81 FR 81172 - Job Corps: Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Rehabilitation or Replacement of Buildings at the Gulfport Job Corps Center, Gulfport, Mississippi

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 222 (November 17, 2016)

Building 1 (Administration/Education Building) and Building 2 (Gymnasium)and Building 5 (Cafeteria) at the Gulfport JCC, originally built as the 33rd Avenue High School, were completed in 1954 and are considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). These buildings (Buildings 1, 2, and 5) sustained extensive damage during Hurricane Katrina and have not been rehabilitated. The Gulfport JCC has been operating at reduced student capacity in the remaining three buildings and eight modular buildings. DOL proposes to redevelop the Gulfport Job Corps Center (JCC) so that it can provide training for the 280-student capacity for which it was originally designed.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 222 (Thursday, November 17, 2016)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27696]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration


Job Corps: Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Rehabilitation 
or Replacement of Buildings at the Gulfport Job Corps Center, Gulfport, 
Mississippi

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

ACTION: Notice of availability for comment of an environmental 
assessment

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SUMMARY: Building 1 (Administration/Education Building) and Building 2 
(Gymnasium)and Building 5 (Cafeteria) at the Gulfport JCC, originally 
built as the 33rd Avenue High School, were completed in 1954 and are 
considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places 
(NRHP). These buildings (Buildings 1, 2, and 5) sustained extensive 
damage during Hurricane Katrina and have not been rehabilitated. The 
Gulfport JCC has been operating at reduced student capacity in the 
remaining three buildings and eight modular buildings. DOL proposes to 
redevelop the Gulfport Job Corps Center (JCC) so that it can provide 
training for the 280-student capacity for which it was originally 
designed.

DATES: Submittal of public comments must be received no later than 
December 19, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments can be submitted by email to Marsha Fitzhugh at 
[email protected], or mailed to: Ann Guissinger, Gulf South 
Research Corporation, 8081 Innovation Park Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70820.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marsha Fitzhugh, Division of 
Facilities and Asset Management, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-
4463, Washington, DC 20210, 202-693-3099.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Preferred Alternative would retain the 
historic appearance of the Building 1 (Administration/Education 
Building) and Building 2 (Gymnasium) fa[ccedil]ades while providing 
modern facilities behind the fa[ccedil]ades. Building 5 (Cafeteria) 
would be demolished and replaced by a new, modern cafeteria, and a new 
building would be constructed for vocational training for shop-related 
trades and for storage and maintenance.
    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) is announcing the availability of an 
Environmental Assessment (EA) that has been prepared for the 
Restoration or Replacement of Buildings at the Gulfport Job Corps 
Center located at 3300 20th Street, Gulfport, MS 39501.

Availability of the Environmental Assessment

    This EA will be available at the Gulfport Public Library, 1708 25th 
Avenue, Gulfport, MS 39501 and at http://www.jobcorps.gov/home.aspx.

    Signed in Washington, DC.
Portia Wu,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training.
[FR Doc. 2016-27696 Filed 11-16-16; 8:45 am]
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