80 FR 79925 - Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Class III Gaming; Tribal Revenue Allocation Plans; Gaming on Trust Lands

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 246 (December 23, 2015)

Page Range		79925-79926
FR Document		2015-32282

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB a request for approval for the collection of information for Class III Gaming Procedures authorized by OMB Control Number 1076-0149, Tribal Revenue Allocation Plans authorized by OMB Control Number 1076-0152, and Gaming on Trust Lands Acquired After October 17, 1988 authorized by OMB Control Number 1076-0158. These information collections expire January 31, 2016.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32282]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

[167 A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900]


Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Class III Gaming; 
Tribal Revenue Allocation Plans; Gaming on Trust Lands

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is submitting to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB a request for approval for the collection of 
information for Class III Gaming Procedures authorized by OMB Control 
Number 1076-0149, Tribal Revenue Allocation Plans authorized by OMB 
Control Number 1076-0152, and Gaming on Trust Lands Acquired After 
October 17, 1988 authorized by OMB Control Number 1076-0158. These 
information collections expire January 31, 2016.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 22, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to the 
Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at the Office of 
Management and Budget, by facsimile to (202) 395-5806 or you may send 
an email to: [email protected]. Please send a copy of your 
comments to: Ms. Paula Hart, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of 
Indian Gaming, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 3657, Washington, DC 
20240; email: [email protected]. Please be sure to include the 
applicable OMB Control Number in the subject of your comment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Paula Hart, U.S. Department of the 
Interior, Office of Indian Gaming, telephone: 202-219-4066. You may 
review the information collection request online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of the 
Interior collections under review by OMB.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs is seeking renewal of the 
approval for information collection Class III Gaming Procedures, Tribal 
Revenue Allocation Plans, and Gaming on Trust Lands Acquired After 
October 17, 1988, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 
This information is necessary for the Office of Indian Gaming, to 
ensure that the applicable requirements for IGRA, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et 
seq., are met with regard to Class III gaming procedures, Tribal 
revenue allocation plans, and applications for gaming on trust lands 
acquired after October 17, 1988.

II. Request for Comments

    On September 14, 2015, BIA published a notice announcing the 
renewal of this information collection and provided a 60-day comment 
period in the Federal Register (80 FR 55147). There were no comments 
received in response to this notice.
    The BIA requests your comments on this collection concerning: (a) 
The necessity of this information collection for the proper performance 
of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (b) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden (hours and cost) of the collection of information, including 
the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) Ways we could 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (d) Ways we could minimize the burden of the collection 
of the information on the respondents.
    Please note that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and an 
individual need not respond to, a collection of information unless it 
has a valid OMB Control Number.
    It is our policy to make all comments available to the public for 
review at the location listed in the ADDRESSES section. Before 
including your address, phone number, email address or other personal 
identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your 
entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your 
comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public 
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1076-0149.
    Title: Class III Gaming Procedures, 25 CFR 291.
    Brief Description of Collection: The collection of information will 
ensure that the provisions of IGRA and other applicable requirements 
are met when federally recognized Tribes submit Class III procedures 
for review and approval by the Secretary of the Interior. Sections 
291.4, 291.10, 291.12 and 291.15 of 25 CFR 291, Class III Gaming 
Procedures, specify the information collection requirement. An Indian 
Tribe must ask the Secretary to issue Class III gaming procedures. The 
information to be collected includes: the name of the Tribe, the name 
of the State, Tribal documents, State documents, regulatory schemes, 
the proposed procedures, and other documents deemed necessary.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents: Federally recognized Indian Tribes.
    Number of Respondents: 12.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Obligation to Respond: Response required to obtain a benefit.
    Estimated Time per Response: 320 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,840 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Dollar Cost: $0.
* * * * *
    OMB Control Number: 1076-0152.
    Title: Tribal Revenue Allocation Plans, 25 CFR 290.
    Brief Description of Collection: An Indian tribe must ask the 
Secretary to approve a Tribal revenue allocation plan. In order for 
Indian Tribes to distribute net gaming revenues in the form of per 
capita payments, information is needed by the BIA to ensure that Tribal 
revenue allocation plans include: (1) Assurances that certain statutory 
requirements are met, (2) a breakdown of the specific used to which net 
gaming revenues will be allocated, (3) eligibility requirements for 
participation, (4) tax liability notification, and (5) the assurance of 
the protection and preservation of the per capita share of minors and 
legal incompetents. Sections 290.12, 290.17, 290.24 and 290.26 of 25 
CFR part 290, Tribal Revenue Allocation Plans, specify the information 
collection requirement. The information to be collected includes: the 
name of the Tribe, Tribal documents, the allocation plan, and other 
documents deemed necessary.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents: Federally recognized Indian Tribes.

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    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Obligation to Respond: Response required to obtain a benefit.
    Estimated Time per Response: 100 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 2,000 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Dollar Cost: $0.
* * * * *
    OMB Control Number: 1076-0158.
    Title: Gaming on Trust Lands Acquired After October 17, 1988, 25 
CFR 292.
    Brief Description of Collection: The collection of information will 
ensure that the provisions of IGRA, Federal law, and the trust 
obligations of the United States are met when Federally recognized 
Tribes submit an application under 25 CFR part 292. The applications 
covered by this OMB Control No. are those seeking a secretarial 
determination that a gaming establishment on land acquired in trust 
after October 17, 1988, would be in the best interest of the Indian 
Tribe and its members, and would not be detrimental to the surrounding 
community.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents: Federally recognized Indian Tribes.
    Number of Respondents: 2.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Obligation to Respond: Response required to obtain a benefit.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1,000 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,000 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour Dollar Cost: $0.

Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action--Indian 
Affairs.
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Number of Respondents: 20. Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission 1:00 p.m. The agenda will be released
Frequency of Response: On occasion. Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, online at http://www.blm.gov/or/rac/
Obligation to Respond: Response California; (2) the Sycuan Band of the seorrac.php prior to January 11th, 2016.
required to obtain a benefit. Kumeyaay Nation; and (3) the United Tentative agenda items for the January
Estimated Time per Response: 100 Auburn Indian Community of the 25–26, 2016 meeting include: Lands
hours. Auburn Rancheria of California. This with Wilderness Characteristics (LWC)
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: notice announces that the compacts are subcommittee establishment, possible
2,000 hours. taking effect. designation of the Owyhee Canyonlands
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour DATES: The effective date of the area, Wild Horse and Burro concerns,
Dollar Cost: $0. compacts are December 23, 2015. and planning future meeting agendas,
* * * * * FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. dates, and locations. Any other matters
OMB Control Number: 1076–0158. Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian that may reasonably come before the
Title: Gaming on Trust Lands Gaming, Office of the Assistant Southeast Oregon RAC may also be
Acquired After October 17, 1988, 25 Secretary—Indian Affairs, Washington, addressed.
CFR 292. A public comment period will be
DC 20240, (202) 219–4066.
Brief Description of Collection: The available each day of the session. Unless
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 11
collection of information will ensure otherwise approved by the Southeast
of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Oregon RAC Chair, the public comment
that the provisions of IGRA, Federal (IGRA) requires the Secretary of the
law, and the trust obligations of the period will last no longer than 30
Interior to publish in the Federal minutes, and each speaker may address
United States are met when Federally Register notice of approved Tribal-State the Southeast Oregon RAC for a
recognized Tribes submit an application compacts that are for the purpose of maximum of 5 minutes. Meeting times
under 25 CFR part 292. The applications engaging in Class III gaming activities and the duration scheduled for public
covered by this OMB Control No. are on Indian lands. See Public Law 100– comment periods may be extended or
those seeking a secretarial 497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. All Tribal- altered when the authorized
determination that a gaming State Class III compacts are subject to representative considers it necessary to
establishment on land acquired in trust review and approval by the Secretary accommodate necessary business and
after October 17, 1988, would be in the under 25 CFR 293.4. The Secretary took all who seek to be heard regarding
best interest of the Indian Tribe and its no action on the compacts within 45 matters before the Southeast Oregon
members, and would not be detrimental days of their submission. Therefore, the RAC.
to the surrounding community. compacts are considered to have been
Type of Review: Extension without approved, but only to the extent the ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
change of currently approved collection. compacts are consistent with IGRA. See the Clarion Inn, 1249 Tapadera Ave.,
Respondents: Federally recognized 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(C). Ontario, OR 97914.
Indian Tribes. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: December 16, 2015.
Number of Respondents: 2. Larry Moore, Public Affairs Specialist,
Kevin K. Washburn,
Frequency of Response: On occasion. BLM Vale District Office, 100 Oregon
Obligation to Respond: Response Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. Street, Vale, Oregon 97918, (541) 473–
required to obtain a benefit. [FR Doc. 2015–32347 Filed 12–22–15; 8:45 am] 6218 or l2moore@blm.gov . Persons who
Estimated Time per Response: 1,000 BILLING CODE 4337–15–P use a telecommunications device for the
hours. deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Estimated Total Annual Burden: Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
2,000 hours. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 1(800) 877–8339 to contact the above
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour individual during normal business
Bureau of Land Management
Dollar Cost: $0. hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a
[LLORV00000.L10200000.DF0000. day, 7 days a week, to leave a message
Elizabeth K. Appel, LXSSH1050000.16XL1109AF; HAG 16–0046] or question with the above individual.
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and You will receive a reply during normal
Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs. Notice of Public Meeting for the business hours.
[FR Doc. 2015–32282 Filed 12–22–15; 8:45 am] Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
BILLING CODE 4337–15–P Council
Southeast Oregon RAC consists of 15
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, members chartered and appointed by
Interior. the Secretary of the Interior. Their
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting. diverse perspectives are represented in
Bureau of Indian Affairs commodity, conservation, and general
SUMMARY: In accordance with the interests. They provide advice to BLM
[167 A2100DD/AAKC001030/ Federal Land Policy and Management and Forest Service resource managers
A0A501010.999900] Act and the Federal Advisory regarding management plans and
Committee Act of 1972, and the U.S. proposed resource actions on public
Indian Gaming; Three Tribal-State Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Class III Gaming Compacts Taking land in southeast Oregon. This meeting
Land Management (BLM), the Southeast is open to the public in its entirety.
Effect in the State of California Oregon Resource Advisory Council Information to be distributed to the
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AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, (RAC) will meet as indicated below: Southeast Oregon RAC is requested
Interior. DATES: The Southeast Oregon RAC will prior to the start of each meeting.
ACTION: Notice. hold a public meeting Monday and Before including your address, phone
Tuesday, January 25 and 26, 2016. The number, email address, or other
SUMMARY: The State of California January 25th meeting begins at noon personal identifying information in your
entered into Tribal-State compacts and ends at 5:00 p.m. The January 26th comments, please be aware that your
governing Class III gaming with: (1) The meeting beings at 8:00 a.m. and ends at entire comment—including your

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of submission to OMB.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before January 22, 2016.
Contact		Ms. Paula Hart, U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Gaming, telephone: 202-219-4066. You may review the information collection request online at http:// www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of the Interior collections under review by OMB.
FR Citation		80 FR 79925

80 FR 79925 - Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Class III Gaming; Tribal Revenue Allocation Plans; Gaming on Trust Lands

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBureau of Indian Affairs

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 246 (December 23, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs