Document: NUREG-1555
Document ID: f24d8f7b-0da3-4131-b35a-91895b335918
Document Type: esrp
Title: TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY
Source: NUREG-1555
Source URL: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/initial/
Revision Date: 2007-10
Chapter: 2
Section ID: 2.4.1
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these criteria, the reviewer will find a framework of those descriptive features of terrestrial resources judged adequate for most situations of nuclear power station siting. The reviewer should also become familiar with the provisions of the legislation listed in this ESRP. With these guidelines in mind, the reviewer should take the following steps: (1) Identify the species and habitats that will be considered “important” ecological resources of the site, vicinity, transmission corridors, and offsite areas for evaluation of potential impacts on them, using Table 2.4.1-1 as a reference. (2) Consult with local offices of the appropriate Federal, State, regional, local, and affected Native American tribal agencies to determine the possible presence of such species. (3) Identify the threatened and endangered species that, based on known distributions, could be present within these areas, but that have not been recorded by documented observations. (4) In the case of commercially or recreationally valuable species, list the types of wildlife and plants that could be adversely impacted by the proposed action, and in addition to the applicant’s ER, consult with State or local agencies or organizations that maintain records of harvest levels of these species. (5) Review the available site-specific data for adequacy, accuracy, and completeness. IV. EVALUATION FINDINGS The depth and extent of the input to the EIS should be governed by the kinds of terrestrial ecological resources that could be affected by plant construction or operation and by the nature and magnitude of the expected impacts to these resources. The reviewer should prepare input to the EIS descriptions of the site and offsite areas potentially affected by the proposed project. The input should be brief and should include the following information: ` the principal terrestrial ecological features of the site and vicinity, transmission and access corridors, and offsite areas, with emphasis on the