Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin's Proposed Fee-to-Trust Transfer and Casino-Hotel Project in the City of Kenosha, Kenosha County, WI, 38821-38822 [2012-15878]
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will be created during development.
Project facilities and infrastructure will
be placed on private land via long-term
easement agreements between Buckeye
Wind and respective landowners.
While approximately 80,051 acres are
located within the Buckeye Wind action
area, a relatively small portion of that
land, approximately 0.16 percent (129.8
acres), will be permanently occupied by
the project facilities. Beyond the
approximately 129 acres of occupied
area, as described in Section 2.2 of the
HCP, the project will not impact or
change the existing land use.
The draft HCP describes the impacts
of take associated with Buckeye Wind’s
activities and includes measures to
avoid, minimize, mitigate, and monitor
the impacts of incidental take on the
Indiana bat. Buckeye Wind will be
mitigating for take and associated
impacts through permanent
preservation, enhancement, and
restoration of suitable Indiana bat
habitat within 7 miles of a Priority 2
Indiana bat hibernaculum (USFWS,
2007, Draft Indiana Bat Recovery Plan)
in Ohio. Mitigation will occur on
private lands and will be permanently
protected by a conservation easement
held by a third-party conservation
organization. Section 6.3 of the HCP
describes the details of compensatory
mitigation and its implementation. The
HCP also includes numerous avoidance
and minimization measures, as
described in sections 6.1 through 6.2, as
well as adaptive management, as
described in section 6.5, which will
limit the take of the Indiana bat.
The Service is soliciting information
regarding the adequacy of the HCP to
avoid, minimize, mitigate, and monitor
the proposed incidental take of the
covered species and to provide for
adaptive management. In compliance
with section 10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C.
1539(c)), the Service is making the ITP
application materials available for
public review and comment as
described above.
We invite comments and suggestions
from all interested parties on the draft
documents associated with the ITP
application (HCP, HCP Appendices, and
IA), and request that comments be as
specific as possible. In particular, we
request information and comments on
the following topics:
1. Whether adaptive management and
monitoring provisions in the Proposed
Action alternative are sufficient;
2. Any threats to the covered species
that may influence its population over
the life of the ITP that are not addressed
in the HCP or EIS;
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3. Any new information on whitenose syndrome effects on the covered
species;
4. Whether the models and model
inputs used to estimate risk to the
covered species are appropriate; and
5. Any other information pertinent to
evaluating the effects of the proposed
action on the Indiana bat.
Alternatives in the Draft EIS
The draft EIS contains an analysis of
four alternatives: (1) No Action (no
permit issuance); (2) Proposed Action—
Modified Operations Alternative,
including implementation of the HCP
and Issuance of a 30-year ITP; (3)
Maximally Restricted Operations
Alternative, without an HCP or ITP; and
(4) Minimally Restricted Operations
Alternative and Issuance of a 30-year
ITP. The draft EIS considers the direct,
indirect, and cumulative effects of the
alternatives, including any measures
under the Proposed Action alternative
intended to minimize and mitigate such
impacts. The draft EIS also identifies
additional alternatives that were
considered but were eliminated from
consideration as detailed in Section 2.3
of the EIS.
The Service invites comments and
suggestions from all interested parties
on the content of the draft EIS. In
particular, information and comments
regarding the following topics are
requested:
1. The direct, indirect, or cumulative
effects that implementation of any
alternative could have on the human
environment;
2. Whether or not the significance of
the impact on various aspects of the
human environment has been
adequately analyzed; and
3. Any other information pertinent to
evaluating the effects of the proposed
action on the human environment.
Public Comments
You may submit your comments and
materials concerning the notice by one
of the methods listed in ADDRESSES. We
request that you send comments only by
one of the methods described in
ADDRESSES.
If you submit a comment via https://
www.regulations.gov, your entire
comment—including any personal
identifying information—will be posted
on the Web site. We will post all
hardcopy comments on https://
www.regulations.gov as well. If you
submit a hardcopy comment that
includes personal identifying
information, you may request at the top
of your document that we withhold this
information from public review.
