Notice of Availability of a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Jamul Indian Village Proposed Gaming Management Agreement, San Diego County, California, 43636-43637 [2016-15847]
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1.06 How many helium lots does the
BLM anticipate offering at the FY 2017
auction? The BLM anticipates
auctioning 400 MMcf in a total of 24 lots
for FY 2017. The lots would be divided
as follows:
10 lots of 25 MMcf each;
8 lots of 15 MMcf each; and
6 lots of 5 MMcf each.
1.07 What must I do to bid at
auction? The BLM has described the
live auction procedures, including
detailed bidding instructions and prebid registration requirements, in a
document entitled, ‘‘FY 2017 Auction
Notice and Guide’’ at www.blm.gov/nm/
helium2017.
1.08 When will helium that is
purchased at sale or won at auction be
available in the purchaser’s storage
account? The BLM will transfer the
volumes purchased in the FY 2017
auction and sale to the buyer’s storage
accounts beginning on the first day of
the month following receipt of payment.
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D. FY 2017 Helium Sale
2.01 Who will be allowed to
purchase helium in the FY 2017 sale?
The crude helium sale will be separated
into two distinct portions, a nonallocated portion and an allocated
portion. The non-allocated portion will
be ten percent of the total amount
offered for sale for FY 2017, and will be
available to those storage contract
holders, as of June 30, 2016, who do not
have ability to accept delivery of crude
helium from the Federal Helium
Pipeline (as defined in 50 U.S.C.
167(2)). The allocated portion will be
ninety percent of the total amount
offered for sale for FY 2017, and will be
available to any person (including
individuals, corporations, partnerships,
or other entities) with the ability to
accept delivery of crude helium from
the Federal Helium Pipeline (as defined
in 50 U.S.C. 167(2)).
2.02 How will helium sold in the FY
2017 sale be allocated among those
participating in the non-allocated sale?
The non-allocated sale will be made
available to all qualified offerors not
eligible to participate in the allocated
sales. The minimum volume that can be
requested is 1 MMcf. The total volume
available for the non-allocated portion
of the sale is 40 MMcf. Any volumes not
sold at auction will be distributed
between the non-allocated (10 percent)
and the allocated sale (90 percent). Any
volumes not purchased at the nonallocated sale will be sold in the
allocated portion.
2.03 How will the helium sold in the
FY 2017 sale be allocated among the
persons to accept delivery of crude
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helium from the Federal Helium
Pipeline? Any person wishing to
participate in the allocated portion of
the FY 2017 sale needs to report its
excess refining capacity and operational
capacity by June 30, 2016, using the
Excess Refining Capacity form, which
can be downloaded at: https://
www.blm.gov/nm/heliumreporting, or in
a link entitled ‘‘Required Forms for
Helium Reporting’’ at www.blm.gov/nm/
helium2017. Each person participating
in the sale will then be allocated a
proportional share based upon that
person’s operational capacity.
2.04 How does a person apply for
access to the Federal Helium Pipeline
for the purpose of taking crude helium?
The steps for taking crude helium are
provided in the BLM’s Helium
Operations Web site in a document
entitled, ‘‘How to Set Up a Storage
Account and Pipeline Access’’ at https://
www.blm.gov/nm/helium2017.
Reporting forms show the due dates for
each report, and can be found in a
document entitled, ‘‘Required Forms for
Helium Reporting’’ at www.blm.gov/nm/
helium2017. The length of time required
to apply for and obtain access to the
Federal Helium Pipeline vary based on
the person’s plans for plant
construction, pipeline metering
installation, and other variables. The
BLM is available to provide technical
assistance, including contact
information for applying for access and
meeting any applicable National
Environmental Policy Act requirements.
E. Delivery of Helium in FY 2017
3.01 When will I receive the helium
that I purchase in a sale or win based
on a successful auction bid? Helium
purchased at the FY 2017 sale or won
at the FY 2017 auction will be delivered
starting October 1, 2016, in accordance
with the crude helium storage contract.
The intent is to ensure delivery of all
helium purchased at sale or auction up
to the BLM’s production capability for
the year.
3.02 How will the BLM prioritize
delivery? The HSA gives priority to
Federal in-kind helium (i.e., helium sold
to Federal users) (50 U.S.C.
