ML102240484

Email to Ma Dfw Re State-Listed Rare Species Near Seabrook Station

ML102240484
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Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	08/12/2010
From:	Susco J License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:	Holt E State of MA, Div of Fisheries & Wildlife
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Susco, Jeremy From: Susco, Jeremy Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 9:47 AM To: 'emily.holt@state.ma.us' Cc: Pham, Bo; Moser, Michelle; Imboden, Andy; Balsam, Briana; Logan, Dennis

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MA state-listed rare species in Seabrook Station transmission line ROWs Attachments: Pages from Seabrook LRA Enviro Report.pdf

Emily, Thank you for speaking with me yesterday. This email is for our records. No particular response is needed unless I have misstated something below.

Attached is the letter from the MA Division of Fisheries and Wildlife to Seabrook Station dated 6/11/2009 (NHESP Tracking No. 09-26515) regarding the state-listed rare species in the vicinity of the transmission line right-of-ways for Seabrook Station. As we discussed on the phone, this list remains up-to-date. To avoid any duplication of effort on your part , we intend to use this list as we draft our environmental impact statement (EIS) for the license renewal of Seabrook Station's operating license.

To support the EIS development process, our staff plans to hold two public environmental scoping meetings on August 19, 2010, at the Galley Hatch Conference Center, 815 Lafayette Road, Hampton, NH 03842. The first meeting will convene at 1 :30 p.m. and will continue until 3:30 p.m., as necessary. The second meeting will convene at 7:00 p.m., with a repeat of the overview portions of the first meeting, and will continue until 9:00 p.m., as necessary. In addition, during the week of October 4, 2010, the staff plans to conduct a site audit at Seabrook Station. You and your staff are invited to attend both the site audit and the public meetings. Your office will receive a copy of the draft EIS along with a request for comments. The anticipated publication date for the draft EIS is May 2011.

I will contact you again as the on-site audit date approaches to see if you or your staff plan to attend.

Thank you again for your assistance, Jeremy Susco Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (301) 415-2927 eremy.suscoonrc.gov EI x AA f WeýT3 I

Appendix E - Environmental Report Attachment C Special Status Species Correspondence Commonwveath ofMassachusens

~Cg Division of Fisheries & Wildlife Wayne F. MacCallum, Director RECEIVED 6/11/2009 Michael O'Keefe JUN 15 2009 FPL Energy Seabrook Station PO Box 300 M.D. O'Keefe Seabrook NH 03874 RE: Project Location: Transmission Lines associated with the Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant Town: TEWKSBURY, AMESBURY, MERRIMAC, WEST NEWBURY, GROVELAND, GEORGETOWN, BOXFORD, HAVERHILL, METHUEN, DRACUT, ANDOVER NHESP Tracking No.: 09-26515 To Whom It May Concern:

Thank you for contacting the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program ("NHESP") of the MA Division of Fisheries & Wildlife for information regarding state-listed rare species in the vicinity of the above referenced site. Please note that I have returned the check submitted by Normandeau Associates because we received two requests and two fees for this site.

Based on the information provided, portions of the transmission lines are located within Priority Habitat and Estimated Habitat as indicated in the Massachusetts Natural HeritageAtlas (135 Edition). Our database indicates that the following state-listed rare species have been found in the vicinity of the site:

Amesbury Priority Habitat 967 (PH 967) and EstimatedHabitat 798 (EH 798)

Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group State Status Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel Mussel Special Concern Merrimac Priority Habitat 1,32. (PH 3321) and Estimated Habitat 65 (EH 65)

Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group State Status Haliaeetus leucocephahls Bald Eagle Bird Endangered Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose Sturgeon Fish Endangered West Newbury Priority Habitat 1321 (PH 1321) and Estimated Habitat 65 (EH 65)

Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group State Status Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle Bird Endangered Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose Sturgeon Fish Endangered West Newbury Priority Habitat 875 (PH 875) and Estimated Habitat 698 (EH 698)

Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group State Status Somatochlorageorgiana Coppery Emerald Dragonfly Endangered www masswildlife. ore Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Field Headquarters, North Drive, Westborough, MA 01581 (508) 389-6300 Fax (508) 389-7891 An Agency of the Deparstentoffish and Game Seabrook Station Unit 1 Page C-65 License Renewal Application

