ML040820464

List of Federally-Protected Species Under Jurisdiction of NOAA Fisheries for the State of Alabama

ML040820464
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Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	03/11/2004
From:	Bernhart D US Dept of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service
To:	Kuo P Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE

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Dear Colleague:

MAR 1 1 2Q04 The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) Protected Resources Division has reviewed your letter pursuant to section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) concerning l1 dI)A d Z/z4100 lip, NRC isrev;eiQ; an ampucat;on

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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.

Enclo d-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 ofAL8WM3 _. 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 (http://caldera.sero.nmfs.gov/protect/protect.htm): NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources (http://Nawvw.nmfs.noaa.ogov/prot res/prot res.htmii; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (httn://noflorida.fws.szov/SeaTurtles/seattirtle-info.litm), http:/vw`NW.turtles.org:

http://wwvw/seaturtle.org; http://alabama.fws.2ov/gs/: http://endangered.fws.gov/wildlife.html#Species; the Ocean Conservancy (http://wwwv.cmc-ocean.org/main.php3); the Caribbean Conservation Corporation (http://wwvNw.cccturtle.org/); Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (http://floridaconservation.org/psm./tLrtle.s/turtle.htm):

http://obis.env.duke.edu/data/sp profiles.php:

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www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fishlsharks/InNews/sawprop.htm.

_ It is NOAA Fisheries' opinion that the project will 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.hawk namoaa.cov.

Sincerely, David Bernhart Acting Assistant Regional Administrator

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file:I//OVFORMS/Species Lists/ALCAND.htm Endangered and Threatened Species and Critical Habitats under the Jurisdiction of the National Marine Fisheries Service Alabama Listed Species Scientific Name StDate Listed I

Marine Mammals blue whale Balaenoptera musculus Endangered 112/02/70 Ifinback whale

= FBalaenoptera physalus Endangered 12/02/70 humpback whale FMegaptera novaeangiae Endangered 12/02/70 Ise! whale F

B~aiaenop~tera >orealns lendangered-=:--2/02170-'-

-:7-lsperm whale llPhyseter macrocephalus Eangered 12/02/70 Turtles green sea turtle Chelonia mydas Threatenedtl l07/28/78 I

lhawksbill sea turtle ll Eretmochelys imbricata I [En-dangered 1106/02/70 IKemp's ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys kemp/i Endangered ll12/02/70 Ileatherback sea turtle

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Dennochelys coriacea lEndangered ll06/02/70 loggerhead sea turtle

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Caretta caretta Threatened ll07/28/78 Fish IGulf sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus desotol iThreatened 109/30/91 Species Proposed for Listing None Designated Critical Habitat Gulf Sturgeon: Gulf Sturgeon: A final rule designating Gulf sturgeon critical habitat was published on March19,-2003 (68 FR13370)fand14 geographicareas~(units) aimiohgihe&Guif of Mexio riv ersand

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tributaries were identified. Maps and details regarding the final rule can be found at alabama.fws.govIgs Proposed Critical Habitat None I of 2 3/10/04 11:20AM

filcJ//OVFORMS/Species ListsIALCAND.htm Candidate Species(O Fish Alabama shad dusky shark Goliath grouper night shark saltmarsh topminnow sand tiger shark speckled hind Warsaw grouper Scientific Name Alosa alabamae Carcharhinus obscurus Epinephelus ftajara Carcharinus signatus Fundulus jenkinsi Odontaspis taurus Epinephelus drummondhayi Epinephelus nigritus

1. Green turtles are listed as threatened, except for breeding populations of green turtles In Florlda and on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, which are listed as endangered.

2. Candidate species are not protected under the Endangered Species Act, but concerns about their status Indicate that they may warrant listing In the future. Federal agencies and the public are encouraged to consider these species during project planning so that future listings may be avoided.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE REGIONAL OFFICE 9721 EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE NO.

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