[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 3 (Friday, January 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-182]


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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, is submitting 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. The OMB will 
consider comments from the public on this information collection 
activity.

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 February 4, 
2002. When providing comment, a respondent should specify the 
particular collection activity to which the comment pertains. Send 
comments to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (Attn: Desk 
Officer for the National Indian Gaming Commission), Office of 
Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. The 
NIGC regulation to which the information collection pertains is 
available on the NIGC Web site, 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: 315.
    Estimated Annual Responses: 315.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours per Respondent: 120 hrs.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 37,800 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost Burden: $3,780,000.

Richard Schiff,
Deputy Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 02-182 Filed 1-3-02; 8:45 am]
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