ML19318C571
| ML19318C571 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 07002909 |
| Issue date: | 05/22/1980 |
| From: | Hickman G INTERIOR, DEPT. OF, FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE |
| To: | Shum E NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY & SAFEGUARDS (NMSS) |
| References | |
| 16454, NUDOCS 8007020033 | |
| Download: ML19318C571 (2) | |
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Dear Mr. Shum:
Er 75 This responds to your letter of April 9,1980, requesting a list of threatened and endangered species in the vicinity of the proposed Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Plant (ANFFP), near Prattville, Autauga County, Alabama (log number 4-3-80-I-144). The endangered species likely to occur in this area is the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). There are no threatened species, proposed species, or Critical Habitats in the project vicinity.
If you determine this to be a construction project, Section 7(c) of the Endangered Species Act, as amended, requires that you prepare a biological assessment identifying any listed species, species proposed to be listed, and Critical Habitats which may be affected by the proposed project, and determine the nature and extent of impacts that the project may have on such species. Section 7(c) also stipulates that the biological assessment shall be completed within 180 days after the date on which initiated and, before any contract for construction is entered into and before construction is begun. The assessment should include, as a minimum:
1) an on-site inspection of the area.
2) interviews with recognized experts on the species at issue.
3) a review of literature and other pertinent scientific data.
4) an analysis of the effects of the proposal on the species.
5) a review of alternative actions that may provide conservation I
measures.
Ii If you determine this action not to be a construction project, a h
biological assessment is not required, however, you still have an h
obligation to review the activity to determine if it may affect listed i
species or Critical Habitat and to initiate fomal consultation pursuant to Section 7(a) if you find that such affects may occur.
L The tem construction project is defined to ' include only those constru'ction activities that are major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment. These are actions for which environmental impact statements are nomally required.
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u2 For additional infonnation regarding your obligations under the Endangered Species Act, contact Fred Bagley, Endangered Species Specialist, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 200 East Pascagoula Street, Suite 300, Jackson, Mississippi 39201, telephone FTS 490-4900, commercial 601/960-4900.
We appreciate your concern for endangered species and look fonvard to future assistance.
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