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are located within the proposed project 

area. The vernal pools are the highest 

quality wetlands on the site and may 

provide wildlife habitat. One vernal 

pool is located just to the west of the 

middle of the property and the other is 

located near the southwest corner of the 

property. The two seasonal streams are 

approximately 100′ from the west and 

east borders of the property. The 

seasonal streams are too narrow steep 

and ephemeral to sustain wetland 

vegetation or wildlife habitat. The 

isolated depression is too shallow and 

ephemeral for use by wildlife. 

Construction will comply with local, 

state and federal regulations regarding 

wetlands. 

No state or federal threatened or 

endangered species (proposed or listed) 

have been identified on the subject 

property. 

The Job Corps Center construction 

will not affect any existing historic 

structures, as there are no historic or 

archeologically sensitive areas on the 

proposed property parcel. 

Air quality and noise levels should 

not be affected by the proposed 

development project. Due to the nature 

of the proposed project, it would not be 

a significant source of air pollutants or 

additional noise, except possibly during 

construction of the facility. All 

construction activities will be 

conducted in accordance with 

applicable noise and air pollution 

regulations, and all pollution sources 

will be permitted in accordance with 

applicable pollution control regulations. 

The proposed Job Corps Center is not 

expected to significantly increase the 

vehicle traffic in the vicinity. 

The proposed project will not have 

any significant adverse impact on the 

surrounding water, sewer, and storm 

water management infrastructure. The 

proposed project will involve 

construction of new water, sanitary and 

storm sewer lines. The closest water 

main to the proposed site is 

approximately 1.1 miles from the site 

down Dunbarton Road. The City sewer 

line ends at the intersection of Liane 

Street and Dunbarton Road, 

approximately 1 mile from the proposed 

site. 

Public Service of New Hampshire will 

provide the electricity for the site. This 

is not expected to create any significant 

impact to the regional utility 

infrastructure. 

The Job Corps Center is not expected 

to result in a significant increase in 

vehicular traffic, since many of the Job 

Corps Center residents will either live at 

the Job Corps Center or use public 

transportation. While some Job Corps 

Center students and staff may use 

personal vehicles, their number would 

not result in a significant increase in 

vehicular traffic in the area. However, 

the proposed Job Corps Center entrance 

would be from North 60th Street. North 

60th Street is a well-used, two-lane 

thoroughfare. The Manchester Transit 

Authority will provide public 

transportation. 

No significant adverse affects to local 

medical, emergency, fire and police 

services are anticipated. The primary 

medical provider located closest to the 

proposed Job Corps parcel is the 

Catholic Medical Center, approximately 

3.2 miles from the proposed Job Corps 

Center. Security services at the Job 

Corps will be provided by the center’s 

security staff. Law enforcement services 

are provided by the City of Manchester 

Police Department—located 

approximately 3.8 miles from the 

proposed project site. The City of 

Manchester Fire Department will 

provide fire protection. Manchester Fire 

Department Station #6, which operates 

24 hours a day, is located approximately 

3.1 miles from the site. 

The proposed project will not have a 

significant adverse sociological affect on 

the surrounding community. Similarly, 

the proposed project will not have a 

significant adverse effect on 

demographic and socioeconomic 

characteristics of the area. 

The alternatives considered in the 

preparation of this FONSI were as 

follows: (1) No Action; and (2) Continue 

Project as Proposed. The No Action 

alternative was not selected. The U.S. 

Department of Labor’s goal of improving 

the Job Corps Program by improving the 

learning environment at Job Corps 

Centers would not be met under this 

alternative. Due to the suitability of the 

proposed site for establishment of a new 

Job Corps Center, and the absence of any 

identified significant adverse 

environmental impacts from locating a 

Job Corps Center on the subject 

property, the ‘‘Continue Project as 

Proposed’’ alternative was selected. 

