83 FR 58783 - Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Little River Band Trust Acquisition and Casino Project, Township of Fruitport, Muskegon County, Michigan
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 225 (November 21, 2018)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 225 (November 21, 2018)
| Page Range | 58783-58784 | |
| FR Document | 2018-25411 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 21, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 58783-58784] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-25411] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs [190A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G] Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Little River Band Trust Acquisition and Casino Project, Township of Fruitport, Muskegon County, Michigan AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) as lead agency, with the Township of Fruitport, County of Muskegon, Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (Tribe), Federal Highway Administration, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), serving as cooperating agencies, intends to file a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) with the EPA in connection with the Tribe's application for transfer into trust by the United States of approximately 60 acres for gaming and other purposes to be located the Township of Fruitport, Muskegon County, Michigan. This notice also announces that the DEIS is now available for public review and that a public hearing will be held to receive comments on the DEIS. DATES: Written comments on the DEIS must arrive within 45 days after EPA publishes its Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. The date and location of the public hearing on the DEIS will be announced at least 15 days in advance through a notice to be published in local newspaper, The Muskegon Chronicle, and online at www.littlerivereis.com. ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand-deliver written comments to Mr. Timothy LaPointe, Midwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Midwest Region, Norman Pointe II Building, 5600 West American Boulevard, Suite 500, Bloomington, Minnesota 55347. Please include your name, return address, and the caption: ``DEIS Comments, Little River Band Trust Acquisition and Casino Project,'' on the first page of your written comments. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice for addresses where the DEIS is available for review. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Felix Kitto, Regional Environmental Protection Specialist, Division of Environmental, Facilities, Safety and Cultural Resource Management (DEFSCRM), Bureau of Indian Affairs, Midwest Region, Norman Pointe II Building, 5600 West American Boulevard, Suite 500, Bloomington, Minnesota 55347; phone: (612) 725-4597; email: [email protected]. Information is also available online at www.littlerivereis.com. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public review of the DEIS is part of the administrative process for the evaluation of the Tribe's application to the BIA for the Federal trust acquisition of approximately 60 acres in the Township of Fruitport, Muskegon County, Michigan, upon which the Tribe proposes to develop a casino, hotel, parking, and other supporting facilities. A Notice of Intent was published in the Federal Register on September 21, 2015, as well as published in The Muskegon Chronicle. The BIA held a public scoping meeting for the project on October 15, 2015, at Fruitport Middle School, 3113 East Pontaluna Road, Fruitport, Michigan 49415. Background: The Tribe's Proposed Project consists of the following components: (1) The transfer of an approximately 60-acre property from fee to trust status; (2) issuance of a Secretarial Determination by the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) under Section 20 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) that gaming on the project site would be in the best interest of the Tribe and not detrimental to the surrounding community (25 U.S.C. 2719 (b)(1)(A)); and (3) development of the trust parcel and adjacent land owned by the Tribe, totaling approximately 86.5 acres, with a variety of uses including a casino, hotel, conference center, parking, and other supporting facilities. The proposed casino-hotel resort would include a hotel, a convention center, several restaurant facilities, and parking facilities. Access to the project site would be provided via two driveways: One along Harvey Street and one along East Ellis Road. Five service driveways, [[Page 58784]] not for public use, would be located on East Ellis Road. The following alternatives are considered in the DEIS: (1) Proposed Project; (2) Reduced Intensity Alternative; (3) Non-Gaming Alternative; (4) Custer Site Alternative and (5) No Action/No Development. Environmental issues addressed in the DEIS 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. Locations where the DEIS is available for review: The DEIS will be available for review at the Fruitport Public Library located at 47 Park St., Fruitport, Michigan 49415, and online at www.littlerivereis.com. To obtain a compact disk copy of the DEIS, please provide your name and address in writing to Mr. Felix Kitto, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Midwest Regional Office. Contact information is listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Individual paper copies of the DEIS will be provided only 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 address shown in the ADDRESSES section, during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. 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 Sec. 1503.1 of the Council of Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508) and Sec. 46.305 of the Department of the Interior Regulations (43 CFR part 46), implementing the procedural requirements of the NEPA of l969, 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: November 9, 2018. Tara Sweeney, Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. 2018-25411 Filed 11-20-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4337-15-P
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conveyance pipeline. The covered area cannot guarantee that we will be able to Minnesota 55347. Please include your
consists of approximately 22 river miles, do so. name, return address, and the caption:
within the Santa Clara River watershed, ‘‘DEIS Comments, Little River Band
Authority
of cottonwood-willow, transitional Trust Acquisition and Casino Project,’’
riparian, alluvial sage scrub, oak We provide this notice under section on the first page of your written
woodland, upland scrub, and aquatic 10 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) comments. See the SUPPLEMENTARY
habitat, which provides suitable habitat and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). INFORMATION section of this notice for
for the unarmored threespine Dated: November 13, 2018. addresses where the DEIS is available
stickleback, arroyo toad, California red- Stephen P. Henry, for review.
