Job Corps: Preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Proposed Job Corps Center To Be Located at the Dome Industrial Park on 5th Avenue and 22nd Street in St. Petersburg, FL, 17916-17917 [E6-5107]
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Issued: April 3, 2006.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. E6–5100 Filed 4–6–06; 8:45 am]
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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 at the Dome Industrial Park on
5th Avenue and 22nd Street in St.
Petersburg, FL
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
at the Dome Industrial Park on 5th
Avenue and 22nd Street in St.
Petersburg, Florida.
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AGENCY:
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 St.
Petersburg, Florida, 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
May 8, 2006.
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
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in St. Petersburg, Florida. The subject
property for the proposed Job Corps
Center is an approximately 16-acre
vacant parcel of land owned by the City
of St. Petersburg, Florida.
The new center will require
construction of approximately seven (7)
to ten (10) new buildings, a retention
pond, and a recreation field. The
proposed Job Corps center will provide
housing, training, and support services
for 272 resident students and
approximately 28 non-residential
students for a total of 300 students. The
current facility utilization plan includes
new dormitories, a cafeteria building,
administration offices, a Physical
Fitness facility, vocational and
educational classroom facilities, and a
maintenance and storage facility.
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 west-central Florida 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.
Although the project is located in the
Dome Industrial Park which contained
the historical and significantly cultural
landmark, the Manhattan Casino
building, this landmark has experienced
a major exterior renovation. Thus, the
design and construction of a Job Corps
center will not adversely affect any
existing historic structures or
neighborhoods, either adjacent or
actually in the historically designated
section of the Midtown neighborhood.
More importantly, the design and
construction of the center will take into
account the historic fabric of this
neighborhood in terms of construction
materials, the physical setting of
buildings and the proper use of color so
that the center will blend into the
existing neighborhood.
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
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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 5th Avenue and
22nd Street. Road improvements and/or
installation of signals to facilitate site
ingress/egress do not appear necessary.
The proposed project will not have
any significant adverse impact on the
surrounding water, sewer, and storm
water management infrastructure. The
new building to be constructed for the
proposed Job Corps center will be tied
into the existing City of St. Petersburg
water distribution system. The new
buildings to be constructed for the
proposed center will also be tied into
the City’s existing wastewater utility
system.
TECO 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 Bayfront
Medical Center, approximately 1 mile
from the proposed Job Corps Center.
Never the less, 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 St. Petersburg Police
Department, located approximately 1
mile from the proposed project site. The
local fire station is the St. Petersburg
Fire & Rescue. The fire department has
two stations which operate 24 hours a
day near the proposed site. One of the
stations is less than 5 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 affect on
the surrounding community. Similarly,
the proposed project will not have a
significant adverse affect on
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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 Dome Industrial Park on 5th Avenue
and 22nd Street in St. Petersburg,
Florida will not create any significant
adverse impacts on the environment.
Dated: April 3, 2006.
Esther R. Johnson,
National Director of Job Corps.
[FR Doc. E6–5107 Filed 4–6–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
[Application Number D–11046]
Amendment to Prohibited Transaction
Exemption 80–26 (PTE 80–26) for
Certain Interest Free Loans to
Employee Benefit Plans
Employee Benefits Security
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Adoption of Amendment to PTE
80–26.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This document amends PTE
80–26, a class exemption that permits
parties in interest with respect to
employee benefit plans to make certain
interest free loans to such plans,
provided that the conditions of the
exemption are met. The amendment
affects all employee benefit plans, the
participants and beneficiaries of such
plans, and parties in interest with
respect to those plans engaging in the
described transactions.
DATES: Effective Date: The amendment
to PTE 80–26 is effective December 15,
2004.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Motta, Office of Exemption
Determinations, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, (202) 693–8540
(this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 15, 2004, notice was
published in the Federal Register (69
FR 75088) of the pendency before the
Department of a proposed amendment
to PTE 80–26 (45 FR 28545 (April 29,
1980), as amended at 65 FR 17540
(April 3, 2000) and 67 FR 9485 (March
1, 2002)).1 PTE 80–26 provides an
exemption from the restrictions of
section 406(a)(1)(B) and (D) and section
406(b)(2) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or
the Act) and from the taxes imposed by
section 4975(a) and (b) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code), by
reason of section 4975(c)(1)(B) and (D)
of the Code.
The amendment to PTE 80–26
adopted by this notice was proposed by
the Department on its own motion
pursuant to section 408(a) of ERISA and
section 4975(c)(2) of the Code, and in
accordance with the procedures set
forth in 29 CFR part 2570, subpart B (55
FR 32836, 32847, August 10, 1990).2
The notice of pendency gave
interested persons an opportunity to
comment or to request a hearing on the
proposed amendment. The Department
received two comment letters, and no
requests for a public hearing. Upon
consideration of the comments received,
the Department has determined to grant
the proposed amendment, with one
minor modification. The modification
and the comments are discussed below.
For the sake of convenience, the
entire text of PTE 80–26, as amended,
has been reprinted in this notice.
