ML020700451
| ML020700451 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Catawba  |
| Issue date: | 02/12/2002 |
| From: | Banks R US Dept of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service |
| To: | Carpenter C Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs |
| References | |
| FWS 4-6-02-122 | |
| Download: ML020700451 (4) | |
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United States Department of the Interior FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 176 Croghan Spur Road, Suite 200 Charleston, South Carolina 29407
/'344 February 12, 2002 Ms. Cynthia A. Carpenter, Chief Risk Informed Initiatives, Environmental Decommissioning, and Rulemaking Branch Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Re:
Request for List of Protected Species within the Area Under Evaluation for the Catawba Nuclear* Stqtion License Renewal.
..FWSLog.No. 4-6-02-:22
Dear Ms. Carpenter:
We have reviewed the information received December 26, 2001 concerning the above-referenced project. The following comments are provided in accordance with section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543).
Per your request, we are providing a list of the federally endangered (E) and threatened (T) and candidate (C) species which potentially occur in Cherokee, Chester, Lancaster, and York counties, South Carolina and Gaston and Mecklenburg counties, North Carolina to aid you in determining the impacts your project may have on protected species. The list also includes species of concern under review by the Service. Species of concern (SC) are not legally protected under the Endangered Species Act, and are not subject to any of its provisions, including Section 7, until they are formally proposed or listed as endangered/threatened. We are including these species in our response for the purpose of giving you advance notification. These species may be listed in the future, at which time they will be protected under the Endangered Species Act. Therefore, it would be prudent for you to consider these species early in project planning to avoid any adverse effects.
In-house surveys should be conducted by comparing the habitat requirements for the attached listed species~with available habitat types at the project site. Field surveys for the species should be performed if habitat requirements overlap with that available at the project site. Surveys for protected plant species must be conducted by a qualified biologist during the flowering or This is your future. Don't leave it blank. - Support the 2000 Census.
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fruiting period(s) of the species. Surveys for the red-cockaded woodpecker should be conducted in accordance with the "Guidelines for preparation of biological assessments and evaluations for the red-cockaded woodpecker" by Gary Henry. A copy of these guidelines is available from this office. Please notify this office with the results of any surveys for the attached list of species and an analysis of the "effects of the action," as defined by 50 CFR 402.02 on any listed species including consideration of direct, indirect, and cumulative effects.
Please keep this office appraised of the progress on this project. If you have any questions please contact Ms. Lori Duncan of my staff at (843) 727-4707 ext. 21. In future correspondence concerning the project, please reference FWS Log No. 4-6-02-122.
Sincerely yours, Roger L. Banks Field Supervisor RLB/LWD
South Carolina Distribution Records of Endangered, Threatened, Candidate and Species of Concern February 7, 2002 E
Federally endangered T
Federally threatened P
Proposed in the Federal Register CH Critical Habitat C
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service has on file sufficient information on biological vulnerability and threat(s) to support proposals to list these species S/A Federally protected due to similarity of appearance to a listed species SC Federal Species of concern. These species are rare or limited in distribution but are not currently legally protected under the Endangered Species Act.
These lists should be used only as a guideline, not as the final authority. The lists include known occurrences and areas where the species has a high possibility of occurring. Records are updated continually and may be different from the following.
Common Name Dwarf-flowered heartleaf Georgia aster Southeastern myotis Bald eagle Red-cockaded woodpecker Georgia aster Shoals spider-lily Carolina heelsplitter Little amphianthus Smooth coneflower Schweinitz's sunflower Black-spored quillwort Brook floater Shoals spider-lily Bald eagle Little amphianthus Schweinitz' sunflower Dwarf-flowered heartleaf Georgia aster Carolina darter Shoals spider-lily Sun-facing coneflower Scientific Name Hexastylis naniflora Aster georgianus Myotis austroriparius Haliaeetus leucocephalus Picoides borealis Aster georgianus Hymenocallis coronaria Lasmigona decorata Amphianthus pusillus Echinacea laevigata Helianthus schweinitzii Isoetes melanospora Alasmidonta varicosa Hymenocallis coronaria Haliaeetus leucocephalus Amphianthus pusillus Helianthus schweinitzii Hexastylis naniflora Aster georgianus Etheostoma collis Hymenocallis coronaria Rudbeckia heliopsidis County Cherokee Chester Lancaster York Status T
C SC T
E C
SC E
T E
E E
SC SC T
T E
T C
SC SC SC
Gaston Bog turtle Bald eagle Georgia aster Schweinitz's sunflower Mecklenburg Bald eagle Carolina heelsplitter Smooth coneflower Schweinitz's sunflower Michaux's sumac Georgia aster Carolina darter Tall larkspur Virginia quillwort Heller's trefoil Clemmys muhlenbergii Haliaeetus leucocephalus Aster georgianus Helianthus schweinitzii Haliaeetus leucocephalus Lasmigona decorata Echinacea laevigata Helianthus schweinitzii Rhus michauxii Aster georgianus Etheostoma eollis collis Delphinium exaltatum Isoetes virginica Lotus helleri T(S/A)
T C
E T
E E
E C
SC SC SC SC