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Letter from NOAA NMFS Essential Fish Habitat Assessment for VYNPS SEIS
ML070230041
Person / Time
Site: Vermont Yankee Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 01/04/2007
From: Colosi P
US Dept of Commerce, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
To: Kuo P
NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR
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References
%dam200702, TAC MC9670
Download: ML070230041 (1)


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  • roeN UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (V \ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE NORTHEAST REGION One Blackburn Drive P4rts of Gloucester, MA 01930-2298 JAN - 4 2007 Pao-Tsin Kuo, Acting Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 2055-0001 Re: EFH Assessment for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (TAC No.

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Dear Mr. Kuo:

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has received the Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) assessment contained within the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VYNPS) prepared by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).- According to the information provided to NMFS, the NRC proposes the license renewal of the.VYNPS for a period of an additional 20 years. The NRC has determined that the licehserenewal of the VYNPS would result in minimal adverse effect on EFH for Atlantic salmon.

We appreciate the opportunity to provide, comments regarding this project. However, at this time NMFS does not have sufficient staff resources to evaluate the effects of the proposed action on EFH and other NMFS trust resources. Therefore, NMFS will not be able to undertake an EFH consultation for the pifoposed license renewal of the VYNPS. Related correspondence should be addressed to the attention of Michael Johnson at the letterhead address above, or by phone at (978) 281-9130.

Siriccelty, Peter D. Colosi, Jr.

Assistant Regional Administrator for Habitat Conservation EPA: `Me6lCote,-' - . ,:.. t USFWS:-MarvintMbfiarty-,.* ,

PRD: 'Mary Colligan'.'