Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation's Proposed Fee-to-Trust and Casino Project, Franklin County, Washington, 23041-23042 [2024-07049]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 3, 2024 / Notices and indirect and growth inducing effects. The information and analysis contained in the FEIS, as well as its evaluation and assessment of the Preferred Alternative, will assist the Department in its review of the issues presented in the Tribe’s application. Selection of the Preferred Alternative does not indicate the Department’s final decision because the Department must complete its review process. The Department’s review process consists of (1) issuing the notice of availability of the FEIS; (2) issuing a Record of Decision no sooner than 30 days following publication of a Notice of Availability of the FEIS by the EPA in the Federal Register; and (3) transfer of the Strawberry Fields Site in to trust. Locations where the FEIS is Available for Review: The FEIS is available for review at https://reddingeis.com. Contact information is listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Public Comment Availability: Comments, including names and addresses of respondents, will be included as part of the administrative record and responses to comments on the Final EIS. 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. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Authority This notice is published pursuant to section 1503.1 of the Council of Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR part 1500 through 1508) and section 46.305 of the Department of the Interior Regulations (43 CFR part 46), implementing the procedural requirements of the NEPA of 1969, 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. This notice is also published in accordance with 40 CFR 93.155, which provides reporting requirements for conformity determinations. Wizipan Garriott, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, Exercising by delegation the authority of the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. 2024–07048 Filed 4–2–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4337–15–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:18 Apr 02, 2024 Jkt 262001 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs [245A2100DD/AAKC001030/ A0A501010.999900] Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation’s Proposed Fee-to-Trust and Casino Project, Franklin County, Washington Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), as lead agency, intends to gather information necessary for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in connection with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (Colville Tribes) proposed Fee-to-Trust and Casino Project in the City of Pasco, Franklin County, Washington. This notice also opens public scoping to identify potential issues, concerns, and alternatives to be considered in the EIS. DATES: To ensure consideration during the development of the EIS, written comments on the scope of the EIS should be sent as soon as possible and no later than 30 days after publication of this Notice of Intent (NOI) in the Federal Register. The time and date of the public scoping meeting will be announced at least 15 days in advance through a notice to be published in the local newspaper (The Tri-City Herald) and online at https:// www.colvilleeis.com. SUMMARY: You may mail written comments to Bryan Mercier, Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Northwest Region, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232. Please include your name, return address, and ‘‘NOI Comments, Colville Tribes Fee-to-Trust and Casino Project’’ on the first page of your written comments. You may also submit comments through email to Tobiah Mogavero, NEPA Coordinator, Bureau of Indian Affairs, at: tobiah.mogavero@bia.gov, using ‘‘NOI Comments, Colville Tribes Fee-to-Trust and Casino Project’’ as the subject of your email. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Tobiah Mogavero, NEPA Coordinator, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Northwest Region, (435) 210–0509, tobiah.mogavero@bia.gov. Information is also available online at https:// www.colvilleeis.com. ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 23041 The Colville Tribes submitted a Fee-to-Trust application to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) requesting the placement of approximately 164.63 acres of fee land in trust by the United States upon which the Colville Tribes would construct a casino resort. The facility would include an approximately 184,200-square-foot casino, 200-room hotel, an event center, eateries, and supporting facilities. The proposed Feeto-Trust property is located within the boundaries of the City of Pasco, Franklin County, Washington. The proposed trust property is comprised of one parcel (Assessor Parcel No. 113– 130–068) bound by N. Capitol Avenue to the west, commercial and industrial development to the west and south, and agricultural parcels to the north and east. The purpose of the proposed action is to improve the economic status of the Tribal government so that it can provide comprehensive services and ensure the continued social and economic independence and well-being of its Tribal members. The proposed action encompasses the various federal approvals that may be required to implement the Colville Tribes’ proposed project, including approval of the Colville Tribes’ Fee-toTrust application and Secretarial Determination pursuant to section 20(b)(1)(A) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2719(b)(1)(A)). The EIS will identify and evaluate issues related to these approvals and will also evaluate a range of reasonable alternatives. Possible alternatives currently under consideration include: (1) a reducedintensity casino alternative, and (2) an alternate-use (non-gaming) alternative. The range of alternatives evaluated in the EIS may be expanded based on comments received during the scoping process. Areas of environmental concern preliminarily identified for analysis in the EIS include land resources; water resources; air quality; noise; biological resources; cultural/historic/ archaeological resources; resource use patterns; traffic and transportation; public health and safety; hazardous materials and hazardous wastes; public services and utilities; socioeconomics; environmental justice; visual resources/ aesthetics; and cumulative, indirect, and growth-inducing effects. The range of issues to be addressed in the EIS may be expanded or reduced based on comments received in response to this notice and at the public scoping meeting. Additional information, including a map of the proposed trust property, is available by contacting the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\03APN1.SGM 03APN1 23042 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 3, 2024 / Notices person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice or online at https:// www.colvilleeis.com. Public Comment Availability Comments, including names and addresses of respondents, will be included as part of the administrative record and Scoping Report for the EIS. 