Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Elk Valley Rancheria's Proposed 203.5 Acre Martin Ranch Fee-to-Trust Transfer and Casino/Resort Project, Del Norte County, CA, 59127-59128 [E6-16551]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Final Environmental Impact Statement
for the Elk Valley Rancheria’s
Proposed 203.5 Acre Martin Ranch
Fee-to-Trust Transfer and Casino/
Resort Project, Del Norte County, CA
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice advises the public
that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),
in cooperation with the Elk Valley
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Rancheria (tribe), City of Crescent City,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, California
Department of Fish and Game, and U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), intends to file a final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
with the EPA for the proposed approval
of a 203.5-acre fee-to-trust transfer and
casino/resort complex in Del Norte
County, California, and that the FEIS is
now available to the public. The
purpose of the proposed action is to
help provide for the economic
development of the tribe.
DATES: The Record of Decision on the
proposed action will be issued on or
after November 7, 2006. Any comments
on the FEIS must arrive by November 6,
2006.
ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand carry
written comments to Clay Gregory,
Regional Director, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Pacific Region, 2800 Cottage
Way, Room W–2820, Sacramento,
California 95825. Please include your
name, return address and the caption,
‘‘FEIS Comments, Elk Valley Rancheria,
Martin Ranch, Fee to Trust Casino/
Resort Project,’’ on the first page of your
written comments.
The FEIS will be available for review
at the Del Norte County Library, located
at 190 Price Mall, Crescent City,
California 95531. General information
for the Del Norte County Library District
can be obtained by calling (707) 464–
9793.
If you would like to obtain a copy of
the FEIS, please provide your name and
address in writing or by voicemail to
John Rydzik, Chief of the Division of
Environmental, Cultural Resource
Management and Safety, at the BIA
address above or at the telephone
number provided below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Rydzik, (916) 978–6042.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The tribe
has asked the BIA to take 203.5 acres of
land into trust on behalf of the tribe, on
which the tribe proposes to develop a
casino, hotel, conference center and
parking facility. The project site, known
locally as the Martin Ranch, is located
one mile southeast of the City of
Crescent City, California, adjacent to
Highway 101 and Humboldt Road. The
site is currently undeveloped, with the
exception of a single-family residence,
associated outbuildings, and barn.
Regional access to the project site would
be via Highway 101. Humboldt Road
would provide primary local access to
the casino.
Project alternatives considered in the
FEIS include: (1) The preferred casino,
hotel, conference center, and parking
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facility alternative; (2) a golf course,
hotel, conference center, and parking
facility (non-gaming) alternative; (3) a
casino, hotel, conference center, golf
course, and parking facility alternative;
(4) the Enderts Beach casino alternative;
and (5) the no action alternative.
Environmental issues addressed in
the FEIS include land resources, water
resources, air quality, biological
resources, cultural resources,
socioeconomic conditions,
environmental justice, transportation,
land use, agriculture, public services,
noise, hazardous materials, visual
resources, cumulative effects, indirect
effects and mitigation.
The BIA is the lead agency for
compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act for this
proposed action. The City of Crescent
City, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, EPA, and
California Department of Fish and
Game, as entities having jurisdiction
and expertise relevant to potentially
affected resources, are serving as
cooperating agencies. In addition,
consultation and coordination has been
executed with the California Coastal
Commission.
The BIA has afforded other
government agencies and the public
ample opportunity to participate in the
preparation of this FEIS. The BIA
published a notice of intent to prepare
an EIS for the proposed action in the
Federal Register on November 21, 2003
(68 FR 65732). The BIA held a public
scoping meeting on December 15, 2003,
in Crescent City. A Notice of
Availability for the Draft EIS was
published in the Federal Register on
September 30, 2005 (70 FR 57277), and
in the Daily Triplicate on September 29
and 30, and October 5, 2005. The
document was available for public
comment from September 30 to
November 28, 2005, and a public
hearing held November 2, 2005, in
Crescent City.
