Tribal Comments

The NIGC is committed to engaging Tribes in meaningful dialogue prior to implementing changes to policies or regulations affecting the tribal gaming industry as mandated by Executive Order 13175. This webpage is dedicated to providing the Tribal Comments from all the groups of consultations.

Group 1 Comments Received From The Tribes (25 CFR Part 514 – Fees)

Buy Indian Act regulation; 25 CFR Part 523 – Review and Approval of Existing Ordinances or Resolutions; 25 CFR Part 514 – Fees; 25 CFR Part 559 – Facility License Notifications, Renewals, and Submissions; and 25 CFR Part 542 – Minimum Internal Control Standards for Class III Gaming.

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Title	Date
Spokane Tribe of Indians	5/20/2011
Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians	5/23/2011
The Tulalip Tribes of Washington	5/26/2011
Poarch Band of Creek Indians	5/31/2011
The Suquamish Tribe	5/31/2011
Pit River Tribe	5/31/2011
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes	5/31/2011
The Northern Arapaho Gaming Agency	5/31/2011
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes	7/28/2011
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation	8/8/2011
Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi Tribal Gaming Commission	8/9/2011
Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribal Gaming Commission	8/15/2011
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska	11/22/2011
Lummi Indian Business Council	11/30/2011
Spokane Tribe of Indians	12/5/2011
Twenty-Nine Palms Gaming Commission	12/5/2011
Quapaw Tribal Gaming Agency	12/8/2011
Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes	12/9/2011
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians	12/12/2011
Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise	12/12/2011
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe	12/12/2011
Lytton Rancheria of California	12/12/2011
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians	1/27/2012
Spokane Tribe of Indians	2/16/2012

Group 1 Comments Received From The Tribes (25 CFR Part 559 – Facility License Notifications, Renewals, and Submissions)

Title	Date
Spokane Tribe of Indians	5/20/2011
Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians	5/23/2011
The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon	6/7/2011
California Valley Miwok Tribe	6/10/2011
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska	6/10/2011
Nez Perce Tribe	6/13/2011
Citizen Potawatomi Nation	6/13/2011
Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas	6/13/2011
Twenty Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians	6/14/2011
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut	6/14/2011
The Chickasaw Nation	6/15/2011
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewas	6/15/2011
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation	6/16/2011
Agua Caliente of Cahuilla Indians	6/16/2011
Seneca-Cayuga Gaming	6/17/2011
Seminole Tribe of Florida	6/17/2011
The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon	6/17/2011
The Suquamish Tribe	6/17/2011
Navajo Nation Department of Justice	6/22/2011
Poarch Band of Creek Indians	6/22/2011
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes	7/28/2011
Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana	8/8/2011
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation	8/8/2011
Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi Tribal Gaming Commission	8/9/2011
Prairie Band Potawatomi Tribal Gaming Commission	8/15/2011
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska	11/22/2011
Lummi Indian Business Council	11/30/2011
Spokane Tribe of Indians	12/5/2011
Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes	12/9/2011
Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise	12/12/2011
Spokane Tribe of Indians	2/16/2012

Group 2 Comments Received From The Tribes

25 CFR Part 573 – Enforcement; and Regulations concerning proceedings before the Commission, including 25 CFR Part 519 – Service, 25 CFR Part 524 – Appeals, 25 CFR Part 539 – Appeals, and 25 CFR Part 577 – Appeals Before the Commission.

