[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77877-77878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27573]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[2231A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900]


Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Coquille Indian 
Tribe Fee-to-Trust and Gaming Facility Project, City of Medford, 
Jackson County, Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of comment period extension.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is announcing an extension 
of the comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
(DEIS) for the Coquille Indian Tribe fee-to-trust and Gaming Facility 
Project, City of Medford, Jackson County, Oregon. Additionally, this 
notice announces that the BIA intends to hold a second virtual

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hearing to receive comments on the DEIS.

DATES: The second virtual public hearing will be held on January 31, 
2023, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Pacific time. Interested persons are 
invited to submit comments on or before February 23, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments to the Northwest Regional Director, Bryan 
Mercier, by any of the following methods:
     Mail, hand-carry comments to Bryan Mercier, Northwest 
Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Northwest Region, 911 
Northeast 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232-4169. Please include your 
name, return address, and the caption: ``DEIS Comments, Coquille Indian 
Tribe Fee-to-Trust and Gaming Facility Project,'' on the first page of 
your written comments.
     Email comments to [email protected] with ``DEIS 
Comments, Coquille Tribe Medford Gaming Facility Project'' as the 
subject of your email.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Haug, Northwest Regional 
Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Northwest Region, (503) 231-6780 
(Office), (503) 231-2201 (Fax), [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 25, 2022, Notice of Availability 
of the DEIS for the Coquille Indian Tribe fee-to-trust and Gaming 
Facility Project, City of Medford, Jackson County, Oregon was published 
in the Federal Register by the BIA (87 FR 72505) and the Environmental 
Protection Agency (87 FR 72482). On December 15, 2022, BIA held the 
first virtual public hearing.
    Public review of the DEIS is part of the administrative process for 
BIA's evaluation of the Tribe's application to acquire approximately 
2.4 acres of land in trust in the City of Medford, Jackson County, 
Oregon, for gaming purposes. Additional information on the proposed 
action, alternatives to the proposed action, and potential 
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action and 
alternatives can be found in the DEIS. The DEIS will be available for 
public review at:
     Medford Branch Library of Jackson County Library Services, 
205 South Central Avenue, Medford, Oregon 97501; and online at 
www.coquille-eis.com.

Public Comment Availability

    The second virtual public hearing will be held on January 31, 2023, 
beginning at 5:30 p.m. Pacific time, and will run until the last 
comment public comment is received.
     Please visit https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bWQot-T_R52SpXk8KOW0tw to register for the virtual public hearing.
     Please visit https://coquille-eis.com for additional 
information and instructions for participation in the virtual public 
hearing.
    Comments, including names and addresses of respondents, will be 
included as part of the administrative record and responses to comments 
on the Final EIS. Before including your address, phone number, email 
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 in your comment that your personal identifying 
information be withheld from public review, the BIA cannot guarantee 
that this will occur.

Authority

    This notice is published in accordance with section 1503.1 of the 
Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR 1500 et seq.) and 
the Department of the Interior regulations (43 CFR part 46) 
implementing the procedural requirements of the NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.), and in accordance with the exercise of authority delegated to 
the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs by part 209 of the Department 
Manual.

Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-27573 Filed 12-19-22; 8:45 am]
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