Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Navy Base Intermodal Facility at the former Charleston Naval Complex (CNC) in North Charleston, South Carolina, 63169-63170 [2013-24736]
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On Thursday, September 12,
2013 (78 FR 56219–56220), the
Department of Defense published a
notice announcing an October 1, 2013
meeting of the National Commission on
the Structure of the Air Force in Bossier
City, Louisiana. On Thursday,
September 26, 2013 (78 FR 59343–
59344), the Department of Defense
published a notice announcing an
October 4, 2013 meeting of the National
Commission on the Structure of the Air
Force in Colorado Springs, Colorado. On
October 3, 2013 (78 FR 61342–61343),
the Department of Defense published a
notice announcing an October 9, 2013
meeting of the National Commission on
the Structure of the Air Force in
Chicopee, Massachusetts. Under the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C.,
Appendix, as amended), and the
Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), this
notice announces that the National
Commission on the Structure of the Air
Force meetings scheduled for Tuesday,
October 1, Friday, October 4, 2013 and
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 were
cancelled due to the government
shutdown.
SUMMARY:
Defense Business Board; Notice of
Federal Advisory Committee Meeting;
Cancellation
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Mrs.
Marcia Moore, Designated Federal
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Structure of the Air Force, 1950 Defense
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Meeting Announcement: Due to the
lapse of appropriations, the Department
of Defense cancelled the meetings of the
National Commission on the Structure
of the Air Force on October 1, 4, and 9
of 2013. As a result, the Department of
Defense was unable to provide
appropriate notification as required by
41 CFR 102–3.150(a). Therefore, the
Advisory Committee Management
Officer for the Department of Defense,
pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150(b),
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) for the Navy Base Intermodal
Facility at the former Charleston Naval
Complex (CNC) in North Charleston,
South Carolina
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Department of the Army
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (Corps), Charleston District
intends to prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
to assess the potential social, economic,
and environmental effects of the
proposed construction and operation of
an intermodal container transfer facility
(ICTF) by the South Carolina
Department of Commerce Division of
Public Railways d/b/a Palmetto
Railways (Palmetto Railways). The DEIS
will assess potential effects of a range of
alternatives, including the proposed
alternative.
SUMMARY:
Public Scoping Meeting: A public
scoping meeting is planned for
Thursday, November 14, 2013 beginning
at 5:30 p.m. EDT at the Chicora School
of Communications, 3795 Spruill
Avenue, North Charleston, South
Carolina, 29405. An open house will be
held from 5:30–7 p.m. The formal
scoping meeting will be held from 7–9
p.m. Individuals and organizations that
are interested in the proposed activity or
whose interests may be affected by the
proposed work are encouraged to attend
the Scoping Meeting and to submit
written comments to the Corps.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information and/or questions
about the proposed project and DEIS,
please contact Mr. Nathaniel Ball, Corps
Project Manager, by telephone: 843–
329–8044 or toll-free 1–866–329–8187,
or by mail: Mr. Nathaniel I. Ball, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, 69–A Hagood
Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina
29403. For inquiries from the media,
please contact the Corps, Charleston
District Corporate Communication
DATES:
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Officer (CCO), Ms. Glenn Jeffries by
telephone: 843–329–8123.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Corps
is evaluating a proposal from Palmetto
Railways in accordance with Corps
regulations and the policies and
procedures that are established in the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA). Based on the available
information, the Corps has determined
that the Proposed Navy Base Intermodal
Facility has the potential to significantly
affect the quality of the human
environment and therefore warrants the
preparation of an EIS. Additional
information about the proposed project
and the NEPA process is available on
the project Web site at:
www.navybaseictf.com.
1. Description of the Proposed Project.
Palmetto Railways currently provides
rail services to Union Pier Terminal,
Columbus Street Terminal, Veterans
Terminal, and North Charleston
Terminal and various private industries
in the region. Palmetto Railways has
proposed to construct and operate an
ICTF on a 90-acre site at the former
CNC. The proposed ICTF would provide
equal access to both Class I railroads
serving Charleston, South Carolina: CSX
Transportation (CSX) and Norfolk
Southern Railway (NS). The ICTF would
be a state-of-the-art intermodal terminal
that would utilize sustainable
intermodal terminal technologies. The
proposed ICTF is being designed to
accommodate existing intermodal rail
traffic and anticipated future growth
associated with the Port of Charleston.
