Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Ho-Chunk Nation Fee-to-Trust and Casino Project, City of Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin, 56096-56097 [2018-24598]
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Notice of Availability of a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Ho-Chunk Nation Fee-to-Trust and
Casino Project, City of Beloit, Rock
County, Wisconsin
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
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This notice advises the public
that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
as lead agency, with the City of Beloit,
Wisconsin Department of
Transportation, Ho-Chunk Nation
(Nation), and the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) serving as
cooperating agencies, intends to file a
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) with the EPA in connection with
the Nation’s application for acquisition
in trust by the United States of
approximately 33 acres for gaming and
other purposes to be located in the City
of Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin. This
notice also 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: Written comments on the DEIS
must arrive within 45 days after EPA
publishes its Notice of Availability in
the Federal Register. The date and
location of the public hearing on the
DEIS will be announced at least 15 days
in advance through a notice to be
published in local newspapers (The
Daily News, The Janesville Gazette, and
The Rockford Register Star) and online
at: https://www.ho-chunkbeloiteis.com.
ADDRESSES: You may mail or handdeliver written comments to the
Midwest Regional Director, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Midwest Region, Norman
Pointe II, Building, 5600 West American
Boulevard, Suite 500, Bloomington, MN
55347. Please include your name, return
address, and the caption: ‘‘DEIS
Comments, Ho-Chunk Nation Fee-toTrust and Casino Project,’’ on the first
page of your written comments. See the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice for addresses where the DEIS
is available for review.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Timothy Guyah, Archaeologist, Bureau
of Indian Affairs, Midwest Region,
Norman Pointe II Building, 5600 West
American Boulevard, Suite 500,
Bloomington, MN 55347; phone: (612)
725–4512; email: timothy.guyah@
bia.gov. Information is also available
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online at: https://www.hochunkbeloiteis.com.
Public
review of the DEIS is part of the
administrative process for the
evaluation of the Tribe’s application for
the acquisition in trust of approximately
33 acres in the City of Beloit, Rock
County, Wisconsin. The Nation
proposes to develop a casino, hotel,
parking, and supporting facilities. A
Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS was
published in the Federal Register on
November 26, 2012, and in The Daily
News, The Janesville Gazette, and The
Rockford Register Star. The BIA held a
public scoping meeting for the proposed
project on December 13, 2012, at
Aldrich Middle School, 1859 Northgate
Drive, Beloit, Wisconsin 53511.
Background: The proposed project
consists of the following components:
(1) The Department’s transfer of the
approximately 33-acre fee property into
trust status; (2) issuance of a
determination by the Secretary of the
Interior pursuant to the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.;
and (3) the Nation’s proposed
development of the trust parcel and its
adjacent fee land, totaling
approximately 73.5 acres. The proposed
casino-hotel resort would include a
hotel, convention center, outdoor
amphitheater, several restaurant
facilities, retail buildings, and parking
facilities. Access to the project site
would be provided via three driveways;
one along Willowbrook Road and two
along Colley Road.
The following alternatives are
considered in the DEIS: (1) Proposed
Project; (2) Reduced Casino and
Commercial Development; (3) Retail
Development; and (4) No Action/No
Development. 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
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services, noise, hazardous materials,
aesthetics, cumulative effects, and
indirect and growth-inducing effects.
Locations where the DEIS is available
for review: The DEIS will be available
for review at the Beloit Public Library
located at 605 Eclipse Blvd., Beloit,
Wisconsin 53511, and online at https://
www.ho-chunkbeloiteis.com. To obtain
a compact disk copy of the DEIS, please
provide your name and address in
writing to Timothy Guyah, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Midwest Regional Office.
Contact information is listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this notice. Individual paper copies of
the DEIS will be provided only 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 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, 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 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
pursuant to Sec. 1503.1 of the Council
of Environmental Quality Regulations
(40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508) and
Sec. 46.305 of the Department of the
Interior Regulations (43 CFR part 46),
implementing the procedural
requirements of the NEPA of l969, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 4371, et seq.), and
is in the exercise of authority delegated
to the Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs by 209 DM 8.
Dated: November 6, 2018.
Tara Sweeney,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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Notice of National Petroleum Reserve
in Alaska 2018 Oil and Gas Lease Sale;
Notice of Availability of the Detailed
Statement of Sale for the NPR–A 2018
Oil and Gas Lease Sale
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) Alaska State Office
will hold an oil and gas lease sale bid
opening for 254 tracts in the National
Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR–A).
DATES: The oil and gas lease sale bid
opening will be at 10 a.m. (AKST) on
Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. The BLM
must receive all sealed bids by 4 p.m.
(AKST), Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. The
Detailed Statement of Sale for the NPR–
A Oil and Gas Lease Sale 2018 will be
available to the public on November 9,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Sealed bids must be
received at the BLM Alaska State Office,
ATTN: Carol Taylor (AK932); 222 West
7th Avenue, #13; Anchorage, Alaska
99513–7504. You may see the Detailed
Statement of Sale from the BLM Alaska
website at https://www.blm.gov/alaska,
or request a copy from the BLM Alaska
Public Information Center (Public
Room), 222 West 7th Avenue, #13;
Anchorage, Alaska 99513–7504; 907–
271–5960.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wayne Svejnoha, telephone 907–271–
4407. People 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, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question with the
above individual. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
December 2018 NPR–A Oil and Gas
Lease Sale will include 254 tracts
(approximately 2.85 million acres)
available for leasing under the NPR–A
Integrated Activity Plan/Environmental
Impact Statement Record of Decision
(ROD) finalized in February 2013.
