The Environmental Management Division of the Los Angeles Harbor Department and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have prepared a joint re-circulated Draft Environmental Impact Statement/ Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/DEIR) for the following project in the Port of Los Angeles:
Berths 97-109 [China Shipping] Container Terminal Project
RE-CIRCULATION: The Port and Corps originally released the Berth 97-109 [China Shipping] Container Terminal Project Draft EIS/EIR in August 2006. Based on comments received on the Draft EIS/EIR, a decision was made to re-circulate the document. The April 2008 Draft EIS/EIR is a full re-circulation of the original Draft EIS/EIR and addresses comments received on the August 2006 document.
AVAILABILITY: The re-circulated Draft EIS/EIR is available for review at the following locations:
Los Angeles Public Library, Central Branch
630 West 5th Street
Los Angeles CA 90071
Los Angeles Public Library, San Pedro Branch
921 South Gaffey Street
San Pedro, CA 90731
Los Angeles Public Library, Wilmington Branch
1300 North Avalon Blvd.
Wilmington, CA 90744
Port of Los Angeles Administration Building
425 South Palos Verdes Street
San Pedro, CA 90731
The public notice is available online at the Army Corps of Engineers website: www.spl.usace.army.mil/regulatory/POLA.htm. A limited number of printed copies of the re-circulated Draft EIS/EIR are also available at the Port's Environmental Management Division offices to purchase. The Draft the Re-circulated EIS/EIR is also available on CD for no charge.
PUBLIC MEETING: The Corps and the Port jointly conducted a public meeting to receive public comment on the re-circulated Draft EIS/EIR for this project on June 5, 2008. See meeting transcript and presentation links below.
NOTE ON THE BERTH 97-109 [CHINA SHIPPING] CONTAINER TERMINAL PROJECT RE-CIRCULATED DRAFT EIS/EIR: This project specific assessment is carried out in accordance with CEQA to address the environmental impacts of the China Shipping Terminal Project. It may not address mitigation of all existing/pre-project effects below the CEQA baseline that might occur on or off of Port property. These effects are outside of CEQA and being addressed through broad Port programs such as the San Pedro Bay Clean Air Action Plan and a community mitigation agreement. However, this EIR does identify cumulative impacts in a number of areas that occur adjacent to or off of port land including Air Quality, Land Use and Aesthetics.
COMMENTS: Written comments on the Draft EIS/EIR were received through July
15, 2008 and sent to both of the contacts listed below. See links below to comment letters received.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District
Regulatory Division
c/o Spencer D. MacNeil D.Env.
ATTN: CESPL-RG-2003-01029-SDM
P.O. Box 532711
Los Angeles, California 90053-2325
Dr. Ralph G. Appy, Director of Environmental Management
Port of Los Angeles
425 South Palos Verdes Street
San Pedro, CA 90731
ceqacomments@portla.org
For additional information, please contact the Corps’ Public Affairs Office at (213) 452-3920, or Lena Maun-DeSantis at the Port of Los Angeles at (310) 732-3675.
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