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| Site: | Surry, 07200002  (DPR-032, DPR-037, SNM-2501) |
| Issue date: | 11/12/2003 |
| From: | Mayne K US Dept of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service |
| To: | Ross-Lee M Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
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72 ^Z United States Department of the Interior FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Ecological Services 6669 Short Lane Gloucester, VA 23061 November 12, 2003 Ms. Mary Jane Ross-Lee United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop 013D13 Washington, D. C. 20555-0001 Re:
Surry Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Species List
- 3139, Surry County, Virginia
Dear Ms. Ross-Lee:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has received your request for a list of federally listed or proposed endangered and threatened species and designated critical habitat known to occur on the Surry Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation property in Surry County, Virginia. Attached is a list of species with Federal status and species of concern that have been documented or may occur in the county where your project is located. This list was prepared by this office and is based on information obtained from previous surveys for rare and endangered species.
Further consultation for this project will be handled by Mr. David Sutherland at the Service's Chesapeake Bay Field Office. His phone number is (410) 573-4535. If you have any questions about this list, please contact Mr. Eric Davis at (804) 693-6694, extension 104.
Sincerely, Karen L. Mayne Supervisor Virginia Field Office Enclosures cc:
David Sutherland, CBFO r nstI
(Klinehan:1 1/12/03)
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KEY LE - federally listed endangered.
LT - federally listed threatened.
PE - federally proposed endangered.
PT - federally proposed threatened.
EX - believed to be extirpated in Virginia.
LE(S/A) - federally listed endangered due to similarity of appearance to a federally listed species.
LT(S/A) - federally listed threatened due to similarity of appearance to a federally listed species.
C - candidate species; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has enough information to list the species as threatened or endangered, but this action is precluded by other listing activities.
SOC - species of concern; those species that have been identified as potentially imperiled or vulnerable throughout their range or a portion of their range. These species are not protected under the Endangered Species Act.
G - global rank; the species rarity throughout its total range.
G1l-extremely rare and critically imperiled with 5 or fewer occurrences or very few remaining individuals; or because of some factor(s) making it especially vulnerable to extinction.
G2 - very rare and imperiled with 6 to 20 occurrences or few remaining individuals; or because of some factor(s) making it vulnerable to extinction.
G3 - either very rare and local throughout its range or found locally (abundantly at some of its locations) in a restricted range; or vulnerable to extinction because of other factors. Usually fewer than 100 occurrences are documented.
G_T_ - signifies the rank of a subspecies or variety. For example, a G3T1 would apply to a subspecies of a species that is very rare and local throughout its range or found locally in a restricted range (G3) but the subspecies warrants a rank of TI, critically imperiled.
GQ - The taxon has a questionable taxonomic assignment.
SURRY COUNTY, VIRGINIA Federally Listed, Proposed, and Candidate Species SCIENTIFIC NAME BIRDS Haliaeetus leucocephalus' PLANTS Aeschynomene virginica COMMON NAME Bald eagle Sensitive joint-vetch STATUS LT LT Species of Concern INVERTEBRATES Speyeria diana Stygobromus araeus VASCULAR PLANTS Carex decomposita Chamaecrista fasciculata var. macrosperma Desmodium ochroleucum Rudbeckia heliopsidis2 Trillium pusillum var. virginianum Diana fritillary Tidewater interstitial amphipod Epiphytic sdege Marsh senna Creamflower tick-trefoil Sun-facing coneflower Virginia least trillium G3 G2 G3 G5T2 G2G3 G2 G3T2
'Nesting occurs in this county; concentrated shoreline use has been documented on the James River.
2Surveys needed within 5-miles of Prince George County species location.
March22, 1999 Prepared by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Virginia Field Office
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Z Sensitive Joint-Vetch Aeschynomene virginica e M. Rollins Description - The sensitive joint-vetch is an annual legume native to the eastern United States.
Populations currently exist in Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Virginia. The historical range for the species extended to Delaware and Pennsylvania. In Virginia, populations are found along the Potomac, Mattaponi, Pamunkey, Rappahannock, Chickahominy, and James Rivers and their tributaries.
This plant usually attains a height of three to six feet in a single growing season, but may grow as tall as eight feet. The flowers are yellow, streaked with red and the fruit is a pod, turning dark brown when ripe.
Life History - The joint-vetch occurs in fresh to slightly brackish tidal river systems, within the intertidal zone where populations are flooded twice daily. It typically occurs at the outer fringe of marshes or shores; its presence in marsh interiors may be a result of nutrient deficiencies, ice scouring, or muskrat
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7 11 herbivory. The sensitive joint-vetch is found in localities where plant diversity is high and annual species are prevalent. Bare to sparsely vegetated substrates appear to be a habitat feature of critical importance for establishment and growth of this species. Plants flower from July through September and into October in some years. Fruits are produced from July through late October, concurrent with flowering.
Conservation - The sensitive joint-vetch was federally listed as a threatened species on June 19, 1992.
Threats to the species include sedimentation, competition from non-native plant species, dams, dredging, filling, recreational activities, shoreline stabilization, shoreline structures, road and bridge construction, commercial and residential development, water withdrawal projects, water quality degradation, agricultural practices, introduced pest species, mining, timber harvest, over-visitation, declines in muskrat populations, rise in sea level (this may also be a result of natural cycles), and collection. Natural threats are often identified with disturbances, such as wave and ice action associated with severe storm events, competition, herbivory, channel migration, sea level rise and natural sedimentation processes.
Adequate habitat conservation for this species will only be achieved through on-site protection of marshes supporting plant populations when coupled with protection of the natural ecological processes responsible for creating and maintaining habitat for the sensitive joint-vetch.
What You Can Do To Help -
Avoid the use of herbicides in or near waterways. If you are planning construction or stabilization activities along the shoreline in one of the counties indicated on the attached map, please contact the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
References Davison, S.E. and L.P. Bruderle.
1984. Element stewardship abstract for Aeschynomene virginica -
sensitive joint vetch. The Nature Conservancy. Arlington, Virginia.
Hershner, C. and J.E. Perry. 1987.
Population status of potentially threatened vascular plants from coastal plain tidal rivers in Virginia.
College of William and Mary, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, Virginia.
Rouse, G.D. 1994. Sensitivejoint-vetch life history and habitat study, 1993 Field Season, Mattaponi and Rappahannock River systems, Virginia. Schnabel Environmental Services. Richmond, Virginia.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
1995. Sensitivejoint-vetch (A eschynomene virginica) recovery plan. Hadley, Massachusetts.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Virginia Field Office 6669 Short Lane Gloucester, Virginia 23061 (804) 693-6694 http://wvvw.fws.oov August 1999