ML111680221

Request for List of Protected Species within the Area Under Evaluation for the Columbia Generating Station License Renewal Application Review

ML111680221
Person / Time
Site:	Columbia
Issue date:	06/16/2011
From:	Kurz G US Dept of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service
To:	Dan Doyle License Renewal Projects Branch 1
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Download: ML111680221 (5)

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Dan, There has been an update to the spec revised critical habitat for the bull tro is now designated critical habitat fo in any changes to your analysis since habitat.

Gregg Gregg L. Kurz Fish and Wildlife Biologist Central Washington Field Office Wenatchee, WA 98801 Phone: (509) 665-3508 extension 22 E-mail: Gregg_Kurz@fws.gov "Doyle, Daniel" <Daniel.Doyle@

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<Danie 06/15/2 Mr. Kurz, Thanks for your time on the phone to NRCs review of the Columbia Gene would like to confirm the accuracy o z@fws.gov une 16, 2011 6:36 PM iel Columbia Generating Station license renewal if cies list since your list was obtained. Your list con out as being proposed. The proposed revised criti r the bull trout. As I stated on our call, this should e you have addressed the potential effects to revis 2

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cc Subject RE: NRC - Columbia Genera license renewal oday. As we discussed, I am contacting you rega erating Station license renewal environmental rev of the list of species and habitats in the e-mail belo ntains ical habitat d not result sed critical ating Station arding the view. I ow.

We expect to publish our draft environmental impact statement in August 2011. The combined BA/EFH assessment will be included as an appendix to that document. The assessment will contain the NRC staffs analysis of the potential impact to those species and habitats by the license renewal of Columbia Generating Station (detailed analysis for bull trout critical habitat).

This website contains more information about the NRCs review of the Columbia Generating Station license renewal application:

http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/columbia.html If you have any questions about this review, please feel free to contact me or the lead aquatic reviewer, Rebekah Krieg (509-371-7155 or Rebekah.krieg@pnl.gov).

Sincerely, Dan Doyle Project Manager Division of License Renewal U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission daniel.doyle@nrc.gov (301) 415-3748 From: Gregg_Kurz@fws.gov [1]

Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 1:12 PM To: Doyle, Daniel

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Re: NRC - Columbia Generating Station license renewal Mr. Doyle, Thank you for forwarding the information regarding this project. The species list you obtained from our website is accurate. Please note that the revised bull trout critical habitat designation currently on the list as Proposed will become Designated on November 17, 2010.

Preparation of a biological assessment for this project should include an analysis of potential effects to all species listed as Endangered or Threatened and to any designated or proposed critical habitat. Information regarding the presence of these species and habitats can be obtained from the Washington Natural Heritage Program at http://www1.dnr.wa.gov/nhp/refdesk/index.html We look forward to working with you.

Gregg L. Kurz

Fish and Wildlife Biologist Central Washington Field Office Wenatchee, WA 98801 Phone: (509) 665-3508 extension E-mail: Gregg_Kurz@fws.gov "Doyle, Daniel" <Daniel.Doy

Dear Mr. Kurz,

This e-mail is a follow-up to my explained in the call, I am the pr Commissions environmental rev renewal application. I am follow that was sent to Ms. Robyn Thor Service, Pacific Region, requesti review. This letter was submitted and the Fish and Wildlife Coord To support preparation of a draft Section 7 of the Endangered Spe list of Federally threatened, enda in the vicinity of the Columbia G line rights-of-way (as described species that your office would lik proposed, and candidate species requests any additional informat be in the vicinity of the Columbi e

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cc Subje ct NRC - C Generat license r y telephone call on Tuesday, November 2, 20 roject manager for the U.S. Nuclear Regulato view of the Columbia Generating Station lic wing up on the attached letter dated March 22 rson, Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wild ing a list of Federally protected species for t d under the provisions of the Endangered Sp dination Act.

ft supplemental EIS and to ensure complianc ecies Act, the NRC requests concurrence on angered, proposed, and candidate species tha Generating Station site and its associated tran in the attached letter to Ms. Thorson). If the ke us to address in addition to the Federally shown below, please let me know. The NRC tion on protected species and critical habitat ia Generating Station site if such informatio Kurz kurz@fws.g

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available. In addition, please provide any information you consider appropriate under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.

The NRC reviewed the attached list of species and habitat in Benton County (revised September 29, 2010) from: http://www.fws.gov/wafwo/pdf/BentonCounty092910.pdf.

LISTED Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus)

Pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis)

Ute ladies-tresses (Spiranthes diluvialis)

DESIGNATED Critical habitat for bull trout PROPOSED Revised bull trout critical habitat CANDIDATE Greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)

Yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)

Umtanum desert buckwheat (Eriogonum codium)

• White Bluffs bladderpod (Lesquerella tuplashensis)

• Louies western pocket gopher (Thomomys mazama louiei)

• Tacoma western pocket gopher (Thomomys mazama tacomensis)

• obtained from http://www.fws.gov/endangered The NRC is also in consultation with the National Marine Fisheries Service regarding this project. We are currently planning on doing a single document that contains the biological assessment on the bull trout (for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service review), the biological assessment on the Chinook salmon and steelhead (for National Marine Fisheries Service review) and the Essential Fish Habitat (for National Marine Fisheries Service review).

A copy of the draft supplemental EIS containing the NRC staffs analysis and preliminary conclusions will be sent to your office when it is published for your review.

If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff review of this license renewal application, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,

Daniel Doyle Project Manager Division of License Renewal U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission daniel.doyle@nrc.gov (301) 415-3748

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