/BO United States Department of the Interior FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE P.O. Box 534 ^ ,., . / ^ •! "-- '"'' f N 705 White Horse Pike ' " ,, , ! . . SDMS Document Absecon, New Jersey 08201 5 ' S. / / V" (609)646-9310

66388 May 24, 1989

Mr. RdDert W. Hargrove, Chief Environmental Iitpactis Branch U.S. Environmentzal Protection Agency 26 Federal Plaza New York, Ne*; York 10278

Dear Mr. Hargrove:

This letter is in response to your May 5, 1989 request to the Fish and Wildlife Servie (Service) for information on the presence of federally endangered or threatened species witiiin tihe vicinilr/ of the Qiemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc., National Priorities List site.

This response is provided pursuant to t:he Endangered Species Act of 1973 (87 Stat. 884, as aroerded; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) to ensure the protection of endangered and t±ireatened species and is int:ended to assist your assessments, investigations and planning being conducted pursuant to Section 104(a) of the Ccaiprehensive Environmental Response, Ccarpensation and Liability Act as amended by the Superfund Amendments and ReautJiorization Act. These comments do rrat represent any position the U.S. D^)artment of the Interior may adc^ concerning possible injury to natural resources under the Department's trusteeship.

Except for occasional transient species, no federsilly listed or proposed threat:ened or endangered flora or fauna are kncwn to exist witihin the study area. Therefore, no further consultation pursuant to Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act is required witii the Service. Should project plans change, additional information on list:ed or proposed species become available, or a significant period of time elapse before project inplementation, this determination may be reconsidered.

Enclosed is a summary of federally listed and candidate ^jecies in New Jersey for your information. Candidate species are those species under consideration by the Service for possible inclusion on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants. Althou^ these species receive no substantive or procedural protection under t±ie Endangered Species Act, the Service encourages the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to consider these species in the project planning process. The New Jersey Natural Heritage Program provides the most up-to-date data source for candidate species in the State, as well as maintaining information on State listed species and may be contacted at the following address:

"TAKE PRIDE IN AMERICA" Mr. Thcaias Breden Natural Heritage Program Division of Pcurks and Forestry CN 404 Trenton, New Jersey 08625 (609/984-0097)

Should the Natural Heritage Program data search reveal the presence of any candidate species on the site, the Service should be contracted to ensure that these species are not adversely affected by project activities.

Further information on State listed species may be obtained from the following office:

Ms. JoAnn Frier-Morza Endangered eind Nongame Species Program Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife CN 400 Trenton, New Jersey 08625 (609/292-9101)

Information contained in this letter and additional information obtained from the aforementioned St:ate sources r^resents the public interest for fi^i emd wildlife resources and should warrant full consideration in the project planning process. The Service requests that no part of this letter be taken out of context and if r^roduced, the letter should appear in its entirety.

Please contact Lynn Wilson of my staff should you have any questions or require further assistance.

Sincerely,

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Michael T. Chezik Acting Supervisor

Enclosures

007588 FECERALLY HCftNGERED AND THREflTlNED SPECIES IN NEW JERSEY

An endangered ^lecies is any species which is in danger of extinction throu(^out all or a significant portion of it:s range.

A threatened species is any species viiich is likely to became an endangered species witJiin the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.

CCWCN NAME SCrElfrii''lC NAME gmrOS DTSTRLtf-fl'lCN FLghes: Sturgeon, shortnose* Acipenser brevirosturum Hudson, Delaware and Atlantic coastal rivers Reptiles: Turtle, Atl. Ridley* Lepidochelys kempii Oceanic, summer resident coastal waters Turtle, green* Chelonia mydas Oceanic, summer visitor coastal waters Turtle, hawksbill* Eretmochelys imbricata Oceanic, summer visitor coastal waters Turtle, leatherback* Dermochelys coriacea Oceanic, summer visitor coastal waters Turtle, loggerhead* Caretta caret±a Oceanic, summer resident coastal waters,rarely nests: AtJ.antic and Cape May Counties Birds: Eagle, bald Haliaeetus leucocephalus E Entire state Falcon, Am. peregrine Falco perecrrinus anatum E Entire stat:e, re-establishment to former breeding range in progress Falcon, Artie peregrine Falco perecrrinus tundrius T Entire state migratory Plover, piping Charadrius melodus T Entire state Tern, roseate St:ema douqallii doucrallii E Entire state

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M=mimals: Cougar, eastiem Felis concolor cniiqiiar E Entire state, prcbably extinct Whale, blue* Balaenootera musculus E Oceanic Whale, finback* Balaenoptera phvscdus E Oceanic Whale, huirpback* Meoaptera novaeanaliae E Oceanic Whale, ri^t* Balaena alacialis E Oceanic Whale, sei* Balaenoptera borealis E Oceanic Whale, sperm* Physeter catodon E Oceanic

Plants: Pogonia, small v*iorled Isotria medeoloides E Sussex County Swaiip pink Helonias bvillata T Atlantic, Burlington, CaTTden,Cape May, Cunberland, Gloucester, Middlesex, Mon­ mouth, Morris, Ocean, and Salem Counties Orchid, eastern prairie Platant±iera leucophaea PI Sussex County, fringed presumed extirpated

E: endangered species T: threatened species PI: proposed tiireatened species

* Except for sea turtle nesting habitat, principal responsibilit:y for these species is vested with the National Marine Fisheries Service.

