Indian Gaming; Approval of Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact in the State of Washington, 72505 [2022-25634]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Coquille Indian Tribe Fee-toTrust and Gaming Facility Project, City
of Medford, Jackson County, Oregon
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
Bureau of Indian Affairs
SUMMARY:
AGENCY:
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Indian Gaming; Approval of TribalState Class III Gaming Compact in the
State of Washington
AGENCY:
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
This notice publishes the
approval of the Fourth Amendment to
the Confederated Tribes and Bands of
the Yakama Nation and the State of
Washington Gaming Compact
(Amendment) providing for Class III
gaming between the Yakama Nation
(Nation) and the State of Washington
(State).
DATES: The Amendment takes effect on
November 25, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian
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Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant
Secretary—Policy and Economic
Development, Washington, DC 20240,
paula.hart@bia.gov, (202) 219–4066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under
section 11 of the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act (IGRA), Public Law 100–
497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., the
Secretary of the Interior shall publish in
the Federal Register notice of approved
Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of
engaging in Class III gaming activities
on Indian lands. As required by 25 CFR
293.4, all compacts and amendments are
subject to review and approval by the
Secretary. The Amendment permits the
Nation to establish an additional gaming
facility and engage in sports wagering.
The Amendment makes technical
amendments to update and add various
definitions in the compact. The
Amendment is approved.
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This notice advises the public
that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
as lead agency intends to file a draft
environmental impact statement (DEIS)
with the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) for the Coquille Indian
Tribe fee-to-trust and Gaming Facility
Project, City of Medford, Jackson
County, Oregon. This notice also
announces that the DEIS is now
available for public review and that a
virtual public hearing will be held to
receive comments on the DEIS.
DATES: Comments on the DEIS must
arrive within 45 days after the EPA
publishes its Notice of Availability in
the Federal Register. The date and time
of the virtual public hearing on the DEIS
will be announced at least 15 days in
advance through a notice to be
published in a local newspaper (the
Medford Mail Tribune) and online at
www.coquille-eis.com.
ADDRESSES: You may mail or handdeliver written comments to:
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• By mail to: Mr. Bryan Mercier,
Northwest Regional Director, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Northwest Region, 911
Northeast 11th Avenue, Portland,
Oregon 97232. Please include your
name, return address, and the caption:
‘‘DEIS Comments, Coquille Indian Tribe
Fee-to-Trust and Gaming Facility
Project,’’ on the first page of your
written comments.
• By email to: Mr. Brian Haug, Bureau
of Indian Affairs, at CoquilleCasinoEIS@
bia.gov, using ‘‘DEIS Comments,
Coquille Tribe Medford Gaming Facility
Project’’ as the subject of your email.
The DEIS will be available for public
review at:
• Medford Branch Library of Jackson
County Library Services, 205 South
Central Avenue, Medford, Oregon
97501; and www.coquille-eis.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Brian Haug, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Northwest Region, (503) 231–6780
(Office), (503) 231–2201 (Fax),
CoquilleCasinoEIS@bia.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public
review of the DEIS is part of the
administrative process for BIA’s
evaluation of the Tribe’s application to
acquire approximately 2.4 acres of land
in trust in the City of Medford, Jackson
County, Oregon, for gaming purposes.
Pursuant to Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) regulations (40 CFR
1506.10), the publication of the Notice
of Availability by the EPA in the
Federal Register initiates the 45-day
public comment period. A Notice of
Intent to prepare an environmental
impact statement was published in the
Medford Mail Tribune on January 16
and 18, 2015, and the Federal Register
on January 15, 2015 (80 FR 2120). The
BIA held a public scoping meeting for
the project on February 3, 2015, at the
North Medford High School, Medford,
Oregon.
Background
The Tribe requested that the
Department acquire 2.4 acres of land in
trust City of Medford, Jackson County,
Oregon, for gaming purposes. The
Tribe’s Proposed Project consists of the
retrofit and remodel of an existing
bowling alley on the proposed trust
parcel into a 30,300-square foot gaming
facility with class II gaming machines,
food and beverage facilities,
administrative space, associated parking
on adjacent fee land, and ancillary
facilities. Access to the site would be
provided via two existing driveways
along Highway 99.
The following alternatives are
considered in the DEIS: (1) Proposed
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Indian Gaming; Approval of Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact
in the State of Washington
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice publishes the approval of the Fourth Amendment to
the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation and the State of
Washington Gaming Compact (Amendment) providing for Class III gaming
between the Yakama Nation (Nation) and the State of Washington (State).
DATES: The Amendment takes effect on November 25, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of
Indian Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary--Policy and
Economic Development, Washington, DC 20240, [email protected], (202)
219-4066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 11 of the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act (IGRA), Public Law 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., the
Secretary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal Register notice
of approved Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of engaging in Class
III gaming activities on Indian lands. As required by 25 CFR 293.4, all
compacts and amendments are subject to review and approval by the
Secretary. The Amendment permits the Nation to establish an additional
gaming facility and engage in sports wagering. The Amendment makes
technical amendments to update and add various definitions in the
compact. The Amendment is approved.
Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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