🔧Notification of GE Gas Turbines Production Activity in FTZ 38
The Department of Commerce's Foreign-Trade Zones Board has received notification from GE Gas Turbines (Greenville) LLC regarding proposed production activities within FTZ 38. The notification details the specific foreign-status materials and finished products, including gas turbines, and invites public comment from interested parties on the application.
Learn More🌊NOAA Public Meeting on National Estuarine Research Reserve Evaluation
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management will hold a virtual public meeting to solicit input on the performance evaluation of the North Inlet-Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. NOAA also invites the public to submit written comments.
Learn More🚤Special Regulations for Beaufort Water Festival & Air Show
The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations for the Beaufort Water Festival and Beaufort Water Festival Air Show events from July 11 through 20, 2025, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during these events. Our regulation for marine events within the Seventh Coast Guard District identifies the regulated areas for these annual events in Beaufort, SC. During the enforcement periods, the operator of any vessel in the regulated area must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
Learn More⚛️NRC Issues License Renewal for Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued Subsequent Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-12 to Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. (DESC, or the licensee), for Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (V.C.Summer). In addition, the NRC has prepared a record of decision (ROD) that supports the NRC's decision to issue Subsequent Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF-12.
Learn More⚡Notice of Decision on Central Electric Power Cooperative Assistance
Notice is hereby given that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency within the Department of Agriculture (USDA), has issued a Record of Decision (ROD) to meet its responsibilities in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA, RUS Environmental Policies and Procedures, and other applicable environmental requirements related to providing financial assistance for Central Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. (Central Electric or the Applicant) proposed McClellanville 115 kilovolt (kV) transmission line (Project) in South Carolina. The Administrator of RUS has signed the ROD, which was effective upon signing. This ROD concludes RUS environmental review process in accordance with NEPA and RUS, Environmental Policies and Procedures. The ultimate decision as to loan approval depends on the conclusion of the environmental review process plus financial and engineering analyses. Issuance of the ROD allows these reviews to proceed. The ROD is not a decision on the Central Electric's loan application and is not an approval of the expenditure of federal funds.
Learn More🎆Coast Guard's Special Local Regulations for July Fireworks Events
The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations North Charleston Fireworks and the Patriots Point Fireworks on July 4, 2025; with an alternative date on July 5, 2025. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters during marine events. During the enforcement periods, if you are the operator of a vessel in the regulated area you must comply with directions from the COTP Charleston or designated representative.
Learn More🚂CSX Transportation Service Discontinuance in Chesterfield, SC
CSX Transportation, Inc. filed for exemption to discontinue rail service over a 5.75-mile line in Chesterfield County, S.C. The notice outlines the conditions for affected employees and details the process for financial assistance to maintain service, including deadlines for petitions and expressions of intent from interested parties.
Learn More📅South Carolina Advisory Committee Public Meeting Notice
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, that the South Carolina Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a public business meeting via Zoom. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss potential civil rights topics of study.
Learn More⚛️NRC Invites Comments for Duke Energy's Environmental Impact Statement
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will conduct a scoping process to gather information necessary to prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to evaluate the environmental impacts for the subsequent renewal of the renewed facility operating license for H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No. 2 (RNP). The NRC is seeking public comment on this action.
Learn More🌉Impact Analysis of Drawbridge Operation Regulation in Beaufort, SC
The Coast Guard is modifying the operating schedule that governs the Lady's Island (Woods Memorial) Bridge across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AICW) (Beaufort River), mile 536.0, at Beaufort, SC. We are modifying the specific requirement for the seasonal operating schedule. This action will assist in reducing vehicular traffic congestion and provide a consistent operating schedule for the bridge.
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