ML071160167
| ML071160167 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | FitzPatrick  |
| Issue date: | 05/21/2007 |
| From: | Rani Franovich NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB |
| To: | Moriarty M US Dept of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service |
| Muir, Jesse, PM, REBB, 415-0491 | |
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| Download: ML071160167 (6) | |
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May 21, 2007 Marvin Moriarty Northeast Regional Office U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 300 Westgate Center Drive Hadley, MA 01035-9589
SUBJECT:
BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT FOR PROPOSED LICENSE RENEWAL OF JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
Dear Mr. Moriarty:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has prepared the enclosed biological assessment (BA) (Enclosure 1) to evaluate whether the proposed renewal of the James A.
FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (JAFNPP) operating license for a period of an additional 20 years would have any adverse effect on listed species. The proposed action, license renewal, is not a major construction activity. JAFNPP is located in Oswego County in northern New York, on the southern shore of Lake Ontario.
By letter dated September 19, 2006, the NRC requested that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife (FWS) provide a list of Federally endangered or threatened species that may be in the vicinity of JAFNPP and its associated transmission lines. The FWS faxed to the NRC a copy of the letter sent to Entergy dated May 19, 2006, which identified the Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) and bog turtle (Clemmys muhlenbergii) as the only Federally listed or proposed threatened or endangered species that are known to occur in the project area. It also directed Entergy to the following website at http://www.fws.gov/northeast/nyfo/es/section7.htm for the most recent list of Federally listed endangered or threatened species. The FWS website listed three Federally endangered, threatened, or candidate species as potentially occurring in Oswego and Oneida counties, which contain the JAFNPP site and transmission line rights-of-way. The species are the bog turtle, Indiana bat, and the massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus).
For completeness, the NRC has included those three terrestrial species reported to occur in Oswego and Oneida counties as well as two additional Federally protected species that were identified by the applicant as potentially occurring in the same area: the bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) and piping plover (Charadrius melodus).
This BA provides an evaluation of the potential impact of renewing the JAFNPP operating license for an additional 20 years of operation on the five species. The NRC has determined that the proposed action would have no effect on the threatened piping plover. In addition, the NRC staff has determined the proposed action may affect, but is not likely to adversely affect, the threatened bog turtle, the candidate species massasauga rattlesnake, the endangered Indiana bat, or the threatened bald eagle.
M. Moriarty We are requesting your concurrence with our determination. In reaching our conclusion, the NRC staff relied on information provided by the applicant, literature research and interviews with experts performed by NRC staff, and information from the FWS (i.e., including current listings of species provided by the FWS New York Field Office).
If you have any questions regarding this BA, please contact Jessie Muir, Environmental Project Manager, at 301-415-0491 or by e-mail at jmm7@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Rani Franovich, Branch Chief Environmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-333
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/encl.: See next page
M. Moriarty We are requesting your concurrence with our determination. In reaching our conclusion, the NRC staff relied on information provided by the licensee, literature research and interviews with experts performed by NRC staff, and information from the FWS (i.e., including current listings of species provided by FWS, New York, Field Office).
If you have any questions regarding this BA, please contact Jessie Muir, Environmental Project Manager, at 301-415-0491 or by e-mail at jmm7@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Rani Franovich, Branch Chief Environmental Branch B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-333
Enclosure:
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Letter to M. Moriarty from R. Franovich, dated May 21, 2007
SUBJECT:
BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT FOR PROPOSED LICENSE RENEWAL OF JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT DISTRIBUTION:
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FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant cc:
Mr. Gary J. Taylor Chief Executive Officer Entergy Operations, Inc.
1340 Echelon Parkway Jackson, MS 39213 Mr. John T. Herron Sr. VP and Chief Operating Officer Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Peter T. Dietrich Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. Kevin J. Mulligan General Manager, Plant Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. Oscar Limpias Vice President Engineering Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Christopher Schwartz Vice President, Operations Support Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. John F. McCann Director, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Resident Inspector's Office James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P.O. Box 136 Lycoming, NY 13093 Ms. Charlene D. Faison Manager, Licensing Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Michael J. Colomb Director of Oversight Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. David Wallace Director, Nuclear Safety Assurance Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. James Costedio Manager, Regulatory Compliance Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093 Assistant General Counsel Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
440 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Mr. Charles Donaldson, Esquire Assistant Attorney General New York Department of Law 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271
FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant cc: Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Mr. Steven Lyman Oswego County Administrator 46 East Bridge Street Oswego, NY 13126 Mr. Peter R. Smith, President New York State Energy, Research, and Development Authority 17 Columbia Circle Albany, NY 12203-6399 Mr. Paul Eddy New York State Dept. of Public Service 3 Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12223-1350 Supervisor Town of Scriba Route 8, Box 382 Oswego, NY 13126 Mr. James H. Sniezek BWR SRC Consultant 5486 Nithsdale Drive Salisbury, MD 21801-2490 Mr. Michael D. Lyster BWR SRC Consultant 5931 Barclay Lane Naples, FL 34110-7306 Mr. Garrett D. Edwards 814 Waverly Road Kennett Square, PA 19348 Mr. Rick Plasse Project Manager, License Renewal Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093 Mr. James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708