ML102160401
| ML102160401 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Summer  |
| Issue date: | 07/26/2010 |
| From: | Herrington J US Dept of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service |
| To: | Patricia Vokoun Rulemaking, Directives, and Editing Branch |
| References | |
| 75FR21368 00013 | |
| Download: ML102160401 (2) | |
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United States Department of the Interior FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 176 Croghan Spur Road, Suite 200 Charleston, South Carolina 29407 IFIMH& WELDL~E July 26, 2010
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The.U.S.Tisishanrd W-ildli1fe S!er~vice (Service) ha-s _r-e'eive teNcarRgulato, ry' Commissi on's (NRC) reqiuest for comments regarding the con'strujctioin 'of tw o; 'new-nucle~ar reacftors proposed by-.
South Carolina, Electric and, Gas, (SCE&G) near the Monticello Reservoir, Fairfield County, South Carolina. The NRC,h~a~s d'ev'eloped'da Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to analyze environmental issues associated-with the proposed c6nstruction., :Your request is being made as required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1 969, the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and the Fish and Wildlife'Coordination'Act'lf f9* 4i -npre1arationofan,..
Environmental Impact Statement (ETIS) evaluatlingpotentiai-ehVlnronntaentail!sues, and alternative considerations. Included within the.DEIS, a Biological Assessment (BA)was prepared to address potential impacts to threatened and endangered speýies (T&E), protected under the gEndangered Species Act as amended (Act):............
NRC staff concluded in the B-A thatn6 T&E* specieds will bd6 -iiacted thfdugh'construction: of the prodps'ed re'actors.on the cufrent'site.'"However, NRC reogiiizes theieeis- *ii*p6tential2 to impact..-.
,-.Echroughonstruction/upgrade of six transmission lines proposed as part of the action. In the abseice 6f on ground-surveys for protected species NRC compared all. the proposed corridors against kn 1cations,of species basedupon the S.C. Department of Natural Resources
($CDNR)detta, e Trust, Prga t~as Bas-e&duponi fth,&data NR"0C 1 m a-, determination of impact to' T& specibes.'IC does'nie th atfthe enl2lk00at.fbins of the transmission corridors are not yet known and that ground surveys will be performed once the preferred corridors are
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determined. The Service recommends that the Final EIS incorporate final corridor alignments of the transmission lines and a species/habitat impact analyses for each alignment. Comments regarding potential impacts to resources and T&E species or habitat cannot be made until the final locations are selected.
The Service appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the DEIS for your consideration. If we can be of any assistance or if you have any questions regarding the Service's comments, please do not hesitate to contact Mark Caldwell at 843-727-4707 ext. 215.
Field Supervisor JBH/MAC 2