---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 558.3"
title: "25"
number: "558.3"
heading: "Notification to NIGC of license decisions and retention obligations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/558.3"
---

# §558.3. Notification to NIGC of license decisions and retention obligations.

- (a) After a tribe has provided a notice of results of the background check to the Commission, a tribe may license a primary management official or key employee.
- (b) Within 30 days after the issuance of the license, a tribe shall notify the Commission of its issuance.
- (c) A key employee or primary management official who does not have a license after ninety (90) days shall not be permitted to perform the duties, functions, and/or responsibilities of a key employee or primary management official until so licensed.
- (d) If a tribe does not license an applicant—
  - (1) The tribe shall notify the Commission; and
  - (2) Shall forward copies of its eligibility determination and notice of results, under [§ 556.6(b)(2)](/cfr/25/556.6.md?p=b-2) of this chapter, to the Commission for inclusion in the Indian Gaming Individuals Record System.
- (e) If a tribe revokes a key employee or primary management official's license—
  - (1) The tribe shall notify the Commission; and
  - (2) Shall forward copies of its license revocation decision for inclusion in the Indian Gaming Individuals Record System.
- (f) A tribe shall retain the following for inspection by the Chair or their designee for no less than three years from the date of termination of employment:
  - (1) The information listed under [§ 556.4(a)(1) through (14)](/cfr/25/556.4.md?p=a-1..a-14) of this chapter;
  - (2) Investigative reports, as defined in [§ 556.6(b)](/cfr/25/556.6.md?p=b) of this chapter;
  - (3) Eligibility determinations, as defined in [§ 556.5](/cfr/25/556.5.md) of this chapter;
  - (4) Privacy Act notice, as defined in [§ 556.2](/cfr/25/556.2.md) of this chapter; and
  - (5) False Statement notice, as defined in [§ 556.3](/cfr/25/556.3.md) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Amendments

[88 FR 55371, Aug. 15, 2023]

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 2706, 2710, 2712.

### Source

Source: 78 FR 5280, Jan. 25, 2013, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[88 FR 55371, Aug. 15, 2023]