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 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 in accordance with sections 1503.1 and 1506.6 of the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR 1500 et seq.) and the Department of the Interior regulations (43 CFR part 46) implementing the procedural requirements of the NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and in accordance with the exercise of authority delegated to the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs by part 209 of the Department Manual. Wizipan Garriott, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, Exercising by delegation the authority of the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. 2024–07049 Filed 4–2–24; 8:45 am] Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Vineyard Northeast Project on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Massachusetts; Corrections United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping and countervailing duty investigations Nos. 701–TA–712– 715 and 731–TA–1679–1682 (Preliminary) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’), to determine whether there is a reasonable SUMMARY: On March 25, 2024, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published the ‘‘Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Vineyard Northeast Project on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Jkt 262001 Ferrosilicon From Brazil, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, and Russia; Institution of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigations AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement; corrections. AGENCY: SUMMARY: INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701–TA–712–715 and 731–TA–1679–1682 (Preliminary)] [Docket No. BOEM–2024–0009] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Karen Baker, Chief, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. BILLING CODE 4340–98–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 18:18 Apr 02, 2024 Technical Corrections In the Federal Register dated March 25, 2024, in the third column of page 20691 and first column of page 20692, under the DATES caption, correct the information under the ‘‘In Person’’ heading to read: In Person: • Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 5 p.m.– 9 p.m., Clarke Center Auditorium, Mitchell College, 682 Montauk Avenue, New London, Connecticut 06320; and • Thursday, April 18, 2024, 5 p.m.–9 p.m., Westport High School Cafeteria, 400 Old County Road, Westport, Massachusetts 02790. [FR Doc. 2024–07000 Filed 4–2–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4337–15–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 Massachusetts’’ in the Federal Register (89 FR 20691). That document contained incorrect in-person meeting addresses for both venues. The correct addresses are: • Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 5 p.m.– 9 p.m., Clarke Center Auditorium, Mitchell College, 682 Montauk Avenue, New London, Connecticut 06320; and • Thursday, April 18, 2024, 5 p.m.–9 p.m., Westport High School Cafeteria, 400 Old County Road, Westport, Massachusetts 02790. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Schultz, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia 20166, (571) 396–1458 or heather.schultz@boem.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 indication that an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of ferrosilicon from Brazil, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, and Russia, provided for in subheadings 7202.21.10, 7202.21.50, 7202.21.75, 7202.21.90, and 7202.29.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value and alleged to be subsidized by the Governments of Brazil, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, and Russia. Unless the Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) extends the time for initiation, the Commission must reach a preliminary determination in antidumping and countervailing duty investigations in 45 days, or in this case by May 13, 2024. The Commission’s views must be transmitted to Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by May 20, 2024. DATES: March 28, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence Jones ((202) 205–3358), Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– 205–1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server (https:// www.usitc.gov). The public record for these investigations may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background.—These investigations are being instituted, pursuant to sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)), in response to a petition filed on March 28, 2024, by CC Metals and Alloy, LLC, Calvert City, Kentucky, and Ferroglobe USA, Inc., Beverly, Ohio. For further information concerning the conduct of these investigations and rules of general application, consult the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207). Participation in the investigations and public service list.—Persons (other than petitioners) wishing to participate in the investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the Secretary E:\FR\FM\03APN1.SGM 03APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 3, 2024)]
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[FR Doc No: 2024-07049]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[245A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900]


