ML061570025

Comment (13) of Michael T. Chezik for Renewing License for Palisades Nuclear Plant

ML061570025
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	05/15/2006
From:	Chezik M US Dept of Interior (DOI)
To:	Office of Administration
References
7FR9383 00013, ER 06/144, NUREG-1437
Download: ML061570025 (2)

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United States Department of the Interior OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance Custom House, Room 244 200 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106-2904 TAKE PRIDE NAMERICA IN REPLY REFER TO May 15, 2006 ER 06/144 Chief, Rules Review and Directives Branch U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop T6-D59 Washington, DC 20555-0001

Dear Sir:

A,~ 2J3D rn-4~J1 m Cr)Cr:v~Lj: C)rn CI, The U.S. Department of the Interior (Department) has reviewed the Generic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, NUREG-1437, Draft Supplement 27 (dated February 2006), regarding the Palisades Nuclear Plant, Van Buren County, Michigan.The license renewal does not involve any major construction or physical alteration of the project area. The Generic EIS and Draft Supplement 27 adequately address the concerns of the Department regarding fish and wildlife resources, as well as species protected by the Endangered Species Act. We concur with the preliminary conclusions of the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff with respect to the impacts of continued operations on these resources and species. We have no comment on the adequacy of other resource discussions presented in the documents.

We appreciate the opportunity to provide these comments.Sincerely, Michael T. Chezik Regional Environmental Office cc: L. MacLean, FWS, Fort Snelling, MN~T5/~'-,- -4 )

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