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Title	Date
Spokane Tribe of Indians	5/20/2011
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians	7/18/2011
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes	7/28/2011
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians	8/2/2011
Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana	8/8/2011
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation	8/8/2011
Seminole Tribe of Florida	8/8/2011
Snoqualmie Gaming Commission	8/8/2011
Poarch Band of Creek Indians	8/9/2011
Navajo Nation	8/9/2011
Suquamish Tribe	8/9/2011
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma	8/9/2011
North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California	8/10/2011
Chickasaw Nation	8/15/2011
The Suquamish Tribe	8/18/2011
Seminole Tribe of Florida	8/22/2011
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma	8/22/2011
Quapaw Tribal Gaming Agency	8/26/2011
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska	11/22/2011
Seminole Tribe of Florida	1/13/2012
Ho-Chuck Nation Gaming Commission	1/24/2012
Spokane Tribe of Indians	2/16/2012
Soboba Tribal Gaming Commission	2/21/2012

Group 3 Comments Received From The Tribes

25 CFR Part 543 – Minimum Internal Control Standards for Class II Gaming; and 25 CFR Part 547 – Minimum Technical Standards for Gaming Equipment Used with the Play of Class II Games.

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Title	Date
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma	6/13/2011
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation	7/5/2011
Spokane Tribe of Indians	7/14/2011
Poarch Band of Creek Indians - Class II Gaming Regulation Proposals	7/28/2011
Eastern Shawnee Tribal Gaming Commission	7/28/2011
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Tribal Gaming Commission	11/9/2011

Group 4 Comments Received From The Tribes

25 CFR Part 556 – Background Investigations for Primary Management Officials and Key Employees; 25 CFR Part 558 – Gaming Licenses for Key Employees and Primary Management Officials; 25 CFR Part 556 – Background Investigations for Primary Management Officials and Key Employees, “Pilot Program.”; 25 CFR Part 571 – Monitoring and Investigations; 25 CFR Part 531 – Collateral Agreements; 25 CFR Part 537 – Background Investigations for Persons or Entities With a Financial Interest in, or Having Management Responsibility for, a Management Contract; and 25 CFR Part 502 – Definitions.

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Title	Date
Spokane Tribe of Indians	7/14/2011
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians	7/18/2011
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes	7/28/2011
Green Law Firm, P.C.	8/3/2011
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians	8/3/2011
Seminole Tribe of Florida	8/8/2011
Snoqualmie Gaming Commission	8/8/2011
Ak-Chin Indian Community	8/9/2011
Poarch Band of Creek Indians	8/9/2011
Seneca-Cayuga Gaming Commission	8/9/2011
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma	8/9/2011
Navajo Nation	8/9/2011
Suquamish Tribe	8/9/2011
Poarch Band of Creek Indians	8/9/2011
Seneca-Cayuga Gaming Commission	8/10/2011
North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California (Part 556)	8/10/2011
North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California (Part 558)	8/10/2011
North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California (Part 571)	8/10/2011
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma	8/10/2011
Forest County Potawatomi Community of Wisconsin Gaming Commission	8/10/2011
Chickasaw Nation	8/15/2011
Quapaw Tribal Gaming Agency	8/26/2011
Twenty-Nine Palms Gaming Commission	12/5/2011
Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise	12/12/2011
Seminole Tribe of Florida	1/13/2012
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians	1/18/2012
Ho-Chuck Nation Gaming Commission	1/24/2012
Spokane Tribe of Indians	2/16/2012
Cherokee Nation Gaming Commission	2/20/2012
Soboba Tribal Gaming Commission	2/21/2012
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut	2/21/2012
Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise	2/21/2012

Group 5 Comments Received From The Tribes

25 CFR Part 518 – Self Regulation of Class II Gaming; Sole Proprietary Interest regulation; and 25 CFR Part 542, Minimum Internal Control Standards for Class III Gaming.

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Title	Date
Spokane Tribe of Indians	7/14/2011
Chickasaw Nation	8/15/2011
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians	8/22/2011
Pechanga Indian Reservation	9/13/2011
Menominee Tribal Gaming Commission	9/14/2011
Poarch Band of Creek Indians	9/16/2011
The Suquamish Tribe	9/16/2011
Seminole Tribe of Florida	9/16/2011
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes	9/16/2011
The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon	9/16/2011
The Chickasaw Nation	9/16/2011
Lytton Rancheria of California	9/17/2011
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma	9/26/2011
Pechanga Indian Reservation	10/13/2011
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians	2/9/2012
Spokane Tribe of Indians	2/16/2012

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