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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement for the Jasper Ocean
Terminal in Jasper County, South
Carolina
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (Corps), Charleston District
intends to prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) to assess the
potential social, economic, and
environmental effects of the proposed
construction and operation of a marine
container terminal by the Jasper Ocean
Terminal (JOT) Joint Venture, a
partnership between the Georgia Ports
Authority (GPA) and the South Carolina
Ports Authority (SCPA). In accordance
with the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA), the Corps is the lead
Federal agency responsible for the
SUMMARY:
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preparation of the EIS. Information
included in the EIS will serve as the
basis for the Corps’ evaluation of the
proposed marine container terminal
pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and
Harbors Act (RHA) and Section 404 of
the Clean Water Act (CWA). The EIS
will assess the potential effects of the
proposed project and a range of
reasonable project alternatives on
impacts to navigable waters and other
waters of the United States. The EIS will
also provide information for Federal,
State, and local agencies having other
jurisdictional responsibility.
DATES: Public Scoping Meeting: A public
scoping meeting has not been
scheduled; however, a local public
notice will be issued by the Charleston
District, and a meeting announcement
will be published in local newspapers
once the date and location for the
scoping meeting has been determined.
Individuals and organizations that are
interested in the proposed JOT or whose
interests may be affected by the
proposed work are encouraged to attend
the scoping meeting to submit oral and/
or written comments to the Charleston
District.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information and/or questions
about the proposed project or the NEPA
process, please contact Mr. Nat Ball, the
Corps Project Manager, by telephone:
843–329–8044 or toll-free 1–866–329–
8187, or by mail: Mr. Nat Ball, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, 69–A Hagood
Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina
29403.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Corps
is evaluating a proposal from the JOT
Joint Venture in accordance with
Section 404 of the CWA, Section 10 of
the RHA, and NEPA. Based on the
available information, the Corps has
determined that the proposed JOT has
the potential to significantly affect the
quality of the human and natural
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.JasperOceanTerminalEIS.com.
1. Description of the Proposed Project.
According to the JOT Joint Venture, the
Ports of Charleston and Savannah are
expected to experience limitations and
inefficiencies as a result of the
forecasted growth in demand for
containerized cargo within the region
served by the two existing ports over the
next 35 years. As a result, the JOT Joint
Venture has proposed to construct and
operate a state of the art marine
container terminal on an approximately
1,500-acre site in Jasper County, South
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Carolina. The proposed JOT would be
located across the Savannah River from
Elba Island, Georgia, and would
increase the region’s capacity to
efficiently handle the forecasted cargo.
The proposed JOT would include a
pile supported wharf designed to
accommodate Neo-Panamax
containerships, a container storage yard,
an intermodal rail yard, gate facilities to
process entering and existing over the
road truck traffic, administrative
buildings, and equipment service
facilities. The proposed JOT would also
include elements common to other
types of industrial sites, such as a water
tower, underground utilities, electrical
substations, backup generators, highmast lighting, stormwater management
facilities, perimeter fencing, and parking
areas for employees and other personal
vehicles.
Proposed transportation and utility
improvements that would serve the
proposed JOT include a 4-lane divided
highway to connect the JOT to U.S.
Highway 17, a double track rail corridor
to connect the JOT’s intermodal rail
yard to existing CSX Transportation and
Norfolk Southern rail lines, a new rail
bridge across the Savannah River, and
utility lines and intermediary facilities
to connect to existing services (water,
sewer, electricity, etc). Likewise,
navigation improvements associated
with the proposed JOT include new
work and maintenance dredging of
berths, an access channel, and a turning
basin to provide vessel access to the
terminal, and shoreline stabilization,
bulkhead, and wharf construction
adjacent to the existing Savannah
Harbor federal navigation channel.
According to the JOT Joint Venture, a
separate feasibility study will evaluate
the costs and benefits of modifications
to the existing Savannah Harbor Federal
navigation channel. Should this
feasibility study or the Corps’ analysis
of the proposed JOT determine that
modifications to the federal navigation
channel are required to operate the
proposed marine container terminal,
potential impacts to the human and
natural environment (e.g., aquatic
resources) associated with any
navigational improvements will be
evaluated and included in the EIS for
the proposed JOT.
