[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 206 (Monday, October 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57139-57140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28564]


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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 sixth 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, receive 
public comment, and conduct its normal meeting business.

DATES: Tuesday, November 10, 8:00 a.m. to 5:05 p.m. and Wednesday, 
November 11, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting site will be: MGM Grand Hotel/Casino, 121-123 
Grand Ballroom, 3799 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109.
    Written comments can be sent to the Commission at 800 North Capitol 
Street, NW, Suite 450, Washington, DC 20002.

STATUS: The meeting will be open to the public both days. However, the 
Commission will enter executive session during its lunch period from 
12:30 to 1:45 p.m. on November 10, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact Craig 
Stevens at (202) 523-8217 or write to 800 North Capitol St., NW, Suite 
450, Washington, DC 20002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting agenda will include 
presentations from Federal, State and Local Officials; staff briefings 
on Sports Wagering and Youth and Adolescent Gambling; Presentations by 
expert panels on Sports Wagering, Neighborhood Gambling and Casinos 
Focused on Local Clientele, Gambling and Employment, Youth and 
Adolescent Gambling, Marketing, Advertising and Promotions, Industry 
Credit Practices and Procedures, and Nevada and Other Regulatory 
Models; normal meeting business; executive

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session; and an open forum period for public comment.
    An open forum for public participation will be held on November 10 
from 4:05 to 5:05 p.m. on issues relevant to the Commission's work. 
Anyone wishing to make an oral presentation must contact Mr. Tim 
Bidwill by telephone only at (202) 523-8217 no later than 5:00 p.m. 
(EST), November 6, 1998. No requests will be accepted before 9:00 a.m. 
(PST) or 12:00 p.m. (EST) the day this notice appears in the Federal 
Register.
    Callers will 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 
December 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. 98-28564 Filed 10-23-98; 8:45 am]
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