ML19224A614

Forwards Interior Dept Ltr Reviewing Des.Provides Clarifications in Response to Ltr

ML19224A614
Person / Time
Site:	New Haven
Issue date:	04/06/1979
From:	Kintigh A NEW YORK STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP.
To:	Regan W Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
NYMISC-E097, NYMISC-E97, NUDOCS 7904130194
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F NEW YORK STATE ELECTRIC & GAS COR POR ATION n i s o n 3 si r o s, siw sonx 13902 April 6, 1979 NYMISC - E097 File No. T4.2P3 Response to March 15, 1979 Letter from C. T. Delaporte to A. E. Kintigh Mr. William H. Reagan, Jr., Citief Environmental Projects Branch 2 Division of Site Safety and Environmental Analysis US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

SUBJECT:

New Haven 1 and 2 DockcP Nos. STN50-596 STN50-597

Dear Mr. Reagan:

To facilitate coorlination of the Draft Environmental statement, we believe

• hat the subject letter from the Department of the Interior should have been sent directly to the NRC. We have also forwarded the letter to B. Goodale of the New York State Public Service Commission for PSC staff review.

We are providing the following clarifications in response to the letter:

1) Subsurface testing for prehistoric resources of the site area was conducted. This and methodology for the archaeological investigations which were done are presented in Section 6.1.4.2.8 of the New Haven 1 and 2 Environmental Report (ER) .

2) Sections 2.6.1, 2.6.2, an. 2.6.3 describe historic, archaeological and cultural resources of the site and the area within five miles of the site. The archaeological findings found onsite were submitted to Mr. Frederick L. Rath, New York State Division of Historic Preservation, for evaluation for the National Register. This is also discussed in Section 2.6.3 of the ER.

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3) Because the locations of the transmission line right-of-way cannot be definitively determined until a Certificate of Environmental Compa ility and Public Need is received pursuant to Artic . JII of the New York State Public Service Law, archaeological potential along the proposed routes can only be generally determined from the existing literature. Once a final right-of-way location is established, it is NYSE&G's intention to undertake field investigations at areas of archaeological sensitivity and to consult with the appropriate State officials regarding protection of archaeological resources.

4) The impact of operation of New Heven 1 and 2 on the accessibility of historic sitet is discussed in Sections 8.2.3.2 and 8.2.3.3.

We hope these clarifications will aid in the review undertaken by the Department of the Interior.

Very truly yours, (hk 1 /

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on historic archeological resources, including the remains of several 19th and early 20th century structures (p. 4.1-10) . However, it is 21p unclear whether there was any subsurface testing of the site area to Tl '

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