[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 8, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 33181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14100]
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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 additional regulatory groups to be discussed at
tribal consultations.
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SUMMARY: On November 18, 2010, the National Indian Gaming Commission
(NIGC) issued a Notice of Inquiry and Notice of Consultation advising
the public that the NIGC was conducting a comprehensive review of all
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 add regulatory groups to five
scheduled tribal consultations.
DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below for dates and locations of
consultations that will include additional regulatory groups for
discussion.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lael Echo-Hawk, National Indian Gaming
Commission, 1441 L Street, NW., Suite 9100, Washington, DC 20005.
Telephone: 202-632-7003; e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 18, 2010, the National Indian
Gaming Commission (NIGC) issued a Notice of Inquiry and Notice of
Consultation advising the public that it 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, after holding eight consultation meetings and reviewing all
comments, NIGC published a Notice of Regulatory Review Schedule in the
Federal Register setting out detailed consultation schedules and review
processes. (76 FR 18457, April 4, 2011).
The Commission's regulatory review process establishes a detailed
tribal consultation schedule with a description of the regulation
groups to be covered at each consultation. This document advises the
public that the agendas of the following tribal consultations are
amended to include review of all five regulatory groups.
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Consultation date Event Location Regulation group(s)
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July 20-21, 2011................... NIGC Consultation-- Route 66 Casino 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Southwest. Hotel, Albuquerque,
NM.
July 28-29, 2011................... NIGC Consultation-- DOI South Auditorium, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Northeast. Washington, DC.
Aug. 18-19, 2011................... Oklahoma Indian Gaming Tulsa, OK............ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Association Conference.
Aug. 25-26, 2011................... NIGC Consultation-- Wild Horse Resort 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Southwest. Casino, Scottsdale,
AZ.
Sept. 7-8, 2011.................... NIGC Consultation--United Radisson Hotel, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Tribes International Bismarck, ND.
Powwow.
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For additional information on consultation locations and times,
please refer to the Web site of the National Indian Gaming Commission,
http://www.nigc.gov. Please RSVP at [email protected].
Please note that the Commission intends to post all written
comments received during the regulatory review process on the Tribal
Consultation webpage of the NIGC Web site located at http://www.nigc.gov.
Authority: 25 U.S.C. 2706(b)(10); E.O. 13175.
Dated: June 3, 2011, Washington, DC.
Tracie L. Stevens,
Chairwoman.
Steffani A. Cochran,
Vice-Chairwoman.
Daniel J. Little,
Associate Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2011-14100 Filed 6-7-11; 8:45 am]
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