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be admitted to the building. Please 

provide your name, telephone number 

and organization by close of business on 

June 1, 2012, to the contact person listed 

in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

below. Additionally, all visitors to Coast 

Guard Headquarters must produce valid 

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facility. 

For information on facilities or 

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or to request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact the person listed in FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: below as 

soon as possible. 

To facilitate public participation, we 

are inviting public comment on the 

issues to be considered by the 

committee as listed in the ‘‘Agenda’’ 

section below. Comments must be 

submitted in writing no later than June 

1, 2012, and must be identified by 

[USCG–2012–0359] and may be 

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• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

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Instructions: All submissions received 

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June 7th, 2012, after the committee 

completes its work on the agenda given 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

David Dean, GLPAC Assistant 

Designated Federal Officer (ADFO), 

Commandant (CG–5522), U.S. Coast 

Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street 

SW Stop 7580, Washington, DC 20593– 

7580; telephone 202–372–1533, fax 

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David.J.Dean@uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing or submitting 

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Operations, telephone 202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is given under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

(Pub. L. 92–463). GLPAC was 

established under the authority of 

46 U.S.C. 9307, and makes 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Homeland Security and the Coast Guard 

on matters relating to Great Lakes 

pilotage, including review of proposed 

Great Lakes pilotage regulations and 

policies. 

GLPAC expects to meet twice per year 

but may also meet at other times at the 

call of the Secretary. Further 

information about GLPAC is available 

by searching on ‘‘Great Lakes Pilotage 

Advisory Committee’’ at http:// 

www.faca.gov. 

Agenda 

The GLPAC will meet to review, 

discuss and formulate recommendations 

on the following issues: 

Relocating the Great Lakes Pilotage 

Division physical office from 

Washington, DC to Cleveland, OH. 

Comprehensive study of Great Lakes 

pilotage operations including detailed 

analysis of the existing bridge hour 

standard for pilotage operations, the 

seasonal pilotage work hour standard of 

1000/1800 hours for designated/ 

undesignated waters, the efficacy of the 

current billing scheme and alternatives, 

the standard for return on investment 

for pilotage operations, the use of a 

multi-year average of vessel traffic levels 

for annual projections of traffic, and a 

review of appropriate pilot 

compensation. 

Audits for the 2014 Appendix A 

rulemaking which establishes the rates 

that pilots can charge industry for their 

services. 

Memorandum of Arrangements 

between the U.S. and Canada 

concerning definitions and procedures 

for pilotage in the shared waters of the 

Great Lakes. 

Establishing a permanent split of St. 

Lawrence River pilotage assignments 

through a change point at Iroquois Lock. 

This will be followed by a public 

comment period of up to one hour. 

Speakers are requested to limit their 

comments to 5 minutes. 

More detailed information and 

materials relating to these issues appear 

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2012–0359’’ as your search term. 

Dated: April 18, 2012. 

D. A. Goward, 

Director Marine Transportation Systems, U.S. 

Coast Guard. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9889 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Indian Gaming Commission 

Submission of Information Collection 

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; 

Reinstatement 

AGENCY: National Indian Gaming 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Indian Gaming 

Commission (‘‘NIGC’’ or 

‘‘Commission’’), in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, is seeking 

reinstatement of approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget for 

collection of information for the 

following information collection 

activities: (1) Compliance and 

enforcement under the Indian Gaming 

Regulatory Act (IGRA) ; (2) approval of 

Class II background Investigation tribal 

licenses; (3) management contract 

regulations; (4) National Environmental 

Policy Act procedures; (5) annual fees 

payable by Indian gaming operations; 

(6) issuance of certificates of self 

regulation to tribes for Class II gaming; 

(7) minimum internal control standards; 

and (8) facility license review. These 

information collections have expired. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

May 25, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments can be mailed 

directly to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: Desk 

Officer for the National Indian Gaming 

Commission, 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including copies of 

the proposed collection of information 

and supporting documentation, contact 

Michael Hoenig, at (202) 632–7003; fax 

(202) 632–7066 (not toll-free numbers). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Request for Comments 

You are invited to comment on the 

following items to the Desk Office at 


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OMB at the citation in the ADDRESSES

section. 