Based on the information gathered 

during the preparation of the EA, no 

environmental liabilities, current or 

historical, were found to exist on the 

proposed Job Corps Center site. The 

construction of the Job Corps Center at 

Dunbarton Road, Manchester, New 

Hampshire will not create any 

significant adverse impacts on the 

environment. 

Dated: January 28, 2008. 

Esther R. Johnson, 

National Director of Job Corps. 

[FR Doc. E8–1870 Filed 1–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–23–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Job Corps: Preliminary Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) for the 

Proposed Job Corps Center Located at 

College Avenue and 6th Street, 

Ottumwa, IA 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Preliminary Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) for the 

proposed Job Corps Center to be Located 

at College Avenue and 6th Street, 

Ottumwa, Iowa. 

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, Office of the 

Secretary (OSEC) in accordance with 29 

CFR 11.11(d), gives notice that an 

Environmental Assessment (EA) has 

been prepared for a proposed new Job 

Corps Center to be located in Ottumwa, 

Iowa and that the proposed plan for a 

new Job Corps Center will have no 

significant environmental impact. This 

Preliminary Finding of No Significant 

Impact (FONSI) will be made available 

for public review and comment for a 

period of 30 days. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted by 

February 15, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Any comment(s) are to be 

submitted to Edward C. Campbell, 

Realty Officer Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N–

4460, Washington, DC 20210, (202) 693–

2834 (this is not a toll-free number). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the EA are available to 

interested parties by contacting Michael 

F. O’Malley, Architect, Unit Chief of 

Facilities, National Office of Job Corps, 

U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N–

4460, Washington, DC 20210, (202) 693–

3108 (this is not a toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject property for the proposed Job 

Corps Center (JCC) consists of 28.68 

acres of undeveloped land, owned by 

Indian Hills Community College. The 

subject property is located east of the 

College Avenue and 6th Street 

intersection approximately five miles 

north of downtown Ottumwa in an 

unincorporated area of Wapello County, 

Iowa. The property is located at the 

eastern edge of the Ottumwa Industrial 

Airport district which is characterized 

by industrial and commercial uses, as 

well as vacant land used primarily for 

row crop farming. 

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The proposed Ottumwa JCC will be 

new construction, which will utilize a 

campus setting. The facility will consist 

of seven buildings, which will support 

approximately 300 resident students 

with 104 staff members. The proposed 

buildings include an administrative/ 

wellness center/maintenance building, 

two dormitories, an educational/ 

vocational building, a cafeteria/ 

warehouse building, a student services/ 

welcome center building and a 

recreation building. The proposed site 

also includes outdoor recreation fields 

and courts and associated paved parking 

areas and drives. The gross area of all of 

the proposed buildings will be 

approximately 150,000 square feet. 

The proposed Ottumwa JCC is not 

expected to have any negative impact on 

the demographics of the surrounding 

neighborhoods. The proposed Ottumwa 

JCC is expected to have a positive 

impact on the lives of disadvantaged 

youths living in the Ottumwa and 

southeast Iowa areas. The purpose of the 

JCC is to provide basic education, 

vocational skills training, health care, 

and work experience, to allow 

disadvantaged persons from Ottumwa 

and surrounding communities to 

improve their position in the workplace 

and society. The goal of the JCC is to 

allow the disadvantaged to obtain a 

better education and to allow 

participants to reach a level of economic 

security above the poverty line. If these 

goals are reached, the JCC will have a 

positive impact by increasing the 

current educational and employment 

levels in the surrounding communities. 

No proposed or listed endangered or 

threatened species, critical habitat or 

wetlands are known to exist within the 

proposed project area. The proposed 

project is not expected to have an 

adverse effect on any archaeological or 

historical properties since there are no 

documented historic or cultural sites 

within a one mile radius. 

