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Noise and dust impacts will terminate

when construction is through.

Indoor/outdoor lighting will have to

be installed when construction begins.

The lighting systems will not impact the

surrounding areas.

Water is available to the site through

municipal lines. Stormwater runoff and

sanitary wastes are accommodated by

discharge to municipal sewers. Based on

the nature of the proposed construction

activities at the site, stormwater quality

will not be significantly impacted.

Montgomery has an abundance of

water, electrical power and natural gas

to easily serve facilities of this size and

those substantially larger. Although the

proposed project will cause an increase

in traffic in the community, the increase

in traffic value is not expected to

adversely affect traffic flow on

neighborhood streets. Several

emergency response companies service

the area. Police and fire stations are

located near the subject property. A

major hospital is within 1⁄4 mile of the

subject site.

Several bus routes offer readily

available transportation to and through

the subject area at a reasonable cost.

Interstates 65 and 85 are close to the site

and allow fast and easy access

throughout the Montgomery area. These

emergency and community services are

abundant in the Montgomery area;

therefore, the siting of Job Corps center

in this area will not adversely impact

the existing availability of the abovementioned services upon the area. The

implementation of the Job Corps on the

proposed site will provide jobs for

vicinity residents. There will not be an

adverse impact on the infrastructure or

the socioeconomic structure in

Montgomery.

A public hearing was held on January

27, 1994 concerning the establishment

and location of the Job Corps Center.

Approximately 135 people attended and

those who spoke were very supportive

of the establishment of the Center.

The alternatives considered in the

preparation of the EA were: (1) The ‘‘No

Build’’ alternative, (2) the ‘‘Alternate

Sites’’ alternative, and (3) the ‘‘Continue

as Proposed’’ alternative. Choosing the

‘‘No Build’’ alternative means that the

Department of Labor would not proceed

with plans for development of the

proposed Job Corps Center in

Montgomery, and would result in no

environmental impact upon the area.

The ‘‘No Build’’ alternative would deny

the youth of the Montgomery area a

unique opportunity to educationally

benefit from programs offered by Job

Corps, in addition to denying the city an

opportunity to benefit

socioeconomically from such a program.

Sites in Hollandale, Mississippi and

Hahnville, Louisiana were also

considered, but did not meet the

minimum selection criteria for locating

new Job Corps Centers. The potential for

an excellent facility and operational

efficiency afforded by the proposed

action, as well as the finding of no

significant adverse impacts upon the

environment resulting from

construction, indicate that the proposed

development of the site in Montgomery

is the preferred alternative.

Based on the information gathered

during the preparation of the EA for the

Department of Labor, Employment and

Training Administration, the Office of

Job Corps finds that the proposed

location of the Montgomery Job Corps

Center to the 1225 Airbase Blvd. area

location in Montgomery, Alabama, will

not cause any significant impact on the

environment and, therefore,

recommends that the project continue as

proposed. This proposed action is not

considered to be highly controversial.

Dated at Washington, D.C., this 23rd day of

December, 1994.

Peter E. Rell,

Director of Job Corps.

[FR Doc. 95–674 Filed 1–10–95; 8:45 am]

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Job Corps: Preliminary Finding of No

Significant Impact (FONSI) for the New

Job Corps Center in Memphis, TN

AGENCY: Employment and Training

Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Preliminary Finding of No

Significant Impact (FONSI) for the New

Job Corps Center in Memphis,

Tennessee.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Council on

Environmental Quality Regulations (40

CFR Part 1500–08) implementing

procedural provisions of the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the

Department of Labor, Employment and

Training Administration, Office of Job

Corps, in accordance with 29 CFR

11.11(d), gives notice that an

Environmental Assessment (EA) has

been prepared and the proposed plans

for the establishment of a Job Corps

Center in Memphis, Tennessee will

have no significant environmental

impact. Pursuant to 29 CFR 11.11(d)(1),

this Preliminary Finding of No

Significant Impact will be made

available for public review and

comment for thirty (30) days.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by

February 10, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Any comment(s) are to be

submitted to Lynn Kotecki, Employment

and Training Administration,

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210, (202)

219–5468.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the EA and additional

information are available to interested

parties by contacting Mr. Melvin R.