167d(b)(1)(D)) and (b)(3)). After meeting
that priority, the BLM will make
delivery on a reasonable basis, as
described in the crude helium storage
contract, to ensure storage contract
holders who have purchased or won
helium at auction have the opportunity
during the year to have that helium
produced or refined in monthly
increments.
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F. Background Documents
Supplementary documents referenced
in this Notice are available at the BLM
helium operations Web site at: https://
www.blm.gov/nm/helium2017, and
include the following:
a. The HSA (50 U.S.C. 167);
b. FY 2017 Helium Auction Notice
and Guide;
c. Table of Projected Volumes for
Sales and Auctions for Delivery for FY
2017–FY 2021 (informational);
d. Hypothetical example of how the
FY 2017 Allocated Sale would be
conducted (informational);
e. Hypothetical example of how the
FY 2017 Non-Allocated Sale would be
conducted (informational);
f. Schedule for Helium Auction and
Sale;
g. How to Set Up a Storage Account
and Pipeline Access;
h. 2016 Reference Helium Storage
Contract (informational); and
i. Required Forms for Helium
Reporting.
Authority: The HSA of 2013 (Public Law
113–40) codified to various sections in 50
U.S.C. 167–167q.
Aden Seidlitz,
Associate State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Indian Gaming Commission
Notice of Availability of a Final
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for the Jamul Indian Village
Proposed Gaming Management
Agreement, San Diego County,
California
National Indian Gaming
Commission (NIGC), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA).
AGENCY:
In accordance with Section
102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) 42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq., the NIGC, in cooperation with the
Jamul Indian Village has prepared a
Final Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement (Final SEIS) for the
proposed Gaming Management
Agreement (GMA) between the Jamul
Indian Village (JIV) and San Diego
Gaming Ventures (SDGV). If approved,
the GMA would allow SDGV to assume
responsibility for operation and
management of the JIV Gaming Facility
located in San Diego County, California.
The Final SEIS addresses the effects of
GMA approval and the No Action
Alternative, which assumes no GMA, is
SUMMARY:
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approved. The SEIS also updates the
environmental baseline given the time
that has passed and the changes that
have been made to the scope of the
Proposed Action, which was originally
addressed in the 2003 Final EIS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information or to request a copy
of the Final SEIS, please contact:
Andrew Mendoza, Staff Attorney,
National Indian Gaming Commission,
Office of the General Counsel, 1849 C
Street NW., Mail Stop #1621,
Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202–
632–7003: Facsimile: 202–632–7066:
email: Andrew_Mendoza@nigc.gov
Availability of the Final SEIS: The
Final SEIS is available for public review
at the following locations:
—The Rancho San Diego Public Library,
11555 Via Rancho San Diego, El
Cajon, CA 92019, telephone (619)
660–5370; and
—The Jamul Indian Village Tribal
Office, 14191 #16 Highway 94, Jamul,
CA 91935, telephone (619) 669–4785.
Copies of the Final SEIS will also be
available for download from the Tribe’s
Web site www.jamulindianvillage.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The JIV
Reservation is located in the
unincorporated portion of southwestern
San Diego County approximately one
mile south of the community of Jamul
on approximately six-acres of land held
in federal trust. State Route 94 (SR–94)
provides regional access to the JIV from
downtown San Diego, which is located
approximately 20 miles to the west
where it intersects with Highway 5.
Local access to the JIV is provided
directly from SR–94 via Daisy Drive.
From the JIV, SR–94 travels briefly
north and then west to Downtown San
Diego, passing through the
unincorporated communities of Jamul,
Casa de Oro, Spring Valley and Lemon
Grove.
In 2000, JIV proposed a fee-to-trust
land acquisition, construction and
operation of a gaming complex and
approval of a gaming development and
management agreement for operation of
the JIV Gaming Facility. The proposal
was evaluated in a Final EIS prepared
in 2003. Since that time, several major
items have been removed from JIV’s
overall development program and the
Gaming Facility has been redesigned to
fit entirely within the existing JIV
Reservation. All environmental effects
of the Gaming Facility redesign have
been evaluated through preparation of a
Final Tribal Environmental Evaluation,
which was prepared in accordance with
the 1999 Tribal/State Compact. No
action is before the BIA due to no feeto-trust component of the JIV proposal.
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An action from the NIGC is required;
specifically, approval or disapproval of
the GMA. That approval or disapproval
is the Proposed Action evaluated in the
Final SEIS.
