ML051950083
| ML051950083 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 07/19/2005 |
| From: | Moroney B NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2 |
| To: | Stall J Florida Power & Light Co |
| Moroney B, NRR/DLPM, 415-3974 | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML051950200 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC MC7266, TAC MC7267 | |
| Download: ML051950083 (4) | |
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July 19, 2005 Mr. J. A. Stall Senior Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer Florida Power and Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, Florida 33408-0420
SUBJECT:
ST. LUCIE NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 REINITIATION OF CONSULTATION UNDER SECTION 7 OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT (TAC NOS. MC7266 AND MC7267)
Dear Mr. Stall:
On May 16, 2005, the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant captured a smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata, in the plants intake canal. The specimen was taken in a tangle net used to capture sea turtles where it was retrieved and promptly returned to the ocean. Florida Power and Light (FPL) representatives contacted the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to report the take and provided additional data, as requested.
The smalltooth sawfish was listed in April 2003 as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. Therefore, following discussions with NMFS, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff requested reinitiation of formal Section 7 consultation in a letter dated July 8, 2005. This document can be found in the NRC Agencywide Documents Access and Management System at ML051920400.
The NRC staff plans to prepare a biological assessment (BA) for this species and submit it before the end of this calendar year. In a telephone conversation on July 5, 2005, FPL agreed to provide the NRC staff with records of endangered sea turtle captures, details of recent dredging activities in the intake canal, and information on research and conservation efforts.
This information will be included in the BA. We will contact the FPL staff if additional information is needed.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-3974.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Brendan T. Moroney, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389 cc: See next page
Mr. J. A. Stall Senior Vice President, Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer Florida Power and Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, Florida 33408-0420
SUBJECT:
ST. LUCIE NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 REINITIATION OF CONSULTATION UNDER SECTION 7 OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT (TAC NOS. MC7266 AND MC7267)
Dear Mr. Stall:
On May 16, 2005, the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant captured a smalltooth sawfish, Pristis pectinata, in the plants intake canal. The specimen was taken in a tangle net used to capture sea turtles where it was retrieved and promptly returned to the ocean. Florida Power and Light (FPL) representatives contacted the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to report the take and provided additional data, as requested.
The smalltooth sawfish was listed in April 2003 as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. Therefore, following discussions with NMFS, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff requested reinitiation of formal Section 7 consultation in a letter dated July 8, 2005. This document can be found in the NRC Agencywide Documents Access and Management System at ML051920400.
The NRC staff plans to prepare a biological assessment (BA) for this species and submit it before the end of this calendar year. In a telephone conversation on July 5, 2005, FPL agreed to provide the NRC staff with records of endangered sea turtle captures, details of recent dredging activities in the intake canal, and information on research and conservation efforts.
This information will be included in the BA. We will contact the FPL staff if additional information is needed.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-3974.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Brendan T. Moroney, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION: See next page ADAMS Accession Number: ML051950083 NRC Ltr to NMFS: ML051920400 Package Number: ML051950200 NRR-106 OFFICE PM/PD II-2 LA/PD II-2 RLEP/SC PD II-2/SC NAME BMoroney BClayton BZalcman for AKugler MMarshall DATE 07/18/05 07/19/05 07/19/05 07/19/05 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
SUBJECT:
ST. LUCIE NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 REINITIATION OF CONSULTATION UNDER SECTION 7 OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT (TAC NOS. MC7266 AND MC7267)
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Mr. J. A. Stall ST. LUCIE PLANT Florida Power and Light Company cc:
Senior Resident Inspector St. Lucie Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 6090 Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Craig Fugate, Director Division of Emergency Preparedness Department of Community Affairs 2740 Centerview Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100 M. S. Ross, Managing Attorney Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Marjan Mashhadi, Senior Attorney Florida Power & Light Company 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.
Suite 220 Washington, DC 20004 Mr. Douglas Anderson County Administrator St. Lucie County 2300 Virginia Avenue Fort Pierce, Florida 34982 Mr. William A. Passetti, Chief Department of Health Bureau of Radiation Control 2020 Capital Circle, SE, Bin #C21 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1741 Mr. William Jefferson, Jr.
Site Vice President St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957-2000 Mr. G. L. Johnston Plant General Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Mr. Terry Patterson Licensing Manager St. Lucie Nuclear Plant 6351 South Ocean Drive Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 Mark Warner, Vice President Nuclear Operations Support Florida Power and Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. Rajiv S. Kundalkar Vice President - Nuclear Engineering Florida Power & Light Company P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420 Mr. J. Kammel Radiological Emergency Planning Administrator Department of Public Safety 6000 Southeast Tower Drive Stuart, Florida 34997