(a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary 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 (including the 

hours and cost) of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumption used; 

(c) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; 

(d) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

collection techniques or forms of 

information technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

become a matter of public record. We 

will not request nor sponsor a collection 

of information, and you need not 

respond to such a request, if there is no 

valid Office of Management and Budget 

Control Number. 

II. Data 

Title: Compliance and Enforcement. 

OMB Control Number: 3141–0001. 

Background: IGRA governs the 

regulation of gaming on Indian lands. 

Although IGRA places primary 

responsibility with the tribes for 

regulating their gaming activity, 

§ 2706(b) directs the NIGC to monitor 

Class II gaming conducted on Indian 

lands on a continuing basis. IGRA 

authorizes the NIGC to access and 

inspect all papers, books and records 

relating to gross revenues of Class II 

gaming conducted on Indian lands and 

any other matters necessary to carry out 

the duties of the Commission. IGRA also 

requires tribes to provide NIGC with 

annual independent audits of gaming, 

including contracts in excess of 

$25,000.00. 25 U.S.C. 2710(b)(2)(c), (d); 

25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(1)(A)(ii). In 

accordance with these statutory 

responsibilities, NIGC regulations, 25 

CFR 571.7, requires Indian gaming 

operations to keep permanent financial 

records. NIGC regulations, 25 CFR 

571.12 and 571.13, require tribes to 

annually submit an independent audit 

of their gaming operations to NIGC. The 

NIGC uses this information to fulfill its 

statutory responsibilities under IGRA. 

Additionally, IGRA, 25 U.S.C. 2713, 

authorizes the NIGC Chair to issue 

notices of violation, civil fine 

assessments, and closure orders for 

violations of the Act or the 

Commission’s regulations. This 

authority is implemented through 25 

CFR part 575. The full Commission 

reviews these matters on appeal under 

25 CFR part 577. 

Brief Description of Collection: This 

collection is mandatory and allows the 

NIGC to conduct its statutory duty to 

regulate Indian gaming. No additional 

burden is imposed by the requirements 

to maintain customary business records 

and to allow NIGC personnel access to 

those records. 

Respondents: Indian tribal gaming 

operations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

422. 

Estimated Annual Responses: 1,395. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

range of time can vary from no 

additional burden hours to 50 burden 

hours for one item. 

Frequency of Response: Varies. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 6,752. 

Title: Approval of Class II and Class 

III Ordinances, Background 

Investigations and Gaming Licenses. 

OMB Control Number: 3141–0003. 

Background: The Act sets standards 

for the regulation of gaming, including 

requirements for approval or 

disapproval of tribal gaming ordinances. 

IGRA, § 2705(a)(3), requires the NIGC 

Chair to review all class II and class III 

tribal gaming ordinances. 

In accordance with this provision, 

NIGC regulations, 25 CFR 522.2, require 

tribes to submit to the NIGC: (1) A copy 

of the gaming ordinance to be approved, 

including a copy of the authorizing 

resolution by which it was enacted by 

the tribal government and a request for 

approval of the ordinance or resolution; 

(2) a description of procedures the tribe 

will employ in conducting background 

investigations on key employees or 

primary management officials; (3) a 

description of procedures the tribe will 

use to issue licenses to primary 

management officials and key 

employees; (4) copies of all gaming 

regulations; (5) a copy of any applicable 

tribal-state compact; (6) a description of 

dispute resolution procedures for 

disputes arising between the gaming 

public and the tribe or management 

contractor; (7) identification of the law 

enforcement agency that will take 

fingerprints and a description of the 

procedures for conducting criminal 

history checks; and (8) designation of an 

agent for service of process. 

Under NIGC regulations, 25 CFR 

522.3, tribes must submit any 

amendment to the ordinance or 

resolution for approval by the NIGC 

Chair. In this instance, the tribe must 

provide a copy of the authorizing 

resolution. The NIGC will use the 

information collected to approve or 

disapprove the ordinance or 

amendment. 

