Notice2022-27573
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Coquille Indian Tribe Fee-to-Trust and Gaming Facility Project, City of Medford, Jackson County, Oregon
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Published
December 20, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentIndian Affairs Bureau
Abstract
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is announcing an extension of the comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Coquille Indian Tribe fee-to-trust and Gaming Facility Project, City of Medford, Jackson County, Oregon. Additionally, this notice announces that the BIA intends to hold a second virtual hearing to receive comments on the DEIS.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77877-77878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27573]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Draft 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 comment period extension.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is announcing an extension
of the comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) for the Coquille Indian Tribe fee-to-trust and Gaming Facility
Project, City of Medford, Jackson County, Oregon. Additionally, this
notice announces that the BIA intends to hold a second virtual
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hearing to receive comments on the DEIS.
DATES: The second virtual public hearing will be held on January 31,
2023, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Pacific time. Interested persons are
invited to submit comments on or before February 23, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments to the Northwest Regional Director, Bryan
Mercier, by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Mail, hand-carry comments to Bryan Mercier, Northwest
Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Northwest Region, 911
Northeast 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232-4169. Please include your
name, return address, and the caption: ``DEIS Comments, Coquille Indian
Tribe Fee-to-Trust and Gaming Facility Project,'' on the first page of
your written comments.
<bullet> Email comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#96d5f9e7e3fffafaf3d5f7e5fff8f9d3dfc5d6f4fff7b8f1f9e0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="96d5f9e7e3fffafaf3d5f7e5fff8f9d3dfc5d6f4fff7b8f1f9e0">[email protected]</span></a> with ``DEIS
Comments, Coquille Tribe Medford Gaming Facility Project'' as the
subject of your email.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Haug, Northwest Regional
Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Northwest Region, (503) 231-6780
(Office), (503) 231-2201 (Fax), <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e7a48896928e8b8b82a486948e8988a2aeb4a7858e86c9808891"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b1f2dec0c4d8ddddd4f2d0c2d8dfdef4f8e2f1d3d8d09fd6dec7">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 25, 2022, Notice of Availability
of the DEIS for the Coquille Indian Tribe fee-to-trust and Gaming
Facility Project, City of Medford, Jackson County, Oregon was published
in the Federal Register by the BIA (87 FR 72505) and the Environmental
Protection Agency (87 FR 72482). On December 15, 2022, BIA held the
first virtual public hearing.
Public review of the DEIS is part of the administrative process for
BIA's evaluation of the Tribe's application to acquire approximately
2.4 acres of land in trust in the City of Medford, Jackson County,
Oregon, for gaming purposes. Additional information on the proposed
action, alternatives to the proposed action, and potential
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action and
alternatives can be found in the DEIS. The DEIS will be available for
public review at:
<bullet> Medford Branch Library of Jackson County Library Services,
205 South Central Avenue, Medford, Oregon 97501; and online at
<a href="http://www.coquille-eis.com">www.coquille-eis.com</a>.
Public Comment Availability
The second virtual public hearing will be held on January 31, 2023,
beginning at 5:30 p.m. Pacific time, and will run until the last
comment public comment is received.
<bullet> Please visit <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bWQot-T_R52SpXk8KOW0tw">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bWQot-T_R52SpXk8KOW0tw</a> to register for the virtual public hearing.
<bullet> Please visit <a href="https://coquille-eis.com">https://coquille-eis.com</a> for additional
information and instructions for participation in the virtual public
hearing.
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 in accordance with section 1503.1 of the
Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR 1500 et seq.) and
the Department of the Interior regulations (43 CFR part 46)
implementing the procedural requirements of the NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), and in accordance with the exercise of authority delegated to
the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs by part 209 of the Department
Manual.
Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-27573 Filed 12-19-22; 8:45 am]
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