63170 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 205 / Wednesday, October 23, 2013 / Notices 

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 

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 

Data System (IPEDS) 2013–2016; 

Extension of Public Comment Period; 

Correction 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Correction notice. 

SUMMARY: 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 

Data System (IPEDS) 2013–2016’’. The 

comment period for this information 

collection request has been extended to 

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 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: 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: http:// 

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. 


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