[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54605-54606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19111]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Job Corps: Draft Finding of No Significant Impact Sacramento Job 
Corps Center, 3100 Meadowview Rd., Sacramento, CA 95832 for Sacramento 
Regional Transit District Power Line Easement Alignment Alteration

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Department of 
Labor.

ACTION: Notice

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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, ETA, 
in accordance with 29 CFR 11.11(d), gives notice that the alignment 
alteration of a proposed easement and transmission line on the 
Sacramento Job Corps Center, will not have a significant adverse impact 
on the environment.

DATES: Effective Date: These findings are effective as of July 29, 
2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William A Dakshaw, 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: The transmission line is being relocated to 
the Job Corps property as part of the South Sacramento Corridor Light 
Rail Phase 2 Extension project. The transmission line alignment has 
been evaluated for environmental issues by the Sacramento Regional 
Transit District in Initial Study/Proposed Mitigated Negative 
Declaration South Sacramento Corridor Phase 2 Extension 69 kV 
Transmission Line and Joint Pole

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Facilities Relocation Project (Initial Study) October 2013.
    Since the Initial Study, the transmission alignment has been 
altered to run closer to the east boundary on the Sacramento Job Corps 
property. The changes to the alignment of the Transmission Line are not 
substantial, and, with the mitigation specified in the re-evaluation 
materials, the changes will not cause significant environmental impacts 
that were not previously evaluated.
    The Sacramento Regional Transit District has prepared a 
Modification to the Sacramento Regional Transit District's South 
Sacramento Corridor Phase 2 Light Rail Project--69 kW Transmission Line 
Relocation which included a Wetlands Assessment for Proposed SMUD 69-kv 
Relocation (October 15, 2015) to evaluate and propose mitigation 
actions regarding environmental impacts.
    The previously evaluated environmental impacts are:

    Removal of 12 eucalyptus trees: Removal of the trees may disturb 
nesting Swainson's hawks which are a California State threatened 
species. The proposed mitigation is that tree removal work will be 
completed outside of nesting season which runs from February 1 to 
September 15th in accordance with California Department of Fish and 
Wildlife guidelines.
    Threatened vernal pool fairy shrimp and endangered vernal pool 
tadpole shrimp may be present in vernal pool habitat. The proposed 
mitigation is to provide a 200 ft buffer between vernal pools and 
the transmission poles and service roadway.

    The Department of Labor is a Cooperating Agency with the U.S. 
Federal Transit Authority on this project. The Federal Transit 
Administration letter of May 17, 2016 from Leslie T Rogers, Regional 
Administrator Region IX, FTA, to Michael R Wiley, General Manager/CEO, 
Sacramento Regional Transit District stated that the project was 
previously the subject of a Record of Decision that was issued by FTA 
in December, 2008 and no further Environmental Impact Statement or 
Environmental Assessment are necessary. The Office of Job Corps concurs 
that neither the preparation of a Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement nor an Environmental Assessment are necessary.
    Implementation of the selected alternative will not have 
significant impacts on the human environment. The determination is 
sustained by the analysis in the Initial Study, agency consultation, 
and the capability of mitigations to reduce or avoid impacts. Any 
adverse environmental impacts that could occur are no more than minor 
in intensity, duration and context and less-than-significant. There are 
no previous, planned, or implemented actions, which in combination with 
the selected alternative would have significant effects on the human 
environment. Requirements of NEPA have been satisfied and preparation 
of an Environmental Impact Statement is not required. A public comment 
period was initiated with a notice in the Sacramento Bee on July 31, 
2016. The comment period is for 30 days, ending on August 30, 2016.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of July, 2016.
Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2016-19111 Filed 8-15-16; 8:45 am]
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