ML12005A119
| ML12005A119 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Grand Gulf  |
| Issue date: | 03/04/2011 |
| From: | Rieck B US Dept of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service |
| To: | John Thomas Enercon Services, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| Drucker D, 415-6223 | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML11349A001 | List: |
| References | |
| Download: ML12005A119 (1) | |
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United States Department of the Interior Mr. Jarnes~. 1l.homas Enercon 5100 East Skelly Drive, Suite 450 Tulsa, OK 74135
Dear Mr. Thomas:
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 646 Cajundome Blvd.
Suite 400 Lafayette, Louisiana 70506 March 4,2011 Please reference your February 4, 2011, letter, regarding the renewal of an operating license for the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station (GGNS), which is located in Claiborne County, Mississippi. That letter requested our concurrence with your determination that the proposed project is not likely to adversely affect any federally threatened or endangered species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has reviewed the infonnation you provided, and offers the following comments on the Louisiana portion in accordance with the Endangered Species ~ct of 1973 (87 Stat. 884, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). These comments only pertain to those species that fall under the purview of the Louisiana Ecological Services Office (ESO).
The proposed project is located on the east bank of the Mississippi River at River Mile 406. The federally listed species that fall within a 50-mile radius of the GGNS (in Louisiana) include the Louisiana black bear (Ursus americanus luteolus), interior least tern (Sterna antillarum), pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus), and fat pocketbook pearly mussel (Potamilus capax). ~ccording to your letter, there are no expected changes to the operation of the GGNS that would occur during the license renewal term (an additional 20 years). There are also no proposed construction activities.
Based on this information, the Service concurs with your determination that the proposed project is not likely to adversely affect the above listed species. Therefore, no further ES~ consultation will be necessary with our office for this project.
We appreciate the opportunity to provide these comments. If you need further assistance, please contact Seth Bordelon (337/291-3138) of this office.
Deputy Field Supervisor Louisiana Ecological Services Office cc:
LDWF Natural Heritage Program, Baton Rouge, L~