ML052790472
| ML052790472 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oyster Creek |
| Issue date: | 10/24/2005 |
| From: | Tam P NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD1 |
| To: | Crane C AmerGen Energy Co |
| Tam P, NRR/DLPM, 415-1451 | |
| References | |
| %dam200604, TAC MC4079 | |
| Download: ML052790472 (3) | |
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October 24, 2005 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Executive Officer AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
SUBJECT:
OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION (OCNGS) -
BIOLOGICAL OPINION REGARDING INCIDENTAL TAKE OF TURTLES (TAC NO. MC4079)
Dear Mr. Crane:
On March 29, 2005, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) provided the OCNGS Biological Assessment (BA) to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Northeast Region in accordance with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (Act). The BA examined the potential impacts associated with the continued operation of OCNGS on sea turtle species protected under the Act, and requested a revision to the July 18, 2001, Incidental Take Statement (ITS), as amended on August 29, 2001, as part of the formal consultation process provided under Section 7 and defined in Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 402.
By letter dated September 22, 2005, NMFS issued a Biological Opinion (BO) (Enclosure, publicly available at NRC Agencywide Document Access and Management System, Accession No. ML050770239), which contains an ITS specifying terms and conditions that, pursuant to Section 7(b)(4)(c)(iv) of the Act, must be complied with by the licensee. The BO also contains reasonable and prudent measures to minimize impacts of incidental take of endangered and threatened sea turtles. The ITS exempts the annual take of two loggerhead (no more than one lethal), eight Kemps ridley (no more than four lethal), or one green (no more than one lethal) sea turtles. When these annual incidental take limits are exceeded, formal consultation must be reinitiated.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please call me at (301) 415-1451.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Peter S. Tam, Senior Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-219
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/o encl: See next page
October 24, 2005 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Executive Officer AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
SUBJECT:
OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION (OCNGS) -
BIOLOGICAL OPINION REGARDING INCIDENTAL TAKE OF TURTLES (TAC NO. MC4079)
Dear Mr. Crane:
On March 29, 2005, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) provided the OCNGS Biological Assessment (BA) to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Northeast Region in accordance with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (Act). The BA examined the potential impacts associated with the continued operation of OCNGS on sea turtle species protected under the Act, and requested a revision to the July 18, 2001, Incidental Take Statement (ITS), as amended on August 29, 2001, as part of the formal consultation process provided under Section 7 and defined in Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 402.
By letter dated September 22, 2005, NMFS issued a Biological Opinion (BO) (Enclosure, publicly available at NRC Agencywide Document Access and Management System, Accession No. ML050770239), which contains an ITS specifying terms and conditions that, pursuant to Section 7(b)(4)(c)(iv) of the Act, must be complied with by the licensee. The BO also contains reasonable and prudent measures to minimize impacts of incidental take of endangered and threatened sea turtles. The ITS exempts the annual take of two loggerhead (no more than one lethal), eight Kemps ridley (no more than four lethal), or one green (no more than one lethal) sea turtles. When these annual incidental take limits are exceeded, formal consultation must be reinitiated.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please call me at (301) 415-1451.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Peter S. Tam, Senior Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-219
Enclosure:
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Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Site Vice President - Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P.O. Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731 Senior Vice President of Operations AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N Kennett Square, PA 19348 John E. Matthews, Esquire Morgan, Lewis, & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Kent Tosch, Chief New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Nuclear Engineering CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625 Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Mayor of Lacey Township 818 West Lacey Road Forked River, NJ 08731 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 445 Forked River, NJ 08731 Director - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Correspondence Control P.O. Box 160 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Manager Licensing - Oyster Creek Exelon Generation Company, LLC Correspondence Control P.O. Box 160 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Regulatory Assurance Manager Oyster Creek AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P.O. Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731 Assistant General Counsel AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 Ron Bellamy, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406-1415 Correspondence Control Desk AmerGen Energy Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 1--1 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Plant Manager AmerGen Energy Company, LLC P.O. Box 388 Forked River, NJ 08731