ML20058D566

Responds to to TE Murley Requesting Formal Consultation Re Endangered Sea Turtles

ML20058D566
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Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	11/19/1993
From:	Crutchfield D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Mantzaris C COMMERCE, DEPT. OF, NATIONAL OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC
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Mr. Christopher Mantzaris, Acting Division Chief Habitat and Protected Resources Division National Marine Fisheries Service One Blackburn Drive Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR FORMAL CONSULTATION REGARDING KEMPS RIDLEY SEA TURTLE In your November 2,1993, letter to Dr. Thomas E. Murley, you stated that in light of the October 17, 1993, take of a dead Kemps ridley sea turtle at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (0CNGS) and previous takes of Kemps ridley and Loggerhead sea turtles at OCNGS, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) believes that formal consultation is necessary. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) agrees that formal consultation is warranted and hereby requests such consultation in accordance with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and 50 CFR Part 402 - Interagency Cooperation -

Endangered Species Act of 1973, As Amended.

As discussed in a November 4,1993, conference call between NMFS, OCNGS, and NRC staff, the NRC intends to prepare a biological assessment (BA) to determine the level of impact OCNGS operation may have on sea turtles.

As agreed to on November 4, 1993, the BA will encompass four species of sea turtles:

(1) Kemps ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), (2) Loggerhead (Caretta caretta), (3) Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), and (4) Atlantic Green (Chelonia mydas).

The staff desires to conduct an initial meeting at the OCNGS in early December to discuss the schedule of required submittals and any preliminary site mitigation approaches. The staff will make every effort to support NMFS's goal of concluding this consultation prior to late summer.

Michael Masnik of the NRC staff is assigned lead responsibility and will coordinate this effort through the NRC's License Renewal and Environmental Review Project Directorate (PDLR).

Please contact Michael Masnik at 504-1191 or John Moulton (PDLR) at 504-1106 for coordination in this regard.

Sincerely, Original sigred by:

Dennis M. Crutchfield, Associate Director for Advanced Reactors and License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc:

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