[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 17436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8584]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension to 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. On January 6, 1998, the Assistant 
Secretary--Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, through his 
delegated authority, approved the Compact between the Pyramid Lake 
Paiute Tribe and the State of Nevada, which was executed on August 4, 
1997. Article X of that compact allows for automatic extensions of up 
to 20 years upon the mutual written consent of the parties. On November 
1, 2001, the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and the State of Nevada agreed 
to a 2-year extension of the existing compact. This 2-year period will 
extend the compact until November 1, 2003.

DATES: This action is effective April 10, 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: April 1, 2002.
Neal A. McCaleb,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 02-8584 Filed 4-9-02; 8:45 am]
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