ML041330242
| ML041330242 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 03/11/2004 |
| From: | Bernhart D US Dept of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service, US Dept of Commerce, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| Terry T, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-1488 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML041330242 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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tNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration p;NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE chs ES0 outheast Regional Office 9 721 Executive Center Drive North St. Petersburg, FL 33702 (727) 570-5312, FAX 570-5517 htqp://caldera.sero.nmfs.yov
Dear Colleague:
MAI), I 1 r,!.j4 The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) Protected Resources Division has reviewed your letter pursuant to section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) concerning Hi.1 A Ad L 21 24 1014 ; J NRC IS re-Viewio an laomca-elOr l&.~
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Enclosed are guidelines to conduct a proper biological evaluation.
V As requested, enclosed is a list of federally-protected species under the jurisdiction of NOAA Fisheries for the state of ALIbafgLa.
Biological information on federally-protected sea turtles, shortnose and gulf sturgeon, smalltooth sawfish, and other listed species and candidate species can be found at the following website addresses: NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office (htto://caldera.sero.nmfs.gov/protectl/rotect.htm): NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources (http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/prot res/prot res.htmh; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (httD://noflorida.fws.gov/SeaTurties/seaturtle-info.htm), hktp://www.turtles.org:
http:/w*ww/seaturtle.org, http://alabama.fws.gov/gs/: http://endangered.fws.gov/wildIife.html#Species; the Ocean Conservancy (htto://www.cmc-ocean.orglmain.phn3); the Caribbean Conservation Corporation (ttp://www.cccturtle.orgfl; Florida'Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (http://floridaconservation.orgf/smniturtles/turtle.htm): http://obis.env.dulke.edufdata/sn profiles. hp:
www.mote.org/-colins/Safi.sh/SawrishHomePage.html: www.floridasawfish.com:
www.flmh.ufl.edu/fish/sharkslNewslsawprop.htm.
It is NOAA Fisheries' opinion that the project will have no effect on listed species or critical habitat protected by the ESA under NOAA Fisheries' purview. No further consultation with NOAA Fisheries pursuant to section 7(a)(2) of the ESA is required. Consultation with NOAA Fisheries, Habitat Conservation Division, pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act's requirements for essential fish habitat consultation (16 U.S.C. 1855 (b)(2) and 50 CFR 600.905-.930, subpart K), may be required. Please contact our Habitat Conservation Division at (727) 570-5317.
If you have any questions, please contact the ESA section 7 coordinator, Eric Hawk, at (727) 570-5312, or by e-mail at eric.hawk(~noaa.gov.
Sincerely, David Bernhart Acting Assistant Regional Administrator
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file/I//OVFORMS/Species Lists/ALCAND.htm Endangered and Threatened Species and Critical Habitats under the Jurisdiction of the National Marine Fisheries Service Alabama lListed Species P Scientific Name tatus Date Listed l
r Marine Mammals lblue whale Balaenoptera musculus jEndangered ll12102170 Ifinback whale llBalaenoptera physalus ndangered 12/02/70 lhumpback whale llMegaptera novaeangliae 1Endanered 12/02/70 1
Isel whale IBaleenoptera borealis Endangered l12/02/70 lsperm whale Physetermacrocephalus Endangered 12102/70 Turtles igreen sea turtle FChelonia mydas lThreatenedw ll07128/78 Ihawksbill sea turtle Eretmochelys Imbricata lEndangered 106/02/70
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lKemp's ridley sea turtle,
Lepldochlelys kempJI lEndangered l12102170 J
leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys corfacea Endangered 106/02/70 loggerhead sea turile llCaretta caretta Threatened 1107/28/78
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Fish Gulf sturgeon lclpenseroxyrlnchus desotol
.Threatened 1109/30/91 Species Proposed for Listing None Designated Critical Habitat Gulf Sturgeon: Gulf Sturgeon: A final rule designating Gulf sturgeon critical habitat was published on March 19, 2003 (68 FR 13370) and 14 geographic areas (units) among the Gulf of Mexico rivers and tributaries were Identified. Maps and details regarding the final rule can be found at alabama.fws.govlgs Proposed Critical Habitat None 1 of 2 3/10/04 11:20 AM
fileCJIOVFORMS/Species Lists/ALSCAND.htm I
Candidate SpeclesO Fish Alabama shad dusky shark Goliath grouper night shark saltmarsh topmInnow sand tiger shark speckled hind Warsaw grouper Scientific Name Alosa alabamae Carcharhinus obscurts Epinephelus itajara Carcharinus signatus Funduluslenkinsi Odontaspis taurus Epinephelus drummondhayl Epinephelus nigritus
- 1. Green turtles are listed as threatened, except for breeding populations of green turtles In Florida and on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, which are listed as endangered.
- 2. Candidate species are not protected under the Endangered Species Act, but concerns about their status Indicate that they may warrant listing In the future. Federal agencies and the public are encouraged to consider these species during project planning so that future listings may be avoided.
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