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GAO-08-873R 1 (2008-06-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwtr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: im T I IAccountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-316537 June 3, 2008 The Honorable Byron L. Dorgan Chairman The Honorable Lisa Murkowski Ranking Minority Member Committee on Indian Affairs United States Senate The Honorable Nick J. Rahall II Chairman The Honorable Don Young Ranking Minority Member Committee on Natural Resources House of Representatives Subject: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs: Gaming on Trust Lands Acquired After October 17, -1988 Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of the Interior (Department), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), entitled Gaming on Trust Lands Acquired After October 17, 1988 (RIN: 1076-AE81). We received the rule on May 19, 2008. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on May 20, 2008. 73 Fed. Reg. 29,354. The final rule implements section 2719 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act that 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. The final rule articulates standards that the BIA will follow in interpreting the various exceptions to the gaming prohibitions contained in section 2719. It also establishes a process for submitting and considering applications from Indian tribes. The final rule currently has an effective date of June 19, 2008. The Congressional Review Act requires major rules to have a 60-day delay in their effective date following publication in the Federal Register or receipt of the rule by Congress, whichever is later. 5 U.S.C. § 801(a) (3) (A). BIA has informed us that it will publish a correction in the Federal Registerto extend the effective date so as to comply with the requirements of the Congressional Review Act. GAO-08-873R

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