[Federal Register: March 6, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 45)]
[Notices]
[Page 12204]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Notice of Cancellation of the Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Stockbridge--Munsee Casino, Sullivan County, NY
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) intends to cancel work on the Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the proposed taking into federal trust of land in
Sullivan County, New York, for the Stockbridge--Munsee Community Band
of Mohican Indians of Wisconsin (Tribe). The Tribe proposed to develop
and operate a Class III gaming facility and associated facilities on
the trust property. The EIS is no longer needed because the Department
of the Interior has decided not to accept the land into trust, on the
basis that the proposed action did not adequately meet criteria in 25
CFR 151.3; 151.10(b); 151.10(c); and 151.11(b) for trust acquisition.
DATES: This cancellation is effective April 8, 2008. Any written
comments must arrive by April 7, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may mail, hand carry or fax written comments to Mr.
Franklin Keel, Regional Director, Eastern Region, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, 545 Marriott Drive, Suite 700, Nashville, Tennessee 37214, fax
(615) 564-6701.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt G. Chandler, (615) 564-6832.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BIA published its Notice of Intent to
prepare the EIS on November 24, 2003, in the Federal Register (68 FR
65467). The notice included project details. The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency published its Notice of Availability of the Draft EIS
for this proposed action on February 11, 2005, in the Federal Register
(70 FR 7257).
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, e-mail 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 in accordance with sections 1503.1 and
1506.6 of the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR
parts 1500 through 1508) implementing the procedural requirements of
the National Environmental Quality Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C.
4321 et. seq.), and the Department of the Interior Manual (516 DM 1-6),
and is in the exercise of authority delegated to the Assistant
Secretary--Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8.1.
Dated: February 22, 2008.
James E. Cason,
Associate Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-4356 Filed 3-5-08; 8:45 am]
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