{"abstract":"This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), in cooperation with the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians (Tribe), intends to gather the information necessary for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the conveyance into trust of 164.22 acres of land currently held by the Tribe in the City of South Bend, Indiana. The purpose of the proposed action is to help create a tribal land base and to meet the Tribe's economic development needs in Indiana. The Tribe is federally recognized, but does not currently have a federally protected reservation or have land that is held in trust for the Tribe by the United States in the State of Indiana. This notice also announces a public scoping meeting to identify potential issues, alternatives, and content for inclusion in the EIS.","action":"Notice.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Indian Affairs","name":"Indian Affairs Bureau","id":234,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/indian-affairs-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/234","parent_id":253,"slug":"indian-affairs-bureau"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2012/08/24/2012-20833.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"77 FR 51558","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2012-10-09","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The public scoping meeting will be held on September 27, 2012, and will begin at 6 p.m. and last until the last public comment is received. Written comments on the scope of the EIS or implementation of the proposal must arrive by October 9, 2012.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2012-20833","effective_on":null,"end_page":51559,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2012/08/24/2012-20833.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/08/24/2012-20833/notice-of-intent-to-prepare-an-environmental-impact-statement-for-the-proposed-pokagon-band-tribal","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2012-20833?publication_date=2012-08-24","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2012-08-24/2012-20833/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":407,"last_updated":"2026-08-23 18:15:06 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-08-24/pdf/2012-20833.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2012-20833.pdf?1345726551","publication_date":"2012-08-24","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2012/08/24/2012-20833.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2012-09-13T08:45:29Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":51558,"subtype":null,"title":"Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Pokagon Band Tribal Village Fee-to-Trust Acquisition and Casino Project in the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN","toc_doc":"Proposed Pokagon Band Tribal Village Fee-to-Trust Acquisition and Casino Project, City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN","toc_subject":"Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":77}