[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2007-2008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-514]


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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 Amendment taking effect.

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SUMMARY: Notice is given that the Amendment to the Tribal-State gaming 
compact between the State of California and the Quechan Tribe of the 
Fort Yuma Indian Reservation is considered approved and is in effect.

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DATES: Effective Date: January 17, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George T. Skibine, Director, Office of 
Indian Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary--Policy and 
Economic Development, Washington, DC 20240, (202) 219-4066.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Section 11 of the Indian Gaming 
Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), Public Law 100-497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal Register notice 
of approved Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of engaging in Class 
III gaming activities on Indian lands.
    The compact allows for up to 1,100 gaming devices, adds provisions 
addressing problem gambling, off reservation traffic impacts and 
workplace occupational health and safety standards. Finally, the term 
of the compact is until December 31, 2025. The Amendment, also, 
authorizes annual payments to the State for geographical exclusivity. 
The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, Department of 
the Interior, through his delegated authority, is publishing notice 
that the Amendment to the Tribal-State Compact between the State of 
California and the Quechan Tribe of The Fort Yuma Indian Reservation is 
now in effect.

    Dated: January 4, 2007.
Michael D. Olsen,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E7-514 Filed 1-16-07; 8:45 am]
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