Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Rancheria's Proposed Trust Acquisition and Casino/Resort Project, City of Richmond, Contra Costa County, CA, 12229-12230 [05-4880]
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of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses. Comments should be
received within 60 days of the date of
this notice.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons should
submit written comments to Muriel B.
Anderson, Chief, Records Management
Section, Information Resources
Management Branch, Information
Technology Services Division, Federal
Emergency Management Agency,
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Directorate, Department of Homeland
Security, 500 C Street, SW., Room 316,
Washington, DC 20472.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Cindy Taylor, Assistant Director
of Public Affairs at (202) 646–4600 for
additional information. You may
contact Ms. Anderson for copies of the
proposed collection of information at
facsimile number (202) 646–3347 or email address: FEMA-InformationCollections@dhs.gov.
Dated: March 3, 2005.
George S. Trotter,
Acting Branch Chief, Information Resources
Management Branch, Information
Technology Services Division.
[FR Doc. 05–4799 Filed 3–10–05; 8:45 am]
Time: April 5, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., and
April 6, 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
Proposed Agenda: Review National
Fire Academy Program Activities.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting will be open to the public in
the Emmitsburg commuting area with
seating available on a first-come, firstserved basis. Members of the general
public who plan to participate in the
meeting should contact the Office of the
Superintendent, National Fire Academy,
U.S. Fire Administration, 16825 South
Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, MD 21727,
(301) 447–1117, on or before April 1,
2005.
Minutes of the meeting will be
prepared and will be available for
public viewing in the Office of the U.S.
Fire Administrator, U.S. Fire
Administration, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Emmitsburg,
Maryland 21727. Copies of the minutes
will be available upon request within 60
days after the meeting.
Dated: March 3, 2005.
R. David Paulison,
U.S. Fire Administrator.
[FR Doc. 05–4798 Filed 3–10–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
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Federal Property Suitable as Facilities
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
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AGENCY:
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Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
Open Meeting/Conference Call, Board
of Visitors for the National Fire
Academy
U.S. Fire Administration
(USFA), Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA),
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Directorate, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with section 10
(a) (2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, FEMA
announces the following committee
meeting:
Name: Board of Visitors (BOV) for the
National Fire Academy.
Dates of Meeting: April 5–6, 2005.
Place: Building H, Room 300,
National Emergency Training Center,
Emmitsburg, Maryland.
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SUMMARY: This notice identifies
unutilized, underutilized, excess, and
surplus Federal property reviewed by
HUD for suitability for possible use to
assist the homeless.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 11, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy Ezzell, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, Room 7262,
451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1234;
TTY number for the hearing- and
speech-impaired (202) 708–2565, (these
telephone numbers are not toll-free), or
call the toll-free Title V information line
at 1–800–927–7588.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the December 12, 1988
court order in National Coalition for the
Homeless v. Veterans Administration,
No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD
published a notice, on a weekly basis,
identifying unutilized, underutilized,
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excess and surplus Federal buildings
and real property that HUD has
reviewed for suitability for use to assist
the homeless. Today’s notice is for the
purpose of announcing that no
additional properties have been
determined suitable or unsuitable this
week.
Dated: March 4, 2005.
Mark R. Johnston,
Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance
Programs.
[FR Doc. 05–4660 Filed 3–10–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report for the
Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of the
Guidiville Rancheria’s Proposed Trust
Acquisition and Casino/Resort Project,
City of Richmond, Contra Costa
County, CA
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice advises the public
that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
as lead agency for compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act, and
the City of Richmond (City), California,
as lead agency for compliance with the
California Environmental Quality Act,
intend to gather information necessary
for preparing an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS)/Environmental Impact
Report (EIR) for a proposed 415± acre
trust acquisition and casino/resort
project to be located within the City of
Richmond, Contra Costa County,
California. The purpose of the proposed
action is to restore the Guidiville land
base of the Guidiville Band of Pomo
Indians of the Guidiville Rancheria
(Tribe) and help provide for the
economic development of the tribe. The
proposed action would additionally
serve to meet the City’s requirements
under the Base Realignment and Closure
Act to use a closed Navy fuel depot for
economic development purposes. This
notice also announces a public scoping
meeting to identify potential issues and
alternatives for inclusion in the EIS/EIR.
DATES: Written comments on the scope
and implementation of this proposal
must arrive by April 15, 2005. The
public scoping meeting will be held
March 31, 2005, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.,
or until the last public comment is
received.
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You may mail or hand carry
written comments to Clay Gregory,
Regional Director, Pacific Regional
Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 2800
Cottage Way, Sacramento, California
95825. The public scoping meeting will
be held at the Richmond Memorial
Auditorium, 403 Civic Center Plaza,
Richmond, California.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Rydzik, (916) 978–6042.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Tribe
proposes that 415± acres of land be
taken into trust to restore its terminated
tribal land base for its people. The 415±
acres encompass nine contiguous
parcels in the City of Richmond, more
commonly known as the former Point
Molate Naval Fuel Depot. The project
site is located 2 miles northeast of the
Richmond-San Rafael Bridge tollbooth,
after exiting at Western Avenue off of
Highway 580 while heading west.
