{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-292.16","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 292.16","heading":"What must an application for a Secretarial Determination contain?","body":"A tribe's application requesting a Secretarial Determination under § 292.13 must include the following information:\n(a) The full name, address, and telephone number of the tribe submitting the application;\n(b) A description of the location of the land, including a legal description supported by a survey or other document;\n(c) Proof of identity of present ownership and title status of the land;\n(d) Distance of the land from the tribe's reservation or trust lands, if any, and tribal government headquarters;\n(e) Information required by § 292.17 to assist the Secretary in determining whether the proposed gaming establishment will be in the best interest of the tribe and its members;\n(f) Information required by § 292.18 to assist the Secretary in determining whether the proposed gaming establishment will not be detrimental to the surrounding community;\n(g) The authorizing resolution from the tribe submitting the application;\n(h) The tribe's gaming ordinance or resolution approved by the National Indian Gaming Commission in accordance with 25 U.S.C. 2710, if any;\n(i) The tribe's organic documents, if any;\n(j) The tribe's class III gaming compact with the State where the gaming establishment is to be located, if one has been negotiated;\n(k) If the tribe has not negotiated a class III gaming compact with the State where the gaming establishment is to be located, the tribe's proposed scope of gaming, including the size of the proposed gaming establishment; and\n(l) A copy of the existing or proposed management contract required to be approved by the National Indian Gaming Commission under 25 U.S.C. 2711 and part 533 of this title, if any.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER N—ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES","PART 292—GAMING ON TRUST LANDS ACQUIRED AFTER OCTOBER 17, 1988","Subpart C—Secretarial Determination and Governor's Concurrence"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"5ca7763ee86e0c2fdd6cf10380e4bfc369b06ac2d367269a22f59288716acc81","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-292.15","next":"us/25-cfr-292.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}