[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 28572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9846]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Amendment to Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Pueblo of Jemez's Proposed Trust Acquisition and 
Casino Project, Dona Ana County, New Mexico

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) is amending its Notice of Intent to Prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Pueblo of Jemez's Proposed 
Trust Acquisition and Casino Project, Dona Ana County, New Mexico, 
published in the Federal Register on March 1, 2005 (70 FR 9963-9964), 
which described the proposed action. In response to a request by an 
interested party, and in the interest of providing the public the 
fullest reasonable opportunity to participate in the scoping process 
for this EIS, this amendment reopens the public comment period for an 
additional 30 days.

DATES: Written comments on the scope of the EIS or implementation of 
the proposal must arrive by June 17, 2005.

ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand carry written comments to Mr. Larry 
Morrin, Regional Director, Southwest Regional Office, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, P.O. Box 26567, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87125. Please include 
your name, return address, and the caption, ``DEIS Scoping Comments, 
Pueblo of Jemez Trust Acquisition and Casino Project,'' on the first 
page of your written comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dawn Selwyn, (505) 563-3106.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    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.l.

    Dated: May 6, 2005.
Michael D. Olsen,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 05-9846 Filed 5-17-05; 8:45 am]
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