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a Job Corps Center at the Homestead Air

Force Base, Homestead, Florida, will not

cause any significant impact on the

environment and will be a positive asset

to the area and therefore, 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. 95–669 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 Long Beach, CA

AGENCY: Employment and Training

Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Finding of No Significant

Impact (FONSI) for the New Job Corps

Center in Long Beach, 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 in Long Beach, 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 AguilarDuggan, Director, Office of Job Corps, 71

Stevenson Street, Suite 1015, San

Francisco, California, (415) 744–6658.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Proposed Action includes development

and operation of a new Job Corps Center

proposed on a 17-acre portion of an

existing 90.8 acre federally-owned site

containing 110 recently

decommissioned U.S. Naval Cabrillo

family housing units located in the City

of Long Beach. This new Job Corps

Center will serve 300 residential

students and 20 non-resident students,

for a total of 320 students, as well as

approximately 70 full-time, day and

night staff.

Development of the proposed Job

Corps Center will require demolition of

the 110 decommissioned units of

approximately 151,250 square feet for

construction of approximately 160,100

square feet of new facilities. The new

Job Corps Center facilities will feature

one-story buildings, including

administrative and medical support

buildings; educational, library and

instruction buildings; dormitory

buildings; a food service building and a

one-story gymnasium structure.

The project site is accessible from the

surrounding region via Willow Street to

the north, Pacific Coast Highway to the

south, Long Beach Freeway (Freeway

710) to the east, Terminal Island

Freeway to the west, as well as from the

various existing, non-public internal

streets. The project site is located in a

primarily residential section of Long

Beach, although there are several

commercial developments along Pacific

Coast Highway and Santa Fe Avenue.

Heavy industrial development including

railroad and oil refining operations are

situated west and adjacent to the

Terminal Island Freeway.

The Long Beach project site is not

located within an environmentally

sensitive area. The proposed action will

not have any significant adverse impacts

on any prime agricultural lands, soils, or

related designated land conservation

programs, development of mineral

resources, or on any unique topography.

There are no surface hydrological

features present on the site such as

drainage swales, intermittent streams,

wetlands, and/or ground water

production or related injection wells.

The proposed action will not involve

the storage or on-site use of major

quantities of hazardous chemicals.

Project development will not have any

adverse impacts on subsurface

hydrogeological resources.

Project development will result in

insignificant storm-water related runoff.

An on-site storm water discharge permit

will be secured to insure management in

compliance with state and local

requirements. The proposed action is

not expected to produce any significant

adverse drainage effect on adjacent

property or any overloading of the

public storm water drainage system.

All new construction must conform to

the Uniform Building Code which

includes establishing compatible

building pad elevations and structural

designs which inherently mitigate

seismic impacts, flood hazards and

related impacts to an acceptable risk.

This is considered to be a significant

beneficial improvement over existing

conditions. No significant adverse floodrelated impacts or geologic-related

impacts are anticipated.

Based on historic aerial photographs,

personal interviews, visual site

reconnaissance, and reviews of available

public and EPA-required listings of

hazardous sites, there appears to be no

current or past hazardous waste sources

within the Long Beach site.

Existing structures have asbestos, lead

paint, and potential PCB’s present onsite. However, all contaminated

materials will be removed and disposed

of in accordance with applicable local,

state, and federal laws.

The development of the Proposed

Action will generate approximately 25

percent less vehicular trips and

associated automobile emissions than

that of recent conditions, which is

considered to be a significant beneficial

improvement over existing conditions.

Metropolitan bus service has sufficient

capacity to handle any increase in

public transit generated by the proposed

action.

Demolition and development will

generate temporary short-term adverse

dust and particulate matter during

project construction activities. However,

maximum daily emission peaks would

occur only intermittently during the

construction cycle and air emissions

will cease upon completion of the

estimated 9-month construction period.

All applicable regulations will be

complied with to insure specific

mitigation efforts.

