ML040820470
| ML040820470 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 03/11/2004 |
| From: | Nelson R US Dept of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service |
| To: | Kuo P NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP |
| References | |
| FWS/RIFO | |
| Download: ML040820470 (3) | |
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United States Department of the Interior I
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Rock Island Field Office 4469 48' Avenue Court M
Rock Island, Illinois 61201 Phone: (309) 793-5800 Fax: (309) 793-5804 N REPLY REFER 0.
FWS/RIFO 50 Y 17*/,4 March 11, 2004 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Washington, D.C. 20555-0001
Dear Pao-Tsin Kuo:
This is in response to the Biological Assessment (BA) for the proposed Dresden Nuclear Power Station license renewal which was received in our office on February 13, 2004. The BA' references ten species which are listed as eithef federally threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
The following federally listed species are covered under the referenced BA: Endangered leafy prairie 'clover (Daleafoliosa), Hine's emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana), Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), Threatened Mead's milkweed (Asclepias meadiO, decurrent false aster.
(Boltoniia decurrens), lakeside daisy (Hymenoxys herbacea), prairie bush' clover (Lespedeza leptostachya), eastern prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera leucophaea), bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephaluts), Candidate eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistnirts catenatus).
As outlined in the BA, the Nuclear Regulatory 'Commission (NRCS has rn'ade a determination of
'no effect' for decurrent false aster, leafy prairie-clover, lakeside daisy,.and Hine's emerald dragonfly. NRC has also made'a determination of 'not likely to caverseiy affect' for Mead's milkweed, prairie bush clover, eastern prairie fringed orchid, eastern massasau&`a rattlesnake; Indiana bat, and the bald eagle.
Based on existing information and that which was provided in the BA,
'e concur with your findings that the proposed project will have no effect and'not likely to adversely effect the respective federally listed endangered species. Should the project bem'modified or new '
information indicate endangered species may be affected, consultation should be initiated.
Pao-Tsin Kuo 2
This letter provides comments under the authority of and in accordance with provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.); and the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. If you have any questions about our comments or recommendations please contact Kraig McPeek of my staff at 309-793-5800, ext. 210.
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