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However, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Comments and materials we receive,
as well as documents associated with
the notice, will be available for public
inspection on https://
www.regulations.gov at Docket No.
FWS–R3–ES–2012–0036, or by
appointment, during normal business
hours, at the Ohio Ecological Services
Field Office in Columbus, Ohio (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Authority
We provide this notice under section
10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
and its implementing regulations (50
CFR 17.22), and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4371
et seq.) and its implementing
regulations (40 CFR 1506.6; 43 CFR part
46).
Dated: June 21, 2012.
Lynn Lewis,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological
Services, Midwest Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Final Environmental Impact Statement
for the Menominee Indian Tribe of
Wisconsin’s Proposed Fee-to-Trust
Transfer and Casino-Hotel Project in
the City of Kenosha, Kenosha County,
WI
AGENCY:
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
SUMMARY:
This notice advises the public
that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
as the lead Federal agency, with the
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
(Tribe), the National Indian Gaming
Commission (NIGC), the City of
Kenosha, and Kenosha County, as
cooperating agencies, has prepared a
Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS) for the proposed approval of a
223-acre fee-to-trust transfer and the
construction of a casino-hotel complex.
This notice also announces the FEIS is
now available for public review. Hard
copies are available upon request or
may be found at the addresses indicted
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section below.
DATES: The Record of Decision on the
proposed action will be issued no
sooner than 30 days after the release of
the FEIS. Thus, any comments on the
FEIS must arrive at the addresses
indicated below by July 30, 2012.
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ADDRESSES:
You may request a copy of
the FEIS, by contacting Scott Doig,
Regional Environmental Protection
Specialist, Midwest Region, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, 5600 West American
Boulevard, Suite 500, Bloomington,
Minnesota 55437, telephone (612)
725–4514, fax (612) 713–4401.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Doig, Regional Environmental
Protection Specialist, Midwest Region,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 5600 West
American Boulevard, Suite 500,
Bloomington, Minnesota 55437,
telephone (612) 725–4514, fax
(612) 713–4401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Tribe
has asked the BIA to take 223 acres of
land into trust on behalf of the Tribe, on
which the Tribe proposes to develop a
casino-hotel complex. The proposed
project is located at the site of the
existing Dairyland Greyhound Park, at
5522–104th Ave., Kenosha, Wisconsin
53144. The property is approximately
one half mile east of Interstate 94, and
approximately 35 miles south of
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The BIA serves
as lead agency for compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act. The
Tribe, the NIGC, the City of Kenosha,
and Kenosha County, as entities having
jurisdiction and special expertise
relevant to potentially affected
resources, are acting as cooperating
agencies.
The project design includes taking the
223-acre Dairyland Greyhound Park
property into trust for the Tribe, and the
development of a casino-hotel complex,
while potentially retaining the current
greyhound racetrack, structure,
concourse and kennel facilities. Future
development includes a water park, a
second hotel, and a recreational vehicle
park. Interim Class III gaming would be
conducted inside the existing clubhouse
until the new casino is built. The FEIS
considers a range of project alternatives,
including: (1) Preferred casino-hotel
complex; (2) reduced intensity; (3) offsite expansion of existing Keshena
facilities; (4) hotel-conference center/
recreational development; and (5) no
action. Environmental issues addressed
in the FEIS include land and water
resources, air quality, biological
resources, cultural and paleontological
resources, socioeconomic conditions,
transportation and circulation, land use,
public services, noise, hazardous
materials, visual resources,
environmental justice, cumulative
effects, indirect effects and mitigation.
