[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 229 (Friday, November 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66849-66850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29715]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Office of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs; Gaming on 
Trust Lands Acquired After October 17, 1988

AGENCY: Office of Indian Gaming Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of submission of information collection to the Office of 
Management and Budget.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affair (AS-IA) is submitting the 
information collection titled Gaming on Trust Lands Acquired After 
October 17, 1988, OMB Control Number 1076-0158, for review and renewal 
by the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior, Office of 
Management and Budget.

DATES: Submit comments or suggestions on or before December 29, 2003, 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Attention: Desk Officer for 
the Department of the Interior. You may submit comments on the 
information by facsimile at (202) 395-6566 or you may send an e-mail 
to: OIRA--DOCKET@ omb.eop.gov.
    Please send copy of comments to: George Skibine, Office of Indian 
Gaming Management, Mail Stop 4543-MIB, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20240, facsimile at (202) 273-3153.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may request further information or 
obtain copies of the information collection request submission from 
George Skibine at 202-219-4066.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The collection of information will ensure 
that the provisions of IGRA, the relevant provisions of Federal law and 
the trust obligations of the United States are met when federally 
recognized tribes seek a Secretarial determination that a gaming 
establishment would be in the best interest of the tribe and would not 
be detrimental to the surrounding community. Section 292.8 specifies 
the information collection requirement. An Indian tribe must ask the 
Secretary to make a determination that a gaming establishment would be 
in the best interest of the tribe and would not be detrimental to the 
surrounding community. The information to be collected includes: name 
of the tribe, tribal documents, description of the land to be acquired, 
proof of ownership, distance of land from the Indian tribe's 
reservation or trust lands and other documents deemed necessary. 
Collection of this information is currently authorized under an 
approval by OMB (OMB Control Number 1076-0158). All information is 
collected when the tribe submits a request for a secretarial 
determination that a gaming establishment would be in the best interest 
of the tribe and would not be detrimental to the surrounding community. 
Annual reporting and record keeping burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 1000 hours each for approximately 2 
respondents, including the time for reviewing instructions, researching 
existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and 
completing and reviewing the collection of information. Thus, the

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total annual reporting and record keeping burden for this collection is 
estimated to be 2,000 hours. A request for comments on this information 
collection request appeared in the Federal Register on August 25, 2003 
(68 FR 51030). No comments have been received.
    Request for Comments: The Bureau of Indian Affairs requests you to 
send your comments on this collection to the two locations listed in 
the ADDRESSES section. Your comments should address: (a) The necessity 
of this information collection for the proper performance of the 
functions of the agency, including whether the information will have 
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden (hours and cost) of the collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways we could 
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (d) ways we could minimize the burden of the collection 
of the information on the respondents, such as through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Please note that an agency may not sponsor or request, and an 
individual need not respond to, a collection of information unless it 
has a valid OMB Control Number.
    It is our policy to make all comments available to the public for 
review at the location listed in the ADDRESSES section, room 4543, 
during the hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., EST Monday through Friday except 
for legal holidays. If you wish to have your name and/or address 
withheld, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your 
comments. We will honor your request according to the requirements of 
the law. All comments from organizations or representatives will be 
available for review. We may withhold comments from review for other 
reasons.
    OMB has up to 60 days to make a decision on the submission for 
renewal, but may make the decision after 30 days. Therefore, to receive 
the best consideration of your comments, you should submit them closer 
to 30 days than 60 days.
    OMB Approval Number: 1076-0158.
    Title: Gaming on Trust Lands Acquired After October 17, 1988, 25 
CFR 292.
    Brief Description of collection: This is a voluntary submission by 
respondents.
    Type of review: Renewal.
    Respondents: Federally recognized Indian tribes.
    Number of Respondents: 2.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1000 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One time only.
    Total Annual Burden to Respondents: 2000 hours.

    Dated: November 6, 2003.
Aurene M. Martin,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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