[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 32 (Thursday, February 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7699-7700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3501]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Approved Tribal-State Class III Gaming Amendment.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes an approval of the Amended and Restated 
Tribal-State Compact for Regulation of Class III Gaming between the 
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and the State of 
Oregon.

DATES: Effective Date: February 19, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula Hart, Acting 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

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on Indian lands. The Amended and Restated Tribal-State Compact for 
Regulation of Class III Gaming between the Confederated Tribes of the 
Umatilla Indian Reservation and the State of Oregon changes various 
terminologies, such as replacing ``ordinance'' with ``code''; adjusts 
the major procurement limits; raises the maximum wager limit; and 
expands the licensing criteria.

    Dated: February 2, 2009.
George T. Skibine,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development.
[FR Doc. E9-3501 Filed 2-18-09; 8:45 am]
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