Final Environmental Impact Statement and a Revised Draft Conformity Determination for the Proposed Wilton Rancheria Fee-to-Trust and Casino Project, Sacramento County, California, 90379-90380 [2016-29991]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Final Environmental Impact Statement
and a Revised Draft Conformity
Determination for the Proposed Wilton
Rancheria Fee-to-Trust 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, with the Wilton
Rancheria (Tribe), City of Galt, City of
Elk Grove, Sacramento County (County),
and the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) serving as
cooperating agencies, has prepared a
Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS) for the Wilton Rancheria Fee-toTrust and Casino Project, Sacramento
County, California, pursuant to the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended. This
notice announces that the FEIS is now
available for public review. In
accordance with Section 176 of the
Clean Air Act and EPA’s general
conformity regulations, a Revised Draft
Conformity Determination (DCD) also
has been prepared for the proposed
project.
SUMMARY:
The BIA will issue a Record of
Decision (ROD) on the proposed action
no sooner than 30 days after the date
EPA publishes its Notice of Availability
in the Federal Register. The BIA must
receive any comments on the FEIS on or
before that date.
ADDRESSES: The FEIS is available for
public review at the Galt Branch of the
Sacramento Public Library, located at
1000 Caroline Ave., Galt, California
95632, and the Elk Grove Branch of the
Sacramento Public Library, located at
8900 Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove,
California 95624, and online at https://
www.wiltoneis.com. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
John Rydzik, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Pacific Regional Office, 2800 Cottage
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Tribe
has requested that BIA take into trust
approximately 36 acres of land (known
as the Elk Grove Mall site) currently in
fee, on which the Tribe proposes to
construct a casino, hotel, parking area,
and other ancillary facilities (Proposed
Project). The proposed fee-to-trust
property is located within the
incorporated boundaries of the City of
Elk Grove in Sacramento County,
California.
The Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) identified Alternative
A, located on the 282-acre Twin Cities
site, as the Proposed Action that would
allow for the development of the Tribe’s
proposed casino/hotel project; however,
after evaluating all alternatives in the
Draft EIS, BIA has now selected
Alternative F, located on the Elk Grove
Mall Site, as its Preferred Alternative to
allow for the Tribe’s Proposed Project.
Since the DEIS was published, the Elk
Grove Mall site increased by
approximately eight acres, from
approximately 28 to 36 acres. The
additional eight acres consists of
developed and disturbed land similar to
the original 28 acres and was added due
to parcel configuration and redesigned
interior circulation. In addition,
Alternative F project components have
been revised in the FEIS from their
discussion in the DEIS. The total square
footage of the proposed facility has
decreased approximately 2,299 square
feet, from 611,055 square feet to 608,756
square feet. Some components have also
changed, such as restaurant types, and
a three-story parking garage has been
added. However, gaming floor square
footage has remained the same. These
changes do not impact the conclusions
of the EIS. The Final EIS was updated
accordingly.
The Proposed Action consists of
transferring the approximately 36 acres
of property and the subsequent
development of the Proposed Project.
The Proposed Project would contain
approximately 110,260 square-feet (sf)
of gaming floor area, a 12-story hotel
with approximately 302 guest rooms, a
360-seat buffet, 60-seat pool grill, other
food and beverage providers, retail area,
a fitness center, spa, and an
approximately 48,000 sf convention
center. Access to the Mall site would be
provided via an existing driveway and
a new driveway located along
Promenade Parkway.
The following alternatives are
considered in the FEIS: Alternative A—
Proposed Twin Cities Casino Resort;
Alternative B—Reduced Twin Cities
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Casino; Alternative C—Retail on the
Twin Cities Site; Alternative D—Casino
Resort at Historic Rancheria Site;
Alternative E—Reduced Intensity
Casino at Historic Rancheria Site;
Alternative F—Casino Resort at Mall
Site; and Alternative G—No Action.
Alternative F has been identified as
the Preferred Alternative, as discussed
in the FEIS. The information and
analysis contained in the FEIS, as well
as its evaluation and assessment of the
Preferred Alternative, are intended to
assist the Department of the Interior
(Department) in its review of the issues
presented in the fee-to-trust application.