Executive Order 12866 Statement
Under Executive Order 12866, the
Department must determine whether the
regulatory action is ‘‘significant’’ and
therefore subject to the requirements of
the Executive Order and subject to
review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). Under section 3(f), the
order defines a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ as an action that is likely to
result in a rule (1) Having an annual
effect on the economy of $100 million
or more, or adversely and materially
affecting a sector of the economy,
1 A minor correction was made to the title of the
final exemption in a notice published in the
Federal Register on May 23, 1980. (45 FR 35040).
2 Section 102 of the Reorganization Plan No. 4 of
1978 (5 U.S.C. App. at 214 (2000 ed.) generally
transferred the authority of the Secretary of the
Treasury to issue administrative exemptions under
section 4975 of the Code to the Secretary of Labor.
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productivity, competition, jobs, the
environment, public health or safety, or
State, local or tribal governments or
communities (also referred to as
‘‘economically significant’’); (2) creating
serious inconsistency or otherwise
interfering with an action taken or
planned by another agency; (3)
materially altering the budgetary
impacts of entitlement grants, user fees,
or loan programs or the rights and
obligations of recipients thereof; or (4)
raising novel legal or policy issues
arising out of legal mandates, the
President’s priorities, or the principles
set forth in the Executive Order.
This amendment has been drafted and
reviewed in accordance with Executive
Order 12866, section 1(b), Principles of
Regulation. The Department has
determined that this amendment is not
a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under
Executive Order 12866, section 3(f).
Accordingly, it does not require an
assessment of potential costs and
benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that
order.
Paperwork Reduction Act
As part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, the Department of Labor
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This helps to
ensure that the public can provide the
requested data in the desired format and
clearly understand the Department’s
collection instruction; and that the
Department properly assesses the
impact of its collection requirements on
respondents and minimizes the
reporting burden (time and financial
resources) imposed on the public.
Currently, EBSA is soliciting
comments concerning the information
collection request (ICR) included in this
Notice of Adoption of Amendment to
PTE 80–26 (for certain interest-free
loans to employee benefit plans). A
copy of the ICR may be obtained by
contacting Susan G. Lahne, Office of
Policy and Research, U.S. Department of
Labor, Employee Benefits Security
Administration, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room N–5618,
Washington, DC are not toll-free
numbers. Comments should be sent to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10235, New Executive
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503;
Attention: Desk Officer for the
Employee Benefits Security
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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 at the Dome Industrial
Park on 5th Avenue and 22nd Street in St. Petersburg, FL
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 at the Dome Industrial Park on
5th Avenue and 22nd Street in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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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 St. Petersburg,
Florida, 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 May 8, 2006.
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 in St.
Petersburg, Florida. The subject property for the proposed Job Corps
Center is an approximately 16-acre vacant parcel of land owned by the
City of St. Petersburg, Florida.
The new center will require construction of approximately seven (7)
to ten (10) new buildings, a retention pond, and a recreation field.
The proposed Job Corps center will provide housing, training, and
support services for 272 resident students and approximately 28 non-
residential students for a total of 300 students. The current facility
utilization plan includes new dormitories, a cafeteria building,
administration offices, a Physical Fitness facility, vocational and
educational classroom facilities, and a maintenance and storage
facility.
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 west-central Florida 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.
Although the project is located in the Dome Industrial Park which
contained the historical and significantly cultural landmark, the
Manhattan Casino building, this landmark has experienced a major
exterior renovation. Thus, the design and construction of a Job Corps
center will not adversely affect any existing historic structures or
neighborhoods, either adjacent or actually in the historically
designated section of the Midtown neighborhood. More importantly, the
design and construction of the center will take into account the
historic fabric of this neighborhood in terms of construction
materials, the physical setting of buildings and the proper use of
color so that the center will blend into the existing neighborhood.
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 5th Avenue and 22nd Street. Road improvements and/or
installation of signals to facilitate site ingress/egress do not appear
necessary.
The proposed project will not have any significant adverse impact
on the surrounding water, sewer, and storm water management
infrastructure. The new building to be constructed for the proposed Job
Corps center will be tied into the existing City of St. Petersburg
water distribution system. The new buildings to be constructed for the
proposed center will also be tied into the City's existing wastewater
utility system.
TECO 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 Bayfront Medical
Center, approximately 1 mile from the proposed Job Corps Center. Never
the less, 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 St. Petersburg Police Department, located approximately
1 mile from the proposed project site. The local fire station is the
St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue. The fire department has two stations
which operate 24 hours a day near the proposed site. One of the
stations is less than 5 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 affect on the surrounding community. Similarly, the
proposed project will not have a significant adverse affect on
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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 Dome Industrial Park on 5th Avenue and 22nd
Street in St. Petersburg, Florida will not create any significant
adverse impacts on the environment.
Dated: April 3, 2006.
Esther R. Johnson,
National Director of Job Corps.
[FR Doc. E6-5107 Filed 4-6-06; 8:45 am]
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