[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 2728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1110]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Ione Band of 
Miwok Indians' Trust Acquisition and Casino Project, Amador County, 
California

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of additional public scoping meeting and extension of 
comment period for scoping.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Bureau of Indian Affairs is 
holding an additional public scoping meeting and extending the comment 
period for identifying potential issues and content for inclusion in 
the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Proposed Ione Band of 
Miwok Indians' Trust Acquisition and Casino Project, Amador County, 
California. The Notice of Intent to prepare the EIS, published in the 
Federal Register on November 7, 2003 (68 FR 63127), announced a public 
scoping meeting for November 19, 2003, which was held, and a closing 
date for comments of December 8, 2003.

DATES: The additional public scoping meeting will be held on Wednesday, 
February 4, 2004, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. or until the last comment is 
received. The date by which written comments must arrive is extended to 
February 20, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The additional public scoping meeting will be held at the 
Amador County Fairgrounds, 18621 Sherwood and School Streets, Plymouth, 
California. You may mail or hand-carry written comments to Mr. Clay 
Gregory, Acting Regional Director, Pacific Region, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 95825.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Allan, (916) 978-6043.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Ione Band of Miwok Indians proposes that 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs take 208.06+- acres of land into trust for 
the Band and that a casino, parking, hotel and other facilities 
supporting the casino be constructed on the trust acquisition property. 
The proposed project is located within the City of Plymouth, 
California. Additional details may be found in the November 7, 2003, 
Federal Register notice.
    Areas of environmental concern identified to date for analysis in 
the EIS include land use, geology and soils, water resources, 
agricultural resources, biological resources, mineral resources, 
paleontological resources, cultural resources, traffic and 
transportation, air quality, noise, public health/environmental 
hazards, hazardous materials and waste/worker safety, public services 
and utilities, socio-economics, visual resources/aesthetics and 
environmental justice. Additional issues may be addressed based on 
comments received during the scoping process.

Public Comment Availability

    Comments, including names and addresses of respondents, will be 
available for public review at the mailing address shown in the 
ADDRESSES section, during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except holidays. Individual respondents may 
request confidentiality. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or 
address from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of 
Information Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of 
your written comment. Such requests will be honored to the extent 
allowed by law. We will not, however, consider anonymous comments. All 
submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals 
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations 
or businesses will be made available for public inspection in their 
entirety.

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 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.

    Dated: January 6, 2004.
Aurene M. Martin,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 04-1110 Filed 1-16-04; 8:45 am]
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