Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Coquille Indian Tribe Fee-to-Trust and Gaming Facility Project, City of Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, 92712-92713 [2024-27409]
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Similar to BIA’s surface leasing
regulations, Tribal regulations under the
HEARTH Act pervasively cover all
aspects of leasing. See 25 U.S.C.
415(h)(3)(B)(i) (requiring Tribal
regulations be consistent with BIA
surface leasing regulations).
Furthermore, the Federal Government
remains involved in the Tribal land
leasing process by approving the Tribal
leasing regulations in the first instance
and providing technical assistance,
upon request by a Tribe, for the
development of an environmental
review process. The Secretary also
retains authority to take any necessary
actions to remedy violations of a lease
or of the Tribal regulations, including
terminating the lease or rescinding
approval of the Tribal regulations and
reassuming lease approval
responsibilities. Moreover, the Secretary
continues to review, approve, and
monitor individual Indian land leases
and other types of leases not covered
under the Tribal regulations according
to 25 CFR part 162.
Accordingly, the Federal and Tribal
interests weigh heavily in favor of
preemption of State and local taxes on
lease-related activities and interests,
regardless of whether the lease is
governed by Tribal leasing regulations
or 25 CFR part 162. Improvements,
activities, and leasehold or possessory
interests may be subject to taxation by
the Bay Mills Indian Community,
Michigan.
Wizipan Garriott,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs, Exercising by delegation the authority
of the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Final Environmental Impact Statement
for the Coquille Indian Tribe Fee-toTrust and Gaming Facility Project, City
of Medford, Jackson County, Oregon
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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AGENCY:
This notice advises the public
that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),
as lead agency, with the Coquille Indian
Tribe (Tribe), City of Medford (City),
Jackson County (County), and the
Oregon Department of Transportation
(ODOT) serving as cooperating agencies,
intends to file a Final Environmental
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Impact Statement (FEIS) with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
in connection with the Tribe’s
application to transfer into trust
approximately 2.4 acres for gaming
purposes in the City of Medford,
Jackson County, Oregon (Medford Site).
DATES: The Record of Decision for the
proposed action will be issued on or
after 30 days from the date the EPA
publishes its Notice of Availability in
the Federal Register. The BIA must
receive any comments on the FEIS
before that date.
ADDRESSES: By mail or hand delivery 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 ‘‘FEIS
Comments, Coquille Indian Tribe Feeto-Trust and Casino Project’’ on the first
page of your written comments.
By email to: Tobiah Mogavero, NEPA
Coordinator, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
at: tobiah.mogavero@bia.gov, using
‘‘FEIS Comments, Coquille Indian Tribe
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://
coquille-eis.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft
EIS was published by the BIA (87 FR
72505) and EPA (87 FR 72482) in the
Federal Register on November 25, 2022.
The Draft EIS was originally made
available for public comment for a 45day period. However, the BIA extended
the public comment period for an
additional 45-day period that concluded
on February 23, 2023, resulting in a total
comment period of 90 days. Virtual
public hearings were held on December
15, 2022, and January 31, 2023, to
collect verbal comments on the Draft
EIS.
transportation and circulation, land use,
public services, noise, hazardous
materials, aesthetics, cumulative effects,
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 Medford Site in to trust under the
Coquille Restoration Act of 1989, 25
U.S.C. 715 et. seq.
Locations where the FEIS is Available
for Review: The FEIS is available for
review at https://coquille-eis.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.
Background
The following alternatives are
considered in the FEIS: (1) Proposed
Project; (2) Phoenix Site; (3) Expansion
of the Mill Casino; and (4) and No
Action/No Development Alternative.
The BIA has selected Alternative 1, the
Proposed Project, as the Preferred
Alternative as discussed 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),
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
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requirements for conformity
determinations.
Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Notice of Availability of a Final
Environmental Impact Statement and
Final Conformity Determination for the
Koi Nation of Northern California’s
Proposed Shiloh Resort and Casino
Project, Sonoma County, California
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 National Indian
Gaming Commission (NIGC) and United
States Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) serving as cooperating agencies,
has filed a Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) with the EPA in
connection with the Koi Nation of
Northern California’s (Koi Nation)
application for acquisition in trust by
the United States of approximately
68.60 acres adjacent to the Town of
Windsor, Sonoma County, California for
gaming and other purposes.
DATES: The Record of Decision for the
proposed action will be issued on or
after 30 days from the date the EPA
publishes its Notice of Availability in
the Federal Register. The BIA must
receive any comments on the FEIS
before that date.
ADDRESSES: You may send written
comments by any of the following
methods:
• Mail or hand-delivery: Amy
Dutschke, Regional Director, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Pacific Region, 2800
Cottage Way, Sacramento, California
95825. Please include your name, return
address, and ‘‘FEIS Comments, Shiloh
Resort and Casino Project’’ on the first
page of your written comments.
