[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 245 (Thursday, December 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 76067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7698]


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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-State compact between the 
Wyandotte Nation and the State of Oklahoma is considered to have been 
approved and is in effect.

DATES: Effective Date: December 22, 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 compacts that are 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 this 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: December 7, 2005.
Michael D. Olsen,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
 [FR Doc. E5-7698 Filed 12-21-05; 8:45 am]
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