Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Real Property Master Plan Implementation at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, North Carolina AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD., 104110-104111 [2024-30382]
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available to answer questions and
exhibits will be on view throughout the
meeting. Attendees also will have an
opportunity to provide oral comments
during the scoping meeting. Written
comments are encouraged and can be
submitted at any time.
ADDRESSES: Comments can be submitted
by email to SVADAEIS@tetratech.com
or by regular mail to SVADA EIS c/o
Tetra Tech, 107 St. Francis Street, Suite
2370, Mobile, AL 36602. SVADA EIS
documentation is available online at
www.lrd.usace.army.mil/SubmitArticleCS/Programs/Article/3901394/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
other SVADA inquires or for assistance
under the Americans with Disabilities
Act, please email Mr. Thomas Lineer,
Public Affairs, at thomas.a.lineer.civ@
army.mil. For other EIS inquiries, please
contact Mr. Joe Hand by phone at 251–
694–3881 or by email at joseph.h.hand@
usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Department of Defense 1995 Base
Realignment and Closure (BRAC)
Commission made recommendations for
realignment and closure of military
installations in accordance with the
Defense Base Closure and Realignment
Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101–510, as
amended). The recommendations
included closure of SVADA, located in
northwestern Illinois along the
Mississippi River in Jo Daviess and
Carroll Counties. The Army officially
closed SVADA in 2000. Following
closure, the Army proposed disposal of
SVADA’s 13,061 acres because the
property was excess to the Army’s
needs. Approximately 5,343.9 acres
have been transferred as of the date of
this notice. The proposed action is the
transfer of LRA Parcel 20’s 132 acres.
The need for this action is to carry out
the BRAC recommendation for the
closure of SVADA, which became law,
and to make the parcel available for
reuse.
Through the BRAC process, as
SVADA property parcels were certified
as clean from environmental
contaminants, the Army transferred the
property to federal, state, or local
agencies. The agencies that have taken
ownership of SVADA parcels are the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS), the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, the Illinois Department of
Natural Resources, and the LRA.
In the original reuse plan, Parcel 20
was to go to the USFWS. In 2016,
USFWS withdrew its interest in the
parcel. The Army officially identified
the parcel as surplus in January 2018. In
2023, the LRA submitted to the Army a
Reuse Plan for Parcel 20. The EIS will
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analyze the proposed action of disposal
and transfer of Parcel 20, a no-action
alternative, three LRA reuse
alternatives, an alternative under which
Parcel 20 would be available for
recreation but would otherwise remain
undeveloped, and an alternative under
which Parcel 20 would be available for
recreation and solar development. The
no-action alternative is required by 40
CFR 1502.14(c) and serves as the
baseline against which the proposed
action and other alternatives are
compared. The LRA presents in its 2023
Reuse Plan three conceptual reuse
alternatives for developing LRA Parcel
20. The three alternatives focus on
creating an inland commodity shipping
facility, including commercial,
industrial, recreational, and potentially
solar development under each
alternative. To facilitate
implementation, the LRA designed the
reuse alternatives as sequential phases.
The initial phase would be
implemented within a five-year target
completion window, while the second
and third phases would follow, with
both having five-year-plus completion
windows. The LRA’s proposed reuse
includes activities outside the boundary
of LRA Parcel 20 in the Apple River, the
Brickhouse Slough, the Mississippi
River, and along Apple Island. All three
of the LRA’s reuse alternatives would
require dredging. The recreation-only
use alternative would implement
recreational elements on Parcel 20 such
as a walking trail, a canoe and kayak
ramp on Commander’s Pond, and a
recreational area. The recreation and
solar alternative would include a
walking trail and canoe and kayak ramp
on the pond, with solar photovoltaic
arrays instead of a recreation area.
The EIS will analyze a wide range of
environmental resource areas and
effects, including—but not limited to—
land use, aesthetics and visual
resources, air quality, noise, geology and
soils, water resources, biological
resources, cultural resources,
socioeconomics, transportation,
utilities, hazardous and toxic materials,
and cumulative environmental effects.
Effects on water, biological resources,
and cultural resources could be
significant, and a Clean Water Act
wetlands permit may be required.
Additional resources and conditions
may be identified as a result of the
scoping process initiated by this NOI.
Interested local, state, and federal
officials and agencies, federally
recognized Tribes, and the public will
be invited to participate in the 30-day
scoping process, which includes a
scoping meeting. The Army is seeking
comments on alternatives and effects, as
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well as relevant information, studies, or
analyses with respect to the proposed
action. Opportunities for public
participation will be announced in the
local news media and on the project
website at www.lrd.usace.army.mil/
Submit-ArticleCS/Programs/Article/
3901394/. Comments from the public
will be considered before completion of
a Draft EIS. Following completion of a
Draft EIS, the public will have an
additional opportunity for review and
comment. The Final EIS will make
appropriate changes based on public
comments and its release will start a 30day waiting period. After that time, the
Army will sign a Record of Decision
(ROD) announcing the chosen
alternative.
Scoping and Agency Coordination:
Consultation will include, but not
necessarily be limited to, consultation
under Section 7 of the Endangered
Species Act and Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act. This
includes consultation with federally
recognized Tribes. The Army will
determine the scope of the analysis by
soliciting comments from interested
local, state, and federal officials and
agencies, federally recognized Tribes,
and members of the public.
CEQ Unique Identifier: EISX–007–21–
000–1729699335.
James W. Satterwhite, Jr.,
U.S. Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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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.
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
SUMMARY:
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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 james.a.rupkalvis.civ@
army.mil.
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: michael.d.burkhalter.civ@
army.mil.
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 NoAction 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
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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: https://
www.sddc.army.mil/SitePages/
Environmental%20Programs.aspx. 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
[Docket Number DARS–2024–0037; OMB
Control Number 0704–0321]
Information Collection Requirement:
DFARS Part 232, Contract Financing,
and the Clause at 252.232–7002,
Progress Payments for Foreign Military
Sales Acquisition
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System; Department of
Defense (DoD).
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Notice and request for
comments regarding a proposed
extension of an approved information
collection requirement.
ACTION:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, DoD
announces the proposed extension of a
public information collection
requirement and seeks public comment
on the provisions thereof. DoD invites
comments on: whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of DoD, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
the accuracy of DoD’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed information
collection; ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has approved this information
collection for use under Control Number
0704–0321 through April 30, 2025. DoD
proposes that OMB approve an
extension of the information collection
requirement, to expire three years after
the approval date.
DATES: DoD will consider all comments
received by February 18, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by OMB Control Number
0704–0321, using either of the following
methods:
Æ Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Æ Email: osd.dfars@mail.mil. Include
OMB Control Number 0704–0321 in the
subject line of the message.
Comments received generally will be
posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Saleemah McMillan, at 202–308–5383.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title and OMB Number: Defense
Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS) Part 232, Contract
Financing, and the Clause at 252.232–
7002 Progress Payments for Foreign
Military Sales Acquisition; OMB
Control Number 0704–0321.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit and not-for-profit institutions.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency: On occasion.
Number of Respondents: 107.
Responses per Respondent: 19.2.
Annual Responses: 2,056.
Average Burden per Response: 1.5
hours.
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[FR Doc No: 2024-30382]
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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.
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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
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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 [email protected].
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: [email protected].
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: https://www.sddc.army.mil/SitePages/Environmental%20Programs.aspx.
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.
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