U.S. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

| April 24, 2012 1:00 PM

Finding of No Significant Impact Environment Assessment for the Moses Lake Tribal Trails Travel Plaza, Tracts 64 and 65, Orchard Tracts 33 19 28 Parcels 09038310 and 090384000, Moses Lake Washington, Grant County.

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

Northwest Regional Office

911 NE 11th Ave.

Portland, OR 97232-4169

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY

SUMMARY: This notice is to advise interested parties that an Environmental Assessment and a Finding of No Significant Impact concerning taking land into trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation (CCT) and constructing a proposed Moses Lake Tribal Trails Travel Plaza (Travel Plaza) consisting of a twelve position fueling station; a 3,500 square foot convenience store; integrated fast-food program serving breakfast, lunch; and, dinner items, and a 1,000 square foot smoke shop. The proposed Travel Plaza will be located on tax parcel #09038310 and adjacent to tax parcel #090384000 which will remain bare land. Both tax parcels are located near the intersection of Wanapum Drive and Lakeshore Drive, Moses Lake, Washington. Because of the tax parcels location, large truck fueling is not included in the site design.

The BIA has considered and analyzed the environmental effects of constructing and operating the Travel Plaza at Moses Lake, Washington, including the No Action Alternative. This notice is furnished as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Regulations (40 C.F.R. 1503 and 1506.9).

DATE OF NOTICE: Date published in local newspaper.

TO OBTAIN A COPY FONSI and/or EA: Contact Ms. Monica Desautel, Real Property and Acquisitions Manager, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, 28 Lakes Street, PO Box 150, Nespelem, WA 99155 (509)634-2420. E-mail: [email protected].

COMMENTS: Written comments relating to the BIA FONSI should be addressed to: Dr. B.J. Howerton, BIA, Northwest Region, 911 Northeast 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232-4169. Written comments will be received at this address until 30 days from the date this notice is made available to the interested public or published in the newspaper. Individual respondents 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. We will not; however, consider anonymous comments. 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.

This notice is provided as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Regulations (40 CFR 1503 and 1506.0) and the Department of Interior Manual (516 DM 106), and is in the exercise of authority delegated to the Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8.

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Pub.: April 24, 2012