[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 53 (Monday, March 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 13535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5483]


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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: This notice publishes approval of the Tribal--State Compact 
between the Osage Nation and the State of Oklahoma.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 21, 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 of the Indian Gaming 
Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), Public Law 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. This Compact authorizes the 
Osage Nation 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.

    Dated: March 4, 2005.
Michael D. Olsen,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 05-5483 Filed 3-18-05; 8:45 am]
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