ML18017B677

Responds to NRC 820416 Ltr Requesting Info on Occurrence of Any Endangered or Threatened Species in Vicinity of Facility.Request Forwarded to Regional Ofc.Biological Assessment Not Required

ML18017B677
Person / Time
Site:	Harris
Issue date:	04/29/1982
From:	Williams INTERIOR, DEPT. OF, FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
To:	Ballard R Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NUDOCS 8205040711
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ACCESSION NBR:8205000711 DOC,DATE: 82/04/29 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET FACIL:50-000 Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Planti Unit 1i Carolina 05000400

'50 401 Shear on Harris Nuclear, Power Planti 'Unit 2i Carolina BYNAME 05000401 AUTH AUTHOR AFFILIATION.

HILLIAMS Interior,iDept ~ ofi Fish L tiildlife Service R E>C IP ~ NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION BALLARDiR~ 4, Environmental Engineering Branch

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Mr. Ronald L. Ballaxd, Chief Environmental Engineering Branch Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation @49 8 U.S. Nuclear ReyQatory Ccmission Washixgton, D.C. 20555

Dear Mr. Ballaxd:

This is in response to your letter of April 16, 1982, received April 21, 1982, requesting information on the occurrence of any Endangered or Threatened species or any species proposed for listing in the vicinity of the Carolina Power and Light Cmpany's Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Units Nos. 1 and 2, Nake and Chatham Counties, North Carolina. We have forwarded a copy of your letter to our Asheville Endangered Species Field Station, Plateau Building, Rocm A5, 50 South French Broad Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina 28801, telephone 704/258-2850, Ext. 321. They will review the information and provide you a list of species that my occur in the area.

We would like to point out that there has been a misintexpretation of the Endangered Species Act. Section 7(c) requires a biological assessment for construction projects begun after November 10, 1978. As stated in your letter construction on the two units began prior to this date, therefore, a biological assessment is not required. Hcmever, the xequirenant to con-sult (Sections 7(a) (1), (2), and 7(b) ) still applies to an agency regardless of when oonstxuction began or the stage of conpletion "may affect" an Endangered or Threatened species.

if the project/activity If you have any questions on the consultation procedures or process, please contact Mr. Bob Cooke of my staff at FTS 242-3583. If you have no questions on the consultation process then our Asheville Ehd-tngered Species Field Station will provide you with a list of species and the type of inforrration needed to determine if the activity "may affect" any of the listed.~es.

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