[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 204 (Friday, October 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65372-65373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26222]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Fee-to-
Trust Conveyance of Property for the Cayuga Nation of New York in 
Cayuga and Seneca Counties, NY

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs (BIA) is making available for public review the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed conveyance of 
125 acres of land that is currently held by the Cayuga 
Nation of New York in fee status into trust status. The uses of the 
properties, which include two convenience stores, would not change. The 
application includes two properties that have been used for Class II 
Indian gaming, operational at the time of the application, on one 
property in Seneca County and one property in Cayuga County. The Class 
II Indian gaming on the Cayuga Reservation would be expected to resume 
if the properties are placed into trust. The cooperating agencies for 
the proposal are the Cayuga Nation, Seneca County, Cayuga County and 
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The purpose of 
the proposed action is to create a tribal land base and to help meet 
the Nation's socio-economic needs.

DATES: The Record of Decision (ROD) on the proposed action will be 
issued no sooner than 30 days after the release of the FEIS. Thus, any 
comments on the FEIS must arrive by November 22, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may mail, hand carry or telefax written comments to 
Franklin Keel, Regional Director, Eastern Regional Office, Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, 545 Marriott Drive, Suite 700, Nashville, Tennessee 
37214, Telefax (615) 564-6701. Please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section of this notice for directions for submitting comments and 
locations where copies of the FEIS are available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt G. Chandler, (615) 564-6832.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed alternatives are: (A) The 
Proposed Action (this is the action proposed by the Cayuga Indian 
Nation, to take all 125 +/- acres into trust); (B) No Action 
Alternative; and (C) Enterprise Properties into Trust (this alternative 
includes a single section of contiguous parcels in Seneca County and a 
single section of contiguous parcels in Cayuga County). Alternative C 
was proposed in order to analyze whether there were any specific 
impacts related to the contiguity of the parcels.
    The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), dated May 2009, 
has been revised in response to comments, and the revision is being 
issued as the FEIS for the purposes of compliance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The total acreage and number of 
parcels was reduced after the publication of the DEIS. The application 
originally consisted of seven parcels in four contiguous groups, listed 
under nine tax identification numbers. With the removal of a single 
0.05 acre parcel from the application, three contiguous groups, listed 
under eight tax identification numbers, are currently under 
consideration for transfer into trust status. This revision is not 
considered significant, nor does the removal of the parcel from the 
application provide significant differences in impacts on the 
environment. Therefore, issuance of an additional DEIS for public 
review was not considered necessary.
    Directions for Submitting Comments: Please include your name, 
return address and the caption, ``FEIS Comments, Cayuga Indian Nation 
of New York Trust Acquisition Project,'' on the first page of your 
written comments.
    Public Availability of the FEIS: Copies of the FEIS will be 
available for viewing at the following locations during normal business 
hours:

 Lakeside Trading, 2552 Route 89, Seneca Falls, NY 13148
 Lakeside Trading, 299 Cayuga Street, Union Springs, NY 13160
 Seneca Falls Library, 47 Cayuga St., Seneca Falls, NY 13148

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 Springport Free Library, 171 Cayuga St., P.O. Box 501, Union 
Springs, NY 13160

    Public Comment Availability: Comments, including names and 
addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the 
mailing address for the BIA Eastern Regional Office shown in the 
ADDRESSES section during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
(unless otherwise shown), 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 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 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: October 5, 2010.
Larry Echo Hawk,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2010-26222 Filed 10-21-10; 8:45 am]
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