Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Ho-Chunk Nation Beloit Casino Project, City of Beloit, Rock County, WI, 70460-70461 [2012-28551]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Ho-Chunk Nation Beloit
Casino Project, City of Beloit, Rock
County, WI
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice advises the public
that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
as lead agency intends to gather
information necessary for preparing an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
in connection with the Ho-Chunk
Nation (Nation) application for a
proposed 33-acre fee-to-trust transfer
and casino project to be located in the
City of Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin.
This notice also announces a public
scoping meeting to identify potential
issues and content for inclusion in the
EIS.
DATES: Written comments on the scope
of the EIS must arrive by December 26,
2012. The public scoping meeting will
be held on December 13, 2012, from 6
p.m. until the last public comment is
received.
SUMMARY:
You may mail or hand carry
written comments to Ms. Diane Rosen,
Midwest Regional Director, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Midwest Region, Norman
Pointe II Building, 5600 West American
Boulevard, Suite 500, Bloomington, MN
55347. Please include your name, return
address, and ‘‘DEIS Scoping Comments,
Ho-Chunk Nation Beloit Casino Project’’
on the first page of your written
comments. The public scoping meeting
will be held at Aldrich Middle School,
1859 Northgate Drive, Beloit, Wisconsin
53511.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Doig, Environmental Protection
Specialist, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Midwest Region, Norman Pointe II
Building, 5600 West American
Boulevard, Suite 500, Bloomington, MN
55347; Phone (612) 725–4514.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed action would transfer
approximately 33 acres of land from fee
to trust status, upon which the Nation
would develop a casino, hotel, parking,
and other supporting facilities. The
property is located within the
incorporated boundaries of the City of
Beloit, Wisconsin. Areas of
environmental concern identified for
analysis in the EIS include land
resources, water resources, air quality,
noise, biological resources, cultural
ADDRESSES:
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resources, resource use patterns, traffic
and transportation, public health/
environmental hazards, public services
and utilities, socioeconomics,
environmental justice, and visual
resources/aesthetics. Alternatives
identified for analysis include the
proposed action, a no-action
commercial (non-gaming) construction
alternative, a no-action no-construction
alternative, a reduced-intensity
development alternative, and an
alternative site location alternative. The
range of issues and alternatives are open
to revision based on comments received
in response to this notice. Additional
information, including a map of the
project site, is available by contacting
the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
notice. Other related approvals may be
required to implement the project,
including approval of the Nation’s feeto-trust application, determination of
the site’s eligibility for gaming,
compliance with the Clean Water Act,
and local service agreements. To the
extent applicable, the EIS will identify
and evaluate issues related to these
approvals.
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 regular business hours, 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except holidays. 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 in your comment that
your personal identifying information
be withheld from public review, the BIA
cannot guarantee that this will occur.
Authority: This notice is published in
accordance with sections 1503.1 and 1506.6
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 the
Interior National Environmental Policy Act
Implementation Policy (43 CFR part 46), and
is in the exercise of authority delegated to the
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs by 209
DM 8.
Dated: September 20, 2012.
Donald E. Laverdure,
Acting Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Jackson Rancheria—Tribal Council
Ordinance No. 2012–01—Sale,
Consumption & Possession of
Alcoholic Beverages at the Jackson
Rancheria
AGENCY:
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION:
Notice.
This notice publishes Jackson
Rancheria’s Tribal Council Ordinance
No. 2012–01—Sale, Consumption &
Possession of Alcoholic Beverages at the
Jackson Rancheria. The Ordinance
regulates and controls the sale,
consumption and possession of liquor
within the Jackson Rancheria’s Indian
country. This Ordinance will increase
the ability of the tribal government to
control the distribution and possession
of liquor within its Indian country and
at the same time will provide an
important source of revenue and
strengthening of the tribal government
and the delivery of tribal services.
SUMMARY:
Effective Date: This Act is
effective as of November 26, 2012.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sophia Torres, Tribal Government
Specialist, Pacific Regional Office,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 2800 Cottage
Way—Room W–2820, Sacramento, CA
95825; Telephone (916) 978–6073; Fax
(916) 978–6099; or De Springer, Office
of Indian Services, 1849 C Street NW.,
MS/4513/MIB, Washington, DC 20240;
Telephone (202) 513–7626; Fax (202)
208–5113.
Pursuant
to the Act of August 15, 1953; Public
Law 83–277, 67 Stat. 586, 18 U.S.C.
1161, as interpreted by the Supreme
Court in Rice v. Rehner, 463 U.S. 713
(1983), the Secretary of the Interior shall
certify and publish in the Federal
Register notice of adopted liquor
ordinances for the purpose of regulating
liquor transactions in Indian country.
The Jackson Rancheria Tribal Council
adopted Ordinance No. 2012–01, by
Tribal Council Resolution No. 2012–02,
on January 15, 2012.