legged frog, Santa Ana sucker, western Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
spadefoot, two-striped garter snake, and Office, Ventura, California. Felix Kitto, Regional Environmental
western pond turtle. The covered area
[FR Doc. 2018–25397 Filed 11–20–18; 8:45 am] Protection Specialist, Division of
has no designated critical habitat for the
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P Environmental, Facilities, Safety and
covered species. The HCP includes
Cultural Resource Management
measures to minimize take of the
(DEFSCRM), Bureau of Indian Affairs,
covered species in the form of injury DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
and mortality. Mitigation for Midwest Region, Norman Pointe II
unavoidable take of the species consists Building, 5600 West American
Bureau of Indian Affairs Boulevard, Suite 500, Bloomington,
of creating, restoring, and enhancing up
to 40 acres of cottonwood-willow, [190A2100DD/AAKC001030/ Minnesota 55347; phone: (612) 725–
transitional riparian, alluvial sage scrub, A0A501010.999900 253G] 4597; email: felix.kitto@bia.gov.
oak woodland, upland scrub, and Information is also available online at
Draft Environmental Impact Statement www.littlerivereis.com.
aquatic habitat. for the Little River Band Trust
Our Preliminary Determination Acquisition and Casino Project, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public
Township of Fruitport, Muskegon review of the DEIS is part of the
The Service made a preliminary administrative process for the
determination that issuance of the County, Michigan
evaluation of the Tribe’s application to
incidental take permit is neither a major AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, the BIA for the Federal trust acquisition
Federal action that will significantly Interior. of approximately 60 acres in the
affect the quality of the human ACTION: Notice of availability. Township of Fruitport, Muskegon
environment within the meaning of
County, Michigan, upon which the
section 102(2)(C) of NEPA (42 U.S.C. SUMMARY: This notice advises the public Tribe proposes to develop a casino,
4321 et seq.), nor will it individually or that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) hotel, parking, and other supporting
cumulatively have more than a as lead agency, with the Township of facilities. A Notice of Intent was
negligible effect on the species covered Fruitport, County of Muskegon, Little published in the Federal Register on
in the HCP. The Service considers the River Band of Ottawa Indians (Tribe), September 21, 2015, as well as
effects of the taking of the covered Federal Highway Administration, and published in The Muskegon Chronicle.
species to be minor because project the U.S. Environmental Protection The BIA held a public scoping meeting
activities resulting in incidental take of Agency (EPA), serving as cooperating for the project on October 15, 2015, at
the covered species would occur agencies, intends to file a Draft Fruitport Middle School, 3113 East
infrequently (approximately every 5 Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Pontaluna Road, Fruitport, Michigan
years over a period of several weeks), with the EPA in connection with the 49415.
the applicant has proposed a series of Tribe’s application for transfer into trust
measures to avoid and minimize Background: The Tribe’s Proposed
by the United States of approximately
impacts to the covered species, and the Project consists of the following
60 acres for gaming and other purposes
applicant has committed to creating, components: (1) The transfer of an
to be located the Township of Fruitport,
restoring, and enhancing up to 40 acres approximately 60-acre property from fee
Muskegon County, Michigan. This
of occupied or otherwise suitable to trust status; (2) issuance of a
notice also announces that the DEIS is
habitat for the covered species within Secretarial Determination by the
now available for public review and that
the Santa Clara River watershed. Secretary of the Interior (Secretary)
a public hearing will be held to receive
Therefore, based on this preliminary under Section 20 of the Indian Gaming
comments on the DEIS.
