ML16257A559
| ML16257A559 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Zion File:ZionSolutions icon.png |
| Issue date: | 09/01/2016 |
| From: | US Dept of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| Michelle Moser | |
| References | |
| Download: ML16257A559 (11) | |
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Zion Nuclear Power Station Environmental Assessment for License Termination IPaC Trust Resources Report Generated September 01, 2016 10:02 AM MDT, IPaC v3.0.8 This report is for informational purposes only and should not be used for planning or analyzing project level impacts. For project reviews that require U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service review or concurrence, please return to the IPaC website and request an official species list from the Regulatory Documents page.
IPaC - Information for Planning and Conservation (https://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/): A project planning tool to help streamline the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service environmental review process.
Table of Contents IPaC Trust Resources Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Project Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Endangered Species . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Migratory Birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Refuges & Hatcheries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Wetlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service IPaC Trust Resources Report NAME Zion Nuclear Power Station Environmental Assessment for License Termination LOCATION Lake County, Illinois DESCRIPTION ZionSolutions, LLC submitted a license amendment request, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 50.82(a)(9), to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated December 19, 2014, to amend its operating licenses for Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2. The request, if granted, would add a license condition reflecting the NRCs approval of its License Termination Plan (LTP) and incorporation of the LTP into the licenses. Submittal of the LTP is a small part of the decommissioning process, which involves the safe removal of a facility from service and reduction of residual radioactivity to a level that permits termination of the NRC license.
IPAC LINK https://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/project/
J57IM-D7GX5-HUDMM-CZV56-LN5O6M U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Contact Information Trust resources in this location are managed by:
Chicago Ecological Service Field Office 230 South
Dearborn St.,
Suite 2938 Chicago, IL 60604-1507 (312) 216-4720
IPaC Trust Resources Report Endangered Species Endangered Species Proposed, candidate, threatened, and endangered species are managed by the Endangered Species Program of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
This USFWS trust resource report is for informational purposes only and should not be used for planning or analyzing project level impacts.
For project evaluations that require USFWS concurrence/review, please return to the IPaC website and request an official species list from the Regulatory Documents section.
Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act requires Federal agencies to "request of the Secretary information whether any species which is listed or proposed to be listed may be present in the area of such proposed action" for any project that is conducted, permitted, funded, or licensed by any Federal agency.
A letter from the local office and a species list which fulfills this requirement can only be obtained by requesting an official species list either from the Regulatory Documents section in IPaC or from the local field office directly.
The list of species below are those that may occur or could potentially be affected by activities in this location:
Birds Piping Plover Charadrius melodus Endangered CRITICAL HABITAT No critical habitat has been designated for this species.
http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B079 Red Knot Calidris canutus rufa Threatened CRITICAL HABITAT No critical habitat has been designated for this species.
http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B0DM 9/1/2016 10:02 AM IPaC v3.0.8 Page 2
IPaC Trust Resources Report Endangered Species Flowering Plants Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid Platanthera leucophaea Threatened CRITICAL HABITAT No critical habitat has been designated for this species.
http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=Q2GG Pitcher's Thistle Cirsium pitcheri Threatened CRITICAL HABITAT No critical habitat has been designated for this species.
http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=Q276 Insects Karner Blue Butterfly Lycaeides melissa samuelis Endangered CRITICAL HABITAT No critical habitat has been designated for this species.
http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=I00F Mammals Northern Long-eared Bat Myotis septentrionalis Threatened CRITICAL HABITAT No critical habitat has been designated for this species.
http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=A0JE Reptiles Eastern Massasauga (=rattlesnake) Sistrurus catenatus Proposed Threatened CRITICAL HABITAT No critical habitat has been designated for this species.
http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=C03P Critical Habitats There are no critical habitats in this location 9/1/2016 10:02 AM IPaC v3.0.8 Page 3
IPaC Trust Resources Report Migratory Birds Migratory Birds Birds are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.
Any activity that results in the take of migratory birds or eagles is prohibited unless authorized by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.[1] There are no provisions for allowing the take of migratory birds that are unintentionally killed or injured.
Any person or organization who plans or conducts activities that may result in the take of migratory birds is responsible for complying with the appropriate regulations and implementing appropriate conservation measures.