The Preferred Alternative does not
reflect the Department’s final decision
because the Department must further
evaluate all of the criteria listed in 25
CFR part 151 and 25 CFR part 292. 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, or a
variant of the Preferred or another of the
alternatives analyzed in the FEIS.
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.
Section 176 of the Clean Air Act, 42
U.S.C. 7506, requires Federal agencies
to ensure that their actions conform to
applicable implementation plans for
achieving and maintaining the National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for
criteria air pollutants. The BIA has
prepared a Revised DCD for the
proposed action/project described
above. The Revised DCD is included as
Revised Appendix T of the FEIS.
A public scoping meeting for the DEIS
was held by BIA on December 19, 2013
at the Chabolla Community Center in
Galt, California. A Notice of Availability
for the Draft EIS was published in the
Federal Register on January 15, 2016
(81 FR 2214), and announced a review
period that ended on February 29, 2016.
The BIA held a public hearing on the
Draft EIS on January 29, 2016 in Galt,
California.
Directions for Submitting Comments:
Please include your name, return
address, and the caption: ‘‘FEIS
Comments, Wilton Rancheria Fee-toTrust and Casino Project,’’ on the first
page of your written comments. If
emailing comments, please use ‘‘FEIS
Comments, Wilton Rancheria Fee-to-
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of your email.
Locations Where the FEIS Is Available
for Review: The FEIS is available for
review during regular business hours at
the BIA Pacific Regional Office and the
Galt and Elk Grove Branches of the
Sacramento Public Library at the
addresses noted above in the ADDRESSES
section of this notice. The FEIS is also
available online at https://
www.wiltoneis.com.
To obtain a compact disc copy of the
FEIS, please provide your name and
address in writing or by voicemail to
Mr. John Rydzik, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, at the address or phone number
above in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this notice.
Individual paper copies of the DEIS 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 during
regular business hours at the BIA
mailing address shown in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice. 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 Sections 1503.1 and
1506.6(b) of the Council of
Environmental Quality Regulations (40
CFR parts 1500 through 1508)
implementing the procedural
requirements of the NEPA (42 U.S.C.
4321, et seq.), the Department of the
Interior NEPA Regulations (43 CFR part
46), and is in the exercise of authority
delegated to the Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8. This notice
is also published in accordance with
Federal general conformity regulations
(40 CFR part 93, subpart B).
Dated: December 8, 2016.
Lawrence S. Roberts,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MO #4500069731, 14X.LLMTC02000.
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Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement and
Notice of Public Meetings for a Federal
Coal Lease by Application (MTM
105485), Application To Modify Federal
Coal Lease (MTM 94378), and
Applications To Amend Land Use
Permit (MTM 96659), and Land Use
Lease (MTM 74913), Big Horn County,
MT
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) regulations,
the United States Department of the
Interior, BLM Miles City Field Office is
publishing this notice of intent to
prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) to evaluate the potential
impacts of four proposed actions related
to coal mining at the Spring Creek Mine
in Big Horn County, Montana. The
proposed actions involve the potential
sale of two tracts of Federal coal through
a Lease-By-Application (LBA) and a
lease modification application (LMA).
Both applications cover proposed
additions to an existing Federal coal
lease at the Spring Creak Mine. Related
to these leasing requests, the EIS will
also evaluate proposed amendments to
an existing land use permit to maintain
access to mine monitoring and gauging
stations and an existing land use lease
to provide room for the placement of
overburden and infrastructure. The EIS
will be called the Spring Creek Coal EIS.
This notice initiates the public scoping
process for the Spring Creek Coal EIS.
DATES: Public scoping meetings to
provide the public with an opportunity
to review the proposals and gain
understanding of the coal leasing
process will be held by the BLM. The
dates and locations of any scoping
meetings will be announced at least 15
days in advance through local media
outlets and through the Miles City BLM
Web site at: www.blm.gov/mt/st/en/fo/
miles_city_field_office.html. At the
meetings, the public is invited to submit
comments and resource information,
plus identify issues or concerns to be
considered in the environmental
analysis. The BLM can best use public
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input if comments and resource
information are submitted in writing by
February 13, 2017. We will provide
additional opportunities for public
participation upon publication of the
Draft EIS.
