an extended comment period ending on November 18, 2013. In response to comments and changes in the plan for development of Camp 4, the BIA conducted another Environmental Assessment. A final, revised EA was published in May 2014 through a Notice of Availability, and comments on the revised Environmental Assessment were accepted through and extended comment period ending July 14, 2014. (8) Based on the comments submitted to the revised Environmental Assessment for the proposed Federal action to accept the fee-to-trust transfer for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, the Bureau of Indian Affairs issued a Finding of No Significant Impact on October 23, 2014. (9) On December 24, 2014, the Bureau of Indian Affairs Pacific Region issued a Notice of Decision indicating its intent to accept the fee-to-trust transfer of the Camp 4 land. (10) Throughout 2015, a number of parties appealed the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ proposed decision to take the Camp 4 land into trust on behalf of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. (11) On January 19, 2017, Department of the Interior Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Lawrence S. Roberts dismissed the appeals and affirmed the December 24, 2014, Bureau of Indian Affairs Pacific Region decision to place the Camp 4 land into trust on behalf of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. 3. Reaffirmation of status and actions (a) Ratification of trust status The action taken by the Secretary on January 20, 2016, to place approximately 1,427.28 acres of land located in Santa Barbara County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians is hereby ratified and confirmed as if that action had been taken under a Federal law specifically authorizing or directing that action. (b) Ratification of actions of the secretary The actions taken by the Secretary to assume jurisdiction over the appeals relating to the fee-to-trust acquisition of approximately 1,427.28 acres in Santa Barbara County, California, on January 20, 2015, is hereby ratified