Components of the ICTF would include
conventional terminal components such
as high-mast lighting, rail or rubbertired mounted container cranes, and
terminal hostlers. Further, it is
anticipated that the development of the
ICTF will encourage the development of
freight-related facilities adjacent to the
ICTF that would include warehousing
and distribution facilities, as well as
transloading and other freight-related
industrial facilities.
2. Alternatives. A range of alternatives
to the proposed action will be
identified, and those found to be
reasonable alternatives will be fully
evaluated in the DEIS, including: the
no-action alternative, the applicant’s
proposed alternative, alternatives that
may result in avoidance and
minimization of impacts, and mitigation
measures not in the proposed action;
however, this list in not exclusive and
additional alternatives may be
considered for inclusion.
3. Scoping and Public Involvement
Process. A scoping meeting will be
conducted to gather information on the
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scope of the project and alternatives to
be addressed in the DEIS. Additional
public and agency involvement will be
sought through the implementation of a
public involvement plan and through an
agency coordination team.
4. Significant issues. Issues and
potential impacts associated with the
proposed project that are likely to be
given detailed analysis in the DEIS
include, but are not necessarily limited
to,: existing transportation infrastructure
(roadways and railways), waters of the
United States, air quality, noise, light,
environmental justice, economics,
visual resources/aesthetics, general
environmental concerns, historic
properties, fish and wildlife values,
Federally-listed threatened or
endangered species, flood hazards, flood
plain values, land use, recreation, water
quality, hazardous waste and materials,
socioeconomics, safety, and in general,
the needs and welfare of the people.
5. Additional Review and
Consultation. Additional review and
consultation, which will be
incorporated into the preparation of this
DEIS, will include, but will not
necessarily be limited to, Section 401 of
the Clean Water Act; Essential Fish
Habitat (EFH) consultation requirements
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act; the
National Environmental Policy Act; the
Endangered Species Act; and the
National Historic Preservation Act.
6. Availability of the Draft EIS. The
Corps expects the DEIS to be made
available to the public in late fall/winter
2014. A Public Hearing will be held
during the public comment period for
the DEIS.
John T. Litz,
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Charleston District.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Integrated Postsecondary Education
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Extension of Public Comment Period;
Correction
Department of Education.
Correction notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
On October 2, 2013, the U.S.
Department of Education published a
30-day comment period notice in the
Federal Register (Page 60864, Column
2) seeking public comment for an
information collection entitled,
‘‘Integrated Postsecondary Education
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November 14, 2013.
The Acting Director, Information
Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management
Services, Office of Management, hereby
issues a correction notice as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Dated: October 18, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Biological and Environmental
Research Advisory Committee
Office of Science, Department
of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
meeting of the Biological and
Environmental Research Advisory
Committee (BERAC). The Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public
notice of these meetings be announced
in the Federal Register.
DATES: Monday, October 28, 2013; 9:00
a.m.–5:15 p.m.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013; 8:30 a.m.–
12:15 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Hilton Washington DC/
Rockville Hotel & Executive Meeting
Center, 1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
MD 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
David Thomassen, Designated Federal
Officer, BERAC, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Science, Office of
Biological and Environmental Research,
SC–23/Germantown Building, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–1290.
Telephone (301) 903–9817; fax (301)
903–5051 or email: david.thomassen@
science.doe.gov. The most current
information concerning this meeting can
be found on the Web site: https://
science.energy.gov/ber/berac/meetings.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Meeting: To provide
advice on a continuing basis to the
Director, Office of Science of the
Department of Energy, on the many
complex scientific and technical issues
that arise in the development and
implementation of the Biological and
Environmental Research Program.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
for the Navy Base Intermodal Facility at the former Charleston Naval
Complex (CNC) in North Charleston, South Carolina
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Charleston District
intends to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to
assess the potential social, economic, and environmental effects of the
proposed construction and operation of an intermodal container transfer
facility (ICTF) by the South Carolina Department of Commerce Division
of Public Railways d/b/a Palmetto Railways (Palmetto Railways). The
DEIS will assess potential effects of a range of alternatives,
including the proposed alternative.