ADDRESSES: Please submit written
comments or concerns to the BLM Miles
City Field Office, Attn: Irma Nansel, 111
Garryowen Road, Miles City, MT 59301.
Written comments or resource
information may also be hand delivered
to the BLM Miles City Field Office.
Comments may be sent electronically to
BLM_MT_MCFO_SCCEIS@blm.gov. For
electronic submission, please include
‘‘Spring Creek Coal EIS/Irma Nansel’’ in
the subject line. Members of the public
may examine documents pertinent to
this proposal by visiting the Miles City
Field Office during its business hours
(7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), Monday
through Friday, except holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irma
Nansel, Planning and Environmental
Coordinator; telephone 406–233–3653.
Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–
877–8339 to contact the above
individual during normal business
hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a
day, seven days a week, to leave a
message or question with the above
individual. You will receive a reply
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Spring
Creek Coal LLC (SCC) submitted four
applications to the BLM, Montana State
Office in 2012 and 2013. The four
applications are as follows:
A. On February 15, 2013, SCC
submitted LBA MTM 105485 for the
Spring Creek Northwest and Spring
Creek Southeast tracts. The LBA
encompasses approximately 1,602.57
acres (containing approximately 198.2
million mineable tons of coal) adjacent
to the Spring Creek Mine. Since
decertification of the Powder River
Federal Coal Region as a Federal coal
production region by the Powder River
Regional Coal Team (PRRCT) in 1990,
leasing is permitted to take place under
the existing regulations on an
application basis, in accordance with 43
CFR 3425.1–5. The PRRCT reviewed the
proposed Spring Creek Northwest and
Spring Creek Southeast tracts in the
application and recommended that the
Montana State Office begin processing
the application. This LBA consists of
the following acreage:
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Final Environmental Impact Statement and a Revised Draft
Conformity Determination 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, with the Wilton Rancheria (Tribe), City
of Galt, City of Elk Grove, Sacramento County (County), and the United
States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) serving as cooperating
agencies, has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
for the Wilton Rancheria Fee-to-Trust and Casino Project, Sacramento
County, California, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended. This notice announces that the FEIS is now
available for public review. In accordance with Section 176 of the
Clean Air Act and EPA's general conformity regulations, a Revised Draft
Conformity Determination (DCD) also has been prepared for the proposed
project.
DATES: The BIA will issue a Record of Decision (ROD) on the proposed
action no sooner than 30 days after the date EPA publishes its Notice
of Availability in the Federal Register. The BIA must receive any
comments on the FEIS on or before that date.
ADDRESSES: The FEIS is available for public review at the Galt Branch
of the Sacramento Public Library, located at 1000 Caroline Ave., Galt,
California 95632, and the Elk Grove Branch of the Sacramento Public
Library, located at 8900 Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove, California 95624,
and online at https://www.wiltoneis.com. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Rydzik, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Pacific Regional Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento,
California 95825, (916) 978-6051.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Tribe has requested that BIA take into
trust approximately 36 acres of land (known as the Elk Grove Mall site)
currently in fee, on which the Tribe proposes to construct a casino,
hotel, parking area, and other ancillary facilities (Proposed Project).
The proposed fee-to-trust property is located within the incorporated
boundaries of the City of Elk Grove in Sacramento County, California.
The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) identified
Alternative A, located on the 282-acre Twin Cities site, as the
Proposed Action that would allow for the development of the Tribe's
proposed casino/hotel project; however, after evaluating all
alternatives in the Draft EIS, BIA has now selected Alternative F,
located on the Elk Grove Mall Site, as its Preferred Alternative to
allow for the Tribe's Proposed Project. Since the DEIS was published,
the Elk Grove Mall site increased by approximately eight acres, from
approximately 28 to 36 acres. The additional eight acres consists of
developed and disturbed land similar to the original 28 acres and was
added due to parcel configuration and redesigned interior circulation.
