81 FR 42372 - Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Seminole Tribe of Florida Fee-to-Trust Project, City of Coconut Creek, Broward County, Florida

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 125 (June 29, 2016)

This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) as lead agency, with the Seminole Tribe of Florida (STOF), City of Coconut Creek (City), and Broward County (County) serving as cooperating agencies, intends to file a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Seminole Tribe of Florida Fee-to-Trust Project, City of Coconut Creek, Florida, Broward County, Florida. This notice announces that the FEIS is now available for public review.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42372-42373]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15429]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[167 A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900]


Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Seminole 
Tribe of Florida Fee-to-Trust Project, City of Coconut Creek, Broward 
County, Florida

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 Seminole Tribe of Florida 
(STOF), City of Coconut Creek (City), and Broward County (County) 
serving as cooperating agencies, intends to file a Final Environmental 
Impact Statement (FEIS) with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) for the Seminole Tribe of Florida Fee-to-Trust Project, City of 
Coconut Creek, Florida, Broward County, Florida. This notice announces 
that the FEIS is now available for public review.

DATES: The Record of Decision on 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. Any comments on the FEIS must 
arrive on or before 30 days following the date the EPA publishes its 
notice of availability in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand-deliver written comments to Mr. 
Franklin Keel, Eastern Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 545 
Marriott Drive, Suite 700, Nashville, Tennessee 37214. Please include 
your name, return address, and the caption: ``FEIS Comments, Seminole 
Tribe of Florida Fee-to-Trust Project,'' on the first page of your 
written comments.
    Locations where the FEIS is Available for Review: The FEIS is 
available for review at the Broward County Northwest Regional Library 
located at 3151 University Drive, Coral Springs, Florida 33065, and the 
City of Coconut Creek City Hall located at 4800 W. Copans Road, Coconut 
Creek, Florida 33063. The FEIS is also available online at: http://www.seminoleeis.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chester McGhee, Regional 
Environmental Scientist, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Eastern Region, 545 
Marriott Drive, Suite 700, Nashville, Tennessee 37214; fax (615) 564-
6701; telephone (615) 564-6830.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: STOF has requested that the Secretary of the Interior 
acquire approximately 45 acres of Tribal-owned land in Federal trust 
for STOF in the City of Coconut Creek, Florida. The project site is 
located northeast of the intersection of U.S. Highway 7/US-441 and 
Sample Road. The property surrounds on three sides the existing 
Seminole Coconut Creek Trust Property, currently containing the Coconut 
Creek Casino. The Proposed Action consists of transferring the 45+ 
acres of property into Federal trust and the subsequent development of 
a hotel/resort and other ancillary uses (Proposed Project). At full 
build-out, the proposed hotel/resort facility would include 
approximately 47,000 square-feet (sf) of retail space, 54,000 sf of 
dining, a 2,500 seat showroom, and a 1,000-room hotel. The

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hotel tower would not exceed 275 feet above ground level. Access to the 
project site would be provided via one driveway along Sample Road, one 
driveway along SR-7/US-441, and one driveway along NW 54th Avenue. 
Alternatives considered in the FEIS include Alternative A--Proposed 
Project; Alternative B--Reduced Intensity Alternative; and Alternative 
C --No Action by Federal Government. 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 BIA serves as the Lead Agency for compliance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The BIA held a public scoping meeting 
for the project on September 15, 2010, at the Coral Springs High School 
Auditorium, in Coral Springs, Florida. A notice of availability for the 
Draft EIS was published in the Federal Register on August 31, 2012 (77 
FR 53225), and announced a 45-day review period ending on October 15, 
2012. A public hearing on the Draft EIS was held on October 9, 2012, in 
the City of Coconut Creek.
    To obtain a compact disk copy of the FEIS, please provide your name 
and address in writing or by voicemail to Mr. Chester McGhee, Regional 
Environmental Scientist, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Eastern Regional 
Office. Contact information is listed above in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Individual paper copies of 
the FEIS will be provided 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 mailing address shown in the ADDRESSES section of this notice, 
during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except holidays. 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 us in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Authority: This notice is published pursuant to the Council of 
Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508) 
and 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 is in the exercise of authority delegated 
to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8.

    Dated: June 22, 2016.
Lawrence S. Roberts,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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