[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60108-60109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24266]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Indian Gaming Commission


Fee Rate and Fingerprint Fees

AGENCY: National Indian Gaming Commission, DOI.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, that the National Indian Gaming 
Commission has adopted its annual fee rates of 0.00% for tier 1 and 
0.062%

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(.00062) for tier 2, which remain the same as current fee rates. The 
tier 2 annual fee rate maintains the lowest fee rate of the last nine 
years. These rates shall apply to all assessable gross revenues from 
each gaming operation under the jurisdiction of the Commission. If a 
tribe has a certificate of self-regulation, the fee rate on Class II 
revenues shall be 0.031% (.00031) which is one-half of the annual fee 
rate.
    The National Indian Gaming Commission has also adopted its 
fingerprint processing fee of $22 per card effective November 1, 2019. 
These new fee represent a $4 increase from the current fingerprint 
processing fee of $18 per card which have been in effect since 10/1/
2016. The increase for this year's fingerprint fee is a result of 
bolstering information security systems and additional measures 
necessary to ensure compliance with Federal Bureau of Investigation 
requirements. The annual fee rates and fingerprint fee being adopted 
here are effective November 1, 2019, and will remain in effect until 
the Commission adopts new rates and fee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yvonne Lee, National Indian Gaming 
Commission, 1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop #1621, Washington, DC 20240; 
telephone (202) 632-7003; fax (202) 632-7066.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) 
established the National Indian Gaming Commission, which is charged 
with regulating gaming on Indian lands.
    Commission regulations (25 CFR 514) provide for a system of fee 
assessment and payment that is self-administered by gaming operations. 
Pursuant to those regulations, the Commission is required to adopt and 
communicate assessment rates and the gaming operations are required to 
apply those rates to their revenues, compute the fees to be paid, 
report the revenues, and remit the fees to the Commission. All gaming 
operations within the jurisdiction of the Commission are required to 
self-administer the provisions of these regulations, and report and pay 
any fees that are due to the Commission.
    Pursuant to 25 CFR 514, the Commission must also review regularly 
the costs involved in processing fingerprint cards and set a fee based 
on fees charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and costs 
incurred by the Commission. Commission costs include Commission 
personnel, supplies, equipment costs, and postage to submit the results 
to the requesting tribe.

    Dated: November 1, 2019.
Kathryn C. Isom-Clause,
Vice Chair.

    Dated: November 1, 2019.
E. Sequoyah Simermeyer,
Associate Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 2019-24266 Filed 11-6-19; 8:45 am]
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