2. Alternatives. A range of reasonable
alternatives to the proposed action will
be identified, and fully evaluated in the
EIS, including: The No-Action
Alternative, the applicant’s proposed
alternative, and alternatives that may
result in avoidance and minimization of
impacts; however, this list in not
exclusive and additional alternatives
may be considered for inclusion.
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3. Scoping and Public Involvement
Process. A scoping meeting will be
conducted to gather information on the
scope of the project and the alternatives
to be addressed in the EIS. Additional
public and agency involvement will be
sought through the implementation of a
public involvement plan and agency
coordination.
4. Significant issues. Issues and
potential impacts associated with the
proposed JOT that are likely to be given
detailed analysis in the EIS include, but
are not necessarily limited to: Existing
and proposed transportation
infrastructure (roadways and railways),
waters of the United States, air quality,
noise, light, Environmental Justice,
visual resources/aesthetics, general
environmental concerns, cultural
resources, fish and wildlife values,
protected species, flood hazards,
floodplain values, land use, recreation,
water quality, hazardous materials and
solid waste, 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 the
EIS, will include, but will not
necessarily be limited to, Section 14 of
the RHA; Section 401 of the CWA;
Essential Fish Habitat (EFH)
consultation requirements of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act; the
Endangered Species Act; Fish and
Wildlife Coordination Act; National
Historic Preservation Act; and the South
Carolina Coastal Zone Management Act.
6. Availability of the Draft EIS. At this
time, the Corps expects the Draft EIS to
be made available to the public in late
fall/winter 2020. A Public Hearing will
be held during the public comment
period for the Draft EIS.
Matthew W. Luzzatto,
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Charleston District.
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Corps of Engineers
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Lower Yellowstone Intake
Diversion Dam Fish Passage Project,
Dawson County, Montana
Department of the Army, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD; Bureau
of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (Corps) and Reclamation, as
joint lead agencies, have prepared and
made available the Lower Yellowstone
Intake Diversion Dam Fish Passage
Project Final Environmental Impact
Statement (Final EIS). The Final EIS
analyzes and discloses potential effects
associated with the proposed Federal
action to improve passage for
endangered pallid sturgeon and other
native fish at Intake Diversion Dam in
the lower Yellowstone River while
continuing the effective and viable
operation of the Lower Yellowstone
Project.
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The Corps and Reclamation will
not issue a final decision on the
proposed action until at least 30 days
after the date that the Environmental
Protection Agency publishes notice of
availability of the Final EIS. After the
Final EIS has been available for 30 days,
the Corps and Reclamation may
complete a Record of Decision. The
Record of Decision will state the action
that the Corps and Reclamation select
for implementation and will discuss
factors considered in the decision.
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viewed on Reclamation’s Web site at
www.usbr.gov/gp/mtao/
loweryellowstone. Send requests for
copies of the Final EIS to U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers Omaha District,
ATTN: CENWO–PM–AA, 1616 Capitol
Ave. Omaha, NE 68102; or email to
cenwo-planning@usace.army.mil. See
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
for locations where copies of the Final
EIS are available for public review.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Tiffany Vanosdall, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, 1616 Capitol Ave. Omaha,
NE 68102, or tiffany.k.vanosdall@
usace.army.mil.
DATES:
The Corps
and Reclamation are issuing this notice
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the
Jasper Ocean Terminal in Jasper County, South Carolina
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Charleston District
intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to assess
the potential social, economic, and environmental effects of the
proposed construction and operation of a marine container terminal by
the Jasper Ocean Terminal (JOT) Joint Venture, a partnership between
the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) and the South Carolina Ports
Authority (SCPA). In accordance with the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA), the Corps is the lead Federal agency responsible for the
preparation of the EIS. Information included in the EIS will serve as
the basis for the Corps' evaluation of the proposed marine container
terminal pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act (RHA) and
Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The EIS will assess the
potential effects of the proposed project and a range of reasonable
project alternatives on impacts to navigable waters and other waters of
the United States. The EIS will also provide information for Federal,
State, and local agencies having other jurisdictional responsibility.
