[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 53706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15027]


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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 gaming compact between 
the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes and the State of Oklahoma is 
considered approved and is in effect.

DATES: Effective Date: September 12, 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), 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 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 Wichita and Affiliated Tribes 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: August 23, 2006.
Michael D. Olsen,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6-15027 Filed 9-11-06; 8:45 am]
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