Annual Fees Payable By Indian Gaming Operations

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Second Federal Register Announcement.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-07-26
First Federal Register Announcement.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-07-26
3141-0007 Supporting Statement.pdf Supporting Statement A	2012-11-07

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
32942	Annual Fees Payable By Indian Gaming Operations	Removed
204750	Fingerprint Cards and Fees	New
204749	Quarterly Fees and Statements	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3141-0007	ICR Reference No: 201207-3141-008
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200710-3141-008
Agency/Subagency: NIGC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Annual Fees Payable By Indian Gaming Operations
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 11/07/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/01/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2015	36 Months From Approved
Responses	66,200	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	22,730	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This information is used by the Commission to set the appropriate fee rate payable by Tribes conducting gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and to compute the actual fees payable by particular tribal gaming operations. In addition, the amended rule includes a process for submission of fingerprint cards and fees to the NIGC for processing.

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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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 24730	04/25/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 9261	02/16/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Annual Fees Payable By Indian Gaming Operations
Fingerprint Cards and Fees
Quarterly Fees and Statements

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	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	66,200	0	0	64,508	0	1,692
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	22,730	0	0	19,346	0	3,384
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	-101,784	0	101,784

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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: With regard to the quarterly fee statements, the change is based on a decrease in the number of respondents. With regard to the fingerprint cards, the fingerprint card and fee submission is a new information collection based on agency discretion.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $75,960

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 08/01/2012

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