ML030160655
| ML030160655 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Robinson  |
| Issue date: | 12/19/2002 |
| From: | Banks R US Dept of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service |
| To: | Emch R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| Emch R, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1590 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML030160655 (4) | |
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United States Department of the Interior FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE CH*
3176 Croghan Spur Road, Suite 200 Charleston, South Carolina 29407 December 19, 2002 Mr. Richard L. Emch, Jr.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Re:
Request for Updated List of Protected Species within the Area Under Evaluation for the H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit 2, License Renewal Chesterfield, Darlington, Florence, Lee, and Sumter Counties, South Carolina FWS No. 4-6-03-T-101
Dear Mr. Emch:
We have reviewed the information received Decemiber 16; 2002. concerning the above-referenced project. The following comments are provided in accordance with the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 661-667e), and section 7 of-the Endangered Species Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543).
As requested, we are providing a list of the federally endangered (E) and threatened (T) and candidate (C) species which potentially occur in Chesterfield, Darlington, Florence, Lee, and Sumter Counties, South 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 arfyf its'provisionsincluding Section 7; until-thcy-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.
County Common Name Scientific Name Status Occurrences Chesterfield
-ald egle' Haliaeetus leucocephalus -
. T Known 1 :
Red-cockaded woodpecker Picoides borealis E.
Known Sh0rtri696 sturgeoh n Acipenser brevirostrum*.
E-Possible Carolina heelsplitter Lasmigona decorata E, CH Known Southern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus auriculatus SC Possible This is your future. Don't leave it blank. - Support the 2000 Census.
Dwarf aster Aster mirabilis Sandhills milk-vetch Astragahts michauxii White-wicky Kahnia cuneata Prairie birdsfoot-trefoil Lotus purshianus var. helleri Carolina bogmint Macbridea caroliniana Savannah or Piedmont Oxypolis ternata cowbane Algae-like pondweed Potamogeton confervoides Well's pixie-moss Pyxidanthera brevifolia Spring-flowering goldenrod Solidago verna Carolina dropseed Sporobolus spi Wire-leaved dropseed Sporobolus teretifolius Smooth bog-asphodel Tofieldia glabra "B3c7-l-a-9'i sparrow
-A7_nopihila -ZevalW_
Henslow's sparrow Ammodramus henslowii American kestrel Falco sparverius Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus Swainson's warbler Limnothlypis swainsonii Painted bunting Passerina ciris ciris Redhorse, Robust Moxostoma robustum Southern hognose snake Heterodon simus Northern pine snake Pituophis m elanoleeuce melanoleucus Darlington SC SC SC SC SC SC Possible Known Known Possible Known Known SC Known SC Known SC Known SC Known SC Known SC Known SC....
Po-ssible SC Known SC Possible SC Possible SC Known SC Known SC Possible SC Known usSC Known Red-cockaded woodpecker Shortnose sturgeon Rough-leaved loosestrife Southern Dusky Salamander Georgia lead-plant Sandhills milkvetch Honeycomb head Picoides borealis Acipenser brevirostrum
- Lysimnachia asperulaefolia Desmognathus auriculatus Amorpha georgiana var.
georgiana Astragalus michauxii Balduina atropurpurea Cfehping-'-St.Jtohn'swort Hypericurm -adpressurn White-wicky Kalmia cuneata Carolina bogmint Macbridea caroliniana Savannah or Piedmont cowbane Oxypolis ternata Well's pixie-moss Pyxidanthera brevifolia Awned meadowbeauty Rhexia aristosa Spring-flowering goldenrod Solidago verna White false-asphodel Tofieldia glabra Bachman's sparrow Aimophila aestivalis Henslow's sparrow Ammodramus henslowii American kestrel Falco sparverius 2
E E
E SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC Known Possible Known Possible Known Known Known Known -.
Known Known Known Known Known Known Known Possible Known Possible
Loggerhead shrike Painted bunting Madtom, broadtail Rafinesque's big-eared bat Lanius ludovicianus Passerina ciris ciris Noturus sp 2 Corynorhinus rafinesquii Florence Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalts Red-cockaded woodpecker Picoides borealis Shortnose sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum*
Chaffseed Schwalbea americana Southern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus auriculatus Georgia lead-plant Amorpha georgiana var.
georgiana "B-T6yki'sTl-obeli-a-Lobelia boylanii SC SC SC SC T
E E
E SC SC Carolina bogmint Awned meadowbeauty Ovate catchfly White false-asphodel Bachman's sparrow Henslow's sparrow American kestrel Loggerhead shrike Painted bunting Madtom, broadtail Macbridea caroliniana Rhexia aristosa Silene ovata Tofieldia glabra Aimophila aestivalis Ammodramus henslowii Falco sparverius Lanius ludovicianus Passerina ciris ciris Noturus sp 2 Lee Red-cockaded woodpecker Picoides borealis Canby's dropwort Oxypolis canbyi Chaffseed Schwalbea americana Southern Dusky Salamander Desmognathus attriculatus Awned meadowbeauty Rhexia aristosa
-Biclfni-ri'-sp-orrw Aimnophia-aestivalis Henslow's sparrow Ammodramus henslowii American kestrel Falco sparverius Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus Painted bunting Passerina ciris ciris Madtom, broadtail Noturus sp 2 Sumter Bald eagle Red-cockaded woodpecker Shortnose sturgeon Canby's dropwort Haliaeetus leucocephalts Picoides borealis A cipenser brevirostrum
- Oxypolis canbyi 3
Possible Possible Possible Known Known Known Known Known Possible Known Florence cont.
SC Known SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC E
E E
SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC T
E E
E Known Known Known Known Possible Known Possible Possible Possible Possible Known Known Known Possible Known Known Known Possible Possible Possible Possible Known Known Known Known
Chaff-seed Southern Dusky Sal Dwarf burhead Boykin's lobelia Pineland plantain Awned meadowbeat Biltmore greenbrier Bachman's sparrow Henslow's sparrow American kestrel Loggerhead shrike Painted bunting Madtom, broadtail Schwalbea americana E
amander Desmognathus auriculatus SC Echinodorus parvulus SC Lobelia boykinii SC Plantago sparsiflora SC uty Rhexia aristosa SC Smilax biltmoreana SC Aimophia aestivalis SC Ammodramus henslowii SC Falco sparverius SC Lanius ludovicianus SC Passerina ciris ciris SC Noturus sp 2
__SC Known Possible Known Known Known Known Known Known Known Possible Possible Possible Possible 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 fruiting period(s) of the species. Please notify this office with the results of any surveys for the above list of species.
We also recommend you contact the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), Data Manager, Wildlife Diversity Section, Columbia, SC 29202, concerning known populations of federal and/or state endangered or threatened species, and other sensitive species in the project area. Additional habitat information may also be available from SCDNR. The National Marine Fisheries Service, 9721 Executive Center Drive North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702-2449 should be contacted for consultation on species under their jurisdiction.
We appreciate the opportunity to comment during the planning stages of this project. If you have further questions or require additional information, please contact Sandy Abbott of this office at (843) 727-4707 ext. 57.
.-.-- -Sincerely yours,-
Roger L. Banks Field Supervisor RLB/SDA/km 4