[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 12889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6585]


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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 Amendments.

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SUMMARY: This notice publishes approval of amendments to 13 Class III 
Tribal-State Gaming Compacts (Amendments). The 13 Class III Gaming 
Compacts are between the State of Arizona and each of the following 
Indian tribes, respectively: Ak-Chin Indian Community, Colorado River 
Indian Tribes, Cocopah Indian Tribe, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Fort 
Mojave Indian Tribe, Havasupai Indian Tribe, Hualapai Indian Tribe, 
Kaibab-Paiute Indian Tribe, Navajo Nation, Tohono O'odham Nation, White 
Mountain Apache Tribe, Yavapai-Apache Tribe, and Zuni Tribe.

DATES: Effective Date: March 25, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula L. Hart, Acting Director, Office 
of Indian Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary--Policy and 
Economic Development, Washington, DC 20240. Telephone: (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 approved Amendments are 
substantially identical. Generally, the Amendments consist of 
clarifications and minor changes to various sections of each tribe's 
current compact (which are also substantially identical). The 
Amendments change the destination and frequency of the tribes' payments 
from quarterly to yearly, based upon the individual gaming facility's 
fiscal year.

    Dated: March 6, 2009.
George T. Skibine,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development.
[FR Doc. E9-6585 Filed 3-24-09; 8:45 am]
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