[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 122 (Friday, June 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 34264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16257]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Cabazon 
Section 6 General Plan, Cabazon Indian Reservation, Indio, California

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement (DEIS) for a proposed general plan and master lease of 
approximately 590 acres held in trust by the federal government for the 
Cabazon Band of Mission Indians in Riverside County, California, is now 
available for public review and comment. The DEIS, prepared by the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in cooperation with the Cabazon Band of 
Mission Indians, describes a proposed resource recovery park and 
industrial area for the recycling, reuse and transformation of various 
types of waste. A description of the proposed project location and of 
the environmental issues addressed in the DEIS follow as supplementary 
information. This notice also announces a public hearing, to be co-
hosted by the BIA and the Cabazon Band, to receive public comments on 
the DEIS.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 27, 1999. Please 
put the following caption on the first page of all correspondence: 
``DEIS Comments, Cabazon Section 6 General Plan, Cabazon Indian 
Reservation, Indio, California.'' The public hearing will be on July 
21, 1999, from 6 to 8 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Ronald M. Jaeger, Area Director, Sacramento 
Area Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, 
California 95825-1846. The public hearing will be held at the Cabazon 
Band Council Chambers, 84245 Indio Springs Drive, Indio, California.
    The DEIS is available for review at the Cabazon Band of Mission 
Indians' Administrative Offices, 84245 Indio Springs Drive, Indio, 
California 92203. To obtain a copy of the DEIS, please write or call 
William Allan, Environmental Protection Specialist, Sacramento Area 
Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, 
California 95825-1846, telephone (916) 979-2575, extension 254.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Allan (916) 979-2575, 
extension 254.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed action is to approve (1) a 
general plan of development, called the Cabazon Resource Recovery Park 
(CRRP), for the majority of Section 6, and (2) a master lease of the 
land from the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians to a tribally-owned 
corporation. Section 6 is located in the Coachella Valley, California, 
approximately one mile northwest of the unincorporated town of Mecca. 
It is characterized by smooth topography, ranging in elevation from 180 
feet below to 146 feet below mean sea level. Section 6 is adjacent on 
its west and south sides to the Coachella Valley Enterprise Zone, a 
27,000 acre area established by the California State Legislature to 
create jobs and economic development.
    The industrial and commercial facilities planned for the CRRP will 
be environmentally responsible industries which individually and 
collectively implement practical solutions to a variety of 
environmental and waste management problems. The various types of 
facilities will be integrated such that the output of some would 
provide input to others, thus enhancing the overall efficiency and 
effectiveness both of waste management and manufacturing projects.
    Existing facilities and those in development or proposed are as 
follows: (1) biomass power plant, (2) bio-solids recycling plant, (3) 
contaminated soil recycling plant, (4) tire recycling and re-
manufacturing plant, (5) nickel wire recycling and manufacturing plant, 
(6) waste food and green waste recycling facility, (7) aquaculture 
facility, (8) materials recovery facility, (9) metals reclamation 
facility, (10) gasification facility, (11) catalytic converter, 
platinum recovery facility, (12) construction and demolition materials 
recovery facility, (13) fuels and chemicals storage and distribution 
facility, (14) used oil recovery refinery, (15) plant making speciality 
glass products from reclaimed glass, (16) hazardous waste and hazardous 
commodity processing and transfer facility, and (17) associated 
supporting infrastructure (rail yards, sewage treatment, etc.). The 
CRRP project will meet all applicable environmental standards and 
regulations.
    The DEIS addresses the issues identified during scoping. An earlier 
version of the DEIS was issued on June 12, 1998 (63 FR 32238), but 
withdrawn on January 15, 1999 (64 FR 2657). Comments received on the 
earlier version were treated as comments on scoping. Alternatives to 
the proposed project that are considered in the DEIS include the no 
action alternative and a reduced project, which is the preferred 
alternative. The environmental issues addressed in the DEIS include 
land and water resources, air quality, living resources, cultural and 
socioeconomic resources, land use, traffic, noise, public safety and 
health, and visual resources.
    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.

    Dated: June 21, 1999.
Kevin Gover,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 99-16257 Filed 6-24-99; 8:45 am]
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