Bureau of Indian Affairs
Oneida Indian Nation of New York - Trust Land Application – NEPA Environmental Impact Statement


Trust Land Application - NEPA Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) has been completed by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The FEIS is available for viewing and downloading by clicking here or on the Final EIS in the menu on the left.

For a Fact Sheet concerning the Final EIS and the Department’s Land-Into-Trust NEPA Preferred Alternative, please download by clicking here or in the menu on the left.

Next Steps:
There will be a 30-day waiting period following publication by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of a Notice of Availability (NOA) of the FEIS in the Federal Register on February 22, 2008.

The BIA will prepare a Record of Decision (ROD), which will constitute the final agency decision on the proposed action.

The ROD/final agency decision will be issued no sooner than March 25, 2008.