The JCC is also not expected to have 

an impact on the overall population 

numbers in the community based on the 

estimated 300 students that will live at 

the facility. City services, such as Police, 

Fire and Emergency Services will not 

expect additional stress to their current 

capabilities since these services are 

currently providing respective services 

to the area. Utility services, such as 

water, electric, gas and sanitary sewer, 

would be able to absorb the additional 

loads from the JCC with little to no 

impact. The development of the 

property will involve construction of 

new water, sanitary and storm sewer 

lines. The proposed JCC is not expected 

to have negative impacts on air quality 

in the area, since it does not involve 

industrial or commercial processes. 

Temporary aesthetic impacts and 

minor noise impacts are anticipated 

during construction activities. Aesthetic 

impacts will be mitigated with the 

development of the property and the 

noise impacts will be short-termed and 

not significant. 

The proposed Ottumwa JCC 

development is not expected to result in 

a significant increase in vehicular 

traffic, since many of the JCC students 

will either live in the dormitories or use 

public transportation. While some JCC 

students may use personal vehicles, the 

roadway infrastructure in the area is 

capable of absorbing the additional 

traffic. 

Based on the information gathered 

during the preparation of the NEPA 

Environment Assessment, no 

environmental concerns were found to 

exist on the proposed JCC site other 

than the proposed site is considered 

‘‘prime farmland’’ that is currently being 

used for row crop farming. Based on the 

size of the proposed development and 

the significant amount of defined prime 

farmland in the surrounding areas, the 

proposed development of the property 

is not considered a significant impact to 

the agricultural output for the area. 

The alternatives considered in the 

preparation of this FONSI were as 

follows: (1) No Action; and (2) Continue 

Project as Proposed. The No Action 

alternative was not selected. The U.S. 

Department of Labor’s goal of improving 

the Job Corps Program by improving the 

learning environment at Job Corps 

Centers would not be met under this 

alternative. Due to the suitability of the 

proposed site for establishment of a new 

Job Corps Center, and the absence of any 

identified significant adverse 

environmental impacts from locating a 

Job Corps Center on the subject 

property, the ‘‘Continue Project as 

Proposed’’ alternative was selected. 

Based on the information gathered 

during the preparation of the EA, no 

environmental liabilities, current or 

historical, were found to exist on the 

proposed Job Corps Center site. The 

construction of the Job Corps Center at 

College Avenue and 6th Street, 

Ottumwa, Iowa will not create any 

significant adverse impacts on the 

environment. 

Dated: January 28, 2008. 

Esther R. Johnson, 

National Director of Job Corps. 

[FR Doc. E8–1871 Filed 1–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–23–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Investigations Regarding Certifications 

of Eligibility To Apply for Worker 

Adjustment Assistance and Alternative 

Trade Adjustment Assistance 

Petitions have been filed with the 

Secretary of Labor under section 221(a) 

of the Trade Act of 1974 (‘‘the Act’’) and 

are identified in the Appendix to this 

notice. Upon receipt of these petitions, 

the Director of the Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance, Employment 

and Training Administration, has 

instituted investigations pursuant to 

section 221(a) of the Act. 

The purpose of each of the 

investigations is to determine whether 

the workers are eligible to apply for 

adjustment assistance under Title II, 

Chapter 2, of the Act. The investigations 

will further relate, as appropriate, to the 

determination of the date on which total 

or partial separations began or 

threatened to begin and the subdivision 

of the firm involved. 

The petitioners or any other persons 

showing a substantial interest in the 

subject matter of the investigations may 

request a public hearing, provided such 

request is filed in writing with the 

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance, at the address shown below, 

not later than February 11, 2008. 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written comments regarding the 

subject matter of the investigations to 

the Director, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance, at the address 

shown below, not later than February 

11, 2008. 

The petitions filed in this case are 

available for inspection at the Office of 

the Director, Division of Trade 

Adjustment Assistance, Employment 

and Training Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, Room C–5311, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20210. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 25th day of 

January 2008. 

Ralph DiBattista, 

Director, Division of Trade Adjustment 

Assistance. 

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