Document: 10 CFR Part 51
Document ID: 71d21760-fb4a-4d64-83aa-f21d51ed6588
Document Type: cfr
Title: Purpose and scope of subpart; application of regulations of Council on Environmental Quality.
Source: 10 CFR Part 51
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-51/section-51.10
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Section ID: 51.10
CFR Part: 51
CFR Title: 10

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to the Council's NEPA regulations; ( 2 ) Follow the provisions of 40 CFR 1501.5 and 1501.6 relating to lead agencies and cooperating agencies, except that the Commission reserves the right to prepare an independent environmental impact statement whenever the NRC has regulatory jurisdiction over an activity even though the NRC has not been designated as lead agency for preparation of the statement; and ( 3 ) Reserve the right to make a final decision on any matter within the NRC's regulatory authority even though another agency has made a predecisional referral of an NRC action to the Council under the procedures of 40 CFR part 1504 . ( c ) The regulations in this subpart [ 1 ] also address the limitations imposed on NRC's authority and responsibility under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972, Pub. L. 92-500, 86 Stat. 816 et seq. ( 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. ) In accordance with section 511(c)(2) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (86 Stat. 893, 33 U.S.C 1371(c)(2) ) the NRC recognizes that responsibility for Federal regulation of nonradiological pollutant discharges [ 2 ] into receiving waters rests by statute with the Environmental Protection Agency. ( d ) Commission actions initiating or relating to administrative or judicial civil or criminal enforcement actions or proceedings are not subject to Section 102(2) of NEPA. These actions include issuance of notices of violation, orders, and denials of requests for action pursuant to subpart B of part 2 of this chapter ; matters covered by part 15 and part 160 of this chapter ; and issuance of confirmatory action letters, bulletins, generic letters, notices of deviation, and notices of nonconformance. [ 49 FR 9381 , Mar. 12, 1984, as amended at 54 FR 43578 , Oct. 26, 1989; 61 FR 43408 , Aug. 22, 1996; 86 FR 67843 , Nov. 30, 2021] Footnotes - 51.10 [ 1 ] See also Second Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Implementation of