[ The Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[National Indian Gaming Commission Semiannual Regulatory Agenda]
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Part LXI





National Indian Gaming Commission





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION (NIGC)                         
  
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NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION

25 CFR Ch. III

Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY: National Indian Gaming Commission.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: The National Indian Gaming Commission today is publishing an 
agenda of its open and anticipated rulemaking actions. The agenda is a 
general announcement to the public intended to provide notice of 
rulemaking actions in which the public may wish to participate. In the 
near future, the Commission intends to issue Notices of Proposed 
Rulemaking or Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking for rules 
concerning practice before the Commission; rules concerning hearings 
and appeals procedures; rules concerning enforcement; rules concerning 
definitions; rules revising the scope and review of management 
contracts; rules concerning net gaming revenue; rules revising tribal 
background investigation submission requirements and timing; rules 
concerning administrative fees; rules concerning public health and 
safety compliance; rules concerning compulsory process and testimony of 
employees; rules revising Freedom of Information Act Procedures; rules 
concerning gaming facility licensing standards; and rules concerning 
technical amendments to the Minimum Internal Control Standards. The 
Commission invites questions and public comment on individual agenda 
items.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Penny J. Coleman, National Indian 
Gaming Commission, 1441 L Street NW., 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, 
(202) 632-7003 (not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Executive Order 12866 
``Regulatory Planning and Review'' and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 
5 U.S.C. 605, executive agencies are required to publish semiannual 
regulatory agendas in the Federal Register in April and October of each 
year.

    The regulations being considered by the Commission are not 
``significant'' rules within the meaning of E.O. 12866, and no 
regulatory impact analysis is required. The Commission also has 
determined, under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, that the 
regulations under consideration will not have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. 
Accordingly, no Regulatory Flexibility Analysis is required. The 
proposed rules are not covered under section 202 of the Unfunded 
Mandates Reform Act (Pub. L. 104-4), as they are not Federal 
mandates that may result in an expenditure of $100 million or more 
in any 1 year by State, local, or tribal governments, in the 
aggregate, or the private sector. Further, these proposed rules are 
not considered major under 5 U.S.C. 801 enacted by Public Law 104-
121 and, therefore, are not subject to section 801's 60-day 
deferral requirement.

    For this edition of the Commission's regulatory agenda, the 
most important significant regulatory actions are included in The 
Regulatory Plan, which appears in part II of this issue of the 
Federal Register. The Regulatory Plan entries are listed in the 
table of contents below and are denoted by a bracketed bold 
reference, which directs the reader to the appropriate sequence 
number in part II.

Tadd M. Johnson,

Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission.

                                               Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
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4565         Game Classification (Reg Plan Seq. No. 172)..........................................    3141-AA12
4566         Self-Regulation Certification for Class III Gaming Operations (Reg Plan Seq. No. 173)    3141-AA22
4567         Gaming Facility Licensing Standards..................................................   3141-AA23
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.


                                                Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
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4568         Minimum Internal Control Standards for Tribal Gaming Operations (Reg Plan Seq. No.
            174)..................................................................................   3141-AA11
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.


                                                Long-Term Actions
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                                                                                                     Regulation
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  Number                                                                                               Number
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4569         Practice Before the Commission.......................................................    3141-AA07
4570         Hearings and Appeals Procedure.......................................................    3141-AA08
4571         Enforcement..........................................................................    3141-AA09
4572         Definitions..........................................................................    3141-AA10

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4573         Management Contracts.................................................................    3141-AA13
4574         Net Gaming Revenue...................................................................    3141-AA14
4575         Tribal Background Investigation Submission Requirements and Timing...................    3141-AA15
4576         Administrative Fees..................................................................    3141-AA16
4577         Public Health and Safety Compliance..................................................    3141-AA17
4578         Compulsory Process and Testimony of Employees........................................    3141-AA20
4579         Freedom of Information Act Procedures (Amendments)...................................    3141-AA21
4580         Technical Amendments to the Minimum Internal Control Standards.......................    3141-AA24
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                                                Completed Actions
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                                                                                                     Regulation
 Sequence                                           Title                                            Identifier
  Number                                                                                               Number
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4581         Issuance of Certificates of Self-Regulation to Tribes................................    3141-AA04
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NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION (NIGC)      Proposed Rule Stage
  
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4565. GAME CLASSIFICATION

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 172 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 3141-AA12
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4566. SELF-REGULATION CERTIFICATION FOR CLASS III GAMING OPERATIONS

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 173 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 3141-AA22
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4567. GAMING FACILITY LICENSING STANDARDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  25 USC 2706(b)(10); 25 USC 2710(b); 25 USC 2710(d)

