ML20004E487
| ML20004E487 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Byron, Clinton  |
| Issue date: | 06/08/1981 |
| From: | Saunders T INTERIOR, DEPT. OF, FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE |
| To: | Youngblood B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8106120253 | |
| Download: ML20004E487 (1) | |
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N " /.b NGS United States Department of the Interior FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 2701 Rockcreek Parkway, Suite 106 North KansasCity, Missouri 64116 KANS4S CITY AREA 0FFICE ECOLOGICAL SER VICES 816/3N-3931 816/374 6166 June 8,198i
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Dear Mr. Youngblood:
This is in response to your letter of May 4,1981, regarding the Byron and Clinton nuclear power plant sites in Ogle and DeWitt Counties, Illinois.
In accordance with Section 7(c) of the Endangered Species Act, as amended, we have reviewed the project information and our Endangered Species distribution information and we have determined that the following listed species may occur in both project areas.
Listed Species Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)
The bald eagle is a winter resident. Wintering eagles are commonly encountered along streams, rivers and reservoirs where open water and a plentiful food supply exists.
A single bald eagle was sited 15 miles SW of the Byron site this past winter. Additional eagle sightings have been made in the Clinton Lake area.
The Indiana bat is a summer resident throughout Illinois. They utilize riparian timber areas for establishing small nursery colonies. The areas indicated on your maps contain good bat habitat.
It is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's recoonsibility to review the project and evaluate the possible effects on federally listed spedes. The determination to be made on each project is whether the proposed action "may affect or will not affect" listed threatened or endangered species, if it is determined the project "will not affect" an endangered species, no further action is necessary, and the procedure is terminated. If, however, your determination is the project "may affect," you should request formal consultation. The Area Manager, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Kansas City, Missouri, has the prerogative to request your agency to formally consult on any project if deemed necessary. If there are any questions regarding the biological assessment or how it applies to the consultation process, please contact Mr. Larry Visscher, Endangered Species Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2701 Rockcreek Parkway, Suite 106, North Kansas City, Missouri (816/374-6166).
Sincerely yours, h
Tom A. Saunders Area Manager
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