Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Fee-to-Trust Transfer of Property and Subsequent Development of a Resort/Hotel and Ancillary Facilities in the City of Taunton, MA and Tribal Government Facilities in the Town of Mashpee, MA by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, 53077-53078 [2014-20669]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[AAK6006201 134A2100DD
AOR3B30.999900]
Final Environmental Impact Statement
for the Proposed Fee-to-Trust Transfer
of Property and Subsequent
Development of a Resort/Hotel and
Ancillary Facilities in the City of
Taunton, MA and Tribal Government
Facilities in the Town of Mashpee, MA
by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
AGENCY:
This notice advises the public
that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
as lead agency, with the Mashpee
Wampanoag Tribe (Tribe) and the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers serving as
cooperating agencies, is making
available for public review the Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
regarding the Tribe’s application for the
conveyance into trust of 170 acres ±
located in Mashpee, Massachusetts, and
151 acres ± located in Taunton,
Massachusetts, for the benefit of the
Tribe.
DATES: The Record of Decision on the
proposed action will be issued on or
after 30 days from the date the
Environmental Protection Agency (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, hand carry
or telefax written comments to Mr. Chet
L. McGhee, Regional Environmental
Protection Specialist, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Eastern Regional Office, 545
SUMMARY:
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53077
Marriott Drive, Suite 700, Nashville,
Tennessee 37214; Telefax (615) 564–
6571. Please see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice for
directions for submitting comments and
locations where copies of the FEIS are
available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Chet L. McGhee at (615) 564–6500.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
federal actions under consideration
consist of:
(1) The acquisition in trust of 170
acres ± in Mashpee, Massachusetts, and
151 acres ± in Taunton, Massachusetts,
in accordance with section 5 of the
Indian Reorganization Act (IRA), 25
USC 465, and the procedures set forth
in 25 CFR part 151; and
(2) The issuance of a reservation
proclamation in accordance with
section 7 of the IRA, 25 U.S.C. 467.
The Tribe proposes to construct a
resort/hotel and gaming facility within
the project site in Taunton,
Massachusetts, and to develop Tribal
Government facilities located on the
lands in Mashpee, Massachusetts.
At full build-out, the Tribe’s proposed
resort/hotel and gaming facility would
have approximately 132,000 square feet
of gaming floor. Access to the Taunton
site would be via O’Connell Way, off of
Stevens Street, near the intersection of
Stevens Street and Route 140 in
Taunton, Massachusetts. The following
alternatives are considered in the FEIS:
(A) The development as proposed;
(B) Reduced Intensity I Alternative;
(C) Reduced Intensity II Alternative;
and
(D) No Action Alternative.
Issues addressed in the FEIS include:
transportation; wetlands and other
waters of the United States; stormwater;
geology and soils; rare species and
wildlife habitat; hazardous materials;
water supply; wastewater; utilities; solid
waste; air quality; greenhouse gas;
cultural resources; noise, visual
impacts; socio-economics;
environmental justice; cumulative
effects, and indirect and growth
inducing effects.
The resort/hotel alternative has been
selected as the Tribe’s Preferred
Alternative as discussed in the FEIS.
The information and analysis contained
in the FEIS, as well as its evaluation and
assessment of the Tribe’s Preferred
Alternative, are intended to assist the
Department of the Interior (Department)
in its review of the issues presented in
the Tribe’s application. The Preferred
Alternative does not necessarily reflect
the Department’s final decision because
the Department must further evaluate all
of the criteria listed in 25 CFR part 151.
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In addition, the Department must
further evaluate the criteria listed in 25
CFR part 292 in making a final
determination that the Mashpee and
Taunton sites may be considered the
‘‘initial reservation’’ of the Tribe
pursuant to section 20(b)(1)(B)(ii) of
IGRA. The Department’s consideration
and analysis of the applicable
regulations may lead to a final decision
that selects an alternative other than the
Preferred Alternative, including no
action, a variant of the Preferred
Alternative, or another one of the
alternatives analyzed in the FEIS.
The BIA has afforded other
government agencies and the public
extensive opportunity to participate in
the preparation of this EIS. The BIA
published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to
prepare the EIS for the proposed action
in the Federal Register on May 31, 2012
(77 FR 32132). The BIA held public
scoping meetings on June 20, 2012, at
Taunton High School in Taunton,
Massachusetts, and on June 21, 2012, at
Mashpee High School in Mashpee,
Massachusetts. A Notice of Availability
for the Draft EIS (DEIS) was published
in the Federal Register on November 15,
2013 (78 FR 68860), and the EPA
published its Notice in the Federal
Register on November 22, 2013 (78 FR
70041). The BIA held public hearings on
December 2, 2013, at Mashpee High
School in Mashpee, Massachusetts, and
on December 3, 2013, at Taunton High
School in Taunton, Massachusetts.
Comments on the DEIS received from
the public and based on internal BIA
review were considered and
incorporated as appropriate into the
FEIS.
