[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 17461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6732]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for 
the North Fork Rancheria's Proposed Trust Acquisition and Hotel/Casino 
Project, Madera County, California; Correction

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public of a correction to the Bureau 
of Indian Affairs' (BIA) Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) for the North Fork Rancheria's Proposed Trust 
Acquisition and Hotel/Casino Project, Madera County, California, 
published in the Federal Register on October 27, 2004 (69 FR 62721), 
which described the proposed action. The October notice is corrected to 
include statements concerning project alternatives, which are provided 
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
    This notice also re-opens public scoping to identify potential 
issues, concerns and alternatives to be considered in the EIS.

DATES: Written comments must arrive by May 6, 2005.

ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand carry written comments to Clay Gregory, 
Regional Director, Pacific Regional Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 95825.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Rydzik, (916) 978-6042.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed action and a reasonable range 
of alternatives, including a no-action alternative, will be analyzed in 
the EIS. Other possible alternatives currently under consideration are 
a reduced-intensity alternative, an alternate-use alternative and an 
off-site alternative. The range of issues and alternatives may be 
expanded based on comments received during the scoping process. 
Additional supplemental information, including maps of the project 
site, may be obtained from John Rydzik at (916) 978-6042.

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 business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 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 the 
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 of 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. 4371 et seq.), 
Department of the Interior Manual (516 DM 1-6), and is in the exercise 
of authority delegated to the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--
Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8.1.

    Dated: March 2, 2005.
Michael D. Olsen,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 05-6732 Filed 4-5-05; 8:45 am]
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