The BIA has afforded other
government agencies and the public
opportunity to participate in the
preparation of this FEIS. The BIA
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published a Notice of Intent to prepare
a Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) for the proposed action in the
Federal Register on June 23, 2004 (69
FR 35058), with a correction published
on July 7, 2004 (69 FR 40966). The BIA
held a public scoping meeting on
August 3, 2004, in Kenosha, WI. A
Notice of Availability for the DEIS was
published in the Federal Register on
September 23, 2005 (70 FR 55835). The
document was available for public
comment from September 23, 2005, to
November 21, 2005, and a public
hearing was held on October 25, 2005,
in Pleasant Prairie, WI. An extended
comment period for the DEIS was
announced in the Federal Register on
February 3, 2006 (71 FR 5837). The
document was available for public
comment from February 3, 2006, to
March 6, 2006. Applicable information
including population and traffic
densities were updated in the
preliminary FEIS and completed in
January 2012.
Locations where the FEIS is Available
for Review: The FEIS will be available
for review at the following branches of
the Kenosha Public Library: Simmons,
711 59th Place, Kenosha, WI 53140;
Southwest, 7979 38th Avenue, Kenosha,
WI 53142; Northside, 1500 27th
Avenue, Kenosha, WI 53140; Uptown,
2419 63rd Street, Kenosha, WI 53143.
General information for the Kenosha
Public Library system can be obtained
by calling (262) 564–6100. The FEIS
will also be available for review at the
Waukegan Public Library, 128 North
County Street, Waukegan, IL 60085.
General information for the Waukegan
Public Library can be obtained by
calling (847) 623–2041. An electronic
version of the FEIS can be viewed at the
following Web site: https://
www.kenoshaeis.com
Public Availability of Comments:
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Authority: This notice is published
pursuant to Sec. 1503.1 of the Council of
Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR
part 1500 through 1508) and Sec. 46.305 of
the Department of Interior Regulations (43
CFR part 46), implementing the procedural
requirements of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C.
4371 et seq.), and is in the exercise of
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authority delegated to the Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8.
Dated: May 31, 2012.
Donald E. Laverdure,
Acting Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Availability: Record of
Decision for KRoad Moapa Solar
Facility
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
SUMMARY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) announces the
Notice of Availability (NOA) of the
Record of Decision (ROD) for the KRoad
Moapa Solar Facility located in Clark
County, Nevada. The Secretary of the
Interior approved the ROD on June 21,
2012, which constitutes the final
decision of the Department of the
Interior.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD are
available upon request from the BLM
Southern Nevada District Office, 4701
N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas,
Nevada 89130, or via the Internet at the
following Web site: https://
www.blm.govl/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gregory Helseth, Renewable Energy
Project Manager; telephone: (702) 515–
5173; mailing address: BLM Southern
Nevada District Office, 4701 N. Torrey
Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130;
or email: Gregory_Helseth@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
applicant, KRoad Moapa Solar, LLC,
(KRoad) filed two right-of-way (ROW)
applications to construct a 500 kV
transmission line, NVN–89176, as well
as an access road, NVN–91072, on BLM
administered lands as ancillary facilities
for a 350 megawatt (MW) solar
generation facility on the Moapa River
Indian Reservation (Reservation). The
BLM was a cooperating agency with the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) on the
KRoad Moapa Solar Facility. The
purpose of the project is to provide
access to the transmission grid via the
Crystal Substation; to supply power to
the Moapa Travel Plaza and a water line
to the solar energy facility.
The BLM’s purpose and need for the
proposed Federal action responds to
KRoad’s application for an up to 500 kV
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Menominee Indian
Tribe of Wisconsin's Proposed Fee-to-Trust Transfer and Casino-Hotel
Project in the City of Kenosha, Kenosha County, WI
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) as the lead Federal agency, with the Menominee Indian
Tribe of Wisconsin (Tribe), the National Indian Gaming Commission
(NIGC), the City of Kenosha, and Kenosha County, as cooperating
agencies, has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
for the proposed approval of a 223-acre fee-to-trust transfer and the
construction of a casino-hotel complex. This notice also announces the
FEIS is now available for public review. Hard copies are available upon
request or may be found at the addresses indicted in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section below.
DATES: The Record of Decision on the proposed action will be issued no
sooner than 30 days after the release of the FEIS. Thus, any comments
on the FEIS must arrive at the addresses indicated below by July 30,
2012.
