Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Wilton Rancheria Fee-to-Trust and Casino Project, Sacramento County, California, 72928-72929 [2013-29009]
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and other areas where eagles are present
to be sacred sites addressed in the
American Indian Religious Freedom Act
of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 1996).
The purpose of the public scoping
process is to determine relevant issues
that could influence the scope of the
environmental analysis, including
alternatives, and guide the process for
developing the EIS and related
compliance efforts. The final range of
reasonable alternatives and mitigation to
be analyzed in the draft EIS will be
determined in part by the comments
received during the scoping process.
V. Public Comment Procedures
Request for Comments
In accordance with the CEQ’s
regulations for implementing NEPA and
the DOI’s NEPA regulations, the Service
solicits public comments on the scope
of the draft EIS, including alternatives,
mitigation, cumulative impacts that
should be considered, and issues that
the draft EIS should address.
We request data, comments, new
information, or suggestions from the
public, other concerned governmental
agencies, the scientific community,
Tribes, industry, or other interested
parties on this notice. Timely comments
will be considered by the Service in
developing a draft EIS.
Written comments, including email
comments, should be sent to the Service
at the addresses given in the ADDRESSES
section of this notice. Comments should
be specific and pertain only to the
issues relating to the proposals. The
Service will include all comments in the
administrative record.
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CONTACT, above.
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The Service will make comments,
including name of respondent, address,
phone number, email address, or other
personal identifying information,
available for public review during
normal business hours.
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—will
be publicly available. While you can ask
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organizations or businesses will be
available for public review to the extent
consistent with applicable law.
VI. Authorities
This notice is published in
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the
Council on Environmental Quality’s
(CEQ) regulations for implementing
NEPA, 40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508;
and the Department of the Interior’s
NEPA regulations, 43 CFR part 46.
David McGillivary,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Wilton Rancheria Fee-toTrust and Casino Project, Sacramento
County, California
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 Wilton Rancheria’s
(Tribe) application requesting that the
United States acquire land in trust in
Sacramento County, California, for the
construction and operation of a gaming
facility.
DATES: Written comments on the scope
of the EIS must arrive by January 6,
2014. The public scoping meeting will
be held on December 19, 2013, from 6
p.m. to 9 p.m., or until the last public
comment is received.
ADDRESSES: You may mail or handdeliver written comments to Amy
Dutschke, Regional Director, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Pacific Region, 2800
Cottage Way, Sacramento, California
95825. Please include your name, return
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address, and ‘‘NOI Comments, Wilton
Rancheria Project’’ on the first page of
your written comments. The scoping
meeting will be held at the Chabolla
Community Center, 600 Chabolla Ave.,
Galt, California 95632.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Rydzik, Chief, Division of
Environmental, Cultural Resource
Management and Safety, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Pacific Regional Office,
2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, Room
W–2820, California 95825, telephone
(916) 978–6051, email john.rydzik@
bia.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Tribe
has sumitted an application to the
Department requesting the placement of
approximately 282 acres of fee land in
trust by the United States upon which
the Tribe would construct a gaming
facility. Accordingly, the proposed
action for the Department is the
acquisition requested by the Tribe. The
proposed fee-to-trust property is located
within the City of Galt Sphere of
Influence Area in unincorporated
Sacramento County, California, north of
Twin Cities Road between State
Highway 99 and the Union Pacific
Railroad tracks. The Sacramento County
Assessor’s parcel numbers (APNs) for
the site are 148–0010–018, 148–0041–
009, 148–0041–006, 148–0041–004,
148–0041–001, 148–0031–007, and 148–
0010–060. The purpose of the proposed
action is to improve the economic status
of the Tribal government so it can better
provide housing, health care, education,
cultural programs, and other services to
its members.
The proposed action encompasses the
various Federal approvals which may be
required to implement the Tribe’s
proposed economic development
project, including approval of the
Tribe’s fee-to-trust application. The EIS
will identify and evaluate issues related
to these approvals, and will also
evaluate a range of reasonable
alternatives.
Areas of environmental concern
identified for analysis in the EIS include
land resources; water resources; air
quality; noise; biological resources;
cultural/historical/archaeological
resources; resource use patterns; traffic
and transportation; public health and
safety; hazardous materials and
hazardous wastes; public services and
utilities; socioeconomics; environmental
justice; visual resources/aesthetics; and
cumulative, indirect, and growthinducing effects. The range of issues and
alternatives to be addressed in the EIS
may be expanded or reduced based on
comments received in response to this
notice and at the public scoping
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meeting. 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.
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, 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 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.
4321–4345 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.
opportunity to review the Proposed
NOS. The Proposed NOS sets forth the
proposed terms and conditions of the
sale, including minimum bids, royalty
rates, and rental rates.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Affected States may comment on
the size, timing, and location of
proposed EPA Sale 225 within 60 days
following their receipt of the Proposed
NOS. The Final NOS will be published
in the Federal Register at least 30 days
prior to the date of bid opening. Bid
opening currently is scheduled for
March 19, 2014.
TIME AND DATE:
DATES:
The
Proposed NOS for EPA Sale 225 and a
‘‘Proposed Notice of Sale Package’’
containing information essential to
potential bidders may be obtained from
the Public Information Unit, Gulf of
Mexico Region, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, 1201 Elmwood Park
Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana
70123–2394. Telephone: (504) 736–
2519.
Agency Contact: Julie Conklin, Sale
Coordination Branch Chief,
Julie.Conklin@boem.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Sunshine Act Meeting
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TIME AND DATE:
U.S. Parole Commission, 90 K
Street NE., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC.
