National Indian Gaming Commission March 9, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In accordance with Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., the NIGC, in cooperation with the Federated Indians of the Graton Rancheria (the ``Graton Rancheria''), has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for a proposed casino and hotel project/action to be located in Sonoma, California. The purpose of the proposed project/action is to help address the socio-economic needs of the Graton Rancheria. The DEIS documents the existing condition of environmental resources in and around the areas considered for development and the potential impacts on those resources as a result of implementing each of the alternatives. The alternatives considered in detail are: a casino/hotel project on the ``Wilfred Site'' (the proposed project/action), a casino/hotel project on the ``Stony Point Site,'' a casino/hotel project on the ``Lakeville Site,'' a reduced intensity casino/hotel project on the ``Stony Point'' site, an alternate use project on the ``Stony Point'' site, and a no proposed project/action alternative. In accordance with Section 176 of the Clean Air Act 42 U.S.C. 7506, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) general conformity regulations 40 CFR Part 93, Subpart B, a Draft Conformity Determination (DCD) has been prepared for the proposed project. The DCD is contained within Appendix W of the DEIS.