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Port of Los Angeles Releases Initial Study/Notice of Preparation for Proposed POLA, POLB Goods Movement Workforce Training Facility

The Port of Los Angeles has released an Initial Study/Notice of Preparation or IS/NOP – the first step in the environmental review process – for the proposed Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach goods movement workforce training facility. The Port of Los Angeles is the lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act or CEQA.

Located on Port of Los Angeles property in Wilmington, Calif., the proposed project would be the first workforce training facility in the U.S. dedicated to the goods movement sector with a focus on training in occupations related to longshore work, trucking, and warehousing. Proposed project construction activity involves site preparation, including grading, compacting, and paving, in addition to the construction of buildings, utilities, a substation, and accessory structures to support workforce training activities. Proposed project operations include providing skilled training programs to replicate goods movement environments, such as the use and operation of ship-to-shore cranes, transtainers, top handlers, side picks, forklifts and heavy lifts, while providing a safe training environment for workers. The proposed facility would be in operation for up to 30 years.

The IS/NOP is available for review on the Port of Los Angeles website at portoflosangeles.org/ceqa. The IS/NOP is intended to solicit feedback, which helps to identify any potential environmental impacts and suggest possible alternatives for the project that can be incorporated into the Draft Environmental Impact Report or DEIR.

A virtual public meeting will be held for the proposed project at 4 p.m. Feb. 22. No registration is required. The meeting will take place on Zoom.

Written comments on the IS/NOP may be submitted via email to ceqacomments@portla.org or to the following address during the document’s comment period through March 26, 2024:

Director of Environmental Management

Los Angeles Harbor Department

425 South Palos Verdes Street

San Pedro, CA 90731

Comment letters sent via email should include the Project title “Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach Goods Movement Workforce Training Facility Project” in the email subject line.

For more information, visit portoflosangeles.org/ceqa, or contact the Port of Los Angeles Environmental Management Division at ceqacomments@portla.org or 310-732-3615.

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