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ADDRESSES: You may request a copy of the FEIS, by contacting Scott
Doig, Regional Environmental Protection Specialist, Midwest Region,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 5600 West American Boulevard, Suite 500,
Bloomington, Minnesota 55437, telephone (612) 725-4514, fax (612) 713-
4401.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Doig, Regional Environmental
Protection Specialist, Midwest Region, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 5600
West American Boulevard, Suite 500, Bloomington, Minnesota 55437,
telephone (612) 725-4514, fax (612) 713-4401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Tribe has asked the BIA to take 223
acres of land into trust on behalf of the Tribe, on which the Tribe
proposes to develop a casino-hotel complex. The proposed project is
located at the site of the existing Dairyland Greyhound Park, at 5522-
104th Ave., Kenosha, Wisconsin 53144. The property is approximately one
half mile east of Interstate 94, and approximately 35 miles south of
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The BIA serves as lead agency for compliance with
the National Environmental Policy Act. The Tribe, the NIGC, the City of
Kenosha, and Kenosha County, as entities having jurisdiction and
special expertise relevant to potentially affected resources, are
acting as cooperating agencies.
The project design includes taking the 223-acre Dairyland Greyhound
Park property into trust for the Tribe, and the development of a
casino-hotel complex, while potentially retaining the current greyhound
racetrack, structure, concourse and kennel facilities. Future
development includes a water park, a second hotel, and a recreational
vehicle park. Interim Class III gaming would be conducted inside the
existing clubhouse until the new casino is built. The FEIS considers a
range of project alternatives, including: (1) Preferred casino-hotel
complex; (2) reduced intensity; (3) off-site expansion of existing
Keshena facilities; (4) hotel-conference center/recreational
development; and (5) no action. Environmental issues addressed in the
FEIS include land and water resources, air quality, biological
resources, cultural and paleontological resources, socioeconomic
conditions, transportation and circulation, land use, public services,
noise, hazardous materials, visual resources, environmental justice,
cumulative effects, indirect effects and mitigation.
The BIA has afforded other government agencies and the public
opportunity to participate in the preparation of this FEIS. The BIA
published a Notice of Intent to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) for the proposed action in the Federal Register on
June 23, 2004 (69 FR 35058), with a correction published on July 7,
2004 (69 FR 40966). The BIA held a public scoping meeting on August 3,
2004, in Kenosha, WI. A Notice of Availability for the DEIS was
published in the Federal Register on September 23, 2005 (70 FR 55835).
The document was available for public comment from September 23, 2005,
to November 21, 2005, and a public hearing was held on October 25,
2005, in Pleasant Prairie, WI. An extended comment period for the DEIS
was announced in the Federal Register on February 3, 2006 (71 FR 5837).
The document was available for public comment from February 3, 2006, to
March 6, 2006. Applicable information including population and traffic
densities were updated in the preliminary FEIS and completed in January
2012.
Locations where the FEIS is Available for Review: The FEIS will be
available for review at the following branches of the Kenosha Public
Library: Simmons, 711 59th Place, Kenosha, WI 53140; Southwest, 7979
38th Avenue, Kenosha, WI 53142; Northside, 1500 27th Avenue, Kenosha,
WI 53140; Uptown, 2419 63rd Street, Kenosha, WI 53143. General
information for the Kenosha Public Library system can be obtained by
calling (262) 564-6100. The FEIS will also be available for review at
the Waukegan Public Library, 128 North County Street, Waukegan, IL
60085. General information for the Waukegan Public Library can be
obtained by calling (847) 623-2041. An electronic version of the FEIS
can be viewed at the following Web site: https://www.kenoshaeis.com
Public Availability of Comments: Before including your address,
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information
in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold
your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Authority: This notice is published pursuant to Sec. 1503.1 of
the Council of Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR part 1500
through 1508) and Sec. 46.305 of the Department of Interior
Regulations (43 CFR part 46), implementing the procedural
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.), and is in the exercise of
authority delegated to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs by
209 DM 8.
Dated: May 31, 2012.
Donald E. Laverdure,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2012-15878 Filed 6-28-12; 8:45 am]
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