DATES: Public Scoping Meeting: A public scoping meeting is planned for
Thursday, November 14, 2013 beginning at 5:30 p.m. EDT at the Chicora
School of Communications, 3795 Spruill Avenue, North Charleston, South
Carolina, 29405. An open house will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. The formal
scoping meeting will be held from 7-9 p.m. Individuals and
organizations that are interested in the proposed activity or whose
interests may be affected by the proposed work are encouraged to attend
the Scoping Meeting and to submit written comments to the Corps.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or
questions about the proposed project and DEIS, please contact Mr.
Nathaniel Ball, Corps Project Manager, by telephone: 843-329-8044 or
toll-free 1-866-329-8187, or by mail: Mr. Nathaniel I. Ball, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, 69-A Hagood Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina
29403. For inquiries from the media, please contact the Corps,
Charleston District Corporate Communication
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Officer (CCO), Ms. Glenn Jeffries by telephone: 843-329-8123.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Corps is evaluating a proposal from
Palmetto Railways in accordance with Corps regulations and the policies
and procedures that are established in the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA). Based on the available information, the Corps has
determined that the Proposed Navy Base Intermodal Facility has the
potential to significantly affect the quality of the human environment
and therefore warrants the preparation of an EIS. Additional
information about the proposed project and the NEPA process is
available on the project Web site at: www.navybaseictf.com.
1. Description of the Proposed Project. Palmetto Railways currently
provides rail services to Union Pier Terminal, Columbus Street
Terminal, Veterans Terminal, and North Charleston Terminal and various
private industries in the region. Palmetto Railways has proposed to
construct and operate an ICTF on a 90-acre site at the former CNC. The
proposed ICTF would provide equal access to both Class I railroads
serving Charleston, South Carolina: CSX Transportation (CSX) and
Norfolk Southern Railway (NS). The ICTF would be a state-of-the-art
intermodal terminal that would utilize sustainable intermodal terminal
technologies. The proposed ICTF is being designed to accommodate
existing intermodal rail traffic and anticipated future growth
associated with the Port of Charleston. Components of the ICTF would
include conventional terminal components such as high-mast lighting,
rail or rubber-tired mounted container cranes, and terminal hostlers.
Further, it is anticipated that the development of the ICTF will
encourage the development of freight-related facilities adjacent to the
ICTF that would include warehousing and distribution facilities, as
well as transloading and other freight-related industrial facilities.
2. Alternatives. A range of alternatives to the proposed action
will be identified, and those found to be reasonable alternatives will
be fully evaluated in the DEIS, including: the no-action alternative,
the applicant's proposed alternative, alternatives that may result in
avoidance and minimization of impacts, and mitigation measures not in
the proposed action; however, this list in not exclusive and additional
alternatives may be considered for inclusion.
3. Scoping and Public Involvement Process. A scoping meeting will
be conducted to gather information on the scope of the project and
alternatives to be addressed in the DEIS. Additional public and agency
involvement will be sought through the implementation of a public
involvement plan and through an agency coordination team.
4. Significant issues. Issues and potential impacts associated with
the proposed project that are likely to be given detailed analysis in
the DEIS include, but are not necessarily limited to,: existing
transportation infrastructure (roadways and railways), waters of the
United States, air quality, noise, light, environmental justice,
economics, visual resources/aesthetics, general environmental concerns,
historic properties, fish and wildlife values, Federally-listed
threatened or endangered species, flood hazards, flood plain values,
land use, recreation, water quality, hazardous waste and materials,
socioeconomics, safety, and in general, the needs and welfare of the
people.
5. Additional Review and Consultation. Additional review and
consultation, which will be incorporated into the preparation of this
DEIS, will include, but will not necessarily be limited to, Section 401
of the Clean Water Act; Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) consultation
requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act; the National Environmental Policy Act; the Endangered
Species Act; and the National Historic Preservation Act.
6. Availability of the Draft EIS. The Corps expects the DEIS to be
made available to the public in late fall/winter 2014. A Public Hearing
will be held during the public comment period for the DEIS.
John T. Litz,
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District.
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