10 CFR 51.29, Scoping-Environmental Impact Statement and Supplement to Environmental Impact Statement

Scoping-environmental impact statement and supplement to environmental impact statement

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(a) The scoping process for an environmental impact statement shall begin as soon as practicable after publication of the notice of intent as provided in § 51.116, and shall be used to:

(1) Define the proposed action which is to be the subject of the statement or supplement. For environmental impact statements other than a supplement to an early site permit final environmental impact statement prepared for a combined license application, the provisions of 40 CFR 1502.4 will be used for this purpose. For a supplement to an early site permit final environmental impact statement prepared for a combined license application, the proposed action shall be as set forth in the relevant provisions of § 51.92(e).

(2) Determine the scope of the statement and identify the significant issues to be analyzed in depth.

(3) Identify and eliminate from detailed study issues which are peripheral or are not significant or which have been covered by prior environmental review. Discussion of these issues in the statement will be limited to a brief presentation of why they are peripheral or will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment or a reference to their coverage elsewhere.

(4) Identify any environmental assessments and other environmental impact statements which are being or will be prepared that are related to but are not part of the scope of the statement under consideration.

(5) Identify other environmental review and consultation requirements related to the proposed action so that other required analyses and studies may be prepared concurrently and integrated with the environmental impact statement.

(6) Indicate the relationship between the timing of the preparation of environmental analyses and the Commission's tentative planning and decision-making schedule.

(7) Identify any cooperating agencies, and as appropriate, allocate assignments for preparation and schedules for completion of the statement to the NRC and any cooperating agencies.

(8) Describe the means by which the environmental impact statement will be prepared, including any contractor assistance to be used.

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(b) At the conclusion of the scoping process, the appropriate NRC staff director will prepare a concise summary of the determinations and conclusions reached, including the significant issues identified, and will send a copy of the summary to each participant in the scoping process.

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(c) At any time prior to issuance of the draft environmental impact statement, the appropriate NRC staff director may revise the determinations made under paragraph (b) of this section, as appropriate, if substantial changes are made in the proposed action, or if significant new circumstances or information arise which bear on the proposed action or its impacts.

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Title 10 Part 51 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REGULATIONS FOR DOMESTIC LICENSING AND RELATED REGULATORY FUNCTIONS
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1, General Provisions, Scope 2, Subparts 3, Resolution of conflict 4, Definitions 5, Interpretations 6, Specific exemptions 10, National Environmental Policy Act--Regulations Implementing Section 102(2), Purpose and scope of subpart; application of regulations of Council on Environmental Quality 11, 12, Application of subpart to ongoing environmental work 13, Emergencies 14, Definitions 15, 51.15 Time schedules 16, Proprietary information 17, Information collection requirements; OMB approval 20, Preliminary Procedures, Criteria for and identification of licensing and regulatory actions requiring environmental impact statements 21, Criteria for and identification of licensing and regulatory actions requiring environmental assessments 22, Criterion for categorical exclusion; identification of licensing and regulatory actions eligible for categorical exclusion or otherwise not requiring environmental review 23, Environmental impacts of continued storage of spent nuclear fuel beyond the licensed life for operation of a reactor 25, Determinations to Prepare Environmental Impact Statements, Environmental Assessments or Findings of No Significant Impact, and Related Procedures, Determination to prepare environmental impact statement or environmental assessment; eligibility for categorical exclusion 26, Requirement to publish notice of intent and conduct scoping process 27, Notice of intent 28, Scoping, Scoping--participants 29, Scoping-environmental impact statement and supplement to environmental impact statement 30, Environmental assessment 31, Determinations based on environmental assessment 32, Finding of No Significant Impact, Finding of no significant impact 33, Draft finding of no significant impact; distribution 34, Preparation of finding of no significant impact 35, Requirement to publish finding of no significant impact; limitation on Commission action 40, Environmental Reports and Information-Requirements Applicable to Applicants and Petitioners for Rulemaking, Consultation with NRC staff 41, Requirement to submit environmental information 45, Environmental Reports-General Requirements, Environmental report 50, Environmental report-construction permit, early site permit, or combined license stage 51, Uranium fuel cycle environmental data-Table S-3 52, Environmental effects of transportation of fuel and waste-Table S-4 53, Postconstruction environmental reports 54, Environmental report-manufacturing license 55, Environmental report-standard design certification 58, Environmental report-number of copies; 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news releases 94, Requirement to consider final environmental impact statement 95, Final Environmental Impact Statements-Production and Utilization Facilities, Postconstruction environmental impact statements 97, Final Environmental Impact Statements-Materials Licenses, Final environmental impact statement-materials license 99, Final Environmental Impact Statements--Rulemaking 100, NEPA Procedure and Administrative Action, Timing of Commission action 101, Limitations on actions 102, Requirement to provide a record of decision; preparation 103, Record of decision--general 104, NRC proceeding using public hearings; consideration of environmental impact statement 105, Production and Utilization Facilities, Public hearings in proceedings for issuance of construction permits or early site permits; limited work authorizations 106, Public hearings in proceedings for issuance of operating licenses 107, Public hearings in proceedings for issuance of combined licenses; limited work authorizations 108, Public hearings on Commission findings that inspections, tests, analyses, and acceptance criteria of combined licenses are met 109, Materials Licenses, Public hearings in proceedings for issuance of materials license with respect to a geologic repository 110, Rulemaking 116, Public Notice of and Access to Environmental Documents, Notice of intent 117, Draft environmental impact statement--notice of availability 118, Final environmental impact statement--notice of availability 119, Publication of finding of no significant impact; distribution 120, Availability of environmental documents for public inspection 121, Status of NEPA actions 122, List of interested organizations and groups 123, Charges for environmental documents; distribution to public; distribution to governmental agencies 124, Commenting, Commission duty to comment 125, Responsible Official, Responsible official Appendices: 10 CFR 51 Appendix A, Appendix a to Subpart A--Format for Presentation of Material In Environmental Impact Statements 10 CFR 51 Appendix B, Appendix B to Subpart A-Environmental Effect of Renewing the Operating License of a Nuclear Power Plant

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