81_FR_48984 81 FR 48841 - Update to Notice of Availability of a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Jamul Indian Village Proposed Gaming Management Agreement, San Diego County, California

81 FR 48841 - Update to Notice of Availability of a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Jamul Indian Village Proposed Gaming Management Agreement, San Diego County, California

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Indian Gaming Commission

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 143 (July 26, 2016)

Page Range48841-48842
FR Document2016-17589

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 Jamul Indian Village has prepared a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Final SEIS) for the proposed Gaming Management Agreement (GMA) between the Jamul Indian Village (JIV) and San Diego Gaming Ventures (SDGV). If approved, the GMA would allow SDGV to assume responsibility for operation and management of the JIV Gaming Facility located in San Diego County, California. The Final SEIS addresses the effects of GMA approval and the No Action Alternative, which assumes no GMA, is approved. The SEIS also updates the environmental baseline given the time that has passed and the changes that have been made to the scope of the Proposed Action, which was originally addressed in the 2003 Final EIS.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 143 (Tuesday, July 26, 2016)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Indian Gaming Commission


Update to Notice of Availability of a Final Supplemental 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Jamul Indian Village Proposed 
Gaming Management Agreement, San Diego County, California

AGENCY: National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA).

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SUMMARY: 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 Jamul Indian Village has prepared a Final 
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Final SEIS) for the 
proposed Gaming Management Agreement (GMA) between the Jamul Indian 
Village (JIV) and San Diego Gaming Ventures (SDGV). If approved, the 
GMA would allow SDGV to assume responsibility for operation and 
management of the JIV Gaming Facility located in San Diego County, 
California. The Final SEIS addresses the effects of GMA approval and 
the No Action Alternative, which assumes no GMA, is approved. The SEIS 
also updates the environmental baseline given the time that has passed 
and the changes that have been made to the scope of the Proposed 
Action, which was originally addressed in the 2003 Final EIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or to request 
a copy of the Final SEIS, please contact: Andrew Mendoza, Staff 
Attorney, National Indian Gaming Commission Office of the General 
Counsel 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop #1621, Washington, DC 20240, 
Phone: 202-632-7003: Facsimile: 202-632-7066: email: Andrew 
[email protected].
    Availability of the Final SEIS: The Final SEIS is available for 
public review at the following locations:
    The Rancho San Diego Public Library, 11555 Via Rancho San Diego, El 
Cajon,

