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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 

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 

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 30- 

day 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. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30383 Filed 12–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–08–P 

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. 

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 

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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. 

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 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 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30382 Filed 12–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3711–CC–P 

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 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System; Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments regarding a proposed 

extension of an approved information 

collection requirement. 

SUMMARY: 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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