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Similar to BIA’s surface leasing 

regulations, Tribal regulations under the 

HEARTH Act pervasively cover all 

aspects of leasing. See 25 U.S.C. 

415(h)(3)(B)(i) (requiring Tribal 

regulations be consistent with BIA 

surface leasing regulations). 

Furthermore, the Federal Government 

remains involved in the Tribal land 

leasing process by approving the Tribal 

leasing regulations in the first instance 

and providing technical assistance, 

upon request by a Tribe, for the 

development of an environmental 

review process. The Secretary also 

retains authority to take any necessary 

actions to remedy violations of a lease 

or of the Tribal regulations, including 

terminating the lease or rescinding 

approval of the Tribal regulations and 

reassuming lease approval 

responsibilities. Moreover, the Secretary 

continues to review, approve, and 

monitor individual Indian land leases 

and other types of leases not covered 

under the Tribal regulations according 

to 25 CFR part 162. 

Accordingly, the Federal and Tribal 

interests weigh heavily in favor of 

preemption of State and local taxes on 

lease-related activities and interests, 

regardless of whether the lease is 

governed by Tribal leasing regulations 

or 25 CFR part 162. Improvements, 

activities, and leasehold or possessory 

interests may be subject to taxation by 

the Bay Mills Indian Community, 

Michigan. 

Wizipan Garriott, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs, Exercising by delegation the authority 

of the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[256A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900] 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

for the Coquille Indian Tribe Fee-toTrust and Gaming Facility Project, City 

of Medford, Jackson County, Oregon 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public 

that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), 

as lead agency, with the Coquille Indian 

Tribe (Tribe), City of Medford (City), 

Jackson County (County), and the 

Oregon Department of Transportation 

(ODOT) serving as cooperating agencies, 

intends to file a Final Environmental 

Impact Statement (FEIS) with the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

in connection with the Tribe’s 

application to transfer into trust 

approximately 2.4 acres for gaming 

purposes in the City of Medford, 

Jackson County, Oregon (Medford Site). 

DATES: The Record of Decision for the 

proposed action will be issued on or 

after 30 days from the date the EPA 

publishes its Notice of Availability in 

the Federal Register. The BIA must 

receive any comments on the FEIS 

before that date. 

ADDRESSES: By mail or hand delivery to: 

Bryan Mercier, Regional Director, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Northwest 

Region, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, 

Oregon 97232. Please include your 

name, return address, and ‘‘FEIS 

Comments, Coquille Indian Tribe Feeto-Trust and Casino Project’’ on the first 

page of your written comments. 

By email to: Tobiah Mogavero, NEPA 

Coordinator, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

at: tobiah.mogavero@bia.gov, using 

‘‘FEIS Comments, Coquille Indian Tribe 

Fee-to-Trust and Casino Project’’ as the 

subject of your email. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Tobiah Mogavero, NEPA Coordinator, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Northwest 

Region, (435) 210–0509, 

tobiah.mogavero@bia.gov. Information 

is also available online at https://

coquille-eis.com. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft 

EIS was published by the BIA (87 FR 

72505) and EPA (87 FR 72482) in the 

Federal Register on November 25, 2022. 

The Draft EIS was originally made 

available for public comment for a 45- 

day period. However, the BIA extended 

the public comment period for an 

additional 45-day period that concluded 

on February 23, 2023, resulting in a total 

comment period of 90 days. Virtual 

public hearings were held on December 

15, 2022, and January 31, 2023, to 

collect verbal comments on the Draft 

EIS. 

Background 

The following alternatives are 

considered in the FEIS: (1) Proposed 

Project; (2) Phoenix Site; (3) Expansion 

of the Mill Casino; and (4) and No 

Action/No Development Alternative. 

The BIA has selected Alternative 1, the 

Proposed Project, as the Preferred 

Alternative as discussed in the FEIS. 

Environmental issues addressed in 

the FEIS include geology and soils, 

water resources, air quality, biological 

resources, cultural and paleontological 

resources, socioeconomic conditions 

(including environmental justice), 

transportation and circulation, land use, 

public services, noise, hazardous 

materials, aesthetics, cumulative effects, 

and indirect and growth inducing 

effects. 

The information and analysis 

contained in the FEIS, as well as its 

evaluation and assessment of the 

Preferred Alternative, will assist the 

Department in its review of the issues 

presented in the Tribe’s application. 

Selection of the Preferred Alternative 

does not indicate the Department’s final 

decision because the Department must 

complete its review process. The 

Department’s review process consists of 

(1) issuing the notice of availability of 

the FEIS; (2) issuing a Record of 

Decision no sooner than 30 days 

following publication of a Notice of 

Availability of the FEIS by the EPA in 

the Federal Register; and (3) transfer of 

the Medford Site in to trust under the 

Coquille Restoration Act of 1989, 25 

U.S.C. 715 et. seq. 

Locations where the FEIS is Available 

for Review: The FEIS is available for 

review at https://coquille-eis.com. 

Contact information is listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this notice. 

Public Comment Availability: 

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 pursuant to 

section 1503.1 of the Council of 

Environmental Quality Regulations (40 

CFR part 1500 through 1508) and 

section 46.305 of the Department of the 

Interior Regulations (43 CFR part 46), 

implementing the procedural 

requirements of the NEPA of 1969, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 4371, et seq.), and 

is in the exercise of authority delegated 

to the Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs by 209 DM 8. This notice is also 

published in accordance with 40 CFR 

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requirements for conformity 

determinations. 