Collins, Director, Region IV (Four),

Office of Job Corps, 1371 Peachtree

Street, NE., Room 405, Atlanta, Georgia,

(404) 347–3178.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the proposed action is to

convert the Memphis Preparatory

School into the Memphis Job Corps

Center for 272 resident and 40 nonresident students. Dormitory buildings

will be constructed in order to provide

facilities necessary for basic education,

vocational skills training, work

experience, counseling, health care, and

related support services.

The proposed site is located in the

area of 1555 McAlister Drive, Memphis,

Tennessee, which is currently zoned as

residential. It is comprised of 23.9 acres

and is made up of three tracts of land.

These tracts were used as a preparatory

school for grades 1–12. The site has

several structures. A main building

constructed approximately twenty years

ago, a football field, a baseball field, a

track and a tennis court.

The new Center will provide

dormitories; recreational, medical/

dental, and administrative services;

educational and vocational training; and

storage space that is consistent with Job

Corps guidelines and Center needs.

Establishing a Job Corps Center at this

location will require some constructive

changes to existing buildings and the

surrounding property; e.g., repairing a

tennis court that had been used as a

parking lot, as well as construction of

new buildings. The proposed project

will be constructed in accordance with

local fire, building and zoning code

requirements.

The proposed use would have no

significant impact on any parks,

wetlands, woodlands or other natural

resources. The existing site and

buildings at the proposed Job Corps

Center location are not designated

‘‘historically significant’’ and no areas of

archaeological significance are present.

The activities of the proposed Job Corps

Center are not of a contaminantgenerating nature. The geologic, water

and climatic characteristics of the

general vicinity of the site, coupled with

the historically known land use,

minimizes the site’s potential to be

contaminated from possible off-site

sources and further minimizes the

impact of contamination by the Center.
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The existing building at this site was

not tested for radon; however, this will

be done before operations begin at the

Center. If there is to be a significant

amount of construction done on the

building, asbestos removal, in

accordance with all local, state and

federal health and safety laws and

regulations, may be necessary from

suspect items such as the insulation

around pipe fittings and from the

gymnasium ceiling. Because it is

common for structures built before 1980

to contain lead-based paint, the paint in

the building will be tested and removed,

if necessary. Procedures for the

containment and removal of lead, if

deemed necessary, will be prepared by

a qualified lead-abatement contractor

and will be appropriately managed

during any future construction

activities.

There are no regulations governing

noise in Memphis. Short-term impacts

from noise will occur during the

construction activities; however,

construction activities will be limited to

the hours of 7:00 am to 4:00 pm and the

use of sound control devices and

muffled exhaust on all noise-generating

equipment will be required in order to

minimize any potential adverse impact

upon neighboring properties. Water will

be used to control fugitive dust or

emissions. This will mitigate

construction-related air pollution

concerns.

The existing site and security lighting

consists of facility-owned and

maintained, building-mounted,

photocell-controlled, high-intensity

discharge (HID) luminaries and utility

company-owned and maintained polemounted photocell-controlled HID

luminaries located along the streets and

parking areas. This outdoor lighting

system serves as good surveillance and

has no impact on the environment or

surrounding properties. The lighting

inside the existing building will have to

be completely replaced to accommodate

new building use. This system will not

adversely impact the environment.

Memphis has an abundance of water,

electrical power, and natural gas to

easily serve facilities of this size without

impacting upon these existing services.

Based on the nature of the proposed

construction activities at the site, storm

water quality will not be degraded and

will not have an adverse effect on the

environment surrounding the site.

Although the proposed project will

cause a small increase in traffic to the

community, the increase in traffic value

will only mildly add to the traffic flow

on neighborhood streets in the vicinity

of the new center. Several emergency

response companies service the area.

