Right of Entry Agreement for U.S. Army military exercise
Summary
SCH Number
2025060121
Public Agency
Port of Long Beach
Document Title
Right of Entry Agreement for U.S. Army military exercise
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/4/2025
Document Description
Right of Entry Agreement with the U.S. Army for temporary use of Port property for military training exercises for a duration of approximately four weeks involving the use of the Pier S West Lot (APN 7436-029-912) as the central receiving and shipping point yard consisting of empty container loading and vehicle staging, including placement of sleeping tents, laundry, showers, portable restrooms, field feeding, and other equipment. Port property at the Navy Mole Paved Lot (APN 7436-032-913) will be used for vehicle and equipment staging, empty container loading, showers, field feeding, and portable restrooms. The U.S. Army has coordinated with the U.S. Maritime Administration MARAD for the transport of containers loaded at the Pier S West Lot via trucks to/from MARAD’s National Reserve Fleet Vessel Cape Inscription berthed at Pier 15 on the Navy Mole. The Port’s Joint Command and Control Center (1249 Pier F Avenue) will serve as a headquarters and for use of its classified network capabilities. Further, the Port’s Maintenance Facility (725 Harbor Plaza) conference room will be used for mandatory soldier briefings.
Contact Information
Name
Anjana Mepani
Agency Name
Port of Long Beach
Job Title
Environmental Officer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Cheryl L. Connett
Agency Name
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Job Title
Real Estate Division Chief
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Long Beach
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide
Other Location Info
Port of Long Beach Property at Pier S West Lot (APN 7436-029-912), Navy Mole Paved Lot (APN 7436-032-913), Port’s Joint Command and Control Center (1249 Pier F Avenue), and the Port’s Maintenance Facility (725 Harbor Plaza)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
The Class 1 Categorical Exemption consists of 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. There will be negligible expansion of existing or former use, as the Pier S West Lot and Navy Mole Paved Lot have both previously been used for vehicle parking, container and chassis staging, laydown yard, and storage. The Port’s Joint Command and Control Center’s existing use includes serving as a center for joint military command and control. Further, the Port’s Maintenance Facility’s existing conference room will be used for mandatory soldier briefings.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15304(e) Minor Alterations to Land
Reasons for Exemption
Class 4 consists of minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry or agricultural purposes. This includes minor temporary use of land having negligible or no permanent effects on the environment, including carnivals, sales of Christmas trees, etc. The authorizing and entering into a right of entry agreement for an approximately four-week military exercise is a minor temporary use of land with no permanent effects on the environment.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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