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CA 92019, telephone (619) 660-5370; and
    The Jamul Indian Village Tribal Office, 14191 #16 Highway 94. 
Jamul, CA 91935, telephone (619) 669-4785.
    Copies of the Final SEIS will also be available for download from 
the Tribe's Web site www.jamulindianvillage.com.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The JIV Reservation is located in the 
unincorporated portion of southwestern San Diego County approximately 
one mile south of the community of Jamul on approximately six-acres of 
land held in federal trust. State Route 94 (SR-94) provides regional 
access to the JIV from downtown San Diego, which is located 
approximately 20 miles to the west where it intersects with Highway 5. 
Local access to the JIV is provided directly from SR-94 via Daisy 
Drive. From the JIV, SR-94 travels briefly north and then west to 
Downtown San Diego, passing through the unincorporated communities of 
Jamul, Casa de Oro, Spring Valley and Lemon Grove.
    In 2000, JIV proposed a fee-to-trust land acquisition, construction 
and operation of a gaming complex and approval of a gaming development 
and management agreement for operation of the JIV Gaming Facility. The 
proposal was evaluated in a Final EIS prepared in 2003. Since that 
time, several major items have been removed from JIV's overall 
development program and the Gaming Facility has been redesigned to fit 
entirely within the existing JIV Reservation. All environmental effects 
of the Gaming Facility redesign have been evaluated through preparation 
of a Final Tribal Environmental Evaluation, which was prepared in 
accordance with the 1999 Tribal/State Compact. No action is before the 
BIA due to no fee-to-trust component of the JIV proposal. An action 
from the NIGC is required; specifically, approval or disapproval of the 
GMA. That approval or disapproval is the Proposed Action evaluated in 
the Final SEIS.
    In addition to the Proposed Action, the Final SEIS addresses the No 
Action Alternative, which assumes no approval of the GMA between JIV 
and SDGV. Under the No Action scenario, JIV would assume operation and 
management responsibilities of the Jamul Gaming Facility. The NIGC may, 
in its Record of Decision, select the No Action Alternative rather than 
the Proposed Action.
    This Final SEIS updates environmental conditions in the affected 
area given the amount of time that has passed since the 2003 Final EIS. 
Environmental issues addressed within the Final SEIS include land 
resources, water resources, air quality, biological resources, 
cultural/paleontological resources, socioeconomic conditions, 
transportation, land use, public services, hazardous materials, noise, 
and visual resources. The Final SEIS examines the direct, indirect, and 
cumulative effects of each alternative on these resources. The NIGC 
published a Notice of Intent (NOI) in the Federal Register on April 10, 
2013, describing the Proposed Action, announcing the NIGC's intent to 
prepare a Draft SEIS for the Proposed Action, and inviting comments.
    The Draft EIS Notice of Availability (NOA) was published in the 
Federal Register by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on 
April 8, 2016 and the Draft SEIS was made available to federal, Tribal, 
state, and local agencies and other interested parties for review and 
comment. The comment period was open for 45 days after the date of 
publication in the Federal Register and closed on May 23, 2016. A total 
of nine comment letters were received. All comments received by the 
NIGC were considered and addressed in the Final SEIS, however, no 
substantive changes were made.
    The EPA published the NOA of the Final SEIS in the Federal Register 
on July 8, 2016 The Chairman of the NIGC will prepare and sign the 
record of decision (ROD) to announce his final decision on the GMA 
between the JIV and SDGV following the August 8, 2016 conclusion of the 
30 day public comment and review period. Availability of the ROD will 
be announced to the media and the project mailing list, and the ROD 
itself will be made available online.
    Submittal of Written Comments: You may mail or email, written 
comments to NIGC, Attn: Andrew Mendoza, Staff Attorney, c/o Department 
of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop #1621, Washington, DC 
20240 email: Andrew [email protected]. Please include your name, return 
address, and the caption: ''Final SEIS Comments, Jamul Indian 
Village,'' on the first page of your written comments. In order to be 
fully considered, written comments on the Final SEIS must be postmarked 
by August 8, 2016.
    Commenting individuals may request confidentiality. If you wish us 
to withhold your name and/or address from public review or from 
disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this 
prominently at the beginning of your written comments. Such requests 
will be honored to the extent allowed by law. Anonymous comments will 
not, however, be considered. All submissions from organizations or 
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as 
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be 
made available to public in their entirety.
    Authority: This notice is published in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 
2711, section 1503.l of the Council on 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 NEPA, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)