Public Comment Availability
Comments, including names and
addresses of respondents, will be
available for public review at the
mailing address shown in the
ADDRESSES section, during regular
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 law. We will not,
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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.), the
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.
Dated: September 6, 2006.
Michael D. Olsen,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Elk Valley
Rancheria's Proposed 203.5 Acre Martin Ranch Fee-to-Trust Transfer and
Casino/Resort Project, Del Norte 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), in cooperation with the Elk Valley Rancheria (tribe),
City of Crescent City, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Game, and U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), intends to file a final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) with the EPA for the proposed
approval of a 203.5-acre fee-to-trust transfer and casino/resort
complex in Del Norte County, California, and that the FEIS is now
available to the public. The purpose of the proposed action is to help
provide for the economic development of the tribe.
DATES: The Record of Decision on the proposed action will be issued on
or after November 7, 2006. Any comments on the FEIS must arrive by
November 6, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand carry written comments to Clay Gregory,
Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pacific Region, 2800
Cottage Way, Room W-2820, Sacramento, California 95825. Please include
your name, return address and the caption, ``FEIS Comments, Elk Valley
Rancheria, Martin Ranch, Fee to Trust Casino/Resort Project,'' on the
first page of your written comments.
The FEIS will be available for review at the Del Norte County
Library, located at 190 Price Mall, Crescent City, California 95531.
General information for the Del Norte County Library District can be
obtained by calling (707) 464-9793.
If you would like to obtain a copy of the FEIS, please provide your
name and address in writing or by voicemail to John Rydzik, Chief of
the Division of Environmental, Cultural Resource Management and Safety,
at the BIA address above or at the telephone number provided below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Rydzik, (916) 978-6042.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The tribe has asked the BIA to take 203.5
acres of land into trust on behalf of the tribe, on which the tribe
proposes to develop a casino, hotel, conference center and parking
facility. The project site, known locally as the Martin Ranch, is
located one mile southeast of the City of Crescent City, California,
adjacent to Highway 101 and Humboldt Road. The site is currently
undeveloped, with the exception of a single-family residence,
associated outbuildings, and barn. Regional access to the project site
would be via Highway 101. Humboldt Road would provide primary local
access to the casino.
Project alternatives considered in the FEIS include: (1) The
preferred casino, hotel, conference center, and parking
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facility alternative; (2) a golf course, hotel, conference center, and
parking facility (non-gaming) alternative; (3) a casino, hotel,
conference center, golf course, and parking facility alternative; (4)
the Enderts Beach casino alternative; and (5) the no action
alternative.
Environmental issues addressed in the FEIS include land resources,
water resources, air quality, biological resources, cultural resources,
socioeconomic conditions, environmental justice, transportation, land
use, agriculture, public services, noise, hazardous materials, visual
resources, cumulative effects, indirect effects and mitigation.
The BIA is the lead agency for compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act for this proposed action. The City of Crescent
City, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
EPA, and California Department of Fish and Game, as entities having
jurisdiction and expertise relevant to potentially affected resources,
are serving as cooperating agencies. In addition, consultation and
coordination has been executed with the California Coastal Commission.
The BIA has afforded other government agencies and the public ample
opportunity to participate in the preparation of this FEIS. The BIA
published a notice of intent to prepare an EIS for the proposed action
in the Federal Register on November 21, 2003 (68 FR 65732). The BIA
held a public scoping meeting on December 15, 2003, in Crescent City. A
Notice of Availability for the Draft EIS was published in the Federal
Register on September 30, 2005 (70 FR 57277), and in the Daily
Triplicate on September 29 and 30, and October 5, 2005. The document
was available for public comment from September 30 to November 28,
2005, and a public hearing held November 2, 2005, in Crescent City.
Public Comment Availability
Comments, including names and addresses of respondents, will be
available for public review at the mailing address shown in the
ADDRESSES section, during regular 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 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.),
the 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.
Dated: September 6, 2006.
Michael D. Olsen,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6-16551 Filed 10-5-06; 8:45 am]
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