Geotechnical Field Investigation – Second Amendment to Harbor Development Permit No. 23-021(2)
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025040715
Public Agency
Port of Long Beach
Document Title
Geotechnical Field Investigation – Second Amendment to Harbor Development Permit No. 23-021(2)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/13/2026
Document Description
The Second Amendment to Level I HDP 23-021(2), approved by the Director of Environmental Planning on August 25, 2026, permits the Port of Long Beach to conduct a geotechnical field investigation on the Navy Mole, consisting of 2 deep borings and 2 cone penetration test borings at depths ranging from approximately 80 to 140 feet below ground surface. The geotechnical investigation will support soil characterization for design of a transportation corridor for the proposed Pier Wind Terminal Development Project. Level I HDP 26-021 was originally issued on April 27, 2023 for an in-water geotechnical field investigation involving 36 geotechnical borings, 14 dredge borings, and 25 sediment samples in the Outer Harbor, Main Channel, and Middle Harbor. The first amendment to Level I HDP 26-021, issued on March 5, 2025, permitted 87 over-water geotechnical soil borings in the Outer Harbor, Main Channel, and Middle Harbor.
Contact Information
Name
Jennifer Williams
Agency Name
Port of Long Beach
Job Title
Environmental Specialist Assoc.
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Monique Lebrun
Agency Name
Port of Long Beach
Job Title
Senior Director (CHE)
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Long Beach
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
Navy Mole; Harbor Planning District 4 – Terminal Island
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
State CEQA Guidelines Section 15306(Class 6. Information Collection)
Reasons for Exemption
Reasons why project is exempt: In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the project has been reviewed pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15002(k) – General Concepts, the three-step process for determining the appropriate environmental review documents for a project subject to CEQA and Section 15061 – Review for Exemption, the procedures for determining if a project is exempt from CEQA.
State CEQA Guidelines Categorical Exemption Section 15306 (Class 6. Information Collection). The Class 6 Categorical Exemption consists of basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities which do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The Project consists of a geotechnical fieldinvestigation that will support soil characterization for design of a transportation corridor for the proposed Pier Wind Terminal Development Project.
Furthermore, the Port has determined that none of the exemptions to the exceptions set forth in State CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 foreclose the use of the categorical exemption in Section 15306. Therefore, the project is exempt from CEQA and no further environmental review is required.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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