    Dated: July 20, 2016.
Michael Hoenig,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2016-17589 Filed 7-25-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                of management alternatives designed to                   areas. The proposed plan would provide                identifying information—may be made
                                                address management challenges and                        operational flexibility for mineral                   publicly available at any time. While
                                                issues raised during scoping concerning                  leasing and development through some                  you can ask us in your protest to
                                                mineral leasing decisions in the area.                   specific exceptions and would close the               withhold your personal identifying
                                                The four alternatives are:                               BLM-managed lands adjacent to Arches                  information from public review, we
                                                   (1) Alternative A is the No Action                    and Canyonlands National Parks to                     cannot guarantee that we will be able to
                                                alternative and represents the                           mineral leasing and development. In the               do so.
                                                continuation of existing mineral leasing                 proposed plan, a controlled surface use                 Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10,
                                                management (oil, gas, and potash).                       stipulation requiring compensatory                    43 CFR 1610.2, 43 CFR 1610.5.
                                                Alternative A allows for oil, gas, and                   mitigation would be applied to sensitive
                                                potash leasing and development to                        resources where onsite mitigation alone               Jenna Whitlock,
                                                occur on the same tracts of land where                   may not be sufficient to adequately                   Acting State Director.
                                                it is consistent with current leasing                    mitigate impacts. Best Management                     [FR Doc. 2016–17592 Filed 7–25–16; 8:45 am]
                                                decisions in the RMPs.                                   Practices (BMPs) have been developed                  BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P
                                                   (2) Alternative B provides for mineral                that include components of the draft
                                                leasing and development outside of                       compensatory mitigation policy such as
                                                areas that are protected for high scenic                 the priority for mitigating impacts, types            DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                quality (including public lands visible                  of mitigation, long term durability, and
                                                from Arches and Canyonlands National                     monitoring. The BMPs also identify                    National Indian Gaming Commission
                                                Parks), high-use recreation areas, and                   Utah’s Watershed Restoration Initiative
                                                other sensitive resources with                                                                                 Update to Notice of Availability of a
                                                                                                         projects as potential locations for                   Final Supplemental Environmental
                                                stipulations that minimize surface                       compensatory mitigation outside the
                                                disturbance and associated potential                                                                           Impact Statement for the Jamul Indian
                                                                                                         area of impact. Utah’s Watershed                      Village Proposed Gaming Management
                                                resource impacts. Mineral leasing                        Restoration Initiative is a partnership-
                                                decisions are divided into two options                                                                         Agreement, San Diego County,
                                                                                                         driven effort which includes State and                California
                                                specified as Alternative B1 and                          Federal agencies with a mission to
                                                Alternative B2. In Alternative B1,                       conserve, restore, and manage                         AGENCY: National Indian Gaming
                                                surface impacts would be minimized by                    ecosystems in priority areas across Utah.             Commission (NIGC), Interior.
                                                separating new leasing of the two                        Comments on the MLP and Draft RMP                     ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA).
                                                commodities (oil/gas and potash),                        Amendments/Draft EIS (MLP/DEIS)
                                                limiting the density of mineral                          received from the public and internal                 SUMMARY:    In accordance with Section
                                                development, and locating potash                         BLM review were considered and                        102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
                                                processing facilities in areas identified                incorporated, as appropriate, into the                Policy Act (NEPA) 42 U.S.C. 4321 et
                                                with the least amount of sensitive                       proposed plan amendments and Final                    seq., the NIGC, in cooperation with the
                                                resources. Potash leasing would involve                  EIS. Public comments resulted in the                  Jamul Indian Village has prepared a
                                                a phased approach and would be                           addition of clarifying text, but did not              Final Supplemental Environmental
                                                prioritized within identified areas.                     significantly change proposed land-use                Impact Statement (Final SEIS) for the
                                                Alternative B2 provides for only oil and                 plan decisions. Adjustments and                       proposed Gaming Management
                                                gas leasing; no new potash leasing                       clarifications have also been made to the             Agreement (GMA) between the Jamul
                                                would occur. Alternative B2 would also                   preferred alternative in the Draft EIS,               Indian Village (JIV) and San Diego
                                                minimize surface impacts by limiting                     which is now presented as the proposed                Gaming Ventures (SDGV). If approved,
                                                the density of oil and gas development.                  plan in the Moab MLP/FEIS.                            the GMA would allow SDGV to assume
                                                   (3) Alternative C provides for only oil                  Instructions for filing a protest with             responsibility for operation and
                                                and gas leasing; no potash leasing                       the BLM Director regarding the Moab                   management of the JIV Gaming Facility
                                                would occur. This alternative affords                    MLP/Proposed RMP Amendments/Final                     located in San Diego County, California.
                                                the greatest protection to areas with                    EIS may be found in the ‘‘Dear Reader’’               The Final SEIS addresses the effects of
                                                high scenic quality, recreational uses,                  letter of the Moab MLP/Proposed RMP                   GMA approval and the No Action
                                                and special designations, the BLM-                       Amendments/Final EIS, and in the                      Alternative, which assumes no GMA, is
                                                managed lands adjacent to Arches and                     Federal regulations at 43 CFR 1610.5–2.               approved. The SEIS also updates the
                                                Canyonlands National Parks, and other                    All protests must be in writing and                   environmental baseline given the time
                                                sensitive resources.                                     mailed to the appropriate address, as set             that has passed and the changes that
                                                   (4) Alternative D is the BLM’s                        forth in the ADDRESSES section above.                 have been made to the scope of the
                                                proposed plan and provides for both oil                  Emailed protests will not be accepted as              Proposed Action, which was originally
                                                and gas leasing and potash leasing.                      valid protests unless the protesting                  addressed in the 2003 Final EIS.
                                                Mineral development would be                             party also provides the original letter by            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                precluded in many areas with high                        either regular mail or overnight delivery             further information or to request a copy
                                                scenic quality, in some high use                         postmarked by the close of the protest                of the Final SEIS, please contact:
                                                recreation areas, specifically designated                period. Under these conditions, the                   Andrew Mendoza, Staff Attorney,
                                                areas, and in other areas with sensitive                 BLM will consider the email as an                     National Indian Gaming Commission
                                                resources. Outside of these areas,                       advance copy and it will receive full                 Office of the General Counsel 1849 C
                                                surface impacts would be minimized by                    consideration. If you wish to provide                 Street NW., Mail Stop #1621,
                                                separating leasing of the two
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                                                                                                         the BLM with such advance                             Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202–
                                                commodities (oil/gas and potash),                        notification, please direct emails to                 632–7003: Facsimile: 202–632–7066:
                                                locating potash processing facilities in                 protest@blm.gov.                                      email: Andrew Mendoza@nigc.gov.
                                                areas with the least amount of sensitive                    Before including your phone number,                   Availability of the Final SEIS: The
                                                resources, and limiting the density of                   email address, or other personal                      Final SEIS is available for public review
                                                mineral development. Potash leasing                      identifying information in your protest,              at the following locations:
                                                would involve a phased approach and                      you should be aware that your entire                     The Rancho San Diego Public Library,
                                                would be prioritized within identified                   protest—including your personal                       11555 Via Rancho San Diego, El Cajon,


