[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 6374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3044]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Notice of the Proposed Appointment of Teresa E. Poust to the 
National Indian Gaming Commission

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice informs the public of the proposed appointment of 
Teresa E. Poust as an associate member of the National Indian Gaming 
Commission. Interested parties have 30 days to comment on this proposed 
appointment.

DATES: Comments must be received before or on March 11, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted to the Director, Executive 
Secretariat, United States Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, 
N.W., Mail Stop 7229, Washington, D.C. 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Louis G. Leonard, III, Attorney-
Advisor, Division of General Law, United States Department of the 
Interior, 1849 C Street, N.W., Mail Stop 6531, Washington, D.C. 20240; 
telephone 202-208-5216.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act establishes 
the National Indian Gaming Commission (Commission), composed of three 
full-time members, a chairman, and two associate members. 25 U.S.C. 
section 2704(b). Commission members serve for a term of 3 years. 25 
U.S.C. section 2704(b)(4)(A). The chairman is appointed by the 
President with the advice and consent of the Senate. 25 U.S.C. section 
2704(b)(1)(A). The two associate members are appointed by the Secretary 
of the Interior. 25 U.S.C. section 2704(b)(1)(B). Before appointing an 
associate member to the Commission, the Secretary must ``publish in the 
Federal Register the name and other information the Secretary deems 
pertinent regarding a nominee for membership on the Commission and 
shall allow a period of not less than thirty days for receipt of public 
comment.'' 25 U.S.C. section 2704(b)(2)(B). Notice is hereby given of 
the proposed appointment by the Secretary of Teresa E. Poust as an 
associate member of the Commission for a term of 3 years.
    Since 1992, Ms. Poust has served in several capacities as an 
attorney and administrator for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Most 
recently, as the Tribal Administrator, she directed 13 Tribal 
departments including Law Enforcement, Human Resources, and Social 
Services, and supervised Federal contracts and grant programs 
involving, among others, the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. 
Previously, in positions as Tribal Comprehensive Planner and Contract 
and Grants Attorney, Ms. Poust oversaw the Tribe's compliance with 
Federal and State law and regularly addressed Tribal gaming issues. She 
also served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Tribe's 
gaming activities. In addition, in 1990 and 1991, while pursuing her 
law degree, Ms. Poust examined Indian law issues at a private law firm 
and at the National Advisory Council on Indian Education, both located 
in Washington, D.C. Ms. Poust also clerked in 1991 at the Division of 
Indian Affairs, Office of the Solicitor, Department of the Interior, 
and served as a research assistant for the Office of Trust and Economic 
Development, Bureau of Indian Affairs, in 1988.
    Ms. Poust is an enrolled member of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians 
of Atmore, Alabama, a federally recognized tribe. She received her 
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the California State 
University in Fullerton in 1989. In 1992, she earned a Juris Doctor 
from the Columbus School of Law of the Catholic University of America. 
She is professionally associated with the Alabama and Escambia County 
bar association. Ms. Poust does not appear to have any financial 
interests, management responsibilities, or other circumstances that 
would make her ineligible to serve on the Commission under 25 U.S.C. 
section 2704(b)(5).
    Any person wishing to submit comments on this proposed appointment 
may forward written comments to the address listed above. Comments must 
be received by the due date, which is 30 days from the date of the 
publication of this notice.

    Dated: February 3, 1999.
Edward B. Cohen,
Deputy Solicitor.
[FR Doc. 99-3044 Filed 2-8-99; 8:45 am]
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