[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 19 (Friday, January 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4722-4723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2218]


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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: Ms. Frances Fragua at the National 
Indian Gaming Commission, (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. 2701 et seq., was signed into law on October 17, 1988. The IGRA 
established the National Indian Gaming Commission (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 25 C.F.R. Section 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. Section 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 the: National Indian Gaming 
Commission, 1441 L Street, N.W., Suite 9100, Washington, D.C. 20005.
    The Chairman has approved tribal gaming ordinances authorizing 
class III gaming for the following tribes:

1. Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
2. Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
3. Auberry Big Sandy Rancheria
4. Augustine Band of Mission Indians
5. Band River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians
6. Bay Mills Indian Community
7. Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria

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8. Blackfeet Tribe of Indians
9. Bridgeport Indian Colony
10. Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians
11. Burns Paiute Tribe
12. Cahto Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria
13. Cahuilla Band of Mission Indians
14. Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
15. Chicken Ranch Band of Me-Wuk Indians
16. Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation
17. Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana
18. Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
19. Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation
20. Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians
21. Dry Creek Rancheria
22. Forest County Potawatomi Community
23. Grand Portage Band of Chippewa Indians
24. Hoopa Valley Tribe
25. Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska
26. Jackson Rancheria Band of Miwuk Indians
27. Jamul Band of Mission Indians
28. Kalispel Tribe of Indians
29. Kaw Nation of Oklahoma
30. Kialegee Tribal Town Business Committee
31. Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas
32. Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
33. Lower Elwha S'Klallam Tribe
34. Lower Sioux Indian Community
35. Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Rancheria
36. Metlakatla Indian Community
37. Miccosukee Business Committee
38. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
39. Nooksack Indian Tribe
40. Osage Nation
41. Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma
42. Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma
43. Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona
44. Passamaquoddy Tribe
45. Poarch Band of Creek Indians
46. Pueblo of San Ildefonso
47. Pueblo of Santa Clara
48. Redding Rancheria
49. Reno-Sparks Indian Colony
50. Rumsey Indian Rancheria
51. Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma
52. Santa Ysabel Band of Mission Indians
53. Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska
54. Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
55. Seneca Nation of Indians
56. Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma
57. Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
58. Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe
59. Skokomish Indian Tribe
60. Soboba Band of Mission Indians
61. Sokaogon Chippewa Community
62. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
63. Stockbridge-Munsee Community
64. Table Mountain Rancheria
65. Thlopthlocco Tribal Town
66. Tohono O'odham Nation
67. Tonto Apache Tribe
68. Trinidad Rancheria
69. United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians
70. Viejas Band of Mission Indians
71. Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California
72. White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians
73. White Mountain Apache Tribe
74. Yavapai Apache Tribe
75. Ysleta De Sur Pueblo Indian Tribe
Barry Brandon,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 99-2218 Filed 1-28-99; 8:45 am]
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