determination, the permit qualifies for a Regulatory Act (IGRA) that gaming on
DATES: Written comments on the DEIS the project site would be in the best
categorical exclusion under NEPA. must arrive within 45 days after EPA interest of the Tribe and not detrimental
Public Comments publishes its Notice of Availability in to the surrounding community (25
If you wish to comment on the permit the Federal Register. The date and U.S.C. 2719 (b)(1)(A)); and (3)
application, draft HCP, and associated location of the public hearing on the development of the trust parcel and
documents, you may submit comments DEIS will be announced at least 15 days adjacent land owned by the Tribe,
by one of the methods in ADDRESSES. in advance through a notice to be totaling approximately 86.5 acres, with
Before including your address, phone published in local newspaper, The a variety of uses including a casino,
number, email address, or other Muskegon Chronicle, and online at hotel, conference center, parking, and
personal identifying information in your www.littlerivereis.com. other supporting facilities. The
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comment, you should be aware that ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand- proposed casino-hotel resort would
your entire comment, including your deliver written comments to Mr. include a hotel, a convention center,
personal identifying information, may Timothy LaPointe, Midwest Regional several restaurant facilities, and parking
be made publicly available at any time. Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, facilities. Access to the project site
While you can ask us in your comment Midwest Region, Norman Pointe II would be provided via two driveways:
to withhold your personal identifying Building, 5600 West American One along Harvey Street and one along
information from public view, we Boulevard, Suite 500, Bloomington, East Ellis Road. Five service driveways,
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not for public use, would be located on Dated: November 9, 2018. Chief, Division of Environmental,
East Ellis Road. Tara Sweeney, Cultural Resource Management and
The following alternatives are Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. Safety, Bureau of Indian Affairs, at
considered in the DEIS: (1) Proposed [FR Doc. 2018–25411 Filed 11–20–18; 8:45 am] harold.hall@bia.gov. More information
Project; (2) Reduced Intensity BILLING CODE 4337–15–P
can be found in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
Alternative; (3) Non-Gaming
Please include the commenter’s name,
Alternative; (4) Custer Site Alternative
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR title, return address, and ‘‘EIS Scoping
and (5) No Action/No Development.
Comments, Campo Wind Project, San
Environmental issues addressed in the Bureau of Indian Affairs Diego County, California,’’ on the first
DEIS include geology and soils, water page of the written comments. The
resources, air quality, biological [190A2100DD/A0A501010.999900 253G]
scoping meeting will be held at Campo
resources, cultural and paleontological Indian Reservation Tribal Hall, 36190
resources, socioeconomic conditions Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for Church Road (BIA Road 10), Campo,
(including environmental justice), California 91906.
transportation and circulation, land use, the Proposed Campo Wind Energy
Project, San Diego, California FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
public services, noise, hazardous Dan (Harold) Hall Acting Chief, Division
materials, aesthetics, cumulative effects, AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, of Environmental, Cultural Resource
and indirect and growth-inducing Interior. Management and Safety, Bureau of
effects. ACTION: Notice of intent. Indian Affairs, by telephone at (916)
Locations where the DEIS is available 978–6041, or by email at harold.hall@
for review: The DEIS will be available SUMMARY: This notice advises the public bia.gov.
for review at the Fruitport Public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),
as lead agency, with the Campo Band of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Library located at 47 Park St., Fruitport,
Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo Project Description
Michigan 49415, and online at
Indian Reservation (Tribe) as a
www.littlerivereis.com. To obtain a BIA approval is required for a lease
cooperating agency, intends to gather
compact disk copy of the DEIS, please and sublease to build and operate a
information necessary for preparing an
provide your name and address in commercial wind power generation
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
writing to Mr. Felix Kitto, Bureau of facility capable of generating up to 252
for the proposed Campo Wind Project,
Indian Affairs, Midwest Regional Office. located on the Campo Indian megawatts (MW) of electricity.