In addition, Alternative F project components have been revised in the
FEIS from their discussion in the DEIS. The total square footage of the
proposed facility has decreased approximately 2,299 square feet, from
611,055 square feet to 608,756 square feet. Some components have also
changed, such as restaurant types, and a three-story parking garage has
been added. However, gaming floor square footage has remained the same.
These changes do not impact the conclusions of the EIS. The Final EIS
was updated accordingly.
The Proposed Action consists of transferring the approximately 36
acres of property and the subsequent development of the Proposed
Project. The Proposed Project would contain approximately 110,260
square-feet (sf) of gaming floor area, a 12-story hotel with
approximately 302 guest rooms, a 360-seat buffet, 60-seat pool grill,
other food and beverage providers, retail area, a fitness center, spa,
and an approximately 48,000 sf convention center. Access to the Mall
site would be provided via an existing driveway and a new driveway
located along Promenade Parkway.
The following alternatives are considered in the FEIS: Alternative
A--Proposed Twin Cities Casino Resort; Alternative B--Reduced Twin
Cities Casino; Alternative C--Retail on the Twin Cities Site;
Alternative D--Casino Resort at Historic Rancheria Site; Alternative
E--Reduced Intensity Casino at Historic Rancheria Site; Alternative F--
Casino Resort at Mall Site; and Alternative G--No Action.
Alternative F has been identified as the Preferred Alternative, as
discussed in the FEIS. The information and analysis contained in the
FEIS, as well as its evaluation and assessment of the Preferred
Alternative, are intended to assist the Department of the Interior
(Department) in its review of the issues presented in the fee-to-trust
application. The Preferred Alternative does not reflect the
Department's final decision because the Department must further
evaluate all of the criteria listed in 25 CFR part 151 and 25 CFR part
292. 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, or a variant
of the Preferred or another of the alternatives analyzed in the FEIS.
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.
Section 176 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7506, requires Federal
agencies to ensure that their actions conform to applicable
implementation plans for achieving and maintaining the National Ambient
Air Quality Standards for criteria air pollutants. The BIA has prepared
a Revised DCD for the proposed action/project described above. The
Revised DCD is included as Revised Appendix T of the FEIS.
A public scoping meeting for the DEIS was held by BIA on December
19, 2013 at the Chabolla Community Center in Galt, California. A Notice
of Availability for the Draft EIS was published in the Federal Register
on January 15, 2016 (81 FR 2214), and announced a review period that
ended on February 29, 2016. The BIA held a public hearing on the Draft
EIS on January 29, 2016 in Galt, California.
Directions for Submitting Comments: Please include your name,
return address, and the caption: ``FEIS Comments, Wilton Rancheria Fee-
to-Trust and Casino Project,'' on the first page of your written
comments. If emailing comments, please use ``FEIS Comments, Wilton
Rancheria Fee-to-
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Trust and Casino Project'' as the subject of your email.
Locations Where the FEIS Is Available for Review: The FEIS is
available for review during regular business hours at the BIA Pacific
Regional Office and the Galt and Elk Grove Branches of the Sacramento
Public Library at the addresses noted above in the ADDRESSES section of
this notice. The FEIS is also available online at https://www.wiltoneis.com.
To obtain a compact disc copy of the FEIS, please provide your name
and address in writing or by voicemail to Mr. John Rydzik, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, at the address or phone number above in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Individual paper copies of
the DEIS 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 during
regular business hours at the BIA mailing address shown in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice. 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 Sections 1503.1 and
1506.6(b) of the Council of Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR
parts 1500 through 1508) implementing the procedural requirements of
the NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.), the Department of the Interior NEPA
Regulations (43 CFR part 46), and is in the exercise of authority
delegated to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8. This
notice is also published in accordance with Federal general conformity
regulations (40 CFR part 93, subpart B).
Dated: December 8, 2016.
Lawrence S. Roberts,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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