ML102240484

Email to Ma Dfw Re State-Listed Rare Species Near Seabrook Station

ML102240484
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Site:	Seabrook
Issue date:	08/12/2010
From:	Susco J J License Renewal Projects Branch 1
To:	Holt E State of MA, Div of Fisheries & Wildlife
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Susco, Jeremy Thursday, August 12, 2010 9:47 AM'emily.holt@state.ma.us' Pham, Bo; Moser, Michelle; Imboden, Andy; Balsam, Briana; Logan, Dennis MA state-listed rare species in Seabrook Station transmission line ROWs Pages from Seabrook LRA Enviro Report.pdf Emily, Thank you for speaking with me yesterday.

This email is for our records. No particular response is needed unless I have misstated something below.Attached is the letter from the MA Division of Fisheries and Wildlife to Seabrook Station dated 6/11/2009 (NHESP Tracking No. 09-26515) regarding the state-listed rare species in the vicinity of the transmission line right-of-ways for Seabrook Station. As we discussed on the phone, this list remains up-to-date.

To avoid any duplication of effort on your part , we intend to use this list as we draft our environmental impact statement (EIS) for the license renewal of Seabrook Station's operating license.To support the EIS development process, our staff plans to hold two public environmental scoping meetings on August 19, 2010, at the Galley Hatch Conference Center, 815 Lafayette Road, Hampton, NH 03842. The first meeting will convene at 1 :30 p.m. and will continue until 3:30 p.m., as necessary.

The second meeting will convene at 7:00 p.m., with a repeat of the overview portions of the first meeting, and will continue until 9:00 p.m., as necessary.

In addition, during the week of October 4, 2010, the staff plans to conduct a site audit at Seabrook Station. You and your staff are invited to attend both the site audit and the public meetings.

Your office will receive a copy of the draft EIS along with a request for comments.

The anticipated publication date for the draft EIS is May 2011.I will contact you again as the on-site audit date approaches to see if you or your staff plan to attend.Thank you again for your assistance, Jeremy Susco Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (301) 415-2927 eremy.suscoonrc.gov E I x AA f WeýT3 I Appendix E -Environmental Report Special Status Species Correspondence Attachment C~Cg Commonwveath ofMassachusens Division of Fisheries

& Wildlife RECEIVED JUN 15 2009 Wayne F. MacCallum, Director 6/11/2009 Michael O'Keefe FPL Energy Seabrook Station PO Box 300 Seabrook NH 03874 RE: Project Location: Town: NHESP Tracking No.: M.D. O'Keefe Transmission Lines associated with the Seabrook Station Nuclear Power Plant TEWKSBURY, AMESBURY, MERRIMAC, WEST NEWBURY, GROVELAND, GEORGETOWN, BOXFORD, HAVERHILL, METHUEN, DRACUT, ANDOVER 09-26515 To Whom It May Concern: Thank you for contacting the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program ("NHESP")

of the MA Division of Fisheries

& Wildlife for information regarding state-listed rare species in the vicinity of the above referenced site. Please note that I have returned the check submitted by Normandeau Associates because we received two requests and two fees for this site.Based on the information provided, portions of the transmission lines are located within Priority Habitat and Estimated Habitat as indicated in the Massachusetts Natural Heritage Atlas (135 Edition).

Our database indicates that the following state-listed rare species have been found in the vicinity of the site: Amesbury Priority Habitat 967 (PH 967) and Estimated Habitat 798 (EH 798)Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group Ligumia nasuta Eastern Pondmussel Mussel Merrimac Priority Habitat 1,32. (PH 3321) and Estimated Habitat 65 (EH 65)Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group Haliaeetus leucocephahls Bald Eagle Bird Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose Sturgeon Fish West Newbury Priority Habitat 1321 (PH 1321) and Estimated Habitat 65 (EH 65)Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle Bird Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose Sturgeon Fish West Newbury Priority Habitat 875 (PH 875) and Estimated Habitat 698 (EH 698)Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group Somatochlora georgiana Coppery Emerald Dragonfly State Status Special Concern State Status Endangered Endangered State Status Endangered Endangered State Status Endangered www masswildlife.

