25 CFR § 559.5 - Must a tribe notify the Chair if a facility license is terminated or expires or if a gaming place, facility, or location closes or reopens?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s559.5"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 559.5 - Must a tribe notify the Chair if a facility license is terminated or expires or if a gaming place, facility, or location closes or reopens?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "559.5"
section_name: "Must a tribe notify the Chair if a facility license is terminated or expires or if a gaming place, facility, or location closes or reopens?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "GAMING LICENSES AND BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS FOR KEY EMPLOYEES AND PRIMARY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS"
part_number: "559"
part_name: "FACILITY LICENSE NOTIFICATIONS AND SUBMISSIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 2701, 2702(3), 2703(4), 2705, 2706(b)(10), 2710, 2719."
regulatory_source: "77 FR 58772, Sept. 24, 2012, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "559"
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# 559.5 Must a tribe notify the Chair if a facility license is terminated or expires or if a gaming place, facility, or location closes or reopens?

A tribe must notify the Chair within 30 days if a facility license is terminated or expires or if a gaming place, facility, or location closes or reopens. A tribe need not provide a notification of seasonal closures or temporary closures with a duration of less than 180 days.