ML081850455
| ML081850455 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Oconee  |
| Issue date: | 06/23/2008 |
| From: | Hall T US Dept of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service |
| To: | Gregory Suber NRC/FSME/DWMEP/EPPAD/ERB |
| Jamerson, Kellee DWMEP/EPPAD 301-415-764 | |
| References | |
| 42410-2008-SL-0475 | |
| Download: ML081850455 (5) | |
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FISH &WIVLDLWE United States Department of the Interior FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 176 Croghan Spur Road, Suite 200 Charleston, South Carolina 29407 June 23, 2008 Mr. Gregory F. Suber, Branch Chief Environmental Review Branch Office of Federal and State Materials'and Environmental Management Programs U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Re:
Oconee Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation License Renewal, Oconee Nuclear Station, Oconee County, SC, FWS Log No. 42410-2008-SL-0475
Dear Mr. Suber:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has received the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) request seeking comments and relevant environmental information regarding a proposed license, renewal-of.,the*Oconee Independent Spent Fuel Storage-Installation in Oconee County, SC.: 'The existing :facility is operated bythe Duke Power.Company, LLC, and provides for the storage of irradiated fuel assemblies, from the Oconee Power Station, located-onsite., -Pursuant to requirements ofothe National Environmental'PolicyAct,.1969, the NRC is.preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate potential issues and impacts the proposal may have, tothe surroundimg:environment.
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The NTRC is requesting identification of threatened and endangered (T&E) species or critical habitat in the action area. Please find attached a list of protected species known to. occur or that may occur withirOconee County. As the project is located within a few miles of Pickens County,. the Service believes it would be prudent to include.this County's list due to the' similarity of habitats. Please note that these lists.include federally protected and state& listed species.
- The: Service recommends the Nuclear Regulatory..Commission's survey.efforts. include al-, protected species.within the two counties. No critical habitat for T&E species is found in either:-Oconee.orn Pickens: County
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The Service appreciates the opportunity to provide you with a list of protected species that may occur within the project area. If you have any questions regarding the Service's comments, please do not hesitate to contact Mark Caldwell at (843) 727-4707 ext. 215.
Sincerely, Timothy N. Hall Field Supervisor TNH/MAC 2
South Carolina Distribution Records of Endangered, Threatened, Candidate and Species of Concern March 2008 E
Federally endangered T
Federally threatened P
Proposed in the Federal Register CH Critical Habitat BGEPA Federally protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act C
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service has on file sufficient information on biological vulnerability and threat(s) to support proposals to list these species S/A Federally protected due to similarity of appearance to a listed species SC Federal Species of concern. These species are rare or limited in distribution but are not currently legally protected under the Endangered Species Act.
Contact the National Marine Fisheries Service for more information on this species These lists should be used only as a guideline, not as the final authority. The lists include known occurrences and areas where the species has a high possibility of occurring. Records are updated continually and may be different from the following.
OCONEE COUNTY Common Name Smooth coneflower Small whorled pogonia Persistent trillium Georgia aster Green salamander Hellbender Fort mountain sedge Manhart sedge Cuthbert turtlehead Butternut Prairie birdsfoot-trefoil Fraser loosestrife Sweet pinesap Liverwort (no other name)
Scientific Name Echinacea laevigata Isotria medeoloides Trillium persistens Aster georgianus Aneides aeneus Cryptobranchus alleganiensis Carex amplisquama Carex manhartii Chelone cuthberti Juglans cinerea Lotus purshianus var. helleri Lysimachia fraseri Monotropsis odorata Porella japonica ssp.
Appalachium Status E
T E
C SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC Occurrence Known Known Known Known.
Known Known Known Known Possible Possible Possible Known Known
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Sun-facing coneflower Oconee-bells Biltmore green briar Granite dome goldenrod Piedmont strawberry Cerulean warbler Black-throated green warbler American kestrel Swainson's warbler Red crossbill.
Wren, Appalachian Bewick's Golden-winged warbler Brook floater Rafinesque's big-eared bat Southern Appalachian woodrat Rudbeckia heliopsidis Shortia galacifolia Smilax.biltmoreana Solidago simulans Waldsteinia lobata Dendroica cerulean Dendroica virens Falco sparverius Limnothlypis swainsonii Loxia curvirostra Thryomanes bewickii altus Vermivora chrysoptera Alasmidonta varicosa Corynorhinus rafinesquii Neotoma floridana haematoreia SC Sc SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC Known Known Known Possible Known Possible Possible Possible Known Known Known Known Known Known Known PICKENS COUNTY Common Name Bog turtle Smooth coneflower Dwarf-flowered heartleaf Mountain sweet pitcher-plant Georgia aster Green salamander Alexander's rock aster Fort Mountain sedge Manhart sedge Radford's sedge Cuthbert turtlehead Tunbridge fern Butternut Prairie birdsfoot-trefoil Fraser loosestrife Sweet pinesap Scientific Name Clemmys muhlenbergii Echinacea laevigata Hexastylis naniflora Sarracenia rubra ssp. jonesii I
Aster georgianus Aneides aeneus Aster avitus Carex amplisquana Carex manhartii Carex radfordii Chelone cuthberti Hymenophyllum tunbridgnse Juglans cinerea Lotus purshianus var. helleri Lysimachia fraseri Monotropsis odorata Status T S/A E
T E
Occurrence Known Known Possible Known C
SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC Known Known Known Known Known Known Possible Known Possible Possible Known Known 4
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Piedmont ragwort Oconee-bells Biltmore greenbrier Granite dome goldenrod Cerulean warbler Black-throated green warbler American kestrel Red crossbill Wren, Appalachian Bewick's Golden-winged warbler Margaret's river cruiser Carlson's polycentropis caddisfly Rafinesque's big-eared bat Southern appalachian woodrat Senecio millefolium Shortia galacifolia Smilax biltmoreana Solidago simulans Dendroica cerulea Dendroica virens Falco sparverius Loxia curvirostra Thryomanes bewickii altus Vermivora chrysoptera Macromia margarita Polycentropis carlsoni Corynorhinus rafinesquii Neotoma floridana haematoreia SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC Known Known Known Possible Possible Possible Possible Known Possible Known Known Known Known Known 5