ML13242A072
| ML13242A072 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Limerick  |
| Issue date: | 08/16/2013 |
| From: | Zimmerman L US Dept of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service |
| To: | David Wrona Division of License Renewal |
| References | |
| Download: ML13242A072 (2) | |
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United States Department of the Interior
-FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Pennsylvania Field Office 315 South Allen Street, Suite 322 State College, Pennsylvania 16801-4850 August 16, 2013 David Wrona United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Washington D.C., 20555-0001 RE: USFWS Project #2011-0365
Dear Mr. Wrona:
This -responds t youir letter of.May..7,20'1 3: regarding information about federally listed and proposed endangered and thf&ften-d'speies within the area affected by, the proposed Limerick Generatiig 'Statio'nUnits 1 aiid'2 Li6e6fisRene~al, pr'oject"locatdiin'Mbntgomery County, Pennsylvania. The following comments are provided pursuant to the Fish and Wildlife Co6ridifiatiin Act (48 St~di:4O1l%'6 U."S.CY'6611 iet Sec.) and Endangered Species Act of 1973 (87 Stat. 884, as' amended; 1'6.U.S.C` 1 531"I e't 'seq. toe
'sure the protection ofendangered and threatened species 'and th6 Migi'ofbry Bi'd Tre t3' Act (MBTA; '16 U1.SiC.,703-712; Ch.,'128; July 13', 1918; 40'Stat".'755, as amended)t6,* ýte the protection of migrat6fy bird species, andthe Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (Eagle Act; 54 Stat. 250, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 668-668d).
Federally Listed Species The project areais.:locaed within the'ianrge 6f the 'following speciesm the Indiana bat (Myotis soda/is), -a species' thai is'federdlly listeddseendangered, the bog turtle' (Clemmys Muhlenbergii),
a species"tfihat is fededilfý'listed'as..tifueatened, anid7 the small-whbrled pogonia"(Is
':i meneol6ides), a plaiit sipecies *hdtif fed~rallIhteddas threate&id..;'
This project'c6nsi~t's ofa lieniise rene&al.,,As 'such, no additidai, cdnstruction or earth moving activities are plarm.ed to b6ýi&r'` Thefdfdi'*,.the license renewal Will have no effect on Federally Listed species located wiffthin' the rande.of the-project area.
Should project plans change, or if additional information on listed or proposed species becomes available, this determination may be reconsidered.
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Assessment of Risks to Migratory Birds including Bald and Golden Eagles Additionally, please see comments in our November 22, 2011, letter regarding the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.
To avoid potential delays in reviewing your project, please use the above-referenced USFWS project tracking number in any future correspondence regarding this project.
If you have any questions regarding these comments, please contact Pamela Shellenberger of my staff at 814-234-4090.
Sincerely, Lora L. Zimmerman Field Office Supervisor