Notice2023-22496
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Real Property Master Plan Implementation at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, North Carolina
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Published
October 12, 2023
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Abstract
The Department of the Army (Army) announces its intent to conduct public scoping under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to gather information to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for proposed near-term real property actions and the update of the Real Property Master Plan (RPMP) for Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU). MOTSU is a 16,435-acre installation located on the banks of the Cape Fear River between the towns of Boiling Spring Lakes and Southport, North Carolina. The scoping process will help identify reasonable alternatives, potential environmental impacts, and key issues of concern to be analyzed in the EIS. The Army intends to comply with the requirements of section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act in parallel with this NEPA process and invites federally recognized Tribes and the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) of North Carolina to participate in the consultation process.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 196 (Thursday, October 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 70650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22496]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Real Property
Master Plan Implementation at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point,
North Carolina
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army (Army) announces its intent to
conduct public scoping under the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) to gather information to prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for proposed near-term real property actions and the
update of the Real Property Master Plan (RPMP) for Military Ocean
Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU). MOTSU is a 16,435-acre installation
located on the banks of the Cape Fear River between the towns of
Boiling Spring Lakes and Southport, North Carolina. The scoping process
will help identify reasonable alternatives, potential environmental
impacts, and key issues of concern to be analyzed in the EIS. The Army
intends to comply with the requirements of section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act in parallel with this NEPA process and
invites federally recognized Tribes and the State Historic Preservation
Office (SHPO) of North Carolina to participate in the consultation
process.
DATES: Scoping comments must be submitted/sent on or before November
11, 2023. There will be a public meeting, as discussed below.
ADDRESSES: Please send written comments to James A. Rupkalvis,
Installation Manager, 6280 Sunny Point Road, Southport, NC 28461-7800
or via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#086269656d7b2669267a7d786369647e617b266b617e48697a657126656164"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6c060d01091f420d421e191c070d001a051f420f051a2c0d1e011542010500">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen C Herring, Legislative Affairs
Officer, Public and Congressional Affairs Office, Military Surface
Deployment and Distribution Command; telephone (618) 220-6119; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#88fbfcedf8e0ede6a6eba6e0edfafae1e6efa6ebe1fec8e9fae5f1a6e5e1e4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f6c6b7a6f777a71317c31777a6d6d767178317c76695f7e6d726631727673">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MOTSU is the Military Surface Deployment and
Distribution Command's East Coast strategic ammunition port and is the
Department of Defense's primary ammunition seaport supporting the
European, African, and Middle Eastern areas of operation. The proposed
action includes barricade safety, waterfront maintenance, Pleasure
Island Explosive Safety Clear Zone security, linear infrastructure
(e.g., roads, rail, utilities, firebreaks), stormwater mitigation, and
cantonment area infill. In addition to these projects planned for the
fiscal year 2025 through 2031 timeframe, the proposed action includes
modernizing operation areas and general repair and maintenance of
infrastructure, to include facilities, wharves, roads, rail, utilities,
and perimeter security. The purpose of the proposed action is to
provide MOTSU a master plan that will guide installation-wide real
property management and development. The need for the proposed action
is to maintain and modernize MOTSU's infrastructure so its staff and
assets are safe and secure and so its vital, long-term, trans-shipment
mission is assured. The master plan allows for a coordinated approach
to the maintenance and modernization of critical infrastructure.
The EIS will evaluate the potential impacts associated with
implementing the proposed RPMP activities, to include analyzing Full-
Plan Implementation, a Partial Implementation Alternative, and a No-
Action Alternative. Any other reasonable alternatives identified during
the scoping process will be considered for evaluation in the EIS. The
EIS will assess the impacts of the alternatives on resources and
identify mitigation measures. Resource areas to be addressed include
land use and coastal zone management, cultural resources,
socioeconomics and environmental justice, transportation and utilities
infrastructure, hazardous materials, hazardous waste, toxic substances,
and contaminated sites. The proposed action could result in significant
adverse effects to endangered species, 100-year floodplains, wetlands,
and waters of the Cape Fear River. Anticipated permits and other
authorizations include findings of no practicable alternatives for
actions proposed in floodplains and wetlands per Executive Orders 11988
and 11990 respectively, Endangered Species Act consultations and take
permits, National Historic Preservation Act consultations, Clean Water
Act section 401 water quality certifications and section 404 permits,
Rivers and Harbors Act section 10 permits, Sediment Pollution Control
Act permits, and North Carolina Coastal Area Management Act federal
consistency determinations. Actual permits and other authorizations
will be determined for each project following that project's final
design.
Members of the public, federally recognized Native American Tribes,
and Federal, state, and local agencies are invited to participate in
the scoping process for the preparation of this EIS by attending the
virtual public meeting and/or submitting written comments. The Army
requests input on identification of potential alternatives,
information, and analyses relevant to the proposed action.
Written comments must be sent within 30 days of publication of this
NOI in the Federal Register. A virtual public meeting will be held
during this period. The date and location of the meeting will be
announced at least seven days in advance through local media,
newspapers, and on the project's website. Materials, including posters,
fact sheet(s), and comment forms will be made available on <a href="https://www.sddc.army.mil/SitePages/Environmental%20Programs.aspx">https://www.sddc.army.mil/SitePages/Environmental%20Programs.aspx</a>.
James W. Satterwhite Jr.,
U.S. Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-22496 Filed 10-11-23; 8:45 am]
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