94-13728. Nomination for National Indian Gaming Commission

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

 

Nomination for National Indian Gaming Commission

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) 
provides for appointment by the Secretary of the Interior of two 
associate members of the National Indian Gaming Commission after public 
notice and an opportunity for comment. Notice is hereby given of the 
proposed appointment of Lacy H. Thornburg as an associate member of the 
Commission.

DATES: Comments must be received by July 7, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to: Sharon D. Eller, Director 
of Personnel, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., suite 
5459, Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon D. Eller, [phone] (not a 
toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 5(a) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory 
Act (25 U.S.C. 2704(a)) establishes a three-member National Indian 
Gaming Commission within the Department of the Interior. The Act 
provides that the Chairman of the Commission is to be appointed by the 
President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The two associate 
members of the Commission are to be appointed by the Secretary of the 
Interior (24 U.S.C. 2704(b)(1)). The Act provides that the Secretary 
shall publish notice of nominations for the associate member positions 
in the Federal Register and provide an opportunity for public comment 
(24 U.S.C. 2704(b)(2)(B)).
    Notice is hereby given of the proposed appointment of the following 
individual to be an associate member of the Commission for a term of 
three years:
    Lacy H. Thornburg. Mr. Thornburg served as Attorney General of the 
State of North Carolina from 1985-1993. Prior to his election, Mr. 
Thornburg was a Superior Court Judge on North Carolina's Trial Court of 
General Jurisdiction from 1967-1983. He served three terms as a Member 
of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1961-1966. Prior to 
his election to the House, he served as a Staff Member for Congressman 
David Hall from 1959--1960 and practiced law in Sylva, North Carolina 
from 1954-1967. His professional activities have included a term as 
Chairman of the North Carolina 4-H Ambassador Steering Committee, terms 
as a Member of the Boards of Visitors of Peace College, Davidson 
College and the North Carolina Central School of Law, Co-Chair of the 
Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee, membership on the North 
Carolina Council of State, membership on the Indian Affairs Committee 
of the National Association of Attorneys General and service on the 
Governor's Crime Commission. Mr. Thornburg holds a Bachelor of Arts 
from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1951) and a Juris 
Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law (1954).
    Persons wishing to comment on this proposed appointment may submit 
written comments to the address identified above. Comments must be 
received by the date indicated above which is 30 days from the date of 
the publication of this notice.

    Dated: May 31, 1994.
Bruce Babbitt,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 94-13728 Filed 6-6-94; 8:45 am]
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