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Arts Center, Nellie W. Codding Theatre, 

5409 Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA 

94928. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general information on the NEPA review 

procedures or status of the NEPA 

review, contact Brad Mehaffy, NIGC 

NEPA Compliance Officer, 202–632–

7003. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

proposed federal action is the NIGC’s 

approval of a gaming management 

contract between the Federated Indians 

of Graton Rancheria and SC Sonoma 

Management LLC. The approval of the 

gaming management contract would 

result in the development of a resort 

hotel, casino, and supporting facilities. 

The facility will be managed by SC 

Sonoma Management LLC on behalf of 

the Federated Indians of Graton 

Rancheria, pursuant to the terms of a 

gaming management contract. 

A NOI was originally published on 

February 12, 2004 for an EIS to analyze 

the approval of a management contract 

between the Federated Indians of Graton 

Rancheria and SC Sonoma Management 

LLC. Preparation of the EIS commenced 

after a 46-day scoping period, during 

which 768 public comments were 

received both in writing and orally at a 

scoping meeting held on March 10, 

2004. As displayed in a handout at the 

March 2004 scoping meeting, 

development of a casino and hotel resort 

was proposed on a 363 acre site 

bordered by Wilfred Avenue to the 

north; Stony Point Road to the west; 

Rohnert Park Expressway, farmland, 

and the Laguna de Santa Rosa to the 

south; and a mobile home park, a 

business park, and farmland to the east. 

During preparation of the EIS, 

numerous environmental constraints to 

development of this location were 

discovered, including wetlands, 

endangered species, and the 100-year 

floodplain. Therefore, in an effort to 

minimize environmental effects, a new 

project site is proposed which includes 

approximately 180 acres within the 

southern portion of the original 360-acre 

site along with an approximately 73- 

acre property located adjacent to the 

eastern boundary of the previously 

proposed site. The new property is 

bounded to the north by Wilfred 

Avenue and rural residential parcels, to 

the east by farmland, to the west by 

Langner Avenue, and to the south by 

Business Park Drive and light industrial 

development. The previously proposed 

sites will remain as alternatives in the 

EIS. The proposed action consists of 

approval of a gaming management 

contract between the Federated Indians 

of Graton Rancheria and SC Sonoma 

Management LLC. Approval of this 

contract would result in development of 

a casino and hotel resort on the new 

253-acre site, assuming this alternative 

is selected at the conclusion of the EIS 

process. 

Nearby land uses include agricultural 

uses such as livestock grazing and dairy 

operations, rural residential uses, 

industrial and commercial 

development, and open space. In 

addition to the proposed action, a 

reasonable range of alternatives, 

including a no action alternative, will be 

analyzed in the EIS. These alternatives 

are expected to include, but are not 

limited to: (1) A casino and hotel in the 

northwest corner of the original site, (2) 

a casino and hotel in the northeast 

corner of the original site, (3) a reduced 

intensity alternative, (4) an alternative 

use, (5) an additional off-site location, 

and (6) no action. Areas of 

environmental concern to be addressed 

in the EIS include: Land use, geology 

and soils, water resources, agricultural 

resources, biological resources, cultural 

resources, mineral resources, 

paleontological resources, traffic and 

transportation, noise, air quality, public 

health/environmental hazards, public 

services, and utilities, hazardous waste 

and materials, socioeconomics, 

environmental justice, and visual 

resources/aesthetics. The list of issues 

and alternatives may be expanded based 

on comments received during the 

scoping process. 

The Federated Indians of Graton 

Rancheria is a Federally recognized 

Indian tribe with approximately 1082 

members. It is governed by a tribal 

council, consisting of seven members, 

under a constitution that was passed by 

vote of the members on December 14, 

2002 and approved by the Secretary of 

the Interior on December 23, 2002. The 

Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria 

presently has no land in trust with the 

U.S. Government and is eligible to 

acquire land for reservation purposes to 

be placed in trust. 

The NIGC will serve as lead agency 

for compliance with NEPA. The Bureau 

of Indian Affairs, U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, and Sonoma County will 

serve as Cooperating Agencies. 

Public Comment and Solicitation: 

Written comments pertaining to the 

proposed action will be accepted 

throughout the EIS planning process. 

However, to ensure proper 

consideration in preparation of the draft 

EIS, scoping comments should be 

received by November 4, 2005. The draft 

EIS is planned for publication and 

distribution in early 2006. 

Individual commenters 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. Anonymous 

comments will not, however, be 

considered. 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 Sections 1501.7, 1506.6, and 

1508.22 of the Council of Environmental 

Quality Regulations 40 CFR, Parts 1500 

through 1508 implementing the procedural 

requirements of the NEPA of 1969, as 

amended 42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq., and the BIA 

NEPA Handbook. 

Dated: September 21, 2005. 

Philip N. Hogen, 

Chairman. 

[FR Doc. 05–19429 Filed 9–28–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7565–01–P 

NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: National Mediation Board 

(NMB). 

SUMMARY: The Director, Office of 

Administration, invites comments on 

the proposed information collection 

requests as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments within 30 days from 

the date of this publication. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) provide interested Federal 

agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Director, 

Office of Administration, publishes that 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection 

contains the following: (1) Type of 

review requested, e.g. new, revision 

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extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) 

Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4) 

Description of the need for, and 

proposed use of, the information; (5) 

Respondents and frequency of 

collection; and (6) Reporting and/or 

Record keeping burden. OMB invites 

public comment. 

