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associated wiring resistance/voltage, per

McDonnell Douglas Alert Service Bulletin

DC10–29A142, Revision 01, dated October

21, 1999 (for Model DC–10 and MD–10 series

airplanes); or McDonnell Douglas Alert

Service Bulletin MD11–29A057, Revision 01,

dated October 21, 1999 (for Model MD–11

series airplanes); as applicable; at the

applicable time specified in paragraph (a)(1)

or (a)(2) of this AD.

(1) For Model DC–10 and MD–10 series

airplanes: Inspect within 6 months after the

effective date of this AD.

(2) For Model MD–11 series airplanes that

have accumulated 3,000 flight hours or more

as of the effective date of this AD: Inspect

within 6 months after the effective date of

this AD.

(3) For Model MD–11 series airplanes that

have accumulated less than 3,000 flight

hours as of the effective date of this AD:

Inspect within 6 months after accumulating

3,000 flight hours.

Condition 1, No Failures: Repetitive

Inspections

(b) If no failures are detected during the

inspection required by paragraph (a) of this

AD, repeat the inspection required by

paragraph (a) of this AD every 5,000 flight

hours.

Condition 2, Failure of Any Pump Motor:

Replacement and Repetitive Inspections

(c) If any pump motor fails during any

inspection required by paragraph (a) of this

AD, before further flight, replace the

auxiliary hydraulic pump with a serviceable

pump, per McDonnell Douglas Alert Service

Bulletin DC10–29A142, Revision 01, dated

October 21, 1999 (for Model DC–10 and MD–

10 series airplanes); or McDonnell Douglas

Alert Service Bulletin MD11–29A057,

Revision 01, dated October 21, 1999 (for

Model MD–11 series airplanes); as

applicable. Repeat the inspection required by

paragraph (a) of this AD every 5,000 flight

hours.

Condition 3, Failure of Any Wiring: Repair

and Repetitive Inspections

(d) If any wiring fails during any

inspection required by paragraph (a) of this

AD, before further flight, troubleshoot and

repair the wiring, per McDonnell Douglas

Alert Service Bulletin DC10–29A142,

Revision 01, dated October 21, 1999 (for

Model DC–10 and MD–10 series airplanes);

or McDonnell Douglas Alert Service Bulletin

MD11–29A057, Revision 01, dated October

21, 1999 (for Model MD–11 series airplanes);

as applicable. Repeat the inspection required

by paragraph (a) of this AD every 5,000 flight

hours.

Alternative Methods of Compliance

(e) An alternative method of compliance or

adjustment of the compliance time that

provides an acceptable level of safety may be

used if approved by the Manager, Los

Angeles Aircraft Certification Office (ACO),

FAA. Operators shall submit their requests

through an appropriate FAA Principal

Maintenance Inspector, who may add

comments and then send it to the Manager,

Los Angeles ACO.

Note 2: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the Los Angeles ACO.

Special Flight Permit

(f) Special flight permits may be issued in

accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199

of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

21.197 and 21.199) to operate the airplane to

a location where the requirements of this AD

can be accomplished.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on

November 20, 2000.

Donald L. Riggin,

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 00–30121 Filed 11–24–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING

COMMISSION

25 CFR Part 542

RIN 3141–AA24

Minimum Internal Control Standards

AGENCY: National Indian Gaming

Commission.

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed

rulemaking.

SUMMARY: The National Indian Gaming

Commission (the Commission) proposes

to revise its regulations establishing

minimum internal control standards

(MICS) for gaming operations on Indian

land. This notice announces the

initiation of the rulemaking process and

requests information relevant to revision

of the Commission’s regulations

governing minimum internal control

standards for gaming facilities operated

on Indian land.

DATES: Submit comments on or before

March 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments by mail,

facsimile, or delivery to: Minimum

Internal Control Standards, First

Revision Comments, National Indian

Gaming Commission, Suite 9100, 1441 L

Street NW., Washington, DC 20005. Fax

number: 202–632–7066 (not a toll-free

number). Public comments may be

delivered or inspected from 9 a.m. until

noon and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday

through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe

H. Smith at 503–326–7050, or by

facsimile at 503–326–5092 (not toll-free

numbers).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Introduction

The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act

(IGRA), 25 U.S.C. 2701–2721, was

signed into law on October 17, 1988,

creating the Commission and

establishing a comprehensive system for

regulating gambling activities on Indian

lands. Following a thorough rulemaking

process, that included a tribal advisory

committee and public hearings, the

Commission determined that minimum

internal control standards were needed

to ensure the integrity of gaming on

Indian lands and to safeguard this

source of tribal revenues. On January 5,

1999, the Commission published its

Minimum Internal Control Standards,

25 CFR Part 542. In developing the

MICS, the Commission anticipated that

the regulation would be subject to

periodic revision to maintain

consistency with evolving technology

and sound practice in the gaming

industry. The Commission recognized

the importance of ensuring that tribal

gaming operations were not locked into

internal control systems that contained

unworkable requirements or that placed

those operations at a competitive

disadvantage. Overall, implementation

of the MICS has had a positive impact

on the ability of tribal oversight officials

and the Commission to identify

potential threats to the integrity of

Indian gaming operations. As

anticipated, however, in the period

since publication of the MICS, there

have been changes in Indian gaming and

gaming technology that may need to be

reflected in the MICS. Additionally, as

gaming tribes and the Commission have

gained practical experience with the

MICS, it has become apparent that there

are some technical errors in the

regulation and that some of the

standards themselves may not be

operating as the Commission had

intended.

