ML16257A572

List of Threatened and Endangered Species That May Occur in Proposed Project Location, And/Or May Be Affected by Proposed Project

ML16257A572
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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
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Download: ML16257A572 (6)

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United States Department of the Interior FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Chicago Ecological Service Field Office 230 SOUTH DEARBORN ST., SUITE 2938 CHICAGO, IL 60604 PHONE: (312)216-4720 URL:

www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/section7/s7process/7a2process.html Consultation Code: 03E13000-2016-SLI-0201 September 01, 2016 Event Code: 03E13000-2016-E-00375 Project Name: Zion Nuclear Power Station Environmental Assessment for License Termination

Subject:

List of threatened and endangered species that may occur in your proposed project location, and/or may be affected by your proposed project To Whom It May Concern:

To Whom It May Concern:

The attached species list identifies any federally threatened, endangered, proposed and candidate species that may occur within the boundary of your proposed project or may be affected by your proposed project. The list also includes designated critical habitat if present within your proposed project area or affected by your project. This list is provided to you as the initial step of the consultation process required under section 7(c) of the Endangered Species Act, also referred to as Section 7 Consultation.

Please note! For all wind energy projects and projects that include installing towers that use guy wires or are over 200 feet in height, please contact this field office directly for assistance, even if no federally listed plants, animals or critical habitat are present within your proposed project or may be affected by your proposed project.

For all other projects, continue the Section 7 Consultation process by going to our Section 7 Technical Assistance website at http://www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/section7/s7process/index.html. If you are familiar with this website, you may want to go to Step 2 of the Section 7 Consultation process at http://www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/section7/s7process/step2.html.

Under 50 CFR 402.12(e) (the regulations that implement Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act) the accuracy of this species list should be verified after 90 days. This verification can be completed formally or informally. You may verify the list by visiting the ECOS-IPaC website

http://ecos.fws.gov/ipac/ at regular intervals during project planning and implementation and completing the same process you used to receive the attached list. As an alternative, you may contact this Ecological Services Field Office for updates.

Although no longer protected under the Endangered Species Act, be aware that bald eagles are protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668 et seq.), as are golden eagles. Projects affecting these species may require measures to avoid harming eagles or may require a permit. If your project is near an eagle nest or winter roost area, see our Eagle Permits website at http://www.fws.gov/midwest/midwestbird/EaglePermits/index.html to help you determine if you can avoid impacting eagles or if a permit may be necessary.

We appreciate your concern for threatened and endangered species. Please include the Consultation Tracking Number in the header of this letter with any request for consultation or correspondence about your project that you submit to our office.

Attachment 2

United States Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Project name: Zion Nuclear Power Station Environmental Assessment for License Termination Official Species List Provided by:

Chicago Ecological Service Field Office 230 SOUTH DEARBORN ST., SUITE 2938 CHICAGO, IL 60604 (312) 216-4720 http://www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/section7/s7process/7a2process.html Consultation Code: 03E13000-2016-SLI-0201 Event Code: 03E13000-2016-E-00375 Project Type: ** OTHER **

Project Name: Zion Nuclear Power Station Environmental Assessment for License Termination Project

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.

Please Note: The FWS office may have modified the Project Name and/or Project Description, so it may be different from what was submitted in your previous request. If the Consultation Code matches, the FWS considers this to be the same project. Contact the office in the 'Provided by' section of your previous Official Species list if you have any questions or concerns.

http://ecos.fws.gov/ipac, 09/01/2016 10:08 AM 1

United States Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Project name: Zion Nuclear Power Station Environmental Assessment for License Termination Project Location Map:

Project Coordinates: MULTIPOLYGON (((-87.80678987503052 42.448937266595266, -

87.7987003326416 42.44884226751152, -87.80142545700073 42.44159024554061, -

87.80953645706177 42.44155857548146, -87.80747652053832 42.44719559383443, -

87.80678987503052 42.448937266595266)))

Project Counties: Lake, IL http://ecos.fws.gov/ipac, 09/01/2016 10:08 AM 2

United States Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Project name: Zion Nuclear Power Station Environmental Assessment for License Termination Endangered Species Act Species List There are a total of 7 threatened or endangered species on your species list. Species on this list should be considered in an effects analysis for your project and could include species that exist in another geographic area. For example, certain fish may appear on the species list because a project could affect downstream species. Critical habitats listed under the Has Critical Habitat column may or may not lie within your project area. See the Critical habitats within your project area section further below for critical habitat that lies within your project. Please contact the designated FWS office if you have questions.

Birds Status Has Critical Habitat Condition(s)

Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Endangered Population: Great Lakes watershed Red Knot (Calidris canutus rufa) Threatened Flowering Plants Eastern Prairie Fringed orchid Threatened (Platanthera leucophaea)

Pitcher's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri) Threatened Insects Karner Blue butterfly (Lycaeides Endangered melissa samuelis)

Population: Entire Mammals Northern long-eared Bat (Myotis Threatened septentrionalis)

Reptiles eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus Proposed catenatus) Threatened http://ecos.fws.gov/ipac, 09/01/2016 10:08 AM 3

United States Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Project name: Zion Nuclear Power Station Environmental Assessment for License Termination Critical habitats that lie within your project area There are no critical habitats within your project area.

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