[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 241 (Tuesday, December 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70048-70049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30949]


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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 and to update and correct the last Notice published 
on August 26, 2002.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This notice is effective upon date of publication in 
the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Frances Fragua, Office of General 
Counsel at the National Indian Gaming Commission, 202/632-7003, or by 
facsimile at 202/632-7066 (not toll-free numbers).

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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 CFR 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 investigation 
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. 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 Office of General Counsel, National Indian 
Gaming Commission (Attention: Legal Staff Assistant), 1441 L Street, 
NW., Suite 9100, Washington, DC 20005.
    On August 26, 2002, the Commission published a list of tribes for 
which the Chairman had previously approved tribal gaming ordinances 
authorizing class III gaming. It was later discovered that this list 
was incomplete. Therefore, the following list of tribes constitutes an 
update and correction to the notice published on August 26, 2002.
    1. Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
    2. Auberry Big Sandy Rancheria
    3. California Valley Miwok Tribe (FKA Sheep Ranch Tribe of We-Wuk 
Indians)
    4. Fort Belknap Indian Community
    5. Karuk Tribe of California
    6. Manchester Band of Pomo Indians
    7. Match-E-Be-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians
    8. Otoe-Missouri Tribe of Oklahoma
    9. Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma
    10. Seneca Nation of Indians of New York
    11. Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
    12. Viejas Band of Mission Indians
    13. Wichita and Affiliated Tribes of Oklahoma

Philip N. Hogen,
Chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission.
[FR Doc. 03-30949 Filed 12-15-03; 8:45 am]
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