53658 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 199 / Wednesday, October 15, 1997 / Notices

Description: This class exemption

exempts from the prohibited transaction

provisions of ERISA, certain

transactions involving an employee

benefit plan’s purchase of securities

which may aid the issuer of the

securities to reduce or retire

indebtedness to a party in interest.

Agency: Pension Welfare Benefits

Administration.

Title: Prohibited Transaction

Exemption 75–1.

OMB Number: 1210–0092

(reinstatement).

Frequency: On Occasion.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; Business or other for-profit;

Not-for-profit institutions.

Number of Respondents: 750.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: .08

seconds.

Total Burden Hours: 1.

Total Annualized capital/startup

costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): 0.

Description: This class exemption

from the prohibited transaction of

ERISA permits banks, registered brokerdealers and reporting dealers in

Government Securities who are parties

in interest to engage in certain kinds of

securities transaction with plans.

Agency: Pension Welfare Benefits

Administration.

Title: Prohibited Transaction

Exemption 88–59.

OMB Number: 1210–0095

(reinstatement).

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: Indivuduals or

households; Business or other for-profit;

Not-for-profit institutions.

Number of Respondents: 185.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: .32

seconds.

Total Burden Hours: 1.

Total Annualized capital/startup

costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): 0.

Description: This class exemption

exempts from the prohibited transaction

provisions of ERISA, certain

transactions involving residential

financing arrangements.

Theresa M. O’Malley,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–27251 Filed 10–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–29–M

NATIONAL GAMBLING IMPACT STUDY

COMMISSION

Meeting

AGENCY: National Gambling Impact

Study Commission.

Time and Date: Friday, October 31, 1997,

9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Place: The meeting site will be: The Grand

Ballroom, Washington Dulles Airport Hilton,

13869 Park Center Road, Herndon, VA 20171.

Status: The meeting will be open to the

public from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., except

that the meeting will be closed to the public

from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for the

purposes of considering internal personnel

rules and practices and to allow for

discussion of information of a personal

nature during the consideration of hiring

staff. Accordingly, it has been determined

that this portion of the meeting will concern

matters within sections 552b(c)(2) and (6) of

Title 5, United States Code, and will be duly

closed to public participation.

Notice: At its third public meeting, the

National Gambling Impact Study

Commission, established under Public Law

104–169, dated August 3, 1996, will hear

presentations from the National Research

Council and the Advisory Commission on

Intergovernmental Relations; receive an

update from the Research Subcommittee;

discuss the workplan; consider any

nominee(s) for executive director; discuss the

rules of operation; and review rules for

upcoming public comment.

Contact Persons: For further information,

contact Amy Ricketts at (202) 523–8217 or

write to 800 North Capitol Street, N.W., Suite

450, Washington, D.C. 20002.

Kay C. James,

Chair.

[FR Doc. 97–27226 Filed 10–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–ET–P

NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Hearing and Call for

Public Comment

ACTION: Notice of public hearing and

call for comment.

SUMMARY: The National Indian Gaming

Commission (NIGC) announces a public

hearing on the effect of the Indian

Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) and

NIGC regulations on Internet gambling

conducted by Indian Tribes.

DATE: The public hearing will be held

on Friday, November 14, from 9:00 a.m.

to 4:00 p.m. in Washington, D.C. An

open forum for public participation will

be held from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.

ADDRESS: The public hearing will be

held at the Department of Interior, Main

Auditorium, 1849 C Street, Washington,

DC.

WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS: Interested parties

are invited to submit comments and

materials to the NIGC. Such

submissions should be sent to Tina

Bloomquist, NIGC, 1441 L Street, NW,

Suite 9100, Washington, DC 20005. The

comment period closes December 5,

1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina

Bloomquist, NIGC (see ADDRESS section)

at (202) 632–7003.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Hearing

The NIGC will hear presentations

from invited panelists representing

Federal, State, Tribal and Corporate

interests. There will be an open forum

session of approximately two hours for

the public to address the NIGC on issues

relevant to the topic. Anyone wishing to

make an oral presentation at the hearing

should submit a request, in writing, to

Tina Bloomquist at the NIGC address

listed above, no later than October 30,

1997. Open forum participants should

provide their name, organization (if

any), address and phone number. Oral

presentations will be limited to five

minutes per speaker. Witnesses and

panelists should prepare their remarks

in writing and submit those remarks to

the NIGC prior to the hearing. Written

remarks should be limited to 5 pages,

single spaced. Witnesses and panelists

should bring 10 copies of their written

remarks to the hearing. Such remarks

will become part of the public comment

materials avaialble for inspection.

II. Written Submissions

Comments may be submitted by

facsimile transmission to Tina

Bloomquist at (202) 632–7066.

Comments may be filed before, during

or after the hearing, but no later than

December 5, 1997.

Written comments should include the

following information:

1. Name and affiliation of the individual

responding;

2. If applicable, information on the

submitter’s organization, including

the type of organization (e.g.,

business, trade group, university, or

non-profit organization) and the

respondent’s position.

III. Background

The NIGC was created by the Indian

Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988. 25

U.S.C. § 2701 et seq. The NIGC is

responsible for the regulation of most

forms of gaming on Indian lands.

Several Indian tribes currently offer

gambling opportunities over the

Internet, and others have expressed

interest in doing so. A significant