ore Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Field Headquarters, North Drive, Westborough, MA 01581 (508) 389-6300 Fax (508) 389-7891 An Agency of the Deparstent offish and Game Seabrook Station Unit 1 License Renewal Application Page C-65 Appendix E -Environmental Report Special Status Species Correspondence Attachment C NHESP No. 09-26515, page 2 of 3 West Newbury Priority Habitat 1440 (PH 1440) and Estimated Habitat 46 (EH 46)Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle Reptile Groveland Priority Habitat 1440 (PH 1440) and Estimated Habitat 46 (EH 46)Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle Reptile Ambystoma laterale Blue-Spotted Salamander Amphibian Georgetown Priority Habitat 1440 (PH 1440) and Estimated Habitat 46 (EH 46)Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle Reptile Ambystoma laterale Blue-Spotted Salamander Amphibian Enallagma laterale New England Bluet Damselfly Boxford Priority Habitat 1440 (PH 46) and Estimated Habitat 1440 (EH 46)Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle Reptile Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle Reptile Ambystoma lateraie Blue-Spotted Salamander Amphibian Haverhill Priority Habitat 2321 (PH 1321) and Estimated Habitat 65 (EH 65)Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group Haliaectus leucocephalus Bald Eagle Bird Neurocorduli a bsoleta Umber Shadowdragon Dragonfly Stylum-s spiniceps A Clubtail Dragonfly Dragonfly Gomphus vastus Cobra Clubtail Dragonfly Methuen Priority Habitat 1321 (PH 1321) and Estimated Habitat 65 (EH 65)Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group Haliaeetus leucocephalis Bald Eagle Bird Neurocordulia obsoleta Umber Shadowdragon Dragonfly Stylurns spiniceps A Clubtail Dragonfly Dragonfly Gomphus vaststs Cobra Clubtail Dragonfly Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle Reptile Ambystoma lateraIe Blue-Spotted Salamander Amphibian Methuen Priority Habitat 249 (PH 249) and Estimated Habitat 135 (EH 135)Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle Reptile State Status Threatened State Status Threatened Special Concern State Status Threatened Special Concern Special Concern Special Concern State Status Threatened Special Concern Special Concern State Status Endangered Special Concern Threatened Special Concern State Status Endangered Special Concern Threatened Special Concern Special Concern Special Concern State Status Threatened Seabrook Station Unit 1 License Renewal Application Page C-66 Attachment C Appendix E -Environmental Report Special Status Species Correspondence NHESP No. 09-26515, page 3 of 3 Methuen Priority Habitat 374 (PH 374) and Estimated Habitat 263 (EH 263)Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle Reptile Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle Reptile Dracut Priority Habitat 374 (PH 374) and Estimated Habitat 263 (EH 263)Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle Reptile Emydoidea blandingii Blanding's Turtle Reptile Dracut Priority Habitat 678 (PH 678) and Estimated Habitat 636 (EH 636)Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group Glyptemys insculpta Wood Turtle Reptile Ambystoma laterale Blue-Spotted Salamander Amphibian Dracut Priorihj Habitat 1321 (PH 1321) and Estimated Habitat 65 (EH 65)Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle Bird Neurocordulia obsoleta Umber Shadowdragon Dragonfly Andover Priority Habitat 1321 (PH 1321) and Estimated Habitat 65 (EH 65)Scientific name Common Name Taxonomic Group Haliaeetus Ieicocephalus Bald Eagle Bird Neurocordulia obsoleta Umber Shadowdragon Dragonfly State Status Special Concein Threatened State Status Special Concern Threatened State Status Special Concern Special Concern State Status Endangered Special Concern State Status Endangered Special Concern The species listed above are protected under the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act (MESA) (M.G.L. c.131A) and its implementing regulations (321 CMR 10.00). State-listed wildlife are also protected under the state's Wetlands Protection Act (WPA).(M.G.L.

c. 131, s. 40) and its implementing regulations (310 CMR 10.00).Fact sheets for most state-listed rare species can be found on our website t'L.nw rg).This evaluation is based on the most recent information available in the NHESP database, which is constantly being expanded and updated through ongoing research and inventory.

If you have any questions regarding this letter please contact Emily Holt, Endangered Species Review Assistant, at (508) 389-6361.Sincerely, Thomas W. French, Ph.D.Assistant Director~d4&C+/-cc: Sarah Barnum, NoTmandeau Associates, Inc.Seabrook Station Unit 1 License Renewal Application Page C-67