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for 
the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation's Proposed Fee-to-
Trust and Casino Project, Franklin County, Washington

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, intends to gather information necessary 
for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) pursuant to the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in connection with the 
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (Colville Tribes) 
proposed Fee-to-Trust and Casino Project in the City of Pasco, Franklin 
County, Washington. This notice also opens public scoping to identify 
potential issues, concerns, and alternatives to be considered in the 
EIS.

DATES: To ensure consideration during the development of the EIS, 
written comments on the scope of the EIS should be sent as soon as 
possible and no later than 30 days after publication of this Notice of 
Intent (NOI) in the Federal Register. The time and date of the public 
scoping meeting will be announced at least 15 days in advance through a 
notice to be published in the local newspaper (The Tri-City Herald) and 
online at https://www.colvilleeis.com.

ADDRESSES: You may mail written comments to Bryan Mercier, Regional 
Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Northwest Region, 911 NE 11th 
Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232. Please include your name, return 
address, and ``NOI Comments, Colville Tribes Fee-to-Trust and Casino 
Project'' on the first page of your written comments. You may also 
submit comments through email to Tobiah Mogavero, NEPA Coordinator, 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, at: [email protected], using ``NOI 
Comments, Colville Tribes Fee-to-Trust and Casino Project'' as the 
subject of your email.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Tobiah Mogavero, NEPA Coordinator, 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Northwest Region, (435) 210-0509, 
[email protected]. Information is also available online at https://www.colvilleeis.com.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Colville Tribes submitted a Fee-to-Trust 
application to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) requesting the 
placement of approximately 164.63 acres of fee land in trust by the 
United States upon which the Colville Tribes would construct a casino 
resort. The facility would include an approximately 184,200-square-foot 
casino, 200-room hotel, an event center, eateries, and supporting 
facilities. The proposed Fee-to-Trust property is located within the 
boundaries of the City of Pasco, Franklin County, Washington. The 
proposed trust property is comprised of one parcel (Assessor Parcel No. 
113-130-068) bound by N. Capitol Avenue to the west, commercial and 
industrial development to the west and south, and agricultural parcels 
to the north and east. The purpose of the proposed action is to improve 
the economic status of the Tribal government so that it can provide 
comprehensive services and ensure the continued social and economic 
independence and well-being of its Tribal members.
    The proposed action encompasses the various federal approvals that 
may be required to implement the Colville Tribes' proposed project, 
including approval of the Colville Tribes' Fee-to-Trust application and 
Secretarial Determination pursuant to section 20(b)(1)(A) of the Indian 
Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2719(b)(1)(A)). The EIS will identify 
and evaluate issues related to these approvals and will also evaluate a 
range of reasonable alternatives. Possible alternatives currently under 
consideration include: (1) a reduced-intensity casino alternative, and 
(2) an alternate-use (non-gaming) alternative. The range of 
alternatives evaluated in the EIS may be expanded based on comments 
received during the scoping process.
    Areas of environmental concern preliminarily identified for 
analysis in the EIS include land resources; water resources; air 
quality; noise; biological resources; cultural/historic/archaeological 
resources; resource use patterns; traffic and transportation; public 
health and safety; hazardous materials and hazardous wastes; public 
services and utilities; socioeconomics; environmental justice; visual 
resources/aesthetics; and cumulative, indirect, and growth-inducing 
effects. The range of issues to be addressed in the EIS may be expanded 
or reduced based on comments received in response to this notice and at 
the public scoping meeting. Additional information, including a map of 
the proposed trust property, is available by contacting the

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person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
notice or online at https://www.colvilleeis.com.

Public Comment Availability

    Comments, including names and addresses of respondents, will be 
included as part of the administrative record and Scoping Report for 
the EIS. 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 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 in accordance with sections 1503.1 and 
1506.6 of the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR 1500 
et seq.) and the Department of the Interior regulations (43 CFR part 
46) implementing the procedural requirements of the NEPA (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.), and in accordance with the exercise of authority 
delegated to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs by part 209 of the 
Department Manual.

Wizipan Garriott,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, Exercising by 
delegation the authority of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-07049 Filed 4-2-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4337-15-P

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