82 FR 12234 - 2017 Preliminary Fee Rate and Fingerprint Fees

NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 39 (March 1, 2017)

Page Range		12234-12234
FR Document		2017-03978

Notice is hereby given that the National Indian Gaming Commission has adopted its 2017 preliminary annual fee rates of 0.00% for tier 1 and 0.062% (.00062) for tier 2, which remain the same as the 2016 final fee rates. The tier 2 annual fee rate represents the lowest fee rate adopted by the Commission since 2010. These rates shall apply to all assessable gross revenues from each gaming operation under the jurisdiction of the Commission. If a tribe has a certificate of self- regulation under 25 CFR part 518, the 2017 preliminary fee rate on Class II revenues shall be 0.031% (.00031) which is one-half of the annual fee rate. The preliminary fee rates being adopted here are effective March 1, 2017, and will remain in effect until new rates are adopted. The National Indian Gaming Commission has also adopted its 2017 preliminary fingerprint processing fees of $18 per card. The new fees represent a $3 decrease from the current fingerprint processing fees of $21 per card which has been in effect since 3/1/2015. The decrease is attributable to the lower fingerprint processing fee charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a result of the fee study conducted by the Department of Justice. This new fingerprint processing fees of $18 per card will be retroactively effective 10/1/2016. A credit of $3 per card will be issued to all gaming operations which submitted fingerprint cards to the NIGC between 10/1/2016 and 2/28/2017.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 39 (Wednesday, March 1, 2017)

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NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION


2017 Preliminary Fee Rate and Fingerprint Fees

AGENCY: National Indian Gaming Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Indian Gaming 
Commission has adopted its 2017 preliminary annual fee rates of 0.00% 
for tier 1 and 0.062% (.00062) for tier 2, which remain the same as the 
2016 final fee rates. The tier 2 annual fee rate represents the lowest 
fee rate adopted by the Commission since 2010. These rates shall apply 
to all assessable gross revenues from each gaming operation under the 
jurisdiction of the Commission. If a tribe has a certificate of self-
regulation under 25 CFR part 518, the 2017 preliminary fee rate on 
Class II revenues shall be 0.031% (.00031) which is one-half of the 
annual fee rate. The preliminary fee rates being adopted here are 
effective March 1, 2017, and will remain in effect until new rates are 
adopted.
    The National Indian Gaming Commission has also adopted its 2017 
preliminary fingerprint processing fees of $18 per card. The new fees 
represent a $3 decrease from the current fingerprint processing fees of 
$21 per card which has been in effect since 3/1/2015. The decrease is 
attributable to the lower fingerprint processing fee charged by the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation as a result of the fee study conducted 
by the Department of Justice. This new fingerprint processing fees of 
$18 per card will be retroactively effective 10/1/2016. A credit of $3 
per card will be issued to all gaming operations which submitted 
fingerprint cards to the NIGC between 10/1/2016 and 2/28/2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yvonne Lee, National Indian Gaming 
Commission, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop #1621, Washington, DC 20240; 
telephone (202) 632-7003; fax (202) 632-7066.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) 
established the National Indian Gaming Commission, which is charged 
with regulating gaming on Indian lands.
    Commission regulations (25 CFR 514) provide for a system of fee 
assessment and payment that is self-administered by gaming operations. 
Pursuant to those regulations, the Commission is required to adopt and 
communicate assessment rates and the gaming operations are required to 
apply those rates to their revenues, compute the fees to be paid, 
report the revenues, and remit the fees to the Commission. All gaming 
operations within the jurisdiction of the Commission are required to 
self-administer the provisions of these regulations, and report and pay 
any fees that are due to the Commission.
    Pursuant to 25 CFR 514, the Commission must also review regularly 
the costs involved in processing fingerprint cards and set a fee based 
on fees charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and costs 
incurred by the Commission. Commission costs include Commission 
personnel, supplies, equipment costs, and postage to submit the results 
to the requesting tribe.

