(a) In accordance with § 51.26, the appropriate NRC staff director will publish in the Federal Register a notice of intent stating that an environmental impact statement will be prepared. The notice will contain the information specified in § 51.27.
(b) Copies of the notice will be sent to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, and Indian Tribes, appropriate State, regional, and metropolitan clearinghouses and to interested persons upon request. A public announcement of the notice of intent will also be made.
authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 161, 193 (
42 U.S.C. 2201,
2243; Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202 (
42 U.S.C. 5841,
5842; National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (
42 U.S.C. 4332,
4334,
4335; Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, secs. 144(f), 121, 135, 141, 148 (
42 U.S.C. 10134(f), 10141, 10155, 10161, 10168);
44 U.S.C. 3504 note
source: 49 FR 9381, Mar. 12, 1984, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 10 CFR 51.116