[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 43 (Monday, March 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 11027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4365]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Class III Gaming Amendment taking effect.

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SUMMARY: Notice is given that the Amendment to the Tribal-State Compact 
between the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and the State of New York is 
considered to have been approved and is in effect.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 7, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George T. Skibine, Director, Office of 
Indian Gaming Management, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary--
Policy and Economic Development, Washington, DC 20240, (202) 219-4066.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Section 11 (d)(7)(D) of the Indian 
Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), Pub. L. 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, 
the Secretary of the Interior must publish in the Federal Register 
notice of any Tribal-State compact that is approved, or considered to 
have been approved for the purpose of engaging in Class III gaming 
activities on Indian lands. The Acting Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary--Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, through his 
delegated authority did not approve or disapprove this Amendment before 
the date that is 45 days after the date it was submitted. Therefore, 
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(7)(C), this Amendment is considered to 
have been approved, but only to the extent it is consistent with IGRA. 
This Amendment authorizes the tribes to engage in certain Class III 
gaming activities, provides for certain geographical exclusivity, 
prohibits the Tribe from conducting video lottery terminals, and 
prohibits non-tribal operation of slot machines. It takes effect on the 
date the approval is published in the Federal Register.

    Dated: February 10, 2005.
Michael D. Olsen,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 05-4365 Filed 3-4-05; 8:45 am]
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