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A Rule by the National Indian Gaming Commission on 04/09/2013
The effective date of these regulations is May 9, 2013.
78 FR 21060
21060-21063 (4 pages)
584.2 Who may appeal? and 585.2 Who may appeal?
List of Subjects in 25 CFR Parts 581, 584, and 585
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The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC or Commission) is revising its appeals regulations to include, amongst the appealable actions, the Chair's decisions to approve or object to a tribal gaming regulatory authority's adoption of alternate standards from those required by the Start Printed Page 21061Commission's minimum internal control standards and/or technical standards.
On September 25, 2012, the Commission published a final rule consolidating all appeal proceedings before the Commission into the current subchapter H (Appeal Proceedings Before the Commission). 77 FR 58941, Sept. 25, 2012. However, the new appeal rights provided under parts 543 and 547 were not included in subchapter H at that time. On January 22, 2013, the Commission published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to revise subchapter H to include the new appeal rights provided to TGRAs under parts 543 and 547 (78 FR 4366, Jan. 22, 2013).
In response to its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published on January 22, 2013, the Commission received the following comments:
Comment: One commenter applauded the revisions to the subchapter and stated that these long-term, permanent changes reflect the importance of tribal sovereignty rights and the true partnership between the federal government and tribal nations.
Comment: One commenter was concerned that the proposed revisions limit appeals rights to TGRAs only. While the commenter recognizes that TGRAs are the parties most directly affected by the Chair's decisions to approve or object to a TGRA's adoption of alternate standards from those required by the Commission's minimum internal control standards and/or technical standards, the commenter suggests that the rule be revised to also permit tribal governments to bring appeals on behalf of TGRAs. The commenter provided multiple reasons for the suggested revision, including that some TGRAs lack independent litigation authority and thus may not be able to proceed with an appeal independent of the tribe; or that some TGRAs do not have the funding to proceed with an appeal without the financial assistance of the tribal government, and thus, for accounting purposes, the appeal would have to be brought in the name of the tribe rather than the TGRA.
Response: The Commission declines to revise the rule as suggested by the commenter. While the Commission has taken into consideration the circumstances that some TGRAs may lack independent litigation authority and/or that some TGRAs do not have the funding to proceed with an appeal without the financial assistance of a tribal government, the Commission believes that such circumstances are internal tribal matters that must be resolved between the TGRAs and their tribal governments before the appeals reach the Commission. As noted by the commenter, the TGRAs are the parties most affected by the Chair's decisions to approve or object to the TGRAs' adoption of alternate standards from those required by the Commission's minimum internal control standards and/or technical standards. If an appeal is successful, only a TGRA can implement the alternate standards in a gaming facility. Therefore, the Commission believes that only the TGRAs should be allowed to bring an appeal.
In accordance with Executive Order 12988, the Commission has determined that the rule does not unduly burden the judicial system and meets the requirements of sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of the Order.Start Printed Page 21062
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Commission revises its regulations at 25 CFR chapter III, subchapter H, parts 581, 584, and 585, as follows:
2. In § 581.1, paragraph (a) introductory text is republished and paragraphs (a)(3) and (4) are revised to read as follows:
§ 581.1
3. Revise § 581.4 to read as follows:
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6. In § 584.1, paragraph (a) introductory text is republished, paragraph (a)(6) is redesignated as paragraph (a)(8) and new paragraphs (a)(6) and (7) are added to read as follows:
§ 584.1
7. Amend § 584.2 by adding paragraph (c) to read as follows:
§ 584.2
8. Revise the section heading to § 584.3 to read as follows:
§ 584.3
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11. In § 585.1, paragraph (a) introductory text is republished, paragraph (a)(6) is redesignated as paragraph (a)(8), and new paragraphs (a)(6) and (7) are added to read as follows:
§ 585.1
12. Amend § 585.2 by adding paragraph (c) to read as follows:
§ 585.2
13. Revise the section heading to § 585.3 to read as follows:
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