Minimum Internal Control Standards for Class II Gaming

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.

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

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]

BILLING CODE 7565-01-P