[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 17461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6722]


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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 Compact taking effect.

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SUMMARY: Notice is given that the Tribal Gaming Compact between the 
Tonkawa Tribe and the State of Oklahoma is considered approved and is 
in effect.

DATE: April 6, 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), Public Law 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 is 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 Tonkawa 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: March 17, 2005.
Michael D. Olsen,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 05-6722 Filed 4-5-05; 8:45 am]
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