99-916. Notice of Withdrawal of Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Cabazon Resource Recovery Park, Section 6 General Plan, Cabazon Indian Reservation, Indio, CA

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Notice of Withdrawal of Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Proposed Cabazon Resource Recovery Park, Section 6 
General Plan, Cabazon Indian Reservation, Indio, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement (DEIS) (63 FR 32238, June 12, 1998) for a proposed 
general plan and master lease of approximately 590 acres held in trust 
by the federal government for the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians in 
Riverside County, California, has been withdrawn. The DEIS described a 
proposed resource recovery park and industrial area for the recycling, 
reuse and transformation of waste streams of various types. The DEIS 
was prepared by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), in cooperation with 
the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians and their environmental 
consultants. The BIA proposes to issue an amended DEIS that addresses 
specific potential impacts of possible subleases and an expanded range 
of alternatives.

DATES: The withdrawal is effective February 15, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Address comments on the withdrawal to Ronald M. Jaeger, Area 
Director, Sacramento Area Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 2800 
Cottage Way, Sacramento, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Allan, Environmental 
Protection Specialist, at the above address, or by telephone at (916) 
979-2575, extension 254.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BIA will consider all comments received 
during the commenting period on the original DEIS or at the public 
hearing, in preparing the amended DEIS.
    This notice is published pursuant to Sec. 1506.6 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 7, 1999.
Kevin Gover,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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