• Skip to main content
  • Skip to site footer
NIGC Logo

National Indian Gaming Commission

MENUMENU
  • HOME
  • Commission
        • About Us
          • History
          • Agency Strategic Goals
          • Contact Us
          • Organizational Structure
          • Strategic Plan
          • Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey
          • Performance Dashboard
        • Commission Actions
          • Bulletins
          • Commission Final Decisions
          • Dear Tribal Letters
          • Enforcement Actions
          • NEPA Decision of Records
            • Categorical Exclusion Administrative
        • Commissioners
          • Speeches
          • Tribal Consultations
        • Past Commissioners
        • Frequently Asked Questions
        • Human Trafficking Resources
        • Office of Self-Regulation
        • Reports and Publications
  • Office of Chief of Staff
        • Compliance
          • Alternate Standards
          • Audit
          • Bulletins
          • Checklists and Worksheets
          • Regional Offices
        • Finance
          • Annual Commission Budgets
          • Annual Fees
          • Fingerprint Fees
          • Gross Gaming Revenue Reports
          • Management Contracts
        • Public Affairs
          • Biographies
          • Community Impact
          • Featured Articles
          • Legislative Affairs
          • Media Center
            • Seals and Graphics
            • Press Conferences & Transcripts
          • News Release
          • Reflecting on 30 Years of IGRA
          • Social Media
        • Technology
          • CJIS Resource Materials
          • Fingerprint Process
          • IT Vulnerability Assessment
          • Kiteworks Guide for External Users
          • Tech Alerts and Warnings
          • Tribal Access Portal
        • Training
          • Catalog of Courses
          • Environment, Public Health and Safety
          • Toolkits
          • Training Event Calendar
          • Video Library
  • Office of General Counsel
        • Compacts
        • Gaming Ordinances
        • Game Classification Opinions
        • Legal Opinions
          • Declination Letters
          • Indian Lands Opinions
          • Game Classification Opinions
        • NIGC Serves Cheat Sheet
        • Laws and Regulations
          • Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
          • Commission Regulations
          • EPHS Interpretive Rule
          • DOI Gaming Regulations
          • Johnson Act
          • Gaming Criminal Laws and Penalties
          • National Environmental Policy Act
  • I want to…
    • Contact the nearest NIGC office
    • Submit electronic financial statements
    • View upcoming training & events
    • Find the Minimum Internal Control Standards
    • See agency decisions and actions
    • View NIGC’s Indian gaming regulations
    • Request a legal opinion
    • Report A Violation
MENUMENU
  • HOME
  • Commission
        • About Us
          • History
          • Agency Strategic Goals
          • Contact Us
          • Organizational Structure
          • Strategic Plan
          • Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey
          • Performance Dashboard
        • Commission Actions
          • Bulletins
          • Commission Final Decisions
          • Dear Tribal Letters
          • Enforcement Actions
          • NEPA Decision of Records
            • Categorical Exclusion Administrative
        • Commissioners
          • Speeches
          • Tribal Consultations
        • Past Commissioners
        • Frequently Asked Questions
        • Human Trafficking Resources
        • Office of Self-Regulation
        • Reports and Publications
  • Office of Chief of Staff
        • Compliance
          • Alternate Standards
          • Audit
          • Bulletins
          • Checklists and Worksheets
          • Regional Offices
        • Finance
          • Annual Commission Budgets
          • Annual Fees
          • Fingerprint Fees
          • Gross Gaming Revenue Reports
          • Management Contracts
        • Public Affairs
          • Biographies
          • Community Impact
          • Featured Articles
          • Legislative Affairs
          • Media Center
            • Seals and Graphics
            • Press Conferences & Transcripts
          • News Release
          • Reflecting on 30 Years of IGRA
          • Social Media
        • Technology
          • CJIS Resource Materials
          • Fingerprint Process
          • IT Vulnerability Assessment
          • Kiteworks Guide for External Users
          • Tech Alerts and Warnings
          • Tribal Access Portal
        • Training
          • Catalog of Courses
          • Environment, Public Health and Safety
          • Toolkits
          • Training Event Calendar
          • Video Library
  • Office of General Counsel
        • Compacts
        • Gaming Ordinances
        • Game Classification Opinions
        • Legal Opinions
          • Declination Letters
          • Indian Lands Opinions
          • Game Classification Opinions
        • NIGC Serves Cheat Sheet
        • Laws and Regulations
          • Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
          • Commission Regulations
          • EPHS Interpretive Rule
          • DOI Gaming Regulations
          • Johnson Act
          • Gaming Criminal Laws and Penalties
          • National Environmental Policy Act
  • I want to…
    • Contact the nearest NIGC office
    • Submit electronic financial statements
    • View upcoming training & events
    • Find the Minimum Internal Control Standards
    • See agency decisions and actions
    • View NIGC’s Indian gaming regulations
    • Request a legal opinion
    • Report A Violation

