Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Spokane Tribe of Indians West Plains Casino and Mixed Use Project, City of Airway Heights, Spokane County, WA, 7448-7449 [2013-02158]
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
Final Environmental Impact Statement
for the Proposed Spokane Tribe of
Indians West Plains Casino and Mixed
Use Project, City of Airway Heights,
Spokane County, WA
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
This notice advises the public
that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
as lead agency, with the Spokane Tribe
of Indians (Tribe), National Indian
Gaming Commission (NIGC),
Washington State Department of
Transportation (WSDOT), the City of
Airway Heights (City), Spokane County,
the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) and the U.S. Department of the
Air force (Air Force) serving as
cooperating agencies, intends to file a
Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS) with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) for the
Spokane Tribe of Indians West Plains
Casino and Mixed Use Project, City of
Airway Heights, Spokane County,
Washington, and that the FEIS is now
available for public review.
DATES: The Record of Decision on the
proposed action will be issued on or
after 30 days from the date the EPA
publishes its Notice of Availability in
the Federal Register. Any comments on
the FEIS must arrive on or before 30
days following the date the EPA
publishes its Notice of Availability in
the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand
deliver written comments to Mr. Stanley
Speaks, Northwest Regional Director,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Northwest
Region, 911 Northeast 11th Avenue,
Portland, Oregon 97232.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
B.J. Howerton, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Northwest Region, 911 Northeast 11th
Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232; fax
(503) 231–2275; phone (503) 231–6749.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Tribe has requested
that the Secretary of the Interior issue a
two-part determination under Section
20 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
(IGRA) for Class III gaming on 145 acres
held in Federal trust for the Tribe in the
City of Airway Heights adjacent to the
unincorporated West Plains area of
Spokane County, Washington. The
project site is located immediately
northwest of the intersection of U.S.
Highway 2 (S–2) and Craig Road.
The Proposed Project consists of the
following components: (1) Issuance of a
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two-part determination by the Secretary
of the Interior; and (2) development of
a casino-resort facility, parking
structure, site retail, commercial
building, tribal cultural center, and
police/fire station within the project
site. At full build-out, the proposed
casino-resort facility would have
approximately 98,442 square-feet of
gaming floor and a 300-room hotel. The
hotel tower would not exceed 145 feet
above ground level. Access to the
project site would be provided via three
driveways along US–2 and three
driveways along Craig Road.
The following alternatives are
considered in the FEIS: (1) Proposed
Casino and Mixed-Use Development; (2)
Reduced Casino and Mixed-Use
Development; (3) Non-Gaming MixedUse Development; and (4) No Action/No
Development. Environmental issues
addressed in the FEIS include geology
and soils, water resources, air quality,
biological resources, cultural and
paleontological resources,
socioeconomic conditions (including
environmental justice), transportation
and circulation, land use, public
services, noise, hazardous materials,
aesthetics, cumulative effects, and
indirect and growth inducing effects.
The BIA serves as the Lead Agency for
compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The
BIA has afforded other government
agencies and the public extensive
opportunity to participate in the
preparation of the FEIS. The BIA held
a public scoping meeting for the project
on September 16, 2009, in the City of
Airway Heights, Washington. A Notice
of Availability for the Draft EIS was
published in the Federal Register on
March 2, 2012 (77 FR 12873) and
announced a 45-day review period
ending on April 16, 2012. In response to
public requests, the BIA published a
notice of the reopening of the comment
period in the Federal Register on April
26, 2012 (77 FR 24976). The extended
comment period ended on May 16,
2012. The total comment period for the
Draft EIS was 75 days. The BIA held a
public hearing on the Draft EIS on
March 26, 2012, in the City of Airway
Heights.
Directions for Submitting Comments:
Please include your name, return
address, and the caption: ‘‘FEIS
Comments, Spokane Tribe of Indians
West Plains Development Project,’’ on
the first page of your written comments.
