[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 45 (Thursday, March 6, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 12204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4356]


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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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