Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/04/25/2012-9922/submission-of-information-collection-under-the-paperwork-reduction-act-reinstatement
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Federal Register :: Submission of Information Collection Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; Reinstatement
A Notice by the National Indian Gaming Commission on 04/25/2012
Submit comments on or before May 25, 2012.
77 FR 24730
24730-24734 (5 pages)
2012-9922
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2012-9922 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2012-9922
This PDF is the current document as it appeared on Public Inspection on 04/24/2012 at 8:45 am.
The National Indian Gaming Commission (“NIGC” or “Commission”), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, is seeking reinstatement of approval from the Office of Management and Budget for collection of information for the following information collection activities: (1) Compliance and enforcement under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) ; (2) approval of Class II background Investigation tribal licenses; (3) management contract regulations; (4) National Environmental Policy Act procedures; (5) annual fees payable by Indian gaming operations; (6) issuance of certificates of self regulation to tribes for Class II gaming; (7) minimum internal control standards; and (8) facility license review. These information collections have expired.
Comments can be mailed directly to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: Desk Officer for the National Indian Gaming Commission, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
For further information, including copies of the proposed collection of information and supporting documentation, contact Michael Hoenig, at (202) 632-7003; fax (202) 632-7066 (not toll-free numbers).
You are invited to comment on the following items to the Desk Office at OMB at the citation in the ADDRESSES section.
(b) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including the hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumption used;
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other collection techniques or forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and become a matter of public record. We will not request nor sponsor a collection of information, and you need not respond to such a request, if there is no valid Office of Management and Budget Control Number.
Background: IGRA governs the regulation of gaming on Indian lands. Although IGRA places primary responsibility with the tribes for regulating their gaming activity, § 2706(b) directs the NIGC to monitor Class II gaming conducted on Indian lands on a continuing basis. IGRA authorizes the NIGC to access and inspect all papers, books and records relating to gross revenues of Class II gaming conducted on Indian lands and any other matters necessary to carry out the duties of the Commission. IGRA also requires tribes to provide NIGC with annual independent audits of gaming, including contracts in excess of $25,000.00. 25 U.S.C. 2710(b)(2)(c), (d); 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(1)(A)(ii). In accordance with these statutory responsibilities, NIGC regulations, 25 CFR 571.7, requires Indian gaming operations to keep permanent financial records. NIGC regulations, 25 CFR 571.12 and 571.13, require tribes to annually submit an independent audit of their gaming operations to NIGC. The NIGC uses this information to fulfill its statutory responsibilities under IGRA. Additionally, IGRA, 25 U.S.C. 2713, authorizes the NIGC Chair to issue notices of violation, 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 reviews these matters on appeal under 25 CFR part 577.
Title: Approval of Class II and Class III Ordinances, Background Investigations and Gaming Licenses.
Background: The Act sets standards for the regulation of gaming, including requirements for approval or disapproval of tribal gaming ordinances. IGRA, § 2705(a)(3), requires the NIGC Chair to review all class II and class III tribal gaming ordinances.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours on Respondents: 36,973 hours.
Brief Description of Collection: This collection is mandatory under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq., and White House Council on Environmental Quality regulations, 40 CFR 1500-1508.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6 per year.
Estimated Time per Response: The range of time can vary from 1,300 to 4,500 hours per response. This variation depends on whether the response is an EA or EIS.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 12,300 (6 EAs × 1,300 hours) + 1 EIS at 4,500 hours for EIS.
Background: IGRA requires the NIGC to set an annual funding rate. The annual funding rate is the primary mechanism for NIGC funding under 25 U.S.C. 2717, and NIGC regulations, 25 CFR part 514 implements the requirement. Fees are computed on the basis of the assessable gross revenues of each gaming operation using rates set by the NIGC. The total of all fees assessed annually cannot exceed 0.08 percent of gross gaming revenue. Under its implementing regulation for the fee payment program, 25 C.F.R. part 514, the NIGC relies on a quarterly statement of gross gaming revenues provided by each gaming operation that is subject to the fee requirement. When the Office of Management and Budget last approved the collection of information for annual fees, the NIGC required quarterly submissions of fees and worksheets. Although the Commission later changed part 514 to require biannual submissions of fees and fee worksheets, the Agency has published a final rule in the Federal Register restoring the submission requirements to quarterly. That rule goes into effect on October 1, 2012, and the implementation date for quarterly submissions is January 1, 2013. The final rule can be found at 77 FR 5178 and on the NIGC's web site. The required information is needed for the NIGC to both set and adjust fee rates and to support the computation of fees paid by each gaming operation.
Estimated Annual Responses: 892.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours per Respondent: 4.
Frequency of Response: Twice per year.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,784 hours.
Title: Issuance of Certificates of Self Regulation to Tribe for Class II Gaming, 25 CFR part 518.
Respondents: Tribal governments; tribes who hold certificates of self-regulation; petition submission is voluntary; annual report submission is mandatory.
Brief Description of Collection: This collection is mandatory according to statutory regulations, and allows the NIGC to confirm tribal compliance with the standards contained in the Agreed-Upon-Procedures report.
Estimated Total Annual Hourly Burden to Respondents: 211 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: $13,125.
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