The Tribe wishes to use the property
for multiple tribal purposes, including
economic development and the
provision of governmental services. The
City wishes to use the property for
economic development purposes,
promoting employment, enhancing City
revenues and improving municipal
services. More specifically, the Tribe
and City contemplate that the site will
be used for the development of gaming
and related entertainment, retail and
lodging facilities, tribal government
facilities, police and fire services, public
parks, open space, a ferry terminal,
public transportation and possible
housing. The eventual size and scope of
these facilities may be altered based on
information obtained through the EIS/
EIR process, but the Tribe and City’s
current proposal is for approximately
150,000 square feet of gaming floor,
300,000 square feet of retail facilities,
25,000 square feet of convention and
entertainment facilities, an
approximately 400 room hotel and a
second phase 700 room hotel, 29
cottages remodeled into hotel suites or
offices, a boutique spa/hotel, a fire
station, tribal governmental offices, a
tribal cultural center, 220+ acres of open
space or submerged lands, 40 acres of
public parks, a public trail, the ferry
terminal and possible limited housing
units. The proposed development
would also include parking facilities for
approximately 3000 vehicles for patrons
and employees.
The proposed action encompasses the
various federal approvals which would
be required to implement the Tribe’s
efforts to establish a restored tribal land
base, including approval of the Tribe’s
fee-to-trust application, approval of the
Tribe’s gaming management contract
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and approval of the Tribe’s request for
a reservation proclamation pursuant to
a court approved stipulation in Scotts
Valley et al v. United States case of
September 6, 1991 (NO. C–86–3660–
VRW), and implementing the intent and
findings of the U.S. Department of Navy
EIS/EIR for the base closure of the Point
Molate Naval Fuel Depot. The proposed
action also includes all the actions and
approvals by the City necessary to
permit and facilitate the land transfer
and development, including approval of
a proposed municipal services
agreement.
Areas of environmental concern
identified so far for analysis in the EIS/
EIR include land resources, water
resources, coastal zone planning
consistency, air quality, living
resources, cultural resources, Indian
burial remains, socioeconomic
conditions, traffic and transportation,
land use, public utilities and services,
noise, lighting, hazardous materials,
environmental justice, soils
remediation, visual resources/aesthetics,
homeland security issues, Bay Trail
construction, historical building
restoration, and cumulative impacts.
The range of issues and alternatives to
be addressed in the EIS/EIR may be
expanded based on comments received
in response to this notice and at the
public scoping meeting.
Public Comment Availability
Comments, including names and
addresses of respondents, will be
available for public review at the BIA
address shown in the ADDRESSES
section, during business hours 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except holidays. Individual respondents
may request confidentiality. If you wish
us to withhold your name and/or
address from public review or from
disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your
written comment. Such requests will be
honored to the extent allowed by the
law. We will not, however, consider
anonymous comments. All submissions
from organizations or businesses, and
from individuals identifying themselves
as representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public inspection in
their entirety.
Authority
This notice is published in
accordance with section 1503.1 of the
Council of Environmental Quality
Regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500 through
1508) implementing the procedural
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
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amended (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.),
Department of the Interior Manual (516
DM 1–6), and is in the exercise of
authority delegated to the Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs by 209 DM 8.l.
Dated: February 22, 2005.
Michael D. Olsen,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 05–4880 Filed 3–10–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indian Gaming
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Class III gaming
compacts taking effect.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is given that the
Tribal-State Compacts between the Kaw
Nation, the Kickapoo Tribe, the Peoria
Tribe and the State of Oklahoma are
considered to have been approved and
are in effect.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 11, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
George T. Skibine, Director, Office of
Indian Gaming Management, Office of
the Deputy Assistant Secretary—Policy
and Economic Development,
Washington, DC 20240, (202) 219–4066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under
Section 11(d)(7)(D) of the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA),
Public Law 100–497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the
Secretary of the Interior must publish in
the Federal Register notice of any
Tribal-State compact that is approved,
or considered to have been approved for
the purpose of engaging in Class III
gaming activities on Indian lands. The
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs, Department
of the Interior, through his delegated
authority did not approve or disapprove
these compacts before the date that is 45
days after the date these compacts were
submitted. Therefore, pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 2710(d)(7)(C), these compacts are
considered to have been approved, but
only to the extent they are consistent
with IGRA. These compacts authorize
Indian tribes to engage in certain Class
III gaming activities, provides for certain
geographical exclusivity, limits the
number of gaming machines at existing
racetracks, and prohibits non-tribal
operation of certain machines and
covered games, and take effect on the
date their approval is published in the
Federal Register.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report for the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of
the Guidiville Rancheria's Proposed Trust Acquisition and Casino/Resort
Project, City of Richmond, Contra Costa County, CA
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) as lead agency for compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act, and the City of Richmond (City), California,
as lead agency for compliance with the California Environmental Quality
Act, intend to gather information necessary for preparing an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
for a proposed 415 acre trust acquisition and casino/resort
project to be located within the City of Richmond, Contra Costa County,
California. The purpose of the proposed action is to restore the
Guidiville land base of the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of the
Guidiville Rancheria (Tribe) and help provide for the economic
development of the tribe. The proposed action would additionally serve
to meet the City's requirements under the Base Realignment and Closure
Act to use a closed Navy fuel depot for economic development purposes.