Categorical Exclusion Administrative

Home › Commission › Commission Actions › NEPA Decision of Records › Categorical Exclusion Administrative

The documents listed below are associated with the Commissionโ€™s recently published โ€œProtocol for Categorical Exclusions Supplementing the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act for Certain National Indian Gaming Commission Actions and Activities.โ€  This documentation is part of the administrative record supporting the Commissionโ€™s proposed categorical exclusion and is comprised of comments submitted by the regulated community as well as the agencyโ€™s past Findings of No Significant Impact. For reference, the Commissionโ€™s proposed categorical exclusion was published in the Federal Register on January 11, 2017 and can be located at 82 Fed. Reg. 3352. The Commission will be actively accepting comments until March 12, 2017.

2015 Consultation NEPA Comments

Tribe Date Download
Warner Hospitality
2016-02-23 Download
Snell & Wilmer LLP
2016-02-23 Download
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
2015-02-17 Download
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
2015-06-22 Download
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
2015-06-16 Download
Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise
2015-06-22 Download
Jamul Indian Village of California
2015-06-22 Download
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma
2015-06-22 Download
Seneca Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma
2015-06-21 Download
Seminole Tribe of Florida
2015-06-19 Download
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
2015-06-19 Download
Chickasaw Nation
2015-06-19 Download
Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribe
2015-06-19 Download
Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
2015-06-19 Download
Shoshone Bannock Tribes
2015-06-17 Download
Seneca Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma
2015-05-04 Download
Quapaw Tribe of Indians
2015-04-30 Download
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
2015-04-28 Download

    Consultation Transcript

    Consultation Transcript Date Download
    Shawnee Consultation Transcript
    2015-04-30 Download
    San Diego Consultation Transcript
    2015-04-02 Download
    Rapid City Consultation Transcript
    Download
    Prior Lake Consultation Transcript
    2015-05-20 Download

      Comments on Draft NEPA Manual

      Name Date Download
      Jamul NEPA Comments
      2014-11-24 Download
      NEPA Comments Moore
      2014-11-16 Download
      Cayuga Nation NEPA Presentation
      2014-03-13 Download
      NIGA Proposal on NEPA
      2010-04-15 Download

        Past FONSIs

        Past FONSIs Date Download
        Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
        2006-03-10 Download
        Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
        2006-02-09 Download
        Mechoopda Indian Tribe of the Chico Rancheria
        2007-10-25 Download
        Peoria Tribe of Indians
        2007-10-01 Download
        Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
        2007-09-12 Download
        Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma
        2007-04-02 Download
        Pueblo of Nambe
        2007-03-12 Download
        Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians
        2006-03-31 Download
        Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma
        2006-03-30 Download
        Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians
        2005-09-21 Download
        Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana
        2005-02-01 Download
        San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians
        2004-11-04 Download
        Lummi Indian Business Council
        2004-04-01 Download
        Rincon San Luiseno Band of Mission Indians
        2003-11-14 Download
        United Auburn Indian Community
        2002-10-29 Download
        Augustine Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians
        2002-09-05 Download
        Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians Hotel and Casino Center
        2002-02-19 Download
        Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians
        2002-01-22 Download
        Lummi Indian Nation of Washington
        2001-12-11 Download
        Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians of California
        2001-07-13 Download
        Little River Band of Ottawa Indians 2001.06.14
        2001-06-14 Download
        Rincon San Luiseno Band of Mission Indians of California
        2001-06-04 Download
        Blue Lake Rancheria of California
        2001-06-01 Download
        Options for Categorical Exclusion CATEX
        2015-01-22 Download
        Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
        2000-09-22 Download
        Pala Mission Band of Indians
        2000-06-15 Download
        Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Gaming Facility
        1994-05-29 Download
        Ak-Chin Casino Project by the Ak-Chin Indian Community
        1994-04-21 Download
        Chehalis Tribal Government on the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
        1994-08-04 Download
          • SUBSCRIBE

          Enter your email address to subscribe to NIGC news and updates
          Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.
          Choose a category for updates:
          Loading

          About Us

          Contact Us

          Employment Opportunities

          Equal Employment Opportunity

          No Fear Act

          Privacy Act

          Accessibility Statement

          Freedom of Information Act

          Report A Violation

          Terms of Use

          Web and Privacy Policy

          Vulnerability Disclosure Policy

          NIGC Logo in Black

          National Indian Gaming Commission

          Return to top

          • Facebook
          • X
          • LinkedIn
          • YouTube

          Copyright © 2025 ยท All Rights Reserved by NIGC.gov