DOE/EA-1711 FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR SAFT AMERICA, INC. ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE BATTERY AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING INITIATIVE APPLICATION, JACKSONVILLE, FL U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory March 2010 DOE/EA-1711 FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR SAFT AMERICA, INC. ELECTRIC DRIVE VEHICLE BATTERY AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING INITIATIVE APPLICATION, JACKSONVILLE, FL U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory March 2010 COVER SHEET RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) TITLE: Final Environmental Assessment for Saft America, Inc. Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative Application, Jacksonville, FL CONTACT: For additional copies or more information concerning this environmental assessment (EA), please contact: Mr. Mark W. Lusk U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory P.O. Box 880 3610 Collins Ferry Road Morgantown, WV 26507-0880 Telephone: (304) 285-4145 Email:
[email protected]. Abstract: DOE prepared this EA to evaluate the potential environmental consequences of providing an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act; Public Law 111-5, 123 Stat. 115) grant to Saft America, Inc., Jacksonville Plant to construct and operate a high-volume manufacturing plant to build advanced lithium-ion cells and batteries for military hybrid vehicles, aviation, smart grid support, broadband backup power, and energy storage for renewable energy. DOE’s Proposed Action is to provide $95.5 million in financial assistance in a cost-sharing arrangement with the project proponent, Saft America Inc., Jacksonville Plant. The total cost of the proposed project is estimated at $191 million. Saft America’s facility would be built at the Cecil Commerce Center, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida.