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facility or location on Indian lands 

where a tribe elects to allow gaming. 

§ 559.4 When must a tribe submit a copy 

of a newly issued or renewed facility license 

to the Chairman? 

A tribe must submit to the Chairman 

a copy of each newly issued or renewed 

facility license within 30 days of 

issuance. 

§ 559.5 What must a tribe submit to the 

Chairman with the copy of each facility 

license that has been issued or renewed? 

(a) A tribe shall submit to the 

Chairman with each facility license an 

attestation certifying that by issuing the 

facility license: 

(1) The tribe has identified and 

enforces the environment and public 

health and safety laws, resolutions, 

codes, policies, standards or procedures 

applicable to its gaming operation; 

(2) The tribe is in compliance with 

those laws, resolutions, codes, policies, 

standards, or procedures, or, if not in 

compliance with any or all of the same, 

the tribe will identify those with which 

it is not in compliance, and will adopt 

and submit its written plan for the 

specific action it will take, within a 

period not to exceed six months, 

required for compliance. At the 

successful completion of such written 

plan, or at the expiration of the period 

allowed for its completion, the tribe 

shall report the status thereof to the 

Commission. In the event that the tribe 

estimates that action for compliance 

will exceed six months, the Chairman 

must concur in such an extension of the 

time period, otherwise the tribe will be 

deemed noncompliant. The Chairman 

will take into consideration the 

consequences on the environment and 

the public health and safety, as well as 

mitigating measures the tribe may 

provide in the interim, in his or her 

consideration of requests for such an 

extension of the time period. 

(3) The tribe is ensuring that the 

construction and maintenance of the 

gaming facility, and the operation of 

that gaming is conducted in a manner 

which adequately protects the 

environment and the public health and 

safety. 

(b) A document listing all laws, 

resolutions, codes, policies, standards or 

procedures identified by the tribe as 

applicable to its gaming facilities, other 

than Federal laws, in the following 

areas: 

(1) Emergency preparedness, 

including but not limited to fire 

suppression, law enforcement, and 

security; 

(2) Food and potable water; 

(3) Construction and maintenance; 

(4) Hazardous materials; 

(5) Sanitation (both solid waste and 

wastewater); and 

(6) Other environmental or public 

health and safety laws, resolutions, 

codes, policies, standards or procedures 

adopted by the tribe in light of climate, 

geography, and other local conditions 

and applicable to its gaming places, 

facilities, or locations. 

(c) After the first submission of a 

document under paragraph (b) of this 

section, upon reissuing a license to an 

existing gaming place, facility, or 

location, and in lieu of complying with 

paragraph (b) of this section, a tribe may 

certify to the Chairman that it has not 

substantially modified its laws 

protecting the environment and public 

health and safety. 

§ 559.6 Does a tribe need to notify the 

Chairman if a facility license is terminated 

or not renewed or if a gaming place, facility, 

or location closes or reopens? 

A tribe must notify the Chairman 

within 30 days if a facility license is 

terminated or not renewed or if a 

gaming place, facility, or location closes 

or reopens. 

§ 559.7 May the Chairman request Indian 

lands or environmental and public health 

and safety documentation regarding any 

gaming place, facility, or location where 

gaming will occur? 

A tribe shall provide Indian lands or 

environmental and public health and 

safety documentation that the Chairman 

may in his or her discretion request. 

§ 559.8 May a tribe submit documents 

required by this part electronically? 

Yes. Tribes wishing to submit 

documents electronically should contact 

the Commission for guidance on 

acceptable document formats and means 

of transmission. 

PART 573—ENFORCEMENT 

■ 7. The authority citation for part 573 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 2705(a)(1), 2706, 

2713, 2715. 

■ 8. Amend § 573.6 by revising 

paragraph (a)(4) to read as follows: 

§ 573.6 Order of temporary closure. 

(a) * * * 

(4) A gaming operation operates for 

business without a license from a tribe, 

in violation of part 522 or part 559 of 

this chapter. 

* * * * * 

Dated: December 31, 2007. 

Philip N. Hogen, 

Chairman. 

Cloyce V. Choney, 

Vice-Chairman. 

[FR Doc. E8–1862 Filed 1–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7565–01–P 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS 

ADMINISTRATION 

36 CFR Part 1253 

RIN 3095–AB57 

[Docket NARA–08–0001] 

Locations and Hours; Changes in 

NARA Research Room Hours 

AGENCY: National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). 

ACTION: Interim final rule; request for 

comment. 

SUMMARY: NARA is revising its 

regulations to increase the number of 

hours its archival research rooms are 

open in the Washington, DC, area. At 

the beginning of fiscal year (FY) 2007, 

NARA reduced the extended hours that 

these research rooms were open to the 

public because of fiscal constraints. For 

the FY 2008 NARA budget, the Congress 

has provided funding to increase the 

hours. This regulation will affect 

individuals who use our archival 

research rooms in the National Archives 

Building and National Archives at 

College Park facility. This rule also adds 

the Nixon Presidential Library and 

revises the address of our Fort Worth 

facility to our list of research facilities. 

DATES: This interim final rule is 

effective April 14, 2008. Comments on 

this interim final rule must be received 

by March 17, 2008 at the address shown 

below. Any changes to the rule resulting 

from this comment period will be made 

as soon as practicable after the April 14, 

2008 effective date. 

ADDRESSES: NARA invites interested 

persons to submit comments on this 

interim final rule. Comments may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: Submit comments by facsimile 

transmission to 301–837–0319. 

• Mail: Send comments to 

Regulations Comments Desk (NPOL), 

Room 4100, Policy and Planning Staff, 

National Archives and Records 

Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, 

College Park, MD 20740–6001. 


