Class II and Class III/Background Investigation Tribal Licenses

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
2016.09.27_FedReg.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-09-28	Available
2016.06.06 PRA Notice1.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2016-09-12	Available
SS_4_3141-0003.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2016-09-12	Available
78 FR 56732.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2013-09-27	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
208609	Ordinances, Background Investigations, and Licenses 558.4(e)		Modified
208608	Ordinances, Background Investigations, and Licenses 558.3(b),(d)		Modified
208607	Ordinances, Background Investigations, and Licenses 556.6(b)(2)		Modified
208606	Ordinances, Background Investigations, and Licenses 556.6(b)(1)		Modified
208605	Ordinances, Background Investigations, and Licenses 556.6(a), 558.3(e)		Modified
208604	Ordinances, Background Investigations, and Licenses 556.4		Modified
208603	Ordinances, Background Investigations, and Licenses 556.2, 556.3		Modified
208602	Ordinances, Background Investigations, and Licenses 522.12		Modified
208601	Ordinances, Background Investigations, and Licenses 522.2(b)-(h), 522.3(b)		Modified
208600	Ordinances, Background Investigations, and Licenses 522.2(a), 522.3(a), 522.10, 522.11		Modified
208599	Ordinances, Background Investigations, and Licenses 519.1, 522.2(g), 519.2		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3141-0003	ICR Reference No: 201609-3141-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201309-3141-002
Agency/Subagency: NIGC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Class II and Class III/Background Investigation Tribal Licenses
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/12/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/28/2016
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2017
Responses	202,509	0	193,745
Time Burden (Hours)	1,121,341	0	1,392,405
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,070,189	0	3,333,573

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Abstract: This information is used by the Commission to approve ordinances and regulate licensing under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act in accordance with its statutory authority.

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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:
	81 FR 36322	06/06/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 66290	09/27/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 11

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Ordinances, Background Investigations, and Licenses 522.2(b)-(h), 522.3(b)
Ordinances, Background Investigations, and Licenses 556.2, 556.3
Ordinances, Background Investigations, and Licenses 556.4
Ordinances, Background Investigations, and Licenses 522.12
Ordinances, Background Investigations, and Licenses 556.6(a), 558.3(e)
Ordinances, Background Investigations, and Licenses 556.6(b)(1)
Ordinances, Background Investigations, and Licenses 556.6(b)(2)
Ordinances, Background Investigations, and Licenses 558.3(b),(d)
Ordinances, Background Investigations, and Licenses 558.4(e)
Ordinances, Background Investigations, and Licenses 522.2(a), 522.3(a), 522.10, 522.11
Ordinances, Background Investigations, and Licenses 519.1, 522.2(g), 519.2

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list 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	202,509	193,745	0	0	8,764	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,121,341	1,392,405	0	0	-271,064	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,070,189	3,333,573	0	0	-263,384	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The Commission surveyed 16 tribes and/or tribal regulatory authorities and, based on this tribal feedback, the Commission made the following adjustments to its estimated burdens: • the current estimate of the total number of annual respondents has been slightly increased from 1580 to 1597. This is based on the average number of annual submission to the Commission for the past three years. This increase is due, primarily, to the increase - from 76 to 92 - of tribal reporting of license revocation notifications per § 558.4(e). It was also caused by, secondarily, the fact that there has been a slight increase in the overall number of gaming tribes. • the estimated number of annual responses has also been slightly increased and this was due to the higher number of applications that were processed under § 556.6(b)(1), 556.6(b)(2), and 556.6(b),(d). • the estimated annual burden hour total has been slightly adjusted downward from 1,392,450 to 1,121,340. There are two main factors that account for this decrease. First, the average number of applications that were processed for background checks under § 556.4 decreased from 89,864 to 72,387. This resulted in a cumulative reduction of approximately 29,965 hours. Second, and more significantly, the average number of hours that tribes reportedly spent creating and maintaining investigative application reports per § 556.6(b)(1) decreased from 15 to 5.3. This decrease, multiplied over the 40,055 applications that were processed on average per year, resulted in a reduction 283,504 hours (from 511,695 to 228,191). • the estimated annual cost total was decreased from $3,334,176 to $3,070,189. This decrease was mainly attributable to a $636 decrease in the average costs of § 556.6(a) / 558.3(e) and a $727 decrease in the average cost of § 556.6(b)(1).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $855,452

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: 09/28/2016

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