[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 26967-26968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11284]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Indian Gaming Commission
25 CFR Chapter III
Regulatory Review Schedule
AGENCY: National Indian Gaming Commission.
ACTION: Notice of comment periods on preliminary drafts.
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SUMMARY: On November 18, 2010, the National Indian Gaming Commission
(NIGC) issued a Notice of Inquiry and
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Notice of Consultation advising the public that the NIGC was conducting
a comprehensive review of its regulations and requesting public comment
on the process for conducting the regulatory review. On April 4, 2011,
after holding eight consultation meetings and reviewing all comments,
NIGC published a Notice of Regulatory Review Schedule setting out
detailed consultation schedules and review processes. NIGC divided the
regulations to be reviewed into five groups, and each group will be
reviewed in three phases, the Drafting Phase, the Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking phase, and the Notice of Final Rule Phase.
The purpose of this document is to establish a May 31, 2011,
deadline for submittal of written comments on the preliminary draft of
the fee regulation and to inform the public that the Commission will
provide at least 30 days for written comments on any preliminary drafts
circulated by the Commission during the Drafting Phase of the
Regulatory Review.
DATES: Submit comments on the preliminary draft of the fee regulation
by May 31, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments sent by electronic mail are strongly encouraged.
Electronic submissions should be directed to [email protected]. See
File Formats and Required Information for Submitting Comments under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, below, for instructions. Submissions sent by
regular mail should be addressed to Lael Echo-Hawk, Counselor to the
Chair, National Indian Gaming Commission, 1441 L Street NW., Suite
9100, Washington, DC 20005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lael Echo-Hawk, National Indian Gaming
Commission, 1441 L Street NW., Suite 9100 Washington, DC 20005.
Telephone: 202-632-7009; e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 18, 2010, NIGC issued a Notice
of Inquiry and Notice of Consultation advising the public that the NIGC
was conducting a comprehensive review of all regulations promulgated to
implement 25 U.S.C. 2701-2721 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
(IGRA) and requesting public comment on the process for conducting the
regulatory review. On April 4, 2011, NIGC published a Notice of
Regulatory Review Schedule setting out detailed consultation schedules
and review processes.
The Commission's regulatory review process establishes three phases
of review: A Drafting Phase, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Phase, and
a Notice of Final Rule Phase. The Drafting Phase is intended to provide
for tribal participation early in the drafting or amendment of any rule
with tribal implications. During the drafting phase, the Commission may
circulate a preliminary draft, preliminary proposed amendments to a
current regulation, or preliminary proposals provided by Tribes or
tribal organizations. The Drafting Phase includes an opportunity for
the public to provide written comments on preliminary drafts. On April
22, 2011, the Commission released a preliminary draft of amendments to
25 CFR Part 514. This document establishes a May 31, 2011 deadline to
provide written comments on the preliminary draft of Part 514.
This document also advises the public that any future preliminary
drafts of regulations or amendments released by the Commission will
include a deadline for the submittal of written comments to the
Commission. The Commission intends to provide the public at least 30
days for the submittal of written comments on preliminary drafts.
File Formats and Required Information for Submitting Comments
If submitting by electronic mail: send to [email protected] a
message containing the name of the person making the submission, his or
her title and organization (if the submission of an organization),
mailing address, telephone number, fax number (if any), and e-mail
address. The document itself must be sent as an attachment and must be
in a single file and in recent, if not current, versions of: (1) Adobe
Portable Document File (PDF) format (preferred); or (2) Microsoft Word
file formats.
If submitting by print only: Anyone who is unable to submit a
comment in electronic form should submit an original and two paper
copies by hand or by mail to the address listed above. Use of surface
mail is strongly discouraged owing to the uncertainty of timely
delivery.
Authority: 25 U.S.C. 2706(b)(10); E.O. 13175.
Tracie L. Stevens,
Chairwoman.
Steffani A. Cochran,
Vice-Chairwoman.
Daniel J. Little,
Associate Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2011-11284 Filed 5-9-11; 8:45 am]
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