[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 1981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-904]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of approved tribal-state compact.

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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 approved 
Tribal-State Compacts for the purpose of engaging in Class III gaming 
activities on Indian lands. The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, 
Department of the Interior, through his delegated authority, has 
approved the Tribal-State Compact between the Jicarilla Apache Nation 
and the State of New Mexico, which was executed on November 7, 2001.

DATES: This action is effective January 15, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George T. Skibine, Director, Office of 
Indian Gaming Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, DC 
20240, (202) 219-4066.

    Dated: December 21, 2001.
Neal A. McCaleb,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 02-904 Filed 1-14-02; 8:45 am]
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