5569951 Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, D.C. - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Repeals and reserves Section 208, on Instant Ticket Distribution Center Licenses
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THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES CONTROL BOARD
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
The Interim Executive Director of the District of Columbia Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, pursuant to the authority set forth in Section 424a of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 790, Pub. L. 93-198; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.24(a), (2014 Repl.)), as amended by the 2005 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act, approved October 16, 2006 (Pub. L. No. 109-356, 120 Stat. 2019; D.C. Official Code §§ 1-204.24a(c)(6) (2014 Repl.)); the Law to Legalize Lotteries, Daily Numbers Games, and Bingo and Raffles for Charitable Purposes in the District of Columbia, effective March 10, 1981 (D.C. Law 3-172; D.C. Official Code §§ 3-1306 (2012 Repl.)); the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority Order, issued September 21, 1996; the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Financial Management Control Order No. 96-22, issued November 18, 1996; and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer Financial Management Control Orders No. 97-15, issued May 15,1997, and No. 96-16, issued September 24, 1996; and Office of the Chief Financial Officer Financial Management Control Order No. 15-11, issued April 14, 2015 (appointing Tracey Cohen Interim Executive Director of the District of Columbia Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board), hereby gives notice of the intent to amend Chapter 2 (Lottery Licenses) of Title 30 (Lottery and Charitable Games) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).
The repeal of Section 208 (Instant Ticket Distribution Center Licenses) is necessary to conform Chapter 2 with current Agency practice, as the Agency’s new security and operating procedures and guidelines prevent it from issuing Instant Ticket Distribution Center Licenses. Currently, no licensees hold Instant Ticket Distribution Center Licenses, and the Agency does not intend to issue this type of license in the future
The Interim Executive Director gives notice of the intent to adopt the following new provisions in not less than thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
Chapter 2, LOTTERY LICENSES, of Title 30 DCMR, LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE GAMES, is amended as follows:
Section 208, INSTANT TICKET DISTRIBUTION CENTER LICENSES, is repealed in its entirety and RESERVED.
All persons desiring to comment on the subject matter of this proposed rulemaking should file comments in writing not later than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register. Comments should be filed with the Antar Johnson, Senior Counsel, Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board, 2101 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20020, e-mailed to antar.johnson@dc.gov, or filed online at www.dcregs.gov. Additional copies of these proposed rules may be obtained at the address stated above.
