[Federal Register: January 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 12)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 3224]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Indian Gaming Commission
25 CFR Parts 542 and 543
Minimum Internal Control Standards for Class II Gaming
AGENCY: National Indian Gaming Commission, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Extension of Comment Period.
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SUMMARY: The National Indian Gaming Commission (``NIGC'') announces the
extension of the comment period on the proposed rule concerning Minimum
Internal Control Standards for Class II Gaming. The proposed rule was
published in the Federal Register on October 24, 2007 (72 FR 60495).
The NIGC is extending the comment period to March 9, 2008.
DATES: Submit comments on the proposed Minimum Internal Control
Standards for Class II Gaming on or before March 9, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Mail comments to ``Comments on Class II MICS,'' National
Indian Gaming Commission, Suite 9100, 1441 L Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20005, Attn: Penny Coleman, Acting General Counsel. Comments may be
transmitted by facsimile to 202-632-0045. Comments may be submitted
electronically to bingo_mics@nigc.gov. Comments may also be submitted
through the Federal eRulemaking portal at http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe H. Smith, Director of Audits, at
202-632-7003.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Congress established the National Indian
Gaming Commission under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (25
U.S.C. 2701-21) (``IGRA'') to regulate gaming on Indian lands. The NIGC
issued a proposed rule regarding minimum internal control standards for
class II gaming, which was published in the Federal Register on October
24, 2007 (72 FR 60495). The proposed rule provided for public comments
to be submitted by December 10, 2007. The NIGC extended the comment
period to January 24, 2008, in the Notice of Extension of Comment
Period, published in the Federal Register on November 16, 2007 (72 FR
64545). The NIGC is again extending the comment period on the proposed
Minimum Internal Control Standards for Class II Gaming to March 9,
2008. Comments should be submitted on or before March 9, 2008.
Dated: January 11, 2008.
Philip N. Hogen,
Chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission.
Norman H. DesRosiers,
Commissioner, National Indian Gaming Commission.
[FR Doc. E8-763 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am]
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