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Slides - October 21 Public Meeting on Environmental Justice

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Issue date:	10/19/2021
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Justice at the NRC Public Meeting Slides are available at ML21291A006.

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Systematic Review of Environmental Justice in NRCs Programs, Policies, and Activities Public Meeting October 21, 2021 3

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Overview of Environmental Justice Introduction and Agenda Effort and Comments Received to date Comment gathering Closing Statements 4

Meeting Logistics

• This is a Comment-Gathering public meeting to receive public comments.

• This meeting is being transcribed and transcript will be publicly available.

• No regulatory decisions will be made at today's meeting.

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Participants are in listen-only mode until the comment- gathering period.

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Participants can send questions during the meeting to David McIntyre at dtm@nrc.gov.

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Introductions

Facilitator:

Larniece McKoy Moore, NRC Speakers:

• Jessica Bielecki, Deputy Director, Environmental Justice Review Team

• Allen Fetter, Project Manager, Environmental Justice Review Team This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY.

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Welcome and Meeting's Purpose Overview of Environmental Receive your Justice Review Effort comments and Comments Received to date Bridgeline US: 888-469-2052, Passcode: 1241502#

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• Staff is systematically reviewing how Environmental Justice is addressed in NRCs Why is the programs, policies, and activities.

NRC having

• Soliciting feedback is this meeting? an important part of this review.

• We are listening and want to share what weve heard and solicit additional feedback.

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What is Environmental Justice?

Environmental justice refers to the federal policy established in 1994 by Executive Order (EO) 12898, which directed federal agencies to identify and address disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects of its programs, policies, and activities on minority and low-income populations.

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In 2004, the Commission issued its Policy Statement on the What is the Treatment of Environmental NRCs current Justice Matters in NRC Regulatory and Licensing policy on Actions (69 FR 52040)

Environmental

• Consider environmental justice in reviews under the National Justice? Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

• Focus is on disproportionately high and adverse impacts on environmental justice communities.

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A. Evaluate recent Executive Orders and assess whether environmental justice is appropriately considered and addressed given the agencys Commissions mission.

April 23, 2021 B. Consider the practices of other Staff Federal and State agencies and Requirements Tribal governments, and evaluate Memorandum whether the NRC should incorporate environmental justice beyond (ML21113A070) implementation through NEPA.

C. Review the adequacy of the 2004 Commission Policy Statement.

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Gathering and considering perspectives Developed a flexible outreach strategy that allows us to learn and adapt.

• Public comment - Federal Register notices and related meetings

• Targeted outreach to community leaders and groups active in environmental justice, governments --Tribal, local, state and federal - industry, licensees, and labor unions.

• Internal outreach to NRC staff Bridgeline US: 888-469-2052, Passcode: 1241502#

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13 Overview of what weve heard thus far to help inform the NRC staffs Environmental Justice Review Bridgeline US: 888-469-2052, Passcode: 1241502#

What weve heard Barriers to meaningful engagement

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• Lack of broadband internet access

• Lack of consistent communication from NRC

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Evaluate recent Executive Orders and assess whether environmental What weve heard justice is

• The NRC should not limit consideration of EOs in its EJ appropriately Review.

considered and

• NRC should consider a number of addressed given executive orders that have been the agencys issued since EO 12898, such as mission. EOs 13985, 13990 and 14008 15 Bridgeline US: 888-469-2052, Passcode: 1241502#

What weve heard

• NRCs approach of the Policy Statement reflects outdated thinking on justice Review the adequacy concepts and should be revised, e.g.,

of the 2004 Census data tools might not truly reflect the social, economic, and racial makeup Commission Policy of communities Statement

• The policy statement does not guarantee that the NRC will uphold the principles of environmental justice and ensure that all In your view, what U.S. populations are treated fairly and included in decision-making processes portions of the 2004 that relate to the environment Policy Statement are

• The 2004 Policy Statement does not effective? address tribal engagement, and this should be done early in the licensing process

• NRC should include Racial Discrimination in siting and Environmental Racism in evaluating licensing actions 16 Bridgeline US: 888-469-2052, Passcode: 1241502#

What ways could the NRC enhance identification of environmental What weve heard justice

• NRC should cultivate relationships communities? with State and local governmental and non-governmental organizations and How could the NRC other community leaders (e.g., church leaders and networks) enhance opportunities for

• NRC should to tailor outreach efforts to the specific community considering members of the differences and challenges that environmental might exist justice communities

• NRC should convey technical to participate in information in a manner that is clearly understood by all members of the licensing and community regulatory activities?

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What actions could the NRC take to enhance What weve heard consideration of

• NRC should create an organization environmental or advisory committee within the justice at the NRC, NRC with staff solely dedicated to considering the performing outreach and facilitating meaningful engagement with EJ agencys mission Communities and statutory authority?

• NRC should respect Sovereign Tribal Nations by offering consultation early in the decision-making process 18 Bridgeline US: 888-469-2052, Passcode: 1241502#

• Comments Accepted via

• Telephone: 301-415-3875 (leave voicemail comment)

• E-mail: NRC-EJReview@nrc.gov

• Mail Environmenta

• Federal Rulemaking Website l Justice

• Planning additional public Review meeting(s) during the comment Timeline period

• Submit comments by October 29, 2021

• February 2022: Staff provide results of review to the Commission Bridgeline US: 888-469-2052, Passcode:

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