Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Little River Band Trust Acquisition and Casino Project, Township of Fruitport, Muskegon County, Michigan, 58783-58784 [2018-25411]
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conveyance pipeline. The covered area
consists of approximately 22 river miles,
within the Santa Clara River watershed,
of cottonwood-willow, transitional
riparian, alluvial sage scrub, oak
woodland, upland scrub, and aquatic
habitat, which provides suitable habitat
for the unarmored threespine
stickleback, arroyo toad, California redlegged frog, Santa Ana sucker, western
spadefoot, two-striped garter snake, and
western pond turtle. The covered area
has no designated critical habitat for the
covered species. The HCP includes
measures to minimize take of the
covered species in the form of injury
and mortality. Mitigation for
unavoidable take of the species consists
of creating, restoring, and enhancing up
to 40 acres of cottonwood-willow,
transitional riparian, alluvial sage scrub,
oak woodland, upland scrub, and
aquatic habitat.
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Our Preliminary Determination
The Service made a preliminary
determination that issuance of the
incidental take permit is neither a major
Federal action that will significantly
affect the quality of the human
environment within the meaning of
section 102(2)(C) of NEPA (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), nor will it individually or
cumulatively have more than a
negligible effect on the species covered
in the HCP. The Service considers the
effects of the taking of the covered
species to be minor because project
activities resulting in incidental take of
the covered species would occur
infrequently (approximately every 5
years over a period of several weeks),
the applicant has proposed a series of
measures to avoid and minimize
impacts to the covered species, and the
applicant has committed to creating,
restoring, and enhancing up to 40 acres
of occupied or otherwise suitable
habitat for the covered species within
the Santa Clara River watershed.
Therefore, based on this preliminary
determination, the permit qualifies for a
categorical exclusion under NEPA.
Public Comments
If you wish to comment on the permit
application, draft HCP, and associated
documents, you may submit comments
by one of the methods in ADDRESSES.
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 us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public view, we
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Authority
We provide this notice under section
10 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
Dated: November 13, 2018.
Stephen P. Henry,
Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife
Office, Ventura, California.
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Little River Band Trust
Acquisition and Casino Project,
Township of Fruitport, Muskegon
County, Michigan
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 Township of
Fruitport, County of Muskegon, Little
River Band of Ottawa Indians (Tribe),
Federal Highway Administration, 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
Tribe’s application for transfer into trust
by the United States of approximately
60 acres for gaming and other purposes
to be located the Township of Fruitport,
Muskegon County, Michigan. 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 newspaper, The
Muskegon Chronicle, and online at
www.littlerivereis.com.
SUMMARY:
You may mail or handdeliver written comments to Mr.
Timothy LaPointe, Midwest Regional
Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Midwest Region, Norman Pointe II
Building, 5600 West American
Boulevard, Suite 500, Bloomington,
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Minnesota 55347. Please include your
name, return address, and the caption:
‘‘DEIS Comments, Little River Band
Trust Acquisition 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.
Mr.
Felix Kitto, Regional Environmental
Protection Specialist, Division of
Environmental, Facilities, Safety and
Cultural Resource Management
(DEFSCRM), Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Midwest Region, Norman Pointe II
Building, 5600 West American
Boulevard, Suite 500, Bloomington,
Minnesota 55347; phone: (612) 725–
4597; email: felix.kitto@bia.gov.
Information is also available online at
www.littlerivereis.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Public
review of the DEIS is part of the
administrative process for the
evaluation of the Tribe’s application to
the BIA for the Federal trust acquisition
of approximately 60 acres in the
Township of Fruitport, Muskegon
County, Michigan, upon which the
Tribe proposes to develop a casino,
hotel, parking, and other supporting
facilities. A Notice of Intent was
published in the Federal Register on
September 21, 2015, as well as
published in The Muskegon Chronicle.
The BIA held a public scoping meeting
for the project on October 15, 2015, at
Fruitport Middle School, 3113 East
Pontaluna Road, Fruitport, Michigan
49415.