In addition to the Proposed Action,
the Final SEIS addresses the No Action
Alternative, which assumes no approval
of the GMA between JIV and SDGV.
Under the No Project scenario, JIV
would assume operation and
management responsibilities of the
Jamul Gaming Facility. The NIGC may,
in its Record of Decision, select the No
Project Alternative rather than the
Proposed Action.
This Final SEIS updates
environmental conditions in the
affected area given the amount of time
that has passed since the 2003 Final EIS.
Environmental issues addressed within
the Final SEIS include land resources,
water resources, air quality, biological
resources, cultural/paleontological
resources, socioeconomic conditions,
transportation, land use, public services,
hazardous materials, noise, and visual
resources. The Final SEIS examines the
direct, indirect, and cumulative effects
of each alternative on these resources.
The NIGC published a Notice of Intent
(NOI) in the Federal Register on April
10, 2013, describing the Proposed
Action, announcing the NIGC’s intent to
prepare a Draft SEIS for the Proposed
Action, and inviting comments.
The Draft EIS Notice of Availability
(NOA) was published in the Federal
Register by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) on April 8,
2016 and the Draft SEIS was made
available to federal, Tribal, state, and
local agencies and other interested
parties for review and comment. The
comment period was open for 45 days
after the date of publication in the
Federal Register and closed on May 23,
2016. A total of nine comment letters
were received. All comments received
by the NIGC were considered and
addressed in the Final SEIS, however,
no substantive changes were made.
Upon conclusion of the 30-day public
availability period following the date
the EPA publishes the NOA for the
Final SEIS in the Federal Register, the
Chairman of the NIGC will prepare and
sign the record of decision (ROD) to
announce his final decision on the GMA
between the JIV and SDGV. Availability
of the ROD will be announced to the
media and the project mailing list, and
the ROD itself will be made available
online.
Submittal of Written Comments: You
may mail or email, written comments to
NIGC, Attn: Andrew Mendoza, Staff
Attorney, c/o Department of the Interior,
1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop #1621,
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Washington, DC 20240, email: Andrew_
Mendoza@nigc.gov. Please include your
name, return address, and the caption:
‘‘Final SEIS Comments, Jamul Indian
Village,’’ on the first page of your
written comments. In order to be fully
considered, written comments on the
Final SEIS must be postmarked by
August 4, 2016.
Commenting individuals may request
confidentiality. If you wish us to
withhold your name and/or address
from public review or from disclosure
under the Freedom of Information Act,
you must state this prominently at the
beginning of your written comments.
Such requests will be honored to the
extent allowed by law. Anonymous
comments will not, however, be
considered. All submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
made available to public in their
entirety.
Authority: This notice is published in
accordance with 25 U.S.C. 2711, section
1503.1 of the Council on Environmental
Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500
through 1508), and the Department of
the Interior regulations (43 CFR part 46),
implementing the procedural
requirements of NEPA, as amended (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
Dated: June 29, 2016.
Shannon O’Loughlin,
Chief of Staff.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Indian Gaming Commission
Notice of Availability of a Final Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement for the Jamul Indian Village Proposed Gaming
Management Agreement, San Diego County, California
AGENCY: National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA).
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 102(2)(C) of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., the NIGC, in
cooperation with the Jamul Indian Village has prepared a Final
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Final SEIS) for the
proposed Gaming Management Agreement (GMA) between the Jamul Indian
Village (JIV) and San Diego Gaming Ventures (SDGV). If approved, the
GMA would allow SDGV to assume responsibility for operation and
management of the JIV Gaming Facility located in San Diego County,
California. The Final SEIS addresses the effects of GMA approval and
the No Action Alternative, which assumes no GMA, is
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approved. The SEIS also updates the environmental baseline given the
time that has passed and the changes that have been made to the scope
of the Proposed Action, which was originally addressed in the 2003
Final EIS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or to request
a copy of the Final SEIS, please contact: Andrew Mendoza, Staff
Attorney, National Indian Gaming Commission, Office of the General
Counsel, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop #1621, Washington, DC 20240,
Phone: 202-632-7003: Facsimile: 202-632-7066: email:
Andrew_Mendoza@nigc.gov
Availability of the Final SEIS: The Final SEIS is available for
public review at the following locations:
--The Rancho San Diego Public Library, 11555 Via Rancho San Diego, El
Cajon, CA 92019, telephone (619) 660-5370; and
--The Jamul Indian Village Tribal Office, 14191 #16 Highway 94, Jamul,
CA 91935, telephone (619) 669-4785.
