Appendix B to Subpart D to Part 1021 - Categorical Exclusions Applicable to Specific Agency Actions

Table of Contents BConditions that are integral elements of the classes of actions in appendix B B1Categorical exclusions applicable to facility operation B1.1Rate increases less than inflation (not power marketing, but see B4.3) B1.2Training exercises and simulation B1.3Routine maintenance/custodial services for buildings, structures, infrastructures, equipment B1.4Installation/modification of air conditioning systems for existing equipment B1.5Improvements to cooling water systems within existing building, structure B1.6Installation/modification of retention tanks, small basins to control runoff, spills B1.7Acquisition/installation/operation/removal of communication systems, data processing equipment B1.8Modifications to screened water intake/outflow structures B1.9Placement of airway safety markings/painting (not lighting) of existing lines, antennas B1.10Routine onsite storage of activated material at existing facility B1.11Fencing, no adverse effect on wildlife movement/surface water flow B1.12Detonation/burning of failed/damaged high explosives or propellants B1.13Construction/acquisition/relocation of onsite pathways, short onsite access roads/railroads B1.14Refueling of a nuclear reactor B1.15Siting/construction/operation of support buildings/support structures B1.16Removal of asbestos from buildings B1.17Removal of polychlorinated biphenyl-containing items from buildings, other aboveground locations B1.18Siting/construction/operation of additional/replacement water supply wells B1.19Siting/construction/operation of microwave/radio communication towers B1.20Protect/restore/improve fish and wildlife habitat B1.21Noise abatement B1.22Relocation of buildings B1.23Demolition/disposal of buildings B1.24Transfer of structures/residential, commercial, industrial use B1.25Transfer of land/habitat preservation, wildlife management B1.26Siting/construction/operation/decommissioning of small water treatment facilities, less than approximately 250,000 gallons per day capacity B1.27Disconnection of utilities B1.28Minor activities to place a facility in an environmentally safe condition, no proposed uses B1.29Siting/construction/operation/decommissioning of small onsite disposal facility for construction and demolition waste B1.30Transfer actions B1.31Relocation/operation of machinery and equipment B1.32Traffic flow adjustments, existing roads B2Categorical exclusions applicable to safety and health B2.1Modifications to enhance workplace habitability B2.2Installation of/improvements to building/equipment instrumentation (remote controls, emergency warning systems, monitors) B2.3Installation of equipment for personnel safety and health B2.4Equipment Qualification Programs B2.5Safety and environmental improvements of a facility, replacement/upgrade of facility components B2.6Packaging/transportation/storage of radioactive sources upon request by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission or other cognizant agency B3Categorical exclusions applicable to site characterization, monitoring, and general research B3.1Site characterization/environmental monitoring B3.2Aviation activities for survey/monitoring/security B3.3Research related to conservation of fish and wildlife B3.4Transport packaging tests for radioactive/hazardous material B3.5Tank car tests B3.6Siting/construction/operation/decommissioning of facilities for bench-scale research, conventional laboratory operations, small-scale research and development and pilot projects B3.7Siting/construction/operation of new infill exploratory, experimental oil/gas/geothermal wells B3.8Outdoor ecological/environmental research in small area B3.9Certain Clean Coal Technology Demonstration Program activities B3.10Siting/construction/operation/decommissioning of particle accelerators, including electron beam accelerators, primary beam energy less than approximately 100 MeV B3.11Outdoor tests, experiments on materials and equipment components, no source, special nuclear, or byproduct materials involved B3.12Siting/construction/operation/decommissioning of microbiological and biomedical facilities B3.13Magnetic fusion experiments, no tritium fuel use B4Categorical exclusions applicable to Power Marketing Administrations and to all of DOE with regard to power resources