[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 99 (Thursday, May 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28007-28008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13418]
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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 Daniel Island Terminal(s) in the City of Charleston, Berkeley
County, South Carolina
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District intends
to prepare a DEIS to access the social, economic and environmental
effects of the proposed construction of the Daniel Island Terminal in
the City of Charleston, Berkeley County, South Carolina. The DEIS will
assess potential impacts on a range of alternatives, including the
preferred alternative.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or
questions about the proposed action and DEIS, please contact Ms. Tina
Hadden, Project Manager, telephone (803) 727-4330 or 1-800-208-2054,
CESAC-CO-P, 334 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Charleston District intends to prepare a
DEIS on the proposed marine cargo terminal on Daniel Island which is
located in the City of Charleston, Berkeley County, South Carolina.
This project is proposed by the South Carolina State Ports Authority
(SPA).
1. Description of Proposed Project
The proposed project is the creation by the South Carolina State
Ports Authority (SCSPA) of a marine cargo terminal complex at Daniel
Island in the City of Charleston, Berkeley County, South Carolina,
which includes the following components: approximately 1,300 acres of
port terminal development at the south end of Daniel Island to include
cargo marshaling areas, cargo processing areas, cargo-handling
facilities, intermodal rail facilities, and related terminal operating
facilities; approximately 7,000 feet of wharf and berthing area on the
Cooper River and approximately 5,000 feet of wharf and berthing area on
the Wando River; approximately 35 acres of
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dredged berthing area; associated improvements to the Wando River
Channel; approximately 2.5 miles of multi-lane roadway construction
between the proposed terminal site and Interstate I-526; approximately
11 miles of rail connecting the proposed terminal facilities to the
East Cooper and Berkeley Railroad; and a rail bridge and road bridge
over Beresford Creek.
2. Alternatives
The following alternatives will be examined to identify the
reasonable alternatives to be fully evaluated in the DEIS: No Action;
the modification of existing SCSPA terminal facilities to meet the
purpose and need of and for the proposed project; alternative locations
within the jurisdictional authority of the SCSPA where the proposed
facilities might be developed, including locations within and outside
of Charleston Harbor; alternative facility layouts for the proposed
terminal facilities; and alternative methods and locations for
providing surface transportation access to the proposed terminal
facilities.
3. Scoping and Public Involvement Process
Scoping Meetings to gather information on the subjects to be
studied in detail in the DEIS will be conducted. There will be two (2)
sessions, one specifically for the Federal and State agencies with
regulatory responsibilities and one for the general public. These
meeting are as follows:
Federal and State Agency Scoping Meeting: June 24, 1997, 2:00 pm,
Charleston Museum Auditorium, 360 Meeting Street, Charleston, South
Carolina 29403.
General Public Scoping Meeting: June 24, 1997, 7:00 pm, Charleston
Museum Auditorium, 360 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina
29403.
Additional public and agency involvement will be accomplished
through the establishment of a Study Resource Committee to assist the
Corps of Engineers with the development of the DEIS, through the
conduct of public information meetings, and through a public hearing.
4. Significant Issues
Issues associated with the proposed facilities to be given
significant analysis in the DEIS are likely to include, but may not be
limited to, the potential impacts of the proposed dredging, placement
of fill, construction and operation of the proposed terminal and
surface transportation facilities, and of induced developments on:
wetland resources; upland and aquatic biotic communities; water
quality; fish and wildlife values including threatened and endangered
species; noise and light levels in areas adjoining the proposed
facilities; air quality; land forms and geologic resources; community
cohesion; environmental justice; roadway traffic; socioeconomic
environment; archaeological and cultural resources; recreation and
recreational resources; Sec. 4(f) and 6(f) properties (parks and/or
sites of cultural significance); public infrastructure and services;
energy supply and natural resources; hazardous wastes and materials;
land use; aesthetics; public health and safety; parklands; prime
farmlands; ecologically critical areas; navigation; flood plain values;
shoreline erosion and accretion; and the needs and welfare of the
people.
5. Cooperating Agencies
Those agencies having permitting, certifying, or other approved
authorities will be asked to be cooperating agencies and to assist in
the preparation of this DEIS.
6. Additional Review and Consultation
Additional review and consultation which will be incorporated into
the preparation of this DEIS will include: compliance with the South
Carolina Coastal Zone Management Act; protection of cultural resources
under Section 106 of the Historic Preservation Act; protection of water
quality under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act; and protection of
endangered and threatened species under Section 7 of the Endangered
Species Act.
7. Availability of the DEIS
The Draft Environmental Impact Statement is projected to be
available in September 1998. A Public Hearing will be conducted
following the release of the DEIS.
Thomas F. Julich,
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army District Engineer.
[FR Doc. 97-13418 Filed 5-21-97; 8:45 am]
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