[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 10048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5086]


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NATIONAL GAMBLING IMPACT STUDY COMMISSION


Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Gambling Impact Study Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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DATES: Monday, March 16, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., and Tuesday, March 
17, 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting site will be: The Westin, Copley Place, 10 
Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA.
    Written comments can be sent to the Commission at 800 North Capitol 
Street, N.W., Suite 450, Washington, D.C. 20008.

Status: The meeting will be open to the public both days.

Summary: At its second on-site meeting the National Gambling Impact 
Study Commission, established under Pub. L. 104-169, dated August 3, 
1996, will hear presentations from invited panels of speakers, conduct 
site visits, receive public comment, and conduct its normal meeting 
business.

Contact Person: For further information contact Amy Ricketts at (202) 
523-8217 or write to 800 North Capitol St., N.W, Suite 450, Washington, 
D.C. 20002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting agenda will include 
presentations from State and local officials; testimony from invited 
panels of experts on who plays lotteries, who wins and loses, lottery 
operations, and an introduction to Native American gaming; site visits 
to Foxwoods casino and lottery sales locations; normal meeting 
business; and an open forum period for public comment.
    The meeting will recess at 5:00 p.m. on March 16, while the 
Commissioners go on site visits. An open forum for public participation 
will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. on March 17 on items relevant 
to the Commission's work; the Commission is particularly interested in 
comments on lotteries and Native American gaming. Anyone wishing to 
make an oral presentation at the meeting must speak with Mr. Doug Seay 
by telephone at (202) 523-8217 no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 
March 11, 1998. No requests will be accepted before 9:00 a.m. (EST) the 
day this notice appears in the Federal Register.
    Open forum participants will be asked to provide name, organization 
(if applicable), address, and telephone number. No requests will be 
accepted via mail, facsimile, voice-mail or e-mail. A waiting list will 
be compiled once the allotted number of slots becomes filled. Oral 
presentations will be limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. If this 
is not enough time to complete comments, please restrict the three 
minutes to a summary of your comments and bring a typed copy of full 
comments to file with the Commission. Persons speaking at the forum are 
requested, but not required, to supply twenty (20) copies of their 
written statements to the registration desk prior to the evening 
session on March 17. Members of the public, on the waiting list or 
otherwise, are always invited to send written comments to the 
Commission at any time. However, if individuals wish to have their 
written comments placed into the record of the meeting, they must be 
received by the Commission by April 6, 1998. Each speaker is kindly 
asked to be prepared prior to their presentation; to refrain from any 
use of profanity, vulgar language, or obscene signage; to refrain from 
making any comments or disrupting sounds during the presentation of 
another speaker; and to remain seated. If visual aids are necessary 
during the course of a speaker's presentation, each speaker is 
responsible for providing the equipment to run the visual aid.
Nancy Mohr Kennedy,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 98-5086 Filed 2-26-98; 8:45 am]
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