[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 168 (Tuesday, September 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45252-45253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20973]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Job Corps: Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) 
for the Edison Job Corps Center Solar PV Project located at the Edison 
Job Corps Center

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Labor.

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ACTION: Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Solar 
Panel Installation for the Edison Job Corps Center Solar PV Project to 
be located at the Edison Job Corps Center, 500 Plainfield Avenue, 
Township of Edison, New Jersey 08817 (Edison JCC).

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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 Edison Job Corps Center Solar PV Project to be located 
at the Edison JCC, and that the proposed plan for the construction of 
solar panels at the Edison JCC 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 solar panels located at the Edison JCC. The proposed 
project includes a renewable energy project that will consist of 
installing 10 rows of Ying Li 175 Photovoltaic Modules in an east/west 
orientation. The 1,620 modules will be fixed at 20 degrees. The solar 
panel rows and associated equipment will be surrounded by a fence. The 
entire proposed installation will encompass approximately 2 acres of 
the Edison JCC and will be located in an undeveloped grass lawn area 
surrounded by dormitory buildings on the south, storage sheds to the 
east, and the border of the facility to the west and north. The 
proposed project will enable the generation of approximately 284 
kilowatts during optimal performance. Solar-generated electricity 
created by the solar photovoltaic system will reduce pollution and the 
demand for fossil fuels. The solar panels will generate energy for the 
Edison JCC, 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 Edison Job 
Corps Center Solar PV Project at the Edison JCC will not create any 
significant adverse impacts on the environment.

    Dated: August 25, 2009.
Lynn Intrepidi,
Interim National Director of Job Corps.
[FR Doc. E9-20973 Filed 8-31-09; 8:45 am]
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