NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT and FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Proposed Construction and Operation of an Outpatient Clinic, Beaufort County, South Carolina The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has prepared a Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for a Proposed Action to award a lease to a private entity that would construct an outpatient clinic (OPC) for VA to lease and operate in Beaufort County, SC. The purpose of the Proposed Action is to provide outpatient health care services to area Veterans. The Proposed Action is needed to address space gaps and operational inefficiencies at existing clinics within the VA Charleston Health Care System. VA evaluated the following three Proposed Action Alternatives (each corresponding to a different site and conceptual design) and would select one for the new OPC: Alternative 1: 708 Robert Smalls Parkway, Port Royal, SC Alternative 2: Robert Smalls Parkway & Goethe Hill Road, Beaufort, SC Alternative 3: 1844 Ribaut Road, Port Royal, SC VA prepared the Final EA and FONSI according to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S. Code § 4321 et seq.). VA concluded that implementing the Proposed Action under Alternative 3 will not have a significant adverse environmental impact; therefore, an environmental impact statement is not required. The Final EA and FONSI are available on the VA website at https://www.cfm.va.gov/environmental/. Printed copies of the Final EA and FONSI are available at Beaufort Branch Library, 311 Scott Street, Beaufort, SC 29902. IPL0304707 Jan 15,18 2026