CFR > Title 25 - Indians > CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER N—ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES (parts 286 to 293) > PART 291—CLASS III GAMING PROCEDURES > 291.9—What must the Secretary do at the end of the 60-day comment period if the State offers an alternative proposal for Class III gaming procedures?

291.9—What must the Secretary do at the end of the 60-day comment period if the State offers an alternative proposal for Class III gaming procedures?

Within 30 days of receiving the State's alternative proposal, the Secretary must appoint a mediator who:
(a) Has no official, financial, or personal conflict of interest with respect to the issues in controversy; and
(b) Must convene a process to resolve differences between the two proposals.