The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act governs the regulation of gaming on Indian lands. IGRA created the National Indian Gaming Commission to carry out the Act's goals. This collection allows NIGC to perform its statutory duties.
US Code:
25 USC 2701
Name of Law: Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
The Commission surveyed 16 tribes and/or tribal regulatory authorities. Based on this tribal feedback, the Commission has made adjustments to its estimated burdens.
The estimated annual burden hour total has been significantly revised downwards from 878,273 to 406,905. This decrease occurred despite the slight increase in the number of annual respondents from 898 to 931(reflecting the increased number of gaming operations conducting audits) and was primarily caused by the dramatic fall in the reported amount of time that tribal personnel spent conducting and/or procuring an independent audit under § 571.12. Tribes reported spending, on average, 290 hours on this activity as opposed to the previous estimate of 1,506.75 hours.
The estimated annual cost total decreased from $47,948,291 to $34,349,884. The principal reason for this decrease was due to the fact that the average cost of an audit (per § 571.12) decreased from $105,305 to $72, 563.
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).
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(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
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