Demolition, site preparation, and

construction is expected to generate

average on-site noise levels of 65 to 95

dba with intervening quieter periods.

These levels are not considered to be

severe or present a health risk, as noise

levels tend to reduce significantly at

distances greater than 100 feet. The

presence of the existing 12-foot high

concrete wall lessens off-site

construction noise for residential

properties located to the northeast of the

project site. The proposed action will

comply with all City noise ordinances

and related building codes.

Due to a decrease in the number of

vehicle trips because of a reduced onsite population and the increased use of

public transit and car pooling over

previous site area conditions, the new

Job Corps Center would generate

significantly less peak and average noise

ambience levels over previously existing

site conditions. This is considered to be

an improvement over previously
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existing local noise ambience

conditions.

There is existing area and security

lighting on the project site, which

currently presents no significant light or

glare effects because of the site interior

and the remote location within the

Cabrillo family housing area. The Job

Corps Center will feature new facility

area and security lighting on the project

site. Lighting impacts from the proposed

action upon off-site areas are expected

to decrease over existing conditions

because the campus site design will

feature more modern, low intensity

lighting fixtures. This is considered to

be a beneficial improvement over

previously existing local lighting

ambience conditions.

There are no rare or endangered flora

or fauna species known to exist on the

project site. Although development of

the project will remove existing nonnative residential landscaping, forcing

existing urban animal species to relocate

to adjacent areas, the proposed site

design will feature California native

flora species designed to attract desired

fauna.

The proposed action will result in a

15.9 percent decrease in population

over previously existing conditions on

site. This is considered to be a beneficial

reduction in population density of the

Long Beach site and surrounding

community area. The affected source of

demolition and related construction is

considered non-public (formerly

military) housing, and will have no

impact on pricing in the local housing

market. No significant adverse

population or housing resource related

project impacts are anticipated.

Development of the proposed site is

estimated to generate a total of 256

direct and indirect job opportunities in

the City of Long Beach and surrounding

regions. The proposed action will not

have any adverse effect on the local job

market, given the relatively high

unemployment rates in all sectors,

including the local construction

industry.

The proposed action is exempt from

State property taxation. However,

construction material purchases are

subject to both State Sales and Userelated taxes. Accordingly, public tax

revenues, expected to increase as a

result of project development, are

considered to be a beneficial

improvement over existing local and

regional employment and economic

conditions.

There is no evidence of any

prehistoric archaeological or historical

sites on the Long Beach project site.

The existing family housing units at

Cabrillo do not constitute sufficient

historical or architectural qualities to

meet the criteria for eligibility in the

National Register of Historical Sites.

The proposed action is not expected

to have an adverse impact on

established area facilities and

opportunities including, but not limited

to, recreational and community services

or public educational services.

Although there are no on-site

stormwater management-related

retention basins, or related treatment

facilities, existing runoff and related

drainage patterns on- and off-site are not

expected to be significantly impacted by

the project’s minor surface paving.

Provision of on-site storm-water

management facilities, as well as use of

intensive site landscaping, will

minimize potential off-site stormwater

impacts.

Project development will have no

adverse direct impact on City of Long

Beach street maintenance including any

capital improvement expenditures or

other related public fiscal effects.

Security services are currently

provided by the U.S. Navy Military

Police. This will become the

responsibility of the Job Corps Center,

which will maintain access control and

provide site security. The city of Long

Beach provides police services to the

surrounding community from the

central station located 1.5 miles away.

The public police services are adequate

for the project area and surrounding

community area. Project development

will have no significant, adverse impact

on public services.

The fire-suppression services on-site

are currently provided by the U.S. Navy

and will become the responsibility of

the Job Corps Center. The final site

design will provide adequate fire

suppression and control features,

including installation of automatic

sprinkler fire suppression systems, for

all proposed construction. The site and

surrounding community are served by a

Long Beach City Fire Station located 1.0

mile away. Project development is not

anticipated to have a significant,

adverse impact on existing public

services.

