[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 48 (Thursday, March 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 12318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6281]



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NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION


Fee Rates

AGENCY: National Indian Gaming Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 25 CFR 514.1 is being amended to 
include class III revenues in the revenue base, eliminate the minimum 
rate that can be charged, and increase the total amount of fees that 
can be imposed. These amendments are being published in the Federal 
Register today and will become effective on April 13, 1998.
    Pursuant to 25 CFR 514.1(a)(3), the National Indian Gaming 
Commission has adopted preliminarily annual fee rates of 0.00% for tier 
1 and 0.08% (.0008) for tier 2 for calendar year 1998. These rates 
shall apply to all assessable gross revenues from each gaming operation 
under the jurisdiction of the Commission.
    All fee payments for calendar year 1998 should be made under the 
regulations as amended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cindy Altimus, National Indian Gaming Commission, 1441 L Street, NW, 
Suite 9100, Washington, DC 20005; telephone 202/632-7003; fax 202/632-
7066 (these are not toll-free numbers).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act established 
the National Indian Gaming Commission which is charged with, among 
other things, regulating gaming on Indian lands. Recent amendments to 
the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act add class III gaming revenues to the 
assessable gross revenue base, increase the total amount of fees that 
can be imposed, eliminate the minimum rate that can be charged, and 
provide for an exemption for self-regulated tribes such as the 
Mississippi Band of Choctaw.
    The regulations of the Commission (25 CFR part 514), as amended, 
provided for a system of fee assessment and payment that is self-
administered by gaming operations. Pursuant to those regulations, the 
Commission is required to adopt and communicate assessment rates; the 
gaming operations are required to apply those rates to their revenues, 
compute the fees to be paid, report the revenues, and remit the fees to 
the Commission on a quarterly basis.
    The regulations of the Commission and the rate being adopted today 
are effective for calendar year 1998. Therefore, all gaming operations 
within the jurisdiction of the Commission are required to self-
administer the provisions of these regulations and report and pay any 
fees that are due to the Commission by March 31, 1998 or no later than 
April 13, 1998, the date the amendments become effective.
Larry D. Rosenthal,
Chief of Staff, National Indian Gaming Commission.
[FR Doc. 98-6281 Filed 3-11-98; 8:45 am]
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