Notice2024-27409
Final 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
November 22, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentIndian Affairs Bureau
Abstract
This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), as lead agency, with the Coquille Indian Tribe (Tribe), City of Medford (City), Jackson County (County), and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) serving as cooperating agencies, intends to file a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in connection with the Tribe's application to transfer into trust approximately 2.4 acres for gaming purposes in the City of Medford, Jackson County, Oregon (Medford Site).
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 226 (Friday, November 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27409]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[256A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900]
Final 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 availability.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA), as lead agency, with the Coquille Indian Tribe (Tribe),
City of Medford (City), Jackson County (County), and the Oregon
Department of Transportation (ODOT) serving as cooperating agencies,
intends to file a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) with the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in connection with the
Tribe's application to transfer into trust approximately 2.4 acres for
gaming purposes in the City of Medford, Jackson County, Oregon (Medford
Site).
DATES: The Record of Decision for 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. The BIA must receive any comments
on the FEIS before that date.
ADDRESSES: By mail or hand delivery to: Bryan Mercier, Regional
Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Northwest Region, 911 NE 11th
Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232. Please include your name, return
address, and ``FEIS Comments, Coquille Indian Tribe Fee-to-Trust and
Casino Project'' on the first page of your written comments.
By email to: Tobiah Mogavero, NEPA Coordinator, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, at: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#65110a070c040d4b080a02041300170a25070c044b020a13"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="33475c515a525b1d5e5c54524556415c73515a521d545c45">[email protected]</span></a>, using ``FEIS Comments, Coquille
Indian Tribe Fee-to-Trust and Casino Project'' as the subject of your
email.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Tobiah Mogavero, NEPA Coordinator,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Northwest Region, (435) 210-0509,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#691d060b0008014704060e081f0c1b06290b0008470e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0d4cfc2c9c1c88ecdcfc7c1d6c5d2cfe0c2c9c18ec7cfd6">[email protected]</span></a>. Information is also available online at
<a href="https://coquille-eis.com">https://coquille-eis.com</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Notice of Availability (NOA) of the
Draft EIS was published by the BIA (87 FR 72505) and EPA (87 FR 72482)
in the Federal Register on November 25, 2022. The Draft EIS was
originally made available for public comment for a 45- day period.
However, the BIA extended the public comment period for an additional
45-day period that concluded on February 23, 2023, resulting in a total
comment period of 90 days. Virtual public hearings were held on
December 15, 2022, and January 31, 2023, to collect verbal comments on
the Draft EIS.
Background
The following alternatives are considered in the FEIS: (1) Proposed
Project; (2) Phoenix Site; (3) Expansion of the Mill Casino; and (4)
and No Action/No Development Alternative. The BIA has selected
Alternative 1, the Proposed Project, as the Preferred Alternative as
discussed in the FEIS.
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 information and analysis contained in the FEIS, as well as its
evaluation and assessment of the Preferred Alternative, will assist the
Department in its review of the issues presented in the Tribe's
application. Selection of the Preferred Alternative does not indicate
the Department's final decision because the Department must complete
its review process. The Department's review process consists of (1)
issuing the notice of availability of the FEIS; (2) issuing a Record of
Decision no sooner than 30 days following publication of a Notice of
Availability of the FEIS by the EPA in the Federal Register; and (3)
transfer of the Medford Site in to trust under the Coquille Restoration
Act of 1989, 25 U.S.C. 715 et. seq.
Locations where the FEIS is Available for Review: The FEIS is
available for review at <a href="https://coquille-eis.com">https://coquille-eis.com</a>. Contact information
is listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
notice.
Public Comment Availability: 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 pursuant to section 1503.1 of the Council
of Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR part 1500 through 1508)
and section 46.305 of the Department of the Interior Regulations (43
CFR part 46), implementing the procedural requirements of the NEPA of
1969, 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. This notice is also published in accordance with 40 CFR 93.155,
which provides reporting
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requirements for conformity determinations.
Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-27409 Filed 11-21-24; 8:45 am]
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