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impacts of this project are anticipated to

be those associated with the normal

launch of both missions. Potential

consequences of accident situations will

also be addressed.

Written public input and comments

on environmental impacts and concerns

associated with the Mars Exploration

Rover-2003 project are requested.

Jeffrey E. Sutton,

Associate Administrator for Management

Systems.

[FR Doc. 01–4363 Filed 2–21–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7510–01–P

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

Advisory Committee Meetings/

Conference Calls

AGENCY: National Council on Disability

(NCD).

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule of the forthcoming meetings/

conference calls for NCD’s advisory

committee—International Watch. Notice

of this meeting is required under section

10(a)(1)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (P.L. 92–463).

International Watch

The purpose of NCD’s International

Watch is to share information on

international disability issues and to

advise NCD’s Foreign Policy Team on

developing policy proposals that will

advocate for a foreign policy that is

consistent with the values and goals of

the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Work Group: International

Convention on the Human Rights of

People with Disabilities.

Date and Time: March 8, 2001, 11

a.m.–12 p.m. EST.

Work Group: Inclusion of People with

Disabilities in Foreign Assistance

Programs.

Date and Time: March 14, 2001, 12

p.m.–1 p.m. EST.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathleen A. Blank, Attorney/Program

Specialist, NCD, 1331 F Street NW,

Suite 1050, Washington, DC 20004;

202–272–2004 (Voice), 202–272–2074

(TTY), 202–272–2022 (Fax),

kblank@ncd.gov (e-mail).

Agency Mission

NCD is an independent federal agency

composed of 15 members appointed by

the President of the United States and

confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Its overall

purpose is to promote policies,

programs, practices, and procedures that

guarantee equal opportunity for all

people with disabilities, regardless of

the nature of severity of the disability;

and to empower people with disabilities

to achieve economic self-sufficiency,

independent living, and inclusion and

integration into all aspects of society.

This committee is necessary to

provide advice and recommendations to

NCD on international disability issues.

We currently have balanced

membership representing a variety of

disabling conditions from across the

United States.

Open Meetings/Conference Calls

These advisory committee meetings/

conference calls of NCD will be open to

the public. However, due to fiscal

constraints and staff limitations, a

limited number of additional lines will

be available. Individuals can also

participate in the conference calls at the

NCD office. Those interested in joining

these conference calls should contact

the appropriate staff member listed

above.

Records will be kept of all

International Watch meetings/

conference calls and will be available

after the meeting for public inspection

at NCD.

Signed in Washington, DC, on February 15,

2001.

Ethel D. Briggs,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 01–4357 Filed 2–21–01; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING

COMMISSION

Paperwork Reduction Act

AGENCY: National Indian Gaming

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The National Indian Gaming

Commission (NIGC), in accordance with

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, is

submitting to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) a request to review

and extend approval for the following

information collection activities: (1)

Compliance and Enforcement under the

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA);

(2) approval of Class II and Class III

Gaming Ordinances; and (3) National

Environmental Policy Act Procedures.

The NIGC is also submitting a request

for reinstatement of the approval for

collection of information related to its

review and approval of management

contracts for the operation of tribal

gaming facilities. OMB previously

approved this information collection

requirement but the approval has

expired. The OMB will consider

comments from the public on these

information collection activities.

Dates and Addresses: Comments for

the NIGC’s evaluation of the information

collection activities and its request to

OMB to extend or approve the

information collections must be

received by March 31, 2001. When

providing comment, a respondent

should specify the particular collection

activity to which the comment pertains.

Send comments to: Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs

(Attn: Desk Officer for the National

Indian Gaming Commission), Office of

Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. The

NIGC regulations to which the

information collections pertain are

available on the NIGC website,

www.nigc.gov. A copy of the NEPA

procedures for the NIGC are available on

request by providing a mailing address

to the point of contact for questions and

comments listed on the website. Both

the regulations and the NEPA

procedures are also available by written

request to the NIGC (Attn: Ms. Juanita

Mendoza), 1441 L Street NW., Suite

9100, Washington, DC, 20005, or by

telephone request at (202) 632–7003.

This is not a toll-free number. All other

requests for information should be

submitted to Ms. Mendoza at the above

address for the NIGC.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Compliance and Enforcement

under the Indian Gaming Regulatory

Act.

OMB Number: 3141–0001.

Abstract: The Indian Gaming

Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.)

[IGRA] governs the regulation of gaming

on Indian lands. Although the IGRA

places primary responsibility with the

tribes for regulating gaming, section

2706 (b) of the Act directs the NIGC to

monitor gaming conducted on Indian

lands on a continuing basis. The IGRA

authorizes the NIGC to access and

inspect all papers, books and records

relating to gaming conducted on Indian

lands. In accordance with this statutory

responsibility, 25 CFR 571.7 requires

Indian gaming operations to keep

permanent financial records. 25 CFR

571.12 and 571.13 require, respectively,

an annual independent audit of a tribe’s

gaming operations and submission of

this audit to the NIGC. The NIGC uses

this information to fulfill its statutory

responsibility to monitor Indian gaming.

Additionally, section 2713(a) of the

IGRA authorizes the Chairman to issue

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