[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 113 (Friday, June 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32238-32239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15628]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Proposed
Cabazon Resource Recovery Park, Cabazon Indian Reservation, Indio, CA
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of DEIS and public hearing and public
comment dates.
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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 describes a proposed
resource recovery park and industrial area for the recycling, reuse and
transformation of waste streams of various types. This DEIS was
prepared by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, in cooperation with the
Cabazon Band of Mission Indians and their environmental consultants. A
description of the proposed project location and of the environmental
issues addressed in the DEIS are provided in the Supplementary
Information. This notice also announces a public hearing to receive
public comments on the DEIS.
This notice is published pursuant to Sec. 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.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before August 14, 1998.
All correspondence should show the following caption on the first page:
``DEIS Comments, Cabazon Resource Recovery Park, Cabazon Indian
Reservation, Indio, California.'' The public hearing will be held on
July 23, 1998 at the location shown below. We will consider all
comments sent during this period, or submitted at the hearing, in
preparing the Final Environmental Impact Statement.
ADDRESSES: Address comments to Ronald M. Jaeger, Area Director,
Sacramento Area Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 2800 Cottage Way,
Sacramento, CA 95825-1846. The public hearing will be held from 6:00
p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on July 23, 1998, at the Cabazon Band Council
Chambers, 84245 Indio Springs Dr., Indio, CA 92203. This hearing will
be co-hosted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Cabazon Band of
Mission Indians.
The DEIS is available for review at the Cabazon Band of Mission
Indians Administrative Offices, 84245 Indio Springs Dr., Indio, CA
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, CA 95825-1846,
telephone (916) 979-2575, extension 254.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Allan, 916-979-2575.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed action would approve a general
plan of development for the majority of Section 6 and a master lease of
the land from the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians to a tribally owned
corporation. The full development project is entitled the ``Cabazon
Resource Recovery Park'' (CRRP). The industrial and commercial
facilities planned for the CRRP are intended to be environmentally
responsible industries which individually and collectively implement
practical solutions to environmental and waste management problems of
several types. The integrated nature of the various types of facilities
planned is such that the output of some facilities would provide input
to others, enhancing the overall efficiency and effectiveness of both
the waste management and manufacturing projects. Existing projects and
those in development or proposed include a biomass power plant, a
biosolids recycling plant, a contaminated soil recycling plant, a tire
recycling and remanufacturing plant, a nickel wire recycling and
manufacturing plant, a waste food and green waste recycling facility,
an aquaculture facility, a materials recovery facility, a gasification
facility, a metals reclamation facility, a used oil recovery refinery,
a catalytic converter platinum recovery facility, construction and
demolition materials recovery facility, a fuels and chemicals storage
and distribution facility, a plant making speciality glass products
from reclaimed glass, a hazardous waste and hazardous commodity
processing and transfer facility, and associated support infrastructure
(railyards, sewage treatment, etc.). The project will meet all
applicable environmental standards and regulations.
The project is located in the Coachella Valley approximately one
mile northwest of the unincorporated town of
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Mecca. Section 6 is characterized by smooth topography and ranges in
elevation from 180 feet below to 146 feet below mean sea level. Section
6 is adjacent to, on its west and south sides, the Coachella Valley
Enterprise Zone; a 27,000 acre area established by the California
Legislature to create jobs and economic development.
The DEIS addresses the issues identified during scoping.
Alternatives to the proposed project that are considered in the DEIS
include the no action 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.
Dated: June 4, 1998.
Kevin Gover,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 98-15628 Filed 6-11-98; 8:45 am]
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