[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 45867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22989]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Tribal-State Gaming Compacts Taking Effect.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 11 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 
1988 (IGRA), Public Law 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall publish, in the Federal Register, notice of 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, is 
publishing the Tribal-State Compacts between the following Tribe/
Pueblos and the State of New Mexico executed on July 9, 1997. The 
Mescalero Apache Tribe, Pueblo of San Felipe, Pueblo of Pojoaque, 
Pueblo of Tesuque, Pueblo of Laguna, Pueblo of Santa Clara, Pueblo of 
Sandia, Pueblo of Taos, Pueblo of Acoma, and Pueblo of Isleta. By the 
terms of IGRA these Compacts are considered approved, but only to the 
extent the compacts are consistent with the provisions of IGRA.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department believes that the decision to 
let the 45-day statutory deadline for approval or disapproval of the 
Compacts expire without taking action is the most appropriate course of 
action given the unique history of state and federal court cases and 
legislative actions that have shaped the course of Indian gaming in New 
Mexico. A letter further explaining the Department's decision is 
available from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Gaming Management 
Staff at the address below.

DATES: This action is effective August 29, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula L. Hart, Acting Director, Indian 
Gaming Management Staff, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW, MS 
2070-MIB, Washington, DC 20240, (202) 219-4068.

    Dated: August 23, 1997.
Ada E. Deer,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 97-22989 Filed 8-28-97; 8:45 am]
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