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Email from D. Doyle, NRR to R. Domingue, NOAA NRC Ba/Efh Assessment for Columbia Generating Station License Renewal Review
ML13255A478
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Site: Columbia Energy Northwest icon.png
Issue date: 06/20/2011
From: Krieg R
Battelle Memorial Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
To: Doyle D I
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Craver, PattiFrom: Krieg, Rebekah <rebekah.krieg@pnnl.gov>

Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 10:51 AMTo: Doyle, DanielCc: Logan, Dennis; Grange, Briana; Mcdowell, Bruce K

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RE: NRC -Columbia Generating Station license renewalDan,We do refer to the appropriate critical habitat.

But I'd like to change the reference to use the n ewer FR notice date, ifthat is ok.I am (b)(6) i but will be office tomorrow.

Can I send it to you then?BeckyFrom: Doyle, Daniel [1]

Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 4:19 PMVlTo: Krieg, RebekahCc: Logan, Dennis; Balsam, Briana; Mcdowell, Bruce K

Subject:

RE: NRC -Columbia Generating Station license renewalBecky,Can you confirm that we have the proposed revised critical habitat in our biological assessment that Mr. Kurzis talking about?Thanks,Dan DoyleProject ManagerDivision of License RenewalU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission daniel.doyle@nrc.gov (301) 415-3748From: GreggKurz@fws.gov

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Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2011 6:36 PMTo: Doyle, Daniel

Subject:

RE: NRC -Columbia Generating Station license renewalDan,There has been an update to the species list since your list was obtained.

Your list contains revised criticalhabitat for the bull trout as being proposed.

The proposed revised critical habitat is now designated criticalhabitat for the bull trout. As I stated on our call, this should not result in any changes to your analysis since youhave addressed the potential effects to revised critical habitat.Gregg1 Gregg L. Kurz,Fish anid Wildlife Biologist Central Washington Field OfficeWenatchee, WA 98801Phone: (509) 665-3508 extension 22E-mail: GreggKurz@fws.gov "Doyle, Daniel" <Daniel.Doyle@nrc.gov>

"Doyle, Daniel"<DanieI.Doyle@n rc.gov> To"Gregg Kurz@fws.gov"

<Gregg Kurz@fws.gov>

06/15/2011 04:39 PM ccSubjectRE:

NRC -Columbia Generating Station license renewalMr. Kurz,Thanks for your time on the phone today. As we discussed, I am contacting you regarding the NRC's review ofthe Columbia Generating Station license renewal environmental review. I would like to confirm the accuracyof the list of species and habitats in the e-mail below.We expect to publish our draft environmental impact statement in August 2011. The combined BA/EFHassessment will be included as an appendix to that document.

The assessment will contain the NRC staff'sanalysis of the potential impact to those species and habitats by the license renewal of Columbia Generating Station (detailed analysis for bull trout critical habitat).

This website contains more information about the NRC's review of the Columbia Generating Station licenserenewal application:

http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/columbia.html If you have any questions about this review, please feel free to contact me or the lead aquatic reviewer, RebekahKrieg (509-371-7155 or Rebekah.krieg(pnl.gov).

Sincerely, Dan DoyleProject ManagerDivision of License RenewalU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission daniel.doyle@nrc.gov (301) 415-3748From: GreggKurz@fws.gov

Kurzafws.gov

Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 1:12 PMTo: Doyle, Daniel

Subject:

Re: NRC -Columbia Generating Station license renewalMr. Doyle,2 Thank you for forwarding the information regarding this project.

The species list you obtained fromour Website is accurate.

Please note that the revised bull trout critical habitat designation currently on the list as Proposed will become Designated on November 17, 2010.Preparation of a biological assessment for this project should include an analysis of potential effectsto all species listed as Endangered or Threatened and to any designated or proposed critical habitat.Information regarding the presence of these species and habitats can be obtained from theWashington Natural Heritage Program at http://wwwl.dnr.wa.gov/nhp/refdesk/index.html We look forward to working with you.Gregg L. KurzFish and Wildlife Biologist Central Washington Field OfficeWenatchee, WA 98801Phone: (509) 665-3508 extension 22E-mail: GreggKurz@fws.gov "Doyle, Daniel" <Daniel.Doyle@nrc.gov>

"Doyle, Daniel" To<Daniel.Doyleanrc.gov>

"Gregg Kurz(greggkurz@fws.gov) 11/05/2010 12:10 PM <greggkurz@fws.gov:

ccSubjectNRC -ColumbiaGenerating Stationlicense renewal

Dear Mr. Kurz,

This e-mail is a follow-up to my telephone call on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. As I explained inthe call, I am the project manager for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's environmental review of the Columbia Generating Station license renewal application.

I am following up on theattached letter dated March 22, 2010, that was sent to Ms. Robyn Thorson, Regional

Director, U.S.Fish and Wildlife
Service, Pacific Region, requesting a list of Federally protected species for thisreview. This letter was submitted under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act and the Fishand Wildlife Coordination Act.To support preparation of a draft supplemental EIS and to ensure compliance with Section 7 of theEndangered Species Act, the NRC requests concurrence on the below list of Federally threatened, endangered,
proposed, and candidate species that may be in the vicinity of the ColumbiaGenerating Station site and its associated transmission line rights-of-way (as described in the3 attached letter to Ms. Thorson).

If there are any species that your office would like us to address inaddition to the Federally listed, proposed, and candidate species shown below, please let me know.The NRC also requests any additional information on protected species and critical habitat that maybe in the vicinity of the Columbia Generating Station site if such information is available.

Inaddition, please provide any information you consider appropriate under the provisions of the Fishand Wildlife Coordination Act.The NRC reviewed the attached list of species and habitat in Benton County (revised September 29, 2010) from: http://www.fws.gov/wafwo/pdf/BentonCountv092910.pdf.

LISTEDBull trout (Salvelinus confluentus)

Pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis)

Ute ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes diluvialis)

DESIGNATED Critical habitat for bull troutPROPOSEDRevised bull trout critical habitatCANDIDATE Greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)

Yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)

Umtanum desert buckwheat (Eriogonum codium)*White Bluffs bladderpod (Lesquerella tuplashensis)

  • Louie's western pocket gopher (Thomomys mazama louiei)*Tacoma western pocket gopher (Thomomys mazama tacomensis)

the biological assessment on the Chinooksalmon and steelhead (for National Marine Fisheries Service review) and the Essential Fish Habitat(for National Marine Fisheries Service review).A copy of the draft supplemental EIS containing the NRC staff's analysis and preliminary conclusions will be sent to your office when it is published for your review.If you have any questions concerning the NRC staff review of this license renewal application, please feel free to contact me.Sincerely, Daniel Doyle4 Project ManagerDivision of License RenewalU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission daniel.doyle@nrc.gov (301) 415-3748[attachment "CGS scoping letter to FWS ML 100710046.pdf' deleted by GreggKurz/WNES/R1/FWS/DOI]

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