New Mexico Register / Volume XXXI, Issue 4 / February 25, 2020

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR RULEMAKING

The New Mexico Gaming Control Board (NMGCB) has scheduled a public hearing to consider changes to rules governing the Bingo and Raffle Act for Friday, March 27, 2020 at 9:00 AM at the NMGCB Board Room, which is an accessible facility, at 4900 Alameda Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113. If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the meeting, please call Erin Thompson at (505) 841-9707 by March 24, 2020 or as soon as possible. Public documents, including the agenda and minutes, can be provided in various accessible formats.

The GCB hearing officer may consider the following rulemaking proposals at the meeting:

Amend:

15.4.2 NMAC

15.4.3 NMAC

15.4.4 NMAC

15.4.8 NMAC

15.4.9 NMAC

15.4.11 through 15.4.14 NMAC

Repeal and Replace:

15.4.1 NMAC

15.4.5 NMAC

15.4.6 NMAC

15.4.7 NMAC

15.4.10 NMAC

A summary of the proposed revisions and copies for the full text of the proposed rules may be accessed at the NMGCB’s website (www.NMGCB.org), or by contacting Erin Thompson at Erin.Thompson2@state.nm.us or via regular mail at 4900 Alameda Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113 or (505) 841-9707.

At the hearing, the hearing officer will take oral and written comments related to the rulemaking actions listed above and during the meeting, consider public input in order to make a recommendation to the board for action with regard to proposed rules. Gaming Control Board members will consider and take action on the hearing officer’s recommendations at a subsequent board meeting.

Interested persons may submit comments on the proposed rules at the rule hearing or may submit written comments via email at GCB-Rules@state.nm.us. Written comments must be received no later than 5:00 PM on March 26, 2020. If submitting written comments by email, please indicate in the subject line the number of each rule(s) for which you are providing comments. The agency will post written comments on its website as soon as practicable and no more than 3 business days following receipt to allow for public review. All written comments received by NMGCB shall also be available for public inspection at the NMGCB office. Persons offering written comments at the hearing must have eight (8) copies for the hearing officer and the board (at a later date) to review. Oral comments will also be accepted at the rule hearing, subject to time limitations.

Legal authority for this rulemaking can be found in the Public Records Act, Section 14-3-1, et seq., and in the State Rules Act, Section 14-4-1, et seq., NMSA 1978.