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                                                CA 92019, telephone (619) 660–5370;                      the Final SEIS include land resources,                organizations or businesses, and from
                                                and                                                      water resources, air quality, biological              individuals identifying themselves as
                                                   The Jamul Indian Village Tribal                       resources, cultural/paleontological                   representatives or officials of
                                                Office, 14191 #16 Highway 94. Jamul,                     resources, socioeconomic conditions,                  organizations or businesses, will be
                                                CA 91935, telephone (619) 669–4785.                      transportation, land use, public services,            made available to public in their
                                                   Copies of the Final SEIS will also be                 hazardous materials, noise, and visual                entirety.
                                                available for download from the Tribe’s                  resources. The Final SEIS examines the                  Authority: This notice is published in
                                                Web site www.jamulindianvillage.com.                     direct, indirect, and cumulative effects              accordance with 25 U.S.C. 2711, section
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The JIV                       of each alternative on these resources.               1503.l of the Council on Environmental
                                                Reservation is located in the                            The NIGC published a Notice of Intent                 Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500
                                                unincorporated portion of southwestern                   (NOI) in the Federal Register on April                through 1508), and the Department of
                                                San Diego County approximately one                       10, 2013, describing the Proposed                     the Interior regulations (43 CFR part 46),
                                                mile south of the community of Jamul                     Action, announcing the NIGC’s intent to               implementing the procedural
                                                on approximately six-acres of land held                  prepare a Draft SEIS for the Proposed                 requirements of NEPA, as amended (42
                                                in federal trust. State Route 94 (SR–94)                 Action, and inviting comments.                        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)
                                                provides regional access to the JIV from                    The Draft EIS Notice of Availability
                                                                                                                                                                 Dated: July 20, 2016.
                                                downtown San Diego, which is located                     (NOA) was published in the Federal
                                                                                                         Register by the U.S. Environmental                    Michael Hoenig,
                                                approximately 20 miles to the west                                                                             General Counsel.
                                                                                                         Protection Agency (EPA) on April 8,
                                                where it intersects with Highway 5.                                                                            [FR Doc. 2016–17589 Filed 7–25–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                         2016 and the Draft SEIS was made
                                                Local access to the JIV is provided
                                                                                                         available to federal, Tribal, state, and              BILLING CODE 7565–01–P
                                                directly from SR–94 via Daisy Drive.
                                                                                                         local agencies and other interested
                                                From the JIV, SR–94 travels briefly
                                                                                                         parties for review and comment. The
                                                north and then west to Downtown San                                                                            DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                                                                         comment period was open for 45 days
                                                Diego, passing through the
                                                                                                         after the date of publication in the
                                                unincorporated communities of Jamul,                                                                           National Park Service
                                                                                                         Federal Register and closed on May 23,
                                                Casa de Oro, Spring Valley and Lemon
                                                                                                         2016. A total of nine comment letters                 [NPS–WASO–CR–HPS–21568;
                                                Grove.
                                                                                                         were received. All comments received                  PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000 (166)]
                                                   In 2000, JIV proposed a fee-to-trust                  by the NIGC were considered and
                                                land acquisition, construction and                       addressed in the Final SEIS, however,                 Information Collection Request Sent to
                                                operation of a gaming complex and                        no substantive changes were made.                     the Office of Management and Budget
                                                approval of a gaming development and                        The EPA published the NOA of the                   for Approval; Historic Preservation
                                                management agreement for operation of                    Final SEIS in the Federal Register on                 Certification Application
                                                the JIV Gaming Facility. The proposal                    July 8, 2016 The Chairman of the NIGC
                                                was evaluated in a Final EIS prepared                                                                          AGENCY:   National Park Service, Interior.
                                                                                                         will prepare and sign the record of
                                                in 2003. Since that time, several major                  decision (ROD) to announce his final                  ACTION:   Notice; request for comments.
