[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 36281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13021]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Indian Gaming Commission

25 CFR Part 537

RIN 3141-AA58


Background Investigations for Persons or Entities With a 
Financial Interest in or Having a Management Responsibility for a 
Management Contract

AGENCY: National Indian Gaming Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On December 2, 2021, the National Indian Gaming Commission 
published a proposed rule to amend the part 537 procedures for 
processing a request for approval of a management contract under the 
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. Comments sent to the listed email 
address, [email protected], may not have been received. In order to 
ensure that all submitted comments are received by the Commission for 
review, the NIGC is reopening the comment period for seven days to 
allow anyone that submitted comments during the original comment period 
to resubmit. If comments were submitted in any of the other methods 
specified in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the NIGC received those 
comments, and there is no need to resubmit.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published in the 
Federal Register on December 2, 2021, at 86 FR 68446, and corrected on 
January 14, 2022 at 87 FR 2383, is reopened. Comments should be 
received on or before June 23, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected].
     Mail: National Indian Gaming Commission, 1849 C Street NW, 
MS 1621, Washington, DC 20240.
     Fax comments to: National Indian Gaming Commission at 202-
632-0045.
     Hand Delivery: National Indian Gaming Commission, 90 K 
Street NE, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20002, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Hoenig, National Indian Gaming 
Commission; Telephone: (202) 632-7003.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    On December 2, 2021, the National Indian Gaming Commission 
published a proposed rule to amend its procedures for processing a 
request for approval of a management contract under the Indian Gaming 
Regulatory Act.

II. Reopening of Comment Period

    Due to technical difficulties, comments sent to the email address 
[email protected], may not have been received by the NIGC. The NIGC 
has since corrected the issue and the email address is able to receive 
submissions. So that the Commission may ensure that it may consider all 
comments, it is reopening the comment period for seven days. Please 
resubmit at comments sent via email to the same email address.

Michael Hoenig,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2022-13021 Filed 6-15-22; 8:45 am]
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