[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 168 (Tuesday, September 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 45252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20969]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Job Corps: Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) 
for the Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Project located at Westover Job Corp 
Center, 103 Johnson Drive, Chicopee, MA

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Labor.
    Recovery: This project will be wholly funded under the American 
Recovery and Reconstruction Act of 2009.

ACTION: Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Solar 
PV Panel Installation to be located at the Westover Job Corp Center, 
103 Johnson Drive, Chicopee, Massachusetts.

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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 Solar PV Project to be located at the Westover Job Corp 
Center, 103 Johnson Drive, Chicopee, Massachusetts, and that the 
proposed plan for the construction of solar PV panels at the Westover 
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 October 1, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Any comment(s) are to be submitted to William A. Dakshaw, 
P.E., Division of Facilities and Asset Management, Department of Labor, 
200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-4460, Washington, DC 20210, (202) 
693-2867 (this is not a toll-free number).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the EA are available to 
interested parties by contacting William A. Dakshaw, P.E., Division of 
Facilities and Asset Management, Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Room N-4460, Washington, DC 20210, (202) 693-2867 (this is 
not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This EA summary addresses the proposed 
construction of approximately 1.5 acres of stationary solar 
photovoltaic (PV) panels to create a 150 to 200 kilowatt system 
connected to the closest electrical terminal at the Westover Job Corps 
Center. The solar panels will produce clean energy for the Westover Job 
Corps Center, demonstrate renewable energy capabilities to Job Corps 
Students and help the program meet Federal requirements in Executive 
Order 13423 for renewable energy production. This project is not 
expected to have a negative impact on population demographics, the 
surrounding area, environmental quality, or natural systems and 
heritage.
    Based on the information gathered during the preparation of the EA, 
the construction of the Solar PV Project at Westover Job Corp Center, 
103 Johnson Drive, Chicopee, Massachusetts will not create any 
significant adverse impacts on the environment.

    Dated: August 25, 2009.
Lynn Intrepidi,
Interim National Director of Job Corps.
[FR Doc. E9-20969 Filed 8-31-09; 8:45 am]
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