Background: The Tribe’s Proposed
Project consists of the following
components: (1) The transfer of an
approximately 60-acre property from fee
to trust status; (2) issuance of a
Secretarial Determination by the
Secretary of the Interior (Secretary)
under Section 20 of the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act (IGRA) that gaming on
the project site would be in the best
interest of the Tribe and not detrimental
to the surrounding community (25
U.S.C. 2719 (b)(1)(A)); and (3)
development of the trust parcel and
adjacent land owned by the Tribe,
totaling approximately 86.5 acres, with
a variety of uses including a casino,
hotel, conference center, parking, and
other supporting facilities. The
proposed casino-hotel resort would
include a hotel, a convention center,
several restaurant facilities, and parking
facilities. Access to the project site
would be provided via two driveways:
One along Harvey Street and one along
East Ellis Road. Five service driveways,
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not for public use, would be located on
East Ellis Road.
The following alternatives are
considered in the DEIS: (1) Proposed
Project; (2) Reduced Intensity
Alternative; (3) Non-Gaming
Alternative; (4) Custer Site Alternative
and (5) 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 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 Fruitport Public
Library located at 47 Park St., Fruitport,
Michigan 49415, and online at
www.littlerivereis.com. To obtain a
compact disk copy of the DEIS, please
provide your name and address in
writing to Mr. Felix Kitto, 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
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Dated: November 9, 2018.
Tara Sweeney,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Campo Wind Energy
Project, San Diego, California
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
This notice advises the public
that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),
as lead agency, with the Campo Band of
Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo
Indian Reservation (Tribe) as a
cooperating agency, intends to gather
information necessary for preparing an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the proposed Campo Wind Project,
located on the Campo Indian
Reservation (Reservation) in
southeastern San Diego County,
approximately 60 miles east of San
Diego, California. Construction of the
Campo Wind Project is subject to BIA
approval of a lease and sublease, which,
as proposed, is a major Federal action
under the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended.
A brief description of the proposed
action is provided below in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
This notice also announces a public
scoping meeting to identify potential
issues, concerns, and alternatives to be
considered in the EIS. The scoping
process will include notice to the public
and Federal, State, local, and Tribal
agencies of the proposed action.
DATES: Written comments on the scope
and implementation of this proposal
must arrive by 11:59 p.m. on December
21, 2018. The date and location of the
public hearing on the EIS will be
announced at least 15 days in advance
through a notice to be published in local
newspapers (The San Diego Union
Tribune and The San Diego Business
Journal) and online at:
www.campowind.com.
SUMMARY:
The public may mail or
hand-carry written comments to Ms.
Amy Dutschke, Regional Director,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 2800 Cottage
Way, Sacramento, California 95825. You
may also submit comments through
email to Mr. Dan (Harold) Hall, Acting
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Chief, Division of Environmental,
Cultural Resource Management and
Safety, Bureau of Indian Affairs, at
harold.hall@bia.gov. More information
can be found in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
Please include the commenter’s name,
title, return address, and ‘‘EIS Scoping
Comments, Campo Wind Project, San
Diego County, California,’’ on the first
page of the written comments. The
scoping meeting will be held at Campo
Indian Reservation Tribal Hall, 36190
Church Road (BIA Road 10), Campo,
California 91906.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Dan (Harold) Hall Acting Chief, Division
of Environmental, Cultural Resource
Management and Safety, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, by telephone at (916)
978–6041, or by email at harold.hall@
bia.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Project Description
BIA approval is required for a lease
and sublease to build and operate a
commercial wind power generation
facility capable of generating up to 252
megawatts (MW) of electricity.