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 522.4(b)(6); 25 CFR 522.6(b)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule establishes minimum standards which tribes will 
adopt when they license gaming facilities within their reservations 
pursuant to 25 USC 2710(b) and their tribal gaming ordinances.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            07/00/99
NPRM Comment Period End         09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Mai Dinh, Staff Attorney, National Indian Gaming 
Commission, 1441 L Street NW., Suite 9100, Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202 632-7003
Fax: 202 632-7066

RIN: 3141-AA23
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NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION (NIGC)         Final Rule Stage
  
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4568. MINIMUM INTERNAL CONTROL STANDARDS FOR TRIBAL GAMING OPERATIONS

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 174 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 3141-AA11

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NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION (NIGC)        Long-Term Actions
  
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4569. PRACTICE BEFORE THE COMMISSION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Penny J. Coleman
Phone: 202 632-7003
Fax: 202 632-7066

RIN: 3141-AA07
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4570. HEARINGS AND APPEALS PROCEDURE

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 522; 25 CFR 523; 25 CFR 524; 25 CFR 533; 25 CFR 
535; 25 CFR 539; 25 CFR 573; 25 CFR 575; 25 CFR 577

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Penny J. Coleman
Phone: 202 632-7003
Fax: 202 632-7066

RIN: 3141-AA08
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4571. ENFORCEMENT

Priority:  Other Significant

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 573

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Penny J. Coleman
Phone: 202 632-7003
Fax: 202 632-7066

RIN: 3141-AA09
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4572. DEFINITIONS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 502

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Penny J. Coleman
Phone: 202 632-7003
Fax: 202 632-7066

RIN: 3141-AA10
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4573. MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 531; 25 CFR 533; 25 CFR 536

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Penny J. Coleman
Phone: 202 632-7003
Fax: 202 632-7066

RIN: 3141-AA13
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4574. NET GAMING REVENUE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 571; 25 CFR 573

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Penny J. Coleman
Phone: 202 632-7003
Fax: 202 632-7066

RIN: 3141-AA14
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4575. TRIBAL BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND TIMING

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 556; 25 CFR 558

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Penny J. Coleman
Phone: 202 632-7003
Fax: 202 632-7066

RIN: 3141-AA15
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4576. ADMINISTRATIVE FEES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 514

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Penny J. Coleman
Phone: 202 632-7003
Fax: 202 632-7066

RIN: 3141-AA16
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4577. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMPLIANCE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 573

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Penny J. Coleman
Phone: 202 632-7003
Fax: 202 632-7066

RIN: 3141-AA17

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4578. COMPULSORY PROCESS AND TESTIMONY OF EMPLOYEES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  Not yet determined

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Penny J. Coleman
Phone: 202 632-7003
Fax: 202 632-7066

RIN: 3141-AA20
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4579. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT PROCEDURES (AMENDMENTS)

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 517.3; 25 CFR 517.6; 25 CFR 517.8

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jeanne McLaughlin
Phone: 202 632-7003
Fax: 202 632-7066

RIN: 3141-AA21
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4580.  TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE MINIMUM INTERNAL CONTROL 
STANDARDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  25 USC 2702; 25 USC 2706(b)(10)

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 542

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The National Indian Gaming Commission anticipates that there 
will be a need to make technical changes to the minimum internal 
control standards to respond to changes in technology and the gaming 
industry. Because these standards are established by Federal 
regulation, it is necessary to make the changes to the current 
standards. The benefit is better internal control standards and the 
anticipated costs are minimal.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            00/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Mai Dinh, Staff Attorney, National Indian Gaming 
Commission, 1441 L Street NW., Suite 9100, Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202 632-7003
Fax: 202 632-7066

RIN: 3141-AA24
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NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION (NIGC)        Completed Actions
  
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4581. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF SELF-REGULATION TO TRIBES

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  25 USC 2701 et seq; 25 USC 2710(c); 25 USC 2717(a)

CFR Citation:  25 CFR 581

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This rule will provide procedures for a tribe to petition the 
Commission for a certificate of self-regulation of class II and class 
III gaming. The rule will implement the statutory standards that must 
be met in order for the Commission to grant such a petition. The rule 
also will implement the Commission's authority to remove a certificate 
of self-regulation for just cause.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            03/12/98                    63 FR 12319
NPRM Comment Period End         05/11/98
Final Action                    08/06/98                    63 FR 41960
Final Action Effective          09/08/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Tribal

Agency Contact: Maria Getoff, Staff Attorney, National Indian Gaming 
Commission, 1441 L Street NW., Suite 9100, Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202 632-7003
Fax: 202 632-7066

RIN: 3141-AA04
[FR Doc. 98-24588 Filed 11-06-98; 8:45 am]
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