---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 559.2"
title: "25"
number: "559.2"
heading: "When must a tribe notify the Chair that it is considering issuing a new facility license?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/559.2"
---

# §559.2. When must a tribe notify the Chair that it is considering issuing a new facility license?

- (a) A tribe shall submit to the Chair a notice that a facility license is under consideration for issuance at least 120 days before opening any new place, facility, or location on Indian lands where class II or III gaming will occur.
  - (1) A tribe may request an expedited review of 60 days and the Chair shall respond to the tribe's request, either granting or denying the expedited review, within 30 days.
  - (2) Although not necessary, a tribe may request written confirmation from the Chair.
- (b) The notice shall contain the following:
  - (1) A legal description of the property;
  - (2) The tract number for the property as assigned by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Land Title and Records Offices, if any;
  - (3) If not maintained by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, a copy of the trust or other deed(s) to the property or an explanation as to why such documentation does not exist; and
  - (4) If not maintained by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, documentation of property ownership.
- (c) A tribe does not need to submit to the Chair a notice that a facility license is under consideration for issuance for occasional charitable events lasting not more than one week.

## Notes

### Amendments

[77 FR 58772, Sept. 24, 2012, as amended at 87 FR 43990, July 25, 2022]

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 2701, 2702(3), 2703(4), 2705, 2706(b)(10), 2710, 2719.

### Source

Source: 77 FR 58772, Sept. 24, 2012, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[77 FR 58772, Sept. 24, 2012, as amended at 87 FR 43990, July 25, 2022]