ML040080894
| ML040080894 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Arkansas Nuclear  |
| Issue date: | 12/17/2003 |
| From: | Cranmore G US Dept of Commerce, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| Download: ML040080894 (1) | |
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE southeast Regional Office 9721 Executive Center Drive North St. Petersburg, FL 33702 6 <
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Dear Colleague:
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We cannot determine impacts to threatened or endangered species, or designated critical habitat, under NOAA Fisheries' purview because the letter lacks sufficient information to evaluate the project.
Enclosed are guidelines to conduct a proper biological evaluation.
____As requested, enclosed is a list of federally-protected species under the jurisdiction of NOAA Fisheries for the state of
. Biological information on federally-protected sea turtles, shortnose and gulf sturgeon, smalltooth sawfish, and other listed species and candidate species can be found at the following website addresses: NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office (lttp://caldera.sero.niimfs.zov/rotect/protect.ltm): NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources (http://svw.nmfs.noaa.gov/prot res/prot res.html); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (hlttp://noflorida.fxvs.izov/SeaTurtles/seattirtle-info.htm), http://www.turtles.org:
http://wwv/seaturtle.org; littp://alabamiia.f vs.gov/gs/: http://endangered.fws.gov/vildlife.html#Species; the Ocean Conservancy (http://wuw.crnc-ocean.org/main.plhp3); the Caribbean Conservation Corporation (Ottp://rwww.ccturtle.ore/); Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (littp://floridacon-ervation.org/psn!turtles/ttirtle.lhtm):
http://obis.env.duke.edtludata/sp profiles.P)hp; x ax X.mote.or/-col ins/Sawfislh/SawfishHoniePaue.htnil: www. floridasawfish.com:
www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/InNews/sawprop.htm.
/i is NOAA Fisheries' opinion that the project vill have no effect on listed species or critical habitat protected by the ESA under NOAA Fisheries' purview. No further consultation with NOAA Fisheries pursuant to section 7(a)(2) of the ESA is required. Consultation with NOAA Fisheries, Habitat Conservation Division, pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act's requirements for essential fish habitat consultation (16 U.S.C. 1855 (b)(2) and 50 CFR 600.905-.930, subpart K), may be required. Please contact our Habitat Conservation Division at (727) 570-5317.
If you have any questions, please contact the ESA section 7 coordinator, Eric Hawk, at (727) 570-5312, or by e-mail at eric.hawvk( ianoaa.gov.
Sine Ge~rgia Cranmore Assistant Regional Administrator
. for Protected Resources
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