[Federal Register: January 9, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 6)]
[Notices]
[Page 1191]
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 Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
a Proposed Tribal Light Industrial Park, Umatilla Indian Reservation,
Umatilla County, OR
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), with the cooperation of
the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR),
intends to gather the information necessary for preparing an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed lease of up to
100 acres of land held in trust by the United States for the benefit of
the CTUIR in Umatilla County, Oregon, for the construction and
operation of a 400,000 square foot warehouse distribution center or
similar sized light manufacturing facility. The purpose of the proposed
action is to help meet the economic development needs of the CTUIR.
Details on the project location and proposed action are provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. This notice also announces a public
scoping meeting to identify potential issues to include in the EIS,
identify which issues to analyze in depth, and eliminate issues that
are not significant.
DATES: Comments on the scope and content of the EIS must arrive by
February 7, 2003. The public scoping meeting will be held on Thursday,
January 23, 2003, at 6 p.m.
ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand carry written comments to Philip
Sanchez, Superintendent, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Umatilla Agency,
P.O. Box 520, Pendleton, Oregon 97801.
You may obtain a map displaying the proposed project location from
Jerry L. Lauer, Natural Resource Officer, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Umatilla Agency, P.O. Box 520, Pendleton, Oregon 97801, telephone (541)
278-3790.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry L. Lauer, (541) 278-3790.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EIS will assess the environmental
consequences of BIA approval of a lease between the developer of a
400,000 square foot warehouse and distribution center or light
manufacturing facility (lessee) and the CTUIR (lessor), of parts of the
South Half of the North Half and the North Half of the South Half,
Section 21, Township 2 North, Range 33 East, Willamette Meridian,
Umatilla County, Oregon. The property encompasses approximately 100
acres on the Umatilla Indian Reservation, adjacent to and south of Exit
216 on Interstate 84.
The proposed project has several components. These include
construction of below-ground water, sewer, storm water drainage, and
electric power service on the site; construction of a 40-foot-wide
industrial access road; extension of utilities from current access
points north of Interstate 84, including below grade crossing of
Interstate 84; construction of a 400,000-square-foot warehouse or light
manufacturing facility; and operation of the warehouse or light
manufacturing facility with approximately 150 employees. In the case of
the warehouse and distribution center, there will be approximately 100
outgoing and 100 inbound semi-trailers each day.
Public Comment Availability
Comments, including names and addresses of respondents, will be
available for public review at the mailing address shown in the
ADDRESSES section, during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except holidays. Individual respondents 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 comment. Such requests will be honored to the extent
allowed by law. We will not, however, consider anonymous comments. All
submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations
or businesses will be made available for public inspection in their
entirety.
Authority
This notice is published in accordance with section 1503.1 of the
Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through
1508) implementing the procedural requirements of the National
Environmental Policy 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: December 16, 2002.
Neal A. McCaleb,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 03-428 Filed 1-8-03; 8:45 am]