Copies of the Final SEIS will also be available for download from
the Tribe's Web site www.jamulindianvillage.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The JIV Reservation is located in the
unincorporated portion of southwestern San Diego County approximately
one mile south of the community of Jamul on approximately six-acres of
land held in federal trust. State Route 94 (SR-94) provides regional
access to the JIV from downtown San Diego, which is located
approximately 20 miles to the west where it intersects with Highway 5.
Local access to the JIV is provided directly from SR-94 via Daisy
Drive. From the JIV, SR-94 travels briefly north and then west to
Downtown San Diego, passing through the unincorporated communities of
Jamul, Casa de Oro, Spring Valley and Lemon Grove.
In 2000, JIV proposed a fee-to-trust land acquisition, construction
and operation of a gaming complex and approval of a gaming development
and management agreement for operation of the JIV Gaming Facility. The
proposal was evaluated in a Final EIS prepared in 2003. Since that
time, several major items have been removed from JIV's overall
development program and the Gaming Facility has been redesigned to fit
entirely within the existing JIV Reservation. All environmental effects
of the Gaming Facility redesign have been evaluated through preparation
of a Final Tribal Environmental Evaluation, which was prepared in
accordance with the 1999 Tribal/State Compact. No action is before the
BIA due to no fee-to-trust component of the JIV proposal. An action
from the NIGC is required; specifically, approval or disapproval of the
GMA. That approval or disapproval is the Proposed Action evaluated in
the Final SEIS.
In addition to the Proposed Action, the Final SEIS addresses the No
Action Alternative, which assumes no approval of the GMA between JIV
and SDGV. Under the No Project scenario, JIV would assume operation and
management responsibilities of the Jamul Gaming Facility. The NIGC may,
in its Record of Decision, select the No Project Alternative rather
than the Proposed Action.
This Final SEIS updates environmental conditions in the affected
area given the amount of time that has passed since the 2003 Final EIS.
Environmental issues addressed within the Final SEIS include land
resources, water resources, air quality, biological resources,
cultural/paleontological resources, socioeconomic conditions,
transportation, land use, public services, hazardous materials, noise,
and visual resources. The Final SEIS examines the direct, indirect, and
cumulative effects of each alternative on these resources. The NIGC
published a Notice of Intent (NOI) in the Federal Register on April 10,
2013, describing the Proposed Action, announcing the NIGC's intent to
prepare a Draft SEIS for the Proposed Action, and inviting comments.
The Draft EIS Notice of Availability (NOA) was published in the
Federal Register by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on
April 8, 2016 and the Draft SEIS was made available to federal, Tribal,
state, and local agencies and other interested parties for review and
comment. The comment period was open for 45 days after the date of
publication in the Federal Register and closed on May 23, 2016. A total
of nine comment letters were received. All comments received by the
NIGC were considered and addressed in the Final SEIS, however, no
substantive changes were made.
Upon conclusion of the 30-day public availability period following
the date the EPA publishes the NOA for the Final SEIS in the Federal
Register, the Chairman of the NIGC will prepare and sign the record of
decision (ROD) to announce his final decision on the GMA between the
JIV and SDGV. Availability of the ROD will be announced to the media
and the project mailing list, and the ROD itself will be made available
online.
Submittal of Written Comments: You may mail or email, written
comments to NIGC, Attn: Andrew Mendoza, Staff Attorney, c/o Department
of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop #1621, Washington, DC
20240, email: Andrew_Mendoza@nigc.gov. Please include your name, return
address, and the caption: ``Final SEIS Comments, Jamul Indian
Village,'' on the first page of your written comments. In order to be
fully considered, written comments on the Final SEIS must be postmarked
by August 4, 2016.
Commenting individuals may request confidentiality. If you wish us
to withhold your name and/or address from public review or from
disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your written comments. Such requests
will be honored to the extent allowed by law. Anonymous comments will
not, however, be considered. All submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be
made available to public in their entirety.
Authority: This notice is published in accordance with 25 U.S.C.
2711, section 1503.1 of the Council on Environmental Quality
Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508), and the Department of the
Interior regulations (43 CFR part 46), implementing the procedural
requirements of NEPA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
Dated: June 29, 2016.
Shannon O'Loughlin,
Chief of Staff.
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