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.
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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).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(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;
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these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.