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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lations refer to individuals or households meeting the official poverty definition (at or below the Federal poverty level) (LIC-203, Revision 3). The NRC includes two additional minority or low-income groups in its analyses: – Other Race (including subcategories of the races mentioned above) or Two or More Races – Aggregate Minority (calculated as Total Population minus White (Not Hispanic or Latino)). 3 The USCB list of minority and ethnic categories and the definition of “low-income,” definition can be found at http://ask.census.gov/. DG-4026, Page 42 • Investigation of the demographic region to determine whether any potential minority or low-income populations that could be considered EJ populations of interest exist in the region and were overlooked during the quantitative assessment. • Identification of communities with unique characteristics including migrant worker communities or minority or low-income elderly or home-bound communities. Methodology and Analysis Minority and low-income populations of interest can be identified in one of two ways. First, the NRC has established specific criteria (see LIC-203) to determine if any CBG meets an EJ threshold and be considered an EJ population of interest. An EJ population of interest should be examined more closely to determine whether or not an EJ impact exists. Those criteria are: • Any CBG having a minority or low-income population with 50 percent or more of the total population in the CBG, or • Any CBG having a minority or low-income population with a proportion 20 or more percentage points greater than the same minority or low-income proportion measured at the State level. For example, if the State-level proportion of a minority or low-income population were 20 percent, to meet the minority or low-income population of interest threshold a specific CBG’s minority, or low-income population proportion would need to be at least 40 percent. By the same criteria, if the State proportion of the