    Dated: February 24, 2017.
Jonodev O. Chaudhuri,
Chairman.
Kathryn C. Isom-Clause,
Vice Chair.
E. Sequoyah Simermeyer,
Associate Commissioner.
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and sheltering habitat incidental to Public Availability of Comments $18 per card will be retroactively
construction of an energy substation, Before including your address, phone effective 10/1/2016. A credit of $3 per
and they seek a 5-year permit. The 27.7- number, email address, or other card will be issued to all gaming
ac project site is located on parcel personal identifying information in your operations which submitted fingerprint
number 802100000012 within Section comments, you should be aware that cards to the NIGC between 10/1/2016
21, Township 18 South, and Range 30 your entire comment—including your and 2/28/2017.
East, Volusia County, Florida. The personal identifying information—may FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
project includes construction of a be made publicly available at any time. Yvonne Lee, National Indian Gaming
substation, access road, and While you can ask us in your comment Commission, 1849 C Street NW., Mail
transmission poles, and the associated to withhold your personal identifying Stop #1621, Washington, DC 20240;
clearing, infrastructure, and information from public review, we telephone (202) 632–7003; fax (202)
landscaping. The applicant proposes to cannot guarantee that we will be able to 632–7066.
mitigate for the take of the scrub-jay do so. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
through the deposit of funds in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA)
amount of $15,327 to the Nature Authority: We provide this notice under
section 10 of the Act and NEPA regulations
established the National Indian Gaming
Conservancy’s Conservation Fund, for (40 CFR 1506.6). Commission, which is charged with
the management and conservation of the regulating gaming on Indian lands.
Florida scrub-jay based on Service Dated: February 7, 2017. Commission regulations (25 CFR 514)
Mitigation Guidelines. Jay B. Herrington, provide for a system of fee assessment
Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field Office, and payment that is self-administered
Our Preliminary Determination Southeast Region. by gaming operations. Pursuant to those
We have determined that the [FR Doc. 2017–03969 Filed 2–28–17; 8:45 am] regulations, the Commission is required
applicants’ proposals, including the BILLING CODE 4333–15–P to adopt and communicate assessment
proposed mitigation and minimization rates and the gaming operations are
measures, would have minor or required to apply those rates to their
negligible effects on the species covered NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING revenues, compute the fees to be paid,
in their HCPs. Therefore, we determined COMMISSION report the revenues, and remit the fees
that the ITPs for each of the applicants to the Commission. All gaming
are ‘‘low-effect’’ projects and qualify for 2017 Preliminary Fee Rate and operations within the jurisdiction of the
categorical exclusion under the National Fingerprint Fees Commission are required to self-
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as administer the provisions of these
AGENCY: National Indian Gaming regulations, and report and pay any fees
provided by the Department of the Commission.
Interior Manual (516 DM 2 Appendix 1 that are due to the Commission.
ACTION: Notice. Pursuant to 25 CFR 514, the
and 516 DM 6 Appendix 1). A low-effect
HCP is one involving (1) Minor or SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Commission must also review regularly
negligible effects on federally listed or the National Indian Gaming the costs involved in processing
candidate species and their habitats, Commission has adopted its 2017 fingerprint cards and set a fee based on
and (2) minor or negligible effects on preliminary annual fee rates of 0.00% fees charged by the Federal Bureau of
other environmental values or for tier 1 and 0.062% (.00062) for tier 2, Investigation and costs incurred by the
resources. which remain the same as the 2016 final Commission. Commission costs include
fee rates. The tier 2 annual fee rate Commission personnel, supplies,
Next Steps equipment costs, and postage to submit
represents the lowest fee rate adopted
We will evaluate the HCPs and by the Commission since 2010. These the results to the requesting tribe.
comments we receive to determine rates shall apply to all assessable gross Dated: February 24, 2017.
whether the ITP applications meet the revenues from each gaming operation Jonodev O. Chaudhuri,
requirements of section 10(a) of the Act under the jurisdiction of the Chairman.
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). If we determine Commission. If a tribe has a certificate Kathryn C. Isom-Clause,
that the applications meet these of self-regulation under 25 CFR part Vice Chair.
requirements, we will issue ITP 518, the 2017 preliminary fee rate on E. Sequoyah Simermeyer,
numbers TE14817C–0, TE14818C–0, Class II revenues shall be 0.031% Associate Commissioner.
and TE14819C–0. We will also evaluate (.00031) which is one-half of the annual [FR Doc. 2017–03978 Filed 2–28–17; 8:45 am]
whether issuance of the section fee rate. The preliminary fee rates being
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10(a)(1)(B) ITPs complies with section 7 adopted here are effective March 1,
of the Act by conducting an intra- 2017, and will remain in effect until
Service section 7 consultation. We will new rates are adopted.
use the results of this consultation, in The National Indian Gaming INTERNATIONAL TRADE
combination with the above findings, in Commission has also adopted its 2017 COMMISSION
our final analysis to determine whether preliminary fingerprint processing fees [Investigation No. 731–TA–472 (Fourth
or not to issue the ITPs. If the of $18 per card. The new fees represent Review)]
requirements are met, we will issue the a $3 decrease from the current
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1/2015. The decrease is attributable to AGENCY: United States International
If you wish to comment on the permit the lower fingerprint processing fee Trade Commission.
applications, HCPs, and associated charged by the Federal Bureau of ACTION: Notice.
documents, you may submit comments Investigation as a result of the fee study
by any one of the methods in conducted by the Department of Justice. SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives
ADDRESSES. This new fingerprint processing fees of notice that it has instituted a review

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Action		Notice.
Contact		Yvonne Lee, National Indian Gaming Commission, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop #1621, Washington, DC 20240; telephone (202) 632-7003; fax (202) 632-7066.
FR Citation		82 FR 12234