This notice is published in
accordance with the authority delegated
by the Secretary of the Interior to the
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. I
certify that the Tribal Council duly
adopted Jackson Rancheria’s Tribal
Council Ordinance No. 2012–01—Sale,
Consumption & Possession of Alcoholic
Beverages at the Jackson Rancheria on
January 15, 2012.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Dated: November 13, 2012.
Kevin K. Washburn,
Acting Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
The Jackson Rancheria’s Tribal
Council Ordinance No. 2012–01—Sale,
Consumption & Possession of Alcoholic
Beverages reads as follows:
Sale, Consumption & Possession of
Alcoholic Beverages at the Jackson
Rancheria
The Tribal Council of the Jackson
Band of Miwuk Indians of the Jackson
Rancheria, the governing body of the
Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians of the
Jackson Rancheria, hereby enacts this
Ordinance to govern the sale,
consumption, and possession of
alcoholic beverages on Rancheria lands.
Preamble
1. Title 18, United States Code,
Section 1161, provides Indian tribes
with authority to enact ordinances
governing the consumption, possession,
and sale of alcoholic beverages on their
Reservations, provided such ordinance
is certified by the Secretary of the
Interior, published in the Federal
Register and such activities are in
conformity with state law.
2. The Jackson Band of Miwuk
Indians of the Jackson Rancheria is a
federally recognized Indian tribe
(hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Tribe’’)
exercising sovereign authority over the
lands of the Jackson Rancheria located
within Amador County, California, and
held in trust by the United States on
behalf of the Tribe (hereinafter referred
to as ‘‘Rancheria’’) on which tribal
members reside in private homes and
the Tribe conducts various tribal
businesses.
3. Pursuant to Article III Section 1 and
Article VI of the Tribe’s Constitution,
the Tribal Council is the governing body
of the Tribe with the power to enact
ordinances to promote the general
welfare and economic advancement of
the Tribe and its members.
4. The Tribe is the owner and operator
of the Jackson Rancheria Casino & Hotel
which includes an outdoor
entertainment area, an RV park with a
recreation center, and a General Store
(collectively referred to herein as
‘‘Tribal Business Enterprises’’), which
are all located on the Rancheria.
5. The Tribal Business Enterprises are
an integral and indispensable part of the
Tribe’s economy, providing income to
the Tribe and training and employment
to its members.
6. The Tribal Council has determined
that it is in the Tribe’s best interest to
offer for sale alcoholic beverages under
limited conditions established by the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Ho-Chunk Nation Beloit Casino Project, City of Beloit,
Rock County, WI
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 intends to gather information necessary
for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in connection
with the Ho-Chunk Nation (Nation) application for a proposed 33-acre
fee-to-trust transfer and casino project to be located in the City of
Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin. This notice also announces a public
scoping meeting to identify potential issues and content for inclusion
in the EIS.
DATES: Written comments on the scope of the EIS must arrive by December
26, 2012. The public scoping meeting will be held on December 13, 2012,
from 6 p.m. until the last public comment is received.
ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand carry written comments to Ms. Diane
Rosen, Midwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Midwest
Region, Norman Pointe II Building, 5600 West American Boulevard, Suite
500, Bloomington, MN 55347. Please include your name, return address,
and ``DEIS Scoping Comments, Ho-Chunk Nation Beloit Casino Project'' on
the first page of your written comments. The public scoping meeting
will be held at Aldrich Middle School, 1859 Northgate Drive, Beloit,
Wisconsin 53511.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Doig, Environmental Protection
Specialist, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Midwest Region, Norman Pointe II
Building, 5600 West American Boulevard, Suite 500, Bloomington, MN
55347; Phone (612) 725-4514.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed action would transfer
approximately 33 acres of land from fee to trust status, upon which the
Nation would develop a casino, hotel, parking, and other supporting
facilities. The property is located within the incorporated boundaries
of the City of Beloit, Wisconsin. Areas of environmental concern
identified for analysis in the EIS include land resources, water
resources, air quality, noise, biological resources, cultural
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resources, resource use patterns, traffic and transportation, public
health/environmental hazards, public services and utilities,
socioeconomics, environmental justice, and visual resources/aesthetics.
Alternatives identified for analysis include the proposed action, a no-
action commercial (non-gaming) construction alternative, a no-action
no-construction alternative, a reduced-intensity development
alternative, and an alternative site location alternative. The range of
issues and alternatives are open to revision based on comments received
in response to this notice. Additional information, including a map of
the project site, is available by contacting the person listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Other related
approvals may be required to implement the project, including approval
of the Nation's fee-to-trust application, determination of the site's
eligibility for gaming, compliance with the Clean Water Act, and local
service agreements. To the extent applicable, the EIS will identify and
evaluate issues related to these approvals.
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 regular business
hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
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 in your comment that your personal identifying information be
withheld from public review, the BIA cannot guarantee that this will
occur.
Authority: This notice is published in accordance with sections
1503.1 and 1506.6 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 the
Interior National Environmental Policy Act Implementation Policy (43
CFR part 46), and is in the exercise of authority delegated to the
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8.
Dated: September 20, 2012.
Donald E. Laverdure,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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