[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: 05-4366]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Class III Gaming Compact taking effect.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: Notice is given that the Tribal-State Gaming Compact between 
the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe and the State of Oklahoma is considered 
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 compact before 
the date that was 45 days after the date it was submitted. Therefore, 
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(7)(C), this compact is considered 
approved but only to the extent it is consistent with IGRA. This 
compact authorizes the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe to engage in certain Class 
III gaming activities, provides for certain geographical exclusivity, 
limits the number of gaming machines at existing racetracks, and 
prohibits non-tribal operation of certain machines and covered games, 
and takes effect on the date the approval is published in the Federal 
Register.

    Dated: February 11, 2005.
Michael D. Olsen,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 05-4366 Filed 3-4-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-4N-P