[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 199 (Wednesday, October 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 53650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27292]
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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 Compact taking effect.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 11 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of
1988 (IGRA), Pub. L. 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 Compact between the Pueblo of San Juan and
the State of New Mexico executed on July 11, 1997. By the terms of IGRA
this Compact is considered approved, but only to the extent the compact
is 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
Compact 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 October 15, 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: September 8, 1997.
Ada E. Deer,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 97-27292 Filed 10-14-97; 8:45 am]
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