[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 5068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1197]


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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 
Forest County Potawatomi Community of Wisconsin and the State of 
Wisconsin is considered to have been approved and is in effect.

DATES: Effective Date: January 31, 2006.

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 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: January 18, 2006.
Michael D. Olsen,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6-1197 Filed 1-30-06; 8:45 am]
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