Section 2710 of the Act requires tribes 

to conduct background investigations on 

key employees and primary 

management officials involved in class 

II and class III gaming. NIGC 

regulations, 25 CFR 522.4(b)(4), require 

a tribe’s ordinance to provide that the 

tribe will perform background 

investigations and issue licenses for key 

employees and primary management 

officials according to requirements that 

are at least as stringent as those in NIGC 

regulations, 25 CFR parts 556 and 558. 

25 CFR parts 556 and 558 require tribes 

to perform each investigation using 

information such as name, address, 

previous employment records, previous 

relationships with either Indian tribes or 

the gaming industry, licensing relating 

to those relationships, any convictions, 

and any other information a tribe feels 

is relevant to the employment of the 

individuals being investigated. 25 CFR 

556.4. Tribes are then required to 

submit to the NIGC a copy of the 

completed employment applications 

and investigative reports and licensing 

eligibility determinations on key 

employees or primary management 

officials before issuing gaming licenses 

to those persons. 25 CFR 556.5. The 

NIGC uses this information to review 

the eligibility and suitability 

determinations tribes make and advises 

them if it disagrees with any particular 

determination. 

Brief Description of Collection: This 

collection is mandatory and allows the 

NIGC to carry out its statutory duties 

and gives the respondents standards for 

compliance. 

Respondents: Indian tribal gaming 

operations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

282. 

Estimated Annual Responses: 

112,677. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

range of time can vary from .5 burden 

hours to 80 burden hours for one item. 

Frequency of Response: Varies. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours on Respondents: 36,973 hours. 

Title: Management Contract 

Regulations. 

OMB Control Number: 3141–0004. 

Background: Subject to the approval 

of the NIGC Chair, an Indian tribe may 

enter into a gaming management 

contract for the operation and 

management of tribal gaming activity. 

25 U.S.C. 2710(e) and 2711. In 

approving a management contract, the 

Chair shall require and obtain the 

following: Name, address, and other 


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pertinent background information on 

each person or entity having a financial 

interest in, or management 

responsibility for such contract, and in 

the case of a corporation those 

individuals who serve on the board of 

directors of such corporation and 

certain stockholders; a description of 

previous experience that each person 

has had with other Indian gaming 

contracts or with the gaming industry 

including any gaming licenses which 

the person holds; and a complete 

financial statement of each person 

listed. 25 CFR 533.3; 25 CFR 537.1(b). 

Under NIGC regulations, 25 CFR part 

533, the Chair requires the submission 

of the contract to contain the following: 

original signatures; any collateral 

agreements to the contract; a tribal 

ordinance or resolution authorizing the 

submission and supporting 

documentation; a three-year business 

plan which sets forth the parties’ goals, 

objectives, budgets, financial plans, 

related matters, income statements, 

sources and use of funds statements for 

the previous three years; and, for any 

contract exceeding five years or which 

includes a management fee of more than 

30 percent, justification that the capital 

investment required and income 

projections for the gaming operation 

require the longer duration or the 

additional fee. 

Under NIGC regulations, 25 CFR part 

535, the Chair may approve a 

modification to a management contract 

or an assignment of that management 

contract based on information similar to 

that required under part 533. Part 535 

also specifies that the Chair may void a 

previous management contract approval 

and allows the parties the opportunity 

to submit information relevant to that 

determination. 

25 CFR part 537 specifies the 

requirements for submission of 

background information in 

amplification of the statutory 

requirement for obtaining information 

on persons and entities having a direct 

financial interest in or management 

responsibility for a management 

contract. Finally, 25 CFR part 539 

permits appeals to the Commission from 

a decision of the Chair to disapprove a 

management contract and allows the 

Indian tribe and the management 

company an opportunity to provide 

information relevant to that appeal. The 

NIGC will use the information collected 

to either approve or disapprove the 

contract or, in the case of an appeal, to 

grant or deny the appeal. 

Brief Description of Collection: This 

collection is mandatory, and the benefit 

to the respondents is the approval of 

Indian gaming management contracts. 