The project would include the
generation of up to 252 MW consisting
of up to 60 turbines. The project study
area covers approximately 2,200 acres
on the Campo Indian Reservation. The
total area that would be disturbed by the
project would be substantially less. The
turbines proposed for the project would
range from 2.5 MW to 4.2 MW in
maximum output rating per turbine,
tubular steel towers, with a rotor
diameter of approximately 450 feet, a
hub height of approximately 361 feet,
and a total height of turbine (highest
point) of approximately 586 feet. Each
turbine would be set on a concrete
foundation. Turbines would be
connected by an underground electrical
collection system to a project collector
substation. The collector substation
would be sited on approximately 2 acres
and would consist of a graveled, fenced
area containing transformer and
switching equipment and an area for
vehicle parking. A new 230 kV overhead
generation transmission line would be
constructed, on the Campo Indian
Reservation and partially outside on
private lands, from the project collector
substation on the Reservation to a San
Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)
substation/switchyard that would be
constructed on private lands adjacent to
the Sunrise Powerlink northeast of the
Reservation. The SDG&E substation/
switchyard and related transmission
line improvements will be subject to
approval by the County of San Diego,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[190A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G]
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Little River Band
Trust Acquisition and Casino Project, Township of Fruitport, Muskegon
County, Michigan
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 Township of Fruitport, County of
Muskegon, Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Tribe), Federal Highway
Administration, 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 Tribe's
application for transfer into trust by the United States of
approximately 60 acres for gaming and other purposes to be located the
Township of Fruitport, Muskegon County, Michigan. 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
newspaper, The Muskegon Chronicle, and online at
www.littlerivereis.com.
ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand-deliver written comments to Mr. Timothy
LaPointe, Midwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Midwest
Region, Norman Pointe II Building, 5600 West American Boulevard, Suite
500, Bloomington, Minnesota 55347. Please include your name, return
address, and the caption: ``DEIS Comments, Little River Band Trust
Acquisition 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. Felix Kitto, Regional
Environmental Protection Specialist, Division of Environmental,
Facilities, Safety and Cultural Resource Management (DEFSCRM), Bureau
of Indian Affairs, Midwest Region, Norman Pointe II Building, 5600 West
American Boulevard, Suite 500, Bloomington, Minnesota 55347; phone:
(612) 725-4597; email: [email protected]. Information is also
available online at www.littlerivereis.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public review of the DEIS is part of the
administrative process for the evaluation of the Tribe's application to
the BIA for the Federal trust acquisition of approximately 60 acres in
the Township of Fruitport, Muskegon County, Michigan, upon which the
Tribe proposes to develop a casino, hotel, parking, and other
supporting facilities. A Notice of Intent was published in the Federal
Register on September 21, 2015, as well as published in The Muskegon
Chronicle. The BIA held a public scoping meeting for the project on
October 15, 2015, at Fruitport Middle School, 3113 East Pontaluna Road,
Fruitport, Michigan 49415.
Background: The Tribe's Proposed Project consists of the following
components: (1) The transfer of an approximately 60-acre property from
fee to trust status; (2) issuance of a Secretarial Determination by the
Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) under Section 20 of the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) that gaming on the project site would be
in the best interest of the Tribe and not detrimental to the
surrounding community (25 U.S.C. 2719 (b)(1)(A)); and (3) development
of the trust parcel and adjacent land owned by the Tribe, totaling
approximately 86.5 acres, with a variety of uses including a casino,
hotel, conference center, parking, and other supporting facilities. The
proposed casino-hotel resort would include a hotel, a convention
center, several restaurant facilities, and parking facilities. Access
to the project site would be provided via two driveways: One along
Harvey Street and one along East Ellis Road. Five service driveways,
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not for public use, would be located on East Ellis Road.
The following alternatives are considered in the DEIS: (1) Proposed
Project; (2) Reduced Intensity Alternative; (3) Non-Gaming Alternative;
(4) Custer Site Alternative and (5) 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 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 Fruitport Public Library located at 47 Park
St., Fruitport, Michigan 49415, and online at www.littlerivereis.com.
To obtain a compact disk copy of the DEIS, please provide your name and
address in writing to Mr. Felix Kitto, 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 9, 2018.
Tara Sweeney,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-25411 Filed 11-20-18; 8:45 am]
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