- 1. 50 C.F.R. Sec. 10.12 and 16 U.S.C. Sec. 668(a)
Additional information can be found using the following links:
Birds of Conservation Concern http://www.fws.gov/birds/management/managed-species/
birds-of-conservation-concern.php Conservation measures for birds http://www.fws.gov/birds/management/project-assessment-tools-and-guidance/
conservation-measures.php Year-round bird occurrence data http://www.birdscanada.org/birdmon/default/datasummaries.jsp The following species of migratory birds could potentially be affected by activities in this location:
Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens Bird of conservation concern Season: Breeding American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Bird of conservation concern Season: Breeding http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B0F3 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bird of conservation concern Season: Year-round http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B008 Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus Bird of conservation concern Season: Breeding http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B0HI 9/1/2016 10:02 AM IPaC v3.0.8 Page 4
IPaC Trust Resources Report Migratory Birds Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax Bird of conservation concern Season: Breeding http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B0EU Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus Bird of conservation concern Season: Breeding Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea Bird of conservation concern Season: Breeding http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B09I Common Tern Sterna hirundo Bird of conservation concern Season: Breeding http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B09G Dickcissel Spiza americana Bird of conservation concern Season: Breeding Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Bird of conservation concern Season: Breeding http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B0G4 Henslow's Sparrow Ammodramus henslowii Bird of conservation concern Season: Breeding http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B09D Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Season: Breeding http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B092 Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Bird of conservation concern Season: Breeding http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B0FY Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus Bird of conservation concern Season: Year-round Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Bird of conservation concern Season: Breeding http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B0FU Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Bird of conservation concern Season: Breeding Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea Bird of conservation concern Season: Breeding Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Bird of conservation concern Season: Year-round Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus Bird of conservation concern Season: Wintering 9/1/2016 10:02 AM IPaC v3.0.8 Page 5
IPaC Trust Resources Report Migratory Birds Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Bird of conservation concern Season: Breeding http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B0HC Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina Bird of conservation concern Season: Breeding 9/1/2016 10:02 AM IPaC v3.0.8 Page 6
IPaC Trust Resources Report Refuges & Hatcheries Wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries There are no refuges or fish hatcheries in this location 9/1/2016 10:02 AM IPaC v3.0.8 Page 7
IPaC Trust Resources Report Wetlands Wetlands in the National Wetlands Inventory Impacts to NWI wetlands and other aquatic habitats may be subject to regulation under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, or other State/Federal statutes.
For more information please contact the Regulatory Program of the local U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District.
DATA LIMITATIONS The Service's objective of mapping wetlands and deepwater habitats is to produce reconnaissance level information on the location, type and size of these resources. The maps are prepared from the analysis of high altitude imagery.
Wetlands are identified based on vegetation, visible hydrology and geography. A margin of error is inherent in the use of imagery; thus, detailed on-the-ground inspection of any particular site may result in revision of the wetland boundaries or classification established through image analysis.
The accuracy of image interpretation depends on the quality of the imagery, the experience of the image analysts, the amount and quality of the collateral data and the amount of ground truth verification work conducted. Metadata should be consulted to determine the date of the source imagery used and any mapping problems.
Wetlands or other mapped features may have changed since the date of the imagery or field work. There may be occasional differences in polygon boundaries or classifications between the information depicted on the map and the actual conditions on site.
DATA EXCLUSIONS Certain wetland habitats are excluded from the National mapping program because of the limitations of aerial imagery as the primary data source used to detect wetlands. These habitats include seagrasses or submerged aquatic vegetation that are found in the intertidal and subtidal zones of estuaries and nearshore coastal waters.
Some deepwater reef communities (coral or tuberficid worm reefs) have also been excluded from the inventory.
These habitats, because of their depth, go undetected by aerial imagery.
DATA PRECAUTIONS Federal, state, and local regulatory agencies with jurisdiction over wetlands may define and describe wetlands in a different manner than that used in this inventory. There is no attempt, in either the design or products of this inventory, to define the limits of proprietary jurisdiction of any Federal, state, or local government or to establish the geographical scope of the regulatory programs of government agencies. Persons intending to engage in activities involving modifications within or adjacent to wetland areas should seek the advice of appropriate federal, state, or local agencies concerning specified agency regulatory programs and proprietary jurisdictions that may affect such activities.
This location overlaps all or part of the following wetlands:
Freshwater Emergent Wetland PEM1F Freshwater Forested/shrub Wetland PFO1/SS1C Lake 9/1/2016 10:02 AM IPaC v3.0.8 Page 8
IPaC Trust Resources Report Wetlands L1UBH L2USJ Riverine R5UBH A full description for each wetland code can be found at the National Wetlands Inventory website: http://107.20.228.18/decoders/wetlands.aspx 9/1/2016 10:02 AM IPaC v3.0.8 Page 9