Respondents: Tribal governing bodies 

and management contractors. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

183 (submission of contracts, contract 

amendments, and background 

investigation submissions). 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

range of time can vary from no added 

burden hours to 50 burden hours for one 

item. 

Frequency of Response: Usually no 

more than once a year. 

Estimated Total Annual Hourly 

Burden to Respondents: Up to 3,890. 

Title: NEPA Procedures. 

OMB Control Number: 3141–0006. 

Background: NEPA requires federal 

agencies to analyze proposed major 

federal actions that significantly affect 

the quality of the human environment. 

The NIGC has identified one type of 

action it undertakes that requires review 

under NEPA—approving third-party 

management contracts for the operation 

of gaming activity under IGRA, 25 

U.S.C. 2711. Depending on the nature of 

the subject contract and other 

circumstances, approval of such 

management contracts may be 

categorically excluded from NEPA, it 

may require the preparation of an 

Environmental Assessment (‘‘EA’’), or it 

may require the preparation of an 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(‘‘EIS’’). In any case, the proponents of 

a management contract will be expected 

to submit information to the NIGC and 

assist in the development of the 

required NEPA documentation. 

Brief Description of Collection: This 

collection is mandatory under the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq., and 

White House Council on Environmental 

Quality regulations, 40 CFR 1500–1508. 

Respondents: Tribal governing bodies, 

management companies, and 

environmental consultants. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 6 

per year. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

range of time can vary from 1,300 to 

4,500 hours per response. This variation 

depends on whether the response is an 

EA or EIS. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 12,300 (6 EAs × 1,300 

hours) + 1 EIS at 4,500 hours for EIS. 

Title: Annual Fees Payable by Indian 

Gaming Operations. 

OMB Control Number: 3141–0007. 

Background: IGRA requires the NIGC 

to set an annual funding rate. The 

annual funding rate is the primary 

mechanism for NIGC funding under 

25 U.S.C. 2717, and NIGC regulations, 

25 CFR part 514 implements the 

requirement. Fees are computed on the 

basis of the assessable gross revenues of 

each gaming operation using rates set by 

the NIGC. The total of all fees assessed 

annually cannot exceed 0.08 percent of 

gross gaming revenue. Under its 

implementing regulation for the fee 

payment program, 25 C.F.R. part 514, 

the NIGC relies on a quarterly statement 

of gross gaming revenues provided by 

each gaming operation that is subject to 

the fee requirement. When the Office of 

Management and Budget last approved 

the collection of information for annual 

fees, the NIGC required quarterly 

submissions of fees and worksheets. 

Although the Commission later changed 

part 514 to require biannual 

submissions of fees and fee worksheets, 

the Agency has published a final rule in 

the Federal Register restoring the 

submission requirements to quarterly. 

That rule goes into effect on October 1, 

2012, and the implementation date for 

quarterly submissions is January 1, 

2013. The final rule can be found at 77 

FR 5178 and on the NIGC’s web site. 

The required information is needed for 

the NIGC to both set and adjust fee rates 

and to support the computation of fees 

paid by each gaming operation. 

Brief Description of Collection: This 

collection is mandatory and allows the 

NIGC to both set and adjust fee rates and 

to support the computation of fees paid 

by each gaming operation. 

Respondents: Indian tribal gaming 

operations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

446. 

Estimated Annual Responses: 892. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 

hours. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours per 

Respondent: 4. 

Frequency of Response: Twice per 

year. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,784 hours. 

Title: Issuance of Certificates of Self 

Regulation to Tribe for Class II Gaming, 

25 CFR part 518. 

OMB Control Number: 3141–0008. 

Background: IGRA allows any Indian 

tribe that has conducted class II gaming 

for at least three years to petition the 

NIGC for a certificate of self-regulation 

for its class II gaming operations. The 

NIGC will issue the certificate if it 

determines from available information 

that the tribe has conducted its gaming 

activity in a manner which has resulted 

in an effective and honest accounting of 

all revenues, a reputation for safe, fair, 

and honest operation of the gaming 

activity, and an enterprise free of 

evidence of criminal or dishonest 

activity. The tribe must also have 

adopted and implement proper 

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systems and conducted the gaming 

operation on a fiscally or economically 

sound basis. The implementing 

regulation at 25 CFR part 518 requires 

a tribe interested in receiving the 

certificate to file a petition with the 

NIGC describing, generally, the tribe’s 

gaming operations, its regulatory 

process, its uses of net gaming revenue, 

and its accounting and recordkeeping 

systems for the gaming operation. The 

tribe must also provide copies of various 

documents in support of the petition. 