This notice also announces a public scoping meeting to identify
potential issues and alternatives for inclusion in the EIS/EIR.
DATES: Written comments on the scope and implementation of this
proposal must arrive by April 15, 2005. The public scoping meeting will
be held March 31, 2005, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., or until the last public
comment is received.
[[Page 12230]]
ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand carry written comments to Clay Gregory,
Regional Director, Pacific Regional Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 95825. The public scoping
meeting will be held at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium, 403 Civic
Center Plaza, Richmond, California.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Rydzik, (916) 978-6042.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Tribe proposes that 415
acres of land be taken into trust to restore its terminated tribal land
base for its people. The 415 acres encompass nine
contiguous parcels in the City of Richmond, more commonly known as the
former Point Molate Naval Fuel Depot. The project site is located 2
miles northeast of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge tollbooth, after
exiting at Western Avenue off of Highway 580 while heading west.
The Tribe wishes to use the property for multiple tribal purposes,
including economic development and the provision of governmental
services. The City wishes to use the property for economic development
purposes, promoting employment, enhancing City revenues and improving
municipal services. More specifically, the Tribe and City contemplate
that the site will be used for the development of gaming and related
entertainment, retail and lodging facilities, tribal government
facilities, police and fire services, public parks, open space, a ferry
terminal, public transportation and possible housing. The eventual size
and scope of these facilities may be altered based on information
obtained through the EIS/EIR process, but the Tribe and City's current
proposal is for approximately 150,000 square feet of gaming floor,
300,000 square feet of retail facilities, 25,000 square feet of
convention and entertainment facilities, an approximately 400 room
hotel and a second phase 700 room hotel, 29 cottages remodeled into
hotel suites or offices, a boutique spa/hotel, a fire station, tribal
governmental offices, a tribal cultural center, 220+ acres of open
space or submerged lands, 40 acres of public parks, a public trail, the
ferry terminal and possible limited housing units. The proposed
development would also include parking facilities for approximately
3000 vehicles for patrons and employees.
The proposed action encompasses the various federal approvals which
would be required to implement the Tribe's efforts to establish a
restored tribal land base, including approval of the Tribe's fee-to-
trust application, approval of the Tribe's gaming management contract
and approval of the Tribe's request for a reservation proclamation
pursuant to a court approved stipulation in Scotts Valley et al v.
United States case of September 6, 1991 (NO. C-86-3660-VRW), and
implementing the intent and findings of the U.S. Department of Navy
EIS/EIR for the base closure of the Point Molate Naval Fuel Depot. The
proposed action also includes all the actions and approvals by the City
necessary to permit and facilitate the land transfer and development,
including approval of a proposed municipal services agreement.
Areas of environmental concern identified so far for analysis in
the EIS/EIR include land resources, water resources, coastal zone
planning consistency, air quality, living resources, cultural
resources, Indian burial remains, socioeconomic conditions, traffic and
transportation, land use, public utilities and services, noise,
lighting, hazardous materials, environmental justice, soils
remediation, visual resources/aesthetics, homeland security issues, Bay
Trail construction, historical building restoration, and cumulative
impacts. The range of issues and alternatives to be addressed in the
EIS/EIR may be expanded based on comments received in response to this
notice and at the public scoping meeting.
Public Comment Availability
Comments, including names and addresses of respondents, will be
available for public review at the BIA address shown in the ADDRESSES
section, during business hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except holidays. Individual respondents may request
confidentiality. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or address
from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information
Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your written
comment. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by the
law. We will not, however, consider anonymous comments. All submissions
from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or
businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their
entirety.
Authority
This notice is published in accordance with section 1503.1 of the
Council of Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500 through
1508) implementing the procedural requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.),
Department of the Interior Manual (516 DM 1-6), and is in the exercise
of authority delegated to the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--
Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8.l.
Dated: February 22, 2005.
Michael D. Olsen,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 05-4880 Filed 3-10-05; 8:45 am]
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