(note: for ccmplete listing of Endangered and Threatzened Wildlife and Plants refer to 50 CFR 17.11 and 17.12, January 1, 1989)

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007590 ^j:^.iiiXj^ri;^-^~ B.-. r*> 'Kc.-t" —;«••—^-'-.vc-sj-M-ittssat^ «3WBiJs;««^; ?SV.^}. g^r,i^~ r^ ^ic.x;-^^t^-fi';-f^a^y^pV^^';?ffl??^^ CANDIDftTE SraXTDSS IN NEW JERSEY

Candidate ^jecies are species vArLch appear to warrant consideration for addition to the List of Endangered and Ihreatened Wildlife. Althou^ these species receive no subst:antive or procedural protection under the Endangered Species Act, the Service encourages federal agencies and other planners to give consideration to these species in the environmental planning process.

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VERTEBRATES -I Rept^iles; Turtle, bog Clemmys muhlenbertri 2 4 Terrapin, northern diamondback Malaclemys terrapin terrapin 2 Snake, northern pine Pituophis melanoleucas melanoleuccis 2

Birds: Shrike, migrant loggerhead lanius ludovicianus migrans

Bat, eastern small-footed Mvotis subulatus leibii 2 Rabbit, New England cottontail Svlvilacfus transitionalis 2 Shrew, long-tailed Sorex dispar 2 Shrew, Tuckahoe masked Sorex cinereus nioriculus 2 Woodrat, eastern Neotoma floridana magister 2

INVERTEBRATES

Draqonflies and Damselflies: Dragonfly, banded bog skimmer Williamsonia lintneri

Beetles: beetle, northeastern beach tiger Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis 1 beetle, cobblestone tiger Cicindela marginipennis 2

Butterflies and Maths: butterfly, Mitchell satryr Neonymy^ia mitchelli 2 butterfly, regal fritillary Speyeria idalia 2 butterfly, tawny crescent Phvciodes batesi 2 moth, Albarufan dagger Acronicta albarufa 2 moth, Bucholz' dart Agrotis bucholzi 2 moth, Daecke's pyralid Crambus daeckeellus 2* motii, Hebard's noctuid Ervthroecia hebardi 2 mot±i, Leramer's noctuid Lithophane lonmeri 2 moth, precious underwing Catocala pretiosa 2

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,iv.V*i:tf-s •Jrus:.*:-" v;i.S .•^<<Schizaea pusilla 2 Grass, sand Calamovilfa brevipilis . 2 Jacob's ladder Polemonium vanbruntiae 2 Joint-vetch, sensitive Aeschynomene virginica 2 lobelia, Boykin's lobelia boykinii 2 MeadosA^Deauty, awned Rhexia aristosa 2 Micrantheraum, Nuttall's Micrant±temum micranthemoides 1* Morning-glory, Pickering's Stvlisma pickeringii var. pickerigii 2 Muhly, Torrey's Muhlenbergia torreyana 1 Bog asphodel Narthecium americanum 2 Panic grass. Hirst's Panicum hirstii 2 Pigweed, sea-beach Amaranthus pumilus 2 Pipewort, Parker's Eriocaulon parkeri 2 Quillwort, Eaton's Isoet:es eatonii 2 Rush, New Je2:sey Juncus caesariensis 2 Sedge, Barratt's Ccirex barratrtii 2 Sedge, variable Carex polvmorpha 2 Spurge, Darlington's Euphorbia purpurea 2

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•^^:^; 1 »iA ii*!wi''<-'iSi**'" STATUS: 1: Taxa for vMch t±ie Service currently has substantial information to support the appropriateness of proposing to list the species as threatened or endangered. Development and publication of proposed rules on these species is cinticipated.

2: Taxa for viiich information now in possession of the Service indicates t:hat proposing to list t±ie species as threatened or endangered is possibly appropriate, but for v^iich conclusive data are not available to st^jport proposed rules at this time.

*indicates those species for which there have been no authenticated records in New Jersey since 1963; some of these are possibly extinct, but further research is needed to determine their status with any confidence.

(Note: for conplete listing of taxa under review refer to Federal Register Vol. 54, No. 4, January 6, 1989 (Animal) and Vol. 50, No. 188, September 27, 1985 (Plants)).

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