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• Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver 

comments to 8601 Adelphi Road, 

College Park, MD. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy Allard at 301–837–1477 or 

Jennifer Davis Heaps at 301–837–1801 

or via fax number 301–837–0319. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A 

discussion of the changes we are making 

in this rule follows. 

Research Room Hours in DC Area 

Facilities 

The FY 2008 NARA Budget in the 

Consolidation Appropriations Act of 

2007 signed by President Bush on 

December 26, 2007, includes $1.3 

million to restore evening and Saturday 

hours in the research rooms in the 

National Archives Building and the 

National Archives at College Park 

(Archives II). Prior to October 1, 2006, 

these research rooms were open three 

evenings per week (Tuesday, Thursday, 

and Friday) and every Saturday. Under 

this interim final rule, the research 

rooms will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

on Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday. On 

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday they 

will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. We 

decided to make this adjustment to the 

previous schedule so that out-of-town 

researchers will have consecutive 

evenings along with Saturday to work. 

This schedule will also make staffing 

the rooms easier for managers. We set 

the effective date of the new hours as 

April 14, 2008 to allow time to hire and 

train the additional research room staff 

and to adjust the terms of the security 

guard contract. 

When we restore evening hours our 

researchers will need to have records 

provided to them late in the afternoon. 

We will provide the additional service 

of pulling records from the stacks at 

3:30 p.m. on the three weekdays that we 

are open in the evening. As was the case 

prior to October 2006, there will be no 

records pulled on Saturday. 

Other Changes in This Rule 

In § 1253.3, we are adding the address 

and contact information for the Richard 

Nixon Presidential Library and 

Museum, which became a NARA 

Presidential Library on July 11, 2007. In 

§ 1253.6(i), we have revised the address 

and contact information for the Fort 

Worth Federal Records Center, which 

moved to a new location in 2007. 

Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking 

The issuance of an ‘‘interim final 

rule’’ may be followed under the ‘‘goodcause’’ exemption of 5 U.S.C. 

553(b)(3)(B) as ‘‘impracticable’’ or 

‘‘contrary to the public interest.’’ In this 

instance, good cause exists because 

delay in implementation of the new 

hours would be contrary to the public 

interest and the intent of the Congress. 

Regulatory Impact 

This rule is not a significant 

regulatory action for the purposes of 

Executive Order 12866 and has not been 

reviewed by the Office of Management 

and Budget. As required by the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act, I certify that 

this rule will not have a significant 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities because it affects individual 

researchers. This regulation does not 

have any federalism implications. 

List of Subjects in 36 CFR Part 1253 

Archives and records. 

■ For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, NARA amends chapter XII of 

title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, as 

follows: 

PART 1253—LOCATION OF NARA 

FACILITIES AND HOURS OF USE 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1253 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 2104(a). 

■ 2. Amend § 1253.1 by revising 

paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

§ 1253.1 National Archives Building. 

(a) The National Archives Building is 

located at 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20408. Business 

hours are 8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays when the building is closed. 

Hours for the Research Center and the 

Central Research room are as follows: 

(1) Monday and Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 5 

p.m.; 

(2) Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 

9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and 

(3) Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

* * * * * 

■ 3. Amend § 1253.2 by revising 

paragraph (b) to read as follows: 

§ 1253.2 National Archives at College Park. 

* * * * * 

(b) Research complex hours are as 

follows, except Federal holidays: 

(1) Monday and Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 5 

p.m.; 

(2) Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 

9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and 

(3) Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

* * * * * 

■ 4. Amend § 1253.3 by redesignating 

paragraphs (g) through (k) as paragraphs 

(h) through (l) respectively, and adding 

a new paragraph (g) to read as follows: 

§ 1253.3 Presidential Libraries. 

* * * * * 

(g) Richard Nixon Library, California 

is located at 18001 Yorba Linda 

Boulevard, Yorba Linda, CA 92886–

3903. The phone number is 714–983–

9120 and the fax number is 714–983–

9111. The e-mail address is 

nixon@nara.gov. The Richard Nixon 

Library, Maryland is located at 8601 

Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740–

6001. The phone number is 301–837–

3290 and the fax number is 301–837–

3202. The e-mail address is 

nixon@nara.gov. 

* * * * * 

■ 5. Amend § 1253.6 by revising 

paragraph (i) to read as follows: 

§ 1253.6 Records Centers. 

* * * * * 

(i) NARA—Southwest Region (Fort 

Worth) is located at 1400 John Burgess 

Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76140. The 

hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday. The telephone number 

is 817–551–2000. 

* * * * * 

Dated: January 28, 2008. 

Allen Weinstein, 

Archivist of the United States. 

[FR Doc. E8–1947 Filed 1–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7515–01–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 20 

Priority Mail Large Flat-Rate Box—

International 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule revises the 

Mailing Standards of the United States 

Postal Service, International Mail 

Manual (IMM), to add a new Priority 

Mail Large Flat-Rate Box that has been 

approved by the Board of Governors of 

the United States Postal Service for 

domestic and international Priority Mail 

shipments. 

The new Priority Mail large flat-rate 

box is approximately 50 percent larger 

than the regular flat-rate boxes currently 

available. Two prices will apply to the 

large flat-rate box when mailed to 

international destinations: 

• $29.95 for Priority Mail 

InternationalTM service to Canada and 

Mexico. 

• $49.95 for Priority Mail 

International service to all other 

countries. 

The larger flat-rate box is identified by 

the words ‘‘Large Flat-Rate Box’’ printed 

on the packaging. 

DATES: Effective Date: March 3, 2008. 


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