BIA extends comment period on proposed Section 20 rules for Indian gaming

The Bureau of Indian Affairs has extended (re-opened) the comment period on proposed IGRA related rules, published October 5, 2006, for gaming on lands acquired after October 17, 1988. Comments must be received by February 1, 2007.

Federal Register
January 17, 2007
(Volume 72, Number 10)

... On October 5, 2006 (71 FR 58769), the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) published a proposed rule to establish procedures that an Indian tribe must follow in seeking to conduct gaming on lands acquired after October 17, 1988. The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act allows Indian tribes to conduct class II and class III gaming activities on land acquired after October 17, 1988, only if the land meets certain exceptions. This proposed rule establishes a process for submitting and considering applications from Indian tribes seeking to conduct class II or class III gaming activities on lands acquired in trust after October 17, 1988. On December 4, 2006, the BIA published a notice making corrections to the proposed rule and extended the comment period until December 19, 2006. Eighteen comments were received after December 19, 2006. Several of these comments raise substantive issues that may result in modification of the proposed rule. The comment period is reopened to allow consideration of the comments received after December 19, 2006, and to allow additional time for comment on the proposed rule. Comments must be received on or before February 1, 2007... (complete notice)

Proposed Rules as published in the Federal Register on October 5, 2006 (text or pdf).