ML050800518
| ML050800518 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Brunswick  |
| Issue date: | 03/17/2005 |
| From: | Kuo P Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs |
| To: | Hamilton S US Dept of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service |
| Emch R, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1590 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML050800518 (6) | |
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March 17, 2005 Mr. Sam D. Hamilton, Regional Director Southeast Regional Office U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1875 Century Boulevard Northeast, Suite 400 Atlanta, Georgia 30345
SUBJECT:
AMENDED REQUEST FOR LIST OF PROTECTED SPECIES WITHIN THE AREA UNDER EVALUATION FOR THE BRUNSWICK STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL
Dear Mr. Hamilton:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) sent the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service a letter, dated December 29, 2004, requesting a list of protected species within the area under evaluation for the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2, license renewal. In that letter, the NRC staff requested a list of species and information on protected, proposed, and candidate species and critical habitat that may be in the vicinity of the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant (BSEP) and its associated transmission lines. This original request was based on information provided in the applicants Environmental Report and included the transmission line corridors that transverse Brunswick, Columbus, Bladen, Robeson, New Hanover, Pender, and Onslow Counties in North Carolina. We have received a letter from your Raleigh Field Office, dated February 3, 2005, which responded to the original request.
On January 25-26, 2005, the NRC staff conducted a site audit at the BSEP site. During this audit, the NRC staff concluded that the original Fayetteville line, which now connects to the grid at the Whiteville substation, would need to be considered in this Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS). The original Fayetteville line was built to connect BSEP to the grid and remains in existence. This change in the extent of the transmission lines adds Cumberland County in North Carolina to the list of counties that are being considered in this SEIS. The revised transmission line corridors considered in this SEIS are identified in Enclosure 1. To support the environmental impact statement preparation process and to ensure compliance with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, the NRC requests a revised list of species and information on protected, proposed, and candidate species and critical habitat that may be in the vicinity of BSEP and the associated transmission lines, including the line from the Whiteville substation to the Fayetteville substation.
S. Hamilton If you have any questions concerning BSEP, the license renewal application, or other aspects of this project, please contact Richard L. Emch, Jr., Senior Project Manager, at 301-415-1590 or by e-mail at rle@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-324 and 50-325
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/encl.: See next page
S. Hamilton If you have any questions concerning BSEP, the license renewal application, or other aspects of this project, please contact Richard L. Emch, Jr., Senior Project Manager, at 301-415-1590 or by e-mail at rle@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-324 and 50-325
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/encl.: See next page DISTRIBUTION:
D. Matthews/F. Gillespie P.T. Kuo R. Emch A. Kugler C. Guerrero S. Hernandez J. Wilson S. K. Mitra B. Mozafari OGC E. DiPaolo, SRI J. Austin, RI P. Fredrickson, RII M. Parkhurst (PNNL) RLEP R/F Adams accession no.: ML050800518 Document name: E:\\Filenet\\ML050800518.wpd OFFICE RLEP:DRIP:LA RLEP:DRIP:GE RLEP:DRIP:GS NAME Y. Edmonds S. Hernandez C. Guerrero DATE 3/17/05 3/17/05 3/17/05 OFFICE RLEP:DRIP:PM RLEP:DRIP:SC RLEP:DRIP:PD NAME R. Emch A. Kugler P.T. Kuo DATE 3/17/05 3/17/05 3/17/05 OFFICIAL OFFICE COPY
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Mr. Steven R. Carr Associate General Counsel - Legal Department Progress Energy Service Company, LLC Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551 Mr. David R. Sandifer, Chairperson Brunswick County Board of Commissioners Post Office Box 249 Bolivia, North Carolina 28422 Resident Inspector U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 8470 River Road Southport, North Carolina 28461 Mr. John H. ONeill, Jr.
Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge 2300 N Street NW Washington, DC 20037-1128 Ms. Beverly Hall, Section Chief Radiation Protection Section, Division of Natural Resources N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources 3825 Barrett Dr.
Raleigh, North Carolina 27609-7721 Mr. David H. Hinds Plant General Manager Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461-0429 Public Service Commission State of South Carolina Post Office Drawer 11649 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 Ms. Margaret A. Force Assistant Attorney General State of North Carolina Post Office Box 629 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Mr. Robert P. Gruber Executive Director Public Staff - NCUC 4326 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4326 Mr. T. P. Cleary Director - Site Operations Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
Post Office Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461-0429 Mr. Norman R. Holden, Mayor City of Southport 201 East Moore Street Southport, North Carolina 28461 Mr. Warren Lee Emergency Management Director New Hanover County Department of Emergency Management Post Office Box 1525 Wilmington, North Carolina 28402-1525 Mr. Chris L. Burton, Manager Performance Evaluation and Regulatory Affairs PEB 7 Progress Energy Post Office Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602-1551 Mr. Edward T. ONeill Manager - Support Services Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Carolina Power & Light Company Post Office Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461 Mr. Allen K. Brittain Superintendent, Security Brunswick Steam Electric Plant Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc.
P.O. Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461-0429
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Mr. Michael Heath Brunswick Steam Electric Plant P.O. Box 10429 Southport, North Carolina 28461-0429 Mr. Talmage B. Clements Manager - License Renewal Progress Energy P. O. Box 1551 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 Mr. Fred Emerson Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Ms. Ilene Brown NCUW William Randall Library 601 S. College Rd.
Wilmington, NC 28403-5616 Pete Benjamin Ecological Services Supervisor U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Post Office Box 33726 Raleigh, NC 27636-3726