Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Fee-to-Trust Conveyance of Property for the Cayuga Indian Nation of New York, Cayuga and Seneca Counties, New York, 7568 [E6-1938]
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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 29 / Monday, February 13, 2006 / Notices
Dated: January 31, 2006.
Michael D. Olsen,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 06–1292 Filed 2–10–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Fee-to-Trust Conveyance
of Property for the Cayuga Indian
Nation of New York, Cayuga and
Seneca Counties, New York
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice advises the public
that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),
as lead agency, with the cooperation of
the Cayuga Indian Nation (Nation),
intends to gather the information
necessary for preparing an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the conveyance into trust of 125±
acres of land currently held in fee by the
Nation. The purpose of the proposed
action is to create a tribal land base and
to help meet the Nation’s socioeconomic needs. This notice also
announces a public scoping meeting to
identify potential issues, alternatives
and content for inclusion in the EIS.
DATES: Written comments on the scope
of the EIS or implementation of the
proposal must arrive by March 15, 2006.
The public scoping meeting will be
held March 1, 2006, from 6:30 to 9:30
p.m., or until the last public comment
is received.
ADDRESSES: You may mail, hand carry
or telefax written comments to Franklin
Keel, Regional Director, Eastern
Regional Office, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, 545 Marriott Drive, Suite 700,
Nashville, Tennessee 37214, Telefax
(615) 564–6701. Please include your
name, return address and the caption,
‘‘DEIS Scoping Comments, Cayuga
Indian Nation of New York Trust
Acquisition Project,’’ on the first page of
your written comments.
The public scoping meeting will be
held at the New York Chiropractic
College, 2360 State Route 89, Seneca
Falls, NY 13148.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt
G. Chandler, (615) 564–6832.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed action is BIA approval of the
conveyance of 125± acres currently held
in fee by the Nation into trust status for
the benefit of the Nation. The property
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is in seven (7) separate parcels located
in the Village of Union Springs and the
Towns of Springport and Montezuma in
Cayuga County, and in the Town of
Seneca Falls in Seneca County, New
York. The Nation wishes to use this
property as a land base and for
commercial purposes, including the
operation of existing convenience store,
gas station and Class II gaming facilities.
No new development is currently
planned for the subject properties.
Areas so far identified for analysis in
the EIS include land and water
resources, traffic, air quality, cultural
and archaeological resources, socioeconomic conditions and public
services. Alternatives to be analyzed
include the proposed action, no action
and any other reasonable alternatives
that may be identified through the
scoping process. The range of issues to
be addressed in the EIS may also 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 all of the
mailing address shown in the
ADDRESSES section (except those for the
public meetings) during regular
business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(unless otherwise shown), 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 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 on 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. 4321 et seq.), and
the Department of 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.
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Dated: February 3, 2006.
Michael D. Olsen,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Public Scoping Meeting on
Congressionally Mandated Study of
Energy Rights-of-Way on Tribal Lands
Office of Indian Energy and
Economic Development, Department of
the Interior; Office of Electricity
Delivery and Energy Reliability,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Section 1813 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–58)
requires the Secretary of the Interior and
Secretary of Energy to jointly conduct a
study of issues regarding energy rightsof-way on tribal land and provide a
report to Congress on the findings of the
study. The report is due to Congress by
August 7, 2006. The Department of the
Interior and the Department of Energy
are interested in receiving comments
from the public about how to proceed
with the implementation of section
1813.
DATES: A 2-day meeting will be held on
March 7 and 8, 2006, in Denver,
Colorado, at the Adams Mark Hotel,
1550 Court Place, Denver, CO 80202;
Telephone (303) 893–3333. A block of
rooms has been reserved at the hotel for
the meeting on a first-come first-served
basis. Please inform the hotel that you
are attending the ‘‘Energy Policy Act
Section 1813 Nation-wide Scoping
Meeting.’’
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent by regular mail to Mr. Darryl
Francois, Attention: Section 1813 ROW
Study, Office of Indian Energy and
Economic Development, 1849 C St.,
NW., Mail Stop 2749-MIB, Washington,
DC 20240 or by e-mail to IEED@bia.edu.
A duplicate copy of the comments
should be sent to Mr. David Meyer,
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability, Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Department of the Interior—Mr. Darryl
Francois, Office of Indian Energy and
Economic Development, 1849 C Street,
NW., Mail Stop 2749-MIB, Washington,
DC 20240. He can also be reached by
telephone at (202) 219–0740 or by
electronic mail at IEED@bia.edu.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Fee-to-Trust Conveyance of Property for the Cayuga Indian
Nation of New York, Cayuga and Seneca Counties, New York
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, with the cooperation of the Cayuga
Indian Nation (Nation), intends to gather the information necessary for
preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the conveyance
into trust of 125 acres of land currently held in fee by
the Nation. The purpose of the proposed action is to create a tribal
land base and to help meet the Nation's socio-economic needs. This
notice also announces a public scoping meeting to identify potential
issues, alternatives and content for inclusion in the EIS.
DATES: Written comments on the scope of the EIS or implementation of
the proposal must arrive by March 15, 2006.
The public scoping meeting will be held March 1, 2006, from 6:30 to
9:30 p.m., or until the last public comment is received.
ADDRESSES: You may mail, hand carry or telefax written comments to
Franklin Keel, Regional Director, Eastern Regional Office, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, 545 Marriott Drive, Suite 700, Nashville, Tennessee
37214, Telefax (615) 564-6701. Please include your name, return address
and the caption, ``DEIS Scoping Comments, Cayuga Indian Nation of New
York Trust Acquisition Project,'' on the first page of your written
comments.
The public scoping meeting will be held at the New York
Chiropractic College, 2360 State Route 89, Seneca Falls, NY 13148.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt G. Chandler, (615) 564-6832.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed action is BIA approval of the
conveyance of 125 acres currently held in fee by the Nation
into trust status for the benefit of the Nation. The property is in
seven (7) separate parcels located in the Village of Union Springs and
the Towns of Springport and Montezuma in Cayuga County, and in the Town
of Seneca Falls in Seneca County, New York. The Nation wishes to use
this property as a land base and for commercial purposes, including the
operation of existing convenience store, gas station and Class II
gaming facilities. No new development is currently planned for the
subject properties.
Areas so far identified for analysis in the EIS include land and
water resources, traffic, air quality, cultural and archaeological
resources, socio-economic conditions and public services. Alternatives
to be analyzed include the proposed action, no action and any other
reasonable alternatives that may be identified through the scoping
process. The range of issues to be addressed in the EIS may also 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 all of the mailing address shown in the
ADDRESSES section (except those for the public meetings) during regular
business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (unless otherwise shown), 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 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 on 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. 4321 et seq.),
and the Department of 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.
Dated: February 3, 2006.
Michael D. Olsen,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6-1938 Filed 2-10-06; 8:45 am]
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