Final Environmental Impact Statement for Real Property Master Plan Implementation at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, North Carolina (ID# EISX-007-21-001-1751989587)
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The Department of the Army (Army) announces the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for implementing proposed real property actions at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU), North Carolina. This FEIS 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 includes a final Finding of No Practicable Alternative (FONPA) prepared because portions of the proposed action occur in floodplains or involve construction in wetlands, or both.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 156 (Friday, August 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39381-39382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15573]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
Final Environmental Impact Statement for Real Property Master
Plan Implementation at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, North
Carolina (ID# EISX-007-21-001-1751989587)
AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Army (Army) announces the availability
of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for implementing
proposed real property actions at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point
(MOTSU), North Carolina. This FEIS 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 includes a final Finding of No Practicable Alternative (FONPA)
prepared because portions of the proposed action occur in floodplains
or involve construction in wetlands, or both.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frederick Rice, Director, Public and
Congressional Affairs Office, Military Surface Deployment and
Distribution Command; telephone: (618) 220-6284; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e187938485849388828acf8dcf93888284cf828897a180938c98cf8c888d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ee8fcebeaebfce7ede5a0e2a0fce7edeba0ede7f8ceeffce3f7a0e3e7e2">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MOTSU is the Military Surface Deployment and
Distribution Command's East Coast strategic ammunition port and is
among DoD's seaports supporting global operations. The proposed action
includes barricade safety, waterfront maintenance, Pleasure Island
Explosive Safety Clear Zone security, linear infrastructure (e.g.,
roads, rail, utilities, and 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 2026 through 2031.
The FEIS evaluates the potential effects associated with
implementing the proposed RPMP activities, to include analyzing Full-
Plan Implementation, a Partial Implementation Alternative, and a No-
Action Alternative. The FEIS assesses the effects of the alternatives
on resources and identifies mitigation measures. Resource areas and
potential effects addressed include coastal zone management, air
quality, noise, geology
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and soils, water resources, biological resources, and cultural
resources. Consultation with applicable regulatory agencies has been
concluded.
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
FONPA--i.e., a description of the anticipated impacts and reasoning why
the only practicable alternative is to locate the proposed action
within floodplains and wetlands--has been prepared and included in the
FEIS.
The FEIS is available on the project website at: <a href="https://www.amc.army.mil/Resources/Environmental-Information/">https://www.amc.army.mil/Resources/Environmental-Information/</a>. This notice that
the FEIS is available to the public starts a 30-day waiting period. No
sooner than the conclusion of that waiting period, the Army will
publish a Record of Decision.
(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. (1969)).
James W. Satterwhite Jr.,
U.S. Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-15573 Filed 8-14-25; 8:45 am]
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