[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 97 (Monday, May 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28840-28841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11150]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Notice of Cancellation of the Environmental Impact Statement for 
the Lower Lake Rancheria Casino-Hotel Project, Oakland, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) 
intends to cancel work on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for 
the Lower Lake Rancheria's proposed casino and hotel project, to have 
been located in Oakland, California. The EIS is no longer needed 
because the Lower Lake Rancheria Koi Nation has not submitted a 
complete land acquisition application per 25 CFR 151 and has ceased 
pursuing activity on the EIS.

DATES: This cancellation is effective June 20, 2008. Any written 
comments must arrive by June 19, 2008.

ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand carry written comments to Amy Dutschke, 
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Regional Office, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BIA published its Notice of Intent to 
prepare the EIS on November 26, 2004, in the Federal Register (69 FR 
68970). The notice included project details.

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

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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 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: May 2, 2008.
Carl J. Artman,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
 [FR Doc. E8-11150 Filed 5-16-08; 8:45 am]
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