United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2012_register executive 2012-08-24 article Notices D09002ee1c7fc8d4c D09002ee1c7fc8dc8 United States Department of the Interior originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Bureau of Indian Affairs originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), in cooperation with the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Tribe), intends to gather the information necessary for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the conveyance into trust of 164.22 acres of land currently held by the Tribe in the City of South Bend, Indiana. The purpose of the proposed action is to help create a tribal land base and to meet the Tribe's economic development needs in Indiana. The Tribe is federally recognized, but does not currently have a federally protected reservation or have land that is held in trust for the Tribe by the United States in the State of Indiana. This notice also announces a public scoping meeting to identify potential issues, alternatives, and content for inclusion in the EIS. 77 FR 51558 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-08-24/2012-20833 2012-20833 fr24au12-64 4310-W7-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-08-24/2012-20833 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-08-24/html/2012-20833.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-08-24/pdf/2012-20833.pdf 2 p. 51558 51559 77 FR 51558 Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Pokagon Band Tribal Village Fee-to-Trust Acquisition and Casino Project in the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN; Federal Register Vol. 77, Issue NOTICE 2012-20833 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs 2012-10-09 2012-09-27 4310-W7-P 2012-20833 Notice.

This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), in cooperation with the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Tribe), intends to gather the information necessary for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the conveyance into trust of 164.22 acres of land currently held by the Tribe in the City of South Bend, Indiana. The purpose of the proposed action is to help create a tribal land base and to meet the Tribe's economic development needs in Indiana. The Tribe is federally recognized, but does not currently have a federally protected reservation or have land that is held in trust for the Tribe by the United States in the State of Indiana. This notice also announces a public scoping meeting to identify potential issues, alternatives, and content for inclusion in the EIS.

The public scoping meeting will be held on September 27, 2012, and will begin at 6 p.m. and last until the last public comment is received. Written comments on the scope of the EIS or implementation of the proposal must arrive by October 9, 2012. Scott Doig, Regional Environmental Protection Specialist, Midwest Regional Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 5600 West American Boulevard, Suite 500, Bloomington, MN 55437; telephone: (612) 725-4514; email: scott.doig@bia.gov. Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Proposed Pokagon Band Tribal Village Fee-to-Trust Acquisition and Casino Project, City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN , scott.doig@bia.gov Vol. 77, no. 165 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2012-08-24 continuing daily deposited born digital 233 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-08-24 P0b002ee1834528c0 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr24au12 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-08-24 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-08-24/pdf/FR-2012-08-24.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-08-24/xml/FR-2012-08-24.xml fdlp 51459 51680 DGPO 2012-08-24 2024-06-03 FR-2012-08-24 machine generated eng FR FR-2012-08-24 77 165