Submission of the petition and 

supporting documentation is voluntary. 

The NIGC will use the information 

submitted by the respondent tribe in 

determining whether to issue the 

certificate of self-regulation. 

Those tribes who have been issued a 

certificate of self-regulation are required 

to submit annually a report to the NIGC. 

Such report shall set forth information 

to establish that the tribe has 

continuously met the eligibility 

requirements of 25 CFR 518.2 and the 

approval requirements of 25 CFR 518.4 

and shall include a report with 

supporting documentation which 

explains how tribal gaming revenues 

were used in accordance with the 

requirements of IGRA, 25 U.S.C. 

2710(b)(2)(B). 

Brief Description of Collection: This 

collection is voluntary for those tribes 

petitioning for a certificate of selfregulation and mandatory for those 

tribes who hold a certificate of selfregulation according to statutory 

regulations, and the benefit to the 

respondents is a reduction of the 

amount of fees assessed on class II 

gaming revenue by the NIGC. 

Respondents: Tribal governments; 

tribes who hold certificates of selfregulation; petition submission is 

voluntary; annual report submission is 

mandatory. 

Estimated Number of Voluntary 

Respondents: 0. 

Estimated Time per Voluntary 

Response: 0. 

Frequency of Response: At will. 

Estimated Total Annual Hourly 

Burden to Voluntary Respondents: 0. 

Number of Mandatory Respondents: 

2. 

Estimated Time per Mandatory 

Response: 50. 

Frequency of Mandatory Response: 

Annual. 

Estimated Total Annual Hourly 

Burden to Mandatory Respondents: 100. 

Title: Minimum Internal Control 

Standards. 

OMB Control Number: 3141–0009. 

Background: IGRA governs the 

regulation of gaming on Indian lands. 

Although the IGRA places primary 

responsibility with the tribes for 

regulating Class II gaming, Section 

2706(b) of IGRA directs the NIGC to 

monitor Class II gaming conducted on 

Indian lands on a continuing basis. 

IGRA authorizes the NIGC to access and 

inspect all papers, books and records 

relating to gross revenues of Class II 

gaming conducted on Indian lands and 

any other matters necessary to carry out 

the duties of the Commission. In 

accordance with these statutory 

responsibilities, NIGC regulations 

require tribal gaming regulatory 

authorities to establish and implement 

tribal internal control standards that 

provide a level of control that equals or 

exceeds those set out in part 543, 

establishing internal control standards. 

NIGC regulations, 25 CFR 543.3 require 

each affected gaming operation to 

develop and implement an internal 

control system that, at a minimum, 

complies with the tribal internal control 

standards established by the tribal 

gaming regulatory authority. Section 

543.3(f) requires tribes with gaming 

operations to engage a certified public 

accountant (CPA) to perform an agreedupon-procedures report to confirm 

compliance with the standards 

contained therein. The CPA is then 

required to report its findings to the 

tribe, tribal gaming regulatory authority, 

and management. 

Brief Description of Collection: This 

collection is mandatory according to 

statutory regulations, and allows the 

NIGC to confirm tribal compliance with 

the standards contained in the AgreedUpon-Procedures report. 

Respondents: Tribal governing bodies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

422. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Total Annual Hourly 

Burden to Respondents: 211 hours. 

Title: Facility License Standards. 

OMB Control Number: 3141–0012. 

Background: IGRA states that ‘‘a 

separate license issued by the Indian 

tribe shall be required for each place, 

facility, or location on Indian lands at 

which class II [and class III] gaming is 

conducted.’’ 25 U.S.C. 2710(b)(1) and 

(d)(1)(A)(iii). Further, IGRA requires 

‘‘the construction and maintenance of 

the gaming facilities, and the operation 

of that gaming is conducted in a manner 

which adequately protects the 

environment and public health and 

safety.’’ 25 U.S.C. 2710(b)(2)(E). 

