[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 199 (Monday, October 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 52459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25830]


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NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION


Paperwork Reduction Act

AGENCY: National Indian Gaming Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC), in accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends to submit to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and extend 
approval for the information collection activity associated with the 
submission of an annual audit report pursuant to 25 CFR 542.3(d) by 
Indian tribes conducting gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. 
As to this information collection activity, the NIGC solicits public 
comment on: The need for the information; the practical utility of the 
information and whether the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of NIGC functions; the accuracy of the burden 
estimate; and ways that the NIGC might minimize this burden, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

DATES AND ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the NIGC's evaluation of the 
information collection activity and its request to OMB to extend 
approval for the information collection must be received by December 
14, 2001. When providing comment, a respondent should specify the 
particular collection activity to which the comment pertains. Send 
comments to: National Indian Gaming Commission (Attn: Michele 
Mitchell), 1441 L Street NW., Suite 9100, Washington, DC 20005. The 
NIGC regulation to which the information collection pertains is 
available on the NIGC website, www.nigc.gov. The regulation is also 
available by written request to the NIGC (Attn: Michele Mitchell), 1441 
L Street NW., Suite 9100, Washington, DC 20005, or by telephone request 
at (202) 632-7003. This is not a toll-free number. All other requests 
for information should be submitted to Michele Mitchell at the above 
address for the NIGC.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Minimum Internal Control Standards.
    OMB Number: 3141-0009.
    Abstract: The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., 
authorizes the NIGC to promulgate regulations sufficient to shield 
Indian gaming from corrupting influences, to ensure that the tribes are 
the primary beneficiaries of gaming and to assure that Indian gaming is 
fair and honest. The NIGC's Minimum Internal Control standards provide 
a baseline from which to gauge whether a tribe has implemented controls 
sufficient to protect the assets of its gaming operation(s). The 
information required by 25 CFR 542.3(d) is essential to the 
Commission's ability to fulfill its oversight responsibilities. This 
evaluation may be completed within the annual financial audit of the 
gaming operation and does not require a separate audit of the gaming 
operation's internal control system.
    Respondents: Indian tribal gaming operations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 320.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 320.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours per Respondent: 92 hrs.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 29,440 hours.

Jacqueline Agtuca,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 01-25830 Filed 10-12-01; 8:45 am]
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