Notice2024-30382
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Real Property Master Plan Implementation at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, North Carolina AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
December 20, 2024
Issuing agencies
Defense DepartmentArmy Department
Abstract
The Department of the Army (Army) announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for implementing proposed real property actions at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU), North Carolina. This DEIS evaluates the potential effects of the implementation of various projects needed for the safety and mission of the facility and provides an analysis of the effects of implementing real property maintenance, repair, upgrade, and development actions. The proposed action is needed to address improvements to real property related to explosive safety, waterfront maintenance, security, and linear infrastructure. The projects and programs address compliance with federal, state, DoD, and Army standards vital to safety, security, and other mission needs. The document also makes available for public comment a Draft Finding of No Practicable Alternative (FONPA) prepared because portions of the proposed action occur in floodplains or involve construction in wetlands, or both.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 245 (Friday, December 20, 2024)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 104110-104111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30382]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Draft 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 availability.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Department of the Army (Army) announces the availability
of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for implementing
proposed real property actions at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point
(MOTSU), North Carolina. This DEIS evaluates the potential effects of
the implementation of various projects needed for the safety and
mission of the facility and provides an analysis of the effects of
implementing real property maintenance, repair, upgrade, and
development actions. The proposed action is needed to address
improvements to real property related to
[[Page 104111]]
explosive safety, waterfront maintenance, security, and linear
infrastructure. The projects and programs address compliance with
federal, state, DoD, and Army standards vital to safety, security, and
other mission needs. The document also makes available for public
comment a Draft Finding of No Practicable Alternative (FONPA) prepared
because portions of the proposed action occur in floodplains or involve
construction in wetlands, or both.
DATES: Comments on the DEIS can be submitted during the 45-day public
review period, through 4 February 2025.
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#a4cec5c9c1d78ac58ad6d1d4cfc5c8d2cdd78ac7cdd2e4c5d6c9dd8ac9cdc8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c9a3a8a4acbae7a8e7bbbcb9a2a8a5bfa0bae7aaa0bf89a8bba4b0e7a4a0a5">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Burkhalter, 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#fd90949e959c9891d399d39f888f96959c9189988fd39e948bbd9c8f9084d3909491"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f72767c777e7a73317b317d6a6d74777e736b7a6d317c76695f7e6d726631727673">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MOTSU is the Military Surface Deployment and
Distribution Command's East Coast strategic ammunition port and is
DoD'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. The proposed action also includes modernizing operation areas
and general repair and maintenance of infrastructure, to include
facilities, wharves, roads, rail, utilities, and perimeter security.
The proposed projects address critical mission requirements and are
planned for fiscal years 2025 through 2031.
The DEIS evaluates 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. The DEIS assesses the impacts of the alternatives
on resources and identifies mitigation measures. Resource areas and
potential impacts addressed include coastal zone management, air
quality, noise, geology and soils, water resources, biological
resources, and cultural resources. The DEIS has not identified any
significant impacts, but consultation is ongoing with regulatory
agencies.
Executive Order (E.O.) 11988, Floodplain Management, requires that
if an agency finds that the only practicable alternative for an action
requires siting in a floodplain, the agency shall design or modify its
action in order to minimize potential harm to or within the floodplain.
Under E.O. 11990, Protection of Wetlands, an agency must avoid
undertaking new construction in wetlands unless the agency finds that
there is no practicable alternative to such construction. The Army
determined that elements of the proposed action must be located within
portions of the floodplain and wetlands at MOTSU. Accordingly, a Draft
FONPA--i.e., a notice containing an explanation of why the action is
proposed to be located in floodplains and wetlands--is also being
circulated for public review and comment.
Native American Tribes, federal, state, and local agencies/
officials, and other interested entities/individuals are encouraged to
comment on the DEIS and Draft FONPA during the 45- day public comment
period. The DEIS and Draft FONPA are available on the project website
at: <a href="https://www.sddc.army.mil/SitePages/Environmental%20Programs.aspx">https://www.sddc.army.mil/SitePages/Environmental%20Programs.aspx</a>.
All comments postmarked or received by 4 February 2025 will be
considered in the development of the Final EIS. Following the
conclusion of the comment period, the Army will consider all comments
and prepare responses that will appear in an appendix of the Final EIS.
The Final EIS will be made available to the public, which will start a
30-day waiting period. No sooner than the conclusion of that waiting
period, the Army will publish a Record of Decision.
James W. Satterwhite Jr.,
U.S. Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-30382 Filed 12-19-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3711-CC-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on December 20, 2024.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.