Appendix E - Environmental Report Attachment C Special Status Species Correspondence NHESP No. 09-26515, page 2 of 3 West Newbury Priority Habitat 1440 (PH 1440) and Estimated Habitat 46 (EH 46)

Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group State Status Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle Reptile Threatened Groveland Priority Habitat1440 (PH 1440) and Estimated Habitat 46 (EH 46)

Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group State Status Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle Reptile Threatened Ambystoma laterale Blue-Spotted Salamander Amphibian Special Concern Georgetown PriorityHabitat 1440 (PH 1440) and Estimated Habitat46 (EH 46)

Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group State Status Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle Reptile Threatened Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle Reptile Special Concern Ambystoma laterale Blue-Spotted Salamander Amphibian Special Concern Enallagma laterale New England Bluet Damselfly Special Concern Boxford Priority Habitat 1440 (PH 46) and Estimated Habitat 1440 (EH 46)

Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group State Status Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle Reptile Threatened Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle Reptile Special Concern Ambystoma lateraie Blue-Spotted Salamander Amphibian Special Concern Haverhill Priority Habitat 2321 (PH 1321) and Estimated Habitat 65 (EH 65)

Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group State Status Haliaectus leucocephalus Bald Eagle Bird Endangered Neurocorduli absoleta Umber Shadowdragon Dragonfly Special Concern Stylum-s spiniceps A Clubtail Dragonfly Dragonfly Threatened Gomphus vastus Cobra Clubtail Dragonfly Special Concern Methuen Priority Habitat 1321 (PH 1321) and Estimated Habitat65 (EH 65)

Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group State Status Haliaeetus leucocephalis Bald Eagle Bird Endangered Neurocorduliaobsoleta Umber Shadowdragon Dragonfly Special Concern Stylurns spiniceps A Clubtail Dragonfly Dragonfly Threatened Gomphus vaststs Cobra Clubtail Dragonfly Special Concern Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle Reptile Special Concern Ambystoma lateraIe Blue-Spotted Salamander Amphibian Special Concern Methuen Priority Habitat249 (PH 249) and Estimated Habitat 135 (EH 135)

Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group State Status Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle Reptile Threatened Seabrook Station Unit 1 Page C-66 License Renewal Application

Appendix E - Environmental Report Attachment C Special Status Species Correspondence NHESP No. 09-26515, page 3 of 3 Methuen PriorityHabitat374 (PH 374) and Estimated Habitat 263 (EH 263)

Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group State Status Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle Reptile Special Concein Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle Reptile Threatened Dracut Priority Habitat374 (PH 374) and Estimated Habitat 263 (EH 263)

Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group State Status Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle Reptile Special Concern Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle Reptile Threatened Dracut PriorityHabitat 678 (PH 678) and Estimated Habitat 636 (EH 636)

Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group State Status Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle Reptile Special Concern Ambystoma laterale Blue-Spotted Salamander Amphibian Special Concern Dracut PriorihjHabitat 1321 (PH 1321) and EstimatedHabitat 65 (EH 65)

Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group State Status Haliaeetusleucocephalus Bald Eagle Bird Endangered Neurocorduliaobsoleta Umber Shadowdragon Dragonfly Special Concern Andover Priority Habitat 1321 (PH 1321) and Estimated Habitat 65 (EH 65)

Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group State Status Haliaeetus Ieicocephalus Bald Eagle Bird Endangered Neurocordulia obsoleta Umber Shadowdragon Dragonfly Special Concern The species listed above are protected under the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act (MESA) (M.G.L. c.

131A) and its implementing regulations (321 CMR 10.00). State-listed wildlife are also protected under the state's Wetlands Protection Act (WPA).(M.G.L. c. 131, s. 40) and its implementing regulations (310 CMR 10.00).

Fact sheets for most state-listed rare species can be found on our website t'L.nw rg).

This evaluation is based on the most recent information available in the NHESP database, which is constantly being expanded and updated through ongoing research and inventory. If you have any questions regarding this letter please contact Emily Holt, Endangered Species Review Assistant, at (508) 389-6361.

Sincerely,

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Thomas W. French, Ph.D.

Assistant Director cc: Sarah Barnum, NoTmandeau Associates, Inc.

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