[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 120 (Thursday, June 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 36407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12400]


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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 Compacts taking effect.

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SUMMARY: Notice is given that the Tribal-State Compact between the 
Otoe-Missouria Tribe and the State of Oklahoma is considered to have 
been approved and in effect.

DATES: Effective June 23, 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 this compact was 
submitted. This compact authorizes the Otoe-Missouria Indian 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. Therefore, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 
2710(d)(7)(C), this compact is considered to have been approved, but 
only to the extent it is consistent with IGRA.

    Dated: June 9, 2005.
Michael D. Olsen,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 05-12400 Filed 6-22-05; 8:45 am]
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