[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 121 (Friday, June 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31963-31964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15791]



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NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION


Notice of Approval of Class III Tribal Gaming Ordinances

AGENCY: National Indian Gaming Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to inform the public of class 
III gaming ordinances approved by the Chairman of the National Indian 
Gaming Commission.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The NIGC at (202) 632-7003, or by 
facsimile at (202) 632-7066 (not toll-free numbers).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) 25 
U.S.C. Sec. 2701 et seq., was signed into law on October 17, 1988. The 
IGRA established the National Indian Gaming Commission (the 
Commission). Section 2710 of the IGRA authorizes the Commission to 
approve class II and class III tribal gaming ordinances. Section 
2710(d)(2)(B) of the IGRA as implemented by CFR Sec. 522.8 (58 FR 5811 
(January 22, 1993)), requires the Commission to publish, in the Federal 
Register, approved class III gaming ordinances.
    The IGRA requires all tribal gaming ordinances to contain the same 
requirements concerning ownership of the gaming activity, use of net 
revenues, annual audits, health and safety, background investigations 
and licensing of key employees. The Commission, therefore, believes 
that publication of each ordinance in the Federal Register would be 
redundant and result in unnecessary cost to the Commission. The 
Commission believes that publishing a notice of approval of each class 
III gaming ordinance is sufficient to meet the requirements of 25 
U.S.C. Sec. 2710(d)(2)(B). Also, the Commission will make copies of 
approved class III ordinances available to the public upon request. 
Requests can be made in writing to: National Indian Gaming Commission, 
1441 L Street, N.W., 9th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005.

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    The Chairman has approved tribal gaming ordinances authorizing 
class III gaming for the following Indian tribes:

Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation
Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley
Bishop Paiute Tribe
Citizen Band Potawatomi Indians of Oklahoma
Comanche Indian Tribe
Conferated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma
Elk Valley Rancheria
Ho-Chunk Nation
Hualapai Tribe
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma
Klamath Tribes
Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
Mescalero Apache Tribe
Morongo Band of Mission Indians
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Narragansett Indian Tribe
Nisqually Indian Tribe
Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Indian Reservation
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
Pit River Tribe
Pueblo of Laguna
Pueblo of San Juan
Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma
Redwood Valley Rancheria
Rincon San Luiseno Band of Mission Indians
Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri
Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians
Santo Domingo Tribe
Sherwood Valley Rancheria
Smith River Rancheria
Spokane Tribe of Indians
Suquamish Tribe
Susanville Indian Rancheria
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
U-Tu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of Benton Paiute Reservation
Yankton Sioux Tribe
Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe
Harold A. Monteau,
Chairman.
[FR Doc. 96-15791 Filed 6-20-96; 8:45 am]
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