Bryan Newland, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Notice of Availability of a Final 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

Final Conformity Determination for the 

Koi Nation of Northern California’s 

Proposed Shiloh Resort and Casino 

Project, Sonoma County, California 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public 

that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), 

as lead agency, with the National Indian 

Gaming Commission (NIGC) and United 

States Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) serving as cooperating agencies, 

has filed a Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (FEIS) with the EPA in 

connection with the Koi Nation of 

Northern California’s (Koi Nation) 

application for acquisition in trust by 

the United States of approximately 

68.60 acres adjacent to the Town of 

Windsor, Sonoma County, California for 

gaming and other purposes. 

DATES: The Record of Decision for the 

proposed action will be issued on or 

after 30 days from the date the EPA 

publishes its Notice of Availability in 

the Federal Register. The BIA must 

receive any comments on the FEIS 

before that date. 

ADDRESSES: You may send written 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

• Mail or hand-delivery: Amy 

Dutschke, Regional Director, Bureau of 

Indian Affairs, Pacific Region, 2800 

Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 

95825. Please include your name, return 

address, and ‘‘FEIS Comments, Shiloh 

Resort and Casino Project’’ on the first 

page of your written comments. 

• Email: Chad Broussard, 

Environmental Protection Specialist, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, at 

chad.broussard@bia.gov using ‘‘FEIS 

Comments, Shiloh Resort and Casino 

Project’’ as the subject of your email. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chad Broussard, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, Bureau of Indian 

Affairs, Pacific Regional Office, 2800 

Cottage Way, Room W–2820, 

Sacramento, California 95825; 

telephone: (916) 978–6165; email: 

chad.broussard@bia.gov. Information is 

also available online at https://

www.shilohresortenvironmental.com/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BIA 

previously prepared an EA that 

analyzed the potential environmental 

effects of the proposed action. The EA 

was made available for public 

comments from September 12, 2023, 

through November 13, 2023, providing 

for a total of 60 days to submit 

comments on the EA. Upon 

consideration of the public and agency 

comments received, the BIA decided to 

prepare an EIS to further analyze the 

environmental effects which may result 

from the proposed action. A Notice of 

Intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS was 

published in the Federal Register and 

The Press Democrat on March 8, 2024. 

A Notice of Availability (NOA) was 

published in the Federal Register by the 

BIA on July 8, 2024 (89 FR 55968) and 

the EPA on July 12, 2024 (89 FR 57150). 

The Draft EIS was made available for a 

45-day public comment period 

beginning July 12, 2024, and ending on 

August 26, 2024. A public meeting was 

held July 30, 2024, to collect verbal 

comments. In accordance with section 

176 of the Clean Air Act and the EPA’s 

general conformity regulations, a Draft 

Conformity Determination has been 

prepared for the Shiloh Resort and 

Casino Project. The Final Conformity 

Determination is contained within 

appendix F–2 of the FEIS. 

Background 

The following alternatives are 

considered in the FEIS: (A) Proposed 

Project; (B) Reduced Intensity 

Alternative; (C) Non-Gaming 

Alternative; and (D) No Action 

Alternative. The BIA has selected 

Alternative A, the Proposed Project as 

the Preferred Alternative as discussed in 

the FEIS. 

Environmental issues addressed in 

the FEIS include land resources; water 

resources; air quality and climate 

change; noise; biological resources; 

cultural and paleontological resources; 

transportation and circulation; land use; 

hazardous materials and hazards; public 

services and utilities; socioeconomics; 

environmental justice; visual resources; 

and cumulative, indirect, and growthinducing effects. 

The information and analysis 

contained in the FEIS, as well as its 

evaluation and assessment of the 

Preferred Alternative, will assist the 

Department in its review of the issues 

presented in the Tribe’s application. 

Selection of the Preferred Alternative 

does not indicate the Department’s final 

decision because the Department must 

complete its review process. The 

Department’s review process consists of 

(1) issuing the notice of availability of 

the FEIS; (2) issuing a Record of 

Decision no sooner than 30 days 

following publication of a Notice of 

Availability of the FEIS by the EPA in 

the Federal Register; and (3) transfer of 

the approximately 68.60 acres into trust. 

Locations where the FEIS is Available 

for Review: The FEIS is available for 

review at https://

www.shilohresortenvironmental.com/, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pacific Region, 

2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, 

California 95825 (with advance notice 

and during regular business hours), and 

Windsor Regional Library located at 

9291 Old Redwood Hwy. #100, 

Windsor, CA 95492, telephone (707) 

838–1020 (during regular business 

hours). Contact information is listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this notice. 

Public Comment Availability: 

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 pursuant to 

section 1503.1 of the Council of 

Environmental Quality Regulations (40 

CFR parts 1500 through 1508) and 

section 46.305 of the Department of the 

Interior Regulations (43 CFR part 46), 

implementing the procedural 

requirements of the NEPA, as amended 

(42 U.S.C. 4371, et seq.), and in 

accordance with the exercise of 

authority delegated to the Assistant 

Secretary—Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8. 

This notice is also published in 

accordance with 40 CFR 93.155, which 

provides reporting requirements for 

conformity determinations. 

Wizipan Garriott, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs, Exercising by Delegation the 

Authority of the Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs. 

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