potentially eligible for listing in the NRHP. The applicant should use Section 106 of the NHPA, and implementing regulations at 36 CFR Part 800, “Protection of Historic Properties” (Ref. 40), as a guide for providing historic and cultural resource information in the ER. In accordance with 36 CFR Part 800, an applicant should conduct informal consultation (i.e., information gathering) for the purposes of gathering information with the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), affected American Indian Tribes, and interested parties before determining the boundaries of the proposed area of potential effects (APE) to be recommended to the NRC. Once the proposed APE has been determined, the applicant should conduct cultural resource investigations to identify historic and cultural resources located within the APE, determine if they are eligible for listing on the NRHP, assess affects, and develop avoidance or mitigation plans to resolve adverse effects. The NRC will use this information to support its Section 106 consultation and assessment of effects for the proposed project. The