[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 6374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3044]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
Notice of the Proposed Appointment of Teresa E. Poust to the
National Indian Gaming Commission
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice informs the public of the proposed appointment of
Teresa E. Poust as an associate member of the National Indian Gaming
Commission. Interested parties have 30 days to comment on this proposed
appointment.
DATES: Comments must be received before or on March 11, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted to the Director, Executive
Secretariat, United States Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street,
N.W., Mail Stop 7229, Washington, D.C. 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Louis G. Leonard, III, Attorney-
Advisor, Division of General Law, United States Department of the
Interior, 1849 C Street, N.W., Mail Stop 6531, Washington, D.C. 20240;
telephone 202-208-5216.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act establishes
the National Indian Gaming Commission (Commission), composed of three
full-time members, a chairman, and two associate members. 25 U.S.C.
section 2704(b). Commission members serve for a term of 3 years. 25
U.S.C. section 2704(b)(4)(A). The chairman is appointed by the
President with the advice and consent of the Senate. 25 U.S.C. section
2704(b)(1)(A). The two associate members are appointed by the Secretary
of the Interior. 25 U.S.C. section 2704(b)(1)(B). Before appointing an
associate member to the Commission, the Secretary must ``publish in the
Federal Register the name and other information the Secretary deems
pertinent regarding a nominee for membership on the Commission and
shall allow a period of not less than thirty days for receipt of public
comment.'' 25 U.S.C. section 2704(b)(2)(B). Notice is hereby given of
the proposed appointment by the Secretary of Teresa E. Poust as an
associate member of the Commission for a term of 3 years.
Since 1992, Ms. Poust has served in several capacities as an
attorney and administrator for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Most
recently, as the Tribal Administrator, she directed 13 Tribal
departments including Law Enforcement, Human Resources, and Social
Services, and supervised Federal contracts and grant programs
involving, among others, the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Previously, in positions as Tribal Comprehensive Planner and Contract
and Grants Attorney, Ms. Poust oversaw the Tribe's compliance with
Federal and State law and regularly addressed Tribal gaming issues. She
also served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Tribe's
gaming activities. In addition, in 1990 and 1991, while pursuing her
law degree, Ms. Poust examined Indian law issues at a private law firm
and at the National Advisory Council on Indian Education, both located
in Washington, D.C. Ms. Poust also clerked in 1991 at the Division of
Indian Affairs, Office of the Solicitor, Department of the Interior,
and served as a research assistant for the Office of Trust and Economic
Development, Bureau of Indian Affairs, in 1988.
Ms. Poust is an enrolled member of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians
of Atmore, Alabama, a federally recognized tribe. She received her
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the California State
University in Fullerton in 1989. In 1992, she earned a Juris Doctor
from the Columbus School of Law of the Catholic University of America.
She is professionally associated with the Alabama and Escambia County
bar association. Ms. Poust does not appear to have any financial
interests, management responsibilities, or other circumstances that
would make her ineligible to serve on the Commission under 25 U.S.C.
section 2704(b)(5).
Any person wishing to submit comments on this proposed appointment
may forward written comments to the address listed above. Comments must
be received by the due date, which is 30 days from the date of the
publication of this notice.
Dated: February 3, 1999.
Edward B. Cohen,
Deputy Solicitor.
[FR Doc. 99-3044 Filed 2-8-99; 8:45 am]
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