[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 26967-26968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11284]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Indian Gaming Commission

25 CFR Chapter III


Regulatory Review Schedule

AGENCY: National Indian Gaming Commission.

ACTION: Notice of comment periods on preliminary drafts.

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SUMMARY: On November 18, 2010, the National Indian Gaming Commission 
(NIGC) issued a Notice of Inquiry and

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Notice of Consultation advising the public that the NIGC was conducting 
a comprehensive review of its regulations and requesting public comment 
on the process for conducting the regulatory review. On April 4, 2011, 
after holding eight consultation meetings and reviewing all comments, 
NIGC published a Notice of Regulatory Review Schedule setting out 
detailed consultation schedules and review processes. NIGC divided the 
regulations to be reviewed into five groups, and each group will be 
reviewed in three phases, the Drafting Phase, the Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking phase, and the Notice of Final Rule Phase.
    The purpose of this document is to establish a May 31, 2011, 
deadline for submittal of written comments on the preliminary draft of 
the fee regulation and to inform the public that the Commission will 
provide at least 30 days for written comments on any preliminary drafts 
circulated by the Commission during the Drafting Phase of the 
Regulatory Review.

DATES: Submit comments on the preliminary draft of the fee regulation 
by May 31, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Comments sent by electronic mail are strongly encouraged. 
Electronic submissions should be directed to [email protected]. See 
File Formats and Required Information for Submitting Comments under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, below, for instructions. Submissions sent by 
regular mail should be addressed to Lael Echo-Hawk, Counselor to the 
Chair, National Indian Gaming Commission, 1441 L Street NW., Suite 
9100, Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lael Echo-Hawk, National Indian Gaming 
Commission, 1441 L Street NW., Suite 9100 Washington, DC 20005. 
Telephone: 202-632-7009; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 18, 2010, NIGC issued a Notice 
of Inquiry and Notice of Consultation advising the public that the NIGC 
was conducting a comprehensive review of all regulations promulgated to 
implement 25 U.S.C. 2701-2721 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
(IGRA) and requesting public comment on the process for conducting the 
regulatory review. On April 4, 2011, NIGC published a Notice of 
Regulatory Review Schedule setting out detailed consultation schedules 
and review processes.
    The Commission's regulatory review process establishes three phases 
of review: A Drafting Phase, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Phase, and 
a Notice of Final Rule Phase. The Drafting Phase is intended to provide 
for tribal participation early in the drafting or amendment of any rule 
with tribal implications. During the drafting phase, the Commission may 
circulate a preliminary draft, preliminary proposed amendments to a 
current regulation, or preliminary proposals provided by Tribes or 
tribal organizations. The Drafting Phase includes an opportunity for 
the public to provide written comments on preliminary drafts. On April 
22, 2011, the Commission released a preliminary draft of amendments to 
25 CFR Part 514. This document establishes a May 31, 2011 deadline to 
provide written comments on the preliminary draft of Part 514.
    This document also advises the public that any future preliminary 
drafts of regulations or amendments released by the Commission will 
include a deadline for the submittal of written comments to the 
Commission. The Commission intends to provide the public at least 30 
days for the submittal of written comments on preliminary drafts.

File Formats and Required Information for Submitting Comments

    If submitting by electronic mail: send to [email protected] a 
message containing the name of the person making the submission, his or 
her title and organization (if the submission of an organization), 
mailing address, telephone number, fax number (if any), and e-mail 
address. The document itself must be sent as an attachment and must be 
in a single file and in recent, if not current, versions of: (1) Adobe 
Portable Document File (PDF) format (preferred); or (2) Microsoft Word 
file formats.
    If submitting by print only: Anyone who is unable to submit a 
comment in electronic form should submit an original and two paper 
copies by hand or by mail to the address listed above. Use of surface 
mail is strongly discouraged owing to the uncertainty of timely 
delivery.

    Authority: 25 U.S.C. 2706(b)(10); E.O. 13175.

Tracie L. Stevens,
Chairwoman.
Steffani A. Cochran,
Vice-Chairwoman.
Daniel J. Little,
Associate Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2011-11284 Filed 5-9-11; 8:45 am]
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