[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 116 (Monday, June 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33534-33535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11714]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Job Corps: Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) 
for the Proposed Job Corps Center To Be Located North of Roosevelt 
Highway Between Washington Road and Interstate 285 in College Park, GA

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OSEC), Department of Labor.

ACTION: Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the 
Proposed Job Corps Center to be located north of Roosevelt Highway 
between Washington Road and Interstate 285 in College Park, Georgia.

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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 College Park, 
Georgia, 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 July 18, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Any comment(s) are to be submitted to Michael F. O'Malley, 
Office of the Secretary (OSEC), Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Room N-4460, Washington, DC 20210, (202) 693-3108 (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, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Secretary 
(OSEC), 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-4460, Washington, DC 
20210, (202) 693-3108 (this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Environmental Assessment (EA) summary 
addresses the proposed construction of a new Job Corps Center near 
College Park, Georgia. The site for the proposed Job Corps Center is 
comprised of four parcels of land owned by VFH Captive Insurance 
Company which total approximately 25.4 acres. The property is currently 
undeveloped and wooded with the exception of three abandoned 
residential properties and an abandoned automotive repair garage.
    The new center will require construction of ten (10) buildings 
including eight (8) single-story buildings and two (2) two-story 
buildings. The proposed Job Corps center will provide housing, 
training, and support services for approximately 515 students. The 
current facility utilization plan includes include a vocational-
educational building, cafeteria/culinary arts building, child 
development center, recreation building, medical/dental building, 
maintenance/warehouse building, administration offices, and new 
dormitories.
    The construction of the Job Corps Center on this proposed site 
would be a positive asset to the area in terms of environmental and 
socioeconomic improvements, and long-term productivity. The proposed 
Job Corps Center will be a new source of employment opportunity for 
people in the Atlanta Metropolitan area. The Job Corps program provides 
basic education, vocational skills training, work experience, 
counseling, health care and related support services. The program is 
designed to graduate students who are ready to participate in the local 
economy.
    The proposed project will not have any significant adverse impact 
on any natural systems or resources. 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, 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. Access is 
planned from Roosevelt Highway. Road improvements and/or installation 
of signals to facilitate site ingress/egress do not appear necessary. 
Public transportation will be provided by Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid 
Transit Authority which provides bus and shuttle routes throughout 
Metropolitan Atlanta. Bus Route 88 travels along Washington Road which 
bounds the west side of the proposed Job Corp Center site. There are a 
number of connecting bus routes within walking distance of the site.
    The proposed project will not have any significant adverse impact 
on the surrounding water, sewer, and storm water management 
infrastructure. The new buildings to be constructed for the proposed 
Job Corps Center will be tied in to the existing City of Atlanta 
Watershed Management system. The new buildings to be constructed for 
the proposed Job Corps Center will also be tied in to the existing 
Fulton County wastewater treatment system.
    Georgia Power would provide the electricity for the site. This is 
not expected to create any significant impact to the regional utility 
infrastructure.
    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 South Fulton 
Medical Center, approximately 6 miles from the proposed Job Corps 
Center. Nevertheless, the Job Corps center will have a small medical 
and dental facility as part of the campus for use by the residents, as 
necessary for providing a ward for sick students with the flu or small 
non-emergency incapacities. Security services at the Job Corps will be 
provided by the center's security staff. Law enforcement services are 
provided by the Fulton County Police Department, located

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approximately 2.3 miles from the proposed project site. Local fire 
stations are provided by the Fulton County Fire Department. The fire 
department has two stations which operate 24 hours a day near the 
proposed site. Both stations are less than 10 minutes away and will 
provide all of the necessary fire protection for the center in the near 
future.
    The proposed project will not have a significant adverse 
sociological effect 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 the Roosevelt Highway between Washington Road and 
Interstate 285 in College Park, Georgia will not create any significant 
adverse impacts on the environment.

    Dated: June 6, 2007.
Esther R. Johnson,
National Director of Job Corps.
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