• Email: Chad Broussard,
Environmental Protection Specialist,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, at
chad.broussard@bia.gov using ‘‘FEIS
Comments, Shiloh Resort and Casino
Project’’ as the subject of your email.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chad Broussard, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Pacific Regional Office, 2800
Cottage Way, Room W–2820,
Sacramento, California 95825;
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telephone: (916) 978–6165; email:
chad.broussard@bia.gov. Information is
also available online at https://
www.shilohresortenvironmental.com/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BIA
previously prepared an EA that
analyzed the potential environmental
effects of the proposed action. The EA
was made available for public
comments from September 12, 2023,
through November 13, 2023, providing
for a total of 60 days to submit
comments on the EA. Upon
consideration of the public and agency
comments received, the BIA decided to
prepare an EIS to further analyze the
environmental effects which may result
from the proposed action. A Notice of
Intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS was
published in the Federal Register and
The Press Democrat on March 8, 2024.
A Notice of Availability (NOA) was
published in the Federal Register by the
BIA on July 8, 2024 (89 FR 55968) and
the EPA on July 12, 2024 (89 FR 57150).
The Draft EIS was made available for a
45-day public comment period
beginning July 12, 2024, and ending on
August 26, 2024. A public meeting was
held July 30, 2024, to collect verbal
comments. In accordance with section
176 of the Clean Air Act and the EPA’s
general conformity regulations, a Draft
Conformity Determination has been
prepared for the Shiloh Resort and
Casino Project. The Final Conformity
Determination is contained within
appendix F–2 of the FEIS.
Background
The following alternatives are
considered in the FEIS: (A) Proposed
Project; (B) Reduced Intensity
Alternative; (C) Non-Gaming
Alternative; and (D) No Action
Alternative. The BIA has selected
Alternative A, the Proposed Project as
the Preferred Alternative as discussed in
the FEIS.
Environmental issues addressed in
the FEIS include land resources; water
resources; air quality and climate
change; noise; biological resources;
cultural and paleontological resources;
transportation and circulation; land use;
hazardous materials and hazards; public
services and utilities; socioeconomics;
environmental justice; visual resources;
and cumulative, indirect, and growthinducing 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
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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 approximately 68.60 acres into trust.
Locations where the FEIS is Available
for Review: The FEIS is available for
review at https://
www.shilohresortenvironmental.com/,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pacific Region,
2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento,
California 95825 (with advance notice
and during regular business hours), and
Windsor Regional Library located at
9291 Old Redwood Hwy. #100,
Windsor, CA 95492, telephone (707)
838–1020 (during regular business
hours). 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.
Authority
This notice is published pursuant to
section 1503.1 of the Council of
Environmental Quality Regulations (40
CFR parts 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, as amended
(42 U.S.C. 4371, et seq.), and in
accordance with 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[256A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900]
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Coquille Indian
Tribe Fee-to-Trust and Gaming Facility Project, City of Medford,
Jackson County, Oregon
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 Coquille Indian Tribe (Tribe),
City of Medford (City), Jackson County (County), and the Oregon
Department of Transportation (ODOT) serving as cooperating agencies,
intends to file a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) with the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in connection with the
Tribe's application to transfer into trust approximately 2.4 acres for
gaming purposes in the City of Medford, Jackson County, Oregon (Medford
Site).
DATES: The Record of Decision for the proposed action will be issued on
or after 30 days from the date the EPA publishes its Notice of
Availability in the Federal Register. The BIA must receive any comments
on the FEIS before that date.
ADDRESSES: By mail or hand delivery 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 ``FEIS Comments, Coquille Indian Tribe Fee-to-Trust and
Casino Project'' on the first page of your written comments.
By email to: Tobiah Mogavero, NEPA Coordinator, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, at: [email protected], using ``FEIS Comments, Coquille
Indian Tribe 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://coquille-eis.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Notice of Availability (NOA) of the
Draft EIS was published by the BIA (87 FR 72505) and EPA (87 FR 72482)
in the Federal Register on November 25, 2022. The Draft EIS was
originally made available for public comment for a 45- day period.
However, the BIA extended the public comment period for an additional
45-day period that concluded on February 23, 2023, resulting in a total
comment period of 90 days. Virtual public hearings were held on
December 15, 2022, and January 31, 2023, to collect verbal comments on
the Draft EIS.
Background
The following alternatives are considered in the FEIS: (1) Proposed
Project; (2) Phoenix Site; (3) Expansion of the Mill Casino; and (4)
and No Action/No Development Alternative. The BIA has selected
Alternative 1, the Proposed Project, as the Preferred Alternative as
discussed 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.
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 Medford Site in to trust under the Coquille Restoration
Act of 1989, 25 U.S.C. 715 et. seq.
Locations where the FEIS is Available for Review: The FEIS is
available for review at https://coquille-eis.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.
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
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requirements for conformity determinations.
Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-27409 Filed 11-21-24; 8:45 am]
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