The opening and reading of the bids
for the 2018 NPR–A lease sale will be
available via video livestreaming at
https://www.blm.gov/live.
The Detailed Statement of Sale will
include a description of the areas the
BLM is offering for lease, as well as the
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lease terms, conditions, special
stipulations, required operating
procedures, and directions about how to
submit bids. If you plan to submit a
bid(s), please note that all bids must be
sealed in accordance with the
provisions identified in the Detailed
Statement of Sale.
The United States reserves the right to
withdraw any tract from this sale prior
to issuance of a written acceptance of a
bid.
Authority: 43 CFR 3131.4–1 and 42 U.S.C.
6506a.
Ted A. Murphy,
Acting State Director, Alaska.
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Environmental Impact Statement for
the Borderlands Wind Project in
Catron County, New Mexico; and
Notice of Public Lands Segregation
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Socorro Field
Office will prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS), which includes
a potential Plan Amendment to the 2010
Socorro Field Office Resource
Management Plan (RMP) for a proposed
commercial wind energy project located
on public lands in Catron County, New
Mexico. Publication of this Notice
initiates the scoping process and opens
a 30-day public comment period to
solicit public comments and identify
issues. Publication of this Notice also
serves to segregate the public lands from
appropriation under the public land
laws, including location under the
Mining Law, but not the Mineral
Leasing Act or the Materials Act, subject
to valid existing rights. This Notice
initiates the public scoping process and
the public lands segregation.
DATES: This notice initiates a 30-day
public scoping period that will assist in
preparation of the Draft EIS. Comments
on issues may be submitted in writing
until December 10, 2018.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Ho-Chunk Nation Fee-to-Trust and Casino Project, City of
Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin
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 City of Beloit, Wisconsin
Department of Transportation, Ho-Chunk Nation (Nation), and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) serving as cooperating agencies,
intends to file a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) with the
EPA in connection with the Nation's application for acquisition in
trust by the United States of approximately 33 acres for gaming and
other purposes to be located in the City of Beloit, Rock County,
Wisconsin. This notice also 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: Written comments on the DEIS must arrive within 45 days after
EPA publishes its Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. The
date and location of the public hearing on the DEIS will be announced
at least 15 days in advance through a notice to be published in local
newspapers (The Daily News, The Janesville Gazette, and The Rockford
Register Star) and online at: https://www.ho-chunkbeloiteis.com.
ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand-deliver written comments to the Midwest
Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Midwest Region, Norman
Pointe II, Building, 5600 West American Boulevard, Suite 500,
Bloomington, MN 55347. Please include your name, return address, and
the caption: ``DEIS Comments, Ho-Chunk Nation Fee-to-Trust and Casino
Project,'' on the first page of your written comments. See the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for addresses where
the DEIS is available for review.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Timothy Guyah, Archaeologist,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Midwest Region, Norman Pointe II Building,
5600 West American Boulevard, Suite 500, Bloomington, MN 55347; phone:
(612) 725-4512; email: [email protected]. Information is also
available online at: https://www.ho-chunkbeloiteis.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public review of the DEIS is part of the
administrative process for the evaluation of the Tribe's application
for the acquisition in trust of approximately 33 acres in the City of
Beloit, Rock County, Wisconsin. The Nation proposes to develop a
casino, hotel, parking, and supporting facilities. A Notice of Intent
to prepare an EIS was published in the Federal Register on November 26,
2012, and in The Daily News, The Janesville Gazette, and The Rockford
Register Star. The BIA held a public scoping meeting for the proposed
project on December 13, 2012, at Aldrich Middle School, 1859 Northgate
Drive, Beloit, Wisconsin 53511.
Background: The proposed project consists of the following
components: (1) The Department's transfer of the approximately 33-acre
fee property into trust status; (2) issuance of a determination by the
Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.; and (3) the Nation's proposed development of
the trust parcel and its adjacent fee land, totaling approximately 73.5
acres. The proposed casino-hotel resort would include a hotel,
convention center, outdoor amphitheater, several restaurant facilities,
retail buildings, and parking facilities. Access to the project site
would be provided via three driveways; one along Willowbrook Road and
two along Colley Road.
The following alternatives are considered in the DEIS: (1) Proposed
Project; (2) Reduced Casino and Commercial Development; (3) Retail
Development; and (4) No Action/No Development. Environmental issues
addressed in the DEIS include geology and soils, water resources, air
quality, biological resources, cultural and paleontological resources,
socio-economic conditions (including environmental justice),
transportation and circulation, land use, public
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services, noise, hazardous materials, aesthetics, cumulative effects,
and indirect and growth-inducing effects.
Locations where the DEIS is available for review: The DEIS will be
available for review at the Beloit Public Library located at 605
Eclipse Blvd., Beloit, Wisconsin 53511, and online at https://www.ho-chunkbeloiteis.com. To obtain a compact disk copy of the DEIS, please
provide your name and address in writing to Timothy Guyah, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Midwest Regional Office. Contact information is listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
Individual paper copies of the DEIS will be provided only 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 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, 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 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 pursuant to Sec. 1503.1 of the
Council of Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through
1508) and Sec. 46.305 of the Department of the Interior Regulations (43
CFR part 46), implementing the procedural requirements of the NEPA of
l969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4371, et seq.), and is in the exercise of
authority delegated to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs by 209
DM 8.
Dated: November 6, 2018.
Tara Sweeney,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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