[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 165 (Wednesday, August 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 45520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22882]


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NATIONAL GAMBLING IMPACT STUDY COMMISSION


Meeting

AGENCY: National Gambling Impact Study Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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

DATE: Thursday, September 10, 1998, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESS: The meeting site will be: Mississippi Coast Coliseum & 
Convention Center, 2350 Beach Blvd., Biloxi, MS 39531.

DATE: Friday, September 11, 1998, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESS: The meeting site will be: Radisson Hotel New Orleans, 1500 
Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112.
    Written comments can be sent to the Commission at 800 North Capitol 
Street, N.W., Suite 450, Washington, D.C. 20002.

STATUS: The meeting will be open to the public both days. However, the 
Commission will enter executive session during its lunch period from 
12:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 11.

CONTACT PERSONS: For further information contact Craig Stevens at (202) 
523-8217 or write to 800 North Capitol St., N.W., Suite 450, 
Washington, D.C. 20002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will take place over a two-day 
period in two separate locations, Biloxi, Mississippi on September 10, 
and New Orleans, Louisiana on September 11. The meeting agenda will 
include presentations from State and Local Officials; staff briefings 
on Gambling Economics, Regulations, Treatment, and Crime; testimony 
from invited panels of speakers on Gambling and the National Economy, 
Gambling and Community Development, State Regulation, Pathological 
Gambling, and Gambling and Crime; normal meeting business; executive 
session; and an open forum period for public comment at both venues. An 
open forum for public participation will be held both days on issues 
relevant to the Commission's work. On September 10 in Biloxi, it will 
be held from 4:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. On September 11 in New Orleans, it 
will be held from 4:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Anyone wishing to make an oral 
presentation at either location must contact Mr. Tim Bidwill by 
telephone only at (202) 523-8217 no later than 5:00 p.m., September 4, 
1998. No requests will be accepted before 9:00 a.m. (EST), the day this 
notice appears in the Federal Register.
    Callers must specify which day they wish to speak. Callers will 
then be asked to provide name, organization (if applicable), address, 
and daytime telephone number. Call-backs from staff may be required. No 
requests will be accepted via mail, facsimile, e-mail, or voice 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 to three minutes a summary of your comments and bring a typed 
copy of full comments to file with the Commission. Persons speaking at 
a forum are requested, but not required, to supply twenty (20) copies 
of their written statements to the registration desk prior to the 
public comment period. 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 official record of the meeting, the 
Commission must receive them by October 1, 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. A 
complete list of guidelines is available on the Commission's web site: 
www.ngisc.gov.
Tim Bidwill,
Special Assistant to the Chairman.
[FR Doc. 98-22882 Filed 8-25-98; 8:45 am]
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