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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[AAK6006201 156A2100DD 

AOR3B3030.999900] 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

for the Proposed Pokagon Band of 

Potawatomi Indians Fee-to-Trust 

Transfer for Tribal Village and Casino, 

City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, 

Indiana 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public 

that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), 

in cooperation with the Pokagon Band 

of Potawatomi Indians (Tribe), intends 

to file a draft environmental impact 

statement (DEIS) with the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

for the Tribe’s application requesting a 

fee-to-trust transfer of land located 

within the municipal limits of the City 

of South Bend, Indiana, for the 

construction of a tribal housing, 

government facilities, and a Class III 

gaming facility. This notice also 

announces that the DEIS is available for 

public review and that a public hearing 

will be held to receive comments. 

DATES: The date of the public meeting 

will be announced at least 15 days in 

advance through a notice in the South 

Bend Tribune and on the following Web 

site: www.pokagonsouthbendeis.com. 

Written comments on the DEIS must 

arrive within 45 days after EPA 

publishes its Notice of Availability in 

the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be 

held at the South Bend Century Center, 

120 S. St. Joseph Street, South Bend, IN 

46601. You may send comments to Mr. 

Scott Doig, Environmental Protection 

Specialist, Midwest Regional Office, 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, 5600 West 

American Blvd. Suite 500, Bloomington, 

MN 55437 or via email to Scott.Doig@

bia.gov. See the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice for 

addresses where the DEIS is available 

for review. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Scott Doig, Environmental Protection 

Specialist, at (612) 725–4514. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

public review of the DEIS are part of the 

administrative process for the 

evaluation of the Tribe’s application 

under the Pokagon Restoration Act, 25 

U.S.C. 1300j et seq., and the 

Department’s land-into-trust regulations 

at 25 CFR part 151. Under the Council 

on Environmental Quality National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

regulations (40 CFR 1506.10), the 

publication of the Notice of Availability 

by the EPA in the Federal Register 

initiates the 45-day public comment 

period. 

The Tribe has requested that the 

Secretary of the Interior accept in trust 

status for the benefit of the Tribe certain 

real property consisting of 18 parcels of 

land totaling 165.81 acres, more or less, 

that are located in within the municipal 

limits of the City of South Bend in St. 

Joseph County, Indiana. The purpose of 

the proposed action is to improve access 

to essential tribal government services, 

and provide housing, employment 

opportunities, and economic 

development for the tribal community 

residing in northern Indiana. The Tribe 

proposes to develop 44 housing units, a 

multi-purpose facility, health service 

and other tribal government facilities. 

The Tribe also proposes to develop a 

Class III gaming facility with a hotel, 

restaurants, meeting space, and a 

parking garage. 

The BIA held a public scoping 

meeting on September 27, 2012. 

Alternatives considered in the DEIS 

include: (1) Preferred alternative—South 

Bend tribal housing government 

facilities and casino, (2) Elkhart site 

with same uses as the preferred 

alternative, (3) South Bend site with 

government facilities and commercial 

development, and (4) no action. 

Environmental issues addressed in the 

DEIS include land resources, water 

resources, air quality, biological 

resources, cultural resources, 

socioeconomic conditions, resource use, 

public services, noise, hazardous 

materials, visual resources, 

environmental justice, cumulative 

effects, indirect effects, unavoidable 

adverse effects, and mitigation. 

Directions for Submitting Comments: 

Please include your name, return 

address and the title ‘‘DEIS Comments, 

Pokagon Tribal project’’ on the first page 

of your written comments. 

Locations where the DEIS is Available 

for Review: The DEIS will be available 

at the South Bend Public Library, main 

branch-304 S. Main St., South Bend, IN 

46601, and the Elkhart Public Library 

main branch-300 S 2nd St, Elkhart, IN 

46516. An electronic version of the DEIS 

can be viewed at the following Web site: 

www.pokagonsouthbendeis.com. 

If you would like to obtain a compact 

disc copy of the DEIS, please provide 

your name and address in writing or by 

voicemail to Scott Doig. His contact 

information is listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice. Individual paper 

copies of the DEIS will be provided only 

upon payment of applicable printing 

expenses by the requestor for the 

number of copies requested. 

Public Comment Availability: 

Comments, including names and 

addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the BIA 

address shown in the ADDRESSES

section, during regular business hours, 

8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except holidays. 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, BIA 

cannot guarantee that this will occur. 

Authority: This notice is published in 

accordance with section 1503.1 of the 

Council of 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. 

Dated: March 3, 2015. 

Kevin K. Washburn, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05573 Filed 3–11–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[15X.LLAZ956000.L14400000.BJ0000.

LXSSA225000.241A] 

Notice of filing of plats of survey; 

Arizona 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of filing of plats of 

survey; Arizona. 

SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the 

described lands were officially filed in 

the Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land 

Management, Phoenix, Arizona, on 

dates indicated. 


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Gila and Salt River Meridian, 

Arizona 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of portions of Mineral Survey 

No. 1787, unsurveyed Township 15 

North, Range 2 East, accepted October 

17, 2014, and officially filed October 20, 

2014, for Group 1124, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the United States Forest Service. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the 

subdivisional lines, the subdivision of 

section 14, and the survey of a portion 

of the meanders of the left bank of the 

Verde River in section 14, Township 14 

North, Range 4 East, accepted February 

13, 2015, and officially filed February 

13, 2015, for Group 1138, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the south 

boundary, and a portion of the 1966 

meanders of the right bank of the Verde 

River in section 32, and the subdivision 

of section 32, and the survey of the 

meanders of the thread of the present 

natural channel of the Verde River in 

front of lot 6, section 32, Township 14 

North, Range 5 East, accepted February 

13, 2015, and officially filed February 

17, 2015, for Group 1137, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the 

subdivisional lines, and metes-andbounds surveys, partially surveyed 

Township 11 North, Range 11 East, 

accepted December 11, 2014, and 

officially filed December 16, 2014, for 

Group 1130, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the United States Forest Service. 

The plat representing the amended 

protraction diagram of partially 

surveyed Township 11 North, Range 11 

East, accepted December 11, 2014, and 

officially filed December 16, 2014. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Land Management. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of the east boundary of 

Township 24 North, Range 21 East, the 

survey of the south boundary and the 

subdivisional lines, and the subdivision 

of certain sections, Township 24 North, 

Range 22 East, accepted January 23, 

2015, and officially filed January 26, 

2015, for Group 1126, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the north 

boundary, a portion of the subdivisional 

lines, a portion of the subdivision lines 

within sections 11 and 14, the 

subdivision of sections 3 and 10, 

Township 5 North, Range 30 East, 

accepted February 20, 2015, and 

officially filed February 24, 2015, for 

Group 1108, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the United States Forest Service. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the 

subdivisional lines, and a metes-andbounds survey in section 28, Township 

13 North, Range 4 West, accepted 

February 20, 2015, and officially filed 

February 24, 2015, for Group 1140, 

Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Land Management. 

The plat representing the subdivision 

of section 23, and the metes-and-bounds 

survey of the center line of certain 

existing roads within the southeast 

quarter of the northwest quarter, and the 

northeast quarter of the southwest 

quarter of section 23, Township 18 

North, Range 13 West, accepted January 

6, 2015, and officially filed January 7, 

2015, for Group No. 1131, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the west and 

north boundaries, a portion of the 

subdivisional lines and a portion of 

Homestead Entry Survey No. 263, and 

the subdivision of sections 5 and 6, 

Township 10 South, Range 16 East, 

accepted December 11, 2014, and 

officially filed December 12, 2014, for 

Group 1109, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the United States Forest Service. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the west 

boundary and a portion of the 

subdivisional lines, and the subdivision 

of sections 31 and 32, Township 17 

South, Range 19 East, accepted 

December 9, 2014, and officially filed 

December 10, 2014, for Group 1115, 

Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the United States Forest Service. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the 

subdivisional lines, and the subdivision 

of section 29, Township 6 South, Range 

28 East, accepted October 17, 2014, and 

officially filed October 20, 2014, for 

Group 1134, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Land Management. 

A person or party who wishes to 

protest against any of these surveys 

must file a written protest with the 

Arizona State Director, Bureau of Land 

Management, stating that they wish to 

protest. 

A statement of reasons for a protest 

may be filed with the notice of protest 

to the State Director, or the statement of 

reasons must be filed with the State 

Director within thirty (30) days after the 

protest is filed. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

These plats will be available for 

inspection in the Arizona State Office, 

Bureau of Land Management, One North 

Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, 

Arizona 85004–4427. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

to contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FIRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with the 

above individual. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

Gerald T. Davis, 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor of Arizona. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05572 Filed 3–11–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[15XL1109AF LLWO260000 

L10600000.PC0000 LXSINASR0000] 

Proposed Collection of Information on 

Wild Horses and Burros; Request for 

Comments 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: 60-day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) will ask the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) to approve the information 

collection (IC) described below, and 

invites public comments on the 

proposed IC. 

DATES: Please submit comments on the 

proposed information collection by May 

11, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by mail, fax, or electronic 

mail. Mail: U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 

1849 C Street NW., Room 2134LM, 

Attention: Jean Sonneman, Washington, 

DC 20240. Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 

202–245–0050. Electronic mail: Jean_

Sonneman@blm.gov. Please indicate 

‘‘Attn: 1004–NEW’’ regardless of the 

form of your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah Bohl at (202) 912–7263. Persons 

who use a telecommunication device for 

the deaf may call the Federal 


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