DATES: Public Scoping Meeting: A public scoping meeting has not been
scheduled; however, a local public notice will be issued by the
Charleston District, and a meeting announcement will be published in
local newspapers once the date and location for the scoping meeting has
been determined. Individuals and organizations that are interested in
the proposed JOT or whose interests may be affected by the proposed
work are encouraged to attend the scoping meeting to submit oral and/or
written comments to the Charleston District.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or
questions about the proposed project or the NEPA process, please
contact Mr. Nat Ball, the Corps Project Manager, by telephone: 843-329-
8044 or toll-free 1-866-329-8187, or by mail: Mr. Nat Ball, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, 69-A Hagood Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina
29403.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Corps is evaluating a proposal from the
JOT Joint Venture in accordance with Section 404 of the CWA, Section 10
of the RHA, and NEPA. Based on the available information, the Corps has
determined that the proposed JOT has the potential to significantly
affect the quality of the human and natural 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.JasperOceanTerminalEIS.com.
1. Description of the Proposed Project. According to the JOT Joint
Venture, the Ports of Charleston and Savannah are expected to
experience limitations and inefficiencies as a result of the forecasted
growth in demand for containerized cargo within the region served by
the two existing ports over the next 35 years. As a result, the JOT
Joint Venture has proposed to construct and operate a state of the art
marine container terminal on an approximately 1,500-acre site in Jasper
County, South
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Carolina. The proposed JOT would be located across the Savannah River
from Elba Island, Georgia, and would increase the region's capacity to
efficiently handle the forecasted cargo.
The proposed JOT would include a pile supported wharf designed to
accommodate Neo-Panamax containerships, a container storage yard, an
intermodal rail yard, gate facilities to process entering and existing
over the road truck traffic, administrative buildings, and equipment
service facilities. The proposed JOT would also include elements common
to other types of industrial sites, such as a water tower, underground
utilities, electrical substations, backup generators, high-mast
lighting, stormwater management facilities, perimeter fencing, and
parking areas for employees and other personal vehicles.
Proposed transportation and utility improvements that would serve
the proposed JOT include a 4-lane divided highway to connect the JOT to
U.S. Highway 17, a double track rail corridor to connect the JOT's
intermodal rail yard to existing CSX Transportation and Norfolk
Southern rail lines, a new rail bridge across the Savannah River, and
utility lines and intermediary facilities to connect to existing
services (water, sewer, electricity, etc). Likewise, navigation
improvements associated with the proposed JOT include new work and
maintenance dredging of berths, an access channel, and a turning basin
to provide vessel access to the terminal, and shoreline stabilization,
bulkhead, and wharf construction adjacent to the existing Savannah
Harbor federal navigation channel.
According to the JOT Joint Venture, a separate feasibility study
will evaluate the costs and benefits of modifications to the existing
Savannah Harbor Federal navigation channel. Should this feasibility
study or the Corps' analysis of the proposed JOT determine that
modifications to the federal navigation channel are required to operate
the proposed marine container terminal, potential impacts to the human
and natural environment (e.g., aquatic resources) associated with any
navigational improvements will be evaluated and included in the EIS for
the proposed JOT.
2. Alternatives. A range of reasonable alternatives to the proposed
action will be identified, and fully evaluated in the EIS, including:
The No-Action Alternative, the applicant's proposed alternative, and
alternatives that may result in avoidance and minimization of impacts;
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 the
alternatives to be addressed in the EIS. Additional public and agency
involvement will be sought through the implementation of a public
involvement plan and agency coordination.
4. Significant issues. Issues and potential impacts associated with
the proposed JOT that are likely to be given detailed analysis in the
EIS include, but are not necessarily limited to: Existing and proposed
transportation infrastructure (roadways and railways), waters of the
United States, air quality, noise, light, Environmental Justice, visual
resources/aesthetics, general environmental concerns, cultural
resources, fish and wildlife values, protected species, flood hazards,
floodplain values, land use, recreation, water quality, hazardous
materials and solid waste, 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 the
EIS, will include, but will not necessarily be limited to, Section 14
of the RHA; Section 401 of the CWA; Essential Fish Habitat (EFH)
consultation requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act; the Endangered Species Act; Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act; National Historic Preservation Act; and the South
Carolina Coastal Zone Management Act.
6. Availability of the Draft EIS. At this time, the Corps expects
the Draft EIS to be made available to the public in late fall/winter
2020. A Public Hearing will be held during the public comment period
for the Draft EIS.
Matthew W. Luzzatto,
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District.
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