Currently, the National Mediation 

Board is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed extension of 

the Application for Investigation of 

Representation Dispute and is interested 

in public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

agency; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the agency enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the agency minimize the burden 

of this collection on the respondents, 

including through the use of 

information technology. 

Dated: September 26, 2005. 

June D. W. King, 

Director, Office of Administration, National 

Mediation Board. 

Application for Investigation of 

Representation Dispute 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Application for Investigation of 

Representation Dispute. 

OMB Number: 3140–0001 . 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Carrier and Union 

Officials, and employees of railroads 

and airlines. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 68 annually. 

Burden Hours: 17.00. 

Abstract: When a dispute arises 

among a carrier’s employees as to who 

will be their bargaining representative, 

the National Mediation Board (NMB) is 

required by Section 2, Ninth, to 

investigate the dispute, to determine 

who is the authorized representative, if 

any, and to certify such representative. 

The NMB’s duties do not arise until its 

services have been invoked by a party 

to the dispute. The Railway Labor Act 

is silent as to how the invocation of a 

representation dispute is to be 

accomplished and the NMB has not 

promulgated regulations requiring any 

specific vehicle. Nonetheless, 29 CFR 

1203.2, provides that applications for 

the services of the NMB under Section 

2, Ninth, to investigate representation 

disputes may be made on printed forms 

secured from the NMB’s Office of Legal 

Affairs or on the Internet at http:// 

www.nmb.gov/representation/ 

rapply.html. The application requires 

the following information: the name of 

the carrier involved; the name or 

description of the craft or class 

involved; the name of the petitioning 

organization or individual; the name of 

the organization currently representing 

the employees, if any; the names of any 

other organizations or representatives 

involved in the dispute; and the 

estimated number of employees in the 

craft or class involved. This basic 

information is essential in providing the 

NMB with the details of the dispute so 

that it can determine what resources 

will be required to conduct an 

investigation. 

The extension of this form is 

necessary considering the information is 

used by the Board in determining such 

matters as how many staff will be 

required to conduct an investigation and 

what other resources must be mobilized 

to complete our statutory 

responsibilities. Without this 

information, the Board would have to 

delay the commencement of the 

investigation, which is contrary to the 

intent of the Railway Labor Act. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://www.nmb.gov or 

should be addressed to Denise Murdock, 

NMB, 1301 K Street NW., Suite 250 E, 

Washington, DC 20005 or addressed to 

the e-mail address murdock@nmb.gov or 

faxed to 202–692–5081. Please specify 

the complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be directed to June D. W. King 

at 202–692–5010 or via Internet address 

king@nmb.gov. Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD/TDY) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339. 

[FR Doc. 05–19482 Filed 9–28–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7550–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. 50–184] 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, National Bureau of 

Standards Reactor; Notice of Intent To 

Prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement and Conduct Scoping 

Process 

The National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST), formerly known 

as the National Bureau of Standards, has 

submitted an application for renewal of 

Facility Operating License No. TR–5 for 

an additional 20 years of operation at 

the National Bureau of Standards 

Reactor (NBSR). The NBSR is located in 

Montgomery County in Maryland, about 

20 miles northwest of Washington, DC. 

The operating license for the NBSR 

expired on May 16, 2004. The 

application for license renewal, which 

included an environmental report (ER), 

was received on April 9, 2004. A notice 

of receipt and availability of the 

application was published in the 

Federal Register on May 12, 2004 (69 

FR 26414). A notice of acceptance for 

docketing of the application and a 

notice of opportunity for hearing 

regarding renewal of the facility 

operating licenses was published in the 

Federal Register on September 21, 2004 

(69 FR 56462). The purpose of this 

notice is to inform the public that the 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

(NRC) will be preparing an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) in 

support of the review of the license 

renewal application and to provide the 

public an opportunity to participate in 

the environmental scoping process, as 

defined in 10 CFR 51.29. In addition, as 

outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, ‘‘Coordination 

with the National Environmental Policy 

Act,’’ the NRC plans to coordinate 

compliance with Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act in 

meeting the requirements of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA). 

In accordance with 10 CFR 50.20 and 

10 CFR 51.45, NIST submitted the ER as 

part of the application. The ER was 

prepared pursuant to 10 CFR part 51 

and is available for public inspection at 

the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), 

located at One White Flint North, 11555 

Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, 

Maryland 20852, or from the Publicly 

Available Records component of NRC’s 

Agencywide Documents Access and 

Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS 

is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/ 

reading-rm/adams.html, which 

provides access through the NRC’s 

Electronic Reading Room link. Persons 

who do not have access to ADAMS, or 

who encounter problems in accessing 

the documents located in ADAMS, 

should contact the NRC’s PDR Reference 

staff at 1–800–397–4209, or (301) 415–

4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. 

This notice advises the public that the 

NRC intends to gather the information 

necessary to prepare an EIS 

documenting the staff’s environmental 

review of the application for renewal of 

the NBSR operating license for an 

additional 20 years. Alternatives to the 

proposed action (license renewal), 

including the no-action alternative will 

be considered. The NRC is required by