                                                items have been removed from JIV’s                       decision on the GMA between the JIV
                                                overall development program and the                                                                            SUMMARY:   We (National Park Service,
                                                                                                         and SDGV following the August 8, 2016                 NPS) have sent an Information
                                                Gaming Facility has been redesigned to                   conclusion of the 30 day public
                                                fit entirely within the existing JIV                                                                           Collection Request (ICR) to Office of
                                                                                                         comment and review period.                            Management and Budget (OMB) for
                                                Reservation. All environmental effects                   Availability of the ROD will be
                                                of the Gaming Facility redesign have                                                                           review and approval. We summarize the
                                                                                                         announced to the media and the project                ICR below and describe the nature of the
                                                been evaluated through preparation of a                  mailing list, and the ROD itself will be
                                                Final Tribal Environmental Evaluation,                                                                         collection and the estimated burden and
                                                                                                         made available online.                                cost. This information collection is
                                                which was prepared in accordance with                       Submittal of Written Comments: You
                                                the 1999 Tribal/State Compact. No                                                                              scheduled to expire on July 31, 2016.
                                                                                                         may mail or email, written comments to
                                                action is before the BIA due to no fee-                                                                        We may not conduct or sponsor and a
                                                                                                         NIGC, Attn: Andrew Mendoza, Staff
                                                to-trust component of the JIV proposal.                                                                        person is not required to respond to a
                                                                                                         Attorney, c/o Department of the Interior,
                                                An action from the NIGC is required;                     1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop #1621,                   collection of information unless it
                                                specifically, approval or disapproval of                 Washington, DC 20240 email: Andrew                    displays a currently valid OMB Control
                                                the GMA. That approval or disapproval                    Mendoza @nigc.gov. Please include your                Number. However, under OMB
                                                is the Proposed Action evaluated in the                  name, return address, and the caption:                regulations, we may continue to
                                                Final SEIS.                                              ’’Final SEIS Comments, Jamul Indian                   conduct or sponsor this information
                                                   In addition to the Proposed Action,                   Village,’’ on the first page of your                  collection while it is pending at OMB.
                                                the Final SEIS addresses the No Action                   written comments. In order to be fully                DATES: You must submit comments on
                                                Alternative, which assumes no approval                   considered, written comments on the                   or before August 25, 2016.
                                                of the GMA between JIV and SDGV.                         Final SEIS must be postmarked by                      ADDRESSES: Send your comments and
                                                Under the No Action scenario, JIV                        August 8, 2016.                                       suggestions on this information
                                                would assume operation and                                  Commenting individuals may request                 collection to the Desk Officer for the
                                                management responsibilities of the                       confidentiality. If you wish us to                    Department of the Interior at OMB–
                                                Jamul Gaming Facility. The NIGC may,                     withhold your name and/or address                     OIRA at (202) 395–5806 (fax) or
                                                in its Record of Decision, select the No                 from public review or from disclosure                 OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov
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                                                Action Alternative rather than the                       under the Freedom of Information Act,                 (email). Please provide a copy of your
                                                Proposed Action.                                         you must state this prominently at the                comments to the Information Collection
                                                   This Final SEIS updates                               beginning of your written comments.                   Clearance Officer, National Park
                                                environmental conditions in the                          Such requests will be honored to the                  Service, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,
                                                affected area given the amount of time                   extent allowed by law. Anonymous                      Mail Stop 242, Reston, VA 20192 (mail);
                                                that has passed since the 2003 Final EIS.                comments will not, however, be                        or madonna_baucum@nps.gov (email).
                                                Environmental issues addressed within                    considered. All submissions from                      Please reference OMB Control Number


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ActionNotice of Availability (NOA).
ContactFor further information or to request a copy of the Final SEIS, please contact: Andrew Mendoza, Staff Attorney, National Indian Gaming Commission Office of the General Counsel 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop #1621, Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202-632-7003: Facsimile: 202-632-7066: email: Andrew [email protected]
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