[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 194 (Friday, October 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 52411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24893]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
[K00160-95-35150]


National Indian Gaming Commission

ACTION: Notice of proposed appointment to the Commission.

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SUMMARY: The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) 
provides for appointment by the Secretary of the Interior of two 
associate members of the National Indian Gaming Commission after public 
notice and an opportunity for comment. Notice is hereby given of the 
proposed appointment of Philip N. Hogen as an associate member of the 
Commission.

DATES: Comments must be received by November 6, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to: Debbie Brown, Director, 
Division of Personnel Services, Minerals Management Service, Department 
of the Interior, 1849 C Street, N.W., Mail Stop 5459, Washington, D.C. 
20240-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon D. Eller or Debbie Brown (202) 
208-6702.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 5(a) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory 
Act (25 U.S.C. 2704(a)) establishes a three-member National Indian 
Gaming Commission within the Department of the Interior. The Act 
provides that the Chairman of the Commission is to be appointed by the 
President with advice and consent of the Senate. The two associate 
members of the Commission are to be appointed by the Secretary of the 
Interior (24 U.S.C. 2704(b)(1)). The Act provides that the Secretary 
shall publish notice of nominations for the associate member positions 
in the Federal Register and provide an opportunity for public comment 
(24 U.S.C. 2704 (b)(2)(B)).
    Notice is hereby given of the proposed appointment of Philip N. 
Hogen to be associate member of the Commission for a term of three 
years.
    Mr. Hogen is a partner in the law firm of DeMersseman Jensen in 
Rapid City, South Dakota, which he joined in 1993, where his practice 
focuses on litigation, Federal and administrative matters, and Indian 
law. In April 1992, Mr. Hogen became the first Director of the Office 
of American Indian Trust within the United States Department of the 
Interior. Prior to joining the Department of the Interior, Mr. Hogen 
served from 1981 to 1992 as the United States Attorney for the District 
of South Dakota. Before his appointment as U.S. Attorney, Mr. Hogen 
served as the States Attorney for Jackson County in Kadoka, South 
Dakota. He also served on the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Court of Appeals. In 
1973 and 1974, he served as Congressman Jim Abdnor's first 
Administrative Assistant. His professional activities have included 
serving as Chairman of the Indian Affairs Subcommittee of the Attorney 
General's Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys, and as President of the 
South Dakota States Attorneys Association and on the Board of Directors 
of the National District Attorneys Association. In 1988, Mr. Hogen 
received the Attorney General's Award for Dedication and Leadership in 
the prosecution of crimes within Indian country. Mr. Hogen graduated 
from Augustana College in 1967, and holds a Juris Doctor from the 
University of South Dakota School of Law (1970). He is an enrolled 
member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South 
Dakota.
    Persons wishing to comment on this proposed appointment may submit 
written comments to the address identified above. Comments must be 
received by the date indicated above, which is 30 days from the date of 
publication of this notice.

    Dated: September 26, 1995.
Bruce Babbitt,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 95-24893 Filed 10-5-95; 8:45 am]
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