Locations Where the FEIS is Available
for Review: The FEIS will be available
for review at the following locations
during normal business hours:
• Taunton Public Library, 12 Pleasant
Street, Taunton, Massachusetts 02780;
• Mashpee Public Library, 64 Steeple
Street, Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649;
and
• Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
Headquarters at 483 Great Neck Road—
South, Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649.
The FEIS is also available online at:
https://www.mwteis.com. To obtain a
compact disc copy of the FEIS, please
provide your name and address in
writing or by voicemail to Mr. Chet L.
McGhee, Regional Environmental
Protection Specialist, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Eastern 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 only upon
payment of applicable printing expenses
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by the requestor for the number of
copies requested.
Public Comment Availability: 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 may request 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 in
accordance with section 1503.1 of the
Council on Environmental Quality
regulations (40 CFR 1500 et seq.) and the
Department of the Interior Regulations (43
CFR part 46) implementing the procedural
requirements of the National Environmental
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and the
Department of Interior Manual (516 DM 1–6),
and is in accordance with the exercise of
authority delegated to the Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs by part 209 DM 8.1.
Dated: August 25, 2014.
Kevin K. Washburn,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[MMAA 104000]
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Gulf of
Mexico (GOM), Oil and Gas Lease
Sales, Western Planning Area (WPA)
Lease Sales 246 and 248
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA)
and Announcement of Public Meetings
and Comment Period for the Draft
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for Proposed GOM Oil
and Gas WPA Lease Sales 246 and 248.
AGENCY:
Consistent with the
regulations implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act, as amended
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) (NEPA), BOEM
has prepared a Draft Supplemental EIS
for proposed WPA oil and gas Lease
Sales 246 and 248 in the GOM (WPA
246/248 Draft Supplemental EIS).
Proposed Lease Sales 246 and 248 are
tentatively scheduled to be held in
August 2015 and 2016, respectively, in
the WPA offshore the States of Texas
and Louisiana. The WPA 246/248 Draft
Supplemental EIS updates the
environmental and socioeconomic
analyses in the Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil
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and Gas Lease Sales: 2012–2017;
Western Planning Area Lease Sales 229,
233, 238, 246, and 248; Central
Planning Area Lease Sales 227, 231,
235, 241, and 247, Final Environmental
Impact Statement (OCS EIS/EA BOEM
2012–019) (2012–2017 WPA/CPA
Multisale EIS), Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil
and Gas Lease Sales: 2013–2014;
Western Planning Area Lease Sale 233;
Central Planning Area Lease Sale 231,
Final Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement (OCS EIS/EA BOEM
2013–0118) (WPA 233/CPA 231
Supplemental EIS), and Gulf of Mexico
OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2014–
2016; Western Planning Area Lease
Sales 238, 246, and 248, Final
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (OCS EIS/EA BOEM 2014–
009) (WPA 238/246/248 Supplemental
EIS).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
more information on the WPA 246/248
Draft Supplemental EIS, you may
contact Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of
Mexico OCS Region, Office of
Environment (GM 623E), 1201 Elmwood
Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana
70123–2394 or by email at
wpa246@boem.gov. You may also
contact Mr. Goeke by telephone at (504)
736–3233.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BOEM
developed the WPA 246/248 Draft
Supplemental EIS to consider new
information made available since
completion of the 2012–2017 WPA/CPA
Multisale EIS, WPA 233/CPA 231
Supplemental EIS, and WPA 238/246/
248 Supplemental EIS, and to consider
new information related to the
Deepwater Horizon explosion, oil spill,
and response. The WPA 246/248 Draft
Supplemental EIS provides updates on
the baseline conditions and potential
environmental effects of oil and natural
gas leasing, exploration, development,
and production in the WPA. BOEM
conducted an extensive search for new
information, reviewing scientific
journals and available scientific data
and information from academic
institutions and Federal, State, and local
agencies; and interviewing personnel
from academic institutions and Federal,
State, and local agencies. BOEM
examined the potential impacts of
routine activities and accidental events
and the proposed lease sales’
incremental contribution to the
cumulative impacts on environmental
and socioeconomic resources. The oil
and gas resource estimates and scenario
information for the WPA 246/248 Draft
Supplemental EIS are presented as a
range that would encompass the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[AAK6006201 134A2100DD AOR3B30.999900]
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Fee-to-
Trust Transfer of Property and Subsequent Development of a Resort/Hotel
and Ancillary Facilities in the City of Taunton, MA and Tribal
Government Facilities in the Town of Mashpee, MA by the Mashpee
Wampanoag Tribe
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 Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe (Tribe)
and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers serving as cooperating agencies,
is making available for public review the Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) regarding the Tribe's application for the conveyance
into trust of 170 acres located in Mashpee, Massachusetts,
and 151 acres located in Taunton, Massachusetts, for the
benefit of the Tribe.
