12916 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 41 / Thursday, March 1, 2001 / Proposed Rules

List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 432

Amplifiers, Home entertainment

products, Trade practices.

By direction of the Commission.

Donald S. Clark,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–4974 Filed 2–28–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6750–01–M

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.

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]

BILLING CODE 7565–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 1

[REG–106030–98]

RIN 1545–AW50

Source of Income from Certain Space

and Ocean Activities; Also, Source of

Communications Income; Hearing

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Change of date of public

hearing; extension of time to submit

outlines of oral comments.

SUMMARY: This document changes the

date of the public hearing on the

proposed regulations under section

863(d) governing the source of income

from certain space and ocean activities.

It also extends the time to submit

outlines of oral comments for the

hearing.

DATES: The public hearing will be held

May 23, 2001, beginning at 10 a.m.

Additional outlines of oral comments

must be received by May 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be

held in Room 2615, Internal Revenue

Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC. Send

submissions to: Regulations Unit CC

(REG–106030–98), room 5226, Internal

Revenue Service, POB 7604, Ben

Franklin Station, Washington, DC

20044. Submissions may be hand

delivered between the hours of 8 a.m.

and 5 p.m. to: Regulations Unit CC

(REG–106030–98), Courier’s Desk,

Internal Revenue Service, 1111

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington

DC. Alternatively, taxpayers may submit

outlines of oral comments electronically

directly to the IRS Internet site at http:/

/www.irs.gov/tax regs/reglist.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Concerning the regulations, Anne

Shelburne, (202) 874–1490; concerning

submission, LaNita Van Dyke, (202)

622–7190 (not toll-free numbers).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

A notice of proposed rulemaking and

notice of public hearing, appearing in

the Federal Register on Wednesday,

January 17, 2001 (66 FR 3903),

announced that a public hearing on the

proposed regulations under section

863(d) governing the source of income

from certain space and ocean activities

would be held on March 28, 2001, in the

Auditorium, Internal Revenue Building,

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC. Subsequently, the date

of the public hearing has changed to

May 23, 2001, at 10 a.m. in room 2615.

Outlines of oral comments must be

received by May 2, 2001.

Cynthia Grigsby,

Chief, Regulations Unit, Office of Special

Counsel (Modernization & Strategic

Planning).

[FR Doc. 01–4924 Filed 2–28–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 70 and 71

[FRL–6934–6]

RIN 2060–AJ04

State and Federal Operating Permits

Programs: Amendments to

Compliance Certification

Requirements

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: We, the EPA, are proposing to

amend the State Operating Permits