ML063120067

2006/12/12-Request Initiation of an Essential Fish Habitat Consultation Regarding License Renewal of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

ML063120067
Person / Time
Site:	Vermont Yankee
Issue date:	12/12/2006
From:	Rani Franovich NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB
To:	Kurkul P US Dept of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service, US Dept of Commerce, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Emch R, NRR/DLR/REBB, 415-1590
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ML063120071	List: ML063120067
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De cembe r 12 , 20 06 M s. P atri ci a K urkul Re gion al A dmi ni strato r NOAA F is heri es Se rv ic e No rthea st R egio nal Of f ic e O ne Bla ck bu r n Dr iveGlo uce ster, M A 01 930-223 7 S U B JE C T:

R E QU E S T IN ITIA TION OF A N E S S E N TIA L F IS H H A B ITA T C ON S U L TA TION REGARDI NG LI CENSE RENE W AL OF VERM ONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POW ER S TATIO N (TAC NO. M C9 670)

Dear M s. Kur k ul:

T h e U.S. N u c l e a r R e g u l a t o r y C o m m i s s i o n (N R C) s t a ff h a s c o m p l e t e d t h e e n c l o s e d d r a ft S u p p l e me n t 3 0 t o N U R E G-1 4 3 7 , ?Generi c E nv iro nmen tal Impa ct S tatemen t for Li cen se Re new al of Nu cl ear Pl ants" (GEIS), to ev al uate the pro pos ed rene w al of the V ermont Ya nkee Nu cl ear Po w er S tati on (VY NP S) ope rati ng l ic ens e for a pe rio d o f an ad di tio nal 20 y ears. The Su ppl emen tal E nv iro nmen tal Impa ct S tatemen t (S EIS) ev al uate s th e p ropo sed ac tio n o f l ic ens e rene w al f or VYNPS, and the NRC is req uest ing ini tiat ion of an essential f ish habitat (EFH)consu ltat ion reg arding this propos ed action of li cense renewal.W e h a v e e n cl o se d a c o p y o f th e V Y N P S d ra ft S E IS for y o u r re v i e w. Th e V Y N P S d ra ft S E IS con tai ns the EF H ass ess ment in A ppe ndi x E. W e a re re questi ng y our con curre nce w ith ou r dete rmin ati on and l ook forw ard to re cei v in g any co nse rv ati on reco mmenda tio ns y ou may sub mit. In reac hi ng ou r co ncl usi on, the NR C staff rel ie d o n i nformatio n p rov id ed by the app li can t, on res earc h p erformed b y N RC sta f f , an d o n i nformatio n from Na tio nal M ari ne Fi she ry S erv ic e. If y ou hav e a ny questi ons regard in g the enc lo sed E FH as ses sment or th e staff's reque st, p le ase co ntac t M r. R ic hard L. Emch , Jr., Se ni or P roject M ana ger, at 301-415-1 5 9 0 o r v i a e-ma i l a t r le@nr c.g ov.

S i n ce re l y , /R A/

Pa o-Tsin K uo, Acti ng Di recto r Di v is io n o f Li cen se Re new al Of f ic e o f N ucl ear Re acto r R egul ati on Do cket No. 50-271 En cl osu re: as state d c c w/e n c l: S e e n e x t p a ge De cembe r 12 , 20 06 M s. P atri ci a K urkul Re gion al A dmi ni strato r NOAA F is heri es Se rv ic e No rthea st R egio nal Of f ic e O ne Bla ck bu r n Dr iveGlo uce ster, M A 01 930-223 7 S U B JE C T:

R E QU E S T IN ITIA TION OF A N E S S E N TIA L F IS H H A B ITA T C ON S U L TA TION REGARDI NG LI CENSE RENE W AL OF VERM ONT YANKEE NUCLEAR POW ER S TATIO N (TAC NO. M C9 670)

Dear M s. Kur k ul:

T h e U.S. N u c l e a r R e g u l a t o r y C o m m i s s i o n (N R C) s t a ff h a s c o m p l e t e d t h e e n c l o s e d d r a ft S u p p l e me n t 3 0 t o N U R E G-1 4 3 7 , ?Generi c E nv iro nmen tal Impa ct S tatemen t for Li cen se Re new al of Nu cl ear Pl ants" (GEIS), to ev al uate the pro pos ed rene w al of the V ermont Ya nkee Nu cl ear Po w er S tati on (VY NP S) ope rati ng l ic ens e for a pe rio d o f an ad di tio nal 20 y ears. The Su ppl emen tal E nv iro nmen tal Impa ct S tatemen t (S EIS) ev al uate s th e p ropo sed ac tio n o f l ic ens e rene w al f or VYNPS, and the NRC is req uest ing ini tiat ion of an essential f ish habitat (EFH)consu ltat ion reg arding this propos ed action of li cense renewal.W e h a v e e n cl o se d a c o p y o f th e V Y N P S d ra ft S E IS for y o u r re v i e w. Th e V Y N P S d ra ft S E IS con tai ns the EF H ass ess ment in A ppe ndi x E. W e a re re questi ng y our con curre nce w ith ou r dete rmin ati on and l ook forw ard to re cei v in g any co nse rv ati on reco mmenda tio ns y ou may sub mit. In reac hi ng ou r co ncl usi on, the NR C staff rel ie d o n i nformatio n p rov id ed by the app li can t, on res earc h p erformed b y N RC sta f f , an d o n i nformatio n from Na tio nal M ari ne Fi she ry S erv ic e. If y ou hav e a ny questi ons regard in g the enc lo sed E FH as ses sment or th e staff's reque st, p le ase co ntac t M r. R ic hard L. Emch , Jr., Se ni or P roject M ana ger, at 301-415-1 5 9 0 o r v i a e-ma i l a t r le@nr c.g ov.

S i n ce re l y , /R A/

Pa o-Tsin K uo, Acti ng Di recto r Di v is io n o f Li cen se Re new al Of f ic e o f N ucl ear Re acto r R egul ati on Do cket No. 50-271 En cl osu re: as state d c c w/e n c l: S e e n e x t p a ge D I S TR I B U TI ON: S e e n e x t p a ge AD AM S Acc ess io n N os: 1. L tr. To P. K u rku l w/S v c. L i st: ML063120067 2. D raft Sup pl emen tal 30 to NU RE G-1437 ?Generi c E nv iro nmen tal Impa ct S tatemen t for L i ce n se R e n e w a l o f N u cl e a r P l a n ts" (GE IS): ML063390344 3. P kg: ML063120071 OFF I CE LA: DL R ES:R EB A: DL R PM:R EB B: DL R BC:R EB B: DL R (A)D:D LR N AM E S. Fi guer oa J. M ui r R. Em ch R. Fr anov i ch P.T. Kuo D AT E 11/8/06 11/9/06 11/17/06 12/4/06 1212/06OF FICI AL RECORD COPY Lette r to P. Ku rkul, from Ra ni F rano v ic h, d ated D ece mber 12, 200 6 S U B JE C T:

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