[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 136 (Monday, July 15, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 36892] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-17944] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs Indian Gaming AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice of amendment to approved Tribal-State Compact. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2710, of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-497), the Secretary of the Interior shall publish, in the Federal Register, notice of approved Amendments to Tribal-State Compacts for the purpose of engaging in Class III (casino) gambling on Indian reservations. The Assistant Secretary-- Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, through her delegated authority, has approved Amendment II to the Tribal-State Compact Between the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and the State of Mississippi, which was executed on May 24, 1996. DATES: This action is effective July 15, 1996. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George T. Skibine, Director, Indian Gaming Management Staff, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, D.C. 20240; (202) 219-4068. Dated: July 8, 1996. Ada E. Deer, Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. 96-17944 Filed 7-12-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-02-P