Contact information is listed in the FOR Reservation (Reservation) in The project would include the
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
southeastern San Diego County, generation of up to 252 MW consisting
this notice. Individual paper copies of approximately 60 miles east of San of up to 60 turbines. The project study
the DEIS will be provided only upon Diego, California. Construction of the area covers approximately 2,200 acres
payment of applicable printing expenses Campo Wind Project is subject to BIA on the Campo Indian Reservation. The
by the requestor for the number of approval of a lease and sublease, which, total area that would be disturbed by the
copies requested. as proposed, is a major Federal action project would be substantially less. The
under the National Environmental turbines proposed for the project would
Public comment availability:
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended. range from 2.5 MW to 4.2 MW in
Comments, including names and
A brief description of the proposed maximum output rating per turbine,
addresses of respondents, will be
action is provided below in the tubular steel towers, with a rotor
available for public review at the BIA
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
diameter of approximately 450 feet, a
address shown in the ADDRESSES
This notice also announces a public hub height of approximately 361 feet,
section, during regular business hours, 8 and a total height of turbine (highest
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through scoping meeting to identify potential
issues, concerns, and alternatives to be point) of approximately 586 feet. Each
Friday, except holidays. Before turbine would be set on a concrete
including your address, phone number, considered in the EIS. The scoping
process will include notice to the public foundation. Turbines would be
email address, or other personal connected by an underground electrical
identifying information in your and Federal, State, local, and Tribal
agencies of the proposed action. collection system to a project collector
comment, you should be aware that substation. The collector substation
your entire comment—including your DATES: Written comments on the scope
would be sited on approximately 2 acres
personal identifying information—may and implementation of this proposal and would consist of a graveled, fenced
be made publicly available at any time. must arrive by 11:59 p.m. on December area containing transformer and
While you can ask in your comment that 21, 2018. The date and location of the switching equipment and an area for
your personal identifying information public hearing on the EIS will be vehicle parking. A new 230 kV overhead
be withheld from public review, the BIA announced at least 15 days in advance generation transmission line would be
cannot guarantee that this will occur. through a notice to be published in local constructed, on the Campo Indian
newspapers (The San Diego Union Reservation and partially outside on
Authority: This notice is published
Tribune and The San Diego Business private lands, from the project collector
pursuant to Sec. 1503.1 of the Council of
Journal) and online at: substation on the Reservation to a San
Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR
www.campowind.com. Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)
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parts 1500 through 1508) and Sec. 46.305 of
the Department of the Interior Regulations ADDRESSES: The public may mail or substation/switchyard that would be
(43 CFR part 46), implementing the hand-carry written comments to Ms. constructed on private lands adjacent to
procedural requirements of the NEPA of l969, Amy Dutschke, Regional Director, the Sunrise Powerlink northeast of the
as amended (42 U.S.C. 4371, et seq.), and is Bureau of Indian Affairs, 2800 Cottage Reservation. The SDG&E substation/
in the exercise of authority delegated to the Way, Sacramento, California 95825. You switchyard and related transmission
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs by 209 may also submit comments through line improvements will be subject to
DM 8. email to Mr. Dan (Harold) Hall, Acting approval by the County of San Diego,
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| Dates | Written comments on the DEIS must arrive within 45 days after EPA publishes its Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. The date and location of the public hearing on the DEIS will be announced at least 15 days in advance through a notice to be published in local newspaper, The Muskegon Chronicle, and online at www.littlerivereis.com. | |
| Contact | Mr. Felix Kitto, Regional Environmental Protection Specialist, Division of Environmental, Facilities, Safety and Cultural Resource Management (DEFSCRM), Bureau of Indian Affairs, Midwest Region, Norman Pointe II Building, 5600 West American Boulevard, Suite 500, Bloomington, Minnesota 55347; phone: (612) 725-4597; email: [email protected] Information is also available online at www.littlerivereis.com. | |
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