Locations where the FEIS is Available
for Review: The FEIS will be available
for review at the BIA Spokane Agency
Office located at Agency Square Road,
Building 201, Wellpinit, Washington
99040; the Airway Heights Branch of the
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Spokane County Library District located
at 1213 South Lundstrom Street, Airway
Heights, Washington 99001; and the
Spokane Public Library located at 906
West Main Street, Spokane, Washington
99201. The FEIS is also available online
at: https://www.westplainseis.com.
To obtain a compact disk copy of the
FEIS, please provide your name and
address in writing or by voicemail to Dr.
B.J. Howerton, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Northwest Regional Office.
Contact information is listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this notice. Individual paper copies of
the FEIS will be provided upon
payment of applicable printing expenses
by the requestor for the number of
copies requested.
Public Comment Availability:
Comments, including names and
addresses of respondents, will be
available for public review at the BIA
mailing address shown in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice, during
regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
holidays. Before including your address,
telephone 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
parts 1500 through 1508) and Department of
the Interior Regulations (43 CFR part 46),
implementing the procedural requirements of
the NEPA of l969, 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: September 20, 2012.
Donald E. Laverdure,
Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs.
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Notification of Boundary
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Notice is hereby given that,
pursuant to Section 3(f)(2)(B) of the Act
of November 29, 1999 (Pub. L. 106–115,
113 Stat. 1540–1543), the boundary of
Minuteman Missile National Historic
Site in the State of South Dakota is
modified to include two parcels
containing approximately 28.65 acres of
unimproved land more specifically
identified below. The property is owned
by the United States of America and
presently administered by the United
States Forest Service. Through a General
Management Plan dated July 2, 2009,
the National Park Service determined
that these parcels are the appropriate
location for a visitor facility and
administrative site. The boundary
revision is depicted on Map No. 406/
80,011A, dated January 14, 2011. The
map is available for inspection at the
following locations: National Park
Service, Midwest Region Land
Resources Program Center, 601
Riverfront Drive, Omaha, Nebraska
68102; National Park Service,
Department of the Interior, Washington,
DC 20240; and at the Office for the
Superintendent, Minuteman Missile
National Historic Site, 21208 SD Hwy.
240, Philip, South Dakota 57567.
The legal descriptions of the two land
parcels being included within
Minuteman Missile National Historic
Site are as follows: All that certain
parcel of land situated in Section 25,
Township 2 South, Range 18 East, and
Section 30, Township 2 South, Range 19
East, of the Black Hills Meridian,
Jackson County, South Dakota, and
being more particularly described as
follows: Commencing at the Northwest
corner of Section 30, Township 2 South,
Range 19 East; thence S2°01′56″W,
1619.93 feet along the West section line
of said Section 30 to the point of
beginning; thence S87°58′04″E, 1189.70
feet; thence S2°01′56″W, 466.70 feet;
thence N87°58′04″W, 466.70 feet; thence
N2°01′56″E, 366.70 feet; thence
N87°58′04″W, 723.00 feet to a point on
the section line between Sections 25
and 30, being 1719.93 feet south of the
northeast corner of Section 25; thence
N87°58′04″W, 33.00 feet; thence
S2°01′56″W, 350.07 feet; thence
N88°05′47″W, 67.00 feet; thence
S2°01′56″W, 570.00 feet to a point on
the quarter section line; thence
N88°05′47″W, 558.00 feet along said
quarter section line; thence N2°01′56″E,
1334.45 feet; thence S88°05′47″E, 625.00
feet; thence S2°01′56″W, 314.38 feet;
thence S87°58′04″E, 33.00 feet to the
point of beginning. Said Parcel contains
25.00 acres more or less.
ALSO All that part of the Northwest
Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of
Section 15, Township 2 South, Range 18
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Spokane
Tribe of Indians West Plains Casino and Mixed Use Project, City of
Airway Heights, Spokane County, WA
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 lead agency, with the Spokane Tribe of Indians
(Tribe), National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC), Washington State
Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the City of Airway Heights
(City), Spokane County, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and
the U.S. Department of the Air force (Air Force) serving as cooperating
agencies, intends to file a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Spokane
Tribe of Indians West Plains Casino and Mixed Use Project, City of
Airway Heights, Spokane County, Washington, and that the FEIS is now
available for public review.