NIGC regulations, part 559 requires 

that a tribe submit a notice to the NIGC 

that it is considering issuing a facility 

license, including applicable Indian 

lands information, at least 120 days 

before a new class II and/or class III 

gaming facility is opened. The amount 

of Indian lands information depends, in 

part, on whether the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs maintains the necessary records. 

The Indian lands information will 

continue to be utilized by the NIGC to 

ensure that its records are complete for 

internal purposes, such as assessing the 

NIGC’s jurisdiction to regulate the 

gaming on the parcel, as well as 

responding to inquiries from 

government agencies and Congress as to 

the statuses of lands where Indian 

gaming is proposed or occurring. 

Part 559 also requires that tribes 

submit copies of each newly issued or 

renewed facility license to the NIGC 

within 30 days of issuance, as well as 

notices of facility closures. This 

information will enable the NIGC to 

maintain accurate, up-to-date records of 

the Indian gaming facilities that are 

operating on Indian lands in the United 

States at any given point in time. 

Currently, facility licenses must be 

renewed every three years. With each 

new facility license, the Tribe must 

submit an attestation that it has 

identified and enforces environment 

and public health and safety laws and 

that the tribe is in compliance with 

those laws. Part 559 also requires tribes 

to submit a document listing all 

environmental and public safety laws, 

resolutions, codes, policies and 

standards applicable to its gaming 

facility. If the submitted laws, 

resolutions, etc. do not change, the tribe 

need only certify that fact when 

submitting a renewed facility license. 

Finally, the NIGC Chair has the 

discretion to request environmental and 

public health and safety documentation 

on occasions when there is an 

identified, substantial concern. Through 

these submissions, the NIGC can ensure 

that the tribes have determined that the 

construction, maintenance, and 

operation of their gaming facilities are 

conducted in a manner that adequately 

protects the environment and the public 

health and safety. 

This information collection serves 

two purposes: (i) To receive up-to-date 

information from tribes regarding the 

number of licensed Indian gaming 

facilities and the Indian lands status of 

the site of each gaming facility; and (ii) 

to obtain certifications from the tribes 

that the construction, maintenance, and 

operation of the gaming facilities are 

conducted in a manner that adequately 

protects the environment and the public 

health and safety. 

Brief Description of Collection: This 

collection is mandatory and enables the 

NIGC to conduct its statutory duty to 

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tribal gaming facilities are properly 

licensed by the tribes. 

Respondents: Indian tribal gaming 

operations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

565. 

Estimated Annual Responses: 75. 

Estimated Time per Response: The 

range of time can vary from 2 burden 

hours to 10 burden hours for one item. 

Frequency of Response: Varies. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: $13,125. 

Paxton Myers, 

Chief of Staff. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9922 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7565–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–MWR–INDU–0312–8330; 6065–4000– 

409] 

Final White-tailed Deer Management 

Plan/Environmental Impact Statement 

for Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service 

announces the availability of the Final 

White-tailed Deer Management Plan/ 

Environmental Impact Statement, 

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, 

Indiana. 

DATES: The Final White-tailed Deer 

Management Plan/Environmental 

Impact Statement (Plan/EIS) will remain 

available for public review for 30 days 

following the publishing of the notice of 

availability in the Federal Register by 

the Environmental Protection Agency. 

ADDRESSES: The Plan/EIS is available 

via the Internet through the NPS 

Planning, Environment, and Public 

Comment Web site (http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/INDU); click on 

the link for the Plan/EIS. You may also 

obtain a copy of the Plan/EIS by sending 

a request to Randy Knutson, Wildlife 

Biologist, Indiana Dunes National 

Lakeshore, 1100 North Mineral Springs 

Road, Porter, Indiana 46304; telephone 

219–395–1550. A copy may also be 

picked-up in person at the National 

Lakeshore’s headquarters at the address 

listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Superintendent Constantine Dillon, 

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, at 

the address above or by telephone at 

219–395–1699. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Plan/ 

EIS describes four alternatives for the 

management of deer at the National 

Lakeshore. Action is needed at this time 

to ensure that the local deer population 

does not become a dominant force that 

negatively influences ecosystem 

components within the National 

Lakeshore, such as sensitive vegetation 

or other wildlife. Impacts to these 

National Lakeshore resources would 

compromise its purpose to preserve the 

exceptional biodiversity found within 

its boundaries. The National Lakeshore 

staff currently implements resource 

management actions to protect other 

resources but no specific deer 

management plan exists. 

