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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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 NRC typically defines the APE as the area or areas at the power plant site and the immediate environs that may be directly or indirectly impacted by building and operating the proposed new unit(s). The applicant should describe the proposed project area and provide the following information in the ER: • A U.S. Geological Survey Quadrangle map that identifies the APE (e.g., direct [physical] or indirect [visual, auditory, atmospheric such as fugitive dust, light, and traffic]).6 5 As defined in 36 CFR 800.16(l)(1), “Historic property means any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in, or eligible for inclusion in, the National Register of Historic Places maintained by the Secretary of Interior. This term includes artifacts, records, and remains that are related to and located within such properties.” As defined in 36 CFR 800.16(l)(2), “The term eligible for inclusion in the National Register includes both properties formally determined as such in accordance with regulations of the Secretary of the Interior and all other properties that meet National Register listing criteria.” National Register criteria for listing are found in 36 CFR Part 60 (Ref. 39), “National Register of Historic Places.” 6 As defined in 36 CFR 800.16(d), “Area of potential effects means the geographic area or areas within which an undertaking may directly or indirectly cause alterations in the character or use of historic properties, if any such properties exist. The area of potential effects is influenced by the scale and nature of an undertaking 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