---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 292.16"
title: "25"
number: "292.16"
heading: "What must an application for a Secretarial Determination contain?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/292.16"
---

# §292.16. What must an application for a Secretarial Determination contain?


A tribe's application requesting a Secretarial Determination under [§ 292.13](/cfr/25/292.13.md) must include the following information:

- (a) The full name, address, and telephone number of the tribe submitting the application;
- (b) A description of the location of the land, including a legal description supported by a survey or other document;
- (c) Proof of identity of present ownership and title status of the land;
- (d) Distance of the land from the tribe's reservation or trust lands, if any, and tribal government headquarters;
- (e) Information required by [§ 292.17](/cfr/25/292.17.md) to assist the Secretary in determining whether the proposed gaming establishment will be in the best interest of the tribe and its members;
- (f) Information required by [§ 292.18](/cfr/25/292.18.md) to assist the Secretary in determining whether the proposed gaming establishment will not be detrimental to the surrounding community;
- (g) The authorizing resolution from the tribe submitting the application;
- (h) The tribe's gaming ordinance or resolution approved by the National Indian Gaming Commission in accordance with [25 U.S.C. 2710](/usc/25/2710.md), if any;
- (i) The tribe's organic documents, if any;
- (j) The tribe's class III gaming compact with the State where the gaming establishment is to be located, if one has been negotiated;
- (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
- (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](/usc/25/2711.md) and [part 533 of this title](/cfr/25/part533.md), if any.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 2719, 43 U.S.C. 1457.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 29375, May 20, 2008, unless otherwise noted.