Under Alternative A (no action), 

current deer management actions 

(including limited fencing, limited use 

of repellents, and inventorying and 

monitoring efforts) would continue; no 

new deer management actions would be 

taken. Alternative B would include all 

actions described under Alternative A, 

but would also incorporate non-lethal 

actions to possibly reduce deer numbers 

in the lakeshore. The additional actions 

would include the construction of 

additional small- and new large-scale 

exclosures, more extensive use of 

repellents in areas where fenced 

exclosures would not be appropriate or 

feasible, and phasing in reproductive 

control of does when there is a federally 

approved fertility control agent for 

application to free-ranging populations 

that provides multi-year (three to five 

years) efficacy for does. Alternative C 

would include all actions described 

under Alternative A, but would also 

incorporate a direct reduction of the 

deer herd size through sharpshooting 

and capture/euthanasia, where 

appropriate. Alternative D (the preferred 

alternative) would also include all the 

actions described under Alternative A, 

but would incorporate a combination of 

specific lethal and non-lethal actions 

from Alternatives B and C. These 

actions would include the reduction of 

the deer herd through sharpshooting, in 

combination with capture/euthanasia 

and phasing in reproductive control of 

does (as described in alternative B) for 

longer-term maintenance of lower herd 

numbers when there is a federally 

approved fertility control agent for 

application to free-ranging populations 

that provides multi-year (three to five 

years) efficacy for does. 

The potential environmental 

consequences of the alternatives are 

addressed for vegetation, soils and water 

quality, white-tailed deer, other wildlife 

and wildlife habitat, sensitive and rare 

species, archeological resources, 

cultural landscapes, visitor use and 

experience, social values, visitor and 

employee health and safety, 

soundscapes, socioeconomic conditions, 

and National Lakeshore management 

and operations. 

Dated: March 26, 2012. 

Michael T. Reynolds, 

Regional Director, Midwest Region. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9972 Filed 4–24–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–FH–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[Docket No. BOEM–2012–0011] 

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 

Renewable Energy Program Leasing 

for Marine Hydrokinetic Technology 

Testing Offshore Florida 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of the Availability of an 

Environmental Assessment. 

SUMMARY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM) has prepared an 

environmental assessment (EA) 

considering the reasonably foreseeable 

environmental impacts and 

socioeconomic effects of issuing a lease 

in Official Protraction Diagram NG 17– 

06, Blocks 7003, 7053, and 7054, 

offshore Florida. The proposed lease 

would authorize technology testing 

activities, including the installation, 

operation, relocation, and 

decommissioning of technology testing 

facilities. The purpose of this notice is 

to inform the public of the availability 

of the EA for review and to solicit 

public comments on the EA. 

Pursuant to 36 CFR 800.4(d)(1), which 

is a section in the regulations 

implementing section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act, 16 

U.S.C. 470f, BOEM has made a finding 

of ‘‘no historic properties affected’’ for 

this proposed project. The finding and 

supporting documentation have been 

submitted to the Florida State Historic 

Preservation Officer and the Advisory 

Council on Historic Preservation and are 

included in the EA for public 

inspection. 

BOEM will conduct a public 

information session at the following 

location and time to explain the 

proposed activities and provide 

additional opportunities for public 

input on the EA: Broward County Main 

Library, 100 S Andrews Ave., Fort 

Lauderdale, Florida 33301–7528, 

Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 2 p.m. 

The EA and information on the public 

session can be found online at: http:// 

www.boem.gov/Renewable-EnergyProgram/State-Activities/Florida.aspx. 


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