DATES: The Record of Decision on the proposed action will be issued on
or after 30 days from the date the Environmental Protection Agency
(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, hand carry or telefax written comments to Mr.
Chet L. McGhee, Regional Environmental Protection Specialist, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Eastern Regional Office, 545 Marriott Drive, Suite 700,
Nashville, Tennessee 37214; Telefax (615) 564-6571. Please see the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for directions for
submitting comments and locations where copies of the FEIS are
available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chet L. McGhee at (615) 564-6500.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The federal actions under consideration
consist of:
(1) The acquisition in trust of 170 acres in Mashpee,
Massachusetts, and 151 acres in Taunton, Massachusetts, in
accordance with section 5 of the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA), 25
USC 465, and the procedures set forth in 25 CFR part 151; and
(2) The issuance of a reservation proclamation in accordance with
section 7 of the IRA, 25 U.S.C. 467.
The Tribe proposes to construct a resort/hotel and gaming facility
within the project site in Taunton, Massachusetts, and to develop
Tribal Government facilities located on the lands in Mashpee,
Massachusetts.
At full build-out, the Tribe's proposed resort/hotel and gaming
facility would have approximately 132,000 square feet of gaming floor.
Access to the Taunton site would be via O'Connell Way, off of Stevens
Street, near the intersection of Stevens Street and Route 140 in
Taunton, Massachusetts. The following alternatives are considered in
the FEIS:
(A) The development as proposed;
(B) Reduced Intensity I Alternative;
(C) Reduced Intensity II Alternative; and
(D) No Action Alternative.
Issues addressed in the FEIS include: transportation; wetlands and
other waters of the United States; stormwater; geology and soils; rare
species and wildlife habitat; hazardous materials; water supply;
wastewater; utilities; solid waste; air quality; greenhouse gas;
cultural resources; noise, visual impacts; socio-economics;
environmental justice; cumulative effects, and indirect and growth
inducing effects.
The resort/hotel alternative has been selected as the Tribe's
Preferred Alternative as discussed in the FEIS. The information and
analysis contained in the FEIS, as well as its evaluation and
assessment of the Tribe's Preferred Alternative, are intended to assist
the Department of the Interior (Department) in its review of the issues
presented in the Tribe's application. The Preferred Alternative does
not necessarily reflect the Department's final decision because the
Department must further evaluate all of the criteria listed in 25 CFR
part 151.
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In addition, the Department must further evaluate the criteria listed
in 25 CFR part 292 in making a final determination that the Mashpee and
Taunton sites may be considered the ``initial reservation'' of the
Tribe pursuant to section 20(b)(1)(B)(ii) of IGRA. The Department's
consideration and analysis of the applicable regulations may lead to a
final decision that selects an alternative other than the Preferred
Alternative, including no action, a variant of the Preferred
Alternative, or another one of the alternatives analyzed in the FEIS.
The BIA has afforded other government agencies and the public
extensive opportunity to participate in the preparation of this EIS.
The BIA published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare the EIS for the
proposed action in the Federal Register on May 31, 2012 (77 FR 32132).
The BIA held public scoping meetings on June 20, 2012, at Taunton High
School in Taunton, Massachusetts, and on June 21, 2012, at Mashpee High
School in Mashpee, Massachusetts. A Notice of Availability for the
Draft EIS (DEIS) was published in the Federal Register on November 15,
2013 (78 FR 68860), and the EPA published its Notice in the Federal
Register on November 22, 2013 (78 FR 70041). The BIA held public
hearings on December 2, 2013, at Mashpee High School in Mashpee,
Massachusetts, and on December 3, 2013, at Taunton High School in
Taunton, Massachusetts. Comments on the DEIS received from the public
and based on internal BIA review were considered and incorporated as
appropriate into the FEIS.
Locations Where the FEIS is Available for Review: The FEIS will be
available for review at the following locations during normal business
hours:
Taunton Public Library, 12 Pleasant Street, Taunton,
Massachusetts 02780;
Mashpee Public Library, 64 Steeple Street, Mashpee,
Massachusetts 02649; and
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Headquarters at 483 Great Neck
Road--South, Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649.
The FEIS is also available online at: https://www.mwteis.com. To obtain
a compact disc copy of the FEIS, please provide your name and address
in writing or by voicemail to Mr. Chet L. McGhee, Regional
Environmental Protection Specialist, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Eastern
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 only upon payment of applicable printing
expenses by the requestor for the number of copies requested.
Public Comment Availability: 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 may request 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 in accordance with section
1503.1 of the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR
1500 et seq.) and the Department of the Interior Regulations (43 CFR
part 46) implementing the procedural requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and the
Department of Interior Manual (516 DM 1-6), and is in accordance
with the exercise of authority delegated to the Assistant
Secretary--Indian Affairs by part 209 DM 8.1.
Dated: August 25, 2014.
Kevin K. Washburn,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-20669 Filed 9-4-14; 8:45 am]
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