[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 16 (Monday, January 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3975-3976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01293]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[DR.5B711.IA000814]


Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Class III Tribal-
State Gaming Compact Process

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs is submitting to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for renewal for the collection 
of information for the Class III Tribal-State Gaming Compact Process. 
The information collection is currently authorized by OMB Control 
Number 1076-0172, which expires January 31, 2015.

DATE:  Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 25, 2015.

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to the 
Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at the Office of 
Management and Budget, by facsimile to (202) 395-5806 or you may send 
an email to: [email protected]. Please send a copy of your 
comments to Ms. Paula Hart, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of 
Indian Gaming, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop 3657, Washington, DC 20240; 
email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Paula Hart, telephone: (202) 219-
4066. You may review the information collection request online at 
http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of 
the Interior collections under review by OMB.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs is seeking renewal of the 
approval for the information collection conducted under 25 CFR 293, 
Class III Tribal-State Gaming Compact Process and the Indian Gaming 
Regulatory Act (IGRA), 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(A), (B) and (C), which 
authorizes the Secretary to approve, disapprove or ``consider 
approved'' (i.e., deemed approved) a tribal state gaming compact or 
compact amendment and publish notice of that approval or considered 
approval in the Federal Register. There are no changes being made to 
this information collection.

II. Request for Comments

    On September 19, 2014, the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs 
published a notice announcing the renewal of this information 
collection and provided a 60-day comment period in the Federal Register 
(79 FR 56397). There were no comments received in response to this 
notice.
    The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs requests your comments on 
this collection concerning: (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.
    Please note that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and an 
individual need not respond to, a collection of information unless it 
displays 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. Before 
including your address, phone number, email address or other personal 
identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your 
entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your 
comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public 
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1076-0172.
    Title: Class III Tribal-State Gaming Compact Process.
    Brief Description of Collection: The information collected includes 
tribal-state compacts or compact amendments entered into by Indian 
tribes and State governments. The Secretary of the Interior reviews 
this information and may approve, disapprove or consider the compact 
approved.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents: Indian tribes and State governments.
    Number of Respondents: 32 per year, on average.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Estimated Time per Response: 360 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 11,520 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Dollar Costs: $0.

    Dated: January 20, 2015.
Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action--Indian 
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-01293 Filed 1-23-15; 8:45 am]
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