2. Advance Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking

To maintain the vitality of the MICS,

the Commission has determined that the

appropriate course of action is to

publish an Advance Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking to identify MICS provisions

that may be in need of revision after

more than a year of experience with

those regulations.

3. Request for Comments

Public comment is requested to assist

the Commission in the drafting of the

first revision to 25 CFR Part 542.

Comment is requested on the following

issues:

(a) What are the major difficulties that

have been encountered in the

implementation of the MICS in Indian

gaming facilities? How might the MICS

be revised to address such difficulties?

(b) What other problems, drafting

errors or inconsistencies do the MICS

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present? How should the Commission

address these?

(c) Are there any other areas that

should be addressed by the MICS? How

should the Commission address these?

The Commission solicits any

additional suggestions and/or

interpretations regarding the issues

raised in this Advance Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking.

4. Public Participation

As noted above, interested parties are

invited to submit comments on any or

all of these and other pertinent issues

related to revision of the MICS by March

2, 2001, in triplicate to Minimum

Internal Control Standards, First

Revision Comments, National Indian

Gaming Commission, Suite 9100, 1441 L

Street NW., Washington, DC. 20005. Fax

number: 202–632–7066 (not a toll-free

number). All written comments

submitted in response to this notice will

be available for inspection and copying

in the Commission office from 9 a.m.

until noon and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday. All timely

written submissions will be considered

in determining the nature of any

proposal.

Dated: November 20, 2000.

Richard Schiff,

Deputy Chief of Staff, National Indian

Gaming Commission.

[FR Doc. 00–30077 Filed 11–24–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7565–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

36 CFR Chapter I

Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory

Committee for Off-Road Driving

Regulations at Fire Island National

Seashore

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to establish a

negotiated rulemaking advisory

committee.

SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior

is giving notice of his intent to establish

the Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory

Committee for Off-Road Driving

Regulations at Fire Island National

Seashore to negotiate and develop a

proposed rule revising off-road vehicle

use regulations at Fire Island National

Seashore.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

comment on the proposal to create this

Committee. In addition, any persons

who believe that they will be affected

significantly by the proposed rule and

who believe their interests will not be

represented adequately by the persons

identified in this Notice of Intent are

invited to apply for or nominate another

person for membership on the

Committee. Each application must

contain the information described in the

‘‘Application for Membership’’ section

below. Applications or nominations for

membership on the Committee must be

received by close of business on

December 27, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments and applications

for membership should be submitted to

Constantine J. Dillon, Superintendent,

Fire Island National Seashore, 120

Laurel Street, Patchogue, New York

11772. Comments and applications

received will be available for inspection

at the address listed above from 8 a.m.,

to 4:30 p.m., EST, Monday through

Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Constantine J. Dillon, Superintendent,

Fire Island National Seashore, 120

Laurel Street, Patchogue, New York

11772; 631–289–4810, extension 225.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Secretary has determined that the

establishment of this committee is in the

public interest and supports the

National Park Service in performing its

duties and responsibilities under the

National Park Service Organic Act, 16

U.S.C. 1 et seq; the Endangered Species

Act, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq; and the Fire

Island National Seashore Act, 16 U.S.C.

459e et seq. Copies of the committee’s

charter will be filed with the

appropriate committees of Congress and

with the Library of Congress in

accordance with section 9(c) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5

U.S.C. Appendix. Establishment of the

Committee is in accordance with the

Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990, 5

U.S.C. 564,

The Committee will attempt, via faceto-face negotiations, to reach consensus

on concepts and language to use as the

basis for a proposed rule to be published

by the NPS in the Federal Register that

would revise existing regulations

codified at 36 CFR 7.20. The existing

regulations have not been effective in

resolving longstanding and

controversial resource management and

public use conflicts at the Seashore.

With the participation of

knowledgeable, affected parties, NPS

expects to develop a practical approach

to addressing these management and

public use issues involving the

protection of beach environments, their

associated floral and faunal

communities, and the public’s desire for

access to Federal lands by motorized

vehicles for access to homes and

businesses on the island.

Scope of the Proposed Rule

Within the constraints of NPS

statutory responsibilities to preserve

natural and cultural resources and to

provide for their enjoyment, the

Committee will evaluate and address

key issues including, but not limited to,

the designation of specific off-road

vehicle routes and areas; the periods of

the year and times of day during which

off-road vehicles may be operated; the

number and type of vehicles;

procedures for permits; and other

conditions that govern the operation of

off-road vehicles at Fire Island National

Seashore. It is anticipated that the

Committee will develop proposed

regulations in all of the abovereferenced areas.

List of Interests Significantly Affected

The National Park Service has

identified a number of interests who are

likely to be affected significantly by the

rule. Those parties are residents of Fire

Island; conservation and environmental

organizations; recreational fishing

organizations; off-road vehicle

organizations; local town governments;

commercial interests; and Federal, State

and regional land use management and

wildlife management agencies. Other

parties who believe they are likely to be

affected significantly by the rule may

apply for membership on the Committee

pursuant to the ‘‘Application for

Membership’’ section below.

Proposed Agenda and Schedule for

Publication of Proposed Rule

Members of the Committee, with the

assistance of a neutral facilitator, will

determine the agenda for the

Committee’s work. The National Park

Service expects to publish a proposed

rule in the Federal Register before

January 1, 2002.

Records of Meetings

In accordance with the requirements

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

5 U.S.C. Appendix 1994, the National

Park Service will keep a record of all

Committee meetings.

Administrative Support

To the extent authorized by law, the

National Park Service will fund the

costs of the Committee and provide

administrative support and technical

assistance for the expertise in resource

management and operations to facilitate

the Committee’s work.