Indian Gaming; Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compacts Taking Effect in the State of New Mexico, 81352 [2015-32741]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 249 / Tuesday, December 29, 2015 / Notices
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement
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Fee-to-Trust and Casino Project,
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Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Indian Gaming; Tribal-State Class III
Gaming Compacts Taking Effect in the
State of New Mexico
AGENCY:
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Pueblo of Nambe and
State of New Mexico entered into a
Tribal-State compact governing Class III
gaming; this notice announces that the
compact is taking effect.
SUMMARY:
The compact if effective on
December 29, 2015.
DATES:
Ms.
Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian
Gaming, Office of the Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs, Washington,
DC 20240, (202) 219–4066.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Section 11
of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
(IGRA) requires the Secretary of the
Interior to publish in the Federal
Register notice of approved Tribal-State
compacts that are for the purpose of
engaging in Class III gaming activities
on Indian lands. See Public Law 100–
497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. All TribalState Class III compacts are subject to
review and approval by the Secretary
under 25 CFR 293.4. The Secretary took
no action on the Pueblo of Nambe—
State of New Mexico compact within 45
days of its submission. Therefore, the
compact is considered to have been
approved, but only to the extent the
compact is consistent with IGRA. See 25
U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(C).
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: December 18, 2015.
Kevin K. Washburn,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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This notice advises the public
that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
as lead agency, with the Wilton
Rancheria (Tribe), City of Galt (City),
Sacramento County (County), and the
United States Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) serving as cooperating
agencies, intends to file a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
with the EPA for the Wilton Rancheria
fee-to-trust and casino project,
Sacramento County, California. This
notice announces that the DEIS is now
available for public review and that a
public hearing will be held to receive
comments on the DEIS.
DATES: Comments on the DEIS must
arrive by February 12, 2016. The date of
the public hearing will be announced at
least 15 days in advance through a
notice to be published in local
newspapers (Galt Herald and
Sacramento Bee) and online at https://
www.wiltoneis.com.
SUMMARY:
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The DEIS is available for
public review at the Galt Branch of the
Sacramento Public Library, 1000
Caroline Ave., Galt, California 95632.
You may mail or hand-deliver written
comments to Ms. Amy Dutschke, Pacific
Regional Director, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento,
California 95825. You may also submit
comments through email to Mr. John
Rydzik, Chief, Division of
Environmental, Cultural Resource
Management and Safety, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, at john.rydzik@bia.gov.
The location of the public hearing
will be announced at least 15 days in
advance through a notice to be
published in local newspapers (Galt
Herald and Sacramento Bee) and online
at https://www.wiltoneis.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
John Rydzik, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Pacific Regional Office, 2800 Cottage
Way, Sacramento, California 95825,
(916) 978–6051, john.rydzik@bia.gov.
Information is also available online at
https://www.wiltoneis.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public
review of the DEIS is part of the
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administrative process for the
evaluation of the Tribe’s application to
BIA for the Federal trust acquisition of
approximately 282 acres in Sacramento
County, California. The Tribe proposes
to construct a casino/hotel/resort on the
property. A Notice of Intent (NOI) was
published in the Sacramento Bee, the
Galt Herald, and Federal Register on
December 4, 2013. The BIA held a
public scoping meeting for the project
on December 19, 2013, at the Chabolla
Community Center in Galt, California.
Pursuant to Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) regulations (40 CFR
1506.10), the publication of this Notice
of Availability in the Federal Register
initiates a 45-day public comment
period on the DEIS.
Background
The Tribe has requested that BIA take
into trust 282 acres of land (known as
the Twin Cities site) currently held in
fee, on which the Tribe proposed to
construct a casino, hotel, parking area,
and other ancillary facilities (Proposed
Project). 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
Proposed Project would contain 110,260
square-feet (sf) of gaming floor area, a
12-story hotel with 302 guest rooms, a
360-seat buffet, 60-seat pool grill, other
food and beverage providers, a 2,600 sf
retail area, a fitness center, spa, and an
approximately 48,000 sf convention
center. Access to the Twin Cities site
would be provided via an improved
Mingo Road interchange on Highway
99. The following alternatives are
considered in the DEIS:
D Alternative A—Proposed Twin Cities
Casino Resort
D Alternative B—Reduced Twin Cities
Casino
D Alternative C—Retail on the Twin
Cities Site
D Alternative D—Casino Resort at
Historic Rancheria Site
D Alternative E—Reduced Intensity
Casino at Historic Rancheria Site
D Alternative F—Casino Resort at Mall
Site
D Alternative G—No Action
Environmental issues addressed in
the DEIS 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
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[167 A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900]
Indian Gaming; Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compacts Taking
Effect in the State of New Mexico
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Pueblo of Nambe and State of New Mexico entered into a
Tribal-State compact governing Class III gaming; this notice announces
that the compact is taking effect.
DATES: The compact if effective on December 29, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of
Indian Gaming, Office of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs,
Washington, DC 20240, (202) 219-4066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 11 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory
Act (IGRA) requires the Secretary of the Interior to publish in the
Federal Register notice of approved Tribal-State compacts that are for
the purpose of engaging in Class III gaming activities on Indian lands.
See Public Law 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. All Tribal-State Class
III compacts are subject to review and approval by the Secretary under
25 CFR 293.4. The Secretary took no action on the Pueblo of Nambe--
State of New Mexico compact within 45 days of its submission.
Therefore, the compact is considered to have been approved, but only to
the extent the compact is consistent with IGRA. See 25 U.S.C.
2710(d)(8)(C).
Dated: December 18, 2015.
Kevin K. Washburn,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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