Primary medical and paramedic

services on-site will be the initial

responsibility of the Job Corps Center,

with emergency backup provided by the

city of Long Beach. The closest hospital

services are within 1.5 miles of the

project site. The proposed project will

have no significant, adverse impact

upon existing community emergency or

medical services.

None of the existing site facilities

including family housing units has

radon levels above EPA’s Radon Action

Level of four picocuries per liter (0.4

pCi/L). Appropriate building design will

ensure safe radon levels are maintained

on the project site.

There would be no problem with lead

in drinking water via the on-site

distribution systems since there are no

old pre-1965 pipes. New construction

would eliminate any related problems

in the future. Appropriate demolition

and legal disposal of all lead or lead

alloy/solders, as well as appropriate

building design will ensure that safe

drinking water is maintained on the

project site.

The project site does not appear to be

subject to any significant natural

hazards. The project site is located

above the 100-year flood plain, and is

not within a designated special hazard

zone.

No significant adverse, long-term

irreversible environmental resource

losses are associated with the proposed

action. Accordingly it is concluded that

the proposed action will not result in

any significant adverse site specific and/

or cumulative environmental resource

impacts.

A public meeting regarding the

location of the new Job Corps Center at

the proposed site was held on February

7, 1994 at the Naval Housing Cabrillo in

Long Beach. Representatives from the

city of Long Beach and the Office of Job

Corps presented a description of the

proposed project, a discussion of the

reuse of Naval properties, the benefits to

the youth of the area and general

community benefits as a result of siting

a Job Corps in Long Beach. Community

leaders as well as the general public

were given an opportunity to comment

on the project and ask questions. All of

the responses were positive, with

community organizations addressing the

benefits that the proposed Job Corps

Center would have on employment

opportunities for the youth in the area.

The project alternatives reviewed and

considered in this EA included: (1) the

‘‘No Build’’ alternative; (2) the

‘‘Alternative Sites’’ alternative; and (3)

the ‘‘Continue as Proposed’’ alternative.

Choosing the ‘‘No Build’’ alternative

implies that the U.S. Department of

Labor would not proceed with the

proposed construction and operation of

a new Job Corps Center in the Long

Beach area. Under this alternative,

existing Job Corps Center facilities in

Los Angeles would be used to provide

current limited services. The existing

facilities are at a maximum capacity and

do not offer any opportunity to provide

expanded and up-graded Job Corps

Center training facilities and related

community-based employment

development services.
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The U.S. Department of Labor

conducted a qualitative evaluation of

potential new Job Corps Center sites

criteria as required by the standard

Federal Facility Acquisition criteria.

The Federal Related Program Design

Criteria was used to establish a shortlist

of alternative project sites within the

region. The project was selected after

having undergone detailed, comparative

Facility Utilization Evaluation studies

and a related review of shortlisted site

alternatives, in accordance with facility

use requirements including location,

suitability and availability of campus

scale land requirements.

The Job Corps site review teams

identified alternative potential project

sites. These included the Park Plaza

Hotel site in Los Angeles, and available

Federally-owned surplus sites

including: U.S. Navy White Point family

housing area in San Pedro, California;

Cabrillo family housing area, Seabright

family housing area, and Savannah

Substandard housing in Long Beach,

California; as well as a Reserve Center

housing area in Los Alamitos,

California.

To Continue as Proposed with the

Long Beach Site would eliminate costly

and unnecessary acquisition of private

land for public uses. Development of

this preferred site would also provide

for continued government ownership,

maintenance and economic reuse of

existing federal properties.