DATES: The Record of Decision on the proposed action will be issued on
or after 30 days from the date the EPA publishes its Notice of
Availability in the Federal Register. Any comments on the FEIS must
arrive on or before 30 days following the date the EPA publishes its
Notice of Availability in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand deliver written comments to Mr. Stanley
Speaks, Northwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Northwest Region, 911 Northeast 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. B.J. Howerton, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Northwest Region, 911 Northeast 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon
97232; fax (503) 231-2275; phone (503) 231-6749.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Tribe has requested that the Secretary of the
Interior issue a two-part determination under Section 20 of the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) for Class III gaming on 145 acres held in
Federal trust for the Tribe in the City of Airway Heights adjacent to
the unincorporated West Plains area of Spokane County, Washington. The
project site is located immediately northwest of the intersection of
U.S. Highway 2 (S-2) and Craig Road.
The Proposed Project consists of the following components: (1)
Issuance of a
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two-part determination by the Secretary of the Interior; and (2)
development of a casino-resort facility, parking structure, site
retail, commercial building, tribal cultural center, and police/fire
station within the project site. At full build-out, the proposed
casino-resort facility would have approximately 98,442 square-feet of
gaming floor and a 300-room hotel. The hotel tower would not exceed 145
feet above ground level. Access to the project site would be provided
via three driveways along US-2 and three driveways along Craig Road.
The following alternatives are considered in the FEIS: (1) Proposed
Casino and Mixed-Use Development; (2) Reduced Casino and Mixed-Use
Development; (3) Non-Gaming Mixed-Use Development; and (4) No Action/No
Development. Environmental issues addressed in the FEIS include geology
and soils, water resources, air quality, biological resources, cultural
and paleontological resources, socioeconomic conditions (including
environmental justice), transportation and circulation, land use,
public services, noise, hazardous materials, aesthetics, cumulative
effects, and indirect and growth inducing effects.
The BIA serves as the Lead Agency for compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The BIA has afforded other government
agencies and the public extensive opportunity to participate in the
preparation of the FEIS. The BIA held a public scoping meeting for the
project on September 16, 2009, in the City of Airway Heights,
Washington. A Notice of Availability for the Draft EIS was published in
the Federal Register on March 2, 2012 (77 FR 12873) and announced a 45-
day review period ending on April 16, 2012. In response to public
requests, the BIA published a notice of the reopening of the comment
period in the Federal Register on April 26, 2012 (77 FR 24976). The
extended comment period ended on May 16, 2012. The total comment period
for the Draft EIS was 75 days. The BIA held a public hearing on the
Draft EIS on March 26, 2012, in the City of Airway Heights.
Directions for Submitting Comments: Please include your name,
return address, and the caption: ``FEIS Comments, Spokane Tribe of
Indians West Plains Development Project,'' on the first page of your
written comments.
Locations where the FEIS is Available for Review: The FEIS will be
available for review at the BIA Spokane Agency Office located at Agency
Square Road, Building 201, Wellpinit, Washington 99040; the Airway
Heights Branch of the Spokane County Library District located at 1213
South Lundstrom Street, Airway Heights, Washington 99001; and the
Spokane Public Library located at 906 West Main Street, Spokane,
Washington 99201. The FEIS is also available online at: https://www.westplainseis.com.
To obtain a compact disk copy of the FEIS, please provide your name
and address in writing or by voicemail to Dr. B.J. Howerton,
Environmental Protection Specialist, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Northwest Regional Office. Contact information is listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Individual paper
copies of the FEIS will be provided upon payment of applicable printing
expenses by the requestor for the number of copies requested.
Public Comment Availability: Comments, including names and
addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the
BIA mailing address shown in the ADDRESSES section of this notice,
during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except holidays. Before including your address, telephone
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 parts 1500
through 1508) and Department of the Interior Regulations (43 CFR
part 46), implementing the procedural requirements of the NEPA of
l969, 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: September 20, 2012.
Donald E. Laverdure,
Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs.
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