[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 122 (Friday, June 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 34264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16257]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Cabazon
Section 6 General Plan, Cabazon Indian Reservation, Indio, California
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) 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, is now
available for public review and comment. The DEIS, prepared by the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in cooperation with the Cabazon Band of
Mission Indians, describes a proposed resource recovery park and
industrial area for the recycling, reuse and transformation of various
types of waste. A description of the proposed project location and of
the environmental issues addressed in the DEIS follow as supplementary
information. This notice also announces a public hearing, to be co-
hosted by the BIA and the Cabazon Band, to receive public comments on
the DEIS.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 27, 1999. Please
put the following caption on the first page of all correspondence:
``DEIS Comments, Cabazon Section 6 General Plan, Cabazon Indian
Reservation, Indio, California.'' The public hearing will be on July
21, 1999, from 6 to 8 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Ronald M. Jaeger, Area Director, Sacramento
Area Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento,
California 95825-1846. The public hearing will be held at the Cabazon
Band Council Chambers, 84245 Indio Springs Drive, Indio, California.
The DEIS is available for review at the Cabazon Band of Mission
Indians' Administrative Offices, 84245 Indio Springs Drive, Indio,
California 92203. To obtain a copy of the DEIS, please write or call
William Allan, Environmental Protection Specialist, Sacramento Area
Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento,
California 95825-1846, telephone (916) 979-2575, extension 254.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Allan (916) 979-2575,
extension 254.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed action is to approve (1) a
general plan of development, called the Cabazon Resource Recovery Park
(CRRP), for the majority of Section 6, and (2) a master lease of the
land from the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians to a tribally-owned
corporation. Section 6 is located in the Coachella Valley, California,
approximately one mile northwest of the unincorporated town of Mecca.
It is characterized by smooth topography, ranging in elevation from 180
feet below to 146 feet below mean sea level. Section 6 is adjacent on
its west and south sides to the Coachella Valley Enterprise Zone, a
27,000 acre area established by the California State Legislature to
create jobs and economic development.
The industrial and commercial facilities planned for the CRRP will
be environmentally responsible industries which individually and
collectively implement practical solutions to a variety of
environmental and waste management problems. The various types of
facilities will be integrated such that the output of some would
provide input to others, thus enhancing the overall efficiency and
effectiveness both of waste management and manufacturing projects.
Existing facilities and those in development or proposed are as
follows: (1) biomass power plant, (2) bio-solids recycling plant, (3)
contaminated soil recycling plant, (4) tire recycling and re-
manufacturing plant, (5) nickel wire recycling and manufacturing plant,
(6) waste food and green waste recycling facility, (7) aquaculture
facility, (8) materials recovery facility, (9) metals reclamation
facility, (10) gasification facility, (11) catalytic converter,
platinum recovery facility, (12) construction and demolition materials
recovery facility, (13) fuels and chemicals storage and distribution
facility, (14) used oil recovery refinery, (15) plant making speciality
glass products from reclaimed glass, (16) hazardous waste and hazardous
commodity processing and transfer facility, and (17) associated
supporting infrastructure (rail yards, sewage treatment, etc.). The
CRRP project will meet all applicable environmental standards and
regulations.
The DEIS addresses the issues identified during scoping. An earlier
version of the DEIS was issued on June 12, 1998 (63 FR 32238), but
withdrawn on January 15, 1999 (64 FR 2657). Comments received on the
earlier version were treated as comments on scoping. Alternatives to
the proposed project that are considered in the DEIS include the no
action alternative and a reduced project, which is the preferred
alternative. The environmental issues addressed in the DEIS include
land and water resources, air quality, living resources, cultural and
socioeconomic resources, land use, traffic, noise, public safety and
health, and visual resources.
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: June 21, 1999.
Kevin Gover,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 99-16257 Filed 6-24-99; 8:45 am]
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