Facility License Standards

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
PRA Supp Statement final 09.17.07.doc Supporting Statement A	2007-10-18

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
182409	Facilitiy License Standards	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3141-0012	ICR Reference No: 200709-3141-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: NIGC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Facility License Standards
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 01/25/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/26/2007
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2011	36 Months From Approved
Responses	75	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	750	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	13,125	0	0

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Abstract: The proposed rules require tribes with Indian gaming facilities (approximately 226) to submit Indian lands information and notice to the NIGC before licensing a new gaming operation. Facility license renewals must be submitted with a list of applicalbe environmental and public health and safety laws and a certification the tribe is in compliance with those laws. Tribes must notify NIGC if a license is revoked or a facilty closes.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 25 USC 2701 Name of Law: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3141-AA23	Proposed rulemaking	72 FR 59044	10/18/2007

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Facilitiy License Standards

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	75	0	0	75	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	750	0	0	750	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	13,125	0	0	13,125	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: First, the name and address of the future facility are needed by the NIGC in order to identify the site and are needed for the agency’s Indian lands database. Second, the NIGC is constrained in its attempts to research the gaming eligibility status of a site under the IGRA without a legal description. Although many deeds and ownership documentation are maintained at BIA Land Title & Records Offices, without information from a tribe regarding the address, legal description and LTRO tract number, where gaming is to be conducted, the NIGC cannot reliably or efficiently know which deeds to request. Previous requests to the BIA indicate that the BIA is often unable to assist the NIGC without a legal description and tract number of the land. The legal description and LTRO tract number also allows the NIGC to work with the BIA to verify, for example, whether land is within or contiguous to 1988 reservation boundaries, is within an Oklahoma former reservation, or is within the last reservation boundaries not in Oklahoma. See 25 U.S.C. §§ 2703(4), 2719. Third, the NIGC is requesting that tribes submit deeds or other trust documents not maintained by the BIA. Tribes often operate their own real estate offices and maintain their trust deeds themselves. If no deed was ever issued for the property, the tribe must write a short explanation of why no deed exists. If the deed or other trust document is maintained by the BIA, the NIGC requests the Tribe provide the tract number, if available, to ensure accurate information about the parcel where gaming will occur. Moreover, if land is owned in fee, the tribe should have obtained a copy of the deed in the course of developing the new project. Documentation of ownership indicates that the land is owned by the tribe or a tribal member and is an indication of jurisdiction. A tribe is required to have jurisdiction and exercise governmental power over its gaming lands. See 25 U.S.C. §§ 2703(4), 2710(b)(1). The Commission presumes that a tribe has both jurisdiction and exercises governmental power on its reservation lands but needs to verify these two elements for all off-reservation sites as they are threshold requirements for tracts to be considered Indian lands. 25 U.S.C. §§ 2703(4), 2710, and 2719. Second, the NIGC needs to obtain information on a tribe’s environmental and public health and safety laws to oversee the implementation of approved tribal gaming ordinances. Before opening a gaming operation, a tribe must adopt an ordinance governing gaming activities on its Indian lands. 25 U.S.C. § 2710. The Act specifies a number of mandatory provisions to be contained in each tribal gaming ordinance and subjects such ordinances to agency review and the NIGC Chairman's approval. Id. Approval by the Chairman is predicated on the inclusion of each of the specified mandatory provisions in the tribal gaming ordinance. Id. Among these is a requirement that the ordinance must contain a provision ensuring that "the construction and maintenance of the gaming operation, and the operation of that gaming is conducted in a manner that adequately protects the environment and the public health and safety," 25 U.S.C. § 2710(b)(2)(E). Since 1993, when the Commission became operational, the Chairman has required each tribal gaming ordinance submitted for approval to include the express environmental and public health and safety statement set out in 25 U.S.C. § 2710(b)(2)(E).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $11,510

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 12/26/2007

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