[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 41 (Thursday, March 1, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 12916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4971]


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NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION

25 CFR Part 542


Minimum Internal Control Standards

AGENCY: National Indian Gaming Commission.

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking: Notice of extension of 
time.

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SUMMARY: On November 27, 2000, the National Indian Gaming Commission 
(Commission) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (65 FR 
70673, November 27, 2000) proposing to revise its regulations 
establishing minimum internal control standards (MICS) for gaming 
operations on Indian land. The date for filing comments is being 
extended.

DATES: Comments shall be filed on or before March 30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed 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 a toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 laced 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 has intended.

 Montie R. Deer,
Chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission.
[FR Doc. 01-4971 Filed 2-28-01; 8:45 am]
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