Based on the information gathered

during the preparation of the EA for the

Department of Labor, Employment and

Training Administration, Office of Job

Corps finds that the proposed new Job

Corps Center in Long Beach, California,

will not cause any significant adverse

impact of the environment; and,

therefore, 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. 95–670 Filed 1–10–95; 8:45 am]

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Job Corps: Preliminary Finding of No

Significant Impact (FONSI) for the

Relocation of the Marsing Civilian

Conservation Center in Marsing, ID

AGENCY: Employment and Training

Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Preliminary Finding of No

Significant Impact (FONSI) for the

Relocation of the Marsing Civilian

Conservation Center in Marsing, Idaho.

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 relocation of the Marsing

Civilian Conservation Center (CCC) near

Marsing, Idaho will have no significant

environmental impact. Pursuant to 29

CFR 11.11(d)(1), this Preliminary

Finding of No Significant

Environmental Impact (FONSI) will be

made available for public review and

comment for a period of 30 days.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before February 19, 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 Paul J. Krois,

Director, Region X (Ten), Office of Job

Corps, 1111 Third Avenue, Suite 960,

Seattle, Washington 98010, (206) 553–

7938.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

proposed action would relocate the

Marsing CCC to Nampa, Idaho, a

distance of about 15 miles. The existing

site is located about 4 miles south of the

town of Marsing on land owned by the

Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

The proposed site is located within the

city of Nampa, Idaho, about 3 miles

northeast of the downtown area, at the

terminus of the 11th Avenue North

Extension. The property is on the

periphery of the city, generally

surrounded by institutional and open

space land uses. The site includes two

parcels. The primary campus area

consists of 17.9 acres of land,

immediately adjoining the Idaho State

School and Hospital (ISSH). A smaller

area of 4.2 acres, divided from the

primary campus by the main service

road to ISSH, would be used for open

space recreational purposes.

The proposed campus would be

similar to the existing campus. It would

accommodate 3 dormitories, one of

which would include a daycare

component; a general education

building; one or more vocational

training buildings; greenhouse; dining

hall/culinary arts building; gymnasium/

recreation hall; medical/dental

dispensary; administration hall; storage/

maintenance warehouse; outdoor

recreation area; and various parking and

landscaped areas.

The primary and overriding purpose

of relocating the CCC facility from its

current site to the proposed site in

Nampa is to provide safe and stable

facilities for the staff and students,

which would allow the program to

continue to serve this region.

Geotechnical investigations have been

conducted at the present site in

response to structural damage that has

occurred at the existing buildings from

ground subsidence. The investigations

have determined that groundwater

moving through the area from the Snake

River has dissolved the formations

underlying the CCC facilities to depths

of 40 feet or more. As a result, cracks

have occurred in a number of buildings

on campus. One dormitory has been

closed because it has been found

structurally unsafe, reducing the

numbers of students that the campus

can accommodate from 210 to 140.

Additionally, the current site is isolated

from surrounding communities that

provide jobs and other on-the-job

training opportunities, which creates

substantial transportation demands in

transporting students to jobs. The

proposed site in Nampa is centrally

located to other communities in the

Treasure Valley, and is only a quarter of

a mile from Interstate 84, thereby

alleviating these transportation

problems.

The new CCC will provide housing,

food, recreational, medical/dental, and

administrative services, educational and

vocational training, and appurtenant

storage consistent with Job Corps and

Center needs. Establishing the CCC at

this location will require new

construction for all the proposed

facilities. The proposed project will be

constructed in accordance with local

fire, building and zoning code

requirements, and will not adversely

impact the City of Nampa or Canyon

County emergency services.

The proposed site is located in a

rural/suburban setting and is currently

zoned ‘‘Agriculture’’. This zoning

permits vocational schools and

associated facilities as an allowed use.

The site is bordered on the south by the

ISSH and on the west, north, and east

by the Centennial Golf Course and

agricultural crop land. Interstate 84 lies

about a quarter of a mile to the south.

The site is on the edge of a topographic

‘‘bench’’ formed by the Boise River,

which lies some distance to the north.

Agricultural land uses to the north,

therefore, are separated from the site by

a significant difference in elevation