PLACE:
STATUS:
Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Determination on four original
jurisdiction cases.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
BOEM announces the
availability of the Proposed NOS for
proposed EPA Sale 225. This Notice is
published pursuant to 30 CFR 556.29(c)
as a matter of information to the public.
With regard to oil and gas leasing on the
OCS, the Secretary of the Interior,
pursuant to section 19 of the OCS Lands
Act, provides affected States the
SUMMARY:
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Patricia W. Moore, Staff Assistant to the
Chairman, U.S. Parole Commission, 90
K Street NE., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC
20530, (202) 346–7001.
Dated: December 2, 2013.
J. Patricia W. Smoot,
Acting General Counsel, U.S. Parole
Commission.
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Office of the Secretary, Bureau
of International Labor Affairs,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Meeting notice.
Notice is hereby given of a
meeting of the Labor Advisory
Committee for Trade Negotiation and
Trade Policy. Date, Time, Place:
December 16, 2013; 11:00 a.m. to 1:00
p.m.; U.S. Department of Labor,
Secretary’s Conference Room, 200
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
DC.
Purpose: The meeting will include a
review and discussion of current issues
which influence U.S. trade policy.
Potential U.S. negotiating objectives and
bargaining positions in current and
anticipated trade negotiations will be
discussed. Pursuant to 19 U.S.C.
2155(f)(2)(A), it has been determined
that the meeting will be concerned with
matters the disclosure of which would
seriously compromise the Government’s
negotiating objectives or bargaining
positions. Therefore, the meeting is
exempt from the requirements of
subsections (a) and (b) of sections 10
and 11 of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (relating to open
meetings, public notice, public
participation, and public availability of
SUMMARY:
Parole Commission
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the
Proposed Notice of EPA Sale 225.
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AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
AGENCY:
Dated: December 2, 2013.
J. Patricia W. Smoot,
Acting General Counsel, U.S. Parole
Commission.
Labor Advisory Committee for Trade
Negotiations and Trade Policy
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Notice of Availability of the Proposed
Notice of Sale (NOS) for Eastern Gulf
of Mexico Planning Area (EPA) Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas
Lease Sale 225 (EPA Sale 225)
10:00 a.m., Tuesday,
December 10, 2013.
PLACE: U.S. Parole Commission, 90 K
Street NE., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC.
STATUS: Open.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Approval of
August 8, 2013 minutes; reports from
the Chairman, the Commissioners, and
senior staff; Short Intervention For
Success Program; Proposed Rulemaking
Revising Conditions of Release update.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Patricia W. Moore, Staff Assistant to the
Chairman, U.S. Parole Commission, 90
K Street NE., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC
20530, (202) 346–7001.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Parole Commission
Dated: November 15, 2013.
Tommy P. Beaudreau,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management.
Dated: November 26, 2013.
Kevin K. Washburn,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[AAK6006201 134A2100DD AOR3B3030.999900]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Wilton Rancheria Fee-to-Trust and Casino Project,
Sacramento County, California
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 Wilton Rancheria's (Tribe) application requesting that the
United States acquire land in trust in Sacramento County, California,
for the construction and operation of a gaming facility.
DATES: Written comments on the scope of the EIS must arrive by January
6, 2014. The public scoping meeting will be held on December 19, 2013,
from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., or until the last public comment is received.
ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand-deliver written comments to Amy
Dutschke, Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pacific Region,
2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 95825. Please include your
name, return address, and ``NOI Comments, Wilton Rancheria Project'' on
the first page of your written comments. The scoping meeting will be
held at the Chabolla Community Center, 600 Chabolla Ave., Galt,
California 95632.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Rydzik, Chief, Division of
Environmental, Cultural Resource Management and Safety, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Pacific Regional Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento,
Room W-2820, California 95825, telephone (916) 978-6051, email
john.rydzik@bia.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Tribe has sumitted an application to the
Department requesting the placement of approximately 282 acres of fee
land in trust by the United States upon which the Tribe would construct
a gaming facility. Accordingly, the proposed action for the Department
is the acquisition requested by the Tribe. The proposed fee-to-trust
property is located within the City of Galt Sphere of Influence Area in
unincorporated Sacramento County, California, north of Twin Cities Road
between State Highway 99 and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. The
Sacramento County Assessor's parcel numbers (APNs) for the site are
148-0010-018, 148-0041-009, 148-0041-006, 148-0041-004, 148-0041-001,
148-0031-007, and 148-0010-060. The purpose of the proposed action is
to improve the economic status of the Tribal government so it can
better provide housing, health care, education, cultural programs, and
other services to its members.
The proposed action encompasses the various Federal approvals which
may be required to implement the Tribe's proposed economic development
project, including approval of the Tribe's fee-to-trust application.
The EIS will identify and evaluate issues related to these approvals,
and will also evaluate a range of reasonable alternatives.
Areas of environmental concern identified for analysis in the EIS
include land resources; water resources; air quality; noise; biological
resources; cultural/historical/archaeological resources; resource use
patterns; traffic and transportation; public health and safety;
hazardous materials and hazardous wastes; public services and
utilities; socioeconomics; environmental justice; visual resources/
aesthetics; and cumulative, indirect, and growth-inducing effects. The
range of issues and alternatives to be addressed in the EIS may be
expanded or reduced based on comments received in response to this
notice and at the public scoping
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meeting. 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.
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, 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 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. 4321-4345 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: November 26, 2013.
Kevin K. Washburn,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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