ML18199A044

Comment (718) from Cherokee Nation Thpo Regarding the Clinch River ESP Draft EIS

ML18199A044
Person / Time
Site:	Clinch River
Issue date:	07/13/2018
From:	Public Commenter Public Commenter
To:	NRC/NRO/DLSE
NRC/NRO/DLSE
References
83FR18554
Download: ML18199A044 (4)

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ClinchRiverESPEISCEm Resource From: Elizabeth Toombs <elizabeth-toombs@cherokee.org>

Sent: Friday, July 13, 2018 12:07 PM To: ClinchRiverESPEIS

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[External_Sender] NRC-2016-0119, Draft EIS for Early Site Permit Application for the Clinch River Nuclear Site Attachments: 071318 NRC COR Clinch River.pdf Good Morning:

Attached is Cherokee Nations response to the proposed undertaking. Please let me know if there are any questions or concerns.

Also, as a housekeeping note, please revise references from Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma to Cherokee Nation.

Many thanks for your time and understanding.

Wado, Elizabeth Toombs, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Cherokee Nation Tribal Historic Preservation Office PO Box 948 Tahlequah, OK 74465-0948 918.453.5389 1

Federal Register Notice: 83FR18554 Comment Number: 718 Mail Envelope Properties (314122e8c7c746e4a5246c774afba2c5)

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[External_Sender] NRC-2016-0119, Draft EIS for Early Site Permit Application for the Clinch River Nuclear Site Sent Date: 7/13/2018 12:06:41 PM Received Date: 7/13/2018 12:06:55 PM From: Elizabeth Toombs Created By: elizabeth-toombs@cherokee.org Recipients:

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Recipients Received:

July 13, 2018 May Ma Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration Mail Stop: TWFN-07-A60 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Re: NRC-2016-0119 Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Early Site Permit Application for the Clinch River Nuclear Site

Dear May Ma:

The Cherokee Nation (Nation) is in receipt of your correspondence about Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Early Site Permit Application for the Clinch River Nuclear Site, and appreciates the opportunity to provide comment upon this project. The proposed undertaking lies in the Nations ancestral homelands. Please allow this letter to serve as the Nations interest as acting as a consulting party to this proposed undertaking.

The Nation maintains databases and records of cultural, historic, and pre-historic resources in this area. Our Historic Preservation Office reviewed this project, cross referenced the projects legal description against our information, and found instances where this project intersects or adjoins such resources. Based on the Draft Environmental Impact State for the Early Site Permit Application for the Clinch River Nuclear Site in Roane County, Tennessee, the proposed project may result in unavoidable adverse impacts on archeological sites eligible and potentially eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Further, previous surveys indicate a probability for inadvertent discoveries that could impact human remains, which have traditional cultural significance to the Nation.

Based on the projects probability of affecting these aforementioned cultural and historic resources, this Office requests that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) complete separate Section 106 consultation prior to considering a permit application approval.

Additionally, the Nation requests copies of the related cultural survey resources reports with comments from the Tennessee Historical Commission.

Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Early Site Permit Application for the Clinch River Nuclear Site July 13, 2018 Page 2 of 2 Please contact this Office with your response to these requests. If you require additional information or have any questions, please contact me at your convenience. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.

Wado, Elizabeth Toombs, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Cherokee Nation Tribal Historic Preservation Office elizabeth-toombs@cherokee.org 918.453.5389