Police and fire stations are closely

located near the subject property. A

major hospital is within a 5-mile radius

of the subject site. Several bus routes

offer readily available transportation to

and through the subject area at a

reasonable cost. Highways 55 and 240

are within a 7-mile radius from the site

and allow fast and easy access

throughout the Memphis area. These

emergency and community services

appear abundant in the Memphis area,

therefore, the siting of the Job Corps

center in this area will not adversely

impact the use of the above-mentioned

community services. The

implementation of the Job Corps Center

on the proposed site will provide jobs

for vicinity residents and Community

leaders were given an opportunity to

comment on the project and ask

questions. There were no adverse

comments directed to Job Corps

regarding the proposed relocation of the

Job Corps Center to Nampa. Subsequent

to the meeting, there were no adverse

comments received by the city council

or the Office of Job Corps from the

public.

The alternatives considered in the

preparation of the EA were: (1) The

‘‘Proposed Action’’ (Preferred

Alternative); (2) the ‘‘No Action

Alternative’’ (continuing to operate the

CCC at its existing site until it would be

necessary to locate elsewhere or close

the Center); and (3) the ‘‘Alternative

Sites’’ alternative. All three alternatives

have been considered, as reflected in the

environmental assessment, in

compliance with the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

Although choosing the ‘‘No Action’’

alternative would result in no

environmental impact upon the area, it

would deny the young adults of this

area the benefits of a Job Corps Center.

Several alternative sites were

considered by the Department of Labor

for the new CCC site, but were found to

be undesirable in terms of safety of

students, compatibility with

surrounding land uses, and/or

proximity to job locations, goods and

services. The potential for an excellent

facility and operational efficiency

afforded by the proposed action

indicates that the proposed relocation of

the Center to the city of Nampa is the

preferred alternative.

Based on the information gathered

during the preparation of the EA for the

Department of Labor, Employment and

Training Administration, the Office of

Job Corps finds that the relocation of the

Marsing CCC to the land adjoining the

ISSH in Nampa, Idaho, will not cause

any significant adverse impact on the

environment and recommends that the

project continue as proposed. This

proposed action is not considered to be

highly controversial.

Dated at Washington, DC, this 23rd day of

December, 1994.

Peter E. Rell,

Director of Job Corps.

[FR Doc. 95–668 Filed 1–10–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

Job Corps: Preliminary Finding of No

Significant Impact (FONSI) for the New

Job Corps Center on Treasure Island,

in San Francisco Bay, CA

AGENCY: Employment and Training

Administration.

ACTION: Preliminary Finding of No

Significant Impact (FONSI) for the new

Job Corps Center on Treasure Island, in

San Francisco Bay, California.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Council on

Environmental Quality Regulations (40

CFR Part 1500–08) implementing

procedural provisions of the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the

Department of Labor, Employment and

Training Administration, Office of Job

Corps, in accordance with 29 CFR

11.11(d), gives notice that an

Environmental Assessment (EA) has

been prepared and the proposed plans

for the establishment of a Job Corps

Center on Treasure island in San

Francisco Bay, California, will have no

significant environmental impact.

Pursuant to 29 CFR 11.11(d)(1), this

Preliminary Finding of No Significant

Impact will be made available for public

review and comment for thirty (30)

days.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by

February 10, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Any comment(s) are to be

submitted to Lynn Kotecki, Employment

and Training Administration,

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Ave., NW., Washington, DC, 20210,

(202) 219–5468.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the EA and additional

information are available to interested

parties by contacting Marta AguilarDugan, Region IX (Nine), Office of Job

Corps, 71 Stevenson Street, Suite 1015,

San Francisco, California, 94119, (415)

744–6658.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the proposed action is to

create a new Job Corps Center in the San

Francisco Bay Area that would provide

up to 850 enrollees with training and

support services in a residential

environment. The Job Corps training

and services include basic education,

vocational skills training, work